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Discipline, Integrity & Values Alignment (S5) S11:E6 · Inspirations for Your Life

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Well, hey guys, good evening, it's John C.
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Morley here, serial entrepreneur, great to be with
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an Inspirations for Your Life.
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It's Thursday.
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Yes, it is Thursday.
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It's March 12th, 2026.
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You know, we have a great topic.
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We always have great topics.
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you know, definitely understand that we're doing some
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pretty cool stuff here, yeah.
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So let's get right into the show, shall
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we?
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All right, so this is Inspirations for Your
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Life.
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This is show five, series five, show 11,
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episode number six.
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Today's Thursday.
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It's all about discipline, integrity, values, and alignment,
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yes, values and alignment.
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So our master topic of the week is
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owning your power, intentional choices, and daily momentum.
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And I think that's something that a lot
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of people, for whatever reason, they just don't
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seem to get like what that's about, or
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why that is a certain way, and I'm
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here to explain to you that that's very,
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very powerful, guys, extremely powerful.
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But you have to own your choices, okay?
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Definitely want to own your choices, and yeah,
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there's a lot of great things that you
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can actually do and become a better version
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of yourself.
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So let's just kick this off, everyone.
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So welcome to Inspirations for Your Life.
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I am your host, John Seymour, a serial
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entrepreneur, engineer, marketing specialist, video producer, podcast host,
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coach, keynote speaker, graduate student, and a passionate
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lifelong learner, and pretty soon I will be
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a published author.
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So tonight, I'm exploring discipline, integrity, and alignment,
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and how deliberate choices, unwavering ethics, and consistent
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follow-through create unstoppable personal power.
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And I think that's a lot for some
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people to digest.
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They don't realize what that's about or how
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they can actually embrace that.
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I think that's a very important thing to
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understand.
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How do we actually embrace that?
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It could be something interesting for a lot
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of people to realize, but then again, it
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may not.
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And I think sometimes some people just don't
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really get what it's about.
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And when I say get what it's about,
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I mean, they do something, but they don't
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understand necessarily the reason for it or why
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something happens.
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So that's something I want to talk about,
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OK, how we can grow from that.
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And so thinking about this for just a
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moment or two, I want to let you
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know that it's all about the follow-through
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and creating unstoppable personal power.
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And so every action you take, guys, shapes
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your momentum, your clarity, and your long term
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impact.
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Every action, even the ones that you think,
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ah, those don't matter.
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Yeah, those matter.
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They all matter.
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Every single one of them matters, guys.
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All right, so discipline, building follow-through and
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momentum is key for your success, my success,
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and those around you.
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Discipline ensures follow-through.
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Commit to your word and see results manifest.
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Commit.
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A lot of people don't like to commit.
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You know, they're non-committers.
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They just feel that they can just do
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what they want and hope things will just
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pop together.
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So daily discipline actions compound small, consistent steps,
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create massive outcomes over time.
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This doesn't just happen overnight.
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It doesn't happen in five minutes.
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It doesn't happen even in a week.
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It takes time, guys.
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Discipline builds focus, directing your energy toward what
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truly matters.
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But sometimes people get, oh, they get lost.
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I don't realize, like, how this works or
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how you can make these changes in your
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life.
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So I think that's an important thing for
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us to, you know, to realize how that
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actually works.
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So thinking about that for just a moment,
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I want to recall back on discipline.
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So discipline reinforces productive habits, and it causes
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us to repeat success routines to make them
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automatic.
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And so when we can get a habit
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that works and it gets us successful, we
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keep doing it over and over again, and
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that's, like, a pretty cool thing, guys.
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That's a pretty cool thing that happens in
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our life.
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So discipline provides freedom through structure.
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Structure allows creativity and freedom to flourish.
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Discipline strengthens resilience.
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Staying the course builds mental toughness.
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Discipline maintains momentum.
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Consistency keeps you moving toward your goals.
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Consistency.
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Consistency is not hard, but sometimes it gets
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us a little bit lost, okay?
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We lose our way.
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And I think that's something that a lot
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of people just, they don't get.
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They don't get.
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So discipline shapes identity, and your repeat actions
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define who you are.
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Sentence focus even fades.
