The When I Get There Trap: Why the Life You Are Waiting For Is Costing You the Life You Already Have | Ep. 115
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This episode discusses the dangers of postponing joy until certain conditions are met and how to find happiness in the present.
When the debt is paid I will finally feel okay. When the revenue hits I will be able to breathe. When life calms down I will start taking care of myself. How many of those sentences did you just recognize? Because every single one of them makes your happiness conditional. Every single one of them places joy somewhere in the future past a milestone, past a financial number, past a version of your life that the world told you was the acceptable place to finally exhale. And while you are waiting to get there the actual life you are living right now is passing by. This episode is about the when I get there trap. The pattern of postponing your own joy until the conditions are approved by a checklist you did not write for yourself. Where it comes from. What it is costing you in real specific measurable terms. Why high achievers are the most vulnerable to it. And what it actually looks like to start building joy into the life you have right now. Not the one that is coming. This one. In This Episode: What the societal checklist actually is and why it was never yours to begin with. Why the goalposts keep moving even after you hit the milestone. The specific cost of postponing joy until…
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