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Garrett Maroon on "Soundtracks" by Jon Acuff
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The space between our ears is a battlefield, and a lot of our struggles come down to what we’re telling ourselves, the soundtrack that’s playing inside our heads.
Whether it has merit or not, our inner voice doesn’t always speak in the kindest of terms, and it can have severe effects if it goes unchecked.
How do we develop a healthier relationship with this inner critic and get out of the downward spiral of thinking?
In “Soundtracks”, Jon Acuff provides steps we can take to examine how we talk to ourselves and deal with it. In today’s episode, coach, team leader and President of Business by Referrals LLC, Garrett Maroon shares why this book has been so life-changing for him.
Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode
How to nip overthinking in the bud
We don’t have to give into our inner soundtrack, believe it or agree with it all the time. Our inner voice is just our brain’s problem solving, meaning-making mechanism, and its interpretation of events can be heavily biased. One of the biggest mistakes we make is assuming that all of our thoughts are true, instead of distancing ourselves from them and calling them out.
The most freeing thing about our inner soundtracks
The fact that there’s a soundtrack running, and the fact that the soundtrack tends to be a little negative doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with you. We just need to build in the necessary mechanisms to combat this soundtrack.
Why thinking in absolutes creates more suffering
A broken soundtrack tends to catastrophize and overexaggerate every experience, and blow even a small thing out of proportion. What we tell ourselves has the power to completely derail us, even when it shouldn’t. There’s no such thing as a perfect day where you encounter no obstacles. We can either label it as a bad day or just accept it as a normal part of life.
Guest Bio
Garrett Maroon is a team leader, coach and the President of Business by Referrals LLC. Having experienced stress, burnout, and struggle himself, Garrett is passionate about helping agents build their businesses based on relationships, so they can earn more while working less. To learn more about Garrett, visit https://businessbyreferral.co/ or email garrett@businessbyreferral.co.
Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking by Jonathan Acuff
Also mentioned in this episode
A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters by Steven C. Hayes
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