[Applause] yeah Oh Johnny you don’t listen I told
yeah Oh Johnny you don’t listen I told
yeah Oh Johnny you don’t listen I told you to pick up all these toys an hour
you to pick up all these toys an hour
you to pick up all these toys an hour ago
ago
ago what happened weren’t you supposed to
what happened weren’t you supposed to
what happened weren’t you supposed to get your report card today come on hand
get your report card today come on hand
get your report card today come on hand it over let me see
it over let me see
it over let me see oh okay well I guess your sister can be
oh okay well I guess your sister can be
oh okay well I guess your sister can be our honor student
our honor student
our honor student Johnny aren’t you home late today where
Johnny aren’t you home late today where
Johnny aren’t you home late today where were you
were you
were you detention again this is the third time
detention again this is the third time
detention again this is the third time oh my god you’re so stupid you don’t
oh my god you’re so stupid you don’t
oh my god you’re so stupid you don’t listen
listen
listen oh here you’re gonna get detention again
oh here you’re gonna get detention again
oh here you’re gonna get detention again and again and again and then get
and again and again and then get
and again and again and then get suspended well where’s your father
suspended well where’s your father
suspended well where’s your father Michael come down here you have a
Michael come down here you have a
Michael come down here you have a disappointing son so we’ve all heard
disappointing son so we’ve all heard
disappointing son so we’ve all heard these phrases sometimes and they can be
these phrases sometimes and they can be
these phrases sometimes and they can be pretty funny but we know that the work
pretty funny but we know that the work
pretty funny but we know that the work we say can make an impact on others so
we say can make an impact on others so
we say can make an impact on others so throughout me for years I’ve had a lot
throughout me for years I’ve had a lot
throughout me for years I’ve had a lot of opportunities to get involved in
of opportunities to get involved in
of opportunities to get involved in research and become a research assistant
research and become a research assistant
research and become a research assistant in different labs and before starting
in different labs and before starting
in different labs and before starting any research of my own I mainly helped
any research of my own I mainly helped
any research of my own I mainly helped grad students in seniors collect data
grad students in seniors collect data
grad students in seniors collect data for their experiments and usually this
for their experiments and usually this
for their experiments and usually this involved experimenting on little kids
involved experimenting on little kids
involved experimenting on little kids which is a lot of fun so parents would
which is a lot of fun so parents would
which is a lot of fun so parents would come with their child and they come into
come with their child and they come into
come with their child and they come into the lab they’d watch me administer the
the lab they’d watch me administer the
the lab they’d watch me administer the experiment and in the end they would ask
experiment and in the end they would ask
experiment and in the end they would ask me a question they say oh well how did
me a question they say oh well how did
me a question they say oh well how did they do or they say oh you know they
they do or they say oh you know they
they do or they say oh you know they would have done better if they were at
would have done better if they were at
would have done better if they were at home the worst question was how do we
home the worst question was how do we
home the worst question was how do we make the smarter they did so horrible
make the smarter they did so horrible
make the smarter they did so horrible what should I do
what should I do
what should I do I think oh no not this question again
I think oh no not this question again
I think oh no not this question again but I would always have the same answer
but I would always have the same answer
but I would always have the same answer I’d say oh they did so great they’re so
I’d say oh they did so great they’re so
I’d say oh they did so great they’re so hard-working why because their child is
hard-working why because their child is
hard-working why because their child is standing right beside them and what I
standing right beside them and what I
standing right beside them and what I said could impact the way that that
said could impact the way that that
said could impact the way that that child perceived themselves and maybe
child perceived themselves and maybe
child perceived themselves and maybe what I said could impact the way that
what I said could impact the way that
what I said could impact the way that that parent perceived their child so his
that parent perceived their child so his
that parent perceived their child so his first introduced to the term locus of
first introduced to the term locus of
first introduced to the term locus of control one summer when I was doing
control one summer when I was doing
control one summer when I was doing research with dr. Stephen vici he has
research with dr. Stephen vici he has
research with dr. Stephen vici he has dedicated a great portion of his career
dedicated a great portion of his career
dedicated a great portion of his career talking about locus of control locus of
talking about locus of control locus of
talking about locus of control locus of control is the debris
control is the debris
control is the debris which people believe that they can
which people believe that they can
which people believe that they can control the outcomes of events in their
control the outcomes of events in their
control the outcomes of events in their lives so how much you believe that you
lives so how much you believe that you
