The addJOY Podcast

S2 E 6 Attitude + Mindset: But What If...

Episode Summary

In today's episode, our founders, Tigger (Kanika) + Winnie the Pooh (Mari), discuss what happens when the worst case scenario happens. If you're enjoying, like, subscribe, and review and head over to the merch shop at www.shopthejoyrx.com and tell everybody you're a #joyjawn Opening Music: Ten Times Mood by Elliot Holmes Outro Music: Last Train by Elliot Holmes Interlude Music: Some Catalan Mysteries by Reedeemin'

Episode Notes

Attitude: how your mindset is reflected and manifested in your personality and what you physically do so we wanted to give some examples of how to keep a healthy attitude in some of the trickiest situations

I am getting a divorce. 

• Talk about the joy it brought you instead.
• What did the hurt teach you?
• Find something new to look forward to.
• Accept that you both could have done better, but now learn from the lesson.
• Pour into other relationships you might have neglected
• Do a relaunch

I just lost my job.

• Allow yourself to feel the pain and grief of losing your job. Having a positive outlet means you get up after life let you down.
• Create a plan and take care of the basics as opposed to focusing on the uncertainty.
• Take this as an opportunity to get clear about your dream job.
• Focus on the long-term instead of the short-term.
• Do a life-edit

Someone I loved dearly just died.

• Celebrate the life lived.
• Keep a gratitude journal specifically about that person.
• Ask for the comfort you need.
• Delegate what you can.
• Don’t feel guilty for moments of joy

I recently developed a major illness.

• Take the invitation to slow down 
• Put effort into researching your own improvement plan.
• Treat yourself to some self-care every day.
• Practice meditation.
• See health as a process not an outcome
• Avoid seeing the illness as an identity, it is only one part of your life