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The Breakdown with Shaun King

Ep. 259 - How I get through overwhelming days

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.812.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Today I want to share a life lesson. I use it the best I can. Sometimes I fail, but this lesson has helped to keep me and my family whole for at least 10 years. I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today is one of those days where I have more to do than I have time. My family and I have to be on the road for several hours today. I have several calls and meetings that I can't miss, several deadlines that are looming,

0:15.0

several very pressing responsibilities, and let me say I don't regret any of it,

0:21.0

this is the life I chose.

0:23.4

But I already know that at the end of the day today,

0:27.3

something's not going to get done,

0:29.1

something's going to be missed.

0:31.4

And I have a life lesson, something that I want to share with you. I might have taught

0:36.1

it once or twice here on the podcast, but I really want to lean into it, particularly for all of you

0:41.8

who are working from home and also trying to raise

0:45.7

families and also trying to be protesters and demonstrators and organizers.

0:50.4

This is for all of you who sometimes feel like you have way more to do that you have time to do.

0:57.0

Today I have a lesson for you that's really helped me navigate that space.

1:01.0

It's not perfect.

1:02.0

I'm going to share some intimate details from my life as well, but I hope it makes a difference.

1:07.5

This is Sean King, and you are listening to the breakdown. Breakdown. The breakdown.

1:15.0

The breakdown.

1:17.0

The breakdown. The breakdown. On an average day I feel stretched so thin I'm a husband.

1:25.8

On an average day, I feel stretched so thin I'm a husband.

1:35.0

I'm a father to five children from elementary school, middle school, high school, and college,

1:41.0

and they've all had a very hard semester. I help lead a media

1:46.4

organization the North Star. I have a daily news podcast which has been a massive undertaking, you're listening to it, the

1:56.1

breakdown. On Fridays I host the breakdown live, which is a live version of this podcast but in video form.

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