lives so how much you believe that you can control your life and locus of
can control your life and locus of
can control your life and locus of control is abbreviated as LOC now this
control is abbreviated as LOC now this
control is abbreviated as LOC now this isn’t about bugs locusts of control its
isn’t about bugs locusts of control its
isn’t about bugs locusts of control its locusts as in a point or position on a
locusts as in a point or position on a
locusts as in a point or position on a spectrum so before I continue I’ll
spectrum so before I continue I’ll
spectrum so before I continue I’ll demonstrate so how many of you have seen
demonstrate so how many of you have seen
demonstrate so how many of you have seen the water bottle flipping trend on the
the water bottle flipping trend on the
the water bottle flipping trend on the Internet now if you haven’t it’s ok it’s
Internet now if you haven’t it’s ok it’s
Internet now if you haven’t it’s ok it’s really simple
really simple
really simple basically you tried to flip a water
basically you tried to flip a water
basically you tried to flip a water bottle and make it land up right so this
bottle and make it land up right so this
bottle and make it land up right so this might take me a few tries forgive me but
might take me a few tries forgive me but
might take me a few tries forgive me but I’ll try my best
I’ll try my best
I’ll try my best ok let’s see ok whoa thank you thank you
ok let’s see ok whoa thank you thank you
ok let’s see ok whoa thank you thank you ok so that was exciting
ok so that was exciting
ok so that was exciting so this wasn’t an April Fool’s joke this
so this wasn’t an April Fool’s joke this
so this wasn’t an April Fool’s joke this wasn’t something that was for no reason
wasn’t something that was for no reason
wasn’t something that was for no reason I have a question to ask you guys do you
I have a question to ask you guys do you
I have a question to ask you guys do you think I was able to do this because of
think I was able to do this because of
think I was able to do this because of luck or because I had practiced
luck or because I had practiced
luck or because I had practiced beforehand
beforehand
beforehand so how many think luck and how many
so how many think luck and how many
so how many think luck and how many think I’d practice beforehand ok great
think I’d practice beforehand ok great
think I’d practice beforehand ok great so if you thought that I was able to do
so if you thought that I was able to do
so if you thought that I was able to do this because I practiced beforehand you
this because I practiced beforehand you
this because I practiced beforehand you would get a point towards internal on
would get a point towards internal on
would get a point towards internal on our scale because you believed that I
our scale because you believed that I
our scale because you believed that I had control over the situation I
had control over the situation I
had control over the situation I practiced and I was able to do this if
practiced and I was able to do this if
practiced and I was able to do this if you answered Luck you would get a point
you answered Luck you would get a point
you answered Luck you would get a point towards external on our scale because
towards external on our scale because
towards external on our scale because you believe that outside forces other
you believe that outside forces other
you believe that outside forces other things chance impacted this outcome
things chance impacted this outcome
things chance impacted this outcome overall when you take a full locus of
overall when you take a full locus of
overall when you take a full locus of control questionnaire if you answer more
control questionnaire if you answer more
control questionnaire if you answer more points internally your internal or you
points internally your internal or you
points internally your internal or you think you can control most things in
think you can control most things in
think you can control most things in your life and if you get more points for
your life and if you get more points for
your life and if you get more points for its external you think other people
its external you think other people
its external you think other people other things powerful others chance
other things powerful others chance
other things powerful others chance impacts most of your life now what do I
impacts most of your life now what do I
impacts most of your life now what do I think
think
think I’m very internal I know that what I do
I’m very internal I know that what I do
I’m very internal I know that what I do can affect my outcome so I practice this
can affect my outcome so I practice this
can affect my outcome so I practice this as much as I could before coming here I
as much as I could before coming here I
as much as I could before coming here I looked up how to do this figured out a
looked up how to do this figured out a
looked up how to do this figured out a way that this would work for me figured
way that this would work for me figured
way that this would work for me figured out little hacks and tips so I picked a
out little hacks and tips so I picked a
out little hacks and tips so I picked a water bottle with a big surface area at
water bottle with a big surface area at
water bottle with a big surface area at the bottom I figured out how much water
the bottom I figured out how much water
the bottom I figured out how much water to fill only one thirds of the way
to fill only one thirds of the way
to fill only one thirds of the way I kind of figured out when to release I
I kind of figured out when to release I
I kind of figured out when to release I just practice this annoyed my roommate
just practice this annoyed my roommate
just practice this annoyed my roommate yeah the whole works
yeah the whole works
yeah the whole works so overall is it more beneficial to be
so overall is it more beneficial to be
so overall is it more beneficial to be internal or external overall studies
