"Loving and Encouraging Yourself" (Patreon)

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss a simple way to love and encourage the most important person in your life—you—with author, speaker, and attorney Mel Robbins, and they answer the following questions:

Why do we torture ourselves? (00:00)

What is ego? (03:28)

What is love? (05:42)

How have we been misled regarding what we should aspire to? (12:51)

What is behavioral activation therapy? (17:47)

Why are high fives so effective? (23:03)

What is the five-second rule? (24:44)

What is the difference between a bias toward thinking and a bias toward action? (31:01)

Why does the five-second rule work? (35:51)

How do you move past childhood trauma and learn to love yourself? (38:07)

What is the vagus nerve? (39:37)

What is “high fiving your heart”? (40:00)

Why does it seem so many of us feel so burned out? (42:35)

What behavior change has the most significant impact on our happiness and fulfillment? (50:17)

How do you strike a balance between loving and accepting yourself and striving to better yourself? (52:13)

How do I help and interact with people who speak negatively about themselves? (56:25)

LINKS

App: The High 5 Challenge

Book: Love People, Use Things

Book: The 5 Second Rule

Book: The High 5 Habit

Instagram: Emma Krebs

Instagram: Jordan Moore

Instagram: Podcast Shawn

Instagram: Danny Unknwn

Resources: The Minimalists

Subscribe: The Minimalists

Text: 937-202-4654

Tour: The Minimalists

Watch: How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over

Website: Mel Robbins

MAXIMS

“You would break up with anyone who treats you as poorly as you treat yourself.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Be careful what you think because thoughts turn into opinions, opinions turn into beliefs, beliefs turn into ideologies, and ideologies turn into dogma.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Self-love extinguishes the flame of self-hate.” —Ryan Nicodemus

“The way we treat ourselves often gets in the way of living life.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“If you didn’t think your way into an issue, you’ll never think your way out of it—you need a corresponding physical interruption.” —Mel Robbins

“You’re always one simple decision away from a completely different life.” —Mel Robbins

“Thinking about it doesn’t change your life; taking action on it changes your life.” —Mel Robbins

This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 310.