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How to Create an Environment Where Success Can Grow (S5) S29:E4 · Inspirations for Your Life

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Without any further ado, this is Inspirations for
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Your Life, and our master weekly topic is
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Series 5, Show 29, How to Grow Through
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Every Season, Building a Life That Creates Lasting
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Results, How to Create an Environment Where Success
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Can Grow, Series 5, Show 29, Episode 4.
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That is today's granular topic.
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Welcome once again, everyone, to the ever-popular
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Inspirations for Your Life show.
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I am John C.
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Morley, serial entrepreneur, engineer, marketing specialist, video producer,
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podcast host, coach, keynote speaker, graduate student at
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Montclair State University, passionate lifelong learner, and so
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grateful now to be a published author.
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Welcome, everyone.
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Thank you so much for joining me for
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another episode of Inspirations for Your Life, where
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I help you discover practical principles that help
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us become stronger, wiser, and more intentional every
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day in our life.
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Success doesn't simply happen because we hope for
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it.
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It grows where it is intentionally cultivated.
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And I know that sounds like something that's
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crazy, but you know, guys, that's absolutely the
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truth, okay?
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That absolutely is the truth, and we need
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to really understand that.
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So the people we spend time with, the
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habits we develop, the information we consume, and
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the environments we create all influence the direction
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of our lives.
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Today, I'm exploring how designing the right environment
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allows success to take root, grow stronger, and
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produce lasting results.
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Number one, your environment influences success.
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The environment around you affects how you think,
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feel, and perform.
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Positive surroundings encourage positive habits.
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Success often begins with changing what's around you.
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Number two, remove unnecessary distractions.
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Distractions quietly steal your time and your precious
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attention.
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Eliminating what doesn't serve your goals creates more
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room for meaningful progress.
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Focus grows when distractions disappear.
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Number three, protect your focus.
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Focus is one of your greatest assets.
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Guard it carefully from interruptions that pull you
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away from your priorities.
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What you consistently focus on expands.
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Number four, build healthy routines.
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Healthy routines reduce decision fatigue and create consistency.
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Small daily habits eventually become automatic.
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Routine creates stability during busy seasons.
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I think that's another one I think a
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lot of people, like, they miss that.
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Number five is surround yourself with growth.
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Growth is a choice, guys.
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Absolutely is a choice.
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Spend time with people who challenge and encourage
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you to improve positive relationships because they inspire
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us to think better and have more growth
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in our life.
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And that becomes contagious.
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Number six, eliminate negativity.
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Just eliminate it.
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Get rid of it.
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Constant negativity drains energy and limits possibility.
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Replace negative influences with encouragement and solutions.
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See, your mindset becomes healthier when your environment
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does.
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Number seven, feed your mind wisely.
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What you read, watch, and listen to influences
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your thinking more than you know.
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Choose information that educates, inspires, and challenges you
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to improve your life.
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A healthy mind requires healthy input, right?
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Garbage in, garbage out.
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So, we want to make sure that we
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have the right quality of information, right?
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And that's something that a lot of people,
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like, they just, they don't really, they don't
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really, like, understand that.
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And I know you're probably saying, John, you
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know, how do I do that?
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And it's not hard.
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I think the thing a lot of people
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miss is that they have more power than
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they think.
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But they frustrate themselves because they're not where
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they want to be at the current moment
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in time.
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I think that's a, I think that's a
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very important thing.
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So, let's jump on to number eight.
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Number eight is choose positive influences.
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The people closest to you influence your habits,
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expectations, and beliefs.
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Choose relationships that encourage integrity, growth, and optimism.
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Positive influences strengthen your future.
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And let's remember that.
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The more positive we can be, the brighter
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our future is going to be.
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I think that's a, I think that's a
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real, a real special one to acknowledge and
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be part of.
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Number nine, build productive systems.
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Systems reduce stress by creating structure.
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Organized processes help you accomplish more with less
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effort.
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Great systems support lasting success.
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Number 10, your habits shape your outcomes.
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Daily habits determine long-term results.
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Positive routines consistently move you toward your goals.
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Your future is built through repeated actions.
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Repeat actions.
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Number 11, organization creates clarity.
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A well-organized environment reduces unnecessary stress.
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Clarity makes it easier to prioritize what truly
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matters.
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Organized spaces often produce organized thinking.
