In this brief YouTube video, the speaker greets viewers on the morning of March 17, 2025, sharing a personal update about feeling under the weather after a recent work trip and caring for his pet dog, Mako, who had an upset stomach that disrupted the speaker’s sleep. He reflects on how attending to Mako shifted his attention away from his own discomfort, leading to an improved mood. The speaker then offers a concise piece of advice: when feeling stuck or unwell, deliberately move focus from internal concerns to helping or caring for others, as this external focus can boost one’s own wellbeing. He closes with a friendly “Happy Monday” and a St. Patrick’s Day greeting, encouraging viewers to have an awesome day.
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Good morning, everyone. Here is your moment of yes. Monday, March 17th. Yeah, it's early. Meeting a friend for breakfast this morning. Yeah, not feeling. Got a little bit under the weather while in California for my last sort of work trip here before. I've got another week and a half before the next one, but kind of like been dragging. Last few days. Um, uh, but last night, uh, uh, or I guess yesterday morning, noticed that, uh, that Mako wasn't feeling great. He's kind of upset stomach or whatever. Um, and I thought he was fine. Then when he went to bed last night, um, he was like at the door like every hour, um, needing to go outside. And, uh, uh, I noticed that by focusing on him the entire night, Not getting much sleep, but focusing on him the entire night, uh, made me focus on myself a whole lot less. I think we all, we all kind of get that when we focus on someone or something else, um, outside of just, you know, whether we feel great or whatnot. Um, we end up actually kind of feeling better ourselves because we're, we're putting our attention elsewhere. Um, and so, uh, this morning I think he's doing better. Just, I don't know, whatever, something in his stomach or whatever. But I noticed like, yeah, I mean, outside of me being congested, you guys can tell I'm congested, I am feeling better as well. So, when you need, you know, in the book I talk about going from internal to external. Whenever you're kind of in your own stuff, stuck, not feeling great, shift your focus off of you, shift your focus onto someone else. And, And I guarantee you're going to feel better. So there you have it. Happy Monday, everyone. Oh, happy St. Patrick's Day too. There we go. That's your moment of yes. Have an awesome day.
