Hey there, it's Rohan. Have you ever felt stuck? Like you'd really like to make a change in your career

or your personal life, but you just couldn't move. Most of us feel stuck at one point or another.

And here's the interesting part. We actually already have the ability to get on stuck.

So why don't we do it? Our coaching partner better up, suggest that because we fear change,

we talk ourselves out of it. Maybe even overthink or overcomplicate the steps we need to take

to keep ourselves from taking action. Our internal antibodies to change, that is to say fear,

takes over. As a quick reminder, we're collaborating with Better Up by using meditative story

and the episode themes to coach you through challenges like getting stuck. If you're feeling stuck,

Better Up can help because here's what their coaches know. We like to think of ourselves as

rational beings, but what really motivates us is positively charged emotions that act as feedback

loops when we need to act. After today's meditative story, I'll share a brief exercise from Better

Up to kickstart the change you'd like to make in your life.

No doubt like many of you, I've been really enjoying the later season of White Lotus,

the hit HBO show that stars one of my favourite actors, Michael Imperioly. Seeing Michael once again

portray a complex and nuanced character on the small screen, inspired me to revisit his

episode of meditative story. Unlike his character in White Lotus, Michael's real life story

doesn't find him starting out at a posh Italian resort. Growing up working class in New York,

his journey to becoming an actor is filled with uncertainty, and it takes a long time for him

to find the courage to pursue a creative life.

My dad busts his ass driving long shifts and commuting, so he's not home much. Growing up,

we watched Dog Day afternoon together so many times I lose count. That's him, it is happiest.

One day, when I was about 13, after dad's been driving his bust in the Bronx, he bursts in the

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