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The Burnout Approach over-utilizes hustle.

The Wellbeing Way sees hustle as a tool, and intentionally uses it at appropriate times along the way.

The Burnout Approach sees every task as a nail, and its hammer is “hustle.”

The Wellbeing Way uses different tools for different tasks at different moments.

The Burnout Approach says to complete the task to prove that you are worthy.

The Well-being way says to see that you are already worthy. And take powerful action, with conscious choice, authentically cultivating and expanding your desire.

The Burnout Approach says that productivity is the end goal.

The Wellbeing Way says to use productivity when it contributes to Wellbeing/Joy/Fulfillment.

The Burnout Approach sees the body’s need for rest and other bodily functions as obstacles.

The Wellbeing Way sees the body as one of your most important assets, and builds in to its schedule time to rest, strengthen, and nurture the body.

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My name is Danny Poelman.

I’m a Certified, Expert Life Coach.

I certified at the Life Coach School (with Brooke Castillo) right when the program was at its peak level of effectiveness (in my opinion).

I’m a husband and father of 3 kids. 

My family and I have lived on the French Riviera for the last 6 years. 

I love basketball, being in the sun/nature, and moving my body. 

This year, lifting weights is my favorite, with running/biking/swimming in between.

My thinking/analyzing brain loves science-based processes.

I also love and value spirituality. I grew up Mormon and am no longer Mormon. Many (not all) of my clients have also been either Mormon or Post-mormon or something in between. I love coaching all the different nuanced people in between.

I get people who grew up in conservative, high-demand religions.

I continually find ways to open and expand my spirituality. I enjoy exploring and continually learning.

I’m a highly sensitive person...

...And how I'm fixing it.

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-Danny

Your automatic, unconscious brain plays re-runs of old beliefs throughout the day each day.

A belief is just a thought that has been played over and over.

Many of these thoughts are stories or ways of explaining what we’ve experienced in our past.

And our brain’s motive is always at least to help us survive.

But if you want to do more than survive (ie, thrive), then you’ll need to call out the lies being played in your automatic brain.

This works better one at a time, not all at once.

Identify one lie your brain is telling you today.

Say it out loud or write it down or both.

Ask gentle questions like, 

“How does that thought feel?”

“is this really true?”

“Do I get to choose in this moment whether to continue buying in to that?”

Be light and playful with it, not forceful.

Be curious. Drop judgment.

Go slow, don’t rush.

Be willing to feel some uncomfortable feelings about it while your brain opens up to a...

When quitting an unwanted habit, or motivating yourself to reach a goal, don't use fear and hating on your current situation/behavior to motivate you.

Focus on creating something better for yourself.

Don't focus on building up in your mind how bad it is that you did that behavior again.

Focus on building your desire to better yourself and your life.

What takes you toward that.

Don't grow your hate for the current situation.

Instead, grow your desire for the better situation.

While accepting where you are at.

Next time you feel like giving in to an urge or quitting on your goal,

Repeat after me:

"There's something better for me."

Now stay curious, and find out what that is.

-Danny

Disclosing my trauma: you know what I hated being told?

“Don’t talk about it.” “You’re being too sensitive.” “You’re overreacting.” “That doesn’t sound like as big a deal as you’re making it.”

Or the most heart-breaking one from a family member. “Don’t contact me anymore.” In other words, “if you’re going to talk about the abusive things this person did to you, I’m going to stop talking to you, but continue being around him (abuser).”

Almost felt like I was being blamed for the conflict that arose from this persons actions, just because I was talking about it.

It came to a point where I knew, even if I lost everyone important to me, I had to believe me. I had to make room for me to talk about it. I would not have survived it if I didn’t.

When I rejected my real experience, my body spoke up and my health suffered. When I believed and received myself, my body...