We're going to talk about something today that probably 90% of you think you are not.

However, I bet you every single one of you struggle with this.

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I'm Jenny Allen.

So we are diving into the different enemies that attack our mind. And today we're going to talk about one that I see everywhere. And the tricky one with this is it's actually valued by most of us. It's not something we typically fight because I think it's something that we respect in people. It's something we think is really helpful in life. And it's called cynicism. And I see it

everywhere. So I don't know if you even notice it in yourself. So I wanted to read a few questions

because honestly, I think we've all become cynical, but it's kind of the air we breathe so we don't

even notice it. I want to ask you a few questions that would kind of be a good self-diagnostic

tool to see if you are cynical. So do you get annoyed when people are optimistic? So I want you to

answer these. If you can jot them down, if you're sitting somewhere, if you can't, just answer

them in your head. Do you get annoyed when people are optimistic? When someone is nice to you,

do you wonder what that person wants?

Do you constantly feel misunderstood?

When things are going well, are you waiting for the bottom to fall out?

Do you quickly notice people's flaws or faults?

Do you worry about getting taken advantage of?

Are you guarded when you meet someone new?

Do you wonder sometimes why people just can't get it together? Are you sarcastic? I asked these questions to my team and they all started out. The reason

I actually wrote those questions was because they all started out like, yeah, I struggle with all

these enemies. I know all these enemies that you wrote about except for cynicism. I don't think

I'm very cynical. So I thought, I bet they are. I know they are. So I wrote these questions and then I made

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