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How to Find Joy in the Present

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How many of you have heard the phrase ‘it’s all in your head’? We’re guessing a lot. Used in the wrong context it can be extremely dismissive and unhelpful, but in the fourth episode in our #MudderMinds series, Mindset coach and Mudder, Dave Cotterell teaches us that sometimes it can be true. 

In a world where we’re all permanently connected through social media and mobile devices, the story we tell ourselves for not getting an instant response has changed. What used to be a simple understanding that the person we contacted may just be busy, has now become an unhealthy obsession and insecurity about what we may have done to make them ignore us. 

Dave guides us through this thought process and challenges us to tell ourselves a different story. One that helps us instead of hurting us. So, take pause, analyse the situation and realise that we can’t change the future outcome, but we can change our joy in the present. 

Let us know if you have any questions or feedback via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Over the coming weeks, we’ll continue to try and answer your questions and provide tools to help you during these uncertain times. 


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