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[Applause] have you ever made a bad decision
have you ever made a bad decision
have you ever made a bad decision we all have most of the decisions we
we all have most of the decisions we
we all have most of the decisions we make are based on how we feel
make are based on how we feel
make are based on how we feel overeating cheating on an exam maybe
overeating cheating on an exam maybe
overeating cheating on an exam maybe staying in a bad relationship or ending
staying in a bad relationship or ending
staying in a bad relationship or ending a good one
a good one
a good one the majority of our decisions are guided
the majority of our decisions are guided
the majority of our decisions are guided by our emotions so it’s important that
by our emotions so it’s important that
by our emotions so it’s important that we understand this we make about 35,000
we understand this we make about 35,000
we understand this we make about 35,000 decisions in a single day now I don’t
decisions in a single day now I don’t
decisions in a single day now I don’t know how many how many of these are bad
know how many how many of these are bad
know how many how many of these are bad ones but what I do know is that the most
ones but what I do know is that the most
ones but what I do know is that the most most of them are guided by our decision
most of them are guided by our decision
most of them are guided by our decision our emotional process people say funny
our emotional process people say funny
our emotional process people say funny things to me all the time they say
things to me all the time they say
things to me all the time they say things like I’m not an emotional thinker
things like I’m not an emotional thinker
things like I’m not an emotional thinker and they say funny things to other
and they say funny things to other
and they say funny things to other people like this have you ever been
people like this have you ever been
people like this have you ever been called an emotional person
called an emotional person
called an emotional person I’m not an emotional person but that
I’m not an emotional person but that
I’m not an emotional person but that always seems very funny to me because
always seems very funny to me because
always seems very funny to me because all human beings are emotional people
all human beings are emotional people
all human beings are emotional people it’s part of being a human and yet we
it’s part of being a human and yet we
it’s part of being a human and yet we hear this all the time here’s something
hear this all the time here’s something
hear this all the time here’s something else funny that people say they say that
else funny that people say they say that
else funny that people say they say that when they get old they they’re okay if
when they get old they they’re okay if
when they get old they they’re okay if their body breaks down they’re fine if
their body breaks down they’re fine if
their body breaks down they’re fine if they need help going up and down the
they need help going up and down the
they need help going up and down the stairs they need a little assistance
stairs they need a little assistance
stairs they need a little assistance getting in and out of bed but they want
getting in and out of bed but they want
getting in and out of bed but they want their minds to be intact ever heard that
their minds to be intact ever heard that
their minds to be intact ever heard that they want to be of sound mind and yet
they want to be of sound mind and yet
they want to be of sound mind and yet how many of us actually take the time to
how many of us actually take the time to
how many of us actually take the time to become emotionally fit I’ve never met
become emotionally fit I’ve never met
become emotionally fit I’ve never met anybody who’s older who actually wishes
anybody who’s older who actually wishes
anybody who’s older who actually wishes that they knew how to play more Sudoku
that they knew how to play more Sudoku
that they knew how to play more Sudoku but I have met people who are older who
but I have met people who are older who
but I have met people who are older who wish that they’ve connected more with
wish that they’ve connected more with
wish that they’ve connected more with other people who wish that they’d
other people who wish that they’d
other people who wish that they’d experienced more of what life has to
experienced more of what life has to
experienced more of what life has to offer and yet we don’t learn about how
offer and yet we don’t learn about how
offer and yet we don’t learn about how to become emotionally fit we take care
to become emotionally fit we take care
to become emotionally fit we take care of our bodies all the time we go to the
of our bodies all the time we go to the
of our bodies all the time we go to the gym we put protein in our shakes we wear
gym we put protein in our shakes we wear
gym we put protein in our shakes we wear little devices on our risks that track
little devices on our risks that track
little devices on our risks that track every single movement that we make in a
every single movement that we make in a
every single movement that we make in a day and we put to work in our lattes we
day and we put to work in our lattes we
