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DEDICATION

To my parents, for all the ways they loved me perfectly and imperfectly. I needed both to find me.

To my brothers and sister, for your constant forgiveness and acceptance of me.

To my children, for if it wasn’t for them I would not be here.

To the two women who married me. For who I was at the time, you loved me exactly as I wanted and needed to be loved. You never failed me.

To my counselor Mike Pinkston, who saw in me what I could not see in myself and who gave me the tools to find it.

To Andy Freeman, for never leaving and giving me the insight as to what fear really is.

To my clients, who were brave and willing to help others by sharing their journey through the Worst Day Cycle so that others could as well.

To me, for my courage to expose the truth, the darkness of who I am including the good, bad, and especially the ugly. For constantly pursuing answers as to why I have been in so much pain and so hurtful to others but, most of all, to myself. If I had not been willing to expose to myself how traumatized, afraid, and shameful I felt and how judgmental, narcissistic, and soul-suckingly manipulative I can be, I would not have ever discovered the answer to finding peace, self-acceptance, and true success. It is because of that courage I have learned that my light, my greatness, everyone’s greatness, is in the one place we have all wrongly been conditioned and told to avoid. Just like a sunrise, our darkness gives birth to our light.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to acknowledge those who have helped me create and propel my theory of the Worst Day Cycle.

Mike Pinkston—My counselor taught me how to be a man and coach others. Every single day of my life his words, counseling style, and wisdom flow from me. As I grow, I gain a deeper insight into what he was teaching me. They’re little nuggets of new growth waiting for me as my knowledge and self-awareness increase.

Andy Freeman—While going through my second divorce, Andy gave me the definition for fear that I use with all my clients. It changed my life.

Bessel Van der Kolk—I learned that it is universal how trauma runs everyone’s life.

Brené Brown—I discovered the destructiveness of shame and the necessity for vulnerability. Byron Katie—She taught me how we live in the opposite and how denial is rampant in us all and, I believe, it is the single greatest killer in our society.

Candace Pert—She scientifically confirmed something I intrinsically felt—that everything we do is based on feelings, that almost all health issues are feelings based, and that science knows this and disregards it.

Eckhart Tolle—He enlightened me on how to be present in each moment.

Joe Dispenza—He furthered my understanding of how trauma is universal in us all, that it is passed down through generations, that the brain and body store it, and that our health is a direct result of this carried trauma.

Louise Hay—She taught me self-love and self-esteem. Her books should be mandatory reading for all ninth graders.

Pia Mellody—She taught me that what we all consider to be love is incorrect—how we are all love addicted, love avoidant, and codependent. It could be no other way because it is all we have ever seen modeled. Her books should be mandatory reading for all high school seniors.

Tony Robbins—He taught me how to set up a structure/process for change.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kenny Weiss is a coach and speaker at the forefront of the personal development field. Through his own personal journey and nearly thirty years of studying about the role emotions play in our lives, he brings a one-of-a-kind skill set to individuals, families, and businesses that are looking for more happiness and success personally and professionally.

Kenny’s journey included multiple addictions, two divorces, a bankruptcy, playing two professional sports he never wanted to play, and contemplating suicide. In other words, he has not only studied the process, he has lived it and overcome it. Kenny’s clients include successful entrepreneurs, professional athletes, individuals, and families who have discovered what current science now tells us—emotions are at the center of everything we do. If any area of your life isn’t producing the results you know you are capable of, Kenny has the knowledge and experience to get you back on track.