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From Despair and Depression to Gratitude and Freedom with Mark Ferrelli
Alison Answers #MissionAwake
English - December 21, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBMental Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement mental health personal development entrepreneurship growth mindset therapy help counseling change emotion freedom Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
When we shift our mindset to view obstacles as opportunities, our whole world changes. Challenges and adversity will come our way, and while it is important to allow ourselves the time and place to feel all the feelings that come along with them, there comes a time to dust ourselves off and keep going. Dealing with loss, whether it’s a loved one, a business, or a dream can be so painful, but it also comes with gifts if we choose to let it. Today’s guest has experienced painful loss and depression but made a choice to commit to his personal growth and choose gratitude for this life each and every day.
Mark Ferrelli had an entrepreneurial spirit all his life and knew he was destined to create great things. After the loss of his mother and grandfather in a short time, and then losing everything in his business curing COVID, he became depressed and felt hopeless. After letting himself feel all the feelings that came along with those losses, he woke up one day and chose gratitude for each day that we get to be alive and have access to food and water that so many people around the world don’t experience. He felt called to create his brand “This New Day” to inspire others to realize the power of gratitude and that this life is too great to live in a victim mentality.
Key highlights:
How Mark got started with his first business and what he learned from that experienceThe importance of teaching communication skills to our children because it is becoming a lost art in today’s worldThe tragedies that struck Mark's life during COVIDThings happen FOR you not TO youWhy Mark started his business “This New Day”Gratitude is free and can change your life if you shift your perspectivePain can be a beautiful gift if we allow itIt’s okay to have a bad day and feel like everything sucks, but there comes a time to pull yourself out of itThe truth is the pathway to all freedomHow 75 hard and podcasts saved Mark’s lifeMark’s fitness tips that got him into the best shape of his life in his 40sIncremental steps are better for the long haul: small is the new bigConnect with Mark Ferrelli:
Instagram: @mark_ferrelli
Podcast: This New Day
This New Day Apparel website: tndapparel.com
Connect with Alison:
Instagram: @alisonanswers | @lagercounseling
Website: LagerCounseling.com
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