day and we put to work in our lattes we drink tumeric lattes but what do we do
drink tumeric lattes but what do we do
drink tumeric lattes but what do we do for our own emotional health our own
for our own emotional health our own
for our own emotional health our own emotional fitness unfortunately we’re
emotional fitness unfortunately we’re
emotional fitness unfortunately we’re not actually taught to live in the world
not actually taught to live in the world
not actually taught to live in the world emotionally we’re taught social skills
emotionally we’re taught social skills
emotionally we’re taught social skills we’re taught lots of important things
we’re taught lots of important things
we’re taught lots of important things but our parents never came around and
but our parents never came around and
but our parents never came around and said all right guys gather round table
said all right guys gather round table
said all right guys gather round table we’re going to talk about how to manage
we’re going to talk about how to manage
we’re going to talk about how to manage our emotions today it just never
our emotions today it just never
our emotions today it just never happened at least not in my house what
happened at least not in my house what
happened at least not in my house what we’re taught is important things how to
we’re taught is important things how to
we’re taught is important things how to read how to write how to talk and walk
read how to write how to talk and walk
read how to write how to talk and walk how to make friends how to not piss off
how to make friends how to not piss off
how to make friends how to not piss off your boss but we’re not taught about our
your boss but we’re not taught about our
your boss but we’re not taught about our emotional health
emotional health
emotional health now I’ve conducted in my career close to
now I’ve conducted in my career close to
now I’ve conducted in my career close to 500 psychological assessments and this
500 psychological assessments and this
500 psychological assessments and this basically involves me running a bunch of
basically involves me running a bunch of
basically involves me running a bunch of tests and I measure things like IQ and
tests and I measure things like IQ and
tests and I measure things like IQ and attention and academic knowledge and
attention and academic knowledge and
attention and academic knowledge and social-emotional functioning in memory
social-emotional functioning in memory
social-emotional functioning in memory and then I deliver the results and
and then I deliver the results and
and then I deliver the results and there’s always one score that everybody
there’s always one score that everybody
there’s always one score that everybody wants to know and they’re like I don’t
wants to know and they’re like I don’t
wants to know and they’re like I don’t care about the rest of the scores just
care about the rest of the scores just
care about the rest of the scores just tell me my IQ I want to know my IQ
tell me my IQ I want to know my IQ
tell me my IQ I want to know my IQ that’s the one they want to know the
that’s the one they want to know the
that’s the one they want to know the most especially when they think it’s
most especially when they think it’s
most especially when they think it’s high and that’s because we still have a
high and that’s because we still have a
high and that’s because we still have a very strong association between
very strong association between
very strong association between conventional smart or conventional
conventional smart or conventional
conventional smart or conventional wisdom and success and happiness in life
wisdom and success and happiness in life
wisdom and success and happiness in life and it’s just not the full picture IQ
and it’s just not the full picture IQ
and it’s just not the full picture IQ plays a portent an important role but
plays a portent an important role but
plays a portent an important role but actually people and this has been shown
actually people and this has been shown
actually people and this has been shown and proven through studies people who
and proven through studies people who
and proven through studies people who show higher levels of emotional fitness
show higher levels of emotional fitness
show higher levels of emotional fitness they’re much likelier to be happier and
they’re much likelier to be happier and
they’re much likelier to be happier and successful later in life than those who
successful later in life than those who
successful later in life than those who have lower levels of emotional fitness
have lower levels of emotional fitness
have lower levels of emotional fitness and higher IQs but we don’t learn this
things are actually getting tougher in
things are actually getting tougher in the world and emotional Fitness is going
the world and emotional Fitness is going
the world and emotional Fitness is going to be more important and not critical
to be more important and not critical
to be more important and not critical for all of us going forward but
for all of us going forward but
for all of us going forward but especially you guys and here’s why the
especially you guys and here’s why the
especially you guys and here’s why the pace of the world is changing at a rate
pace of the world is changing at a rate
