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Choose Progress Before Certainty: A Mental Health Journey of Inner Healing & Purpose with Gloria Lorelai Lee · The Purpose and Progress Podcast Show

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Gloria Lorelai Lee:: Living a life that's true to me, that
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feels really authentic to me, that feels aligned with my own
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personal truths and values, and having the courage to not follow
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the conventional path what society or family has
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conditioned us to believe, what success may look like, you got
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to define that on your own terms. It's going to look very
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differently to everybody. I think essentially, we all have
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our own shared humanity where we have the same, similar journeys
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and similar emotions, wants, desires at the end of the day,
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but we all have different ways of going about it. But I think
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just continuing to follow your heart, following your gut and
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intuition, and discerning what's your own truth versus all the
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outside noise, you can have so many different people's opinions
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and guidance. But at the end of the day, you know yourself best.
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Dr. Jim Price:: Hello, I'm Dr. Jim Price, and welcome to The
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Purpose and Progress Podcast. This is the place where we
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explore how purpose can guide our actions, and how growth can
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become a part of our everyday lives. On the show, I talk with
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amazing guests, from educators and creators to everyday people
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with extraordinary stories about the challenges they face, the
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lessons they've learned, and how to keep moving forward. My goal
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is to share conversations that inspire you to live
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intentionally, embrace growth, and take meaningful steps to
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your own purpose. Let's get started.
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Hello, everyone. Welcome again. This is The Purpose and Progress
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Podcast Show. I'm your host, Dr. Jim Price. We are here to share
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inspirational stories about inspirational folks doing
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amazing things to help others, inspire others to be better
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versions of themselves, and to be reaching for, and motivated
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toward, and growing, and nurturing their own selves, and
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their own personal lives. And today is no different. We have a
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wonderful guest. She is a certified high-performance coach
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and energy healer who helps people develop clarity through
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courage, resilience, and purpose. Her journey has shaped
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by adversity, uncertainty, and unconventional choices.
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Including growing up amid mental health challenges, poverty, and
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loneliness. Leaving a stable hospitality career to work in
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Australia, and later moving to Africa to serve with a volunteer
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organization. These experiences led her to build a
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purpose-driven coaching business focused on helping people take
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aligned action before they feel fully ready. She brings an
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honest perspective on resilience, personal growth,
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purpose, and the mind self shifts that can transform
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adversity into meaningful life of service. Today, we have
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Gloria Lee. Gloria Lee, how are you doing today?
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Gloria Lorelai Lee:: I'm doing really well. How about you?
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Thanks for having me.
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Dr. Jim Price:: I'm just blessed. We talk about the
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differences, you're in Canada, and I'm in Massachusetts, and
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with NBA Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies happening
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and stuff. I'm familiar with a lot of the stuff that we have. I
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keep up with a lot. I have connections, and a lot of the
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people in Canada too, so I definitely love that. I'm so
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definitely blessed to have you on the show to share your story,
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your motivational story in terms of things. I would say, we talk
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a little bit, people see the finished product, they see the
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finish line, but they don't see when things started. They don't
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see the starting line. They only see the finish line, success and
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things like that. And sometimes, that gets lost and shuffled. So
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this is what the show is about, to share those aspects of the
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wonderful guests that we have with the audience so they can
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Gloria Lorelai Lee:: Yeah. It's been a long journey. There's
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connect better to knowing the person more outside the success.
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So this is what it's about. So if you were to start to share,
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what do you feel when you started your journey? What
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been so many chapters, so many seasons in my life that I've
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influenced you to start on your journey to success and stuff
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like that?
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went through over the years, over the decades. I've always
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been someone that's always been very curious about the meaning
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of life. I've always been into personal growth and development,
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and just in continuous improvement, right? But in the
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early stages of my life, I did grow up around, in my
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upbringing, a lot of mental health challenges with anxiety
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and depression within my family. And through that upbringing,
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there was a lot of different things that I was going through.
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And all the way up into my youth and in my 20s, I was doing a lot
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of traveling in search of something outside of myself,
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something bigger, like the meaning behind all of it. And to
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kind of sum things up, I would say around the pandemic years
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when the world was in lockdown, those were like the prime years
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where I really got to do a deep dive into personal development,
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my healing journey, and really go deep into what experience
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have I encountered, what adversities, what experiences
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have shaped me into who I am today, and who it's made me
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become. And then now I'm here, and I'm still at it. We're still
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on this human journey, and it's never ending. It's always a
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continuous process and a journey. But yeah, thanks for
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having me once again.
