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Execute: Turn All This Motivation into Moves (S5) S4:E7 · Inspirations for Your Life

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Well, hello there, everyone.
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It is great to be with you on
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Inspirations for Your Life.
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Today's Friday, and we are wrapping up the
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master topic, if you did not know that.
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So let's go ahead and move forward.
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But before we do, I do want to
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take the opportunity to welcome those that have
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not been here before, and to welcome back
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those that have been here before.
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It's always great to have you guys here
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cozy, and we'll kick this off.
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Yes, guys, another great show just for you
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guys, and yes, you're in the right spot,
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okay?
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In case you're wondering where you are, well,
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I'm going to tell you.
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You're tuned into Inspirations for Your Life, the
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daily motivational show where I don't just talk
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about change, I build it, one intentional action
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at a time.
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Oh, I'm your host, John C.
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Morley, serial entrepreneur and engineer, marketing specialist, video
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producer, podcast host, coach, graduate student, and a
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passionate lifelong learner, here to help you turn
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insight into real implementation in everyday life.
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This series is all about from stuck to
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unstoppable.
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Your glow-up hour is all about moving
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you out of neutral and into forward momentum.
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No matter how long you felt stuck, today's
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episode is Friday, and this is your launch
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day where we take all the momentum and
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motivation that finally you need to move you
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forward.
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Today is your launch day.
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Today isn't just another Friday, it's your launch
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day.
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This day is about stopping things that are
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keeping you.
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Motivation like entertainment and start using it as
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fuel right now, it's so powerful.
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You've listened, learned, saved, you've quoted, you've nodded
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along, and now it's time to convert that
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energy into decisions, habits, and yes, guys, visible
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movement in your life.
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Think of this episode as your countdown sequence.
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By the time we're done, I want you
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taking at least one bold step, not just
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thinking about it.
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30 execution truths that you definitely want in
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your life, for your glow-up that is,
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to be amazing.
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Number one, your life won't change from motivation
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alone, it changes when you move.
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So motivation can get us to take steps,
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right?
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But motivation doesn't actually do the steps, right?
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So motivation feels good, but it doesn't change
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your bank account, your health, your relationships, or
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your business until it becomes an action.
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Pick one area of your life today and
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do something, or tomorrow, however small that is,
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and proves that you're serious about change.
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Number two, you don't need more time, guys,
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you need more decisions.
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Most people say, I'll do it when things
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slow down, but life doesn't slow down by
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itself.
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When you choose what matters and decide it
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gets priority, time suddenly appears for you.
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Your schedule bends to your decisions, not your
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excuses.
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Number three, you've watched enough content, it's time
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to become the content.
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You've been learning, you've scrolled, you've watched, you've
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listened, and now it's time to live a
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life that could inspire someone else.
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Shift from I consume motivation to I am
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motivation in a way that will motivate you
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and others.
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Number four, guys, number four, today is a
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great day to do things you keep postponing.
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Yes.
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There's that one task, a call, an email,
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a decision, a conversation, you keep dragging to,
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well, quote, unquote, later, L-A-T-E
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-R.
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It's silently draining your energy.
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Do that one thing today and feel how
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much lighter you become.
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Momentum is built, not delivered.
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Number five, nobody shifts momentum to your front
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door.
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Can't get it on Amazon or get it
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in your local grocery store.
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It grows from repeated, small, intentional actions that
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you take.
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If you feel stuck, it's usually because you
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haven't started stacking steps.
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Start one today, then another tomorrow.
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And wow, you're going to be like, wow,
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I'm actually doing this.
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Yes, you are.
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Number six, guys, don't wait for confidence.
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Act first.
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Confidence catches up later.
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Confidence is earned by doing things you weren't
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sure you could do.
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If you wait until you feel ready, you'll
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wait forever.
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Act while you're unsure.
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Your confidence will rise to meet your courage,
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I promise you.
