Achieve Your Goals with Hal Elrod
How We Can All Choose to Be Happier [My Letter to Katie]
27 Jul 2016
If you (or someone you know) are ready to be happier, this episode may be finding it's way to you at just the right time. It also happens to be the first episode where I've ever actually read a letter to you, word-for-word. Please allow me to explain... As I was preparing for my next live coaching session on "HOLISTIC HAPPINESS" for the Best Year Ever Coaching program, I came across an article I wrote in 2008 for Bliss Magazine, "How to Choose Happiness." The article (and this podcast episode) is based on a letter I received from Katie, a woman who was feeling hopeless, telling me about her depression and why she simply can't be happy. In today's podcast episode, you'll hear me read Katie's letter, followed by my response, and then her final, unexpected, and truly inspiring conclusion, about how applying the advice in my letter completely shifted her perspective, opened her eyes to new possibilities, and enabled her to immediately begin to transcend her depression. I sincerely hope this episode makes a profound impact for you, or someone you know, the way that it did for Katie. "How we choose to look at life makes all the difference." – Hal Elrod CLICK TO TWEET TRANSCRIPTS Download the Transcript for Episode #133 (PDF) JOIN THE CONVERSATION If you enjoyed this post, if it added value to your life, please leave a quick comment below and SHARE with your friends. Thank YOU for paying it forward! :^) COMMENT QUESTION: What is your big takeaway?. Write it in the comments below. WANT TO COACH WITH HAL ELROD? Get a $1 (7-day Trial) of Hal Elrod's "Best Year Ever Coaching" program at www.BestYearEverCoaching.net SUBMIT A QUESTION Do you have a question you would like answered on a future podcast? Click the button below. EPISODE RESOURCES Hal Elrod Website Hal Elrod Facebook Hal Elrod Twitter Happiness Is a Choice: I Choose to be Happy by Hal Elrod Achieve Your Goals Podcast Transcripts $1, 7-day Trial of Best Year Every Coaching Program Copyright © 2016 Miracle Morning, LP and International Literary Properties LLC
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