The 'Ticking Time Bomb' That Could Ruin Your Relationships

If you didn't know already, I used to do a lot of drugs.  This was back when I didn't know who I wanted to be.  And I was hanging out with all these rebellious people.  Eventually, I grew away from that.  But for a time I tried to forget that that part of myself never existed.  I was ashamed of who I was so I tried to suppress this dark part of myself.  And it was like sweeping dirt underneath the rug of a house pretending that the dirt was not there.  But no matter how much you pretend, that dirt underneath the rug will just grow and fester until it FORCES you to acknowledge its existence.  The same is true with any parts of yourself that you've suppressed.  If there's one thing I want you to remember from this email, let it be this one lesson…  Emotions you suppress will express itself in dangerous ways.  They express themselves in one of two ways...  1. Your emotions are like a ticking time bomb.  If for example, you've suppressed your anger for a while because you're ashamed of feeling angry…  Then there will come a time when your anger explodes in front of someone.  The worst part is you’ll never know when it will explode…  And you won’t be able to control it until it has come out of you.  But this means you may run the risk of letting out your anger on someone that you didn’t mean to.  Then the relationship gets damaged (even ruined) because of it.  And all you feel afterwards is the deep pit of regret.  2. It's easy for other people to trigger you  Today, I don't mind sharing my story of how I used to do drugs or how I used to hang out with rebellious people.  Why?  Because I stopped running away from those dark parts of myself.  I accepted them for what they were.  I took ownership over them.  But if someone had walked up on stage and exposed my past of doing drugs…  Back when I was still running away in shame from that part of myself…  Can you guess what would’ve happened?  I would've gotten very angry at the person.  Which means I would’ve given power away to that person.   And my whole day would've been ruined.  But if that person would walk up on stage today and make fun of my past of doing drugs…  I'd just stand there and say, "alright. Whatever".  I've already accepted this part of myself and I've already shared it with the world.  So instead of getting angry at anyone who exposes or makes fun of this part of my life…  I use my past as a tool to help transform the lives of my audience.  Anyone out there with struggling drug addictions or hanging out with the wrong people…  Will immediately relate to my story.  And my story would help them break those addictions or improve their relationships.  So why should I care if someone shared my past with others?  In other words, the more you accept the parts of yourself that you are ashamed of…  The more power you have for yourself.  And if you're an aspiring or experienced coach…  You can use your past as a tool to help others who are struggling with the same thing that you struggled with.  It also helps you to stand out in an "over saturated market".  Because no other coach out there has your unique story.  Only YOU can showcase your unique story.  So to recap, emotions that you suppress will spread themselves in dangerous ways.  But if you accept it, own it and even tell stories about it in front of others…  If you use it as a tool that you can use to help others struggling with the same issue as you…  You'll stand out as a leader and as a coach in your niche.  All you need to do is take that first step to accepting and then showcasing that part of yourself that you’ve been suppressing.  And this is something we help our Mastermind students with…  So that they can then start to operate like the top multi-million dollar coaches of the world who create transformations on the daily.  ---- ----  With that said, I recently did an amazing episode called "The Great Identity Crisis" with David Norrie and Angelike Norrie on their "Turned On" Podcast.   Here's a sliver of the things we talked about.  - Is current call to identity healthy and sustainable - The enemy of our soul and the chess match - The wounded feminine and masculinity - What happens in the big picture if men lose their masculinity - Good times create weak men - The importance of the relationship between a father and daughter, father and son - We're not meant to be deities here on earth. The influencer dilemma. - Taking the opportunity to drink from the cup  We went really deep on this call so I can't wait for you to have a listen.  Here's the link: [(  That's it from me.  Chat with you soon. God bless :) . . 1. Remove the NEGATIVE BELIEFS that are holding you back from fully stepping into your INNER LEADERSHIP - [Click here to get inside the FREE 90 Day Game Plan Masterclass (3 Days of Video Recordings)](  2. Get 1:1 feedback with me and the rest of the A2S Mastermind Tribe every month as we remove every barrier that’s blocking you from turning your life into a literal movie and becoming a full time online coach (even if you don’t know where to start) - [Click here to join the Addicted2Success Mastermind](   Joel "express your suppressed emotions" Brown Founder ‚     ELEVATE YOUR MIND. AMPLIFY YOUR INFLUENCE. TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE. 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