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This is Optimal Health Daily.

You are the teacher you have been waiting for by Jill Coleman of JillFit.com.

And I'm Dr. Neal, your host and narrator.

Hey there, happy Monday. Thank you so much for being here and welcome back to a new week of optimal health daily. This is where I read to you from some of the best health and fitness blogs on

the web, kind of like an ongoing audiobook. All right, and with that, let's get right to today's post as we optimize your life.

You are the teacher you have been waiting for by Jill Coleman of Jill Fit.com.

Quote, excuses are our attempt to excuse ourselves from acting like the responsible, powerful, creative

human beings we are.

Debbie Ford

The other day I was having a texting conversation with a friend of mine who's been doing a lot

of introspection and work on understanding her mind,

just like me. We were getting a little woo-woo, if you will. And she brought up a situation,

I think, we have all been in many times, and one that tends to always leave us disappointed,

resentful, or at the very least, annoyed. And that is, when we have an expectation that someone will do or be

something for us, and then they don't or aren't. My friend asked me, so I know I shouldn't have

expectations of others, but what if I asked someone to do something, and they don't do it?

What would you tell her if you were her coach?

Doesn't she have the right to be upset?

How would you feel?

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