The Mating Grounds Podcast

Helping Joe, Episode 37

Nov 2, 2015
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ADVICE

Daily Five-Minute Journaling

  • Do a five-minute journaling practice daily to catch negative thought patterns and reframe them toward positives.
  • Make it a routine so gratitude and constructive reflections become the default mental habit.
INSIGHT

Inner Validation Stops Devaluing Others

  • Internal validation reduces the need to devalue others to feel better about yourself.
  • When you rely on external approval you often respond by judging or dismissing others to protect your ego.
ANECDOTE

Leaving A Speed-Dating Group

  • Joe recounts leaving a speed-dating group early after meeting a guy who invited him out and later feeling guilty.
  • His late-night journal turned this into an angry rant that he later recognized as exaggerated and defensive.
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