<description>&lt;p&gt;Some people have no trouble meeting expectations for others but struggle to follow through on what they want for themselves. If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you.&amp;nbsp;We revisit the Four Tendencies to explore the three biggest challenges Obligers face&amp;mdash;shame, exploitation, and rebellion&amp;mdash;and what actually helps.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Reminder: as an exclusive offer for &amp;ldquo;Happier&amp;rdquo; listeners, you can get 2 weeks FREE plus a special discount to the Activations app at &lt;a href="http://activations.com/happier" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://activations.com/happier&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1771479312630000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw2zhLC5DCUl7Yy9EJKnPA5_"&gt;activations.com/happier&lt;/a&gt;. These guided audios are designed to help you feel motivated, confident, and in charge of your life.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resources &amp;amp; links related to this episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;To identify your Tendency, take the free quiz at &lt;a href="http://gretchenrubin.com/quiz"&gt;gretchenrubin.com/quiz&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Get in touch: &lt;a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com"&gt;podcast@gretchenrubin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Visit&lt;a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Gretchen's website&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Happier&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;app.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

More Happier: Four Tendencies for Obligers—3 Challenges and How to Handle Them [Revisited]

FEB 28, 202639 MIN
Happier with Gretchen Rubin

More Happier: Four Tendencies for Obligers—3 Challenges and How to Handle Them [Revisited]

FEB 28, 202639 MIN

Description

Some people have no trouble meeting expectations for others but struggle to follow through on what they want for themselves. If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you. We revisit the Four Tendencies to explore the three biggest challenges Obligers face—shame, exploitation, and rebellion—and what actually helps. Reminder: as an exclusive offer for “Happier” listeners, you can get 2 weeks FREE plus a special discount to the Activations app at activations.com/happier. These guided audios are designed to help you feel motivated, confident, and in charge of your life. Resources & links related to this episode: To identify your Tendency, take the free quiz at gretchenrubin.com/quiz. Get in touch: [email protected] Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.