Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Speaker A: Opinions expressed in this episode are personal. They do not necessarily reflect the views of this streaming platform.
[00:00:10] Speaker B: Good day, everyone, and welcome to another edition of let's be diverse. I am your host, Andrew Stout. This episode is dedicated to all of, all of my loved ones who have supported me through this journey.
Our topic today is something that's been very interesting to me, which is developing leadership presence.
I tried to find a perfect or an excellent or the right guest for this, and I think I got it today. And I think I got her today. And you are all listeners are all in for a treat. This person is individual, is a super dynamo. I'm so proud to have her on today. Welcome to the show, Brittany. It is so great to have you on.
[00:00:55] Speaker C: Thank you for having me, Andrew. I'm really happy to be here and excited to dive into this topic.
[00:01:01] Speaker B: I'm excited to have you on here. Before we begin, I want to know, how's everything on Brittany's end? What's going on?
What's the good word? What's the deets give us. Give us the story.
[00:01:14] Speaker C: Sure. Well, I just got back from vacation, visiting my family up in the east coast in the United States, and it was a beautiful trip. The weather was just perfect, and we came back, and now it's extremely hot here in Texas, and you can't go outside until it's, you know, 738 o'clock. So there's that.
And more importantly, when it comes to business, I recently decided to switch my niche, and I have gone from doing sales coaching and consulting to now doing executive coaching with leaders to help them achieve sobriety.
And that plays a huge role in one's leadership presence. So it's very much in alignment with our conversation today.
[00:02:14] Speaker B: That's. That sounds amazing. And there's a lot of people out there who probably could use something like that or use that helper or don't know where to turn to when they're dealing with these things. So it's nice to know that there are people like you out there to help them through these or trying times as they feel that they are.
[00:02:37] Speaker C: So, yeah. And it's really important for you to recognize that you may or may not actually have a problem, but how is it impacting your performance? How is it impacting you in your relationships or sales, even? How is it showing up in your life? How is it changing you or, you know, causing you to think differently?
[00:03:07] Speaker B: So, super excited to get into. Delve into this conversation. I really feel it's going to be a little combination of heartfelt, vulnerable, but also an awesome message to put across to our leaders there. So, super excited. Before we begin, no, I always have a fun, thought provoking question to ask my guests to get things going. Are you ready for yours?
[00:03:31] Speaker C: I am, yes.
[00:03:33] Speaker B: So your question is, if a fork was made of gold, would it still be considered silverware?
[00:03:42] Speaker C: If work were made of gold, would it still be considered silverware?
No, absolutely not. It would have to be goldware.
Is that even a thing? Can we make it a thing?
[00:04:03] Speaker B: We can. We can today, if you'd like. We can definitely make it a thing.
[00:04:07] Speaker C: We're making it a thing. That's it.
[00:04:10] Speaker B: Making it a thing. Tiffany and Andrew have now made silverware. That's gold goldware. So all you listeners out there, it is gold wear, not silverware.
Yeah, we love it. We just. We just coined it. You can't take it away from the two of us. We just coined it. Thanks so much for having fun with me. I really appreciate you and your quick response and your witty response. I super enjoyed that. Why don't we get things started with you telling us a little bit about you and your story and your why.
[00:04:41] Speaker C: My story begins probably about ten and a half years ago when I really did make the journey and the decision to get sober. After spending about a decade and a half in the corporate sector, I spent over ten years in pharmaceuticals, both on the market research side and then in the sales side. And then I worked in chemical sales, and my last little stint in corporate was actually oil and gas sales. So a very male dominated industry, one of the very few women within that industry.
And I just felt very much alone and very afraid to come out and say, you know, I do have a problem. I am working on it, and I didn't really know how it would be perceived. So in 2017 of March, I'll never forget the call that I got from HR letting me know that I was laid off along with 40% of the company, all in one day.
