Transcript of BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! You’re invited!

Hey, it's your friend Mel. Oh my gosh, I'm so excited to be here with you. Oh, gosh. Do we have Instagram yet? Instagram is working too. Oh my gosh. Hey, everybody on Instagram. So I have this huge announcement. I'm so fired up. Let me get the microphone. We've been taping Mel Robbins podcast episodes. We're going to love the upcoming episodes. I have so many things to tell you. First of all, I just want to thank you. Thank you for being here with me and choosing to spend your time with me. It is an honor to be in your life. It's an honor to get to spend time with you. I love what we learned together on the Mel Robbins podcast, and I want to jump on and thank you from the bottom of my heart for making the Mel Robbins podcast one of the top 10 most successful podcasts in the entire world. Apple podcast just released their rankings yesterday for the top podcast in 2024. Oh, my God, you guys. We are like number six most followed and shared podcast in the world. My mind is exploding right now. I can't believe it. We had the number two most shared episode of the year of all six million podcasts on Apple.

I mean, this is unbelievable. And so I just want to say thank you, thank you, thank you, wherever you're tuning in from, wherever you listen to the Mel Robbins podcast, wherever you're watching right now. I just want to say I love you and I love spending time with you. Second thing that I wanted to tell you is that the Let Them Theory book just arrived. Look at this puppy. I finally have it. It is so fabulous. You're going to absolutely love this thing. And so many of you have been asking, When does it come out? It comes out December 24th. So if you're a last minute shopper like me and you save your gifts for the last day, I will see in the stores on the 24th because this is the greatest gift you could give anybody in your family or your life. Nobody needs another sweater. They need the tools to make their life better. And the Let Them Theory, as you know, is a simple mindset tool that helps you understand what's in your control and what's not in your control. And that's what I want to talk to you about tonight, the importance of letting go of the things that you can't control and learning how to be laser focused focused on what you can control.

And I'm going to talk about that in a minute. And if you guys have any questions or there's something going on that you want to ask about using Let Them and Let Me, or if you have any challenge or opportunity you're facing that you want a little advice on, just put it in the comments below. But you've been asking me, Mel, are you doing a book tour? So here's the thing. Today, I announced that I was going to do a live event. I was on the number morning show in the Boston market on iHeartRadio this morning, and I announced that on January 22nd, I was going to do a live book event in Boston. 1,200 tickets sold out in like that. I'm talking less than 30 minutes mentioning it once on the radio. And so many of you have said, Oh, my God, come to my city, come to my city. I'm going to let you know we're going to be doing live book events in New York, in Metropolitan, New Jersey. We're going to be doing them in LA. We'll probably add other stops along the way in January. But I wanted to do something before the holidays.

So on December 12th, December 12th, Live from Charleston, South Carolina, I am going to do a virtual book tour event from Charleston, South Carolina. How do you get a ticket? It's very, very simple. The link is right here And I wanted to do this because so many of you are not in a major Metropolitan market, or you're not able to travel, or you want to let them theory information before the holidays. You can learn how to have a better holiday and create better relationships with your family during one of the most stressful times of year. And so I'm going to do a virtual event. And what's going to be super cool about this is that it's for everybody that gets a copy of the Let Them book. This is your ticket. And if you check out the link right there Or you can just go to melrobinds. Com/live, melrobinds. Com/live. That's the page with all the information. You'll be on Zoom with me. I'll be able to see you. I'm going to be taking your questions live, and I'm going to teach for about an hour. I'm bringing PowerPoint presentation, a whiteboard. We're going to talk all about the science of taking control and focusing on what you think, what you say, and what you do, and how to let go of all the things that are outside of your control.

And there's so much outside of your control right now, from what's happening in the government, wherever it is that you live in the world, to what mood your mother-in-law is in, to what's going on at work. Let's say you had a bad day at work, right? And you worked really hard on something and it wasn't well received. That happens a lot at work. I had somebody do something today at work where she created this one-page thing that was a little thing with sample things that I could jog my memory with. And the second she handed it to me, I'm like, This is fantastic. And I'm like, I don't like that one, that one, that one, that one. That could have killed... Cameron doesn't mind if I say her name. I could have killed Cameron's conference. She knows the let them theory. So what does she say? She says, Let Mel do what Mel does, because I know that I took initiative. So she doesn't let me and my mood get her down, which means what? She maintains power and control over herself. She gets to choose what impacts her and what doesn't. And I'm saying this to you because there's too much happening in your life right now that's getting to you.

