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And yes, I am aware of how awkward that sounds to say listen to a 60 second ad for two and a half cents. But I explained on the last podcast why I actually do that. So what is your calming routine? What is it that just gets you back to being centered? Is it taking a hot shower? Organizing something in the garage? Because you know what happens when we get upset? It's usually because something's out of our control. That's why when kids get upset, my first step is not to say you need to calm down, it's to give them something they feel in control of. And when I'm organizing something in the garage, it's like, okay, I can make this space look better. This is within my control. I can't always control my spouse or my kids feelings and emotions, but I can control this. Mowing the lawn is great because now I just took something that was disorderly and made it look more in order. A run, push ups, building something, sitting and reading, making a list sometimes helps. Listening to music, a quick nap, come up with a go to plan that every time I get triggered, this is what I do. One of my first ones was I just sat down. You know why? Because it is very hard to yell and get upset when you're sitting down. It's much easier when you're standing up and pacing through the house. And then I encourage you to do this. This is the shortcut. Do the opposite of what you normally do. And there was this one point where I noticed, you know what? Every, every time I react, I get the exact opposite result that I was looking for when my son is going more slowly or dawdling or won't get up. So then I start saying, casey, come on, we need to go. Casey, grab your backpack, we need to move. And the more I tried to rush him, the slower he went. And what I realized was he wasn't rejecting my authority, he was rejecting my anxiety. And that was triggering me. So I began doing the opposite of that. Instead of pacing and demanding, I would sit and I'd talk in this even matter of fact tone because it works really well. I'd ask questions instead of lecturing. Sometimes when I was really frustrated, I would compliment Casey. It just changed the dynamic and it was exactly opposite of what I was doing before. If you need help with that, reach out to me. I'll be glad to help you with your triggers. If you want to go in depth, work through our programs. Go through the 30 days to calm program and dad's program first. It will change you. We've got a Christmas sale. And by the way, your wife will love that. If you say, you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to work on myself, I'm going to work on my triggers, and I guarantee she'll be like, that's all I want for Christmas and my birthday for the next five years. Because that's what my wife said to me. So thank you all for listening. Thanks for working so hard at this, and we'll talk to you next time. Love you all. Bye. Bye.