Mel Robbins

No, Will, you should send him this episode.

You should send him this episode because the single biggest coping mechanism for anxiety is avoidance.

And the more you avoid something, the bigger the anxiety gets.

Yeah, for sure.

Because when you avoid something, you're telling yourself, I can't handle this.

That's what you're doing.

So, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, helps.

Again, great question.

So, you know, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 helps you push through all the resistance, the fear, the hesitation, the anxiety to take the action that changes everything.

But I always wonder why the hell are we so resistant anyway?

Well, it turns out for me anyway, and seems like for millions and millions of people that this book has resonated with, the main source of resistance and fear in our lives is our fear of other people.

And the let them theory was something that I discovered

And it has fundamentally changed my life.

I feel like I have lived my life backwards for the first 54 years because I have been consumed by making sure other people are happy, by worrying about their opinions, navigating my day-to-day life based on people's expectations, their moods, what they want versus truly learning that there's a different way to live.

And the Let Them Theory is ultimately a modern version

of Stoicism, Buddhism, The Serenity Prayer.

It's a book about control and power, what you have control over and what you do not.

And two simple words, let them, will free you from the exhausting cycle of trying to manage people's thoughts, their opinions, manage their expectations.

There's a better way to live.

Let them.