pace of the world is changing at a rate that is faster than it has ever changed
that is faster than it has ever changed
that is faster than it has ever changed in the past and our brains ability to
in the past and our brains ability to
in the past and our brains ability to process this world which we’re doing all
process this world which we’re doing all
process this world which we’re doing all the time we’re constantly modulating
the time we’re constantly modulating
the time we’re constantly modulating interacting trying to make sense of it
interacting trying to make sense of it
interacting trying to make sense of it it has not increased to the same rate
it has not increased to the same rate
it has not increased to the same rate and this is just getting worse we’re
and this is just getting worse we’re
and this is just getting worse we’re having a faster more automated world and
having a faster more automated world and
having a faster more automated world and a brain processing speed that can’t keep
a brain processing speed that can’t keep
a brain processing speed that can’t keep up the result more stress and more
up the result more stress and more
up the result more stress and more anxiety so it’s going to be more crucial
anxiety so it’s going to be more crucial
anxiety so it’s going to be more crucial than ever to be able to manage our
than ever to be able to manage our
than ever to be able to manage our emotions and we know life can get tough
emotions and we know life can get tough
emotions and we know life can get tough and it will
and it will
and it will get tough and for young people in some
get tough and for young people in some
get tough and for young people in some ways it’s going to get tougher the
ways it’s going to get tougher the
ways it’s going to get tougher the average income for people aged between
average income for people aged between
average income for people aged between 18 and 35 has gone down for the past 25
18 and 35 has gone down for the past 25
18 and 35 has gone down for the past 25 years meanwhile the cost of living has
years meanwhile the cost of living has
years meanwhile the cost of living has gone up the majority of jobs that are
gone up the majority of jobs that are
gone up the majority of jobs that are created now a part-timer contract
created now a part-timer contract
created now a part-timer contract student debt is the highest it’s ever
student debt is the highest it’s ever
student debt is the highest it’s ever been and wealth disparity is also the
been and wealth disparity is also the
been and wealth disparity is also the highest sever been so we’ve got some
highest sever been so we’ve got some
highest sever been so we’ve got some problems anybody here seen the movie
problems anybody here seen the movie
problems anybody here seen the movie Inside Out great movie great great movie
Inside Out great movie great great movie
Inside Out great movie great great movie there’s so much going on in that movie
there’s so much going on in that movie
there’s so much going on in that movie when I took my husband to see it halfway
when I took my husband to see it halfway
when I took my husband to see it halfway through he looked at me and he’s like
through he looked at me and he’s like
through he looked at me and he’s like this is a psych movie and it is because
this is a psych movie and it is because
this is a psych movie and it is because it talks about the five most basic
it talks about the five most basic
it talks about the five most basic primal emotions that we all experience
primal emotions that we all experience
primal emotions that we all experience in life and by universal what I mean is
in life and by universal what I mean is
in life and by universal what I mean is they look the same on our faces across
they look the same on our faces across
they look the same on our faces across all countries but there’s only three
all countries but there’s only three
all countries but there’s only three emotions that matter the most when it
emotions that matter the most when it
emotions that matter the most when it comes to our decision-making process
comes to our decision-making process
comes to our decision-making process because these are the ones that drive
because these are the ones that drive
because these are the ones that drive our emotions in our story our decisions
our emotions in our story our decisions
our emotions in our story our decisions more than any other emotion and those
more than any other emotion and those
more than any other emotion and those are love hate and fear so if you can
are love hate and fear so if you can
are love hate and fear so if you can understand that love hate and fear will
understand that love hate and fear will
understand that love hate and fear will drive your decisions more than any other
drive your decisions more than any other
drive your decisions more than any other emotion you’re already on the road to
emotion you’re already on the road to
emotion you’re already on the road to emotional fitness let’s talk about love
emotional fitness let’s talk about love
emotional fitness let’s talk about love all since the beginning of time we’ve
all since the beginning of time we’ve
all since the beginning of time we’ve had the desire for love and it made a
had the desire for love and it made a