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And that's not just something people have made
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up.
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That's something that science can actually back.
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And science, in case you guys didn't know,
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science means to know.
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That's what science is all about.
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Science means to know.
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All right.
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Number 12, simplicity improves focus.
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Time for another water break here.
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Mm, really delicious.
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Complexity just creates confusion.
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Simplifying your environment helps you concentrate on what
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deserves your attention at the moment.
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Less clutter often leads to better decisions.
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Pretty simple.
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Number 13, learn how to protect your energy.
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Energy is one of your most valuable resources,
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and it's fluid.
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Spend it on people, projects, and activities that
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align with your purpose.
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Most importantly, spend it on yourself, right?
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Enjoy it with yourself.
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I think a lot of times people feel,
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well, I don't want to do this because
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if I do this, then, you know, I
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can't do something.
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No, it doesn't work like that, guys.
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It's you need to do stuff for yourself.
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That is just like a given.
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But a lot of people feel, oh, I
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don't want to do stuff for myself.
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But I'm here to tell you that you
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can do things for yourself.
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And the more that you do that, the
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more that you can make changes in your
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life, the more that you can make changes
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in your life.
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But it starts by you making the choice
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that you can do it, okay?
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That comes down to choices, comes down to
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choices.
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So protect your energy, all right, because it
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protects your future.
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Number 14, healthy boundaries matter.
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Boundaries allow you to protect your priorities without
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guilt.
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They create space for what matters to you
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most.
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Healthy boundaries build healthy lives.
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Number 15, your circle influences your future.
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The attitudes, habits, and expectations of the people
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around you often become your own.
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Choose relationships that encourage excellence.
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Integrity and continuous growth are key.
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Your environment is shaped by the company you
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keep.
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I think that's another important one.
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Number 16, create momentum daily, okay?
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Momentum is built through consistent action, not occasional
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bursts of motivation.
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Every positive step makes the next one just
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a little bit easier.
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Small victories eventually become significant milestones and achievements.
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Number 17, build a growth culture.
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I think that's one that a lot of
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people, I think they stumble on that, to
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say like, what does it mean to build
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a growth culture?
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Well, when you think about building a growth
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culture, we're thinking about how we're going to
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move forward, right?
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How are we going to move forward?
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And if we know how we're going to
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move forward, then I think life can be
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really good for us.
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But it does not happen overnight, guys.
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It does not happen overnight.
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And that's probably the biggest thing that drives
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most people crazy, is that it does not
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happen overnight.
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It takes time for it to actually happen,
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all right?
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So let's move on to the next point,
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all right?
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The next point, when we think about this,
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we build a growth culture, whether it's at
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home or at work or among friends, creating
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an environment where learning and improvement are encouraged.
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That's what it's about.
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Celebrate effort as much as achievement.
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Growth becomes stronger when it's shared with others.
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Number 18, consistency creates results.
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Success is rarely produced by one extraordinary day.
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It's built through ordinary days, repeated with extraordinary
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commitment.
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Consistency always outlasts intensity.
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That's the key.
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Number 19, choose progress daily, okay?
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Every day presents a choice between staying comfortable
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or becoming better.
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Even small improvements move you closer to your
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goals.
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Progress compounds over time.
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That's no surprise, just like interest in your
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bank account.
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Support your goals.
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Make your environment work for you instead of
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against you, all right?
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You can set your environment up the way
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you want.
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Keep reminders of your goals where you'll see
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them often.
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I think that's another one, I think, that
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trips up a lot of people.
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They don't realize that they can actually do
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this, but I'm here to tell you that
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you can do this, okay?
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It just might take you, it may take
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you some time, all right?
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It might take you some time, and hopefully
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that time will be something that really means
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something to you, that's going to be like
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a very, very big thing for you.
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But I want to tell you that it's
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not something that you're just going to suddenly
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just get overnight.
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You're just not going to get it overnight,
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okay?
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It's just not going to happen overnight.
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So, let's get out of our head that
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it's going to happen overnight because it's not.
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It's going to take you some time to
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realize how it works, okay?
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Surround yourself with things that reinforce the future,
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the one you're creating.
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Number 21, build intentional routines.
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Intentional routines remove unnecessary decisions and increase productivity.
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When positive actions become automatic, success becomes more
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attainable, sustainable.
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Structure creates freedom.
