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On this episode, the one time 
that making an assumption is 

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good and how it can help you 
solve problems. 

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This is the Holistic Alpha Male 
Optimization Podcast where we 

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help you unleash your true power
as a man. 

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Hey guys, welcome back to the 
show. 

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I'm Stephen Mathis, Thank you 
for being here with me out for a

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little ski day today at Brighton
Resort in Utah. 

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It's a beautiful day. 
We had a powder day today, me 

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and my son. 
It was great. 

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Let's talk about the one good 
time to make an assumption, at 

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least that's the one that I can 
think of right now. 

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There may be other ones, but 
most of the time making 

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assumptions causes problems. 
I kind of like to think about 

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that. 
When we make assumptions, we 

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make an ass out of us and 
emption or you and emption. 

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We pretty much make an ass out 
of ourselves one way or the 

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other when we make assumptions. 
However, there is one fantastic 

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time to make an assumption and 
it is this. 

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When you are facing a problem in
your life, which that's what 

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life really is, life is just a 
series of problems. 

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There's always going to be more 
problems to solve. 

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There's always going to be more 
challenges to solve, and the one

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time that I have found it to be 
extremely beneficial to make an 

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assumption is to assume that 
when we are facing a problem, 

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assume that there is a better 
solution than you're aware of 

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right now and it already exists.
Very simple. 

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Assume that there is a solution 
that you're not currently aware 

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of to this problem and that it 
is indeed the best solution to 

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that problem. 
As soon as you make that 

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assumption, here's why it's so 
beautiful. 

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As soon as you make that 
assumption, it opens up your 

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mind, your energetic field to 
those new ideas you instantly 

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recognize and acknowledge within
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OK, the answer exists somewhere 
and it's beyond what I know now.

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So I'm opening myself up to new 
ideas, but I'm not just saying, 

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Oh well, you know, maybe there's
a solution, maybe not. 

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I'll try to stay open minded. 
That's completely different. 

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No, when we acknowledge and 
decide there is a solution and 

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the best solution is probably 
one that I'm not even aware of 

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right now. 
As soon as you do that, you open

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yourself up to new ideas. 
You lighten up the situation. 

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It's more it's easier to find a 
place of of light heartedness 

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and that leads to actually being
more effective because when 

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you're stressed about a 
situation or there's heaviness 

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or intensity around it, it makes
it much harder to actually find 

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a solution to be effective in 
taking the actions that we need 

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to take. 
When we can find a bit of 

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lightheartedness, it is very 
practical because then we get in

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more of a flow state. 
And by making this assumption, 

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every time you face a problem, 
from the smallest daily problem 

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to a major health problem or 
some kind of big life issue, 

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assume that there is a solution 
and that it is indeed a better 

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solution than any that you're 
currently aware of. 

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I would love to hear your 
thoughts, your feedback on this.

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As always, very quick episode. 
Because this is one of those 

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things that where the rubber 
meets the road is going out and 

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putting it in to action. 
And there's only so much you can

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put this into action today. 
Like a lot of things, we do what

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we can do today. 
You put it into action today and

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then you do it over and over and
over again. 

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So what I would suggest is going
forward, as you face problems 

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and challenges it, it might even
be beneficial to verbally out 

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loud say to yourself, you know 
what? 

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I know there's a better solution
to this than even the ones that 

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I'm aware of. 
I'm going to acknowledge that 

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and stay open to that. 
You'd be amazed at what it can 

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do for you. 
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Talk to you soon.