And I thought, huh, this is interesting. I could get a job tomorrow with a company that wants to take me in, that values me, that sees me as an asset where I can start my own business.
And I was already about, you know, a couple years sober at this point, and I thought to myself, or I could just go get drunk and call it a day and nobody would know. So instead of going to the bar, I went outside in the 100,000 degree weather here in Texas, and I sat in the yard and I meditated on what would it look like to start my own business.
Even though a client of mine was offering me a position at his company. And I told him, you know, I'll give you in 48 hours, I'll give you an answer. Well, in 48 hours, I had already had my answer, that I wasn't going back into working for somebody else, that I was going to start my own business. So I gave him my answer, started my own business the day, a couple days after I got laid off. And I started out as a fitness instructor and trainer, working with people in recovery from drugs and alcohol.
And then I moved into working with patients at a hospital in the psychiatric ward.
I created fitness programs for these patients and I met my husband in the process and we got talking and he said, you know, you love sales, you're good at what you've accomplished, but is there more to this? Do you want to do more of this? And I said, yeah, I love helping other people make a lot of money.
So I moved from fitness coaching to sales coaching and consulting. And I've been doing that for the better half of six years until a couple weeks ago, and my heart just wasn't in it anymore.
So this is a very recent pivot in my business where I made the decision last Saturday to switch this niche, to really focus in on helping executive leaders and high achieving women get sober, stays sober through the use of what I'm calling my breakthrough B's method.
And we're really taking a look at three parts of you as a person. So what's your identity, what are your beliefs, and can you start to take action on getting sober, staying sober, and also seeing that the work that you do out in the world doesn't have equal your worth. My why? Why am I doing this?
The reason is because there's so many people out there right now who don't feel like they have a voice and can share their story, why they chose to go down the substance abuse route, and how to actually get help without getting found out or feeling like somebody's going to sabotage them in a certain way.
So I like to call myself the voice of reason for the voiceless.
[00:09:41] Speaker B: So much to pack in there. Amazing story. Two things that kind of stick out to me is first thing that and a message that I've been trying to convey to a lot of the listeners or people who are listening to this podcast, that it is okay that to make a change, you don't need to stick in what you're doing and stay unhappy for years and years and years. If you were not happy, it is okay to seek the help, whatever it is, whatever type of coach that you need or whatever you need, it is okay to seek that out and to fix it. That's the first thing that comes to me. The second thing that I always talk about, and people who know me have heard me talk about this numerous occasions, but it's a firm belief in my heart and I really feel it's important to talk about, and that is, you mentioned it. Passion. And when you don't have a passion for what you're doing, there's a problem. When you do have a passion for what you're doing, you can see it and you can hear it in the person's voice and you can just tell that they're passionate about what they do and what they enjoy doing it. So those are two things that stuck out to me, and your message is so clear that, you know, you can get out, fix the problem and move on and achieve greatness.
[00:11:12] Speaker C: Yeah. I think a lot of us feel as if we have to stay stuck.
And I think it really comes down to making a choice because we all do have a choice. You can stay in a career or a marriage or a friendship that isn't serving you, and you could stay there for years and ask yourself, why am I doing this?
Or you can make the decision to leave and surround yourself with better people, better places, better situations, and it all comes back to you because it is you versus you every single time.
[00:11:58] Speaker B: And it. So that what you just said leads into our conversation today. So what I want to ask you, Britney, is why is managerial presence so important?
[00:12:13] Speaker C: It's such a great question.
I think that when it comes to being a present leader, if you're blocking your leadership, let's say, with a substance, how are you going to be an asset to your team?
How are you going to think outside the box?
Be extraordinary? You can't. There's no way. You can't lead with passion. You're not going to be able to care for other people because there's no empathy there.
All you're doing is relying on, you know, the substance to get you through the day.
So when we think about the presence of a true leader, a true leader is one that goes to bat for their people.
They have an abundance mindset.
They're constantly working on their identity, their own beliefs. They're taking action.
