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ve rejected it. And he said, quote, using the f-bomb, which Trump is so good at, he says he doesn't want to fuck with the US. Is that perfect? Remember, I keep telling you that the Democrats, they try to copy Trump and they do it by trying to swear like they think he swears because it seems to work when he does it. They don't do it right. They just throw the f-bombs in podcasts. Whereas when he t…

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ft and gotten jobs and whatever. So it is useful to watch how society can adjust when it just has to. And this living, the cost of living is so high that the seniors just have to adjust. They just won't be able to afford the old kind of lifestyle where you could just live in a big house, I guess. So yeah, you're going to see a lot of people cohabitating. I think they'll be happier. I think they'll be happier having another life in the house.

All right. As I told you, soon as we're done here, Owen Gregorian will have his spaces after party. So just go to X and look for Owen Gregorian and you'll see that.

I think I'll give you one more reframe before we go. Anybody up for another reframe? All right, we got time for one reframe. And then it's time for breakfast.

This is from my book, Reframe Your Brain. Now, the context here, if you're new to this, is that most of the reframes might not be one that you need specifically, but they're all things that you know somebody who needs. So you'll be smarter and more capable of helping other people even if it's not directly for you.

Here's a reframe. One of my favorites. The usual frame is I want to do something. Whatever the thing is, I want to do the thing. I want to get this degree. I want to get this job. I want to accomplish this thing. But a better reframe is I've decided to do it. This is one of my favorites. You've heard this one before, but for those of you who haven't heard it, deciding to do something is an entirely different situation than wanting to do something. So once you understand that distinction that there are things you want that you're probably not going to work that hard on, it's just something you want. But if you decide, then you're going to do whatever it takes.

I told you earlier about my situation with the PET scan and how monstrously painful that was. Did I want to do that or did I decide to do it? I decided because if I simply wanted to do it, there's no way I would have taken that much pain. It was 20 minutes of the worst pain I've ever felt in my life just because I had to be in a certain position that was painful. But because I had decided there was nothing that was going to stop me. And so I managed to hold on to literally the hardest thing I've ever done. I've never experienced that much pain and not be able to move because you can't move. You're in the scanner.

So that's your reframe for the day. Always know t

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he difference between what you want and what you've decided because the things you've decided, you're probably going to get because you won't stop at anything to get them. All right, ladies and gentlemen, that's all I got for you. I'll say a few words privately to the locals beloved people because they're so beloved. And the rest of you, hope to see you tomorrow. Maybe I'll see you on the spaces…

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