internal or external overall studies
internal or external overall studies show internal now before any of you get
show internal now before any of you get
show internal now before any of you get upset because you pick luck in this
upset because you pick luck in this
upset because you pick luck in this situation don’t worry this is just one
situation don’t worry this is just one
situation don’t worry this is just one question and you have to take a full
question and you have to take a full
question and you have to take a full locus of control questionnaire to figure
locus of control questionnaire to figure
locus of control questionnaire to figure out if you’re more internal or external
out if you’re more internal or external
out if you’re more internal or external if you take the full questionnaire it
if you take the full questionnaire it
if you take the full questionnaire it takes many factors into account also you
takes many factors into account also you
takes many factors into account also you want to remember that locus of control
want to remember that locus of control
want to remember that locus of control is measured on a continuum so scoring
is measured on a continuum so scoring
is measured on a continuum so scoring exclusively internal or external is very
exclusively internal or external is very
exclusively internal or external is very rare and you don’t want a really score
rare and you don’t want a really score
rare and you don’t want a really score exclusively internal thinking more
exclusively internal thinking more
exclusively internal thinking more externally can help in situations where
externally can help in situations where
externally can help in situations where being to internal would be inappropriate
being to internal would be inappropriate
being to internal would be inappropriate so for example if you put out your
so for example if you put out your
so for example if you put out your recycling and it was never picked up by
recycling and it was never picked up by
recycling and it was never picked up by your waste management company that
your waste management company that
your waste management company that wouldn’t be your fault right but if you
wouldn’t be your fault right but if you
wouldn’t be your fault right but if you were to internal and you blamed yourself
were to internal and you blamed yourself
were to internal and you blamed yourself and you thought you can control
and you thought you can control
and you thought you can control everything
everything
everything then you’d be thinking to internally and
then you’d be thinking to internally and
then you’d be thinking to internally and thinking more externally and realizing
thinking more externally and realizing
thinking more externally and realizing that other things impacted your
that other things impacted your
that other things impacted your situation would be beneficial now if you
situation would be beneficial now if you
situation would be beneficial now if you put your recycling out on the wrong day
put your recycling out on the wrong day
put your recycling out on the wrong day but you blame the company for not
but you blame the company for not
but you blame the company for not picking it up then you’d be thinking to
picking it up then you’d be thinking to
picking it up then you’d be thinking to externally you wouldn’t realize that you
externally you wouldn’t realize that you
externally you wouldn’t realize that you were to blame you were the cause of the
were to blame you were the cause of the
were to blame you were the cause of the problem
problem
problem so why was i interested in this what
so why was i interested in this what
so why was i interested in this what initially attracted me did this so I’ll
initially attracted me did this so I’ll
initially attracted me did this so I’ll give you an example say there are two
give you an example say there are two
give you an example say there are two students in the classroom and one is
students in the classroom and one is
students in the classroom and one is internal and one is external but they
internal and one is external but they
internal and one is external but they both failed their exam if you ask them
both failed their exam if you ask them
both failed their exam if you ask them why did you fail your exam the internal
why did you fail your exam the internal
why did you fail your exam the internal student would say that this was because
student would say that this was because
student would say that this was because they didn’t study hard enough and that’s
they didn’t study hard enough and that’s
they didn’t study hard enough and that’s why they didn’t do really well if you
why they didn’t do really well if you
why they didn’t do really well if you ask the external student they would say
ask the external student they would say
ask the external student they would say they hated their professor and they
they hated their professor and they
they hated their professor and they weren’t wearing their lucky shirt so on
weren’t wearing their lucky shirt so on
weren’t wearing their lucky shirt so on the next exam
the next exam
the next exam what would you see you would most likely
what would you see you would most likely
what would you see you would most likely see that that internal student studied
see that that internal student studied
see that that internal student studied harder and received a better score that
harder and received a better score that
harder and received a better score that external student would have just worn
external student would have just worn
external student would have just worn their lucky shirt and not seen a change
their lucky shirt and not seen a change
their lucky shirt and not seen a change in their grade and studies reflect this
in their grade and studies reflect this
in their grade and studies reflect this studies show that locus of control is
studies show that locus of control is
studies show that locus of control is the single most important factor in
