Frequency with Rick Jordan

You Keep Asking How You Got Here... And That Question May Be Making Your Anxiety Worse | Rick Jordan

Frequency with Rick Jordan

Show Notes

You know that feeling when life starts closing in. Work. Family. Money. Relationships. Everything feels tight and suddenly your mind starts replaying every decision that got you here.

In this conversation Rick talks about overwhelm, anxiety, overthinking, burnout, and the trap of staring backward when you need a way through. He uses a story from Hawaii to break down why the answer may not be working harder up the same mountain.

This episode is a mirror for the person who feels stuck in a room with no door. The tension is simple. Maybe the way out is not more pressure. Maybe you need a bigger question.

What Rick explores in this episode: Why overwhelm can make your world feel smaller than it really is How replaying old decisions can keep you trapped in the same room Why hard work is not always the same thing as the right work How thinking bigger can change the way you see the problem in front of you Why speed simplicity and a better question can create a way through

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