There are too many people that are in bad moods or who are inconsiderate or who aren't treating you the right way that are getting to. Let them. Let them say, do, and think what they're going to think and say and do because you have no control over it anyway. So why would you waste your time and energy? Why would you let it impact you? Let them. And then say part two, which is, let me. Let me focus on what I'm going to say, do, think or feel in response. Because ultimately, here's what I want you to understand. Your life is your responsibility. Your goals are your responsibility. Your friendships and your social life, your responsibility. And let's look Look at that word responsibility. If you break apart the word responsibility, what is it? It's your ability to respond. If you look at the word responsibility, it's just your ability to respond. And I want to teach you how to leverage and unlock that ability that you have to respond differently. That's the power of the Let Them Theory. It's about choosing not to respond to things that aren't worth your time and choosing not to engage in behavior that stresses you out and choosing not to get involved in other people's drama or moods or politics or whatever, and just let them.

And then focus on let me, which is your ability to respond, and that's how your power is. You're not stuck in any relationship. You're not stuck You're not stuck on any job. You're not stuck on any date. You're not stuck anywhere because you have the ability to respond, and that's where your power is. I see a lot of you going, It's so freeing. You're right, it is so freeing. And so I wanted to jump on and do a virtual book event, not a webinar. I'm going to be able to see you on Zoom. I'm so excited. I'm going to be live from Charleston, South Carolina. I've got time for a couple of questions. I just wanted to jump on because so much is going on today. It's insane. I feel like, is there a comment going on? I feel like we should all buy a lottery ticket today. I know that's not great financial advice, but I just feel like something is opening up, right? Something is breaking open. And so I'm like, there's so much that's out of everybody's control right now, and we keep focusing on it. Right now, there's also so much within your control.

You're so much more powerful, and I'm going to let you in on a secret. You know, in times where everyone else is freaking out and overwhelmed and and just not on top of it. Do you know what that means? It means that if you can really focus on what you want, you can actually move ahead faster. I'm not kidding. If you've ever wanted to level up your business, if you've ever wanted to level up your relationships, if you've ever wanted to make big strides, do it right now. Because almost everybody right right now is very overwhelmed and stressed out and exhausted and spiraling because of all the things that feel like are out of your control. But you and I know the secret. The secret is to just say, let them. Let them detach from what you can't control and then say, let me and focus on what's important to you. Focus on the person you want to be. Focus on the job you want to have. Focus on the social life and relationship friendships you want to be. Stop sitting back waiting for other people to provide that for you. Stop sitting back feeling sorry for yourself and sit up because you have so much more ability in your life to get that job that you want, to start that business, to go find and create the love that you deserve, to create friendships that are fun and supportive.

And I'm not going to listen to any of your excuses because that's not going to help you. I want you to create a better life. And you're not going to create a better life if you are consumed with managing, controlling, or trying to change other people. You're not going to create a better life if you're constantly worried about what other people think, say, or do. The only way that you truly are going to create a better life is you get very clear about what you want, and then you take responsibility for going to create it. And responsibility is your ability to respond with how you think, what you do, where you put your time, where you put your energy. That is fully in your control. It always has been. It always will be. And using the let them theory, you're going to let other people live their lives and your life is going to get better. You're going to learn to let other people be who they are, which is the deepest form of compassion and confidence and power there is. And you're going to watch your relationships get better. And by focusing on, let me take responsibility for I want.

Let me make this year the best year of my life. Let me decide what it means to be a good daughter. Let me decide what it means to put in a plus effort. Let me decide what's going to affect me and what's not. That's where your power is, right there. And so first of all, for all of you who have already ordered this, don't you dare miss the event on December 12th, because your book purchase, whether it's the audiobook on Audible, or it's the e-book, or it is the hard cover that you have pre-ordered at any bookstore on the planet, that is your ticket. And then you just go to letthem. Com/live, or you click the link below and just put in your order number on the receipt, and we will email you a link, which is your ticket. And I will be live on December fifth, or not December fifth. I will be live at 5:00 PM on December 12th from Charleston, South Carolina. You will be on Zoom with me. I'm going to see you, so you better dress up. No, you can wear your sweats. I don't care. Just don't come nude.

