Rob Dial

It's about honesty. Write to yourself. Write a letter to yourself. Put your thoughts on a piece of paper. Ask yourself how you're really doing. How are you really doing? And then give yourself a minute to answer that. You can also just sit in stillness. Start with five minutes a day. No distractions, just being. Notice what comes up. Get curious instead of judging.

This morning was a perfect example for me because we went to bed really early last night. So I woke up before Lauren and the baby did. I had an extra hour to myself and I went outside the back porch. It was a little bit cold so I put a blanket over myself and I just sat there and closed my eyes and for like 20 minutes I I just simply meditate it and I breathe.

This morning was a perfect example for me because we went to bed really early last night. So I woke up before Lauren and the baby did. I had an extra hour to myself and I went outside the back porch. It was a little bit cold so I put a blanket over myself and I just sat there and closed my eyes and for like 20 minutes I I just simply meditate it and I breathe.

This morning was a perfect example for me because we went to bed really early last night. So I woke up before Lauren and the baby did. I had an extra hour to myself and I went outside the back porch. It was a little bit cold so I put a blanket over myself and I just sat there and closed my eyes and for like 20 minutes I I just simply meditate it and I breathe.

And since the baby's been born, I haven't gotten many of those moments. Not in the morning, at least. I usually try to find them throughout the day, little pockets of time where I can do breathing or breath work. But not many of them happen in the morning, because usually he is my alarm more than anything else. And so just sit in stillness, quiet. Be with yourself. Start to enjoy your own company.

And since the baby's been born, I haven't gotten many of those moments. Not in the morning, at least. I usually try to find them throughout the day, little pockets of time where I can do breathing or breath work. But not many of them happen in the morning, because usually he is my alarm more than anything else. And so just sit in stillness, quiet. Be with yourself. Start to enjoy your own company.

And since the baby's been born, I haven't gotten many of those moments. Not in the morning, at least. I usually try to find them throughout the day, little pockets of time where I can do breathing or breath work. But not many of them happen in the morning, because usually he is my alarm more than anything else. And so just sit in stillness, quiet. Be with yourself. Start to enjoy your own company.

And science backs up that this is important. There's a study that was published in Psychological Science in 2016 that found out that self-reflection through meditation or through journaling or through just being alone with yourself, when you do it constructively, improves your mental and emotional regulation, and it helps with your own personal self-compassion.

And science backs up that this is important. There's a study that was published in Psychological Science in 2016 that found out that self-reflection through meditation or through journaling or through just being alone with yourself, when you do it constructively, improves your mental and emotional regulation, and it helps with your own personal self-compassion.

And science backs up that this is important. There's a study that was published in Psychological Science in 2016 that found out that self-reflection through meditation or through journaling or through just being alone with yourself, when you do it constructively, improves your mental and emotional regulation, and it helps with your own personal self-compassion.

Because as you start to spend more time with yourself, you start to go, you know what? I was a little bit hard on you then. I know that you were doing your best. I know that I can be a little bit hard. I'm sorry. I love you. And you're starting to talk to yourself. So you're having more self-compassion. You're getting better at it.

Because as you start to spend more time with yourself, you start to go, you know what? I was a little bit hard on you then. I know that you were doing your best. I know that I can be a little bit hard. I'm sorry. I love you. And you're starting to talk to yourself. So you're having more self-compassion. You're getting better at it.

Because as you start to spend more time with yourself, you start to go, you know what? I was a little bit hard on you then. I know that you were doing your best. I know that I can be a little bit hard. I'm sorry. I love you. And you're starting to talk to yourself. So you're having more self-compassion. You're getting better at it.

So instead of spiraling into negative thoughts and fears and worries, when you have kind of like a structured solitude, it helps you process your emotions healthily. So one of the biggest things that you can do to help yourself with this is to realize that you're gonna have some more time with yourself and you're gonna learn to enjoy your own company.

So instead of spiraling into negative thoughts and fears and worries, when you have kind of like a structured solitude, it helps you process your emotions healthily. So one of the biggest things that you can do to help yourself with this is to realize that you're gonna have some more time with yourself and you're gonna learn to enjoy your own company.

So instead of spiraling into negative thoughts and fears and worries, when you have kind of like a structured solitude, it helps you process your emotions healthily. So one of the biggest things that you can do to help yourself with this is to realize that you're gonna have some more time with yourself and you're gonna learn to enjoy your own company.

One of the biggest reasons why people feel lonely is because they feel like they don't know themself. They don't know what they're doing. They don't know what they're doing with their life. They feel like they're purposeless. You know, when you lack direction, solitude feels like this endless void because you're like, what the am I doing here?

One of the biggest reasons why people feel lonely is because they feel like they don't know themself. They don't know what they're doing. They don't know what they're doing with their life. They feel like they're purposeless. You know, when you lack direction, solitude feels like this endless void because you're like, what the am I doing here?

One of the biggest reasons why people feel lonely is because they feel like they don't know themself. They don't know what they're doing. They don't know what they're doing with their life. They feel like they're purposeless. You know, when you lack direction, solitude feels like this endless void because you're like, what the am I doing here?

So what if we shift the focus a little bit to, you know, instead of being alone, what if you were alone with purpose? Being alone and doing nothing is what we're shooting for. But for some of you guys, you're like, I don't know, that seems like it's too far off, Rob. I don't know if I can do that yet. So what if we took kind of a step in the right direction, right? What if you could try this out?