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Remember Who You Are · The Daily Writer

• 0:07
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider, where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for creative success.
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  SPEAKER_00: These lessons are inspired by great artists, authors, and thinkers, both past and present.
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  SPEAKER_00: For more, you can visit us at DailyWriterlife.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: 1994's The Lion King is one of the most beloved animated movies of all time.
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  SPEAKER_00: In case you haven't seen it in a while, the story focuses on Simba, a young cub in the pride lands of Africa.
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  SPEAKER_00: He is first in line to inherit the throne from his father Mufasa, a good and generous ruler.
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  SPEAKER_00: But there's one thing that stands in the way Scar, who is Mufasa's evil brother.
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  SPEAKER_00: Scar has always wanted to be king.
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  SPEAKER_00: With the birth of Simba, that hope has quickly faded away.
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  SPEAKER_00: So Scar devises a plan to have both Mufasa and Simba killed in a giant wildebeest stampede.
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  SPEAKER_00: Young Simba manages to survive, but Scar orders the traumatized cub to leave and never return.
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  SPEAKER_00: Years go by as Simba grows up in the jungle and he loses sight of his true identity.
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  SPEAKER_00: At a critical point in the story, the spirit of his father Mufasa appears in the sky and delivers an important reminder.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember who you are.
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  SPEAKER_00: We all need this reminder once in a while, don't we?
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  SPEAKER_00: We get distracted, we busy ourselves with too many responsibilities, or we start to listen to the naysayers.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's easy to lose sight of who you really are.
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  SPEAKER_00: So who are you exactly?
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  SPEAKER_00: You're a writer.
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  SPEAKER_00: Being a writer is no small thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: It means you use words to change hearts and minds.
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  SPEAKER_00: Through stories, books, poems, songs, scripts, blog posts and podcasts, speeches and lessons, and so much more, you have the power to literally change the course of history.
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  SPEAKER_00: Never forget that.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember who you are.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to the Daily Writer Podcast.
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  SPEAKER_00: We really appreciate you tuning in today.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can find more at dailywriterlife.com