Page 72 - The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage

Kristin’s life has been forever changed because her boyfriend now has a way to
battle his drug addiction. Whenever he feels the desire to go “back to one of those
drugs,” he uses the #5SecondRule to fight his addiction and retrain his mind. He
counts backwards 5- 4- 3- 2- 1 to himself to trigger new behavior and “his mindset
completely changes and he goes about his day.”

Courage is, in fact, what I needed to get out of bed. It was scary to get out of
bed because it meant facing my problems. It was difficult to look myself in the
mirror and accept the fact that I was 41 years old and my life and career were in
pretty lousy shape. It was overwhelming to consider I might not be able to fix the
situation my husband and I were in.

Courage is what my daughter needs to put down the pen in her high school
history class and raise her hand. It’s what your team needs to escalate its concerns
to you and it’s what your kids need to tell you what’s really going on. Putting your