what will you do rebuild it just the way it was brick for Brick feel like a good example of this is when people talk about hitting a rock bottom when you get to a point where you really can look at yourself objectively and think like what have I been doing uh like that's a state that's a mental state where you are very prone and you have a very high potential to be able to say okay I can't do this anymore I got to change something but it's somebody who can really look at themselves and think
okay what do I need to change what have I been doing that's holding me back what have I been doing that I know I really shouldn't be doing or kind of the opposite of that what should I be doing that I know I haven't been doing [Music] I want to remind you of something okay and you don't need reminded of it but I'm going to remind you anyhow life is hard okay fellas life is hard it's always been hard from the beginning and it will always be hard Bible says man's days are few and full
of trouble and so we stand in in the Gap and we pay the price the difference is how do you look at it and then what do you do about it what do you do about it you cry about it you mope about it you drink about it sh Dwayne I'm sad dude that's a part of life we all do we all do that that's what sets us apart that's what makes us different that's what makes us men we're not men because we Face the battle and we get immediately Victory every time a battle comes
up We're Men because we Face the battle and we stay in the battle when we feel like we're losing and we feel like we're getting beat up but we stay in there and we keep fighting and we plant our feet and we say until death do I part this is me and I will fight this battle regardless of what the battle is no you listen to me James Hawkins you got the makens of greatness in you but you got to take the H and charge your own course stick to it no matter the squals and
with the time comes you get the chance to really test the cut your sales and show What You're Made Of well I hope I'm there catching some of the light coming off here that [Music] day it's possible for us to get through the winter here's what's exciting about the passing of time it takes you through whatever your experience ing at the moment that's what time will do take you through the winter now how do you handle the winters make this little note you can get better and you can get stronger and you can get wiser
there's no winter that you can't overcome there's no winter that you can't figure out how to survive there's no winter powerful enough that you cannot with the Ingenuity of being a human being of figuring out a way to get through it hang on make this note Winters don't last forever so become wiser become stronger become better to handle the winters that are going to come in your life spring always comes sometimes the winter seems long the night seems like it'll never pass but sure enough eventually the night has to give way to the day winter
has to give way to the spring the difficult time has to give way to opportunity the recession has to give way finally to the progression to the expansion and I don't know what kind of winters you've been through but I want you to know when just hang in there when the night is long hang in there when it's dark hang in there when you can't figure it out and your spring will surely [Music] come the truth is for all my struggles to make my mark in life for all I've accomplished in just a few short
Generations my name will be forgotten even the greatest of us can't compete with time and death then why do you go on why does anyone my purpose if you will is to see where it's all going is that my purpose simply to be a witness we create our own purpose in life now go create yours none of us know our end really or what hand will guide us there a king may move a man a father may claim a son that man can also move himself and only then does that man truly begin his own
game remember that howsoever you are played or by whom your soul is in your keeping alone even though know those who presumed to play you be Kings or men of power you cannot say but I was told by others to do thus or that virtue was not convenient at the time this will not suffice remember [Music] that well I think life is precious cuz you can't watch it again I mean you can believe in an afterlife if that makes you feel better doesn't mean it's true but once you realize you're not going to be around
forever I think that's what makes life so magical one day you'll eat your last meal smell your last flower hug your friend for the very last time you might not know it's the last time so that's why you should do everything you love with passion you know treasure the few years you've got because that's all there [Music] is a friendly reminder that in three generations everyone who knew us will be dead including the people whose opinions stopped you from doing what you wanted all along imagine that someone you know achieves every dream and hits every
goal they have years later they get old and die 2 years after that how much do you care about as much as everyone else will if you accomplish your goals and dreams do it for you so what you waiting on what do you dream Elliot you scraping so hard like you ain't never ask yourself this before I said do you want to be here right now along the way you're going to need to do things you don't want to do or might not think you can do it's okay to be scared that you are now
at War within your own mind and body you are going through a metamorphosis my nephew it will not be a pleasant experience but when you come out of it you will be the beautiful prince you are always meant to [Music] be you're going to see this video right before you enter a WI stage in your life I don't know why but I just have a feeling that you've been in a rut you've been off things have been feeling maybe out of alignment for you for some time but that's going to change very very soon you
know I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason and I believe that you have a purpose that you are destined to fulfill in this world but in order to get there in order to fulfill that purpose you must go through a process you must travel along this long and beautifully treacherous Journey with that comes a lot of hardship a lot of adversity a lot of discomfort whether we like it or not it's just part of the process but I want you to know that although things may not have been going your way recently
you've been in this rut you've been hitting dead end after dead end repeat failure after repeat failure the reason that you are going through this is because you are destined for something great you know extraordinary things only happen to Extraordinary People maybe it's a sign that you've got an extraordinary Destiny something something greater than you could have imagined please stop making it so easy to be extraordinary this world is so lost that all you have to do is be an honest person and keep some promises and people think you're a superhero I mean if you
open your eyes the lessons are right in front of you listen to what makes old people regretful and ask yourself why you're doing the same exact things copy the people you look up to and it freaking Works my God all people ever want is something free pass while the blueprint of other people's successes and failures is the closest thing you're ever going to [Music] get and if one is passionate and committed in the noble pursuit of Excellence within their chosen field be that the Arts technology science humanitarianism conservationism uh then I would say one has
a moral obligation and an ethical Duty uh to be of service and to always strive to be part of the solution not the problem after all it's a world that that children would inherit that's worth being a part of that speaks to Me Passion action Noble in attention creates [Music] progress do you think that everyone has purpose the way I look at it is you Theo were born with a DNA that will never be replicated in the past or in the future it's Unique marker of you right so genetically there is something different about you
weird odd great whatever however you want to put it okay and it's like something that's planted at your birth it's what makes you different from everybody else that's like a seed at your birth if you cultivate that seed if you cultivate your uniqueness it gives you a purpose in life it's what you it's why you are unique it's what makes you you it's your energy it's your character it's your weirdness it's your sense of humor it's what draws you to certain things what you hate about certain things it's you if if you listen to that
it's like a voice inside of your head you listen to that voice clearly it directs you it gives you a purpose what is your why why' you even get out of the bed this morning why did you eat what you ate why did you wear what you wore we're here to connect life is about people love time death now these three abstractions connect every single human being on Earth everything that we covet everything that we fear not having everything that we ultimately end up buying is because at the end of the day we long for
love we wish we had more time and we fear death love time death natural to doubt yourself but if you can push through that and do what needs to be done you'll do just fine reminder that if you want to be exceptional you're going to be different from everyone else that's What Makes You exceptional you can't fit in and also be exceptional both have discomfort when you fit in you have internal conflict because you're not being 100% you when you're exceptional you have external conflict because everyone sees you as different pick one when your friends
start to say you've changed remember it's because they don't know how to say you grown if you were anything like me you have to feel the pressure you have to be challenged you you have to be put into uncomfortable scenarios because it wakes something up within you something that craves life that part of you that lies deep down will live again it will live again and it is when you are reconnected with this part of you that you realize that you can really do anything no matter how hard it gets or whatever challenge you face
there's nothing that could ever stop you as long as you were connected with this energy and you remained focused in your pursuit of legacy and [Music] fulfillment there's nothing you cannot do it doesn't get any simpler than that all kind of different ways to break you can break physically you can break mentally you can break your heart you can break your spirit and none of those are fun and all of those are going to leave a mark But the mark that they leave can be the mark of Victory or can be the mark of defeat
but there's also opportunity there's opportunity to get stronger and get smarter and get faster and get tougher and get more stable and get more resilient and get better when you break you have the opportunity to show the world the whole world what you are really made [Music] of and in the process of working on your dreams you are going to incur incur a lot of disappointment a lot of failure a lot of pain a lot of setbacks a lot of defeats but in the process of doing that you will discover some things about yourself that