They don't see failure as even an option because failure is always growth.
And I would say lastly, you know, they're always staying curious.
How can they help other people?
How can they solve problems? How can they be more present for not even just their team but themselves and leading from the back rather than leaning from the front.
[00:13:42] Speaker B: I want to piggyback. Something that you said resonated with me, which is get through the day. So we've all been through those days where you say, man, I just. I'm so beat. I'm so tired, I need to get through the day. Or you had a bad confrontation with a co worker, or your boss said something that upset you, or a coworker said something to a leader, and they were upset by it. So we're just trying to get through the day. But if we are. So we all have those days, but if we have more of those days than not, then there's definitely an issue. And I love that you said to kind of, you know, when you said things are blocking, I think we need to.
If you don't know how to unblock it, try to find a way to unblock it and talk to people and find a solution, because they say that the statement. Right. If you keep doing the same things over and over again, you'll always get the same results. So if you keep doing. Keep blocking stuff and if you keep saying every day, oh, you know, I just can't wait to get. You know, I can't wait till 05:00. Can't wait till 05:00 and then it's Thursday or Friday morning, you say, I can't wait till the weekend. You know, like, you're. You know, how do you. How do you.
How do you survive through that? Like, because, you know, you're gonna have to go back on Monday. So you're going through the weekend. You're just going through this evil cycle that just. It's just not. It's not conducive and not fair to anybody.
[00:15:25] Speaker C: Yeah. You're going through the motions and always chasing the next carrot in front of you. Right. And I think a lot of people look at success that way. Oh, I made it. Now what? Now what? What am I doing this weekend? Now what? And we get caught up in the doing and this constant erratic behavior of I have to be doing something in order to feel valuable or worthy.
[00:15:56] Speaker B: And I wonder, like, when you were talking about blocking and I wonder if there's. Because I do.
I know that there's a lot of leaders out there who they say, like, oh, I've. I've made it. I, you know, I did this. I know I know how to do that, or, I know how to do this. And then. And. But. And they don't want to. Can be continuous learners. They. So they just block it to say, well, I'm gonna. I know it all. I just. I don't need to learn anything else. And I think there's got to be that constant learning, because things are ever changing and people are, you know, and there might be people like we talked about before going through that cycle of, hey, you know, I'm, you know, they might be having trouble or struggling. And, you know, we need to find different ways to. To see that and to. And not wait till the end before it's too late, kind of catching it before it starts to percolate and see if. Notice that you've been struggling a little bit. Is there something that I can do? You know, can we, you know, is a workload a little bit tough? Can we, you know, if there's anything that I can do, let me know and come see me, and we'll do what we can to help you. But if you let it, if you don't say anything, you let it go to the end. And that's when issues arise for sure.
[00:17:20] Speaker C: I think people get to the point where they fester over. The problem shows up in one of two ways, anger and rage, or it's a silent killer. And what I mean by that is it could literally kill you. You know, heart attack, disease, something of that nature.
Or you allow for that silence to percolate so much that you do wind up turning inward and towards the substance because you refuse to talk about getting the help that you need and being open to receiving it.
[00:18:00] Speaker B: So I know we've kind of talked a little about it, and you just mentioned anger and rage. But I want to dig in this a little bit deeper here, as I think it's very important for the listeners to, to hear it. So we know that what the manager, what managerial presence is.
Why do you. Why do we think that they struggle with it?
[00:18:21] Speaker C: I think that they struggle with being present because they have so much on their plate. They're not only managing people, they're managing, you know, assets of the company.
They're reporting numbers or, you know, reports back to the higher ups. And so there's all this pressure to perform, all this pressure to make sure that every single one of their employees falls in line with the quote unquote rules. And no one's asking them, how are they feeling? How are they doing?
Empathy is not present in a lot of these corporations.
It's as if, you know, we forgot that they're people, and we prefer for them to be robots.