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Dr. Jim Price:: That's what I always say to my students. I do
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the counselor with the kids and stuff too, and I'm always
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saying, hey, every day is a brand new day to learn things,
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to be better, to improve yourself. We all make mistakes.
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That's what life is about. You make mistakes. You hopefully
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learn from those mistakes, and you use those mistakes to grow
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and nurture your own personal growth. And I think that's a lot
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of what you're been doing. Using whatever obstacles and
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challenges to actually grow and nurture yourself, and make
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progress in terms of where you want to go, and what you want to
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do. And of course, having your story help others to be able to
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overcome their challenges and stuff. Because sometimes, I
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always say, you never know who's watching, never know who you're
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influencing through your story of enduring challenges and
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overcoming obstacles in life. That's so wonderful. Of course,
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it's always wonderful to have people sharing their story like
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that. I know we talk about obstacles a little bit and
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things like that. What do you feel were some of the obstacles
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that were maybe challenge or challenges that you face upon
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your journey to success in that way?
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Gloria Lorelai Lee:: I think through most of my life, it was
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dealing with anxiety, dealing with depression, dealing with
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loneliness. Feeling like the people, I had a lot of friends
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growing up in school, all of that, but I still felt kind of
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lonely. Like no one else was going through what I was going
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through, and I was in search of something deeper and more
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meaningful at the same time and all of those things. And of
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course, with all the things that I grew up with in childhood, I
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think later when I grew up, I kind of dealt with addiction
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patterns. I went through existential crises. I've had
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spiritual awakenings and out of body experiences where I've had
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chapters. I've awakened to the fact that, oh, we're energy
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beings. We're souls having infinite lifetimes. All of these
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things, and that was a huge, huge journey I went through. But
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there was a lot of different things throughout. But I think
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during the pandemic years, even though I was doing all of the
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work, the inner work, the personal development work, some
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of the things that I was struggling with was because I
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was doing all this work. There was so much energy and focus on
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the past and what has happened to me, and the stories that I
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was constantly putting so much energy, that that was my life. I
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wasn't able to enjoy my life anymore or the simplicity of the
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day to day life. The focus was that I was in a way reliving
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some of it. I think it's important to have that balance
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of really doing the work, and introspecting, and reflecting.
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But then also moving through it so that you're learning through
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it, and then you're continuing on with life. But I think the
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struggle I had was I didn't know where the balance was. I either
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went deep into personal development and then into the
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healing healing journey where I got so focused in all the
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traumas and the drama that came with that. I was stuck there,
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and I was almost drowning in my emotions, and know how to get
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out of it. And especially when you go through seasons of
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anxiety and depression, it's really hard to move out of it.
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When you're in the middle of it, it just feels like you're barely
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surviving. If you are surviving, it's minute to minute, day to
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day, week to week. And it really does take a lot. There's a lot
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behind the scenes when people are going through life and doing
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the inner work that you don't see.
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Dr. Jim Price:: So true. As I always say, the first step is
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always the most important step, realizing that there's a
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problem. And mental health is just such a major thing today.
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There's so much around that. But then there's such a lack of
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resources to address a lot of that and stuff like that. When
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you see how the mental health, even in school settings and
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stuff like that, how mental health has been a major
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challenge for students, college students, adults living their
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adult lives, and trying to work through traumas and stuff like
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that that they may have not have worked through. Whether
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childhood trauma or just stress, anxiety. A lot of those are
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challenges that can definitely impact people's lives and stuff
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like that. And to be able to recognize and be like, okay,
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there's a problem here. That's the first step. And then doing
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those actionable steps toward trying to address a lot of those
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things is so important. I like that you pointed that out in
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terms of the journey and the spiritual aspects of it, stuff
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like that. I totally incorporate prayer in everything I do, so I
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definitely resonate with the spiritual aspects of it. And the
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science of synchronicity, all the stuff that goes with it and
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stuff like that too, so thank you. That was so great right
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there. If you were to say, as far as achievements, various
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things like that, what would you say that you hold dear to you in
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terms of maybe achievements and stuff like that that you feel
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that you hold dear?
