Challenge 

 The last five years of my life have been full of extraordinary upheaval . In the last 5 years , I have gotten   engaged . I have gotten married . I have lost my father . I have endured a job change ( am now working   from home after a high - stress office ) , two cross - country moves , the births of my two children , and the   deployment of my husband . Twice . It became increasingly obvious that I had not been taking care of   myself , as I had quite simply just been taking care of others , and surviving day to day . I had gained an   intense amount of weight , was n’t sleeping well , and just felt miserable . After the untimely death of a   young friend due to health complications , I made the decision to address my own personal health and   wellness . 

 Selection   I did a great deal of self - reflection and many conversations with my spouse and my closest friends . It   would have been easy to say “ I ’m unhappy because I ’m fat . ” But I came to realize upon deep reflection ,   that instead I was fat because I was unhappy . After many conversations with my husband , and several   with close friends , I started to unpack this idea — what were the types of things I was doing and saying   and participating in when I was feeling the healthiest . Not necessary the thinnest — it became clear this   was n’t really about weight-- But rather it was about finding a place where I was healthy , where my own   personal wellness was at the center of my activities . It was after this intense personal inventory and   consultation with trusted friends and family that I identified the 10 - 15 traits that had made me feel   happiest and healthiest in the past : Those things that brought me the greatest of joys and that made me   feel mentally , physically , and emotionally well , with the hope that addressing these behaviors would   allow me to lose weight . Not weight loss as the ultimate outcome as I had originally thought was the   struggle , but rather as a side - effect of happiness . 

 After this intense research of the “ what is ” and the “ what if ” I was ready to do a learning launch — test   some small hypotheses and see what seemed most effective . This paper is about that learning launch . 

 Application 

 I decided to implement the following “ changes ” to my every day routine , to see how it affected my   overall wellness : 

 1 ) Eat something small immediately upon waking in the morning . Do n’t put off eating until I get so 

 hungry I want to eat everything on Earth . 

 2 ) Replace one ( of my many ) morning cups of coffee with at least one hot water with honey and 

 lemon . 

 3 ) Count calories . Even if it ’s ugly . Keep track .    4 ) I love sunshine . Make it outside for at least 10 minutes of fresh air/ sunshine each day .    5 ) I love how I feel when I ’m doing yoga . Take 20 minutes on my lunch hour each day just to 

 stretch . 

 6 ) As often as possible , go for a walk . It does n’t have to be intense exercise . Just get outside and 

 walk . 

 7 ) Only one glass of wine with dinner each night ( Love red wine too much to give up completely . 

 But in moderation to exploit the health benefits . ) 

 8) Read for pleasure at least 15 minutes each day . 

 9 ) Enroll in some classes so that my brain is engaged and I ’m doing something for pure pleasure of 

 learning ( enter … this class . ) 

 10 ) A cup of green tea at night before I go to bed   11 ) Take the extra few minutes each night to do things to make me feel better about myself ( long 

 shower , good soaps and lotions , etc . ) 

 12 ) 15 minutes before bed , meditate . Clear the brain . Practice gratitude .    13 ) At least every other week , implement “ date night ” with my husband just to enjoy each other ’s 

 company 

 None of these things , in and of themselves were time consuming or drastically different than what I had   been doing . They all centered on mindfulness . Just being aware of my life , what makes me happy , and   taking the steps to make small , incremental changes . 

 Insight 

 Obviously , not all of these were sustainable . Some proved really important . Others did n’t pan out as   being as important as I thought they might . 

 I do n’t make it outside to exercise every day . But I do it more than I used to . I still love coffee . The honey   lemon thing did n’t seem to make me feel better or worse . I do n’t always get my 15 minutes of pleasure   reading in every day . But I do it more than I used to . Yoga and logging calories has helped me feel so   much better . Date night with my husband has been invaluable . Meditation clears my mind . I ’ve been   sleeping better . I ’ve started skipping the wine most nights . 

 And over the last 8 weeks , I ’ve lost 20 pounds . 

 I ’ve learned that it ’s about taking care of me , not about losing weight . I ’ve learned that engaging my   mind ( learning , reading , meditating ) and engaging my body ( yoga , getting outside ) are what it actually   takes to make me feel healthy and well . Laughing with my husband , and taking the time to take care of   my body and mind — these are the things that ultimately matter . And they make me a better wife , a   better mother , and a better employee . 

 I think one of the most valuable tools I ’ve acquired from this exercise ( and this class ) is that there are   often ways to approach a problem that are n’t the obvious ones . If I had just gone at this forcing myself   to just “ exercise more and go on a diet ” then I likely would n’t have the results I have had so far , and   more importantly , the lifestyle change I am beginning to implement . 

