Press "Enter" to skip to content

Can You Change Your Perception in Four Minutes? | Pari Majd | TEDxEmory


[Applause]

[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]

”

Be First to Comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *