What Could You Give Up?

The Oprah Winfrey Show: The Podcast

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

From January 12, 1999: Jim O’Connor—founder of the Cuss Control Academy and author of Cuss Control—explains why we use profanity, why we shouldn’t swear and which alternate expressions are better to use. Then, life coach and author of Take Yourself to the Top, Laura Berman Fortgang, gives advice on how to live a happier life by giving up some things. She also discusses boundary-setting and offers key questions to ask yourself in order to prioritize what really matters.

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0:00.0	Through 25 seasons, 4,561 episodes.
0:06.4	I believe the Oprah Winfrey show
0:07.8	was one of the greatest classrooms in the world.
0:10.2	I really never thought of it that way.
0:12.2	The aha moments, the breakthroughs, the connections, the occasional ugly cry.
0:18.0	I'm missing so terribly, I'm missing every single minute.
0:21.0	The L-O-L's, the moments that matter, the eye-opening like lessons.
0:28.0	Never allow them to take you somewhere else. I'm bringing them back.
0:33.4	It's time to open the vault.
0:35.6	I've personally chosen these classic episodes to share with you again.
0:40.5	Every single person you ever will meet shares that common desire.
0:45.0	They want to know,
0:46.0	Do you see me?
0:48.0	Do you hear me?
0:49.0	Does what I say mean anything to you?
0:52.0	You are listening to the Oprah Winfrey show, The Podcast.
0:57.0	Have a seat! How's everybody?
1:03.0	Is anybody giving up anything for the new year?
1:07.0	What are you giving up?
1:09.0	I'm giving up all the volunteer time that I do.
1:12.0	You're giving up the volunteer time? Just for a little
1:14.4	while. We're trying to get people to volunteers. I'll help you. And you know and now you're
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