Ep. 25 How to Live a Better Story with Erik and Emily Orton
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blog recap for this episode
You do not want to miss today’s episode! We’re talking to Emily & Erik Orton, an unconventional couple who left their home in New York City to live on a sailboat for a year with their five kids. We talk about their life philosophy and how they have intentionally chosen to live a better story. They share how to find adventure in your own life without comparing it to others, how to get past fear and turn your excuses into reasons, and how we can put our lives on autopilot and do small things regularly that will get us to the destinations we dream of.
We loved our conversation with the Ortons and can’t wait for you to get to know them too! Pre-order their upcoming book at www.sevenatsea.com.
Here are two amazing freebies to go along with this episode!
Erik is sharing his very helpful e-book The Money Part e-book for free with our listeners!
You'll also want to download this free Blue Sky Questionnaire from the Orton's!
Blog Recap
A few of our favorite snippets from our conversation:
Get on autopilot for where you really want to go in life. Start by asking the questions:
What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
What would you do if money were no object?
What would you do if you knew you would succeed? No fear of failure?
What do I want my life/my family’s life to look like in 5, 10, 20 years?
Use those answers to decide what matters most and set up the best kind of autopilot for your life. The boring, regular, everyday choices add up to the big, consequential outcomes that we’re seeking.
Erik says that the thing we fear the most is having our dreams actually come true.
“The scariest thing in the world is to have your dreams come true. We’re so afraid of that because we want to shy away from our most honest wants and needs because they ARE scary, not because the thing itself is scary but because deep down we know it’s possible but what we’re scared of is what it’s going to take to make it happen.”
Our excuses are just our fears talking. What’s the smallest thing that I can do to chip away at it? What’s a small thing I can do REGULARLY? So powerful.
How to be anchored in the now:
There will ALWAYS be more chores to do, administrative tasks, emails, etc. but you can set boundaries and only do those things between certain times of days. In the middle, we’re actually LIVING here. Don’t feel bad about future thinking, keep it but just put it on a leash. A gratitude practice can help with that as well.
“What I do know, and I know this deep in my bones for sure, is that when we commit to something, which is the scariest part, when we commit, THAT is when the magic happens.”
You can now pre-order the Orton's upcoming book at www.sevenatsea.com
If you want to get to know Emily and Erik better and you should because they're amazing!!..You can follow them on instagram @emilyorton2020 and @erikorton
links mentioned in this episode:
You can now pre-order the Orton's upcoming book at www.sevenatsea.com
Kristin's favorite thing this week: lime and lemon trees - check Walmart or other stores for trees on clearance right now!
Laura's favorite thing this week: A wonderful food website with delicious, flavorful and healthy recipes Eatyouselfskinny.com -Laura's favorite is this super easy and delicious ginger basil salmon recipe
You can follow the Orton's on instagram @emilyorton2020 and @erikorton
Here are two amazing freebies to go along with this episode!
Erik is sharing his very helpful e-book The Money Part e-book for free with our listeners!
You'll also want to download this free Blue Sky Questionnaire from the Orton's!
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