in touch with celebrities, in touch with audiences, out of touch with the people working for her." According to Sehdev, Ellen has always "been full of contradictions." "That has been both partly the reason why she has also appealed to people, and has been capable of generating that mass appeal," he said. "Suddenly, she kind of fell from grace," said Murphy.
But DeGeneres has courted increasing controversy, including her defense of comedian Kevin Hart after he withdrew as Oscars host in 2018 over a series of homophobic tweets. "I need something new to challenge me," she told The Hollywood Reporter. Last May, DeGeneres announced the show would end after its 19th season, but denied it was due to the workplace claims.
Three senior producers were fired, while DeGeneres was accused of failing to mind her shop - and of being less affable with employees in private than her cheery public persona would imply. She was the cropped haired woman wearing a suit and tie while everyone else was getting blowouts." - 'Full Of Contradictions' - But rumors that life was less rosy backstage came to a head with a 2020 Buzzfeed expose alleging a "toxic work culture" including sexual harassment, bullying and racism. "Ellen is this funny, silly, quirky character that really didn't take herself too seriously," said Jeetendr Sehdev, author of "The Kim Kardashian Principle." "We hadn't quite seen a daytime talk show host before that looked like her and that behaved like her. There were no gotchas." Audience members and the latest viral YouTube stars are also regularly invited on stage to enjoy their 15 minutes of fame, in human interest segments and wacky games. "Maybe it was because, having been so burned, as she was, she didn't want to burn other people.
My book, Follow Your Heart: 21 Days to a Happier, More Fulfilling Life (amazon affiliate link that gives me a small share without affecting your price), is a great way to dive deeper into how your inner GPS works, and how to live life on your terms."She is one with the celebrities, she's their friend. The fog disappears on its own. I do my best, but once frustration knocks on the door, I stop, and let go.Įxperiment, and discover how this works for you. I don’t have to fight my way out of the fog. The difference is that I know that it’s a part of life. It’s what I use right now to write this article.īut on the darkest of days, when I feel confused and full of fear, my mind will want to fix things. My mind is a tool to be used for exploration, research, and communication. If something needs to be figured out, it will be. My mind wants to figure things out, but I’ve learned to trust my vehicle, my heart, my inner GPS. That’s why you need to conduct your own experiments, and uncover your own answers. When I’m learning something new, confusion is present. Living life through my heart means that I surrender to the uncertainty of life.įor many, this will seem completely backwards. It’s natural to feel confused from time to time. Most of the time, the mind creates the problem it’s trying to get rid of. The mind doesn’t know what it’s talking about. If my mind says that I have to act, I see what happens if I don’t. The way I learned to trust my heart, my inner GPS, is to challenge these thoughts. Your mind will tell you that you need to make a decision right now. My inner GPS will bring me clarity when the time is right.īut this is where you need to experiment with your inner GPS. I use my mind to explore life, to learn, to share what I know, but once I have enough data, I relax. But when you try to use it to make decisions, you end up confused. The mind is a beautiful tool for exploration and communication.
I don’t need to be free of confusion to follow my inner GPS.Ĭonfusion comes from the mind, but the mind is not in charge of making the decisions in my life. You don’t have to be clear to live your life If you want more videos like this, subscribe to my YouTube channel. If you want to dive deeper into this topic, watch the video before you read the rest of this article. The videoĪs always, below is a short video that complements this article. Simply let it be, and let it unravel itself. There’s nothing you have to do about being confused.
The bad news is that our mind’s want to get rid of the confusion, which only makes it worse. The good news is that confusion is normal. If there’s anything I’ve noticed in my life, it’s that confusion is a given.Įven though I’m doing what I love, I experience confusion. I don’t know where to start, or what my passion is.” “Henri, I’m confused about my direction in life.
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