you don't know right now what you will realize is that you have greatness within you what you'll realize is that you're more powerful than you could ever begin to imagine what you will realize is that you're greater than your circumstances that you don't have to go through life being a victim it will not be easy start each day with a task completed find someone to help you through life respect everyone know that life is not fair and that you will fail often but if you take some risks St up when the times are the toughest
face down the bullies lift up the downtrodden and never ever give up if you do these things the Next Generation and the generations that follow will live in a world far better than the one we have today and what started here will indeed have changed the world for the better I want to be the best Bill fine how badly do you want it you've got to pay a price to be the best the best pay a big price you've got to work harder youve got to commit more you got to take more responsibility you got
to deal with more ups and downs if we can deal with that question how much you will need to suffer be in Fearless be [ __ ] Fearless the best way to fight the demons that chase you in the night is to stop and turn around I've trained 99% of my life alone no one Pat me on the back I did all of the work alone the biggest risk to your future isn't your competition it's the distractions you insist on keeping in your life rather than doing the things you know you should be doing but
aren't people delay doing things they don't like for longer than it takes to do them you want to know what's so dope about you you've never given up after all the stuff you've been through you still here I don't think you realize how amazing that is people would have been giving up if they was in your shoes but you didn't and you should congratulate yourself for that because that means blessings are coming your way in due time this is a reminder just to tell you you're doing amazing yo you got to keep on going and
not many people can do that so keep doing what you're doing man you're doing amazing truth talk is cheap action is expensive action is always going to cost you something right are you willing to pay the cost more importantly are you willing to accept the cost it's sad that most people will never find any level of satisfaction in today because the only thing keeping them going is the thought of escaping the present if Friday afternoon is the only thing you look forward to your life is painful because there's a lot of time between Fridays and
when Friday finally arrives it passes pretty quick when the only thing keeping you healthy and mindful is the thought of tearing it all down as a reward your own demise is your priority and that does not end well if your life does not consist of achievement and overcoming on a daily basis you have a problem to solve but in my mind there is no question of your capability to solve that problem you've always got to put purpose first and you may not know what your purpose is I can tell you this people go hey man
I want to I want to find my purpose and I have to remind them that purpose is not something that is lost and therefore you're not just going to find it you have to develop your purpose and the place you start is putting off pleasure and putting off desires and focusing on purpose and Duty first life isn't fair at all at all so what are you going to do about it I knew that no one was coming back to help me no one was going Miracle me to be somebody special all my situations were on
me now it's solely on me it was on me and that's the thing you have to realize everything you do you may have some support you may not but it's on you you have to make the decision whether you want to be a badass or whether you want just want to be mediocre and everything's okay on the other side of your discomfort is where your real true Journey Begins you know you've decided oh this is my walk mhm you know this is the way I stand oh when I stop this is how I stop and
this is what I do and this is what I do with my hand and when I take my first step this is what I do right that's not really who you are that's choreographed and that is practice and that is what you've decided is the coolest way from your point of view but the minute that you trip and fall and if you really want to know who you are it's how you get back up when you get back up cuz you have no cool on you then right you're getting up in shame or you're getting
up in Pride whatever it is that's who you really are part of life is about getting hurt about failing and getting back up and dealing with adversity and setbacks and realizing that what you thought was a short path is actually going to be the long path to success and you're going to have to take that Journey if you really want it this might come as a surprise to you but you are a mirage from a distance you look like someone who's driven someone who's going places with ambition but the second you get up close you
realize that there's nothing there no action no consist and no discipline you tell yourself that today is the day that you'll finally take some action yet the moment reality hits that all vanishes and you wonder why you always feel so stuck if you want to make progress towards your goals you need to gain substance and the way you do that is by taking action start with an action that you'll take tomorrow just one and once you do that you're going to do it the next day and then the day after that and once you've done
that enough times you're going to add another action that you are going to do consistently and you're going to repeat that process over and over and over again eventually you'll transition from a mirage into something solid you will become real someone with true substance someone who when they says that they will do something actually gets it done and once you get to that point your goals will follow here's the thing with success every time there's success you have to be prepared for the darkness so anytime something happens good to you you have to sort sort
of now look out for what's going to Anchor that because you can't have Sunshine without Darkness a lot of times when people get the success and don't know that the darkness is coming that's when you see them trip and fall but you've gone to the Mountaintop you can look at it it's almost like a algorithm it's like when they win that big trophy something happens if they don't shake it off quick they can't get back into the [Music] game you know I think we all have dreams I think we all have a vision of ourselves
living this type of life but some people will never do anything close to taking even steps towards that dream what the [ __ ] is holding you back at the end of the day you are alone in this world you were alone you could lose everybody and still be here who and what the hell is holding you back it is just you and your ignorance to go and figure out what it takes to go and do what you're supposed to do so that you can get to those dreams so that those Visions become reality and
you just get off about the thought now imagine that was really your life imagine that was really what you felt every single day you got to see it breathe it you got to be it you simply just don't want it bad enough get the to work just remember you are still becoming okay one day you will look back at this version of you knowing that you are doing your very best just give yourself time I don't think it's meant to be easy now there's pain but it'll pass just like everything else and since you know
pain your heart is stronger your soul understands more you could live because there were moments when you couldn't it's not important that you become a good fighter in this world and it's not important that you become a good spiritual guide in this world it's important that you find a way to live a pleasant life and in the best case support other people that they also find the same this is what it's about no matter in which form you put it and which for cultur background you put it the main idea is if you don't find
this way of reducing the suffering of your surrounding your suffering won't stop you learn things painfully when you learn something painfully a part of you has to die that's the pain you know when a dream is shattered for example a huge part of you that that constituted that dream maybe even the biological substrate of that dream has to be stripped away and and burned life is a constant process of death and rebirth and to participate in that fully is to allow yourself to be Redeemed by it and so the good is that process of death
and rebirth voluntarily undertaken it's like you're not as good as you could be so you let that part of you die and if someone comes along and says you know there's some dead wood here man it needs to be burned off you think well that stuff's still a bit alive when that burns it's going to hurt it's like yeah well no kidding but maybe the thing that emerges in its place is something better and I think this is the secret of human beings this is what we're like comes to your growth when it comes to
becoming the best version of yourself when it comes to you changing certain things you have to view it as a process and you have to give yourself Grace to grow through it and to go through that process and part of the process is making mistakes part of the process is having bad days part of the process is having setbacks right and mess ups in the journey right and that's why awareness is so important you have to be aware of when you do mess up or when you do have a bad day or you do make
a mistake you have to be aware of it so that you can catch yourself and reflect on it so you can learn from it and grow from it right cuz then right there it's not a hindrance then it's an opportunity and it's a lesson that helps push you even further where do you want to go what do you want to do what do you want to see what do you want to be what do you want to have what do you want to share what projects would you like to support what would you like to
be known for what skills would you like to learn some extraordinary things you'd like to do ordinary things you'd like to do right silly little things you'd like to do very important things you'd like to do decide decide on all that stuff and write it down write it down write it down that's how simple this stuff is and at your own private list if it's really private you know on your list put some stuff in code where nobody can understand it if this list decide what you want and write it down make a [Music] list
if a tree falls in a forest but nobody sees it or hears it fall did it fall the same goes for doing work if you do work you don't tell anybody about the work you do and nobody sees the work you do then does the work get done in their minds from their perspective no for you you might be thinking I'm over here working my butt off why do people not understand what's going on and it's because you probably are a phenomenal executor but you're not yet a phenomenal advocator the process of finding yourself begins
first with UNF finding sorting through all you're not but thought you were digging past the opinions that Define you past the labels masks and words underneath the love you've been given or the love that's been withheld past the self-preserving lies to the secrets you never tell it will feel first like a funeral like who you are is being ripped away but eventually you'll find that mourning is just another word for making space stay with the discomfort be open to the change clear out the Clutter until nothing much remains and once your home is clean your