the single most important factor in
the single most important factor in determining academic achievement and six
determining academic achievement and six
determining academic achievement and six even when IQ is controlled for so since
even when IQ is controlled for so since
even when IQ is controlled for so since the 50s hundreds of thousands of
the 50s hundreds of thousands of
the 50s hundreds of thousands of experiments have been conducted about
experiments have been conducted about
experiments have been conducted about this concept an academic achievement is
this concept an academic achievement is
this concept an academic achievement is just one of the things that they studied
just one of the things that they studied
just one of the things that they studied overall being internal F helps in many
overall being internal F helps in many
overall being internal F helps in many many areas of life and yeah academic
many areas of life and yeah academic
many areas of life and yeah academic achievement is one of them so my first
achievement is one of them so my first
achievement is one of them so my first example is elite athletes and I’m just
example is elite athletes and I’m just
example is elite athletes and I’m just gonna be mentioning my favorite studies
gonna be mentioning my favorite studies
gonna be mentioning my favorite studies but you can go look and find some more
but you can go look and find some more
but you can go look and find some more of your own
of your own
of your own so elite athletes are significantly more
so elite athletes are significantly more
so elite athletes are significantly more likely to be internal and Muhammad Ali
likely to be internal and Muhammad Ali
likely to be internal and Muhammad Ali is my favorite example he has quotes
is my favorite example he has quotes
is my favorite example he has quotes that go I am the greatest I said that
that go I am the greatest I said that
that go I am the greatest I said that before I knew I was he also says I hated
before I knew I was he also says I hated
before I knew I was he also says I hated every minute of training but I said
every minute of training but I said
every minute of training but I said don’t quit suffer now and live the rest
don’t quit suffer now and live the rest
don’t quit suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion great
of your life as a champion great
of your life as a champion great internal phrasing to drug and alcohol
internal phrasing to drug and alcohol
internal phrasing to drug and alcohol addiction is significantly less common
addiction is significantly less common
addiction is significantly less common amongst internals why because they’re
amongst internals why because they’re
amongst internals why because they’re less likely to be coerced to is bullying
less likely to be coerced to is bullying
less likely to be coerced to is bullying internal students are less likely to
internal students are less likely to
internal students are less likely to face bullying so as an internal student
face bullying so as an internal student
face bullying so as an internal student if a bully came up to me and said oh I
if a bully came up to me and said oh I
if a bully came up to me and said oh I hate your shoes what are those I would
hate your shoes what are those I would
hate your shoes what are those I would say these are my Crocs and I like them
lastly dialysis patients are
lastly dialysis patients are significantly more likely to adhere to
significantly more likely to adhere to
significantly more likely to adhere to treatment because if their internal why
treatment because if their internal why
treatment because if their internal why because they believe what they do will
because they believe what they do will
because they believe what they do will impact their health so if they follow
impact their health so if they follow
impact their health so if they follow treatment they’ll see better health
treatment they’ll see better health
treatment they’ll see better health outcomes so after reading these papers
outcomes so after reading these papers
outcomes so after reading these papers and hundreds of others the papers I
and hundreds of others the papers I
and hundreds of others the papers I think there was something missing I
think there was something missing I
think there was something missing I couldn’t find something why wasn’t
couldn’t find something why wasn’t
couldn’t find something why wasn’t anyone trying to make people think more
anyone trying to make people think more
anyone trying to make people think more internally or just change locus of
internally or just change locus of
internally or just change locus of control so I looked for more studies I
control so I looked for more studies I
control so I looked for more studies I couldn’t find anything but I thought if
couldn’t find anything but I thought if
couldn’t find anything but I thought if someone could find an intervention if
someone could find an intervention if
someone could find an intervention if someone could change locus of control
someone could change locus of control
someone could change locus of control this would open up a whole new realm of
this would open up a whole new realm of
this would open up a whole new realm of locus of control research so funny
locus of control research so funny
locus of control research so funny enough I was taking a psych methods
enough I was taking a psych methods
enough I was taking a psych methods class and I had to pick an experiment to
class and I had to pick an experiment to
class and I had to pick an experiment to study that semester I had some time I
study that semester I had some time I
study that semester I had some time I thought well why not so I talked to my
thought well why not so I talked to my
thought well why not so I talked to my group and we decided to see if we could
group and we decided to see if we could
group and we decided to see if we could change locus of control in a short
