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Episode 22 - Thursday · RealTalkwithMikeD

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Real Talk with Mike D. Hey, hey, hey,
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  Speaker 1: what's going on everybody? Welcome back to Real Talk with
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  Speaker 1: Mike D. Where we say what we mean and we
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  Speaker 1: mean what we say and we keep it real every
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  Speaker 1: single day. Today I'm going to talk about Thursday. Yep, Thursday.
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  Speaker 1: You might be asking yourself, why the hell would you
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  Speaker 1: talk about Thursday? Because Thursday is a good day. Maybe
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  Speaker 1: Thursday doesn't get the attention that Friday gets. Friday walks
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  Speaker 1: into the room like it owns the place. Saturday gets
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  Speaker 1: everybody excited. Sunday gets everybody thinking about relaxing. Monday, well,
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  Speaker 1: we don't even need to talk about Monday. But Thursday,
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  Speaker 1: Thursday is the day sitting right there saying, hey, you're
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  Speaker 1: almost there. Don't quit now. And that's what I want
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  Speaker 1: to talk about today, because maybe you've had a rough week.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe things haven't gone the way you wanted. Maybe you've
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  Speaker 1: been dealing with stress, bills, work, relationships, family problems, or
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  Speaker 1: just that feeling that life is moving faster than you are.
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  Speaker 1: But you're still here. And that's important. You're still here.
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  Speaker 1: So take a breath. Slow down for a minute. And
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  Speaker 1: let's talk about why Thursday can actually be a pretty
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  Speaker 1: damn good day. Think about where you were Monday morning.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you were tired. Maybe you didn't want to get
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  Speaker 1: out of bed. Maybe you were already counting down the
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  Speaker 1: hours until the weekend. And now look at you. It's Thursday.
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  Speaker 1: You made it through Monday. You made it through Tuesday.
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  Speaker 1: You made it through Wednesday. And now you're standing at
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  Speaker 1: the doorstep of Friday. That's something. Sometimes we don't give
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  Speaker 1: ourselves enough credit for simply making it through the difficult days.
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  Speaker 1: We look at what we haven't accomplished, we look at
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  Speaker 1: the mistakes we've made, we look at the things we
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  Speaker 1: still need to fix, but we don't stop and say,
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  Speaker 1: you know what? I'm doing pretty damn good. Maybe you're
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  Speaker 1: not exactly where you want to be, and that's okay.
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  Speaker 1: You don't have to figure everything out. Life isn't a
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  Speaker 1: race where everybody starts at the same place and crosses
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  Speaker 1: the finish line at the same time. Some people get
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  Speaker 1: there early, and some people take the scenic route. Some
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  Speaker 1: people get lost a few times, and some of us, well,
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  Speaker 1: we probably needed GPS and still took the wrong damn turn.
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  Speaker 1: But that's life. You keep moving, you learn, you grow,
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  Speaker 1: you get back up, and you keep going. That's what
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  Speaker 1: Thursday represents to me. Keep going. Don't quit just because
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  Speaker 1: the week has been hard. Don't give up because yesterday
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  Speaker 1: wasn't your best day. Yesterday is over. You don't have
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  Speaker 1: to carry yesterday into today. Today is a new opportunity
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  Speaker 1: and Thursday gives you a chance to say, I'm not
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  Speaker 1: finished yet. Maybe you've been waiting for something good to happen.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you've been waiting for the right opportunity. Maybe you've
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  Speaker 1: been waiting for your financial situation to improve. Maybe you've
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  Speaker 1: been waiting for your career to take off and maybe
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  Speaker 1: you've been waiting for love. Maybe you've been waiting to
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  Speaker 1: finally feel like you're getting your life back together. But
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  Speaker 1: here's the thing. Sometimes we spend so much time waiting
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  Speaker 1: for life to change that we forget we can start
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  Speaker 1: changing the way we approach life. You don't have to
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  Speaker 1: fix everything today. Just fix one thing, make one phone call,
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  Speaker 1: send one email, take one step, have one honest conversation,
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  Speaker 1: clean one room, take a walk, drink some water, get
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  Speaker 1: some sleep, tell somebody you love them. Sometimes the smallest
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  Speaker 1: steps take us towards the biggest changes. And here's something
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  Speaker 1: else I want you to remember this Thursday. Be proud
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  Speaker 1: of yourself. Seriously, be proud of yourself. Not because you're perfect,
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  Speaker 1: because you're not. I'm not either. Nobody is. Be proud
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  Speaker 1: because you're still trying. You're still learning. You're still getting
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  Speaker 1: up and you're still showing up. And sometimes showing up
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  Speaker 1: is the hardest part. There are days when you don't
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  Speaker 1: feel motivated. There are days when you're exhausted. There are
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  Speaker 1: days when you question yourself. There are days when you
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  Speaker 1: wonder if things are ever going to get better. But
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  Speaker 1: those are the days when you need to remind yourself,
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  Speaker 1: I've made it through bad days before. And you have.
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  Speaker 1: Think about all the things you thought you'd never get through.
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  Speaker 1: You got through them. Maybe they changed you. Maybe they
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  Speaker 1: hurt you. Maybe they made you stronger. But you survived them.
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  Speaker 1: And that means something. So as we move toward the weekend,
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  Speaker 1: don't just think about what you're going to do Friday night.
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  Speaker 1: Think about what you can do for yourself today. Give
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  Speaker 1: yourself permission to breathe. Give yourself permission to smile. Give
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  Speaker 1: yourself permission to be happy about the little things. A
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  Speaker 1: good cup of coffee, a beautiful smile, a good song
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  Speaker 1: on the radio, a phone call from somebody you love,
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  Speaker 1: a laugh that catches you completely off guard, a peaceful
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  Speaker 1: moment when everything finally seems quiet. Those moments matter. We
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  Speaker 1: spend so much time waiting for the big moments that
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  Speaker 1: we miss the little ones. Life is mostly made up
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  Speaker 1: of little moments. So don't overlook them, enjoy them, and
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  Speaker 1: appreciate them. And when something good happens today, even something small,
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  Speaker 1: let yourself enjoy it. You don't have to feel guilty
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  Speaker 1: for being happy. You deserve happiness. We all deserve happiness. Well,
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  Speaker 1: ladies and gentlemen, that is going to conclude the podcast
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  Speaker 1: for today. I greatly appreciate you being here. I appreciate
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  Speaker 1: you listening. And as always, I will see you all
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  Speaker 1: on the next one. Peace.