Twisted knots Unwound and losing all you thought you were you might finally be found this is us right now zoomed in right here's a day or here's an hour or here's a minute but as we zoom out it looks like this now those events are just situations that happen but they don't mean anything until we add perspective to it perspective determines how I experience a situation how is it we both experience the same thing but we don't actually experience it the same way this is what perspective does so why am I saying this nothing is
really good nothing is really bad until you say it is this is how you eliminate suffering in your life this is how you eliminate the heartache the struggle the adversity this is how you get rid of it or how you move through it it's through you conscious iously shifting your perspective because when I consciously shift my perspective now I'm determining how I experience this the best piece of advice that I ever received is that you are what you think about everything that you think about you become you become what you think about thoughts lead to
actions actions lead to behaviors behaviors leads to Lifestyle Lifestyle determines your destiny so everything begins in the mind if you can control and wield your mind you can very much determine your destiny and you decide and you commit and you determine your mindset and you wield it you can become [Music] successful so if you wake up in the morning and you don't want to do something you don't care enough about yourself and that's what you need to really research is man why am I not doing this for myself because that is that is the number
one purpose in life is to better oneself you got one month left of the year now are you going to take this moment actually write down your goals and actually take action before the year is over or you going to wait until January 1st for a magical list of resolutions to appear and for you to achieve them with ease for the next year I all think you know what the right answer is you have to take action no matter what time of the year it is no matter what day it is every single day gone
by is an opportunity that passes so you might as well take the time before the year ends to go and put in the [Music] effort no one wants to die even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there death is the destination we all share no one has ever escaped it and that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best inv iion of Life what do you actually control in this life because you know everybody will tell you that you've got to focus on the
things that you control and not worry about the things that you don't but what do you actually control what does that actually even mean and I'm here to tell you it is a lot more simple than you actually even know because it is nothing more than your thoughts your actions and your emotions every single thing that you control is one of those those three every single person that I have ever heard of ever ever ever ever ever ever that has built something amazing delay gratification for as long as possible and also was very tired okay
we have people talking about how tired they are I told you I'm tired I'm tired I'm tired that's a prerequisite success [Music] every single thing that has ever been built every single accomplishment that's ever been accomplished every single thing that is worth mentioning in the history of Earth was built by people who retired everyone that's out there grinding working everyone out there working hard and listening to this and just trying to get yourself a little bit better [Music] today than you were yesterday as you meet struggles and as you struggle to stay on the path
first of all remember you don't have to fight alone reach out to your comrades in arms call for fire support when you need it we win Wars because we stick together and when we stick together we can over overcome any enemy and the struggles that you face when they when they do try to flank you do what a soldier does turn into the Ambush turn toward the enemy fire and attack you never leave something always go to something if you're leaving something you're constantly turning around and well I wonder how it was and I wonder
where they are and wonder what they're doing and wonder what they're thinking but the moment that you go something wherever you're going it fills your life with passion and and [Music] focus strength is the only path to respect and weakness and it always been a choice it's a choice made in the small decisions and the comfortable excuses and in the refusal to confront hard truths but here's the thing the world doesn't care about your excuses it never has and it never will since the dawn of human existence there's been one universal law that's remained unbroken
Only the Strong are respected but somehow in today's world we've lost sight of this truth to Society loves to tell you that mediocrity is acceptable that settling is normal that your lack of drive and discipline is something to be excused even celebrated but let me tell you something most people will never say this is a lie weakness has never been respected not in history not in nature not in life and it's remarkable to me how many men Walk Through This World without even realizing the weight of this truth they convinced themselves that their laziness and
their lack of discipline their mediocrity is invisible but it's not so ask yourself is this the Legacy you want to leave is this how you want to be remembered as someone who gave up as someone who settled strength isn't just about physical power it's about your mindset it's about how you approach life how you face challenges how you respond to failure a strong man doesn't run from discomfort he Embraces it he understands that growth comes from pain from struggle from pushing beyond your limits a strong man doesn't make excuses he takes responsibility for his actions
for his choices for his life he doesn't blame others for his circumstances he looks in the mirror and owns it a strong man doesn't settle he doesn't accept mediocrity he's always striving always improving always moving forward and here's the thing strength isn't about perfection it's about progress It's about showing up every day and doing the work even when it's hard especially when it's [Music] hard not because it's easy but because it's necessary challenge yourself set goals that scare you step out of your comfort zone and when you fail because you will fail don't quit learn
from it Grow from it use it as fuel to keep going remember strength isn't something you're born with it's something you earn the process a journey and it never ends the choice is yours but remember this the world doesn't owe you anything stop waiting for the perfect moment stop waiting for permission I wasn't going through Navy SEAL train is one thing I told myself I wanted to quit every single day but many dreams die while suffering and many of us out here have suffered and when you're suff I'm not talking about just physically I'm talking
about emotionally spiritually it could be a relationship when you're suffering you give up on the very things that you wanted the most when I was going through pair rescue I wanted to be a pair rescue man so bad but that water haunted me so when the suffering got too much my dream died and pretty much I almost died with it if I didn't find Navy Seals and getting past that hump and overcoming my demons and facing my demons every day I would have never been up here today day you can't outrun your demons they'll always
know where you're hiding trust me at that and I'm end with this don't stop when you're tired stop when you're done you don't achieve worthwhile goals quickly or easily they take time they take struggle they take Relentless Pursuit day in and day out that's what it takes but also things don't usually fall apart quickly either that's the thing success and failure are generally slow processes you have to watch you have to watch every single second because those seconds they turn into minutes then minutes turn into hours and hours turn into days and days turn in
to years study yourself make yourself better don't worry about what anybody else is doing learn from her don't change who you are to become somebody else think about the time that you spend in your life trying to be somebody you're not if you put that time and effort and energy into being who you were and who you are how much farther along would you be in life biggest enemy is your uncontrolled mind observe but don't absorb love but don't depend want but don't need feel but don't dwell understand that you'll always have problems learn to
enjoy life while still solving them happiness is not about getting all you want it is about enjoying all you [Music] have just a little reminder cuz I haven't said it in a while you're doing good you're doing a lot better than you think you are you've come a long way and a lot of people are very jealous of where you are one of those people being you from a different stage in your life stop being so down on yourself cuz you're not where somebody else is you're where you are and it's a lot better than
where you are so pity is the worst possible emotion anyone can have and the most destructive it destroys everything around it except itself the self-pity will destroy relationships it will destroy anything that's good it will fulfill all the prophecies it makes and leave only itself and it's so simple to imagine that one is hard done by and that things are unfair and that one is underappreciated and that that if only one had had a chance at this but only one had had a chance at that things would have gone better you would be happier if
only this that one is unlucky all those things and some of them may well even be true but to pity oneself as a result of them is to do oneself an enormous disservice if you want to change your life figure out how your worst day was your best day it'll change everything cuz it is if you look for it if you find the deeper meaning it is you know there's something in you that wouldn't be there without it face all your fears that's how you conquer them don't dismiss them just face them say here's what
I'm afraid of I wonder what I could do to change that here's what you can do pick a new destination and start going that way you say well I've done this for the last 2 years I'll probably have to do it another the answer is no not in a million years now you can change one little degree at a time or if you want to you can revolutionize the whole [Music] thing the other thing is about life when things happen to you when you permit things to use you you can't change the past but you
can interpret you can reinterpret how you see it all of us have experienced some tragedy and if we have it we will and you can either let it destroy your life or you can build upon it you can permit it to let you let it hold you down or you can decide I'm not going to let that happen to me I'm bigger than [Music] this make a declaration to yourself you can decide I'm going to work on myself and develop myself I'm going to empower me and all of these things that are happening to me
right now they're just temporary [Music] inconveniences expect things to get better for you because they are see life is Psy you're not what is exp whatever experience you're having right now it has not come to stay it has come to pass the hardest things bring the greatest rewards sometimes the easiest path isn't the one we're meant to take deep down you know it don't you the things that are hard the real sacrifices they carry a weight a feeling you can't shake choosing the harder path the one nobody else wants is where the journey toward greatness
