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Connecting with the energy of how you want to feel when you walk off stage helps keep you aligned with your original intention. It will also help ensure you get lots of hugs and high fives when you walk off stage.

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Surrounding yourself with positive, healthy, motivation people is inspiring, but when it comes down to it, you’re still the only person in control of your life.

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I gave this talk at a local TEDx event in San Diego. I revealed how at one point failure led me to consider suicide, and how I turned my life around by following five key practices.