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\u201cLife is a process of ailing and transformation.\u201d \u2014Mike Foster

According to best-selling author, speaker and entrepreneur Mike Foster, he\u2019s in the emotional fitness business. Although he has a positive disposition, he has experienced pain, shame and guilt in his past. By working through his pain, he discovered a deeper level of understanding and compassion for others, which helped him help other leaders. In this Takeover Tuesday episode, Mike Foster shares his story, including the experiences that changed his life. He shares how to use negative experiences to heal, why it\u2019s vital to integrate the positive and the negative into our lives in order to achieve transparency, the importance of self-care and why it\u2019s vital to accept our emotions. He also offers his tips to help you start the day with a positive perspective and outlines strategies to help others work through their challenges.

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Inspirational quotes from today\u2019s interview:

\u201cI get to lean in with people and help them with their not-so-perfect stories.\u201d \u2014 Mike Foster

\u201cWe learn how life works and how to respond to life when we\u2019re young.\u201d \u2014 Mike Foster

\u201cMany parts of our stories land like a big thud; what do you do with that?\u201d \u2014 Mike Foster

\u201cLife is a process of ailing and transformation.\u201d \u2014 Mike Foster

\u201cI don\u2019t believe in closure. I believe in openings. These are openings to new levels of understanding, compassion and empathy and we\u2019re constantly doing the work within us.\u201d \u2014 Mike Foster

\u201cWhen I can integrate the light and the dark in my life, I live a life of integrity.\u201d \u2014 Mike Foster

\u201cPain and our past create a fog and mystery and it\u2019s hard for us to deal with deeper things because they\u2019re scrambled. When you write things down, your clarity increases.\u201d \u2014 Mike Foster

\u201cIn leadership, we\u2019re the ones processing and helping others work through their problems. We\u2019re not in a position where we can talk to people about our stuff.\u201d \u2014 Mike Foster

\u201cSelf-care is not selfish, self-care is strategic.\u201d \u2014 Mike Foster

\u201cBe who you are; how you were created and designed to be.\u201d \u2014 Mike Foster

\u201cOne of the worst things to die with is unused possibility and potential.\u201d \u2014 Mike Foster

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Mentioned in the episode:

People of the Second Chance\xa0by Mike Foster Fun Therapy \u2014 Mike Foster\u2019s podcast Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self\xa0by Richard Rohr Ragamuffin Gospel\xa0by Brannan Manning

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