92: Understanding the Two States of Being – Transforming Suffering into Opportunity

In this insightful episode of The Transformation Show, Justin and Janell Yule explore the concept of two fundamental states of being—beautiful and suffering—and how recognizing and managing these states can profoundly impact your life, health, and success.

Episode Highlights:

• Celebrating 11 Years: Justin reflects on 11 years since starting his fitness boot camp, sharing gratitude despite industry challenges due to COVID-19.

• Two States of Being: Introduction to the concept that all emotions can be categorized into two states:

  • Beautiful States: Joy, excitement, curiosity, compassion, fun.

  • Suffering States: Stress, anxiety, anger, overwhelm, jealousy, fear.

• Root Cause of Suffering: All suffering originates from one's own thinking, not from experiences themselves.

• Choosing Your State: You always have a choice to shift from suffering to a beautiful state through awareness and reframing.

• Suffering and Judgment: Discussion on how self-judgment compounds suffering; recognizing suffering without judgment is key to transformation.

• The Cost of Suffering: Analysis of how suffering significantly impacts productivity, creativity, relationships, and health.

• Life is Always Working For You: Embracing this fundamental belief can shift perspective, especially in challenging situations like business struggles during COVID-19.

• Unintelligent Thinking: Identifying that the thoughts causing suffering are usually false beliefs or misinterpretations of reality.

• Practical Examples:

  • Dealing with anxiety around work and the concept of "Sunday anxiety."

  • Reframing business challenges as opportunities for growth and transformation.

• Tools for Transformation: Encouragement to regularly revisit these principles through ongoing learning, coaching, and reflective practices.

Quotes from the Episode:

• "Suffering is caused by one thing and one thing only—your own thinking."

• "Life is always working for us, even if it doesn't feel like it in the moment."

• "Pain is inevitable, suffering is a choice."

• "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward." – Steve Jobs

Recommended Action Steps:

• Regularly assess and question your thoughts causing suffering.

• Practice reframing challenging situations as opportunities.

• Consider coaching or deeper learning to master shifting from suffering to beautiful states.

Referenced Episodes:

• Episode 21: "Two States of Being"

Connect further with Justin and Janell:

• @justin.yule

• @janell.yule

• The Transformation Life

Final Thought: Decide today to see life as always working in your favor and watch as opportunities for transformation unfold.