Episode #53 Live Without Contradiction

Three Problems

• Contradiction is the inconsistency between beliefs and behaviors that leads to hypocrisy.
• If we only ever accept information that reinforces our current choices, we will never give ourselves the opportunity to grow.
• When we respond to stressful situations by making unhealthy choices, we allow those situations to become even more stressful.

Three Principles

• We can demonstrate passion and humility simultaneously, and we can be both convinced and kind at the exact same time.
• We are only ever moving forward or backward toward our goals, and coasting is always backward.
• COVID-19 is not the only threat to our health and well-being in this season.

Three Practices

• Enter into contentious conversations by first reminding yourself, “I might be wrong.”
• Protect yourself against COVID-19 by not only ‘playing defense’ but also by ‘playing offense’ through daily healthy choices.
• Evaluate yourself honestly by asking, “Am I healthier or less healthy today than I was a year ago?”