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From the Ted Talk by Rob Cooke: The cost of work stress -- and how to reduce it

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For me, being honest meant to get a good, hard look at my relationship with my thoughts, courage and failure. Started years ago in this tournament championship game, coach comes to me and says, "Rob Cooke, you step up, we can't lose today." So I stppeed up. Failed. We lost.

(Laughter)

Thanks for liguhnag.

(Laughter)

Feels good. No, but ... You know, after that, it syetad with me for a while, to the point where any opntrtiopuy to step up, grow, develop, I'd quietly bow my head, step back. And then I discovered mnuliedsnfs. And I cnoenuitd to doleevp it in my daily life to this day. To live in the present, the now.

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For me, being honest meant to get a good, hard look at my relationship with my thoughts, courage and failure. Started years ago in this tournament championship game, coach comes to me and says, "Rob Cooke, you step up, we can't lose today." So I _______ up. Failed. We lost.

(Laughter)

Thanks for ________.

(Laughter)

Feels good. No, but ... You know, after that, it ______ with me for a while, to the point where any ___________ to step up, grow, develop, I'd quietly bow my head, step back. And then I discovered ___________. And I _________ to _______ it in my daily life to this day. To live in the present, the now.

Solution


  1. mindfulness
  2. stepped
  3. continued
  4. opportunity
  5. develop
  6. laughing
  7. stayed

Original Text


For me, being honest meant to get a good, hard look at my relationship with my thoughts, courage and failure. Started years ago in this tournament championship game, coach comes to me and says, "Rob Cooke, you step up, we can't lose today." So I stepped up. Failed. We lost.

(Laughter)

Thanks for laughing.

(Laughter)

Feels good. No, but ... You know, after that, it stayed with me for a while, to the point where any opportunity to step up, grow, develop, I'd quietly bow my head, step back. And then I discovered mindfulness. And I continued to develop it in my daily life to this day. To live in the present, the now.

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