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INFLUENCER INSIGHTS EP 017

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Anne Therese joined me to discuss working on the front lines through COVlD and how the pressures led to her discovery a wonderful new outlet as a model!

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ᴵ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵏ ᴵ ʷʳᵒᵗᵉ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ᵐᵉ ᵗʰᵉⁿ ʸᵒᵘ 👆😏



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𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙢 𝙞𝙨 𝙐𝙂𝙇𝙔(!) 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩...
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..frustrating
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Yet, you continue to stay in an overwhelmed state of mind?
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Why?
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“BECAUSE THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY UNKNOWNS RIGHT NOW!”
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“IF YOU ONLY KNEW HOW MUCH PRESSURE IS ON ME!”
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“YOUR LIFE SEEMS PERFECT YOU WOULDN’T EVEN UNDERSTAND HOW I FEEL!”
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I hear ya. Stop yelling, please. (This light-hearted Instagram for goodness sake)
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ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟʟꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄʟᴏꜱɪɴɢ ɪɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀɴᴏᴍᴀʟʏ.
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In a world full of so many unusual events, there comes a time for all of us where the blurred future begins to play tricks on our minds and will have us thinking all kinds of crazy things.
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But I don’t think it needs to be that way
You don’t need to feel like there is no way out from the feelings you’re experiencing right now
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You have options
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“LIKE WHAT?!”
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(The yelling, please.) 🗣️
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These might help:
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✅Grabbing a journal and doing a brain dump is a good place to start.
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✅Asking yourself what you can eliminate right now to reduce some stress. (There’s gotta be something?)
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✅Reaching out to a person you can trust to support you through the pain you feel right now WILL HELP
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“𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪?
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Yeah, I’d love to have the chance to chat. See what areas you can find some instant relief in.
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We all are taking on too much right now, the hard part is figuring out what to let go of
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I’ve got tools. 🛠 I can help.
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Just put your hand up 🖐️ if you need some help. @ Las Vegas, Nevada

𝐇𝐞𝐲, 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬?
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Stepping into unknown territory isn't for the faint of heart
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When you decide to tread uncharted waters in a new endeavour, an unknown, or 'risky' situation you will quickly feel very uncomfortable
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If you've done that, you know exactly what I'm talking about
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ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪꜱ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴡᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ
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Thats where having courage comes in
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It acts as a counter balance to our fears
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𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨, 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩
𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨, 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡
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Even if you naturally agree with your head, courage is the decision to say you're not going to listen and do it anyway
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It might work out, it might not. No guarantees
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But I can tell you anything I've risked, I've never regretted
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All good things are on the over side of fear
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Have courage to step past the fear and into your ideal life
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(𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬?)
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If you need help sorting through those emotions my inbox is always open to chat
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/Ben @ Saskatchewan

You ANXIOUS? Overwhelmed?
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We’re in weird days folks. Really weird. Like there seriously hasn’t been a collapse of world wide structure seen like this for over 80 years. The last time we went through a period where global shake ups took place was World War II.
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Disclaimer: I seriously don’t think what we’re experiencing has anywhere close to the same level of pressure that was seen in a way
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But that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been an excess amount of pressure experienced by everyone
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I caught up with a couple folks recently. We couldn’t believe how long it had been since we had seen each, even now we’re still just connecting digitally. But this past while has been an odd mix of feeling like it’s happened so fast, but is also feeling like forever at this point
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All of that uncertainty is starting to build up a level of anxiety in the world that has not been seen in a long time. Fatigue is starting to set in. That’s really scary.
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Because we are anxious, tired, and feeling at total loss is when people begin to make decisions that leave life changing impacts. Scary stuff
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My position on the current crisis has very much held the same position since the beginning. My thoughts have changed very little
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But was is starting to bother me is the fact that I look at people on a computer screen without any real assuredness of when we’ll be able to connect in person again. Thats hard
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I know I’m not alone in this
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So, I want to discuss fatigue, anxiety, and a since of overwhelm in the next few posts. Because I believe we all need an outlet and a place to feel ‘safe’ to discuss the feelings we are managing deep down
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You might not think your feelings are all that bad, but if you don’t decide to let out some of the feelings you have, eventually it is going to build up to a point of bursting
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You are safe here. You have friends. Even though we connect digitally right now, I just want you to know you are supported and we can work though these challenges together
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Lets connect. Leave a comment or drop me a DM
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When we’re put under pressure, this is when the truth really comes out
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/Ben @ Saskatchewan

𝓝𝓮𝓰𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓭𝓼 𝓕𝓔𝓐𝓡
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Have you ever noticed how closely tied together negativity and fear are?
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Its really interesting actually
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Because when you are in a place of fear your mind falls back to its primitive state and puts all the focus on ‘self-preservation’ and there for we focus on all the dangers around us so we know what to avoid
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Which is important to keep us alive
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But it puts our mind in a very negative stat-
I posted on my stories the other night asking if people were tied of all the negativity on social media. No surprise but the resounding response was ‘Yes!’
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All that negativity is a sign of a large feeling of FEAR going around. It may come out in frustration or anger or whatever, but at the core of the matter people are generally pretty worried about the state of the world and what’s going to happen
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But this is where building a strong mindset before you get to a crisis is crucial. As it gives you an edge on everyone else when things start to go sideways
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If you’re wishing you would have worked on your mindset prior to all the craziness, don’t lose hope
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Because working on it before hand was a better time to start the next best is right now
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Let me know where you’re at with your mindset @ Yorkton, Saskatchewan