John James Santangelo is an expert in NLP and has spent over thirty years helping people get their sparkle back, but he does it in such a grounded and no nonsense way.

We really dug into the idea that none of us are actually broken. We just have these old mental programs from childhood that keep us playing small and feeling stuck in the same cycles.

In this episode of Thrive After 45™, John explains why happiness is something we do rather than something we just wait for. He shared this great metaphor about being your own travel agent and finally deciding on a destination instead of just complaining about where you have already been.

It is such a powerful shift from the way most of us look at our lives in midlife.

We also touched on why we stay stuck because we are so worried about what other people think of us. John’s advice on how to stop holding all our stress in like an overstuffed closet was a huge lightbulb moment for me.

He even walked me through a simple way to override negative self talk using just three little words and a whole lot of heart.

If you have been feeling a bit lost in your own identity lately, this chat is going to feel like a warm hug and a much needed nudge to take the wheel again.

Grab your coffee and join us for this one.

You can find more about John here:

Website: www.LANLP.com

New Book - www.ControlYourEmotions.com

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