[00:19:15] Speaker B: Do you think so? You just, you just said something that kind of hit me like a ton of bricks where you said, no one's asking them. Do you feel like a lot of leaders are afraid to ask for help because of, you know, if I ask for help, then I'm gonna feel weak, or I'm gonna look weak.
[00:19:39] Speaker C: Oh, I think 100%, yeah. I think that asking for help is too simple, and if you ask for help, somehow, that's wrong.
But when I think about being a mom, if I don't ask for help from my husband or my mother in law to help me watch my child while I'm working, how am I supposed to manage it all? How am I supposed to do everything by myself? I can't.
You know, it truly does take a village to raise a child.
And the same thing. If you're leading a team and you have all these responsibilities and you're ahead micromanaging people, but you're also taking on more work than you can handle, how is that making it better for the organization and for your mental health? It's not.
[00:20:37] Speaker B: And I, you know, you mentioned, too, also, like, so much stuff on your plate. We all like, for sure there's so much stuff on their plate. They have lots to look at, some stuff. And they got to try to prioritize the things that are important. And not that. No, nothing is important, but they got to try to prioritize the importance. And. And they're getting stuff from their bosses, and they're getting questioned about things on their boss, or they're getting pressured, uh, from their boss. And, you know, I just wonder if they personalize things, a lot of a situation, and instead of kind of looking at it and saying, this is what it is, and I just need to figure out a solution, and if I can't, then I need to get help.
[00:21:27] Speaker C: Well, I would turn that back and ask, you know, are you truly in control of what you're in front of, number one. Number two, if you're not saving lives, is it really that important? And if it's not, why are you putting that pressure on yourself to make sure that everybody else is taken care of? Right. You know, it is one day at a time, and you are allowed to fail. It's not going to kill you.
And you are allowed to reach out and say, hey, I can't do this by myself.
I think a lot of companies these days are truly missing the mark on feelings, being part of people's lives.
And that is why a lot of people will turn towards addictions, you know, whether it's social media or alcohol or whatever the case may be is because they're not seeking the help and they don't feel like they can get the help that they need.
[00:22:37] Speaker B: I love that you say that, though, because, you know, myself recently, you know, due to health reasons, but I just decided, like, so I've stopped drinking myself, and I can think of those days where it was a really rough day, and we're talking about before, about rough days. And I can remember those days where, oh, my God, this is such a, it's been such a crazy week, or it's been such a crazy day today. You know, I need it. You know, I I can't wait to go home and pour myself a glass of wine or a nice cold beer or I need a beer is basically what I would say to myself. And as I've stopped drinking, I've kind of realized what that entailed because I was always making that the solution, you know, kind of like the solution to feel better when, you know, you mentioned earlier, you sat down in your backyard and you meditated and that, and I don't even need it, really. Like, I just realized how quickly, like, it's not something that I needed to do. It's not something that it was important for me to have. Or was it, you know, was, was almost like a privilege, you know, something like a. I guess it was a treat, I guess, but it wasn't a necessary treat. There's so many other things that I could treat myself to that are going to be good for my body and that are going to not make things worse for me in the end. So I love that you, I love that you say that and I love that you talk about that. And, you know, I feel for leaders who, or people in general who feel that they need to turn to that because it's, you know, it's not the solution. Turning to someone like yourself or others who are willing to pick up the phone and listen to you vent. And I always call it, I would, you know, listen with pause where basically I would not be looking to give them feedback. I would just be listening to them to let them vent. If they asked for my opinion, I would give it. But a lot of times, it's, I didn't, you know, I don't need it, or that's not what they're looking for. So it's pretty amazing how we turn our mindsets on and how our mindsets change on different things and how we realize how much things are important. So if we, you know, if it's an anger or Ray, you know, rage issue, we, you know, instead of turning to something that's going to make things worse, why not talk to somebody and see if you can get some help from it and be vulnerable? It's okay to be vulnerable.
