How Are You, Really?: Living Your Truth One Answer at a Time

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In Part One: Who You Are, Jenna uses stories from her childhood, some career false starts, her marriage and path to motherhood, and more to show how to crystallize your sense of your own identity. Because how can you know what you really, truly want out of your life if you don’t see yourself clearly? So, in these situations, it’s best to give a short answer. You usually won’t share how you really feel. This is a subtle way to recognize that the recipient may have things going on in life or at work that could affect them. Because it’s phrased as a statement rather than a question, it allows the other person to skip the specifics if they don’t want to share personal details. 5 And what about different ways to ask how are you? What can you say? Pause the video and write down five different ways to ask this question. The truth is, we lie. We lie to ourselves about how we’re really feeling and what we really want. Not anymore.

It’s important to note: This person doesn’t want to know how you actually are that day. They’re just being polite. Michael is a father, husband, and child advocate, and he describes himself as an agent of change. He grew up with family members targeting him for their sexual gratification and heir fury, and his childhood experiences is the embodiment and manifestation of his family's criminality, their mental illnesses, incest, and more. He feels that once he connected with a therapist who specializes in trauma and abuse, things began to change for the better. if you want to match the original question. The difference between “How are you?” and “How are you doing?” Going after what you want by yourself isn’t as fun as having someone to share it with. While you are being encouraged by your tribe, you can be an encouragement to them as well. The hard part is creating and maintaining that tribe.To make a more neutral-sounding answer, “I’m” is the highest pitched word, “all” drops in tone and “right” goes up a step, but is lower than “I’m.” It’s important that you continue the conversation after you answer the how are you question. How can you do that? 4. How to Continue the Conversation Well,” on the other hand, is an adverb. That means it describes a verb—an action. It describes how you do something. Jenna shows us how to do that in chapter 11 of her book. Here are three key points to takeaway from this chapter on friendship:

This is to use with the people who know you so well, they already know what’s going on in your life. Note: The verb “are” comes from the infinitive “to be,” which is a linking verb. This isn’t an action verb, which is part of the reason why people get confused.) Well Like I’m fine, there are many ways to ask how are you, and you should try to add variety to your English when you speak. Use this response when you’re concerned about a problem. When you’re worried, you think the result of a situation could be bad but you don’t know how to make it okay, or you don’t have control of the situation so instead you think about it a lot. Here are a few questions that Jenna suggests asking ourselves: “Does this feel true to me? Does this method or path align with my goals? How is my gut responding to this information? And How am I, really?”Try this: next time you’re watching an American sitcom in English, listen for the word “fine” and think about if it’s used in a positive, neutral or negative way. Not bad When she’s not inspiring people to scale their business, Jenna is sharing her authentic self while encouraging others to do the same. This is where her new book comes in. Why Should You Read This Book

Remember that these are very informal. That doesn’t mean they’re rude or that you shouldn’t use them, but you can’t use them in more formal situations. Imagine somebody asks how are you? Can you write down five possible things you could say? Pause the video and write down your answers now. You’ll hear it regularly in speech, and people actually might think it sounds funny/wrong to say “Well.” She has the painting skill of an earthworm (her words) but practices a few minutes a day and builds an Etsy store with her artwork that makes her solid passive income in her sleep

Why it works: It’s polite, shows interest in their general well-being, and gets to the point (there’s a lot you don’t know, and you want the highlights).