change locus of control in a short
change locus of control in a short period of time
period of time
period of time four minutes to be exact why four
four minutes to be exact why four
four minutes to be exact why four minutes because shorter interventions
minutes because shorter interventions
minutes because shorter interventions are easier to implement and that’s what
are easier to implement and that’s what
are easier to implement and that’s what we wanted is this work to work we wanted
we wanted is this work to work we wanted
we wanted is this work to work we wanted it to be implemented so what do we do
it to be implemented so what do we do
it to be implemented so what do we do we had a pretest the measured locus of
we had a pretest the measured locus of
we had a pretest the measured locus of control and then we had our intervention
control and then we had our intervention
control and then we had our intervention video and that was only four minutes
video and that was only four minutes
video and that was only four minutes long and then we had a post-test that
long and then we had a post-test that
long and then we had a post-test that measured what happened to locus of
measured what happened to locus of
measured what happened to locus of control afterwards so the intervention
control afterwards so the intervention
control afterwards so the intervention was a valence video and valence means
was a valence video and valence means
was a valence video and valence means charge so charged with positive language
charge so charged with positive language
charge so charged with positive language and imagery or negative language and
and imagery or negative language and
and imagery or negative language and imagery so our positive video was a
imagery so our positive video was a
imagery so our positive video was a workout motivation video people were
workout motivation video people were
workout motivation video people were waking up early to go to the gym they
waking up early to go to the gym they
waking up early to go to the gym they were climbing up mountains living off
were climbing up mountains living off
were climbing up mountains living off heavy weights and the external video was
heavy weights and the external video was
heavy weights and the external video was negative it was about climate change and
negative it was about climate change and
negative it was about climate change and how nothing could be done to change the
how nothing could be done to change the
how nothing could be done to change the climate people were crying floods were
climate people were crying floods were
climate people were crying floods were washing away homes and politicians
washing away homes and politicians
washing away homes and politicians weren’t able to come up with the
weren’t able to come up with the
weren’t able to come up with the consensus on what to do so we
consensus on what to do so we
consensus on what to do so we hypothesized that after watching the
hypothesized that after watching the
hypothesized that after watching the positive video our participants on
positive video our participants on
positive video our participants on average would become more internal and
average would become more internal and
average would become more internal and realized they did have control over
realized they did have control over
realized they did have control over their lives after watching the negative
their lives after watching the negative
their lives after watching the negative video they would become more external
video they would become more external
video they would become more external realizing that there were some things
realizing that there were some things
realizing that there were some things that that were out of their control
that that were out of their control
that that were out of their control so what do we find I’ll show you with
so what do we find I’ll show you with
so what do we find I’ll show you with some of the data with this table so on
some of the data with this table so on
some of the data with this table so on our y-axis we see locus of control score
our y-axis we see locus of control score
our y-axis we see locus of control score so the higher the score the more
so the higher the score the more
so the higher the score the more external the lower the score more
external the lower the score more
external the lower the score more internal on our x-axis we see which
internal on our x-axis we see which
internal on our x-axis we see which participant group they were in they
participant group they were in they
participant group they were in they either watch a positive video or the
either watch a positive video or the
either watch a positive video or the negative video so this blue bar shows
negative video so this blue bar shows
negative video so this blue bar shows our pretest for locus of control before
our pretest for locus of control before
our pretest for locus of control before they watch the positive video and our
they watch the positive video and our
they watch the positive video and our post tests we see that scores became
post tests we see that scores became
post tests we see that scores became statistically significantly more
statistically significantly more
statistically significantly more internal after watching the positive
internal after watching the positive
internal after watching the positive video this blue bar shows what our locus
video this blue bar shows what our locus
video this blue bar shows what our locus of control scores were before watching
of control scores were before watching
of control scores were before watching the negative video and those
the negative video and those
the negative video and those participants became more external but
participants became more external but
participants became more external but this wasn’t statistically significant
this wasn’t statistically significant
this wasn’t statistically significant so overall the good news is it’s pretty
