A live motivational talk excerpt emphasizing "extreme self care": prioritizing oneself (putting oneself first), mirroring expectations for others, refreshing belief systems, and surrounding oneself with positive people; includes audience interaction and a reference to Cheryl Richardson's book 'Take Time for Your Life.'
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So extreme self care measures. What does that look like? How about this? Take time for your life. How many people run around serving so many other people before they serve themselves? Raise your hand. If you raise your hands high if you do that. Amen, my brother. Clap. Clap. That's a bump for you too. Let's clap. If you do that. Okay. If you don't do that, clap. Not bad. That's not bad. There's about seven or eight of you. Take time for your life. Cheryl Richardson wrote a wonderful book called take time for your life. If you're having problems scheduling yourself, putting yourself somewhere on the list, preferably first, check out that book. It's a good one. Mirror your expectations that, that you expect from others. You need to show it in yourself. Right? Freshen up your belief system. What do you believe? What are your belief systems? Surround yourself with positive people. You think that makes a difference in your life? To surround yourself with positive people? Oh yeah. When you're surrounded by negative people, what does that feel like?
I do not let them drag me down.
Mark says don't let them drag them down. Sharon says it sucks the life out of you what's happening on this room.
If you allow them to, they pull you.
Down. Just hook up a hose. Just hook up the hose. Because they'll siphon it all out of you. Right. And when they're done sucking you dry, they feel better. Right? Right. They don't change anything. No, they don't change anything. They don't do anything differently. They suck you dry. And then how are you left? Feeling depleted? Flattened?
