WELCOME
WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. THE ONLY PERSON YOU'RE DESTINED
TO BECOME IS THE PERSON YOU
DECIDE TO BE AND MANY TIMES WE
LET OTHER PEOPLE OR SITUATIONS
CONTROL THE OUTCOME OF OUR
LIVES.
LIVES.
LIVES. WE
LIVES. WE HAVE TIPS WITH HOW TO REGAIN
CONTROL. WE ALWAYS FEEL LIKE
WHEN PEOPLE ARE SUCCESSFUL
NOTHING BAD HAS EVER HAPPENED
IN THEIR LIVES AND YOU HAVE A
MOMENT THAT ROCKED YOU.
>> I THINK WE ALL DO.
IT'S HARD TO REALLY BUILD A
GREAT LIFE IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN
BROKEN.
BROKEN.
BROKEN. I
BROKEN. I WENT THROUGH A TOUGH TIME AND
LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE DO YOU
HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.
>> WHEN YOU SAY AUTHOR YOUR OWN
LIFE THERE IS THE FIRST STORY
THE WHEN YOU REALLY DID NOT
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. >>
RIGHT. >> YOU ARE BORN INTO THAT STORY.
IF I ASKED YOU WHERE YOU ARE
BORN AND WHERE DID YOU GROW UP
AND YOU WILL TELL ME AND YOU
DID NOT OFFER THAT PART.
YOU WERE BORN INTO IT.
>> SO OFTEN WHAT WE DO IS
PEOPLE ARE BORN INTO
ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE NOT GOOD
AND WE HAVE A TENDENCY TO SAY
THAT WILL DEFINE YOU FOR THE
REST OF YOUR LIFE.
AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT
WAY AND THAT'S WHEN YOU GET
YOUR SECOND STORY.
>> THE SECOND STORY, YOU START
TELLING YOURSELF THINGS AND WE
START SAYING, I DID NOT ASK
THAT GIRL OUT OR I DID NOT GO
HERE OR DO THIS.
AND WE MAKE ALL THESE EXCUSES
FOR WHY WE DON'T DO THINGS AND
IT MAKES LIFE SMALL BUT MOST
PEOPLE SAY STUCK IN THE SECOND
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE A REASON
WHY THEY DIDN'T DO SOMETHING.
WE HAVE A STORY FOR EVERYTHING
WE DO AND THE QUESTION IS, IS
THE STORY TRUE?
>> A LOT OF THAT IS BASED ON
FEAR.
FEAR.
FEAR. IF
FEAR. IF WE WERE GOING TO INTERRUPT
THINGS IN OUR SECOND STORY, HOW
WOULD WE DO IT?
>> TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT YOUR LIFE
AND FIND A COUPLE PLACES WHERE
YOU'RE LYING TO YOURSELF.
THE STORY YOU'RE TELLING
YOURSELF IS NOT TRUE.
IT STARTS IN ADOLESCENCE BUT
HERE'S THE HARD THING, IT GOES
THROUGH LIFE.
THROUGH LIFE. AND THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID
FOR THE MIDLIFE CRISIS AND SO
THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID FOR
THAT BECAUSE FOR A LOT OF US AT
THAT POINT THERE IS SOME
RECKONING AND YOU CANNOT MAKE
EXCUSES ANYMORE AND YOU LOOK AT
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES. AND
THAT'S WHERE YOUR THIRD STORY
COMES IN.
COMES IN.
COMES IN. >> OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE
AREAS IN OUR LIFE THAT WE ARE
NOT HONEST WITH OURSELVES ABOUT
AND WE STOP AND SAY, WHAT CAN I
DO WITH MY LIFE. IT'S AT THAT
POINT WERE YOU OPEN THE DOORS
AND START DREAMING, HOW YOU
COULD BUILD A GREAT LIFE.
>> THEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN SO HOW DO WE RIGHT THAT?
>> THE FIRST THING IS TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT IS IT THAT YOU LOVE
AND WHAT IS THAT YOU REALLY
WANT.
WANT.
WANT. YOU
WANT. YOU CANNOT SAY AM GOING TO STOP
DOING SOMETHING.
DOING SOMETHING. YOU WANT TO STOP AND SAY WHAT
DO I REALLY WANT AND WHEN YOU
FIND THAT THE NEXT THING YOU
NEED IS THE PLAN.
>> SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS
DOING A SHOW FREDA FRIEDLANDER
CALLED ME AND SAID I ALWAYS
WANTED TO WORK IN TV AND I
NEVER GOT AROUND TO IT AND I
PROMISE YOU I WILL DO A GREAT
JOB AND I WANT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN
AND SHE ENDED UP BEING OUR
AUDIENCE COORDINATOR AND GOT A
CHANCE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND
SHE SLAYED THOSE DRAGONS.
SHE HAD A NEW LIFE. SO SLAYING
DRAGONS CAN BE OUR BUSYNESS,
OVER COMPARISON AND
PERFECTIONISM, ALL THESE THINGS
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT AND WE COULD
TOSS THOSE ALL-OUT. EITHER DO
YOU WANT TO DO IT OR DO YOU
NOT.
NOT.
NOT. >>
NOT. >> IT IS VERY TRUE.
HOW DID YOU GET WHERE YOU ARE
RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW? >> AHEAD OF THE PEOPLE IN MY
LIFE MENTIONED ME ALONG THE WAY
.
.
. >>
. >> THERE ARE POINTS WE HAVE TO
STOP AND SAY, I'M SCARED OF THIS
BUT I'M GOING TO GO DO THIS.
>> I WAS NOT SMART ENOUGH BUT
HAD PEOPLE KEPT SAYING KEEP
MOVING FORWARD. I WANT TO END
WITH FLIP FLIPPEN PEOPLE ASKING
HOW DID YOU GET THAT NAME?
>> THAT HAS BEEN THE NAME MY
WHOLE LIFE.
WHOLE LIFE. >> AND YOU ARE SO INTERESTING.
YOU HAVE ADOPTED HOW MANY
CHILDREN?
CHILDREN?
CHILDREN? >> 20 CHILDREN.
>> FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN.
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