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Number seven, start ugly.
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Start scared.
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Just start.
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Your first attempt will not be your best.
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And that's okay.
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You're building a track record, not auditioning for
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perfection.
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The win is not in how pretty it
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looks.
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It's in the fact that you finally began.
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A lot of people, whether it's a marathon,
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whether it's going back to school, or whether
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it's some other, let's say, goal they want
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to achieve, they keep waiting on the sideline.
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And you got to take that step.
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You got to plunge.
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Number eight, guys, the gap between you and
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your goals is called action.
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That's it, guys.
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Action.
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Your goals aren't in another universe.
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They're just on the other side of the
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steps.
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You haven't taken yet.
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So every rep, every call, every page, every
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post shortens that distance just a little bit
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more.
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And I know it can seem scary.
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I know you're like, oh my gosh, John,
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you don't know what my life is like.
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No, I don't.
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But I do know that life was not
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always easy for me.
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And so when we embrace the discomfort, uncomfortability,
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that's when we grow.
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That's when we take that mustard seed of
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faith, and it blossoms into something so gigantic
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that we didn't even imagine it could.
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I think that's an important thing, guys.
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Number nine, overthinking has stolen enough of your
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timeline.
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Stop it.
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Overthinking feels like effort, but it's usually just
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fear dressed up as analysis, paralysis, and a
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fancy way to, yes, procrastinate.
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When you don't know what to do, pick
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one small next step and let reality give
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you feedback instead of your fears.
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Number 10, guys, perfectionism is just fear in
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a fancy outfit.
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That's it.
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I wanted to be perfect often really means
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I'm afraid to be judged, and I don't
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want to start.
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Life responds to what you release, not what
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you endlessly polish.
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Done and improving beats never released.
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Number 11, guys, one tiny action today is
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better than a perfect plan next year.
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One tiny action that can compound and keep
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being better each day is amazing.
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A five-minute action taken today has more
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power than five-page plan you could build
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that you never start.
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Let this be a day defined by something
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you did, not something you only thought about.
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Thoughts are great, but we have to take
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our action on the thoughts and do something,
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or they just stay thoughts on paper.
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Number 12, your first attempt won't be your
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best, but it will be your most important.
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The first try moves you from, I wish
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to, I did it.
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It gives you proof that you can move
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even without ideal conditions.
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Every better version you create later is built
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on that first brave step.
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The people that become champions, whether it's climbing
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a mountain, whether it's achieving success in academics,
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master's, PhDs, a different language, everything starts with
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a step.
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A journey starts with the first step, and
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you can't get on the journey until you
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take the step, physically, proverbially, et cetera.
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You create later.
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Everything is built on that first step.
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Remember, guys, that's very, very key.
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Number 13, treat today like your future self
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is watching you, because it is.
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Imagine the future you looking back at this
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day.
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Would they be proud or disappointed that you
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repeated the same patterns again?
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Live this day from your heart as if
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that future you is cheering you on, because
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it is.
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I know that whatever we're doing and whatever
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we want to get started on, sometimes there's
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something we've never had a clue about.
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And so we need to understand that, again,
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it doesn't have to be perfect, but we
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do have to get going.
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We do have to get going, okay?
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That's important, guys, really important, very important.
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And so what I want to tell you
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right now is that sometimes things in your
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life just don't seem like they go together.
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You know, like if you have a million
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pieces to a puzzle, or maybe a beginning
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puzzle has 50 or 100 pieces, you have
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to figure how they go.
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Number 14, consistency, my friends, beats talent when
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talent doesn't show up.
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You don't have to be the most talented.
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You have to be the most present.
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Talent that appears occasionally gets outperformed by steadiness,
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consistency.
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Average effort never quits is key.
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Number 15, guys, stop waiting to feel ready.
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Your future has been waiting to feel you
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move.
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Why are you keeping it?
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Ready is a feeling that usually shows up
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after you start.