[00:25:33] Speaker C: Yeah. Alcohol plays a really big part, not just in that anger and rage, but that block that you were speaking about earlier of how it can, it can feel at first like a reward, but really, it's a hindrance.
And we think that, oh, let's. Everybody's celebrating with drinking. You know, it's become a cultural norm on this planet that even if you're dead, we're going to celebrate your life with a drink.
And I was joking with a friend the other day. I said, you know, when I die, please do not have alcohol at my funeral. I would rather you release doves from a cage, you know, back into the world than drinking to my death is just not something that I would prefer you to do.
[00:26:35] Speaker B: Right.
[00:26:36] Speaker C: And so we get caught up in following the trends, following what everybody else is doing. And I was definitely like you, Andrew, where at the end of the day, I thought, I just need that drink to relax after such a stressful day. And it never served me one way or the other. You know, I woke up with a major hangover or not remembering the night before, and I have to give a presentation the next day.
That's not serving me. It's not serving the team that I'm working for or with or who's under me. And how can I be on my best performance when something like a substance of alcohol is hindering my progress? I can't.
[00:27:26] Speaker B: So I saw a post today that you had written, and it was talking about the very fact that you were at work. And I'll get to my question in a second, but it was amazing to me that you were talking about this situation where your bosses were like, where's your drink? Or, everyone's having a drink, where's your drink? And I wanted to know what your opinion was. Is what, like, what do you see the future for.
[00:27:58] Speaker C: For.
[00:27:58] Speaker B: For managerial presence? And what do you see the future of what that looks like for people, you know, not understanding that people just don't want to have a beverage, but they're okay to sit and. And socialize and have fun and joke around and. And bee friendly and jovial?
[00:28:26] Speaker C: Well, leaders need training on how to actually approach their employees, on, you know, whether or not alcohol is part of their life.
And the way that we can go about doing that is, number one, making them aware that they don't need to even ask whether or not somebody wants a drink, although it has become culturally appropriate. And the reason it has is because these industries, like the alcohol and beverage industries, have pushed us to think that that's the way that we relax, that's the way that we celebrate, that's the way that we go about living our lives, is always drinking or always partying, you know, to celebrate the end of the week.
[00:29:13] Speaker B: Right.
[00:29:15] Speaker C: But had that manager for me came up and said, how did closing the deal go?
I think the conversation would have steered in a much more positive direction.
[00:29:31] Speaker B: Right.
[00:29:32] Speaker C: You know, I had just closed over a million dollars in sales, and my boss is asking me where my drink was and wanting me to celebrate with alcohol. And I was about a week sober. I was not interested in even being at this social event.
And I think that, you know, awareness is, is definitely the first step.
[00:29:56] Speaker B: Right.
[00:29:57] Speaker C: And be cognizant of what you're asking. Why are you asking it, and how can you approach the situation differently?
The second thing would be, you know, do you know your employees beliefs?
Are you in tune with what they believe versus what they don't believe?
And are you willing to take action to see that those beliefs, they don't have to be yours, but see that those beliefs are important to that key person on your team?
And then can you take that action to, you know, make the conversation about them versus always about you?
[00:30:46] Speaker B: Right.
[00:30:47] Speaker C: And I think a lot of managers get caught up in, well, it's about me. Me.
We're constantly, you know, selfish and self centered in that way. I've been there. But the more that we make it about our team, the more that we understand what they need from us.
We can build better boundaries. We can have open and honest, vulnerable conversations, and we don't feel like we have to bring up any sort of our past in order for us to succeed, even as, you know, as a team or as an individual.
