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David Goggins - "Don't waste a thing, including fear, anxiety, embarrassment – mine it for wisdom, personal growth, self-awareness." · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Dot com. Welcome to the Daily Quote, the
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  podcast designed to kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and let's dive into today's
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  quote from David Goggins, retired Navy SEAL, ultra
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  marathon runner and someone who's made a career out of doing
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  things most people think are impossible.
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  He once said don't waste a thing, including fear, anxiety,
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  embarrassment. Mine it for wisdom, personal
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  growth, self-awareness. Interesting.
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  Mine it like mining for gold, like digging for something
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  valuable. Most people try to avoid fear,
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  anxiety and embarrassment. They see these emotions as
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  problems to eliminate, things to run from.
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  Goggin sees them as raw materials, as ore containing
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  something precious. Think about it.
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  When do you feel fear? When you're facing something
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  that matters, something beyond your current capacity.
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  Fear marks the edge of your comfort zone, the exact place
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  where growth happens. When do you feel anxiety?
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  When you care about an outcome, When something is important to
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  you, anxiety reveals what you value.
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  When do you feel embarrassment? When you've taken a risk and it
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  didn't work out perfectly. When you've been visible and
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  vulnerable. Embarrassment is proof that you
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  tried something that mattered. These emotions aren't obstacles,
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  they're information. Fear tells you where the growth
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  is. Anxiety shows you what you care
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  about, and embarrassment proves you had the courage to try.
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  But most people feel these emotions and immediately try to
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  make them stop. They avoid the situations that
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  trigger them. They numb themselves and
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  retreat. Goggins does the opposite.
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  He leans into them. He asks, what is this emotion
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  telling me? What can I learn from this and
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  how can I use this? He minds.
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  It extracts the wisdom, uses it to become more self aware, more
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  capable, more resilient. Don't waste the negative
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  emotions. They're expensive lessons.
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  Extract the value. So here's the question for
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  today. What fear, anxiety or
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  embarrassment are you trying to avoid right now?
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  What would happen if you mind it instead?
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  Because those emotions aren't obstacles, they're the OR the
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  goal. And there's wisdom in there that
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  you'll get if you're willing to dig.
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  Don't waste a thing. Mine it.
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  That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off
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  for now, but I'll be back tomorrow.
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  Same pod time, same pod station with another daily quote.