#SYDWAC - Second Shot, Baby!

Hey, with it, coach, I am Shawn Buttner, your certified high performance coach. And we talk about personal development. We talk about things that will help you overcome struggles that you have in your life so you can live a better life. And today I just want to do a quick update. This is probably the only time that I talk about the COVID vaccine because today is, excuse me, my day to have my second shot. So I wanted to share this because kind of talk through how I thought through it. I think as people that are, we should be role modeling for others. So I wanted to go a little bit into the. My thought process behind it, why I think it's important and, you know, to kind of talk about something that for some strange reason has become this political thing. So my idea here is not to give advice, not to tell you to go one way or the other. I could tell you that, what I would hope you would do. But ultimately, I know that the decision is up to each person and up to you. So I want to acknowledge that part first before people get all snippy on the interwebs. So, okay, so, you know, it's been a crazy year. And the one I think I always kept saying, this past year in lockdown is the one thing that I think will help people feel a little bit more comfortable out in the world. That'll help people, you know, be able to kind of get back to normal would be, you know, vaccination in the majority of the community. So that was the marker that I kept looking at, kept reading about, kept trying to keep up to date on what was going on with the technology and the vetting process for the vaccine and all that kind of stuff. And, you know, so that was kind of the one thing that I thought would really make the big difference in moving us from everyone locked down into being able to go out in the world again. And, you know, this last year, there was a lot of struggle for people. There's a lot of fear, anxiety. There was a lot of uncertainty, you know, as people lost jobs. And so there are a lot of factors going into, you know, being stuck with your kids at all times. You know, even parents that absolutely adore their kids were like, okay, I need a break. My friends that are like, I love my kids, but I just would love to have some quiet for a little bit, you know, that type of stuff, which is fully valid. But, you know, so we had all this, you know, in right before Christmas, my uncle caught Covid because his. My aunt went back to. She used all her paid vacation and stuff, had to go back to school within a week. Caught. Covid gave it to her family Christmas Eve. My uncle got it the day after. Or is New Year's Day the day after New Year's, right. At the turn of the year, he passed away from it. So it's. You know, my dad works at a retirement home as the head of maintenance and housekeeping. You know, that. That moved through their building and, you know, we lost. So he lost some of his. The people he was taking care of or the. The group was taken care of. And so you take that, you take what happened in New York, you take what happened in northern Italy, you take what's happening in India now, and it's still a big deal, right? It's not time to push forward and being fully careless or to not consider it a threat, because I. I think it still is very much. And as we talk about mutations and stuff, there's still a lot going on with. With COVID But, you know, this whole thing about why we should take vaccines, I think there's the, you know, argument that if you're healthy and it's not going to impact you. I've heard people say, well, why would I need to take the shot? And, you know, you might be okay yourself, but again, the whole community, public health aspect of it is, do you want to be the one that passes it to the rest of your family, to people that might not be as healthy as you? Right. And the art. So I think there's the personal will I be okay factor of this. And I think for most people, like, yeah, you know, but when it's not okay, it's really not okay, and it's way more tragic. But it's the responsibility of the community that I don't think it's talked about enough. You know, if you really love your family, if you really love your community, I hate to say say it that way, but, you know, doing simple things like keeping your mask on, getting vaccinated, to me seems like no brainers. Right? It's very little risk for the preventative nature and the caring that you have for the people around you. And I know you might be thinking, well, that's socialism, Sean. You know, why should I have to carry or care about anyone else if I'm going to be okay? And again, fair enough. But at the end of the day, that's a very selfish point of view, and we'll just call that out. What. How I see it, right? So that's why I. I decided, you know, I've had the polio, I'VE had all the vaccines you're supposed to have. You know, there were times where you couldn't get into grade school or college if you didn't have certain vaccines. And so in the way that the technology worked, it made sense to me. So I decided to do it. And I am really excited to get the second shot later today because, you know, with that, you know, I'll be able to go to my uncle's funeral later this year because we had to postpone it because, you know, where my uncle lived, they're still experiencing a lot of infection rate in their community, which is unfortunate, you know, so my poor aunt has been trying to figure this out. When can we get the family together to celebrate my uncle? You know, it's to be able to go see my dad and to fly in a plane without worrying about getting fatally sick or having decreased risk of getting catching it and having a really bad outcome, because it looks like the vaccine helps prevent that. You know, science backs it up. So continue to be aware of what's going on and to see where things change when we get new data coming in to keep open that. Okay, you know, this is a really good thing. How is the landscape changing? You know, how can I really make the best decisions for myself? So I just wanted to leave that on that. So I personally think everyone should get vaccinated. And if you disagree with me, okay, you know, I'm not here to throw this down your throat, but I want to see my family without, you know, feeling like I'm risking passing on something because I'm asymptomatic. I want to be able to travel, to go to different places and not worry about spreading the disease there or catching it from someone. And I think it's really important as like a US Citizen that we get that the sooner that we all get on board with this, the sooner that we can get enough of the population vaccinated, the sooner we can, you know, figure out if people that have had it before are as protected as or not with the vaccine. A couple of open questions. I'll leave it on. You know, the sooner that we can get back to, you know, being able to enjoy going to a restaurant or watching movies in a movie theater or traveling and seeing people. And I think that's really important. That will be a huge celebration. I look forward to celebrating that sometime, hopefully this year if things continue to go on. But I felt like, as someone that, you know, has a very small voice on the Internet, it was worth kind of sharing my thought process on the vaccine. And you know, the first time I got the shot, it. No real side effects at all. I don't. Slight headache. So I think it's going to be really awesome. I'm really excited. So that's it, guys. I just thought I'd do a little bit of an update on that second shot. Baby, let's. Let's get it done and, you know, again, make the right choices for you and your family. I'm not saying that you have to do this. I think it's a good idea. But ultimately, that's your decision. So again, I hope you consider it. I hope you go and do it if you haven't done it already. If you are vaxxed, let's celebrate. I think that's a really good thing. We're getting closer to being able to hug each other again. So thank you for doing what you got to do. And we'll talk tomorrow about something a little bit less edgy, but. Or less political. But that said, we'll see you guys. Talk to you later.