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Reset Week Second Chances, Fresh Starts, and Daily Do Overs” (S4) S50
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When life goes on autopilot, you don’t need another “someday” plan—you need a wake‑up call that is practical, specific, and kind of impossible to ignore. This is John C. Morley—Serial Entrepreneur, Engineer, Marketing Specialist, Video Producer, Podcast Host, Coach, Graduate Student and, of course, a passionate lifelong learner—and you’re tuned in to the Inspirations for Your Life Show, the daily motivational show that helps you move from stuck to unstoppable. This week’s master topic is “Reset Week: Second Chances, Fresh Starts, and Daily Do‑Overs” (S4) S50 E1, and tonight’s episode is all about “See It Clearly: Your Personal Wake‑Up Call,” where you and are going to stop pretending everything is fine and start designing the change you actually want.
1️⃣ First, notice one area of your life that feels like it’s running on autopilot and actually write it down instead of letting it float around in your head. When you ask, “If nothing changes here, what will this look like a year from now?”, you force yourself to see the real destination of your current path, not the one you wish you were on. Circle the part of that picture you absolutely do not want to live with, and let that be your honest starting point.
2️⃣ Next, admit one truth you’ve been dodging about your habits or choices and name one thing you keep saying you’ll fix “later.” When you decide that “later” is now and put today’s date next to it, you turn a vague intention into a timestamped commitment. List three ways staying the same has already cost you time, energy, or peace, then ask, “What’s the real price of doing nothing?”—because doing nothing is never free.
3️⃣ Pick one feeling you’re tired of waking up with—stress, guilt, regret—and then choose one feeling you actually want to wake up with instead—calm, focus, hope. Write one sentence that starts with “I am done pretending that…” and let yourself be brutally honest. Then stand up, take a deep breath, and say out loud, “Something has to change—and I’m in,” so your body hears the decision your mind is making.
4️⃣ Think of one person you’d be embarrassed to update if you stayed stuck like this, and one person you’d be proud to update if you actually changed it. Decide which version of that story you want to tell them in 90 days. Identify one tiny behavior that proves to you every day that you’re stuck—maybe snoozing, doom‑scrolling, or always “starting tomorrow”—and decide you won’t do that one behavior for the rest of today.
5️⃣ Choose one signal that tells you you’re slipping back into old patterns—like a phrase you say, a tab you open, or a time of day you always crash. Then choose one “rescue move” you’ll use when you notice that signal: a glass of water, a short walk, a reset breath, or a 5‑minute action toward your new path. Look around your space and spot one object that screams “old me,” then move it, trash it, or donate it as a physical sign that you’re not that version anymore.
6️⃣ Take a five‑minute walk and mentally list what you’re no longer willing to tolerate from yourself—patterns, excuses, or moods that don’t match who you want to be. Write down the phrase: “Change is coming either way—I’d rather help design it,” and let that become your new lens. Ask yourself, “If my life were a movie, is this the part where I wake up?” and if the answer is yes, decide one thing you will not complain about anymore without taking at least one action.
7️⃣ Choose one area where “I don’t know how” has really meant “I haven’t tried yet” and promise yourself you will replace one excuse with one experiment this week. Think of one big change you made in the past and remind yourself that you survived it, learned from it, and probably grew because of it. Take one photo or write one short note today that captures: “This is the day I stopped pretending and started paying attention.”
3️⃣0️⃣ Before bed tonight, write one line: “Today I woke up to the fact that I deserve better—and I’m willing to work for it.” That single sentence turns this episode from something you heard into something you acted on.
You’ve been listening to the Inspirations for Your Life Show with John C. Morley—Serial Entrepreneur, Engineer, Marketing Specialist, Video Producer, Podcast Host, Coach, Graduate Student and passionate lifelong learner—launching Reset Week: Second Chances, Fresh Starts, and Daily Do‑Overs with your personal wake‑up call. If this helped you see yourself more clearly, visit BelieveMeAchieve.com for more of my tools and content, connect with me on Instagram at JohnCMorleySerialEntrepreneur, and keep tuning in on Podbean at podcastscj.podbean.com for your daily dose of momentum. Tonight, don’t try to fix everything—just prove to yourself you’re done sleepwalking and ready to design what comes next.
