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NEVER Settle for Easy: Embrace the Hard Path to Success · Reborn w/ Antonio Boutros

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Reborn Podcast with Tony Boutros, where we delve into personal development, spiritual growth, entrepreneurship, and real estate.
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  SPEAKER_00: Each episode is crafted to inspire you to transform your challenges into opportunities for growth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today we explore a thought-provoking theme, navigating the tough terrain.
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  SPEAKER_00: Choose your hard wisely.
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  SPEAKER_00: Why choose the hard path of personal fulfillment over the easier path of societal approval?
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's discover the answer together.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hey everyone, I'm Shotan Butters, and I'm thrilled to have you join us on this journey today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Life throws challenges at us, regardless of the path we choose.
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  SPEAKER_00: So today we're going to discuss why embracing the hard journey of self-fulfillment and greatness is far more rewarding than settling for the lesser art of societal approved and complacency.
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  SPEAKER_00: Consider the story of Sarah, a young entrepreneur who dreamt of making a significant impact in the real estate market, an industry known for its relentless challenges and fierce competition.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sarah faced two choices.
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  SPEAKER_00: Conform to traditional paths and expectations, or carve her own path with innovative strategies and a commitment to personal and professional growth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Choosing her version of hard, Sarah stepped into the unknown, armed with passion and in a vision for what could.
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  SPEAKER_00: I recently had the opportunity to hear John Maxwell speak.
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  SPEAKER_00: John Maxwell is a renowned leadership expert, and what he shared was the choice isn't between what is easy and what is hard.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's between what is hard and rewarding and what is hard and unfulfilling.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let me read that again.
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  SPEAKER_00: The choice is not between what is easy and what is hard.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's between what is hard and rewarding and what is hard and unfulfilling.
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  SPEAKER_00: And what you'll notice is that they're both hard.
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  SPEAKER_00: His insights remind us that the essence of growth lies in overcoming obstacles that are worth the struggle.
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  SPEAKER_00: Why do we often choose the comfort of the known even when it's unfulfilling?
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  SPEAKER_00: It's because the unknown terrifies us.
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  SPEAKER_00: But history shows us time and time again that those who achieve greatness in rose from entrepreneurship to personal spirituality are those who dare to embrace the challenging path, those who see potential where others see peril.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here are some strategies to help you embrace your heart wisely.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tip one, vision crafting.
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  SPEAKER_00: Define what success looks like for you, not just professionally, but personally.
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  SPEAKER_00: And number two, goal setting.
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  SPEAKER_00: Break down your vision into achievable goals.
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  SPEAKER_00: This reminds me of my past where hey, I know my end goal, but I had no idea that, hey, in order to accomplish my end goal, what I need to do is I need to reverse engineer it.
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  SPEAKER_00: I need to say, hey, I want to make a billion dollars.
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  SPEAKER_00: Okay, great.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's 10 years out.
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  SPEAKER_00: What am I gonna do for the next nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one years?
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  SPEAKER_00: And then what am I gonna do for the next 12, 11, 10, 9, and you get it?
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  SPEAKER_00: Months.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every day, every year, every month, every second.
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  SPEAKER_00: What am I gonna do to accomplish that end goal?
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  SPEAKER_00: Okay, and number three is mindset shift.
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  SPEAKER_00: Cultivate a growth mindset that views challenges as opportunities.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think too many people are afraid of challenges, but the truth is challenge is how you grow.
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  SPEAKER_00: Challenge, without challenge, you're not you're if you're if you're not facing challenge, I'll say this.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you're not facing challenge, you're moving backwards.
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  SPEAKER_00: Period.
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  SPEAKER_00: So number one, vision crafting.
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  SPEAKER_00: Define what success looks like for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number two, goal setting.
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  SPEAKER_00: Break down your vision into achievable goals.
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  SPEAKER_00: And number three, mindset shift, cultivate a growth mindset.
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  SPEAKER_00: Challenges as opportunities.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number four, community building.
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  SPEAKER_00: Surround yourself with mentors and peers who encourage your growth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Too many people I see are surrounded by people that are keeping them down.
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  SPEAKER_00: What if you were surrounded by people who lifted you up, who made you better?
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  SPEAKER_00: What if you were surrounded by people who not only were on your level, they were ahead of you?
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  SPEAKER_00: Do you not think that would be inspiring?
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  SPEAKER_00: Rather than being around all these people that all they want to do is sit on the couch, eat McDonald's, eat ice cream, and watch Netflix.
