53 - Soundtrack

Full transcript here 👋 Hey, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. This is your life. This is your chance. Listen. The word for today is soundtrack. Do you have phrases or thoughts that pop in your head when you’re in a certain situation? When my kids make a mess or break something, the word that often comes to my lips is “Why?!” Jon Acuff calls this a soundtrack in his book by the same name, because it can color your world just like a musical soundtrack can color a film scene. The question of “Why?!” is not productive in a frustrating situation, but I have also experienced a positive soundtrack change. When I was commuting regularly, I started telling other drivers, “You are so welcome to come over into my lane.” This small soundtrack shift lowered my anxiety and anger on the road. Today’s concrete challenge is to identify and change one counterproductive soundtrack. What’s that phrase or word that you keep saying to yourself that you could easily swap out for a better soundtrack? Could you change “I’m always failing” to “I’m always making incremental progress”? The possibilities for soundtrack changes are limitless. Use the next few minutes of this podcast to write down your new soundtrack and post it somewhere you’ll see it and repeat it. I’ll keep the music playing while you do, and don’t miss the soundtrack at the end of this episode. Before you go, repeat the following soundtrack, “I am the kind of person who can change my soundtracks.” Let me know if this made a difference in your day by leaving a comment in your podcast app or at concrete.win/today. Check back tomorrow for a new challenge. Until then.