CM 320: Jonathan Rhodes on Getting the Life You Want – Rebroadcast

About this episode

Jonathan Rhodes discusses the importance of choice points in achieving personal goals and how to maintain momentum after initial excitement fades.

There’s a lot to be said for the excitement we feel when we first set a goal for ourselves. The sense of exhilaration can give us the momentum we need to get started. But when the exhilaration wears off – and it usually does – we’re faced with a choice. Will we revert to old habits or develop new ones? These moments are what Jonathan Rhodes calls choice points, and the decisions we make can really add up. Ultimately, how we manage ourselves in these moments can be the difference between the life we have and the life we want. That’s why I wanted to interview Jonathan Rhodes, author of the book, The Choice Point: The Scientifically Proven Method to Push Past Mental Walls and Achieve Your Goals. His Functional Imagery Training provides a concrete roadmap to help us stay the course. Episode Links Tokyo 2020: Simone Biles’ Withdrawal is a Sign of Resilience and Strength How to Overcome Self-Limiting Beliefs The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz The Team Learn more about host, Gayle Allen, and producer, Rob Mancabelli, here. Support the Podcast If you like the show, please rate and review it on iTunes or…

People in this episode

Host: Gayle Allen

Guest: Jonathan Rhodes

Topics covered

• goal setting
• personal development
• mental resilience
• choice points
• functional imagery training

Keywords

• goals
• habits
• resilience
• mental walls
• self-limiting beliefs

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Choice Point: The Scientifically Proven Method to Push Past Mental Walls and Achieve Your Goals, The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness

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