OPC 57: How to Pivot When Your Current Recovery Pathway is no Longer Serving You

Have you ever rewarded yourself for being consistent in the lifestyle you’re creating? It is important that you start focusing on your accomplishments and avoid having a failure mindset.

In this episode of Omar Pinto Coaching, we have Ted and Travis as they talk about the struggles they’re facing in their recovery journey. Ted explains his struggles after 78 days of sobriety, getting older, and his need for external validation. Travis shares his struggles with instant gratification and seeking outside validation.

Listen in how to recognize you’re doing things for yourself and have to remove yourself from the child-like state of needing external approval. You will also learn the importance of compromising with instant gratification and rewarding yourself to avoid falling back into your addictions.

“The things that provide me with instant gratification provide me with short-term results and the things that I get through delayed gratification have much more sustainable results.” [31:36]

What You Will Learn in this Episode:

• [0:17] Ted shares his struggles after 78 days of sobriety and getting older.
• [3:04] How he’s expressing himself and exercising consciousness with his actions to stay sober.
• [8:29] How he’s focusing on doing the right thing at the present moment without thinking of the past or the future.
• [13:17] The negative consequences of seeking external validation and approval.
• [20:57] How to remove yourself from the child-like state of needing approval and recognize you’re doing things for yourself.
• [27:06] The difference between things that give you instant gratification vs. delayed gratification.
• [39:20] How to change your mindset about consistency plus the importance of rewarding yourself.
• [45:37] Divorce the idea of tying your self-worth to the outcome to stop feeling like a failure.
• [52:20] Why connecting with people is a great way to stay accountable.
• [57:56] Start focusing on everything you’ve accomplished and the lifestyle you want to build.

For the show notes and links for this episode go to omarpinto.com/057.

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