had the desire for love and it made a lot of sense because to be loved and
lot of sense because to be loved and
lot of sense because to be loved and approved of it would ensure our survival
approved of it would ensure our survival
approved of it would ensure our survival right if we got into trouble someone
right if we got into trouble someone
right if we got into trouble someone would help us and even today there’s
would help us and even today there’s
would help us and even today there’s lots of benefits to being loved
lots of benefits to being loved
lots of benefits to being loved companionship support help so it’s very
companionship support help so it’s very
companionship support help so it’s very natural that we desire it as long as we
natural that we desire it as long as we
natural that we desire it as long as we don’t take it to an extreme and this is
don’t take it to an extreme and this is
don’t take it to an extreme and this is where so many of us run into trouble
where so many of us run into trouble
where so many of us run into trouble we’ve got this idea in our minds that we
we’ve got this idea in our minds that we
we’ve got this idea in our minds that we have to be loved we need to be loved in
have to be loved we need to be loved in
have to be loved we need to be loved in order to be happy and somebody else has
order to be happy and somebody else has
order to be happy and somebody else has got to give it to us and we see this in
got to give it to us and we see this in
got to give it to us and we see this in books and TVs and films magazines
books and TVs and films magazines
books and TVs and films magazines everything turn on the television watch
everything turn on the television watch
everything turn on the television watch a commercial you’ll see the product or
a commercial you’ll see the product or
a commercial you’ll see the product or service that’s being advertised the
service that’s being advertised the
service that’s being advertised the message isn’t very subtle by our product
message isn’t very subtle by our product
message isn’t very subtle by our product or by our service because you need it
or by our service because you need it
or by our service because you need it be better and if you’re better you’ll be
be better and if you’re better you’ll be
be better and if you’re better you’ll be loved and if you’re loved you’ll be
loved and if you’re loved you’ll be
loved and if you’re loved you’ll be happy and we listen to this as teenagers
happy and we listen to this as teenagers
happy and we listen to this as teenagers and our music the lyrics think about
and our music the lyrics think about
and our music the lyrics think about some of the lyrics in our music I need
some of the lyrics in our music I need
some of the lyrics in our music I need your love I’m nothing without you you’re
your love I’m nothing without you you’re
your love I’m nothing without you you’re my everything and my personal favorite
my everything and my personal favorite
my everything and my personal favorite you’re nobody till somebody loves you
you’re nobody till somebody loves you
you’re nobody till somebody loves you the message we we listen to countless
the message we we listen to countless
the message we we listen to countless hours of this as young people especially
hours of this as young people especially
hours of this as young people especially it’s amazing how much consumption of
it’s amazing how much consumption of
it’s amazing how much consumption of this kind of these lyrics that we expose
this kind of these lyrics that we expose
this kind of these lyrics that we expose ourselves to and the message is very
ourselves to and the message is very
ourselves to and the message is very clear you can’t be happy unless somebody
clear you can’t be happy unless somebody
clear you can’t be happy unless somebody loves you and that’s just not true so
loves you and that’s just not true so
loves you and that’s just not true so what we need to do is make a distinction
what we need to do is make a distinction
what we need to do is make a distinction between needing love in order to be
between needing love in order to be
between needing love in order to be happy and desiring it because we all
happy and desiring it because we all
happy and desiring it because we all have a natural desire and a natural
have a natural desire and a natural
have a natural desire and a natural drive to be loved and that’s great
drive to be loved and that’s great
drive to be loved and that’s great because it’s amazing to feel connected
because it’s amazing to feel connected
because it’s amazing to feel connected to another human being but do we
to another human being but do we
to another human being but do we absolutely need to be connected to
absolutely need to be connected to
absolutely need to be connected to another human being in order to feel
another human being in order to feel
another human being in order to feel happy no we don’t let’s talk about hate
happy no we don’t let’s talk about hate
happy no we don’t let’s talk about hate and anger this is a really motivating
and anger this is a really motivating
and anger this is a really motivating emotion now it can be helpful in some
emotion now it can be helpful in some
emotion now it can be helpful in some ways it can help us create boundaries