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Not before.
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The life you want is built by actions
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you take while still nervous, not by wishes
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you make while standing still.
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No one ever got anything from standing still
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and not taking an action, okay?
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No one ever got anything.
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No one got anything from people that say,
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you know what, this is never going to
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work, this is never going to work.
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I'm here to tell you that it is
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going to work.
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But you can't get disillusioned because, I don't
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know, you're not where you want to be
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today.
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It's okay.
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You can always become greater.
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But if you never start, you never will
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be great.
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Number 16, guys, discipline is a love language
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you use on your own life.
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Hmm.
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Discipline isn't punishment, guys.
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It's proof that you care about your future.
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Every time you keep a promise to yourself,
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you're saying, I matter.
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I matter.
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That's self-respect in motion.
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I think that's important, guys.
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Self-respect in motion.
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Number 17.
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Number 17 is another, I think, another important
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one that we oftentimes miss.
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And that is your one message, one post,
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one brave step away from a different reality.
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One step away.
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Whole seasons of your life can change because
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you finally, that's right, guys, you finally sent
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that email, submitted that application, or posted that
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project.
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You don't always know which move is the
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turning point.
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So keep making moves, right?
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We learn by trial and error.
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And people say, oh, John, you don't want
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to do that because you might make a
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mistake.
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Okay, I'm going to make a mistake.
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But then you know what, guys?
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I'm actually going to learn from that mistake.
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And I am going to become even better
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than I was before.
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I'm going to become even better.
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And so becoming even better is something that
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I think a lot of people don't realize
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that they can become.
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They can become better.
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Number 18, guys, number 18.
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You're allowed to pivot mid-journey, but not
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to stay parked.
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You can choose to park your car in
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one garage or move it or one spot
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and move it again.
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But don't keep it parked in the same
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destination.
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You're allowed to ponder, but just don't do
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nothing.
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Adjusting your path is smart.
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Staying frozen, well, obviously, is not, guys.
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You can change strategy without abandoning movement.
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So the key between success and no success
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is that those that achieve success keep moving,
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they keep going, and they keep just pushing
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forward, regardless of what the situation is about.
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I think that's a very important thing for
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everyone to realize.
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Pivot as many times as you want, but
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don't park.
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Don't give up.
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Don't stop.
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For when we stop, that's when success becomes
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more of a, I'm going to say, more
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of a window dream.
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And we said before that if we don't
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take action on a dream, that's all it
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is.
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It's a dream.
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Number 19, dream boards, they're cute.
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Daily habits are lethal.
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Visuals are nice, but habits get the work
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done.
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Your glow up doesn't come from what's on
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your wall, even though it might be pretty.
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It comes from what's in your daily routine.
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Number 20, turn your someday into by Friday.
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Someday is how goals drift for years.
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Give at least one of them a deadline.
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Starting my book, not someday, now.
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By Friday, I will have this done.
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And then protect that promise.
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Because when your body knows that you do
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what you say, it's all on board to
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take your commands.
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But a body that sees that you're procrastinating
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or never getting things done is going to
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be like, well, why should I even bother
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putting the effort in?
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He never does anything with anything.
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Why should I even start?
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Number 21, if it matters to you, it
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deserves a block of time on your calendar.
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Your real priorities show up on your schedule.
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If it never gets a time slot, it
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never gets done, does it?
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I always tell people, if you're not on
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my calendar, it's not happening.
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That's social.
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That's business.
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That's even volunteer.
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Start scheduling your growth like it's non-negotiable.
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Oh, that's also my education.
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I always schedule my education and my study
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time.
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Number 22, guys, the universe responds to execution,
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not excuses.
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I said before, if you're not part of
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the solution, unfortunately, guys, you are part of
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the problem.
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Nobody wants to hear that, but that is
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the ultimate truth.
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Call it the universe, opportunity, or simple cause.
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And effect, result, attaches themselves to an action.
