For the man who’s outgrown his old life but hasn’t built the new one yet. Alex Hormozi calls it the lonely chapter. It’s that stretch of life where you’ve changed enough to lose your old circle, but not enough to find your new one. You stop drinking. You quit smoking. You get serious about your ... <a title="The Climb #20 – The Lonely Chapter: When You’ve Outgrown Your Old Life" class="read-more" href="https://paullinehan.co/the-lonely-chapter/" aria-label="Read more about The Climb #20 – The Lonely Chapter: When You’ve Outgrown Your Old Life">Read more</a>
I was watching another Ryan Holiday video the other day and it got me thinking about anxiety. I feel like most people think that anxiety comes from imagining the worst possible scenario. But that’s not really where it comes from. Where it actually comes from is imagining the worst possible scenario and then stopping there. ... <a title="The Climb #19 – You’re Not What-Iffing Far Enough: How to Beat Anxiety" class="read-more" href="https://paullinehan.co/youre-not-what-iffing-far-enough/" aria-label="Read more about The Climb #19 – You’re Not What-Iffing Far Enough: How to Beat Anxiety">Read more</a>
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