Stan

You know, so, um, Here's a good one. So I remember taking a, at the University of Minnesota, I took a biology course as an undergrad. And in the textbook, can I remember this distinctly? There was a picture of what lung disease looks like from somebody who's been, who died from being a smoker. Okay. So I'm reading about this and looking at it. And my father smoked a pipe. Okay. All right.

So I'll never forget this. I went home and I said, Dad, you have to take a look at this. And it was really interesting because he quit, literally quit. smoking a pipe and he had been smoking a pipe for years. He literally dropped the pipe and said, That's it. I'm done. It was just like that. And it's just like, wow. You know, for a lot of people, you just can't quit.

So I'll never forget this. I went home and I said, Dad, you have to take a look at this. And it was really interesting because he quit, literally quit. smoking a pipe and he had been smoking a pipe for years. He literally dropped the pipe and said, That's it. I'm done. It was just like that. And it's just like, wow. You know, for a lot of people, you just can't quit.

I mean, you've got to go through, you know, withdrawal and all this other kind of stuff. But for my dad, what he did is he quit. A few years later, I asked him about it. And he said, you know what? It just hit me. It just hit me. And that's what motivated me to just say, that's it.

I mean, you've got to go through, you know, withdrawal and all this other kind of stuff. But for my dad, what he did is he quit. A few years later, I asked him about it. And he said, you know what? It just hit me. It just hit me. And that's what motivated me to just say, that's it.

You know, you know, I, you know, we've been doing a lot of these shows and some of our shows on health chatter have focused on prevention. Okay. It's like, okay. So wearing your seatbelt is, you know, is one eating diet. properly, okay, getting exercise, you know, we address all the risk factors associated with many of the chronic diseases that we as humans face.

You know, you know, I, you know, we've been doing a lot of these shows and some of our shows on health chatter have focused on prevention. Okay. It's like, okay. So wearing your seatbelt is, you know, is one eating diet. properly, okay, getting exercise, you know, we address all the risk factors associated with many of the chronic diseases that we as humans face.

And I'd be curious, you know, from, you know, Aaron or Sheridan, you know, my perspective is that it's it's perhaps harder to think about it in the prevention mode. You know, if you're healthy and you feel great, then, you know, what do you keep telling us that we have to keep doing this stuff? On the other hand, if somebody experiences, for instance, cardiac arrest, okay, or

And I'd be curious, you know, from, you know, Aaron or Sheridan, you know, my perspective is that it's it's perhaps harder to think about it in the prevention mode. You know, if you're healthy and you feel great, then, you know, what do you keep telling us that we have to keep doing this stuff? On the other hand, if somebody experiences, for instance, cardiac arrest, okay, or

They're diagnosed with diabetes. I think that that becomes, for many people, the aha moment. And they say to themselves, geez, I better do these things. I'm now motivated. I have to be motivated to do these things. Because if I don't, I might be facing another heart attack. or a diabetic situation might get worse, et cetera.

They're diagnosed with diabetes. I think that that becomes, for many people, the aha moment. And they say to themselves, geez, I better do these things. I'm now motivated. I have to be motivated to do these things. Because if I don't, I might be facing another heart attack. or a diabetic situation might get worse, et cetera.

So I think that there's kind of these nuances between the prevention side of the equation and if you have a disease entity. I don't know, what do you guys think about this?

So I think that there's kind of these nuances between the prevention side of the equation and if you have a disease entity. I don't know, what do you guys think about this?

Yeah. Yeah. You know, here's the other thing, too. I think I might have mentioned in a previous show, my mother grew up with a very, very dear friend who smoked like a chimney. I mean, just unbelievable. And I remember asking her, I said, you know, Rita, you have to, you just have to quit smoking. And she turned around to me, and this gets to your point, Aaron. She said, you know what?

Yeah. Yeah. You know, here's the other thing, too. I think I might have mentioned in a previous show, my mother grew up with a very, very dear friend who smoked like a chimney. I mean, just unbelievable. And I remember asking her, I said, you know, Rita, you have to, you just have to quit smoking. And she turned around to me, and this gets to your point, Aaron. She said, you know what?

I really enjoy smoking. And if you're telling me, Stan, that if I stop, I'll add whatever it is, five years to my life or whatever. She said, look at all the years of enjoyment I've had. And so you know what you say to a person like that? Okay, I understand. I get it. You know, it's just like, God bless.

I really enjoy smoking. And if you're telling me, Stan, that if I stop, I'll add whatever it is, five years to my life or whatever. She said, look at all the years of enjoyment I've had. And so you know what you say to a person like that? Okay, I understand. I get it. You know, it's just like, God bless.

Yeah. So, you know, it's also interesting, too, of what we deal with to be motivated. So let me give you a for instance. Life insurance. Like, why would I buy life insurance? It's not for me, okay? Because when I die, I'm motivated by the fact that when I die, there'll be something left for, okay? That's what life insurance is about. So the motivation comes from the idea of

Yeah. So, you know, it's also interesting, too, of what we deal with to be motivated. So let me give you a for instance. Life insurance. Like, why would I buy life insurance? It's not for me, okay? Because when I die, I'm motivated by the fact that when I die, there'll be something left for, okay? That's what life insurance is about. So the motivation comes from the idea of

making whoever is left happy or more comfortable, et cetera. So there are other things that we deal with in our life that motivates us. Also, our own kids motivate us, okay? We want to do whatever we can so that their lives are better than ours. Okay. We want to take it up a notch. Okay. As best we possibly can.