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Action carries you forward every single time.
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Pretty cool, right?
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All right, so let's dive in this a
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little further.
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Discipline converts effort into confidence.
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When we have gotten that natural high in
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our brain, we want to keep doing it.
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Like, when I study and I get the
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problems right, it gives me that natural high.
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I want to keep doing it.
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I really love solving problems.
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Small wins build belief in your ability.
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Small wins.
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It doesn't have to be a big win.
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Some people say, but, John, you know, it's
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not big enough for me to work on.
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Well, it is.
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It absolutely is big enough for you to
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work on.
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But you have to realize that it's a
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choice that you have in your life.
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If you don't make the choice to be
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disciplined, to be consistent, you're going to have
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results that you're not happy with.
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I mean, that's just pretty straightforward.
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Commentary.
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Think of discipline as the engine that keeps
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your goals moving.
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Every time you follow through, you reinforce your
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ability to trust yourself.
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Discipline isn't about punishment.
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It's about powering your potential.
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Discipline's important, but we know that by being
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disciplined, we can keep doing things over and
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over again.
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That's a pretty key factor, that we can
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make that change in our lives over and
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over again.
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That's important.
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Integrity, trust, reputation, and moral authority.
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There's a powerhouse for you.
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Integrity strengthens reputation.
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Your credibility grows with consistent honesty.
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When people know your character and they know
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how you operate, it builds trust with them.
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They know you're not a loose cannon.
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Integrity grows with the consistency we elicit forward.
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Every aligned action adds to our authority in
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life.
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Integrity guides unseen choices.
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Do the right thing even when no one
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is watching.
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I've said this so many times.
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Do the right thing even when no one
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else is watching.
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Because when you do this, it shapes your
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character of who you are.
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Who you are.
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That make sense or not?
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I think when we understand that one premise,
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there's no limit to what we can do.
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Integrity sustains our moral authority.
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Your values set the standard for others.
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Now, maybe you didn't know you were setting
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the standard for others, but you're setting a
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bar for yourself.
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And other people are noticing that bar you're
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setting.
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Integrity builds trust.
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People follow and rely on those who stay
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true.
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That's a no-brainer.
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Integrity ensures alignment with priorities.
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Your decisions reflect what matters most in your
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life.
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Integrity protects long-term reputation.
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Short-term shortcuts erode trust.
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You might say, well, gee, I got to
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do this just this once.
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Yeah, and then you're going to cause your
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trust to just tank.
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Cause it to tank.
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And that's something a lot of people don't
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realize why trust tanks.
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It tanks because you're not credible.
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Integrity reduces internal conflict.
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Alignment with values brings a sense of inner
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peace.
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Integrity creates credibility.
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We've said this before.
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Your words, your actions need to match consistently.
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If I say, oh, that's great, and I
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do this, and I shake my head, oh,
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that's great, and I do this, that really
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is going to be a problem because people
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are going to read that and say, oh,
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I absolutely agree with you.
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Or I don't like the way you're acting.
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I'm sending mixed messages.
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So if I nod my head and say,
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I hate the way you're doing that.
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Or that doesn't make sense.
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OK, that does.
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But if I say, oh, that makes sense.
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That definitely makes sense.
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And I'm shaking my head.
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You're like, what's he doing?
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He's sending messages that don't align.
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How about you, but that's a very confusing
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thing.
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And that
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can be confusing.
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And you might say to me, John, I
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don't get why this is happening this way
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today.
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Integrity, guys, directs choices under pressure.
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Staying principled strengthens decision making.
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Hmm.
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So when we operate on a premise of
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being someone with a characteristic of integrity, people
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want to gravitate toward us.
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They want to work with us.
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They want to befriend us.
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Commentary, guys, integrity is your unshakable foundation.
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Integrity is not about something you brag that
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you have.
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Integrity is something that you proudly wear on
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your sleeve or you carry with you.
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But it's not something you boast about.
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People will know if you have integrity, trust
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me.
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Integrity is your unshakable foundation.
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When you build a house, does the architect
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boast, oh, I got the best foundation?
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No, they know that if they've been building
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all these structures and they're still standing, there's
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a good chance that they probably know what
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they're doing and how to build good foundations.
