{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"166: My Inner Voice Is My Enemy","description":"This is something I\u2019ve been aware of for some time, especially after reading The Untethered Soul: a lot of the time, my inner voice is my enemy. It\u2019s the voice that talks me into skipping workouts, stressing out over what might happen in the future, or telling me to relax when there are tasks that need to be done. Even after years of being aware of it, it\u2019s always persisted. It almost felt like I had no control over it. This weekend I had a weird breakthrough that seems to be sticking. I woke up and the voice started right away: sleep a little longer, skip the walk with the kettlebell, skip the burpees after the walk. I kept pushing it off, but it kept talking. I grabbed my dog\u2019s leash and the kettlebell and headed for the door. The voice kept going: \u201cMaybe skip the burpees after. I\u2019m a little sore.\u201d \u201cI can just do a short walk.\u201d \u201cThis kettlebell is heavy as fuck.\u201d As I opened the door, I said in my head, \u201cShut the fuck up,\u201d and headed out. The voice got quiet. Any time it crept in, I said it again. When I got back and put the mat down for the burpees, the voice came back. I said it again and did them. The voice started again this morning and I remembered something Jocko Willink says. I told the voice, \u201cYou don\u2019t get a vote.\u201d This is just what\u2019s working for me right now, but it\u2019s been powerful. How many times has your inner voice kept you from doing what you know you need to do? \u2014 Bus ","author_name":"The Graffiti Machine","author_url":"http:\/\/graffitimachine.com","html":"