I wanted to talk about what we’re actually doing when we’re buying all of the things when we’re sad, frustrated, bored or not feeling right.

I wanted to have a chat about productivity, the pressure to be super productive in these interesting times that we live in, and why it’s okay to chill out a little sometimes as well.

Today I’m going to give you some tips and tricks for waking up happy in the morning. And it actually all starts with how you go the night before.

Most people I know who’ve experienced trauma as a child, didn’t speak up at the time. There were many reasons, as a child, there’s the threat of punishment, the threat of losing your sense of family and belonging. There’s always that worry that no one is going to believe you, or you somehow deserved it. So lets talk about it now and what happens next.

If you’re reading this chapter, there’s a big chance that you or someone you know has experienced toxic male coaching from that “woke bro coach”, or you want to make sure that you don’t. I’ve been involved in the coaching industry for over a decade now, and I’ve seen people come and go. I’ve seen people invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in coaching and their circumstances haven’t shifted.

If you’re basing your happiness purely on something external, like having a certain amount of money in the bank, potentially you’re missing out on the things going on around you and really experiencing your joy.