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Sam Led

I Befriended My Fifth Grade Bully

I befriended my fifth-grade bully. I had no choice. I was short. A shrimp. A shrimp with an unusually small frame. A small frame and a…

3 min readJan 17, 2021

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I Befriended My Fifth Grade Bully

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Sam Led

“Forget it Jake, It’s Chinatown” — Feeling Powerless in Your Life: It’s Evolutionary Irrational…

I happened to catch that iconic final scene where Nicholson’s character, Mr. Gittes is powerless to do anything but watch his love…

4 min readDec 21, 2020

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“Forget it Jake, It’s Chinatown” — Feeling Powerless in Your Life: It’s Evolutionary Irrational…

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Sam Led

The Brain is a Fear Super-fan

Conquered through an argument. Conquered through reactivity. Reactivity in front of an argument. No matter how much yelling it took. Then…

2 min readDec 14, 2020

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The Brain is a Fear Super-fan

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Sam Led

3 Things Mentally Strong People do to cope with these “Covid Times.”

I am a Gen X’r. A generation coddeled by baby boomer parents. Hypnotized by MTV and Nancy Reagan’s “Say No to Drug’s Campaign.” Protected…

4 min readNov 20, 2020

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3 Things Mentally Strong People do to cope with these “Covid Times.”

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Sam Led

Being on that Golf Course Close to G-d

Sometimes our holiest of holy moments (in life) come from the most unlikely life experiences. When we least expect it. Especially when a…

4 min readOct 27, 2020

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Being on that Golf Course Close to G-d

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Sam Led

How a Panic Attack on I-95 Made Me See How Thinking is All Made Up

The first time I saw the crack in the matrix of my mind I was 28. It was in the seconds after experiencing the most frightening panic…

4 min readAug 25, 2020

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How a Panic Attack on I-95 Made Me See How Thinking is All Made Up

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Sam Led

The Space Between Grieving and Healing

“If you cannot change a situation change your attitude towards the situation.” -Viktor Frankl

3 min readJul 31, 2018

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The Space Between Grieving and Healing

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Sam Led

Refocus Your Locus

“Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the…

3 min readJul 12, 2018

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Refocus Your Locus

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Sam Led

Why Wayne Dyer was right

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. When…

3 min readAug 31, 2015

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Sam Led

Why your brain does not want you to succeed

“Creativity takes courage. ” ― Henri Matisse

2 min readAug 24, 2015

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Sam Led

Sam Led

Author of the upcoming book Fear Less. I help my clients see that they are far more powerful than their fears, anxieties, and bad habits.

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