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Without it, even the most disciplined person loses
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credibility.
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I know that's hard to believe, but it's
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truthful.
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Every decision you make either adds or subtracts
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from the level of your authority and, of
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course, your influence.
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So alignment, values, clarity, and, of course, focus
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are key to this measure.
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Alignment creates clarity.
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Knowing your values simplifies tough decisions.
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And alignment simplifies decisions, less friction, and, of
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course, more action.
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Alignment directs energy efficiently, and your focus goes
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where it matters.
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Alignment amplifies action, effectiveness.
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Aligned choices multiply impact.
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Alignment reduces stress when actions match beliefs.
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Internal conflict just disappears.
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Alignment clarifies purpose, and your path becomes astoundingly
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clear when you know your purpose.
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Alignment produces confidence.
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Acting in harmony with values reinforces self-belief.
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Alignment strengthens long-term vision.
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Consistent values guide sustainable success.
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So values are not overrated.
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People say, oh, I don't want to do
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that.
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But it's key, guys.
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It's absolutely key.
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Alignment ensures consistent results.
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Your behavior matches your intention.
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And I think we all know that our
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actions need to match our words.
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If we don't, then we're going to find
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that we're out of rapport with a lot
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of people in life.
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Discipline, guys.
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Not only discipline, but discipline plus integrity plus
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alignment.
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Let me say that again.
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D-I-A.
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Discipline plus integrity plus alignment.
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So D-I-A.
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Discipline plus integrity plus alignment equals personal power.
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This triad is unstoppable.
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The commentary here is when your discipline fuels
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your integrity and both are aligned with your
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core values, not the ones you just decided
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to pick up today, you step into personal
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power.
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Alignment doesn't just reduce stress.
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It amplifies your effectiveness in everything you do.
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This is where clarity, confidence, and momentum converge.
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When we think about personal power, it's not
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about you being stronger than anybody.
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It's about you being able to operate within
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a certain framework that gets you to be
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more efficient, gets you to be less stressed,
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gets you to enjoy life more.
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It also gets you to learn from things
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that you maybe didn't know existed in your
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life.
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Maybe you didn't realize that.
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And that comes from a premise, a premise.
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A premise that maybe you didn't quite understand.
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And that premise can give you the ability
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to be successful or not.
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So ladies and gentlemen, success is not hard,
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but success is not always comfortable.
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And I think what happens with a lot
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of people is because when something is uncomfortable,
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people want to get comfortable right away.
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They don't necessarily want to trudge through the
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cold.
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They want to immediately get inside and have
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a hot cocoa or put the heat on.
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I was talking to somebody who owns an
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air conditioning heating company the other day.
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And I said, tell me something.
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Are people more impatient in the wintertime when
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they're cold or in the summertime when it's
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hot?
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And she says, oh, in the summertime, hands
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down.
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People do not want to be hot.
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They could deal being cold, but they don't
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want to be hot.
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It's clammy.
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They don't like it.
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And they do not want to put up
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with it.
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I said, oh, wow.
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So I want you to do something for
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me.
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I want you to identify one area this
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week where your discipline, well, kind of lags.
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Commit to consistent follow through.
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There might be an area, and you don't
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have to share this with me.
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We're doing this for you, so you can
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learn what that is.
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So you can learn what that is.
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And maybe that's something that you didn't think
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was possible, but it is.
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And if you could change that one thing
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in your life, maybe you're always getting up
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late in the morning, or maybe you're always
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missing appointments.
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You're late for appointments.
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How would you stop that?
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He set an alarm.
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Maybe realize that by you not showing up
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on time, I've always said this.
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And I learned this from a limo driver
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of ours many years ago.
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He said, if you're on time, you're late.
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So we were going somewhere on vacation, our
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family.
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And you're supposed to pick us up, I
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think it was 7 o'clock.
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Or no, 6 o'clock.
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He was there at 5.
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He rings the doorbell, like, oh, my gosh.
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Oh, don't worry.
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He's like, I'm early.
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He's like, just take your time.
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He says, in my business, when you're on
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time, you are late.
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Think about that.
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How many times have you gone somewhere, and
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you've just made it in the nick of
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time?