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Gloria Lorelai Lee:: Yeah. I would say, just living a life
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that's true to me, that feels really authentic to me, that
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feels aligned with my own personal truths and values. And
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having the courage to not follow the conventional path, what
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society or family has conditioned us to believe, what
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success may look like, you got to define that on your own
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terms. It's going to look very differently to everybody. I
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think essentially, we all have our own shared humanity where we
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have the same similar journeys, and similar emotions, wants,
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desires at the end of the day. But we all have different ways
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of going about it. But I think just continuing to follow your
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heart, following your gut and intuition, and discerning what's
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your own truth versus all the outside noise. You can have so
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many different people's opinions and guidance. But at the end of
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the day, you know yourself best. And so it's really tuning
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inward, and doing the inner work. I would say those are the
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things. And by following my passions, being of service where
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I can, even the little things and the little interactions in
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the day to day with the people that's within your circle and in
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your interactions, I would say that, but ultimately, just
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living a life that's true to you, and also being resourceful.
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I didn't grow up with quite a lot. But I was resourceful in a
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sense that, luckily, I am grateful that I grew up in an
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age where you do have access to a lot of information online. So
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as you said, even though sometimes the school system
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might be a little bit outdated, or it feels like it's lacking in
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resources when it comes to the mental health side of things,
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there's a lot of resources that are shared online with a lot of
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people sharing valuable insights and wisdom, and that's how I
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kind of found my way through things, and got the the
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resources and the help that I need to just tuning into what I
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had access to, which was books, podcasts, all of the things to
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get me to hear different schools of thought and perspectives,
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open my mind up to the world and all of that, so there is that as
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well. And I know that I did in my personal journey, I went down
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a rabbit hole of all of that information of discerning, okay,
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well, after all of this information out there shared out
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in the world by so many different people, what is my own
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truth? And coming back home to that. But yeah, I would say just
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being resourceful as well, and just keeping an open mind,
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staying growth minded and open minded, acknowledging the
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complexities of life and other spectrum to things, and how
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ultimately everything is subjective. And essentially at
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the end of the day, there's no right or wrong, black or white.
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Everything is very subjective, right? It really depends from
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your own lens through your experiences that shape how you
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see the world. But just keeping an open mind on that as well.
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Yeah, a lot of it is like that. You think about the personal
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growth and doing the work to actually challenge yourself to
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heal internal, maybe unhealed wounds and stuff that have never
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been addressed before, you know what I mean? And I think a lot
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of times, that's just a big step within itself. And at the same
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time, there's a lot of people who have the the idea of
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external validity and stuff like that where it's like, oh, you
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got to learn to love your inner self first. True happiness comes
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from within within yourself, not from external sources and stuff.
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But not to say that you can't have your ego stroke by external
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forces and stuff like that. But in the bigger picture when you
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think about really healing and doing the inner work, we're
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talking about learning to really love yourself, and understanding
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that external validation is not always gonna get it if you're
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really truly on that path of doing the work. So thank you for
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sharing those. Those are very good tips for our audience and
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everything like that. I appreciate that. But if you were
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to say as far as maybe any future projects or anything like
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that, is there anything that you were thinking to get into that
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you could share with the audience?
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Gloria Lorelai Lee:: Yeah. I currently am a certified high
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performance coach, and was trained through the High
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Performance Institute in the States. And I do have this
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framework where I walk my clients through, where I help
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them through greater levels of clarity and energy, and courage,
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purpose, productivity, psychology, mindset, all of
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those things. But I'm also in the process of writing, writing
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books, and then hosting retreats in different parts of the world
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that focus on wellness, on healing, movement, all of the
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things. And then my ultimate vision I have is to host this
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global personal development festival in Africa. I used to
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live and work in South Africa pre-pandemic years for a
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volunteer organization at the time, and Africa has been
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something that I've been drawn to since I was very very young.
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I would say around 8 years old or so. It was just something
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that was very intuitive and natural for me where I just had
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the vision as a kid to just be there and focus more on
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humanitarian efforts, and just the global issues that we're
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facing with in communities with youth, and wildlife extinction,
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and conservation, all of those things. But my focus is to
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continue to travel and help communities along the way. To
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return to Africa and to build an event that draws people around
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the world where they can continue to focus on personal
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growth and development while networking and connecting with
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other people in community.
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Dr. Jim Price:: Wow! And I totally support every bit of
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that. I think that's wonderful because I always say when you're
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in the spirit of helping others, that's where you get good karma
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and stuff in return. When you treat others with respect to
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dignity, and you're actually have a genuine heart about
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helping other people, that's when good things come back to
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you. Vice versa. If you're treating people unruly and maybe
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not the best, you're probably going to come full circle and
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have all the bad treatment come back to you. You want to put out
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energy, positive energy that is able to be circumvented to be
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positive influences on people and stuff like that, so I
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totally support that whole message that you give. And
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resonate with me heavily. I definitely am thankful that you
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do the work that you do in terms of trying to help others, help
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families, help kids, help adults. Everybody needs help,
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and you're in that position where you're able to do those
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things, and you're open about it. You have a genuine heart
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about what you're trying to do. So all those aspirations, I know
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when the book comes out, I'll be the first one, pre-order. Please
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be in touch and let me know. I'll definitely support that.