200 episodes
Manage episode 523074778 series 3454197
When life goes on autopilot, you don’t need another “someday” plan—you need a wake‑up call that is practical, specific, and kind of impossible to ignore. This is John C. Morley—Serial Entrepreneur, Engineer, Marketing Specialist, Video Producer, Podcast Host, Coach, Graduate Student and, of course, a passionate lifelong learner—and you’re tuned in to the Inspirations for Your Life Show, the daily motivational show that helps you move from stuck to unstoppable. This week’s master topic is “Reset Week: Second Chances, Fresh Starts, and Daily Do‑Overs” (S4) S50 E1, and tonight’s episode is all about “See It Clearly: Your Personal Wake‑Up Call,” where you and are going to stop pretending everything is fine and start designing the change you actually want.
1️⃣ First, notice one area of your life that feels like it’s running on autopilot and actually write it down instead of letting it float around in your head. When you ask, “If nothing changes here, what will this look like a year from now?”, you force yourself to see the real destination of your current path, not the one you wish you were on. Circle the part of that picture you absolutely do not want to live with, and let that be your honest starting point.
2️⃣ Next, admit one truth you’ve been dodging about your habits or choices and name one thing you keep saying you’ll fix “later.” When you decide that “later” is now and put today’s date next to it, you turn a vague intention into a timestamped commitment. List three ways staying the same has already cost you time, energy, or peace, then ask, “What’s the real price of doing nothing?”—because doing nothing is never free.
3️⃣ Pick one feeling you’re tired of waking up with—stress, guilt, regret—and then choose one feeling you actually want to wake up with instead—calm, focus, hope. Write one sentence that starts with “I am done pretending that…” and let yourself be brutally honest. Then stand up, take a deep breath, and say out loud, “Something has to change—and I’m in,” so your body hears the decision your mind is making.
4️⃣ Think of one person you’d be embarrassed to update if you stayed stuck like this, and one person you’d be proud to update if you actually changed it. Decide which version of that story you want to tell them in 90 days. Identify one tiny behavior that proves to you every day that you’re stuck—maybe snoozing, doom‑scrolling, or always “starting tomorrow”—and decide you won’t do that one behavior for the rest of today.
5️⃣ Choose one signal that tells you you’re slipping back into old patterns—like a phrase you say, a tab you open, or a time of day you always crash. Then choose one “rescue move” you’ll use when you notice that signal: a glass of water, a short walk, a reset breath, or a 5‑minute action toward your new path. Look around your space and spot one object that screams “old me,” then move it, trash it, or donate it as a physical sign that you’re not that version anymore.
6️⃣ Take a five‑minute walk and mentally list what you’re no longer willing to tolerate from yourself—patterns, excuses, or moods that don’t match who you want to be. Write down the phrase: “Change is coming either way—I’d rather help design it,” and let that become your new lens. Ask yourself, “If my life were a movie, is this the part where I wake up?” and if the answer is yes, decide one thing you will not complain about anymore without taking at least one action.
7️⃣ Choose one area where “I don’t know how” has really meant “I haven’t tried yet” and promise yourself you will replace one excuse with one experiment this week. Think of one big change you made in the past and remind yourself that you survived it, learned from it, and probably grew because of it. Take one photo or write one short note today that captures: “This is the day I stopped pretending and started paying attention.”
3️⃣0️⃣ Before bed tonight, write one line: “Today I woke up to the fact that I deserve better—and I’m willing to work for it.” That single sentence turns this episode from something you heard into something you acted on.
You’ve been listening to the Inspirations for Your Life Show with John C. Morley—Serial Entrepreneur, Engineer, Marketing Specialist, Video Producer, Podcast Host, Coach, Graduate Student and passionate lifelong learner—launching Reset Week: Second Chances, Fresh Starts, and Daily Do‑Overs with your personal wake‑up call. If this helped you see yourself more clearly, visit BelieveMeAchieve.com for more of my tools and content, connect with me on Instagram at JohnCMorleySerialEntrepreneur, and keep tuning in on Podbean at podcastscj.podbean.com for your daily dose of momentum. Tonight, don’t try to fix everything—just prove to yourself you’re done sleepwalking and ready to design what comes next.
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