Summary: <br> What does it mean to move from emotional reactivity to Emotional Enlightenment? How do you go from unconsciously allowing outside forces to determine your emotional state to consciously choosing which emotion best serves you in any given moment or situation?<br> For over 20 years, this has been an area of focus for me. I’ve learned how to accept what I can’t change, to experience painful emotions in a state of peace and extract maximum value from them, and move on as soon as it makes sense to do so.<br> In this episode, I want to share with you why Emotional Enlightenment matters. I want to talk about the tools and paradigms that helped me take control of my emotional state, teach you how to optimize yours, and give you the opportunity to experience a guided emotional optimization meditation–something I’ve never done on the podcast before.<br> KEY TAKEAWAYS<br> <br> * Why every painful emotion we’ve ever experienced is self-created.<br> * How the five-minute rule and the Can’t Change It philosophy led to breakthroughs in my life.<br> * Why being in a state of peace diminishes our emotional pain and makes tragedy, trauma, and loss easier to navigate.<br> * How emotional invincibility can become a handicap–and the extraordinary challenge I faced that led me to emotional enlightenment.<br> * How emotional optimization meditation works, why I love it, and how to do it.<br> <br> TWEETABLES<br> THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:<br> Organifi makes the highest quality nutritional products, which are made from whole food ingredients (not synthetic vitamins) that I enjoy nearly every day, and have for many years. Visit <a href="https://www.organifi.com/hal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Organifi.com/Hal</a>, and use the code HAL at checkout to get 20% off of your entire order. I hope you find something there that you love! :^)<br> EPISODE RESOURCES<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Equation-Decisions-Possible-Inevitable/dp/1984823701" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Miracle Equation: The Two Decisions That Move Your Biggest Goals from Possible, to Probable, to Inevitable</a><br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Live-Conflicting-Answers-Question/dp/B09JBMN6Q7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How To Live: 27 Conflicting Answers and One Weird Question</a><br> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesselevine1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jesse Levine</a><br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-first-Text-Only/dp/B004MFT18G" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Power of Now</a><br> <br> CONNECT WITH HAL<br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yopalhal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/halelrod" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/achieve-your-goals-hal-elrod/id820889267?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Achieve Your Goals Podcast on iTunes</a><br> <br> <br> RATE & REVIEW THE PODCAST<br> <br> <br> Reviews for the podcast on iTunes are greatly appreciated and will allow us to get the word out about the show and grow as a community. We read every single review and believe each one goes a long way in helping us make the show even better! If you received value from this episode, please take a moment and rate and review the podcast by <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/achieve-your-goals-hal-elrod/id820889267?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">clicking here</a>.<br> SUBMIT A QUESTION<br> Do you have a question you would like answered on a future podcast? Click the button below to leave a voicemail.<br> TRANSCRIPT<br> <br> <br> To learn more and get access to all episodes, <a href="https://halelrod.com/podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">visit our podcast page</a>!<br> <br> <br> <br>
