Hello, my friends, and welcome back to the English with Neil Learn English podcast.
How's everyone doing today?
In this episode, I'd like to talk about a life changing moment that I had about 10 years ago.
So when I first came to Japan, I was working at this really big company and I was in a division called merchandising in this company.
And the job was great.
Everything was good, except I had this supervisor who was just a really bad person.
I don't want to use any foul language, but he was a very bad person, very power hungry.
And me and him didn't have the best relationship ever.
And one day I just I experienced a life changing moment.
So one day, as I was working, he approached me and he said Neil, I need you to stay three hours overtime.
And I thought, wow, three hours, that's a long time.
And he said, we just have a lot of work to do, so I need you to stay overtime.
So I said, OK, I really I really wasn't in the best mood at that time.
So I ended up working overtime three hours.
I got home really late around 10 or 11 o'clock at night, I believe.
And I came back the next morning and he said something that just drove me up the wall.
He said, Neil, I know you play in a band because I was playing in a band at that time.
He said Neil, I know you're playing in a band, but I need you to quit your band so that you can dedicate your time and fully focus on this company.
And I thought who, who are you like?
Who are you like?
He was just a really just evil person.
And so i worked that day And I got home and I was just so angry.
I was so frustrated.
Everything inside of me just had anger.
I had a life changing moment.
I decided right then and there that I was never, ever going to let anyone take my happiness anymore.
And I kept saying that I kept repeating it over and over.
I said, I refuse to let anyone take my happiness anymore.
I just kept saying it over and over and over again.
And at that moment, I experienced self liberation.
Like I broke the chains.
From this supervisor, I broke the negativity.
I broke everything negative in my life right at that moment.
Because up until then, he had power over me.
He had mental control over me.
I told you he was power hungry.
So he liked to be number one.
And he wanted everyone else to be number two.
I kept saying I'm never going to let anyone take my happiness anymore.
And you know what I did the next day?
I quit.
I quit that job and I never looked back.
And I share this story to say this.
Always remember that you are important.
You are important.
Your mental health is number one.
Your physical health is number one.
Your spiritual health is number one.
No one else should come before that.
Yes, your family is important.
Yes, job and money and all that stuff is important, but if you don't have your mental health, then you have nothing.
OK, so remember.
Liberate yourself.
Never let anyone have the power over you.
All right, my friends, that is it for today's episode.
Thank you for tuning in to the English with Neil podcast.
I look forward to speaking with you. in the next one.
Take care everyone and talk to you soon.
Peace.