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Or someone else has just made it, and
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it was on the time.
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They're late.
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Because if you're there on the time, you're
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late.
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The appointment has started.
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And what I want you to do, guys,
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I want you to examine a recent choice.
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Did it reflect your core values for which
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you stand for?
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If not, how will you adjust to it?
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Maybe you're always late for appointments.
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But you don't want to be late.
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You can adjust to it by just getting
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up early, setting an alarm.
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Maybe if the appointment is at 10 o
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'clock, you give yourself a 9.
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You give yourself an extra window, because you
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know things happen.
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So you build that time into your schedule
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like a buffer.
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Maybe you allow time between appointments, so you're
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not late.
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I think those are important things.
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Schedule, guys, 10 minutes daily for alignment, reflection,
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clarity compounds over time.
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Avoid shortcuts that compromise your principles.
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And I want to talk about your core
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principles that you focus on.
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Recognize, ladies and gentlemen, that discipline, integrity, and
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alignment together are the building blocks that transform
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small actions into unstoppable progress.
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Now, I know some of you watching or
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listening are going to be like, oh, John,
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I'm not going to do that.
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OK.
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You don't want to do that.
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You don't want to become better.
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That's totally on you.
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Engaging, which of these three discipline, integrity, or
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alignment needs your focus this week?
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Are you not doing something, and you have
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to motivate yourself to do it?
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Is it some integrity that you're working toward
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that you're just not on at the moment?
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Is that what it's about?
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I think those are important things.
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Or is it your alignment?
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Is it the tools or the methods you're
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using to connect with something?
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So one, is it the discipline?
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Are you just not doing it?
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Is it you're not doing it because of
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your integrity, because you're doing something else, and
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you don't want to do it because you
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feel you can get out of it?
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Or is your alignment, is it the tools
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you're using to connect to something?
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Think about that for a minute.
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Which one of these things, discipline, integrity, or
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alignment, in one area of your life, needs
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your focus this week?
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Now, here's the catch.
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Take one action today or tomorrow that you're
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going to do, you're going to commit to,
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strengthen it, and share your results.
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So if you're missing appointments, maybe you need
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to go into your electronic calendar and say,
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OK, my appointment was supposed to be 10
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o'clock.
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I need to set my appointment at a
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half hour earlier.
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I need an hour earlier.
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I need to make sure that between appointments,
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I allow an extra hour window.
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Could be travel time, could be other things.
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Maybe you know that you take lunch, and
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your lunch, you might need an hour and
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a half lunch.
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So you've got to make sure you put
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that on your calendar, so this way something
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doesn't get scheduled in that time.
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Momentum, guys, grows from intentional steps.
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Intentional steps are derived from your core values,
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not wishful thinking, guys.
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A wish that we have will get us
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excited to want to take those intentional steps.
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But just wishing for something does not make
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it happen.
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It brings us into alignment with the steps
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we need to take to achieve that particular
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action, or goal, or aspiration.
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I know a lot of you are saying,
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John, I don't really want to do this.
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Well, if you don't want to do that,
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that's fine.
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You're either going to stay where you are,
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or worse, you're going to regress and go
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backwards.
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Well, how's that going to happen?
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Because if your character drops, and your integrity
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drops, your standards are going to drop.
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You're going to get lazy.
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It'll become a habit.
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Oh, just this time, I'm not going to
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do it right.
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Just this time, I'm not going to do
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it right, or I'm going to skip ahead
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just this time.
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Maybe you're reading a book for school or
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something.
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You might say, oh, gee, I'm just going
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to skip reading ahead, just this time.
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But then you keep doing it, and now
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you're in a pattern.
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That's a problem, guys.
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So ladies and gentlemen, I want to take
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this opportunity, if I have not already, I
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want to thank you so much.
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It's always a privilege, it's a pleasure, and
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an honor to be with all of you
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wonderful people here, whether you're watching me live
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on a replay, or you're listening to the
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audio cast.
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Thank you so much for joining me today
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on Inspirations for Your Life.
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Remember, ladies and gentlemen, remember this, remember.
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Discipline, integrity, and alignment, D-I-A.
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Remember those three building blocks, D-I-A,
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discipline, integrity, and alignment.
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