begins now ask yourself how many times have you turned away because something felt too tough how often have you chosen Comfort over challenge avoided discomfort because the other path demanded more but here's a truth few accept the best things in life come at a price and it's not paid in money or possessions the cost is sweat time and sometimes s tears greatness asks what are you willing to sacrifice are you ready to step out of the ordinary and pay the price that greatness demands because this isn't about someone else's path this is about blazing your
own trail it's hard it feels like nobody understands then you're probably doing something right the hardest choices the sacrifices that hurt the most those are the ones that truly matter so are you ready to choose the path less taken are you willing to be more than what's expected [Music] when you face the hard choice and push forward You're Building resilience you're conditioning yourself to handle adversity each time you choose what's hard over what's easy you're choosing growth over stagnation and that's how you get stronger that's how you prove to yourself that you're capable of more
than anyone thought including yourself but why is it so tempting to avoid the Hard Road because Comfort is seductive sacrifice is the fire that shapes you and though it may burn it transforms you into the person you need to become true sacrifice means understanding that what you're giving up today is Paving the way for something better tomorrow is an act of self-respect an acknowledgement that your goals deserve nothing less than everything you have when you're willing to sacrifice to truly Embrace discomfort that's when you become unstoppable that's when your potential is unlocked now let's bring
it closer to home think about your own life your dreams your goals are you really ready to sacrifice are you prepared to give up Comfort let go of the things that hold you back and face the unknown to reach your potential this isn't a question with an easy answer sacrifice isn't something you decide to do just once it's a choice you make every day it's waking up and choosing discipline over excuses it's staying on your PA even when others turn back so ask yourself what are you willing to give up to reach your goals what
Comfort what distraction what safety net are you ready to leave behind the question isn't about what you want it's about what you're willing to give up to make it happen the path to Greatness is long and the cost is high it's going to take everything you've got be honest with yourself success isn't reserved for the lucky or the privileged it's for the resilient the one's willing to push through the pain face their fears and go after what they want with everything they have and if that's you if you're truly ready to make the sacrifices then
start today start trading what's easy for what's meaning remember success is built on daily choices it's not a single moment of [Music] Bravery if you're prepared to give up comfort for something more then you're already closer to achieving your dreams than you realize embracing sacrifice doesn't happen overnight it's a habit a mindset that takes time to build you have to train yourself to see discomfort as part of the journey like an athlete trains their body you have to train your mind to push through obstacles each time you push yourself a little further each time you
choose discipline over convenience You're Building resilience think of sacrifice as a muscle the more you work it the stronger it gets just like an athlete trains their body to handle physical stress you need to train your mind to welcome challenges it's choosing the path that feels hard because that's where growth happens it's committing to your goals on the days you'd rather quit discipline is the foundation of sacrifice without it the journey becomes scattered and the vision Fades but with discipline each small action Builds on the last every day you stay on track you're investing in
the person you want to become create routines that challenge you routines that push you beyond what's comfortable whether it's training work or learning something new each small Choice builds a foundation of sacrifice and here's the truth the pain doesn't necessarily get easier but your ability to handle it grows sacrifice isn't about erasing pain it's about training yourself to endure it with each day you'll find strength you didn't know you had each challenge you face each decision you make to keep pushing forward brings you closer to becoming the person capable of achieving greatness the more you
practice the stronger you become because sacrifice discipline and resilience are the keys to unlocking the potential you have within and each time you choose what's hard you're moving one step closer to becoming who you're meant to be when it's all said and done the hardest things in life are what Define us the sacrifices the struggles the sleep nights they're all building something within you that no easy path ever could when you embrace the pain of sacrifice you're creating a future you'll be proud of you're proving to yourself that you're capable of anything but remember this
isn't about anyone else this journey this part it's yours it's about becoming the best version of yourself and the only way to reach that version is through sacrifice so ask yourself again what are you willing to give up what are you ready to let go of in order to gain something greater because in the end the rewards aren't just about success or achievement they're about knowing that you gave everything you had that you didn't settle and that you chose the path of growth overc Comfort Embrace The Hard Road Chase The Challenge and let every sacrifice
bring you closer to the greatness you know you're capable of the strength to face [Music] discomfort we live in a world that's constantly trying to sell us Comfort everywhere you look there's a promise of ease shortcuts quick fixes instant gratification we're told that the path of least resistance is the one we should take that anything worth having should come without struggle but I'm here to tell you that's a lie Comfort convenience and ease these are not the things that build a strong fulfilled life in fact they're often the very things that keep us stuck growth
doesn't happen in Comfort strength isn't built when everything is going smoothly you don't become the person you're meant to be by avoiding challenges by sidest stepping obstacles by staying in the safe familiar spaces growth happens when you face the discomfort when you lean into it when you choose to show up even when everything inside you is telling you to turn back we're conditioned to believe that discomfort is a sign that something is wrong that we're on the wrong path but discomfort is a signal it's telling you that you're moving beyond your limits that you're stretching
that you're pushing yourself into new territory and that's where the magic happens that's where transformation begins if you look at anyone who's ever achieved anything meaningful you'll find that they all have one thing in common they chose to embrace [Music] discomfort they understood that the hard moments the ones that test you the ones that make you doubt yourself the ones that make you question everything those are the moments that shape you those are the moments that build resilience but here's the thing most people never tap into their true potential because they avoid those moments they
choose Comfort over challenge they choose safety over risk and in doing so they settle for a life that's smaller than the one they're capable of living they settle for routine for mediocrity for a version of themselves that never has to struggle but also never gets to grow we have to stop seeing discomfort as the enemy we have to stop treating struggle as something to escape from we need to start seeing it for what it really is an [Music] opportunity a chance to prove to ourselves what we're made of a chance to step up and show
that we're not afraid of the work that we're not afraid of the pain that comes with pushing past our limits life isn't meant to be easy it's meant to challenge you to test you to push you and every time you face that challenge every time you push through that discomfort you're building a new level of resilience you're becoming someone who can handle whatever life throws at them you're becoming unbreakable here's what the world needs to hear right now it's okay to be uncomfortable it's okay to struggle it's okay to to feel like you're out of
your depth that's where real life happens that's where you find out who you really are it's not in the moments when everything is going well it's in the moments when you're facing the storm when you feel like quitting when you don't know if you have what it takes but you keep going anyway we're so used to avoiding discomfort that we've forgotten how to endure it we've forgotten that it's part of the process and as a result we've become fragile we give up at the first sign of difficulty we Retreat when things don't go as [Music]
planned and we wonder why we don't grow why we don't change why we don't become the people we want to be but here's the truth you cannot grow without discomfort you cannot become stronger without struggle you cannot achieve anything of real value if you're always running from the hard parts of life you have to be willing to face it to stand in the fire to know that even when it's painful even when it's uncertain you're becoming stronger you're becoming someone who doesn't just survive but thrives we need resilience more than ever we need people who
are willing to endure who are willing to take the heart hard path not because it's easy but because it's worth [Music] it we need people who are willing to show up day after day even when they're tired even when they're discouraged even when it feels like nothing is changing because they know that it's in those moments that they are building something real it's easy to quit when things get tough it's easy to run when the pressure builds but what if instead of running from discomfort you decided to run toward it what if you saw it
as the gateway to your own potential What If instead of letting it defeat you you let it be the thing that forges you into someone who can't be [Music] broken because here's the thing life is going to be hard whether you choose to lean into discomfort or not the difference is when you embrace it when you choose to see it as an opportunity instead of an obstacle you gain control over your own growth the cost of of wasting time time it's the most valuable resource we have yet it's the one we treat the most casually
we let it slip through our fingers like it's infinite like we have all the time in the world to do the things we want to become the person we aspire to be to live the life we imagine for ourselves but deep down we know that's not true we know time is running out and every second we waste is a second we'll never get back back we tell ourselves we'll start tomorrow we'll get to it later we make excuses convincing ourselves that we need more time more preparation more energy we wait for the right moment the
