#416 The Hidden Power of Frustration 🤯

Feeling drained mid-week? This episode explores how micro-flow — quick bursts of deep focus — can revitalize your mind and reset your mood.Key Takeaways:✅ You don’t need hours to enter flow — 2 minutes is enough.✅ Micro-flow acts as a mental “reset button.”✅ Quick immersion in something meaningful reactivates clarity.✅ Flow restores energy by aligning challenge and skill.✅ Your brain craves depth — even in small doses. Make sure to subscribe and follow me for updates, tips, and more ways to stay in the flow! You can connect with me on:• Instagram: @flow_network__• YouTube: @flow_network__• TikTok: @theflownetwork• LinkedIn Newsletter: Daily Flow Stay tuned for more great content, and as always, stay in the flow! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I’ve always been joyful. People tell me they can feel it, even through a screen. Sometimes, just a call leaves them smiling. But joy doesn’t always stay. Anxiety creeps in. Rumination steals it. And suddenly, joy feels far away. Not long ago, I heard a beautiful reflection by Chris Stefanik on the Hallow app, and it hit me: I’ve been treating joy the wrong way. For years, I thought joy was a prize at the end of the road — something you earn after fixing everything.But Chris reminded me: joy is not the destination. It’s the shield.And it’s true. When stress hits, joy gives you resilience. When doubt shows up, joy protects your confidence. When life feels heavy, joy helps you carry it.Psychologist Shawn Achor calls this The Happiness Advantage. At Harvard, his research showed happiness doesn’t follow success — it creates success. Joyful brains are more creative, productive, and capable under pressure.And my friend Nacho Pérez Salazar once told me: “Don’t wait for life to stop being hard to be happy.” That’s it. That’s the truth.So here’s my challenge for you:👉 Today is Monday. This week will bring stress, surprises, and challenges. But you get to choose how to face them. Decide right now to live this week joyfully. Carry joy as your shield into everything ahead.Stay in the Flow 🌊 — and if this message resonated, like, share, and follow so you don’t miss tomorrow’s Daily Flow. Make sure to subscribe and follow me for updates, tips, and more ways to stay in the flow! You can connect with me on:• Instagram: @flow_network__• YouTube: @flow_network__• TikTok: @theflownetwork• LinkedIn Newsletter: Daily Flow Stay tuned for more great content, and as always, stay in the flow! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After witnessing tragedy and cruelty, I cannot stay silent. Evil is real, and today we face a battle between good and evil, beauty and decay. This episode is a raw reflection on responsibility, dignity, and the urgent need to move beyond victimhood.  Make sure to subscribe and follow me for updates, tips, and more ways to stay in the flow! You can connect with me on:• Instagram: @flow_network__• YouTube: @flow_network__• TikTok: @theflownetwork• LinkedIn Newsletter: Daily Flow Stay tuned for more great content, and as always, stay in the flow! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today’s episode reflects on the violent death of Charlie Kirk. He was brave enough to challenge ideas openly—a rare kind of courage. Beyond his loss, what shocks most is seeing some celebrate it, a sign of how broken our society has become. Guided by Stoic wisdom, we explore how to respond: not with hate, not with silence, but with courage, dialogue, and reason.Key Takeaways✅ Violence is cowardice when it replaces words✅ Charlie Kirk showed rare bravery by challenging ideas openly✅ Celebrating death is a symptom of a sick society✅ Stoicism teaches us we can’t control others, only our response✅ True strength is questioning with courage, not silencing with fear  Make sure to subscribe and follow me for updates, tips, and more ways to stay in the flow! You can connect with me on:• Instagram: @flow_network__• YouTube: @flow_network__• TikTok: @theflownetwork• LinkedIn Newsletter: Daily Flow Stay tuned for more great content, and as always, stay in the flow! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

🧠 Alzheimer’s Early Signs & Flow Protection Description: New science shows Alzheimer’s can be detected decades before memory loss starts. From blood tests to smell changes, subtle clues are helping doctors catch it early. Flow practices may be one of the best ways to build brain resilience now.Key Takeaways:✅ Blood tests can detect Alzheimer’s 10–20 years early.✅ Loss of smell and navigation issues are subtle warning signs.✅ Mood and sleep changes may precede memory decline.✅ Flow activities strengthen brain networks and protect long-term health.   Make sure to subscribe and follow me for updates, tips, and more ways to stay in the flow! You can connect with me on:• Instagram: @flow_network__• YouTube: @flow_network__• TikTok: @theflownetwork• LinkedIn Newsletter: Daily Flow Stay tuned for more great content, and as always, stay in the flow! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We’ve all been there—the blank screen, the stuck project, the moment where frustration takes over. But what if frustration isn’t the enemy? What if it’s the signal that you’re on the edge of a breakthrough? In this episode of the Daily Flow Podcast, Manuel del Valle dives into the science and psychology of frustration. Drawing from Steven Kotler’s The Art of Impossible and insights from creativity experts like Sir Ken Robinson, you’ll learn: ✨ Why frustration is a natural and necessary part of the creative process.