3522: [Part 1] Wake Up to the Life that Lives Inside of You by Jay Harrington of Life and Whim

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🗓️ 9 March 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3522: Recognizing the disconnect between our external success and internal fulfillment is crucial for real change. Jay Harrington explores how we often ignore pivotal moments, our own “inciting incidents” that could redefine our lives. By facing discomfort and reevaluating our path, we can begin aligning our outside world with the passions and purpose that live within us. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.lifeandwhim.com/first-moments-blog/wake-up-to-the-life-that-lives-inside Quotes to ponder: "It’s said that art imitates life, but real life is, of course, far different. And messier." "Because we fight so hard to maintain our Outside shell, we miss the moments, the inciting incidents, in our lives that call us to change." "I achieved success (at least my notion of it at the time), but hated the means by which I acquired it." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6	This is Optimal Living Daily. Wake up to the Life that lives inside of you. Part one by Jay Harrington
0:37.1	of LifeanWim.com, and I'm
0:39.4	Justin Mollick. Welcome to one of the only podcasts in the world where blogs are narrated to you for free
0:44.4	with permission from the authors, an award-winning podcast thanks to you. Today have a bit of a longer
0:49.3	post, so I'll read the first half today and then finish the rest for you tomorrow. So at that,
0:53.7	let's get right to it
0:54.6	and start optimizing your life. Wake up to the life that lives inside of you, part one by J. Harrington
1:05.1	of Lifeanwim.com. In screenplay and novel writing, the inciting incident is the event that gets the story rolling.
1:14.9	It's the action or decision that introduces the problem that the story's main character must overcome.
1:20.7	In Jerry McGuire, it's the moment that Jerry writes his mission statement manifesto
1:24.8	about the need to put people first in the sports agency business.
1:29.1	It leads to his firing, and he walks away from his power job and starts over.
1:33.8	In movies and books, the inciting incident is unmistakable. It's the moment that changes the
1:39.0	main character's life irrevocably. That's the thing about fiction. Almost every story follows the same arc. There's background,
1:47.0	struggle, and ultimately triumph with twists and turns along the way. But the story almost always
1:54.0	gets resolved, wrapped up in a pretty bow, and more often than not, the protagonist lives happily ever after. It's said that art imitates
2:03.7	life, but real life is, of course, far different, and messier, at least the ending. For almost all
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