ways it can help us create boundaries
ways it can help us create boundaries and teach people how to treat us it can
and teach people how to treat us it can
and teach people how to treat us it can give us the courage to confront an
give us the courage to confront an
give us the courage to confront an appropriate boss or deal with an abusive
appropriate boss or deal with an abusive
appropriate boss or deal with an abusive family member but it can also make us do
family member but it can also make us do
family member but it can also make us do very foolish things like drive
very foolish things like drive
very foolish things like drive dangerously behind the wheel punch
dangerously behind the wheel punch
dangerously behind the wheel punch somebody in the face I could write a
somebody in the face I could write a
somebody in the face I could write a nasty comment on social media from
nasty comment on social media from
nasty comment on social media from behind our computer screen at some point
behind our computer screen at some point
behind our computer screen at some point or another in our lives we will all have
or another in our lives we will all have
or another in our lives we will all have felt as though someone wronged us some
felt as though someone wronged us some
felt as though someone wronged us some past injustice that someone has done to
past injustice that someone has done to
past injustice that someone has done to us we’ve all felt that way somebody
us we’ve all felt that way somebody
us we’ve all felt that way somebody wronged us and they’ve got to pay for
wronged us and they’ve got to pay for
wronged us and they’ve got to pay for and it’s that feeling of hate and anger
and it’s that feeling of hate and anger
and it’s that feeling of hate and anger it keeps us stuck stuck on that idea
it keeps us stuck stuck on that idea
it keeps us stuck stuck on that idea that someone wronged us stuck in the
that someone wronged us stuck in the
that someone wronged us stuck in the feeling of anger and hate and we need to
feeling of anger and hate and we need to
feeling of anger and hate and we need to let that go and the only way to let it
let that go and the only way to let it
let that go and the only way to let it go is to let go of the hope and the
go is to let go of the hope and the
go is to let go of the hope and the expectation that the world is a just and
expectation that the world is a just and
expectation that the world is a just and equal place all the time because it’s
equal place all the time because it’s
equal place all the time because it’s not
sometimes it’s not fair sometimes people
sometimes it’s not fair sometimes people hurt us it’s part of the human
hurt us it’s part of the human
hurt us it’s part of the human experience and if we can understand that
experience and if we can understand that
experience and if we can understand that and come to terms with that a great
and come to terms with that a great
and come to terms with that a great weight is lifted off of us whoever it
weight is lifted off of us whoever it
weight is lifted off of us whoever it was that wronged you in your life your
was that wronged you in your life your
was that wronged you in your life your sister shady co-worker former friend let
sister shady co-worker former friend let
sister shady co-worker former friend let go of the idea the need to expose them
go of the idea the need to expose them
go of the idea the need to expose them as a wrongdoer to the world now we’re
as a wrongdoer to the world now we’re
as a wrongdoer to the world now we’re all searching for the same thing in life
all searching for the same thing in life
all searching for the same thing in life or we’re all trying to go for the same
or we’re all trying to go for the same
or we’re all trying to go for the same thing but same achieve the same goal and
thing but same achieve the same goal and
thing but same achieve the same goal and that is to avoid as much pain and
that is to avoid as much pain and
that is to avoid as much pain and suffering as we possibly can and
suffering as we possibly can and
suffering as we possibly can and sometimes we’ll elect to choose or we’ll
sometimes we’ll elect to choose or we’ll
sometimes we’ll elect to choose or we’ll choose to feel misery over feeling
choose to feel misery over feeling
choose to feel misery over feeling afraid as a lesser of two evils because
afraid as a lesser of two evils because
afraid as a lesser of two evils because it’s easier to feel afraid it’s a sorry
it’s easier to feel afraid it’s a sorry
it’s easier to feel afraid it’s a sorry it’s easier to feel misery feeling
it’s easier to feel misery feeling
it’s easier to feel misery feeling afraid is hard and we feel afraid we’re
afraid is hard and we feel afraid we’re
afraid is hard and we feel afraid we’re afraid of failure we’re afraid of
afraid of failure we’re afraid of
afraid of failure we’re afraid of getting hurt we’re afraid of the unknown
getting hurt we’re afraid of the unknown
getting hurt we’re afraid of the unknown and so we stay in situations we stay in
and so we stay in situations we stay in
and so we stay in situations we stay in relationships or we vote for a certain
relationships or we vote for a certain
relationships or we vote for a certain person because we’re terrified and it