 Approach 

 I think that this approach only worked for me because I ’m self - aware . I think that if I was n’t willing to dig   deep , and ask some tough questions , this would n’t have been an appropriate method . After I go through   a few more months , I will reassess — has something fallen away that I think should really be important ?   Have other things surfaced as important ? I will likely use a similar approach again with new data gained   from the insights of these experiments . In the purest terms , these experiments may be taking a longer   time than what a Learning Launch would entail in a business situation . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Challenge 

 The last five years of my life have been full of extraordinary upheaval . In the last 5 years , I have gotten   engaged . I have gotten married . I have lost my father . I have endured a job change ( am now working   from home after a high - stress office ) , two cross - country moves , the births of my two children , and the   deployment of my husband . Twice . It became increasingly obvious that I had not been taking care of   myself , as I had quite simply just been taking care of others , and surviving day to day . I had gained an   intense amount of weight , was n’t sleeping well , and just felt miserable . After the untimely death of a   young friend due to health complications , I made the decision to address my own personal health and   wellness . 

 Selection   I did a great deal of self - reflection and many conversations with my spouse and my closest friends . It   would have been easy to say “ I ’m unhappy because I ’m fat . ” But I came to realize upon deep reflection ,   that instead I was fat because I was unhappy . After many conversations with my husband , and several   with close friends , I started to unpack this idea — what were the types of things I was doing and saying   and participating in when I was feeling the healthiest . Not necessary the thinnest — it became clear this   was n’t really about weight-- But rather it was about finding a place where I was healthy , where my own   personal wellness was at the center of my activities . It was after this intense personal inventory and   consultation with trusted friends and family that I identified the 10 - 15 traits that had made me feel   happiest and healthiest in the past : Those things that brought me the greatest of joys and that made me   feel mentally , physically , and emotionally well , with the hope that addressing these behaviors would   allow me to lose weight . Not weight loss as the ultimate outcome as I had originally thought was the   struggle , but rather as a side - effect of happiness . 

 After this intense research of the “ what is ” and the “ what if ” I was ready to do a learning launch — test   some small hypotheses and see what seemed most effective . This paper is about that learning launch . 

 Application 

 I decided to implement the following “ changes ” to my every day routine , to see how it affected my   overall wellness : 

 1 ) Eat something small immediately upon waking in the morning . Do n’t put off eating until I get so 

 hungry I want to eat everything on Earth . 

 2 ) Replace one ( of my many ) morning cups of coffee with at least one hot water with honey and 

 lemon . 

 3 ) Count calories . Even if it ’s ugly . Keep track .    4 ) I love sunshine . Make it outside for at least 10 minutes of fresh air/ sunshine each day .    5 ) I love how I feel when I ’m doing yoga . Take 20 minutes on my lunch hour each day just to 

 stretch . 

 6 ) As often as possible , go for a walk . It does n’t have to be intense exercise . Just get outside and 

 walk . 

 7 ) Only one glass of wine with dinner each night ( Love red wine too much to give up completely . 

 But in moderation to exploit the health benefits . ) 

 8) Read for pleasure at least 15 minutes each day . 

 9 ) Enroll in some classes so that my brain is engaged and I ’m doing something for pure pleasure of 

 learning ( enter … this class . ) 

 10 ) A cup of green tea at night before I go to bed   11 ) Take the extra few minutes each night to do things to make me feel better about myself ( long 

 shower , good soaps and lotions , etc . ) 

 12 ) 15 minutes before bed , meditate . Clear the brain . Practice gratitude .    13 ) At least every other week , implement “ date night ” with my husband just to enjoy each other ’s 

 company 

 None of these things , in and of themselves were time consuming or drastically different than what I had   been doing . They all centered on mindfulness . Just being aware of my life , what makes me happy , and   taking the steps to make small , incremental changes . 

 Insight 

 Obviously , not all of these were sustainable . Some proved really important . Others did n’t pan out as   being as important as I thought they might . 

 I do n’t make it outside to exercise every day . But I do it more than I used to . I still love coffee . The honey   lemon thing did n’t seem to make me feel better or worse . I do n’t always get my 15 minutes of pleasure   reading in every day . But I do it more than I used to . Yoga and logging calories has helped me feel so   much better . Date night with my husband has been invaluable . Meditation clears my mind . I ’ve been   sleeping better . I ’ve started skipping the wine most nights . 

 And over the last 8 weeks , I ’ve lost 20 pounds . 

 I ’ve learned that it ’s about taking care of me , not about losing weight . I ’ve learned that engaging my   mind ( learning , reading , meditating ) and engaging my body ( yoga , getting outside ) are what it actually   takes to make me feel healthy and well . Laughing with my husband , and taking the time to take care of   my body and mind — these are the things that ultimately matter . And they make me a better wife , a   better mother , and a better employee . 

 I think one of the most valuable tools I ’ve acquired from this exercise ( and this class ) is that there are   often ways to approach a problem that are n’t the obvious ones . If I had just gone at this forcing myself   to just “ exercise more and go on a diet ” then I likely would n’t have the results I have had so far , and   more importantly , the lifestyle change I am beginning to implement . 

 Approach 

 I think that this approach only worked for me because I ’m self - aware . I think that if I was n’t willing to dig   deep , and ask some tough questions , this would n’t have been an appropriate method . After I go through   a few more months , I will reassess — has something fallen away that I think should really be important ?   Have other things surfaced as important ? I will likely use a similar approach again with new data gained   from the insights of these experiments . In the purest terms , these experiments may be taking a longer   time than what a Learning Launch would entail in a business situation .
### Output: 