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 it's a little different variation.
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If you follow me on Twitter, I'm a little snarky.
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I'll just forewarn everybody.
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You're snarky in terms of like health topics and things like that.
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Yes, I'm a little bit.
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I mean, I grew up in New Jersey.
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You're like a little, dig it in there.
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But I'm respectful.
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I mean, I'm never mean, I'm never cruel, but sometimes I can be a little snarky, so I have to forewarn people.
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You're like Mike, Metabolic Mike.
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You're kind of like his approach, you know.
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Yep.
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Although I stay away from the pandemic just because as a licensed healthcare provider, you don't want to poke that stick.
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 That's a whole other conversation we could have.
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But amazing.
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Well, I want to ask you a couple final questions, Cynthia.
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This one's called The Three Truths.
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So imagine it's your last day on Earth many years away.
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You get to live as long as you want to live, and you get to accomplish and experience everything you want to live with friends, family, career.
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But for whatever reason, you've got to take all of your work with you.
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So we don't have access to this book or this conversation or anything you create.
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It's gone for whatever reason.
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 But you have three lessons to share with the world, three things you know to be true from all your experiences.
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What would be those three truths for you?
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 Oh gosh, I would say be kind.
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You know, I think that the world can be a challenging place and kindness is totally underrated.
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I would say adversity leads to opportunity.
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Yeah.
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I think that's really important that people shouldn't shy away from challenging times.
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They should lean into them.
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And of course, it would be remiss if I didn't say eat less often.
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So many benefits.
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Yeah.
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Eat less often.
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 I want to acknowledge you Cynthia for leaning into the assignment that life has given you.
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You were trying some of these things, you got sick, you're in the hospital, then you did the talk and the talk created a new platform for you and you said you're going to lean into it and not shy away from it.
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I think a lot of people are suffering.
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Obesity is bigger than ever.
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Health problems are bigger than ever.
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 I think people are afraid to feel the adversity like you talked about, which is like limiting the foods they want or having less food or restricting the time.
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And so for you to be leading the way with having experience of it working and going through health challenges yourself and being an ER nurse to also teach from that standpoint of what you've seen and experienced.
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 adds a lot of value to the world.
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So I really appreciate and acknowledge you for showing up, for creating this, and for diving into the information so we can receive it.
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So thank you for that.
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I wanna make sure, again, people get the book, check it out.
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We'll have it all linked up for you guys.
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Make sure you check this out.
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How else can we be of service for you today?
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Anything else we can do to support you?
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 Yeah, no, thank you.
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I would say, you know, check out the podcast.
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I have a wonderful podcast called Everyday Wellness that I'm really proud of.
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I feel like it's really been, you know, my life's work is now to help.
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 make information accessible so that people can take action.
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That's always the goal, is to make sure that people take action.
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There's lots of podcasts that are out there, but this one specifically comes from a very heart-centered place.
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It's beautiful.
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I love it.
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Check out the podcast, the website, the book, everything.
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Final question for you, what is your definition of greatness?
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 I think on a lot of levels, you know, greatness comes from within.
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You know, it's really, you know, your own journey into determining what makes sense of, you know, your gifts.
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Like each, all of us are given gifts and it's what we choose to do with them.
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So, you know, from my perspective, greatness is really leaning into the gifts that you were given, even if they aren't entirely abundantly
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 clear to you at the time that you go through them.
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I feel like on a lot of levels, I started as pre-law, got into law school, didn't go, became a nurse, became an MP.
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All of those things didn't make sense to me until I got to a point after being so sick that I was like, oh, this all now makes sense.
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So really leaning into what makes you special and unique.
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And each one of us have gifts that we should lean into.
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 I hope you enjoyed today's episode and it inspired you on your journey towards greatness.
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And it helps us figure out how we can support and serve you moving forward.
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And I want to remind you if no one has told you lately that you are loved, you are worthy, and you matter.
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And now it's time to go out there and do something great.