Ep. 175: 2023...Not-So-Happy-New-Year & How To Turn It Around

Disconnected from my business. Sad. Trapped in comparison. Not sure what to do next. These are all phrases that I've heard since the beginning of the year. If you're feeling this way too, you're not alone. This year seems to be just a little harder for most of us, especially in the entrepreneurship space. We went into the holidays so excited for some rest and relaxation but instead came back more stressed and disconnected. These words are anything but "happy" so it feels like it's more like a "not-so-happy-new-year". But I'm challenging this because we don't have to continue down the path this way in 2023. There is a path that moves us through the "disconnected" feelings. Let's stop focusing on trying to be "happy" because happy is an emotion that only lasts moments. Let's aim for achieving contentment in where we are today. We can still set goals and want to achieve more than where we are today but in order to feel more satisfied in life, we have to learn how to be content with where we are, even when we're striving for more. In this episode I'm sharing lots of science about why we feel discontentment so that we can better explore finding contentment in our lives as entrepreneurs. Resources: https://www.amandamckinney.com/podcast Better Help Article: https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/happiness/my-life-is-great-so-why-cant-i-be-happy/ Wikipedia Contentment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contentment Psychology Today Article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/automatic-you/202207/why-its-so-hard-ever-feel-satisfied Instagram Post Mention: https://www.instagram.com/p/CnCYGkOuX6_/?igshid=ZDFmNTE4Nzc%3D