so overall the good news is it’s pretty
so overall the good news is it’s pretty easy to think more internally but it’s
easy to think more internally but it’s
easy to think more internally but it’s more challenging to think externally so
more challenging to think externally so
more challenging to think externally so why am I here today why are you here
why am I here today why are you here
why am I here today why are you here today why do I need your help so we have
today why do I need your help so we have
today why do I need your help so we have to change our locus of control
to change our locus of control
to change our locus of control we know that by just the way we’re
we know that by just the way we’re
we know that by just the way we’re thinking that’s going to impact our
thinking that’s going to impact our
thinking that’s going to impact our outcomes so it would be my dream to
outcomes so it would be my dream to
outcomes so it would be my dream to implement an intervention in workplaces
implement an intervention in workplaces
implement an intervention in workplaces in schools and hospitals but
in schools and hospitals but
in schools and hospitals but intervention is very difficult without
intervention is very difficult without
intervention is very difficult without community support so I thought we would
community support so I thought we would
community support so I thought we would implement some ideas amongst ourselves
implement some ideas amongst ourselves
implement some ideas amongst ourselves so I’ve come up with some ideas through
so I’ve come up with some ideas through
so I’ve come up with some ideas through my research to help you think and act
my research to help you think and act
my research to help you think and act more internally but you can apply these
more internally but you can apply these
more internally but you can apply these to other areas of your life of course so
to other areas of your life of course so
to other areas of your life of course so the first one is parenting I’m not a
the first one is parenting I’m not a
the first one is parenting I’m not a parent so I don’t want to tell parents
parent so I don’t want to tell parents
parent so I don’t want to tell parents what to do but we can all change the way
what to do but we can all change the way
what to do but we can all change the way we interact with kids this is important
we interact with kids this is important
we interact with kids this is important because locus of control is learned so
because locus of control is learned so
because locus of control is learned so we want to teach kids the thought
we want to teach kids the thought
we want to teach kids the thought process of being internal while they’re
process of being internal while they’re
process of being internal while they’re young so if your child did really well
young so if your child did really well
young so if your child did really well don’t tell your son oh you’re so smart
don’t tell your son oh you’re so smart
don’t tell your son oh you’re so smart I’m so proud of you
I’m so proud of you
I’m so proud of you tell them you’re so hard-working I’m so
tell them you’re so hard-working I’m so
tell them you’re so hard-working I’m so proud of you why because being smart is
proud of you why because being smart is
proud of you why because being smart is out of a child’s control but being
out of a child’s control but being
out of a child’s control but being hard-working isn’t being hard-working
hard-working isn’t being hard-working
hard-working isn’t being hard-working shows that what you do impacts your
shows that what you do impacts your
shows that what you do impacts your outcome and that’s exactly how it
outcome and that’s exactly how it
outcome and that’s exactly how it internal things also if your child wants
internal things also if your child wants
internal things also if your child wants to try something new
to try something new
to try something new encourage them motivate them don’t tear
encourage them motivate them don’t tear
encourage them motivate them don’t tear them down make them think that they can
them down make them think that they can
them down make them think that they can do anything they set their minds to
do anything they set their minds to
do anything they set their minds to as long
as long
as long they put in the effort health so when
they put in the effort health so when
they put in the effort health so when trying to achieve a new fitness goal
trying to achieve a new fitness goal
trying to achieve a new fitness goal it’s important to believe in yourself
it’s important to believe in yourself
it’s important to believe in yourself now I believe in setting attainable
now I believe in setting attainable
now I believe in setting attainable goals but if you know you can’t do
goals but if you know you can’t do
goals but if you know you can’t do something don’t do it if I wanted to do
something don’t do it if I wanted to do
something don’t do it if I wanted to do a backflip right now that would be very
a backflip right now that would be very
a backflip right now that would be very bad idea because I had scoliosis surgery
bad idea because I had scoliosis surgery
bad idea because I had scoliosis surgery as a kid you would have to take me to
as a kid you would have to take me to
as a kid you would have to take me to the hospital across the street no no no
the hospital across the street no no no
the hospital across the street no no no but I know I could run a 10k so if my
but I know I could run a 10k so if my
but I know I could run a 10k so if my goal was to run an eight-minute mile or
goal was to run an eight-minute mile or
goal was to run an eight-minute mile or run a 10-minute mile but I didn’t think
run a 10-minute mile but I didn’t think
run a 10-minute mile but I didn’t think I could even run a 15-minute mile then I
I could even run a 15-minute mile then I
I could even run a 15-minute mile then I wouldn’t run it all and I wouldn’t reach
wouldn’t run it all and I wouldn’t reach
