People welcome jealousy into their lives, without intending to. They see something they really want and envy that which isn’t theirs. They acknowledge their want of it and, in positive instances, convert it into self-motivation.
On the other side of the spectrum, some see something they want and experience resentment because it isn’t theirs. Their jealousy never forms into self-motivation. In fact, it becomes an all consuming fire. Their negative thoughts grow fixated on the things they don’t have, magnifying it to something incontrollable and bigger than themselves.
This is so dangerous. It affects relationships, careers, emotional and mental health, and it can really cripple your life.
Jealousy develops when we start comparing ourselves to others. I always tell my clients that we are all on our own journey. We meet people, we invest, we make some U-turns but ultimately, no one else is living the life we individually get in this lifetime. You have to get to a place where separating fact from fantasy is possible, where set goals are met, and where jealousy propels you to be proactive. As I life coach, I am continually engaging in hearing your life story. We all are so special in our own way.
Addiction, contrary to what is thought, can be a learnt behavior. In a family where words are kept behind glasses of Bourbon, there’s a chance drinking could occupy the space reserved for conversation. Drugs are used for coping with the stress of family, work, identity, and everyday life. Addictions are a physical manifestation of an inner mewing. For many addicts, the use of drugs was a form of self-medication, but mutated into self-mutilation.
My podcast, GluckRadio, has an exciting future for 2013. As many of you know, I started GluckRadio as a labor of love in May of 2012. I had recently hired a top quality radio producer Becky Gadget to join radio professional Devin Exambo. The two of them formed the core of my production team.
So what is GluckRadio? For starters, it’s a podcast, which for those of you whom don’t know, is an internet-based radio show that is playable on demand. You can pause, rewind, and fast-forward (but I know you won’t fast-forward us of course). It’s not live, so my audience has no obligation to be by their radios at a certain point in time. All the episodes I’ve done so far, which by now are 17, are available for continual and repetitive listening. They’re all about 45 minutes each, and they go by quickly, so be sure to listen. But what can you expect to listen to?