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We'll have you back on and let you promote that as well when
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you get through that. But if you were to say, as far as advice
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for the audience that's watching, what advice would you
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share in terms of them who wanted to meet their aspiration,
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meet their goals, maybe change their lives, make that first
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step, take that first step.
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Gloria Lorelai Lee:: Yeah. Well, there's so many things, but I
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think ultimately is you just got to find your own way. There's no
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one size fits all. And ultimately, you know yourself
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best. So listen to your own intuition and your gut, and to
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do the inner work to really know what it is that that you value
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that genuinely brings you joy, that genuinely lights you up,
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and really just take that courageous step and follow it.
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And to choose progress before certainty. And to choose taking
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that courageous step before feeling like you're ready.
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Because at times, you're not going to feel ready. And
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sometimes, you just got to do it. Just don't overthink it.
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Just take action, and everything stacks and compounds from there
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when you take those micro actions and those micro steps,
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and just see life as more like an exploration or tiny
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experiment. And really, ultimately, there's no way of
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really failing if you're willing to try and you're willing to go.
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Because no matter what you do, if you're just giving everything
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a shot of all you have, you're always going to, everything that
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you receive or experience is going to be feedback. It's going
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to be data. And it's just a matter of having that awareness,
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and looking at life at the bigger picture. And really
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refining what worked, what didn't work for you, and just
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refining as you go. But ultimately, just really stay in
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tune with what resonates with you. And whatever resonates,
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that's your personal truths. And listen to that. Listen to that
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spark, or that aha, or that nudge. That's pretty much your
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soul's way of saying, hey, this is in resonance. This is the
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path I'm meant to be on. So just really staying in tune with
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that, and really just test and see what works for you. And
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yeah, you'll figure it out, and you'll find your own way. And
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you're a lot stronger than you think.
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Dr. Jim Price:: Absolutely. I think people don't always
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realize and recognize they do have the inner strength. Some
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people say's this is buried, and they haven't had a chance to
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bring it out of themselves in that way. But people have it in
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them. The ability to change is there. It's just about taking
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that first step, like you said. And persevering and making the
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things happen that you need to make happen to succeed. And
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sometimes, that might mean separating yourself from people
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and family members, or friends, or whatever you might have to do
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to kind of put yourself in a place where you can focus on
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those things, those aspects of yourself that you want to
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improve, and you're trying to improve. Sometimes, the
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environment can cause a lot of that too. So all those are great
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nuggets of wisdom, and that you just shared with right there.
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Great nuggets of wisdom and understanding right there. I
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appreciate that. If the audience would want to reach out and get
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a hold and connect with you, how could our audience be able to
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connect with you?
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Gloria Lorelai Lee:: Yes. You can find more about me and what
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it is I do in my journey @glorialorelai.com. Lorelei
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spelled L-O-R-E-L-A-I. And then all my social handles, be it in
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LinkedIn or Instagram, you can just find me at Gloria Lorelai
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Lee.
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Dr. Jim Price:: Could you just say one more time for the
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audience, the connection that you said. You spelled it out,
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but I wanted to make sure that the audience knows.
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Gloria Lorelai Lee:: Yes. It's Gloria Lorelai. And then Lorelai
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is spelled,
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Dr. Jim Price:: Thank you so much. I appreciate you, Gloria,
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so much for sharing all these nuggets of wisdom. And with our
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audience today, I'm sure the audience is going to definitely
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be able to put a lot of these parts that we talked about into
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action for themselves, and for their own personal lives, and
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things like that. So thank you. It's been a pleasure of having
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you today. And I always like to say, we are always trying to
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motivate others to be the best versions of themselves, grow,
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nurture through self-love, understanding self-worth,
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recognizing that they do have the inner power and inner
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progression to be able to succeed if you just take that
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first step. You just need to take that first step. So once
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again, this is The Purpose and Progress podcast show. And once
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again, I'm your host, Dr. Jim Price. I always like to close
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out by saying, stay prayed up, and stay blessed. We'll see you
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next time. Thank you. Have a good day.
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