wouldn’t run it all and I wouldn’t reach anywhere close to my goal number two if
anywhere close to my goal number two if
anywhere close to my goal number two if you or someone you know has been
you or someone you know has been
you or someone you know has been diagnosed with an illness it’s important
diagnosed with an illness it’s important
diagnosed with an illness it’s important to try and believe that your treatment
to try and believe that your treatment
to try and believe that your treatment will work so consult your health care
will work so consult your health care
will work so consult your health care providers come up with a treatment plan
providers come up with a treatment plan
providers come up with a treatment plan and most importantly practice it and
and most importantly practice it and
and most importantly practice it and also believe it’ll work
also believe it’ll work
also believe it’ll work so the placebo effect kind of comes into
so the placebo effect kind of comes into
so the placebo effect kind of comes into this so the placebo effect is is really
this so the placebo effect is is really
this so the placebo effect is is really interesting to me if a lot of times
interesting to me if a lot of times
interesting to me if a lot of times medications work just as well as
medications work just as well as
medications work just as well as placebos drugs that are just sugar pills
placebos drugs that are just sugar pills
placebos drugs that are just sugar pills they don’t really do anything depression
they don’t really do anything depression
they don’t really do anything depression medications have been shown to work just
medications have been shown to work just
medications have been shown to work just as well as perceived placebos and even
as well as perceived placebos and even
as well as perceived placebos and even activate the same regions of the brain
activate the same regions of the brain
activate the same regions of the brain as SSRIs so it’s important to Regis
as SSRIs so it’s important to Regis
as SSRIs so it’s important to Regis believe that something will work it
believe that something will work it
believe that something will work it might actually work for you so lastly
might actually work for you so lastly
might actually work for you so lastly our environment so it’s important to
our environment so it’s important to
our environment so it’s important to make sure that you encourage others who
make sure that you encourage others who
make sure that you encourage others who are going through a difficult time
are going through a difficult time
are going through a difficult time empower them motivate them create a
empower them motivate them create a
empower them motivate them create a positive environment why because our
positive environment why because our
positive environment why because our environment really impacts our
environment really impacts our
environment really impacts our perceptions if you surround yourself
perceptions if you surround yourself
perceptions if you surround yourself with external people who blame others
with external people who blame others
with external people who blame others who victimize themselves and don’t take
who victimize themselves and don’t take
who victimize themselves and don’t take responsibility for their actions it’s
responsibility for their actions it’s
responsibility for their actions it’s going to be harder to remain as internal
going to be harder to remain as internal
going to be harder to remain as internal as you could be lastly try and change
as you could be lastly try and change
as you could be lastly try and change your perceptions and realize that
your perceptions and realize that
your perceptions and realize that there’s some things that you could
there’s some things that you could
there’s some things that you could actually change just by the way that
actually change just by the way that
actually change just by the way that you’re thinking so for example if you
you’re thinking so for example if you
you’re thinking so for example if you have a situation and you need to realize
have a situation and you need to realize
have a situation and you need to realize that you’d actually didn’t do so well
that you’d actually didn’t do so well
that you’d actually didn’t do so well think could I have done something
think could I have done something
think could I have done something differently change your person
differently change your person
differently change your person options really be self-actualized so
options really be self-actualized so
options really be self-actualized so overall I want you to take a few
overall I want you to take a few
overall I want you to take a few messages with you surround yourself with
messages with you surround yourself with
messages with you surround yourself with positivity and encouragement also be
positivity and encouragement also be
positivity and encouragement also be more more self-aware just know that how
more more self-aware just know that how
more more self-aware just know that how you perceive your situations matter if
you perceive your situations matter if
you perceive your situations matter if you need help thinking more internally
you need help thinking more internally
you need help thinking more internally just know it may only take four minutes
just know it may only take four minutes
just know it may only take four minutes so let’s share more inspiring stories
so let’s share more inspiring stories
so let’s share more inspiring stories let’s empower others and ourselves
let’s empower others and ourselves
let’s empower others and ourselves because ultimately you can change your
because ultimately you can change your
because ultimately you can change your life just by changing the way you’re
life just by changing the way you’re
life just by changing the way you’re perceiving it thank you
perceiving it thank you
perceiving it thank you [Applause]
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