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- Hey, what's going on Team AUAB?

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We back at it one more
time with a quick short.

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Today we're just gonna talk about

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slowing down, asking
questions, and thinking big.

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Life comes at us pretty fast.

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And this world that we
live in, it's volatile,

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it's uncertain, it's
complex, it's very ambiguous.

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Lord knows with all the
different things happening

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all around the world from
COVID to race relations

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to just trying to execute
missions every single day,

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sometimes we can lose focus.

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So here's a couple things that we can do

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to get our focus back
and get back on track.

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First thing is slow down.

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It's okay to take a knee.

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Take a strategic pause and when
things start going too fast

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take a deep breath in, let it out,

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and get your bearings about you.

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Figure out what's going on.

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And before you say something,

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before you type something,

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breathe, think, and then respond

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because a lot of times
we'll respond out of emotion

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and we'll say something or do something

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that we can't take back.

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There are three things in life
that once you release them,

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the never come back.

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It's your words, it's your
energy, and your time.

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So please, take a moment, slow down.

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Next thing is ask questions.

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It's okay.

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If you don't know
something, ask the question.

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If you don't know anything
about race relations and COVID

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or all these other things

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that are going on in the world today,

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ask somebody who might know

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because they could give you an answer.

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If you're not the expert,
talk to an expert.

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It's okay to ask questions,
so slow down, ask questions.

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And then finally, think big.

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Be a strategic thinker.

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Get outside of your bubble,

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all of your little stove pipes
that you've put yourself in,

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regardless of what they are.

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Lift yourself out of that and think big.

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Look at the big picture.

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Think about how things
impact not just your unit,

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or your family, think about
how they're going to impact

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the Air Force, the Department of Defense,

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and eventually the world.

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So get out your bubbles.

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It's okay to get out of your comfort zone

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and think a little long term.

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Think strategically.

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So it's pretty simple.

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Slow down, ask some questions, thank big.

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If you do those three things,
I promise you we'll be able

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to navigate this volatile,
uncertain, complex,

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ambiguous time together.

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So with that, it's your man, Chief Bruce.

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We signing out.

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Grand Slam Short OVA.

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(hands clap)

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They rollin' deep.

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In the Yukon.

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♪ Coulda had it all ♪

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♪ Rollin' in the deep ♪

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♪ You had my heart inside ♪

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♪ And you played it ♪
All right.

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