✨ How your brain uses frustration to keep working beneath the surface, leading to “aha” moments.✨ Practical ways to reframe frustration as proof of progress, not failure.✨ How to channel frustration into energy that fuels your long-term growth. Frustration doesn’t have to drain you—it can drive you. If you learn to pause, reframe, and redirect that energy, you’ll discover it’s not a dead end, but the beginning of your next level. Stay resilient, stay curious, and stay in the flow 🌊. 👉 Want to go deeper? Join our Flow Leadership sessions—next cohort starts soon. Tap the link in the bio to secure your spot. Make sure to subscribe and follow me for updates, tips, and more ways to stay in the flow! You can connect with me on:• Instagram: @flow_network__• YouTube: @flow_network__• TikTok: @theflownetwork• LinkedIn Newsletter: Daily Flow Stay tuned for more great content, and as always, stay in the flow! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today we celebrate the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati, known as “the Man of the Beatitudes”, alongside Carlo Acutis. Frassati was not a priest or monk, but a normal young man who lived with extraordinary love, courage, and integrity. In this episode, you’ll discover: How a young man from privilege chose to live with generosity and service.Why thousands of strangers appeared at his funeral, shocking even his family.The meaning of his famous motto “Verso l’alto”—to the heights.How his life challenges us today to commit to the highest goals and to become the best version of ourselves, despite our shortcomings.  👉 Join our Flow Leadership Sessions. The next cohort begins soon. Link in bio. #PierGiorgioFrassati #Canonization #VersoLAlto #CarloAcutis #Virtue #SundayService #FlowPodcast Make sure to subscribe and follow me for updates, tips, and more ways to stay in the flow! You can connect with me on:• Instagram: @flow_network__• YouTube: @flow_network__• TikTok: @theflownetwork• LinkedIn Newsletter: Daily Flow Stay tuned for more great content, and as always, stay in the flow! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Leadership doesn’t have to feel like anxiety. Research shows it’s less about what you do and more about how you see it. In this episode, we’ll explore the three lenses of work — job, career, and calling — and how shifting perspective can turn leadership into a source of meaning and flow. Key Takeaways:✅ Leadership can feel heavy when it’s only a “job” or “career” lens.✅ A “calling” lens transforms the same work into purpose and impact.✅ Your role doesn’t define your purpose — your perspective does.✅ Reframing leadership reduces anxiety and unlocks flow for your team.✅ Purpose grows when you define the deeper value you bring. Make sure to subscribe and follow me for updates, tips, and more ways to stay in the flow! You can connect with me on:• Instagram: @flow_network__• YouTube: @flow_network__• TikTok: @theflownetwork• LinkedIn Newsletter: Daily Flow Stay tuned for more great content, and as always, stay in the flow! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Multitasking Is a Myth: Focus Like Marcus Aurelius ✨ Multitasking isn’t real—it’s just rapid task-switching that drains your focus. In this episode, we explore how Stoic wisdom from Marcus Aurelius aligns with modern flow psychology: do less, better. Learn the mindset shift from “I have to” → “I want to,” and how a simple night or morning planning ritual frees mental bandwidth for what matters most. Key Takeaways:• ✅ Multitasking is really task-switching, which costs energy and focus.• ✅ Marcus Aurelius: “Do less, better. Ask yourself: is this necessary?”• ✅ Reframe tasks from “I have to” into “I want to” to reclaim agency.• ✅ A nightly or morning planning ritual frees your brain for deep focus.• ✅ Flow comes when you simplify and give one thing your full attention.   Make sure to subscribe and follow me for updates, tips, and more ways to stay in the flow! You can connect with me on:• Instagram: @flow_network__• YouTube: @flow_network__• TikTok: @theflownetwork• LinkedIn Newsletter: Daily Flow Stay tuned for more great content, and as always, stay in the flow! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Inspired by Liam Neeson’s iconic Taken speech, this episode explores how clarity and conviction are not just cinematic—they’re essential for our own lives. We’ll uncover how to answer the “inner kidnappers” that steal our peace and purpose, and how to define the non-negotiables that keep us aligned. Key Takeaways ✅ Clarity is the antidote to fear.✅ Inner saboteurs threaten your purpose daily.✅ Defining your non-negotiables builds unstoppable conviction.   Make sure to subscribe and follow me for updates, tips, and more ways to stay in the flow! You can connect with me on:• Instagram: @flow_network__• YouTube: @flow_network__• TikTok: @theflownetwork• LinkedIn Newsletter: Daily Flow Stay tuned for more great content, and as always, stay in the flow! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.