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Excuses might comfort you for a moment, but
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they don't create lasting change.
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Execution, my friends, does.
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Number 23, you owe effort to the opportunities
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you keep praying for.
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If you're asking for a breakthrough, your effort
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is part of the answer.
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When doors open, it's your job to walk
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through them fully, not half-heartedly.
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Number 24, reward your own effort, not just
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your outcomes.
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Reward your own effort, not just your outcomes.
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If you only feel proud when the result
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is big, you'll rarely feel proud.
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Celebrate showing up, guys, following through, and trying
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again and again.
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That's how you stay motivated long enough to
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see the big wins.
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And when we have a big win, or
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even a small win, and we celebrate it,
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the next time we want to do something,
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our mind abides like, oh, yeah, let's go
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for it.
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Number 25, you're allowed to be a beginner
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at something you're destined to be great at.
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People always wonder and worry about being great.
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You don't have to be great to start,
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but you have to start to be great.
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Let me say that again.
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You do not have to start to be
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great, okay?
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You do not have to be, you don't
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have to, excuse me, you don't have to
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be great.
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Two of my words, you do not have
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to be great to start, but you have
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to start to be great.
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You do not have to be great to
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start, but you have to start to be
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great.
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Being new doesn't mean you're not meant for
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it.
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It just means you're starting.
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A lot of people start.
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Every master was once uncomfortable and unsure, and
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it's just part of the learning process.
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Give yourself that same grace.
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Treat yourself with kindness and compassion, not just
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because you have to, but because you want
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to.
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Number 26, let your actions be louder than
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your doubts.
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I know we all get doubts.
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I've gotten them before, but we need to
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silence those chattering monkeys.
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It just means you're human and you care.
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The key is to let what you do
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speak louder than what you fear.
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What that says in your mind, and I
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think when we can understand fear for just
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a moment, it causes us to say, wait
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a minute, this is going to be amazing.
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This is going to be great.
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Have you ever started to do something and
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then you know what happens?
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You don't do it because you're like, I
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don't know how to do this.
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I remember getting a client's job one time,
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and it was a type of project we
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never did before.
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And I didn't say we couldn't do it.
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I did some research and I looked at
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possibilities and I made sure we could do
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it.
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And I had to do a little learning
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to make sure that it was going to
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come out right.
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And then I quoted the project.
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Don't be afraid to take on a new
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project just because you've never done it.
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You might be great at it.
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You might become great at it.
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Don't let something new scare you from not
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trying it.
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It goes with food.
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That goes with different types of goals, etc.
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Even people, right?
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Maybe the person you normally connect with is
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a certain type of personality, is a certain
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look.
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Well, you put them on a back burner.
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Maybe if you do, you might see that
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because it doesn't come in a package you're
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looking at, it might be something that you
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needed.
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Number 27, guys.
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Your new life starts around the corner of,
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I'll do it later.
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I'll do it later.
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Sounds harmless, but it quietly repeats the same
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week over and over.
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I'll do it later.
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I'll do it tomorrow.
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I'll do it the next day.
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You know what happens?
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You never get it done.
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You just keep putting it off and putting
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it off and it's always tomorrow.
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Trade later for a real time or even
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better.
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I'll get it done by Wednesday or I'll
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get it done in an hour.
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I'll get it done today.
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Using a word like tomorrow or later just
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keeps pushing us.
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So say, I'm going to get it done
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by January 24th at 2 p.m. or
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whatever.
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Be specific with yourself.
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Your body likes that quite a bit.
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Number 28, hit publish.
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Send the email already, okay?
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Apply, show up.
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There's something sitting at 80% done in
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your life right now.
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But whatever reason you have not crescendoed into
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90% or 100% because while you're
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judging yourself, you're saying, oh my gosh, I'm
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not ready yet.
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I have to keep reviewing it.
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It can always be better.
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But start.
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Somebody else told me something a long time
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ago.