right opportunity the right feeling and before we know it days turn into weeks weeks into months and months months into years and we look back wondering where the time went wondering why we haven't made progress the truth is time doesn't wait it doesn't pause for us to get ready it moves forward relentlessly whether we're using it or wasting it and the more we hesitate the more we procrastinate the more we let fear or doubt hold us back the more we allow life to pass Us by you see we act as if we're guaranteed tomorrow as
if we're guaranteed the next hour but nothing is guaranteed we assume that the opportunities we have now will still be there later we think we can afford to wait that there's no urgency but the reality is the only thing we're guaranteed is now [Music] this moment this chance to do something with our lives to take action to make a decision to move forward the clock is always ticking and while you're sitting there contemplating wondering if you're ready wondering if you're good enough your time is slipping away and that's the harsh reality time wasted is time
you'll never get back you can't reclaim it you can't buy it back once it's gone it's gone we spend so much time planning thinking overthinking we're waiting for the perfect conditions the perfect mood the perfect set of circumstances we tell ourselves once everything lines up then I'll start but life doesn't work like that there's no perfect moment there's no Flawless [Music] plan there's only action imperfect messy but necessary action because the longer you wait for Perfection the more time you waste we have to stop waiting for permission we have to stop seeking validation from others
hoping someone will tell us we're ready that it's our time no one is coming to save you no one is going to hand you your dreams you have to go out and take [Applause] it you have to make the decision that now is the time that you're done waiting done making excuses if you want to change your life if you want to achieve something if you want to be something more than you are right now you have to act you have to take that first step even if it's small even if it's uncertain because action
no matter how small builds momentum and momentum is what drives change the problem isn't that we don't know what to do deep down most of us know exactly what we need to do to move forward the problem is that we're scared to do it we're afraid of failure afraid of judgment afraid of getting it wrong but here's the [Music] thing the fear of failure is costing you more than more than failure ever could the time you spend avoiding action the time you spend stuck in fear is time you'll never get back ask yourself how much
longer are you willing to wait how much longer are you willing to let fear dictate your life how much time have you already lost and how much more are you willing to give away before you decide enough is enough the great tragedy isn't that we fail it's that we don't even try we let opportunities pass by because we think there will always be more time more chances but life doesn't owe you opportunities it doesn't owe you time you have to make the most of what you have right now today and yes it will be uncomfortable
yes it will be hard but discomfort is where growth happens it's where change begins we often wait for motivation thinking we need to feel inspired before we take action but motivation is fickle it's not always going to be there when you need [Music] it what you need is discipline the discipline to act regardless of how you feel the discipline to start even when you're un certain even when you're tired even when you're scared because discipline not motivation is what will carry you forward discipline is what turns intentions into reality the reality is life is shorter
than we think we have less time than we assume and one day you're going to look back and you're going to wish you'd taken action sooner you're going to wish you hadn't let fear stop you you're going to wish you hadn't wasted time waiting for the perfect moment so what's stopping you what's holding you back because I promise you there is no later there is no better time there is only now if you want something go after it [Music] how many promises have you broken to yourself This Week take a second and really think about
that maybe it was the alarm you snoozed this morning maybe it was the workout you skipped [Music] yesterday now here's the real question how do those broken promises make you feel you see every time you tell yourself you'll do something and then you don't a small part of you loses faith in yourself and the scary part you probably don't even notice it's about the tiny defeats that stack up one after another you think you're just skipping the gym but what you're really skipping is the opportunity to prove to yourself that you're capable you think you're
just snoozing your alarm but what you're really doing is training yourself to break your own word these defeats they don't happen all at once they creep in slowly infiltrating your mind making you feel weaker making you doubt yourself but here's the thing it doesn't have to be this way what if I told you there's one decision you can make today that will change everything what if I told you that keeping the promises you make to yourself could unlock a level of mental strength you didn't even know you had this video is not about motivation it's
not about hyping you up or telling you to just do it this is about building discipline because discipline isn't about punishment it's about freedom let me ask you something when was the last time you felt truly proud of yourself I'm not talking about the big moments like Landing a job or finishing a degree I'm talking about those Quiet Moments the ones no one else sees where you showed up for yourself when it would have been easier not to for most of us those moments are rare why because we're losing the small battles every single day
day and every time you break your own word you're telling yourself my promises don't matter I don't matter you might not realize it but this is what's slowly draining your mental strength it's why you feel unmotivated it's why you feel stuck it's why you feel like you're not enough I've been there I know how it feels let's talk about motivation for a second everyone's obsessed with it I just need to find the motivation they say but let me tell you something motivation is a liar it's unreliable it's fleeting and if you're waiting to feel motivated
you'll be waiting forever discipline though discipline doesn't care how you feel dis discipline says get it done anyway here's the truth discipline will take you places that motivation never could when you build discipline you don't need to rely on some magical burst of energy to get things done you just do them and every time you follow through you're casting a vote for the person you want to become imagine this waking up every day and knowing you can trust yourself completely knowing that when you say you'll do something it'll get done it's not about being perfect
it's about showing up day after day and proving to yourself that you're stronger than your excuses let me share a story there was a guy ordinary like you and me he wasn't the strongest or the smartist but he was disciplined every morning he woke up at the same time he trained at the same time he ate the same meals people called him boring even obsessive but you know what he won not because he was special but because he refused to lose to himself that's what discipline does it makes you Unstoppable now you might be thinking
okay I get it discipline is important but where do I start start small start today step one set one non-negotiable goal just one maybe it's waking up at 6:00 a.m. maybe it's drinking a gallon of water it doesn't matter what it is what matters is that you commit to it no matter what step two eliminate decision fatigue don't give yourself options if you've decided to train at 7:00 a.m. there's no debate you're not asking yourself if you feel like it you're just doing it step three track your WIS every time you keep a promise to
yourself write it down watch the list grow those little victories they add up but let me be real with you you're going to mess up you're going to miss workouts hit snooze and break promises and that's okay failing doesn't mean you're a failure quitting does the key is to get back up to refuse to let one bad day turn into a bad week discipline is a muscle the more you use it the stronger it gets and the stronger it gets the easier it becomes to win those battles at the end of the day discipline isn't
about being hard on yourself it's about Freedom when you're disciplined you're free from the guilt and regret that comes from breaking promises you're free from the endless cycle of excuses and restarts you're free to live the life you've always wanted start small but start today win your next battle and then the one after that because every time you keep a promise to yourself you're proving to yourself that you're capable that you're strong that you're enough you've got this if this message resonated with you don't forget to like subscribe and share it with someone who needs
to hear it let's build discipline together turn your feelings off when it comes down to you wanting to be better what that means is when that alarm clock goes off your feelings got to go away if you want to achieve greatness the person that you have to spend the most time talking to in your life is yourself try not to lose that respect the quality of your life is determined by how you choose to deal with your boredom do you scroll or do you focus do you drink or do you train do you binge watch
or do you read do you consume or do you create do you choose Comfort or challenge do you choose pleasure or your goals [Music] when everything on the surface in life is loud and chaotic and noisy and out of control it's people who go inward who go deep within themselves and get quiet and calm Tranquility under duress and most people operate on the surface in their lives so the conditions dictate their temperament their emotions their behaviors the happiest people the most productive people the people who make the best decisions they can stay calm and quiet
like the bottom of the ocean when it gets noisy on the surface and chaotic things are crashing around you go Inward and go deep and find that calmness find that equinity people that struggle in life get way too high when things are good and way too low when things aren't so good and it's your ability to stay even especially during tumultuous times that makes the difference in your life too many of us run our families or our lives and such a chaotic fashion with things crashing all the time that not only does it affect our
own decision- making our own emotions but it's expecting the people around us these problems keep coming because of the way we respond to them are you somebody who's cool calm and collected under pressure or are you somebody that succumbs to their environment don't live on the surface live in the depths of your emotions the depths of your relationships the depths of your conviction the depths of your character the depths of your decisions and you'll be a whole lot happier and more productive I realize you go higher you go even more alone why because nobody is
willing anymore to invest their energy in going higher because it's becoming more difficult you'd only know that I was having a bad day if I told you because I show up to what's expected of me regardless of how I feel now you might think this is a pursuit of ignoring my emotions but really it's quite the opposite when I feel that pit in my stomach of fear or sadness I work so hard to recognize that the self- sustained difficulties the run that I'm on right now are the deepest forms of self-love I am not immune
