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What Was Lewis Howes's Life Like in His Mid-20s? · The School of Greatness

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Let Go of Expectations and Attract What You Desire | Lewis Howes

Lewis Howes, host of The School of Greatness and author of Make Money Easy, examines why unspoken expectations leave hardworking people feeling stuck and resentful. Releasing demands on timing and outcome while keeping the effort high makes room for good things to arrive. Topics include the silent contracts journaling exercise, the “Would you be willing…

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  1. What Is a Silent Contract? at 11:14

    A silent contract is the unspoken bargain Lewis Howes names as doing something and then treating a return as owed: I did blank, so I am owed blank. Full answer

  2. What Is the Thief of Joy? at 15:31

    Lewis Howes says comparison is the thief of joy. Full answer

  3. What Was Lewis Howes's Life Like in His Mid-20s? at 19:07

    Lewis Howes was broke in his mid-20s, with no money, sleeping on his sister's couch and working an unpaid internship a few days a week in Columbus, Ohio. Full answer

  4. How Do You Stop Feeling Behind Successful People? at 22:04

    Lewis Howes says looking at a successful person's life at the same stage stops the feeling of being behind and turns the gap into learning. Full answer

  5. Why Do People Walk Past What They Wanted? at 34:40

    Lewis Howes says people walk right past the exact thing they have been asking for because it did not show up looking the way they pictured it. Full answer

  6. Why Did Lewis Howes Start a Relationship in Therapy? at 39:58

    Lewis Howes started the relationship in therapy because expecting a partner to understand his entire history, every gesture, every word, and every future… Full answer

  7. Why Are People Afraid to Stop Expecting? at 44:49

    Lewis Howes calls expectation number five the fear that if you stop expecting something, you will stop getting it. Full answer

  8. Why Did Lewis Howes Meet His Wife Later? at 51:35

    Lewis Howes met his wife later because he was not emotionally ready 10 years earlier. The love of his life showed up when he stopped trying to force it. Full answer

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