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John, done is better than perfect.
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And that's with a lot of websites that
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we do.
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Like, I always want the website to be
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perfect.
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But getting it done is better than perfect.
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We can always make it better.
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But if it never gets done, it never
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could be perfect.
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So it needs to get done.
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Today, ladies and gentlemen, is about finishing.
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It's not starting something else.
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Ship one thing.
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Close one loop.
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Take one action.
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That's the difference.
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Number 29, guys, you have enough information now.
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You need.
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It's time to implement.
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You don't need another quote, another course, or
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another tip before you move.
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Move now.
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I'm not saying don't do those things.
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But don't let that be a stumbling block
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to make you procrastinate or an excuse to
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allow you to procrastinate.
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Take what you already know and live it
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for seven days.
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See what happens.
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When we change the mental talk in our
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brain, it's like we update new firmware.
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We update new software to our hardware.
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And then we can act differently.
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We can do things we never thought were
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possible just by changing the code.
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And the code starts by us saying, I
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can, instead of, I can't do that.
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End this week, guys, as the version of
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you, number 30, who did something about it,
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not the one that complained and procrastinated.
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When you think back to this week, let
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it be the one where you stop being
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just motivated and became a part of the
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motion.
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Wow, Jon, that's deep.
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There's a lot of people that may motivate
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you.
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But if you don't take action, it was
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pointless.
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It was futile.
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Your glow up error, guys, doesn't begin someday.
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It begins in the moment that you choose
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to act on what you have just heard.
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Don't wait for the sky to be perfect
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or you to feel 100%.
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Don't wait for that.
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Waiting is just another excuse that gives us
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license to procrastinate.
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And why do we really want to procrastinate?
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What's the reason?
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Because we're scared?
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Because we're afraid of being judged?
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Do it anyway.
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Ladies and gentlemen, these are 30 powerful things
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that you can start doing in your life
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right this very moment.
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Not tomorrow, not later.
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You could start implementing these right now.
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It's a mindset.
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Is there something in your mind that's saying
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to you, gee, I want to do this,
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but I got to wait.
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You know, I have an approach that works
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really well for me.
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I take a piece of paper and I
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write out what I want to get done
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for the day.
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You know what happens?
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I get done what's on the sheet and
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more.
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Because I have a plan, I get it
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done.
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And I feel so good when I can
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cross off that task on my list.
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That even goes for things like planning the
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pre-show, doing the show, doing the post
25:35
after the show.
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That's important, guys.
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You've just heard these 30 powerful reminders that
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your life changes when you choose to do
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these things.
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Not when you just think about them.
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When you take the deliberate action.
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And not once, consistently.
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This, ladies and gentlemen, is inspirations for your
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life.
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Oh, what are we about?
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This is the Daily Motivational Show with myself,
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John C.
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Morley, serial entrepreneur.
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And I know a lot of you that
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are watching or listening and saying, oh, John,
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that's so easy for you.
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It wasn't easy for me in the beginning.
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It was uncomfortable.
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And there's still things in life that I
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get uncomfortable with.
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But they help me grow to become even
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more successful.
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And I want to remind you something, guys.
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I want to remind you that your launch
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day isn't marked on a calendar.
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It's created by the decisions and the actions
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that you decide to take.
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Today, not tomorrow.
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Today.
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So if you're still not doing things, you're
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procrastinating.
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And unless you get out of that loop,
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you'll be doing it for a long time.
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If this episode spoke to you on any
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small level or large level, please share it
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with someone who's ready to move from being
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stuck to unstoppable.
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And then take one action, no matter how
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small, that proves to be to you.
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That change has already begun and will change
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you and will change those around you.
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I hope you have a great day and
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a great evening.
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And check out BelieveMeAchieved.com for more of
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my amazing, inspiring creations.
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I'll catch you tomorrow with a brand new
27:30
master topic.
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Take care, everyone, and be well.