to bad things happening that are out of my control but when they do and the lonely moments come about I am there to pick myself up despite the pain you see success yet you hesitate I feel blocked yet the path is clear it's like the universe is saying it's not my time the universe doesn't block it reveals then why does every step feel heavier because you're on the edge of change you're not meant to tiptoe into success it Demands a cost cost that feels impossible to pay you're afraid no I'm ready I've work too hard
yet your heart races as you near the finish your feet falter you don't understand I want this it's not fear it's life life is unfair you don't fear failure you fear your own power feel it own it you were not born to be small I've been the one holding myself back yes and now you see keep your foot on the accelerator the wall breaks for those who do not flinch shatter it it's easy to show up when momentum is on your side and everything feels effortless it's harder to show up when the climb gets steeper
in progress feels invisible but those are the moments that define you the moments that separate the ones who say they want it from those who mean it because discipline isn't about perfection it's about persistence keep showing up even when you're not at your best you don't need to win every day hey you just need to keep going the most important question is people get to where they want to go cuz they know where they want to go most people don't know where they want to go a lot of people are going and being driven by
what they think they should do what other people say they should do what they have carried in their mind for a long time they should do but the most important question you can ever ask yourself is what do I really want and the answer to that once you can establish for yourself what the answer to that is and have everything you do every choice you make move you in the direction of what you say your vision is and when you do that the the forces of Life rise up to meet you the reason why most
people have such chaotic lives is because they're living in chaos in their head and as soon as you get clear it clears up Peace by piece and it's the consistency of the work and so like the consistency of work Monday get better Tuesday get better Wednesday get better right and you do that over a period of time you know not like 1 month or two months I mean it's 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 years and then you you know you can get to where you want to go once you've take that first
step you look the beast in the face and you'll start progressing not linearly but exponentially in speed doesn't really matter how small that first step is because it'll start doubling and anything that doubles grows unbelievably quickly and so that's a very useful thing to know too walk up to the plate and swing ain't no striking out in this [Music] game purpose is stronger than object what you want is important but what for is even more important so decide what you want decide what you wanted for keep working on that go and sit down quietly by
yourself for 30 to 60 Minutes most people in our society have never sat quietly for 30 to 60 Minutes in their entire lives yet I will tell you this this method works 100% of the time that any problem that you have any difficulty any challenge any goal that you want to accomplish if you go into the silence and sit quietly and then listen to The Still Small Voice with with in this is the key you will find that at a certain point probably at about 25 to 30 minutes your mind will go completely clear and
then a flow of ideas will start to flow into your mind you'll feel energy welling up inside you and at a precise moment as you sit there in complete silence your mind will go clear and Wham exactly the answer you need will come at exactly the right time limits don't let the world ever put limits on you you can do anything you want to do but make sure if you have a vision make sure the vision is written you know make sure you have something to actually Chase and not just hoping and wishing put your
plan together and then work the plan don't don't don't work somebody else's plan you have to create your own brand yourself and your brand is whatever you feel like doing whatever your heart is passionate about Chase it most people will not understand your obsession your drive and your determination success is a lonely Journey that's just a reality and most people are not going to understand why you're so driven while you're so obsessed and if you try and make them understand you're going to end up frustrated the best advice I can tell you is go on
the journey by yourself it is the best journey man leveling up becoming the best version of yourself of the most awesomest Journey you will ever go on stop scaring yourself how often do you terrorize yourself with your own thoughts you're getting to absolute Terror and it's only coming from your thoughts nobody out there is doing a thing you know we find so many ways to scare ourself make a list of your fears and then give yourself the opportunity to turn each fear into a positive affirmation turn each one into something positive and remember always you
are in charge one sleepless night I know you can take but I recognize that your mind isn't fix fated on the one it's on the many that you fear will continue to happen and for that I am sorry I know the pain of each one continues to compound but I need you to recognize that you cannot allow the sleepless night to Define you it is simply an obstacle that involves you and an eventual way through is inevitable if you can find even just a second of okayness in your day I need you to remember that
that second will be there tomorrow and just maybe the night will not be so daunting world will see you as you see people think that the world sees you a certain way and then that's how you are and then you have to change it that's not how it works when you see yourself a certain way the world respects that and sees you that way as well and that goes for your habits your lifestyle or anything you're trying to work on we create the image that the world accepts and other people think that the world tells
us what to do there's this thing about people and they talk about manifesting it'sing real man when you figure out who you are and what you want to do and you devote your life to it like a maniac like you're all in on this thing and you manifest most of these people end up doing what they say they're going to do and being who they say they're going to become and there's no excuses there's nocking days off there's no not willing to grind and everybody's against me and this didn't happen for me these people people
who dive in and they're hardcore and they're focused and they know what they want they know who they are and they lay out these short-term goals and this road map on how to get there most of those people make it when you look at someone and you say that man or that woman has something that I don't have you're telling yourself a justification as to why you can't do it you're talking yourself out of it they didn't have that ability either they got it from showing up every day and executing and especially when they don't
feel feel like it our minds are morphing from minute to minute if we let them if you are not paying attention if you are on cruise control then your mind is not under your own control we can't be in cruise control you can't let your mind be in cruise control you have to be cognizant of what you're thinking you have to be aware of how you are being influenced because in this day and age right now if you aren't careful you can slide down the path of least resistance the path to weakness and the path
to a lack of control as to what is happening in our lives in your life life will happen to you instead of Life happening for you do not allow that you have to take control you got to do something to get control of your brain you got to check yourself control the things you think about you can actually control how you feel you can control what you think and you can definitely control what you do you got to be the master of your mind the formula for failure a few errors and judgment repeated every day
for 1 month starts the weakness starts the disaster process you can imagine what happens in 6 years now here's a formula for Success a few simple disciplines practice every day eliminate the errors and replace it with disciplines practiced I'm telling you can start this process of life life change immediately after today you don't ever have to be the same again only by choice it was always you building belief when no one else did look around you who do you see is there anyone who stayed awake at night dreaming your dreams for you no team no
cheering Squad no coach there was no magical plan laid out for you when you hit rock [Music] bottom or motivational speaker pulling you up it was you that's the part nobody talks about right the raw unfiltered truth in the darkest moments when no one believed in you when there wasn't a single hand to hold you built belief from nothing this video isn't about cliches it's about you owning the fact that you were and always will be the one who saves yourself let's talk about how you got here why it matters and what's next here's the
truth most of us grow up believing there's always going to be someone to catch us when we [Music] fall but when life really hits where's the safety net let's be real life doesn't come with a manual or an instruction video no one teaches you how to keep going when you're completely drained when everything you've tried has failed and you know what that's when it gets real that's when you realize nobody's coming your family your friends they might want the best for you but they don't have the answers this realization it's heavy it's painful but it's
also freeing because the second you stop expecting someone else to save you is the moment you step into your own power imagine waking up every day not because someone is nudging you to get out of bed but because you decided you deserve better there's no applause for your early morning no pat on the back for sticking to your plan but you show up anyway why because belief doesn't need a cheerleader it's a quiet fire you didn't build belief in the perfect conditions you built it when everything was falling apart when there were no winds no
progress and no reason to keep going other than the fact that something inside you refus to quit it's like planting a seed in the middle of a storm the odds are stacked against you but you still nurture it protect it and fight for it Because deep down you know someday it's going to grow let's not sugarcoat it choosing yourself comes at a cost you lose people you lose comfort you lose the illusion that things will magically get better but what you gain that's priceless you gain the ability to trust yourself to look in the mirror
and say I'm proud of the person I'm becoming think about the sacrifices you've made the friendships you've let go of the weekends you've spent grinding While others partied was it worth it absolutely because here's the secret the people who truly matter the ones who get it will find you on this [Music] journey and those who don't they were never meant to stay here's what no one tells you pain doesn't just break you it builds you every failure every rejection every moment of doubt it's fuel when people doubted you it wasn't their disbelief that hurt the
