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How can you experience joy, no matter what is happening around you?
Tommy Newberry
Our guest today is bestselling author and founder of The 1% Club, Tommy Newberry. He beautifully illustrates for us that it’s not only possible but necessary!
Listen as we discuss the 4:8 Principle and why it is so important to our joy and wellbeing both personally and professionally. In a world where fear and negativity are rampant, we can shift the narrative and bring about positive change in our lives and for others.
Tommy Newberry is the author of seven books—including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, The 4:8 Principle, as well as the motivational classic, Success is Not an Accident—both of which have been translated into dozens of languages.
He is also the founder and head coach of AchievingOPTIMAL, an organization focused on helping Christian entrepreneurs and their families maximize their full potential. He has dedicated the last 30 years to helping entrepreneurs and their families work less, earn more, and create greater significance with the right accomplishments.
Tommy has appeared as a guest on over 200 radio and television programs, including Fox & Friends, The Lou Dobbs Show, Your World With Neil Cavuto, Janet Parshall’s America, The Fox News Strategy Room, and many others. His annual Couples Planning Retreat takes world-class planning tools into the family realm allowing husband and wife to design a more intentional, simplified and enriching life together.
He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Kristin. They have three boys, two out of college, one married and the youngest still in high school.
What We Discuss in this Episode
- How to have a have a joy-filled life
- The power of focusing on the good in situations
- Philippians 4:8 as a tactical tool for life
- Why you don’t won’t wait until struggle comes to condition your mind
- Differentiating joy and happiness
- The hidden costs of scattered thinking
- The advantage of being a B-talent
- Creating a TO STOP list
- How to improve your self-concept
- The underlying barrier to self-confidence
- Creating a detailed personal mission statement
Podcast Highlights
2:20 – The 4:8 Principle
9:20 – Healthy nutrition for your mind
13:35 – Joy vs happiness
18:30 – The hidden costs of scattered thinking
24:20 – The 3 parts of your self-concept
33:30 – Creating a personal mission statement
Favorite Quotes
“I believe something wonderful is going to happen to me today.”
“You are a beautiful, wonderful child of God.”
“Joy is proactive happiness. It’s how you choose to live.”
“Practice the 4:8 Principle during the routine times, so that it’s not a big ask when crisis or adversity hits.”
“Why settle for small incremental change when you can have transformation?”
Additional Resources
Join the 40 Day Joy Challenge! www.joychallenge.com – use the Coupon Code LOT48 for free access
- The 4:8 Principle: The Secret to a Joy-Filled Life
- Success Is Not An Accident
- 40 Days To A Joy-Filled Life
- The Daily Guide To A Joy-Filled Life
- Think 4:8: 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life for Teens
- I Call Shotgun
Connect with Tommy Newberry
- Website: tommynewberry.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommynewberry
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TommyNewberry
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachtommynewberry
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