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Remember I said consistency and structure are the
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keys to success in life.
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I've said this so many times.
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We need consistency.
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We need structure, okay?
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We need to have that.
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If we don't have that, then for whatever
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reason, we're going to be like, oh my
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gosh, how do I handle this?
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How do I deal with this?
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And I think that's a very important thing
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to really understand is that it's about that
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concept.
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It's about what we can do and how
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we can expand our life, all right?
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So, let's move on to number 22.
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Number 22 says success leaves clues.
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Learn from people who have already achieved what
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you hope to accomplish.
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Study their habits, mindset, and discipline.
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Don't copy them, but learn from what they
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do.
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Success often leaves a blueprint for others to
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follow.
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But you may want to tailor it a
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little bit to make a little more your
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own style, but see what they're doing.
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Number 23, focus on solutions.
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Problems deserve attention, okay?
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But solutions deserve your energy.
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Problems deserve attention, but solutions deserve your energy.
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A solution-focused mindset creates confidence and forward
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movement.
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Every challenge becomes easier when you ask, what's
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my next step, right?
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Number 24, minimize distractions.
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Every distraction steals valuable time and attention from
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your purpose.
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And I think that's something that a lot
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of people, again, I think they get confused
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on that because they don't realize that your
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energy is what's causing this to work or
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not work.
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And I think that's a thing we all
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need to learn.
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We need to eliminate what constantly interrupts our
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progress.
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Protect our focus as that's one of your
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greatest resources, guys.
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We have to know how to protect our
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focus.
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If we don't protect our focus, who else
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will, right?
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I think these are very viable things that
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we need to understand in life.
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But they're also the building blocks.
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Number 25, encourage others.
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Helping someone else succeed doesn't reduce your own
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success.
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Encouragement creates stronger relationships and a healthier environment
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for everyone.
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Positive influence always multiplies.
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So when something's positive, people want to be
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part of it, okay?
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People want to be part of it like,
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oh my gosh, I get this, I understand
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this, right?
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I think that's the real kicker, right?
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That's the real kicker, right?
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That's what it's about, guys.
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Number 26, build positive momentum every day.
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One positive decision naturally leads to another one.
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Momentum grows every time you choose discipline over
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excuses.
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Keep moving forward even when the steps seem
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small.
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Number 27, celebrate progress.
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I know so many people that are like,
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well, you know, I don't want to celebrate
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that because it doesn't mean anything to me
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yet.
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Well, that's kind of crazy because every step
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means something.
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Every step in your life means something, all
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right?
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I think that's something that a lot of
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people don't understand.
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But we need to understand it, okay?
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We need to understand like what that means
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and why that means that, okay?
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But I can tell you that it's important,
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very, very, very important, all right?
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Number 27, when we talk about celebrating progress,
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don't wait until the finish line to recognize
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your growth and your accomplishment.
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That little step you took was enough.
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Celebrate milestones along the journey because they remind
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you how far you've already come.
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Now, I can tell you when I started
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writing my book a little while ago, I
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can tell you that, you know, I was
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like, oh, my gosh, the book's not written.
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I'm like, well, wait a minute.
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Why don't I just celebrate that I already
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got a page down or I've got two
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pages or I've got three and celebrate that
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and see that momentum actually pushes it.
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You know what?
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This is actually going somewhere and I'm really
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enjoying this, all right?
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I'm really enjoying how this is going, all
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right?
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That's an important piece that many people, they
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just don't understand it.
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But that's what hinders them from basically moving
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forward.
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Gratitude fuels motivation.
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Let's remember that, okay?
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Number 28, keep improving your environment all the
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time.
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Your environment should grow as you grow, all
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right?
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Continue removing obstacles, strengthen routines, and create spaces
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that inspire your best thinking self.
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Improvement is an ongoing process, so don't think
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that you're finished once you started, okay?
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You need to keep making changes so that
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you can be better, okay?
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I think that's one that a lot of
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people get lost on.
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And the reason I say that to you
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is that that whole concept dictates whether you're
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going to be a success or not.
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See, your mind, your image is actually what
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does it.
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Your mind is what does it.
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And your mind creates the, okay, this is
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working the way I want or this is
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not working the way I want.
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That's important, guys, really, really important.
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Number 29, growth requires space.
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Now, a lot of people I talk to
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about this, they're like, well, I can't do
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this.