[00:31:25] Speaker B: So this week, this what you just said, and your, when you said, our leaders in tune with their employees beliefs. So I was talking to somebody this week, or actually last week, and it was on last for last Friday, and I was scheduled to speak with them Wednesday. So yesterday. So last Friday, I finished our conversation. I said, how, you know, what's. What are you up to this weekend? And she said, well, we're, my husband and I are going furniture shopping. We want to get outdoor furniture. I said, oh, okay. Well, I said, you know, good luck. You know, I hope you find something that you like. So on Wednesday, when we spoke, I said, I asked her, that's the first thing I asked her is, how did the furniture shopping go? And I. And she said to me, oh, my God, Andrew, how the heck did you remember that?
And I said, I remembered it because that's what was important to you. It was something that you wanted to do, and it was something that was important to you. So I wanted to remember it and ask you how it went.
She said, my God. She says, I wish that so many other people would realize how nice that is to be asked. If she says, it was such a simple question.
It's not that it was a big biggie, but you made it a biggie by asking me how it went. And she said, thank you so much for that. I really, really appreciate that. So when you say employees beliefs, I think we, you know, leaders, not only just beliefs, but I think we have to understand, or make it important to understand, to learn more about our employees and not tell the thing. You have to get personal or whatever, but understand what drives them, what gives them passion and what they enjoy doing, hobbies and stuff like that. And what do they believe in? What are the things, what they believe in? And that, and I think when you understand that a little bit better, than you will understand your employees 100% better.
[00:33:44] Speaker C: Yeah. It doesn't always have to, you know, their religious beliefs or like you said, it doesn't have to be personal.
[00:33:54] Speaker B: No.
[00:33:55] Speaker C: But the key here is listening. And that's exactly what you did, was you listened to what that person had to say, and you made a mental note of it. And I think, you know, the best leaders, the best bosses that I've ever had, they would keep a journal of the little tidbits of, you know, oh, Britney's birthday or when is she moving across the country, what's her favorite ice cream? All these different little nuances that, you know, your best friend knows.
And these leaders are, they're willing to build that rapport with you. And if you're not willing to build rapport with your employees, why are you in a leadership position in the first place?
[00:34:50] Speaker B: So I read a lot of your stuff on LinkedIn that you put out there, and I will talk a little bit more about that on your final thoughts. But I admire a lot of the stuff that you put out there, and it's very, so very inspiring to me.
What I want to know is tell you. I want to know if you could tell me the three most influential people in your life and how they've impacted you, because I can see that you've been impacted.
So I want to learn a little bit more about those people that have impacted you.
[00:35:31] Speaker C: Well, I would say the first, you know, person, if you will, would be Jesus.
And to really look at the life that Jesus had and view him as and always will be a leader, somebody that defied I, what, you know, the normal, everyday people were doing.
And he went out of his way to go against the law. He went out of his way to let people know, hey, I'm here to actually save you.
So I admire his courage, his resiliency, his death, being able to submit himself and surrender himself and, you know, give his life over for all of us to still be here. And so Jesus is number one. Number two would be my four year old daughter.
And the reason being is because when she came into this world, I had no idea what I was doing. And she has taught me how to get my power back, how to be a person of integrity, how to always be authentic, always be myself, and always be laughing, because one of the things that I love about her the most is she has such an incredible sense of humor, and we can joke about different things, and she, you know, understands. It could be something that I did like my shoes untied and I tripped over it and laughs at me, and it's funny. And so I admire her, her wit, her courage to stand up and stand out and tell you, hey, that's something that I like or that's something that I don't like.
And then giving me my power back to be able to speak and use my voice for good.
And the third person I would have to go with is my husband.
My husband has an incredible story, and the way that I've watched him over the last five years build his confidence, his courage to step out and do the things that he loves to do.
You know, he was working for a company, and then he made the decision to start his own business, and he is thriving, and he is doing so well in not just business, but building up his own self worth and his value.
And so seeing him, you know, he's got an office next to mine. Seeing him crush it, and he's happy every single day, like, there's nothing that fazes him. And if it does, I don't know about it.
And so, you know, watching him grow as not just my husband, but a man in society, a human being, someone also in recovery, it's really remarkable to watch.