most it was the whisper in your own mind saying what if they're right but you silenced that voice you proved it wrong now think about where you are today you might not be where you want to be yet but you're not where you used to be and that's because of you you took every punch life threw at you and turned it into momentum that's not luck that strength look around you one more time the only reason you're standing here today is because you refused to give up you didn't wait for the perfect moment you created
it the world will try to tell you that you need a road map a mentor or a team to succeed but here's the truth none of that matters unless you believe in yourself first so keep going not for the Applause not for the recognition but because deep down you know you're capable of so much more if this hit home for you share it with someone who needs to hear it and don't forget the next chapter of your story starts [Music] today the function of man is to live not to exist I shall not waste my
days trying to prolong them I shall use my time say the death is not waiting behind that door right now every second you are between life and death one day it just stays with this then this is going to happen so in the moment where you realize it could be my last action right now that I do having this type of s on the mind it could be your last hopefully makes you wake up to really focus on the things that are important for you because many things are starting to fall away when somebody tell
you look we only have one more week to live many problems that at the moment people are caring about they would just disappear then they wake up and realize this shortness of life how precious it actually is that we are able to be here one thing I've noticed about you is you are in a constant state of fear worry and doubt and I need you to remember that where gratitude exists fear cannot you need to wake up every single morning and rroo yourself and what you're grateful for the trials that you've had to overcome you
can be grateful for the goals that have yet to be achieved see them in your mind give gratitude as if they've already happened and watch how your life changes genius Ador isolation you want to get into Flow State and do beautiful work vinc and Van go you only sold two paintings but he's Vincent Van go I would say it's absolutely essential to leave the world regularly to do your best work to get in a flow State you can be in the world or you can do your finest work you can't do both Master imagination be
capable of closing your eyes and trans exporting yourself to an alternate reality in which you can immerse yourself at any given moment explore this alternate reality identify every detail of every aspect within the environment make it so vivid so real that you can smell the Misty air feel the chill Breeze and see each blade of grass that blows with the wind a top the Rolling Hills bring this Vision back and write it down every Last Detail and bring it to life create a mood board listen to music that matches the environment light a candle that
matches the scent of the environment wear clothes that you could see yourself wearing in that environment do everything in your power to bring yourself closer to that vision and sooner than you believe your vision will be your reality I [Music] promise everything that you want but you don't have is outside of your comfort zone and what I have learned in my potential path journey is that there are trade-offs all along the way at every critical juncture in a person's life if they want to go to the next level they don't go to the next level
by just stepping up they go to the next level by realizing they've got to give something up to go there and the way this works is the higher you go the higher the price afraid of what other people think in meditations marks really says you know we all love ourselves more than other people but for some reason we care about their opinions more than our own the Great British writer sirl Connelly said some people are afraid even to kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors might think and the idea is we're held back by
the opinions of people we've never met the opinions of people we don't care about the opinions of people we don't agree with on anything else right we are held back on what they might think of what we might think or say or do and this holds us back from the things that we're capable of doing we are way too obsessed and chances are you're way too obsessed with fixing things you want your life to be different right you're saying this needs to change this needs to change this needs to change but that's only one part
of you there's another part of you that doesn't want things to be different right that wants to stay at home that wants to S hit the snooze button and if you want to master your life you need to take control of all parts of you you need to understand all parts of you and we spend way too much time trying to fix our problems without even understanding where did this come from how does this manifest how does it affect me so spend a little bit more time or a lot more time with yourself understanding your
conflict don't even try to fix your problems just understand them that's the one thing that needs to change and if that changes then you will be amazed at how easy everything else will it'll be like dominoes where once you understand yourself then a lot of things will start going positive in your life you've spent so much time trying to meet everyone else's expectations trying to fit into their idea of who you should be but what would your life look like if you lived it for you not for their approvals not for their Applause but for
The Quiet Moments when you can say this feels right because when it's all said and done you're the one who has to live with your choices so make them count for you when things come to an end we often feel it's final but it's actually the chance for transformation I was reminded of this the other day when I was going for a run through the woods admiring the fallen leaves on the ground those leaves were not at end of of Life they were going back into the Earth they were nourishing the soil they were giving
the chance for new life for New Growth and like the leaves we have to be able to embrace change we have to let go of what no longer serves us give yourself the chance for Renewal so when life gets hard when you start to feel weighed down remember the beauty of fallen leaves and when you feel like you're falling remember it's your chance for transformation it's your chance to create space and vibrancy in your [Music] life do you feel like you're constantly running chasing something better something bigger yet never truly arriving like no matter how
far or how fast you go something's still chasing you the truth is you're not running toward anything you're running away away from the fears that haunt you the regrets that eat away at you the pain you've tried to bury deep down and I'm here to tell you something you might not want to hear there's only one way to truly Escape you can't outrun the darkness you can't drown it out with with noise you have to turn around face it embrace it it's not going to be easy it's not going to feel good but the person
you become on the other side will thank you the strength the clarity and the purpose you're searching for it's all waiting for you in the very place you've been avoiding I was the last time you sat in complete silence no phone no music no friends to distract you just you and your thoughts for most people the idea is terrifying why because in the silence the truth comes out the things you've been avoiding the doubts the failures the mistakes they all rise to the surface and we've been conditioned to think that facing those things is weakness
let me tell you something the true weakness is avoiding them running from your demons doesn't make them disappear it only gives them more power they follow you everywhere lurking in the shadows growing stronger every time you try to bury them and the more you run the more control they have over your life and but here's the thing those demons that darkness is not your enemy it's a part of you a part of you that's crying out to be understood to be acknowledged and the moment you stop running the moment you turn around and say I'm
ready to face this that's the moment you take back your power Solitude isn't loneliness it's freedom freedom from the expectations of others freedom from the noise of the world it's a chance to connect with yourself to understand who you really are and what you really want and here's the best part when you Embrace Solitude when you embrace the silence you stop seeking validation from the outside world you stop comparing yourself to others you stop living for everyone else and start living for yourself the darkness isn't just a place of pain it's a place of transformation
when you go into the darkness you're forced to confront everything you've been running from your mistake your regrets your fears and at first it's going to hurt it's going to feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders but that's where the magic happen because in the darkness you learn what you're really made of you learn that you're stronger than your fears braver than your doubts and more capable than you ever thought possible the darkness strips away everything you you thought you were and forces you to rebuild yourself from the ground up and
when you come out the other side you're not just a better version of yourself you're unstoppable so how do you do it how do you stop running and start facing the things you've been avoiding one start with silence turn off your phone step away from the noise find a quiet place where you can just be at first first it's going to feel uncomfortable you're going to want to distract yourself but don't sit with it let the discomfort come two acknowledge your fears write them down speak them out loud whatever it takes to bring them into
the light because the more you try to suppress them the more power they have but when you name them when you face them they lose their grip on you three ask the hard questions what am I afraid of what am I running from what do I need to change these aren't un easy questions but they're necessary four take small steps facing your demons doesn't happen overnight it's a process start small spend a few minutes each day in silence reflect on one fear at a time and as you get stronger take on big bigger challenges five
be patient with yourself growth isn't linear there will be setbacks there will be moments when you feel like giving up but don't remember every step you take toward the darkness is a step closer to your true self when you turn around and face your demons you don't just conquer them you transform them you take the pain that once held you back and turn it into fuel for growth you take the fears that once controlled you and use them to push yourself forward you take the darkness that once consumed you and turn it into your greatest
