Mel Robbins on Turning Negative Self Talk Into Positive Habits & The Truth About Manifestation

Today, we welcome Mel Robbins to talk about how the mind always defaults back to past trauma when dealing with emotions, defining motivation to effectively change our habits, and the amount of self work needed to develop skills for self empowerment. Mel is one of the leading voices in personal development and transformation and a New York Times Bestselling author. Her work includes The High 5 Habit, The 5 Second Rule, six #1 bestselling audiobooks, the #1 podcast on Audible, as well as signature online courses that have changed the lives of more than half a million students worldwide.  Thanks to this episode's sponsor: Organifi: Receive 20% off your order by going to www.organifi.com/doug What to Listen For: 00:00 Intro 00:44 Motivation alone doesn't change a habit 06:51 Getting control over your negative self talk 09:23 What you say to yourself matters the most 13:44 Your mind presents a world that matches your negative dialogue 21:18 Every "WHY" answers to the thing that you want the most 26:32 Build the skill of self empowerment 28:38 Manifestation is not a one-step process 40:06 Patterns are familiar and they just repeat automatically 46:24 When your stored tension and trauma activates 50:23 Every single day, develop and practice your skills 56:47 Top tools you can use in moments of stress 01:01:54 Stop being too hard on yourself Episode Resources: Mel Robbins | Website Mel Robbins on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube  The High 5 Habit The 5 Second Rule Follow me on Social Media: LinkedIn Instagram Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices