EP 45 - Monica, Getting Off of Autopilot

It’s so easy to lose the fire but keep the machine moving. We as humans are all prone to it, so what can we do to keep falling prey to the same patterns that inevitably lull us into a slumber? Turns out there’s plenty we can do TODAY to get the ball rolling back in the right direction of living a purposeful life.

What You’ll Learn 

• What Monica thinks it means to be going through the motions

• The difference between operating on autopilot and finding meaning in menial tasks

• Why it matters to be present even when you are working on something alone

• How Dopamine and Cortisol come into play when you are present or drifting

• Signs that you are living on autopilot and other ways to recognize it

• What happens when you finally learn to say no to the things that aren’t right for you

• Why it’s important to keep engaging your brain by doing new and challenging things

• How micro-disruptions can prove helpful in breaking patterns no longer serving you 

Favorite Quote

“What is it that you can do that’s going to make you uncomfortable, because that is the cure to autopilot.”

-Monica Burke