strength and here's the thing once you've faced your demons once you've embraced the darkness you're no longer afraid of it you carry that strength with you wherever you go this isn't just about motivation it's about transformation it's about stepping into the person you were always meant to be so stop running stop hiding turn around face the darkness because everything you're searching for your strength your purpose your peace is waiting for you on the other side people who have done phenomenal things the journey that people go through what is the inner conversation that they have the
inner monologue how do each of us navigate through our own insecurities and own moments of Doubt then when you have those doubts understanding where do those doubts come from in the first place I think once you understand that then really you can create anything you want it's just a matter of first how to navigate the Journey of the self once you have that you can be dropped into any industry whatsoever and you can figure it out do not become a slave to your own mind your thoughts dictate your actions and your actions dictate who you
are the first step to realizing your full potential is to think clearly and think positively it's not that life is short as senica reminds us it's that we waste a lot of it and why do we waste it why do we waste this precious resource because we think that we have an unlimited amount of it we think we'll get to it later Mark says you could be good today but instead you choose tomorrow right and we do that because we think we have tomorrow we tell ourselves that lie what you could say is the biggest
lie in the world right I'll do it tomorrow I'll do it later I'll do it when the kids are older I'll do it when things go back to normal you don't know that you have that that's the power of this stoic exercise momento more momento is the embracing of the moment that you were in and the acceptance that you might not get that many more future moments That's The Power of momentum War it's not supposed to be depressing it's supposed to be clarifying right it's supposed to make you do that thing now to stop believing
that you have time to waste whatever is in front of you isn't as big as you make it out to be we start to make these very small things enormous because we allow our minds to take control and go away from us we have to regain control of our mind we've all overcome so many things in our lives but we forget them and and a lot of times we don't spend enough time like reflecting back in our lives realizing how great we truly are we go through something we put it back and we go on
and life is going to always challenge us always challenge us and during that challenging moment we Panic we forget who we truly are most situations usually we can find the strength to handle them just through having the right mental process what exactly are you waiting for everything that you have been wishing for is right there waiting for you all you have to do is show up if you make a consistent and honest effort in pursuing your dreams you will succeed you want to get to a level where you can't even believe that this is your
life that's how I feel and I also know that anybody can do it that anybody can do it you just have to begin to look at yourself as the machine in that you are not the person that created you not the person that created the bad programming that you were forced to learn to operate with but you are the person that has complete control to reprogram it and start version one of you right now you are now the platform and you are going to be able to continuously upgrade yourself guide your evolution in a harmonious
and peaceful way where you will continuously now achieve your goals reach your Milestones become the person that you always dreamed you could be and at the end of it you've now developed the skill to continue ly get better and better at operating you the machine till the day that you die how can you beat someone who cannot [ __ ] quit how can you beat someone who every time they go through a hard time they get better and they get stronger instead of getting weaker and getting demoralized how can you beat someone who looks back
on all the tests that they've had and said yeah that wasn't sh dude okay as opposed to the person who's like oh my God I can't believe this happened and then in two months another thing happens oh my God I can't believe this happened it's going to be the person who has a stoic mentality who looks at it and says this okay all right we'll get through it and then the next thing happens well won't do that again but we'll get through it you can't buy what you're looking for nobody can give you what you're
looking for what you're looking for is on the other side of thousands of days of unrecognized work that feel like they won't pay off but eventually do in the biggest way the confidence you need to carry out the life you want is an earned characteristic and that is why it's so valuable discipline exists only as a result of doing the things that most people are not willing to do so recognize that what you're searching for is a tall mountain to climb but there's no sense in letting that scare you just start taking the [Music] steps
when our brain starts to go through suffering when our brain starts to go through pain or starts to go through insecurities when we start to feel uncomfortable with our self our brain gives us a way out and that way out is usually quitting or taking the easier route if we're able to look at ourselves and face whatever we're running from we can do a lot more than we think you feel pain you feel suffering you feel discomfort you stop right there everybody has a wall in their mind it's a wall and it stops us from
going further most walls have a door or a window you have to find that you have to have the courage to find that and once you open that door or that window you realize how much further you can [Music] go in Psychology there is an expression called a sense of control people are happy when they feel they are in control of their lives and people are unhappy when they feel they're out of control or controlled by other circumstances so the starting point would be to teach people to set goals setting goals is the master skill
of success because from it everything else is possible and they can be personal goals financial goals but teach them how to set goals so learn how to set goals first day what are your goals for this week this month this year 5 years where do you want to be in 10 years you can change as you get new information but start off with an idea of where you're going and then make PL plans to achieve the goals and then organize the plans now each day you plan your day in advance and you use your time
and you work on achieving the goals that are important to you you set priorities and you do things of high value rather than things of low value you don't owe anyone an explanation for keeping your circle tight and your energy protected silence isn't weakness it's strength that doesn't need an audience not everyone will get you and that's okay those who resonate with you will understand without you having to say a word stay true to yourself preserve your energy for what really matters in a world loud with distractions be the calm that others [Music] need the
people we admire the most are the ones that stand alone they're willing to take risks they're willing to take chances that are willing to be outliers that don't follow the rules that understand what it takes to be great understands you have to be different in order to succeed you have to take a different path you can't follow what everybody else is doing who you are today is going to continue to be the person you are if you don't change anything about you or around you you you have to start looking and saying who am I
affiliating with and what level are they at and if I'm at equal level with them I have to start looking for new people to affiliate with if I'm going to become the average of the people I hang out with then I want to make sure I'm leveling up and who I'm hanging out with it's when I get complacent and I decide to Coast that's when I roll backwards so I want to keep driving I want to keep driving to the next level I want to find out what motivates me and I want to go after
after it I have to Define that I have to figure out what it is that motivates me but then I can go after it and I can find the people that have done it I can find the people that have blazed that trail and I can follow them I can follow them to a certain point but just like if I'm walking through snow and I follow the person in front of me and I walk in their tracks eventually I have to go make my own tracks but by following through those tracks I've realized I understand
how to walk through that snow even better so when I Venture off on my own yeah it'll be slow at first but I'll know what I'm doing because I've seen it done I'm going to learn from others I'm going to do what they did to get to where they are and then I'm going to grow and do it even better I'm going to level up by finding people who've been there before me you're not failing because of the circumstance or situation you're failing because mentally you let the circumstance and situation make you stop laying bricks
and and you're you're not successful because you keep laying bricks not laying bricks laying bricks not laying bricks if you would just lay bricks regardless the way I do it is I ask myself what's true you can write a narrative in your head and spin yourself down a negative path and beat yourself up and second guess and go back but what's true is you made what you thought was the best decision in the moment and then you leave it behind I have a mentor of mine that says learn the lesson leave the event you leave
the event behind and you learn everything you can from it and there's no going [Music] back what are you doing yes you what are you doing you stop hoping you stop dreaming you stop setting your expectations High what are you doing that's not the you that's always been you what are you doing you've let them get in your mind you've let them lower your expectations you left trials tribulations nose after nose bog you down what are you doing no one will believe in you until you believe in you and then the more you believe in
you the more the world will start believing in you another way to shape it is every Visionary was initially ridiculed before they were revered so I want you to think about that believe in your vision your Mighty possibility go out there and do the work required to make your vision real and if you do it step by step day by day eventually the world will say wow you're a genius challenging times blow I mean when I think about periods of my life that were just an absolute struggle financially emotionally in relationships it's horrible and here's
what I would always tell myself this challenge is molding and shaping and strengthening me and ways that I didn't know that I needed because the thing about strength in life and character and resilience is those things like steel they're forged in the fire of your life and so you create that when things are hard and so just keep waking up and doing the best that you can and know that one of these days you're going to wake up you're going to get through it you're going to see a stronger brav and more resilient you staring
back at you everything in your life life right now everything you have everything you do not have right now are all results of your past actions and that's hard to accept for a lot of us but until you accept that you will not be able to move forward and when you do accept that you take ownership and control over your life e