person because we’re terrified and it
person because we’re terrified and it motivates us to inaction as much as it
motivates us to inaction as much as it
motivates us to inaction as much as it will motivate us to action in all my
will motivate us to action in all my
will motivate us to action in all my years as therapists I’ve learned one
years as therapists I’ve learned one
years as therapists I’ve learned one thing there’s only one way to deal with
thing there’s only one way to deal with
thing there’s only one way to deal with fear and that’s to look at straight in
fear and that’s to look at straight in
fear and that’s to look at straight in the face and invite it in you can’t
the face and invite it in you can’t
the face and invite it in you can’t think your way out of fear you have to
think your way out of fear you have to
think your way out of fear you have to act your way out of fear
act your way out of fear
act your way out of fear you’ve got to stare it down in the face
you’ve got to stare it down in the face
you’ve got to stare it down in the face like you would the barrel of a gun you
like you would the barrel of a gun you
like you would the barrel of a gun you have to invite it into your life you
have to invite it into your life you
have to invite it into your life you have to confront the very thing it is
have to confront the very thing it is
have to confront the very thing it is that you feel afraid of and you have to
that you feel afraid of and you have to
that you feel afraid of and you have to allow yourself to feel the fear in order
allow yourself to feel the fear in order
allow yourself to feel the fear in order to get over it if you’re afraid of
to get over it if you’re afraid of
to get over it if you’re afraid of flying you’ll have to get on a plane if
flying you’ll have to get on a plane if
flying you’ll have to get on a plane if you’re afraid you’re crazy new idea for
you’re afraid you’re crazy new idea for
you’re afraid you’re crazy new idea for a product or an app isn’t going to fly
a product or an app isn’t going to fly
a product or an app isn’t going to fly launch it anyway fall flat on your face
launch it anyway fall flat on your face
launch it anyway fall flat on your face if you have to because at least you
if you have to because at least you
if you have to because at least you won’t look back later on and say I wish
won’t look back later on and say I wish
won’t look back later on and say I wish I had
ten years ago I was very afraid I made a
ten years ago I was very afraid I made a life-changing decision but it didn’t
life-changing decision but it didn’t
life-changing decision but it didn’t come easy I just finished my
come easy I just finished my
come easy I just finished my undergraduate degree in McMaster had
undergraduate degree in McMaster had
undergraduate degree in McMaster had been working in the corporate world for
been working in the corporate world for
been working in the corporate world for a few years and I was living in London
a few years and I was living in London
a few years and I was living in London and I was working for one of the biggest
and I was working for one of the biggest
and I was working for one of the biggest cosmetics companies in the world and I
cosmetics companies in the world and I
cosmetics companies in the world and I was doing a lot of things that a lot of
was doing a lot of things that a lot of
was doing a lot of things that a lot of people would think are pretty fun things
people would think are pretty fun things
people would think are pretty fun things like traveling around the world first
like traveling around the world first
like traveling around the world first class meeting celebrities making a ton
class meeting celebrities making a ton
class meeting celebrities making a ton of money and I was miserable and I was
of money and I was miserable and I was
of money and I was miserable and I was very afraid I was afraid that if I left
very afraid I was afraid that if I left
very afraid I was afraid that if I left people would think I was a failure and I
people would think I was a failure and I
people would think I was a failure and I was afraid that if I left I would think
was afraid that if I left I would think
was afraid that if I left I would think that I was a failure but I knew
that I was a failure but I knew
that I was a failure but I knew something had to change
something had to change
something had to change so I quit packed up my stuff and I moved
so I quit packed up my stuff and I moved
so I quit packed up my stuff and I moved back to my parents house into my old
back to my parents house into my old
back to my parents house into my old bedroom that was a low point and I spent
bedroom that was a low point and I spent
bedroom that was a low point and I spent the next year just dealing with the
the next year just dealing with the
the next year just dealing with the emotions that came from making that
emotions that came from making that
emotions that came from making that change some of them are positive but a
change some of them are positive but a
change some of them are positive but a lot of them were negative and instead of
lot of them were negative and instead of
lot of them were negative and instead of running away from those negative
running away from those negative
