It seems like everyone deals with death in their own way. And when my immediate supervisor committed suicide, it made me think a lot about things that hadn’t really crossed my mind.
I thought about mortality.
I thought about legacy.
And I thought about how to avoid regret when we reach our final days.
As a Toastmasters speech competition approached, I decided to crystallize my thoughts into a speech I called “Shadow and Light.” One of the ideas I mention in the speech is to get into a habit of “flipping the script” when something bad happens to us from day to day. Check out the video below to see what I’m talking about.
Some of my favorite ways of flipping the script:
- Singing in the car
- Meditating for about 10 minutes and focusing on only my breath
- Dousing myself in essential oils
- Zoning out with music and headphones
- Dark chocolate
What about you? How do you flip the script?
Great speech. Thanks for the reminder to keep flipping the script and not be flippant!! It’s so easy to be negative. In our busy lives I often find myself taking the easy road of being mad or mean when something negative happens to me. Today was good timing for me to hear those words.
Thank you Jeff for always striving to improve yourself and others !!
Thanks Steve! I’ve been thinking a lot about the videos I did for the retirement home and how they are some of the most important work I’ve done. I’m really happy to hear that the message of my speech came at a good time for you. Be well, my friend.