I know I have to say, let them, but then I'm going to let me turn the camera off because I don't want to be looking at that. You know what I'm talking about? And here's the thing, if you can't make a still register because there will be a replay. And here's the other thing I'm going to tell you right up front. I'm not selling you anything. I'm not selling you anything. There's no course that I'm going to hit you with. There is no mastermind group. There's no certification school. There's no nothing. I just see what's happening in the world right now, and I see so many of you around the world feeling like your life is spiraling out of control, or work is spiraling out of control, or the stress is spiraling out of control, or you're seeing it in someone that you love, and you're worried about them, and you don't know what to do. And I want to help, and I want to inspire, and I want to teach, and I don't want you to have to wait until Christmas Eve to have this tool in your hands. And I also know that a lot of you around the world are going to see these live events in cities popping up where I'm going to be signing books and doing events.

If the event with 1,200 seats sold out like that in Boston, I was blown away. Then I just wanted to get on and be on Zoom with you and do something for those of you that won't be able to make it to New York or New Jersey or Los Angeles. Those are just the first three that we've booked already for the first week of January. We'll tell you about them a little bit later. Don't need to worry about that. I just wanted to be sure that I could see you before the holidays. I could thank you in person. I could see you on Zoom. And the way that you do that is purchase a copy of the book and then go to letthem. Com/live or click the link below. Any format of the book, any language that you got it in, I promise you, if you can't find this in your language, all the languages are coming and I will be doing events like this throughout next year because this book is a rocket ship. People magazine was writing about it today. We got the New York Times showing up tomorrow here at the studios.

This is amazing. I can't wait to see the freedom and power that you experience when you start using and saying, Let them and let me. And I see people going, I just ordered it on Amazon. Fantastic. Amazon is saying that they will guarantee delivery Amazon Prime on December 24th. Now, here's the thing. Do you control Amazon? No. Do I control Amazon? No. If it doesn't show up on the 23rd or the 24th, what are we going to say, everybody? Let them, right? Let them. If it shows up on the 24th, we're going to say, hooray, because everybody in your family should read this, and you're going to want to read it because this is the book you're going to see everywhere, and you're going to hear people with you going, Let them. Let them, let them, because you're annoying, too, and so am I. In fact, the people that use let them theory the most are my family with me and my team with me because we're all annoying. But here's the awesome thing. Using this mindset tool You can create space for people to be who they are. And you're going to learn very quickly that you can live your life in a way where two things can be true at once.

Someone can be annoying and you can still love them. Your work can be frustrating and it can still be rewarding. The thing that you're trying to get done can be stressful and it's still worth it. And you can have challenges in your life right now and remind yourself that through your actions and your thoughts and your ability, you can make it better. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. I'm so excited to see you at the event in Charleston. Again, it's virtual. I'm going to be live in Charleston. You're going to be on Zoom. The cost of the event is it's free with the purchase of a book. That's it. All the information is below. If you've already bought the book, please just go to letthem. Com/live. Make sure you get your seat because you've earned your seat because the ticket's free with the purchase of the book, the audiobook, the I think that's it. I got to bounce because we got a lot going on here. But I just wanted to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Thank you for being here with me right now. Thank you for tuning into the Mel Robbins podcast these past two years.

Thank you for trusting me with your time. Thank you for trusting me with the people that you care about because the Mel Robbins podcast has grown for one reason, because you share these episodes with people that you care because you care about them, and you want people in your life to be happy and healthy and motivated and well. And what I'm going to tell you right now is that when people... People can be well when they can. And one of the things that's going to help people in your life and help you get better and be stronger and more motivated and tap into their potential is to learn how to say, let them and then let me. To learn how to focus on what you can control and stop letting the things that you can't control stress you out, rob you of your power and your dreams and your goals and your peace of mind. We are so done with that, aren't we? Can we please put that in the coffin with 2024, nail the lid shut and step into 2025 and make it the best year of our lives Let's do that. And the let them theory is going to help you.

All righty. In case no one else tells you, I'm going to tell you, I love you. I believe in you. I believe in your power to create a better life. And I just, I don't even know how to end this. I'm so excited to see you guys. I'll see you on December 12th. Thank you, thank you, thank you again, truly, for making the Mel Robbins podcast one of the most successful podcasts on the planet. I just am completely floored. I love you.