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Because they don't give people the space they
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need to grow.
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What do they do, guys?
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They micromanage them.
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And that's just terrible when people get micromanaged.
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It's like, it really demeans somebody.
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It's like, hey, you hired me, but yet
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you don't think I'm good enough to do
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what you want.
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So we'll just micromanage you, right?
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That's the problem, guys.
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You can't micromanage.
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People have feelings.
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They have emotions.
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And if they're doing a good job, first
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of all, you should never belittle them.
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You should always try to pick them up
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by giving them encouragement, like, hey, you know,
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you do a great job stacking the boxes.
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And we just got to tweak maybe how
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you open them or something like that, right,
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whatever it is.
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Always start with something positive so people feel
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good about themselves.
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Personal growth requires time to think, learn, reflect,
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and even recharge.
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A constantly busy life leaves little room for
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meaningful development.
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Make space for what truly matters.
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And God will say to me, oh, John,
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I don't have time to do that.
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OK, you don't have time to do that,
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but yet you have time to complain about
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your life.
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That's like an oxymoron, right?
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Why?
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I think a lot of people don't realize
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it.
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They're not aware of it.
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And they're not aware of it because they
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don't really care.
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Not saying they don't want to grow, but
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they miss the little things.
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And what I've learned in life is that
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when you miss the little things, you're going
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to miss the big things.
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So you've got to pay attention to not
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only the entire forest, but the trees, the
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animals, right, the birds, the water, the other
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people in the forest.
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You've got to pay attention to that.
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Number 30, success grows where it's nurtured.
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Success doesn't appear by accident.
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It grows where positive habits, intentional choices, meaningful
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relationships, and consistent effort are cultivated every day.
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The environment you create today shapes the life
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you'll live tomorrow.
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But why don't people pay attention to it?
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Maybe they feel, well, I could just change
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it later.
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See, once you get stuck in a rut,
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it's hard to change that, guys.
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It's so hard to change that.
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I'm not saying you can't, but it would
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be much easier to do it from the
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beginning, right?
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As I wrap up today and close this
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show out and conclude, I want you to
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remember something.
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Success is rarely determined by one big moment.
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Many people think it is.
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These grand gestures, they're nice, but that's not
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what determines success.
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It's not the one big moment.
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It's all the things you've done, the little
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things along the way that add up to
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success.
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It's influenced by the environment you intentionally build
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every single day.
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The people you spend time with, the habits
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you practice, the information you consume, and the
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routines you follow are quietly shaping your future,
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whether you realize it or not, guys.
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And I know that's hard for a lot
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of people to fathom and to be like,
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wait a minute, I never knew this was
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this important.
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I never realized how important this was.
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It's very, very important, guys.
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It's that important.
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Because when you become aware of your life,
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you can see what's working and what's not
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working.
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And don't take what's not working as something
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to beat yourself up with.
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Use it as data, okay?
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Figure out what you can change, what you
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can tweak.
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Take a few moments today or tomorrow to
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evaluate just your surroundings.
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And then I want you to ask yourself
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if your environment is helping you become the
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person you want to be or is it
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holding you back from reaching your full potential?
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That's not an easy thing to think about,
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I know.
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But we gotta be honest with ourselves and
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figure out what tweaks we can make.
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We have to be humble and we have
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to be willing to grow.
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You see, ladies and gentlemen, small adjustments made
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consistently can produce extraordinary changes over time.
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It's a gradual effect.
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It's a compounding effect.
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You can make this difference, guys.
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But the key is you've gotta start becoming
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aware.
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You gotta start becoming aware.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you very much
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for joining me tonight for another episode of
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Inspirations for Your Life.
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I am John C.
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Morley, serial entrepreneur, engineer, marketing specialist, video producer,
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podcast host, coach, keynote speaker, graduate student at
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Montclair State University, passionate lifelong learner, and so
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grateful now to be a published author.
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I thank you again.
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Until next time, remember that success doesn't simply
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happen.
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It grows where it is intentionally nurtured.
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Build on the environment that you have so
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it supports your dreams, protects your focus, surrounds
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yourself with positive influences, and continue creating the
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habits that lead to lasting results.
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Stay inspired, everyone.
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Keep growing through every season.
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And I'm gonna see you in our next
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episode real soon.
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Don't forget to check out BelieveMeAchieved.com, everyone.