EP 260: A Simple Shift to Create Positive Momentum

The Bridge to Fulfillment

Do you feel like the world is hopeless, crumbling around you, and full of negativity?

Today’s media landscape can make the world seem like a scary place. But the reality is not so lopsided.

There’s an abundance of positivity happening in the world.

It just doesn’t make the news.

Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake shares how the negativity bias of the media we consume can easily drag us down, affecting how we see the world and how we feel about our lives.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to start paying more attention to the input you’re receiving and exposing yourself to. Whether it’s social media or the nightly news, these outlets have a bias toward negativity and a lasting effect that, over time, distorts our view of the world. You’ll hear about a simple way to shift your habits that will almost effortlessly create more positive momentum in your life.

What You’ll Learn:

• Noticing the input you’re exposing yourself to (0:47)

• The lasting impact of negative media (1:47)

• How the media distorts our view of the world (2:31)

• A simple shift to create more positive momentum in your life (3:57)

• Journaling your way to a more joyful life (5:32)

Favorite Quotes:

1. “There's so much negativity in the world, and it becomes really easy when you're starting to listen to that, to believe that you're seeing the entirety of truth, when, in fact, you really aren't. You're seeing something that's very jaded in one direction. It's sensational.”

2. “I'm no longer consuming things that create negativity, fear, doubt, anxiety or worry that I'm not going to do anything about. Instead, I'm focusing my energy on positive things that move me forward, things that I care about, that I can actually take action on to do something good for the world. And the difference is astounding.”

3. “A very simple shift you can make to get positive momentum in your life is to look at, what are the inputs, what are the relationships I have, and are those people actually breathing life into my life?”

4. “When things become more divisive, when social media becomes louder, when the news really wants to sensationalize even more things, it can become really easy if you allow those things in your life to begin to believe that we are us versus them divided. That all these terrible things are happening in the world when you're missing all of the amazing things that are actually showing up on a day-to-day basis.”

Additional Resources:

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