Andrew Zimmern

And we all hear about take care of yourself, put your own oxygen mask on first.

So I rationalize not responding to solving the problems at hand in my life, even the little small ones.

I've learned I'm better off

handling those smaller problems, I'm less weary.

I'm less world weary when I do that.

The other thing that I've learned recently that I think is really fascinating, and I talk a lot about this when I'm giving the talks in the wellness space, schools, universities,

So conclaves, gatherings of any type will call my lectern agent and they're just as likely to have me talk about wellness as they are to have me talk about travel and food.

Just because I spent a lot of time in this space and long-term sober and fascinated about

creating better human beings, starting with myself.

And I have found that the greatest tool for helping my, which is why I answered your question, honestly, at the very outset,

is co-regulating with human beings before operationalizing with them is the most crucial thing that you can do.

And I just had a friend in my office who I haven't seen in a decade and I rang him up and he's in the coffee business and I'm trying to work on a coffee project for a client.

And so he came here and as he's leaving, he said, I'll ask you this question.

He said, my daughter's a teenager.

She's having her first party at our house.

How many people is a good number?

You know, you're a dad, your kids are older.

How many is a good number to have over?

And I said, well, you're turned it around.

What you should do is you should ask her what's a good number.