running away from those negative emotions the way I normally would
emotions the way I normally would
emotions the way I normally would instead of distracting myself and
instead of distracting myself and
instead of distracting myself and figuring out ways that I didn’t have to
figuring out ways that I didn’t have to
figuring out ways that I didn’t have to deal with them instead i sat with them I
deal with them instead i sat with them I
deal with them instead i sat with them I let myself feel them I didn’t push them
let myself feel them I didn’t push them
let myself feel them I didn’t push them aside I made myself get acquainted with
aside I made myself get acquainted with
aside I made myself get acquainted with them I became friends with them I took
them I became friends with them I took
them I became friends with them I took the longest walks of my life I turned
the longest walks of my life I turned
the longest walks of my life I turned down invitations to go out with people
down invitations to go out with people
down invitations to go out with people and stayed home on a Saturday night so
and stayed home on a Saturday night so
and stayed home on a Saturday night so that I could sit alone in the silence of
that I could sit alone in the silence of
that I could sit alone in the silence of my own thoughts really getting to
my own thoughts really getting to
my own thoughts really getting to understand Who I am and what I really
understand Who I am and what I really
understand Who I am and what I really needed what I really wanted and it was
needed what I really wanted and it was
needed what I really wanted and it was doing that that finally led me to the
doing that that finally led me to the
doing that that finally led me to the emotions that I needed to feel in order
emotions that I needed to feel in order
emotions that I needed to feel in order to make what I think was one of the
to make what I think was one of the
to make what I think was one of the better decisions in my life and those
better decisions in my life and those
better decisions in my life and those feelings were hope excitement and
feelings were hope excitement and
feelings were hope excitement and confidence and the decision I made was
confidence and the decision I made was
confidence and the decision I made was to go back to graduate school full-time
to go back to graduate school full-time
to go back to graduate school full-time and I had to start from square one I had
and I had to start from square one I had
and I had to start from square one I had to leave a career that I had built up
to leave a career that I had built up
to leave a career that I had built up and I had to go back to scratch starting
and I had to go back to scratch starting
and I had to go back to scratch starting from the
from the
from the very beginning of a brand-new career and
very beginning of a brand-new career and
very beginning of a brand-new career and I was scared but I did it anyway and
I was scared but I did it anyway and
I was scared but I did it anyway and I’ve never read it it because since then
I’ve never read it it because since then
I’ve never read it it because since then I have truly never worked a day in my
I have truly never worked a day in my
I have truly never worked a day in my life the time for you guys to get
life the time for you guys to get
life the time for you guys to get emotionally fit is now I’m going to tell
emotionally fit is now I’m going to tell
emotionally fit is now I’m going to tell you what nobody told me which is that
you what nobody told me which is that
you what nobody told me which is that you can actually learn this this is a
you can actually learn this this is a
you can actually learn this this is a learning you can become more emotionally
learning you can become more emotionally
learning you can become more emotionally lean and if you start now it’s going to
lean and if you start now it’s going to
lean and if you start now it’s going to be that much easier for you and life
be that much easier for you and life
be that much easier for you and life gets tough down the road and it will it
gets tough down the road and it will it
gets tough down the road and it will it probably already has but it’s going to
probably already has but it’s going to
probably already has but it’s going to get tougher our problems just get more
get tougher our problems just get more
get tougher our problems just get more complex as we get older and if you’re
complex as we get older and if you’re
complex as we get older and if you’re emotionally lean you’re going to have
emotionally lean you’re going to have
emotionally lean you’re going to have the cushion and the buffer to bounce
the cushion and the buffer to bounce
the cushion and the buffer to bounce back from those stresses much more
back from those stresses much more
back from those stresses much more easily you can learn this so do this and
easily you can learn this so do this and
easily you can learn this so do this and when you learn it teach it teach it to
when you learn it teach it teach it to
when you learn it teach it teach it to your children your emotions rule to
your children your emotions rule to
your children your emotions rule to learn to rule your emotions thank you
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