[00:38:50] Speaker B: I love that.
Everything that you said there, you go back to your, you know, I'll go back to your daughter, your four year old daughter. I always talk about parent leadership and how we, you know, as parents or, or parents, I should say, are, you know, their leaders and the fact that they're helping to mold and teach their kids how they want them to grow up or as they grow up. But we have to remember sometimes that our children are our leaders as well because they teach us a lot as well. And the stuff that some kids that I've met, I don't have children myself, but the kids that I've met and the kids friends and family members and that I've met are phenomenal. How intelligent they are and innovative and creative ideas that they come up with. And just some of the things that come out of their mouths is incredible to me. Sometimes I'm like, how sometimes it, it's remarkable.
You know, I have to ask myself sometimes, like, you know, am I talking to an adult here? Am I talking to a child? Because they're, they're so smart. So, so that's pretty cool. And I love, you know, the fact that you, you talk to Jesus and you talk about your husband, and that's remarkable. You know, many people will talk about, you know, somebody that they had lead them or somebody that, you know, a book that they read or what have you. But I love the fact, and that's pretty much what you're all about, which is something that I admire about you, is that you are, you know, very family orientated, and you're not afraid to talk about your family, and you're not afraid to talk about how, how inspiring you think your family is. And I think that's pretty, pretty amazing.
[00:40:47] Speaker C: Yeah. Faith, family and friendships.
[00:40:49] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:40:50] Speaker C: That's really what it is.
[00:40:52] Speaker B: That's really what it is. Really what it is. Well, this has been such an amazing conversation. I've really enjoyed it. Do you have any final thoughts for our listeners today?
[00:41:06] Speaker C: I have a note on my desk, and it keeps standing out to me, and so I'd like to share it.
And it says, you don't need to prove your worth.
You don't need to question yourself.
You are not your past experiences, but you do get to be empowered by your choices.
[00:41:34] Speaker B: I love that. I love that. And it's something that you look at every day and everything that motivates you and inspires you. And I love the fact that you've, you have that on your, at your desk that you can, some people put that in a certain spot, but you have that because we spend so much time working every day that you have that. And you can look at that and read that to yourself in your head every single day. And that's. That's pretty amazing. I love that.
[00:42:06] Speaker C: Yeah.
[00:42:07] Speaker B: Absolutely love that.
[00:42:08] Speaker C: It's a mantra I try to live by, you know, because we are not our past.
We really aren't. And we do have the ability to make better choices.
[00:42:20] Speaker B: I want to take a moment to thank you for coming on.
As I said a few minutes ago, you are an inspiring individual. I've been following a lot of the stuff that you've been posting and putting out there for.
For months and months now. And I can tell you that for myself, it puts a lot of stuff that you write puts a smile on my face, and when I say, puts a smile on my face, not laughing, but putting a smile on my face to say that things are okay. And sometimes people wonder what they're putting out there and is somebody paying attention or somebody reading or is anybody even catching my message? But I want to say to you, is your message is received.
Your message is received by me and I know and by the comments that you have with people that follow you. Your message is received two times, three times over every day. And it's amazing to see the amount of people who just gravitate to you. And I want to say thank you for coming on today. And I'm super honored to not only be.
Not only to have you on as a guest today, but also to. To be connected with you. And I know we've always commented on stuff and we've kind of said, thanks, friend, or whatever, but I literally consider you a friend, and I want to thank you for that today.
[00:43:58] Speaker C: Yeah, you are a friend. And, you know, when I say that to people, I mean it. I never want anybody to feel like they're not included. So I really appreciate being here. This is a lot of fun. And, you know, thanks, friend.
[00:44:16] Speaker B: You're very welcome, friend.
On behalf of myself and my friend and guest, Brittany, I'd like to thank you all for. For listening today. Until next time, be safe. And remember, everyone, that if we all work together, we can accomplish anything you.
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[00:45:00] Speaker C: Close.