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  SPEAKER_00: These people that are holding you down.
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  SPEAKER_00: So community building.
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  SPEAKER_00: Surround yourself with mentors and peers who encourage your growth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Vision crafting, goal setting, mindset shift, and community building.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now let's address some frequently asked questions.
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  SPEAKER_00: How do I start choosing my heart?
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  SPEAKER_00: Start by evaluating what makes you feel fulfilled versus what you do for mere approval.
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  SPEAKER_00: I know personally, my first 18 years of my life, I lived for mere approval.
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  SPEAKER_00: All I cared about was the opinions of other people.
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  SPEAKER_00: All I cared about was, man, these people are popular.
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  SPEAKER_00: I want to be like them.
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  SPEAKER_00: And today I do what makes me feel fulfilled.
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  SPEAKER_00: I love to work out.
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  SPEAKER_00: I love doing business.
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  SPEAKER_00: I love to praise God.
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  SPEAKER_00: Okay.
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  SPEAKER_00: To most people, I'm probably a boring 20-year-old.
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  SPEAKER_00: I work, I work out, I praise God.
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  SPEAKER_00: I, you know, I go to I go to men's groups, like I don't party, I don't do that.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's not something that you know I find fulfillment in.
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  SPEAKER_00: Okay.
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  SPEAKER_00: So how do I start choosing my heart?
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  SPEAKER_00: Start by evaluating what makes you feel fulfilled versus what you do for mere approval.
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  SPEAKER_00: Question two.
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  SPEAKER_00: What if I fail on the hard path I choose?
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  SPEAKER_00: And then what what is failure?
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  SPEAKER_00: I'll ask you that.
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  SPEAKER_00: What is failure?
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  SPEAKER_00: The only way you fail is if you don't keep going.
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  SPEAKER_00: One thing I love about Alex Ramosy, one of the greatest podcasts, you know, business podcasts that I've ever heard.
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  SPEAKER_00: He talks about infinite games versus finite games.
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  SPEAKER_00: You don't get married to uh to win, you don't win marriage, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: The goal is to stay married.
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  SPEAKER_00: You don't win being in shape.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, and now I'm in shape.
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  SPEAKER_00: I used to be uh obese.
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  SPEAKER_00: The goal is to stay in shape and to get better.
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  SPEAKER_00: You don't win business.
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  SPEAKER_00: The goal is to stay in business and to continue to improve.
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  SPEAKER_00: So what I say to this is every failure is a stepping stone to learning and your ultimate success.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number three, how do I stay motivated when a journey gets tough?
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep your how do I stay motivated when the journey gets tough?
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep your vision in sight, celebrate small victories and remember why you started.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is kind of the opposite of the last question.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because we're talking about celebrate small victories, but I think that's something that can be even more difficult, especially when you have massive, massive, massive goals.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because hey, I want to be a billionaire, I want to be the best man of God I can be.
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  SPEAKER_00: I want to, you know, have a beautiful wife and several children, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: But I'm not there yet.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so if I'm not celebrating, hey, oh, awesome.
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  SPEAKER_00: We made our first hundred grand, we made our first million, we made our first 10 million, we made, you know, uh, this new connection with God.
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  SPEAKER_00: We made uh we had this great prayer with God.
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  SPEAKER_00: We had uh we met this, we went out on this beautiful day, it didn't end up working out, but you know, we're getting ourselves out there.
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  SPEAKER_00: If we're not celebrating those things, then how are we going to stay motivated, so stay motivated and keep going?
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  SPEAKER_00: Okay, remember why you started.
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  SPEAKER_00: So number one, how do I start choosing my hard?
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  SPEAKER_00: Start by evaluating what makes you feel fulfilled versus what you do for mere approval.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number two, what if I fail on the hard path I choose?
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  SPEAKER_00: Every failure is a stepping stone to learning and ultimate success.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number three, how do I stay motivated when the journey gets tough?
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep your vision in sight, celebrate small victories, and remember why you started.
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  SPEAKER_00: As we wrap up today's episode, remember choosing your heart is about aligning with your deepest values and visions.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's about making choices that lead not just to success, but to a meaningful, fulfilling life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for joining me today on the Reborn Podcast.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't forget to subscribe and share this episode with someone who needs to hear this message.
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  SPEAKER_00: Until next time, keep choosing your heart wisely and stay reborn.
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  SPEAKER_00: This has been the Reborn Podcast with Tony Buters.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening, and remember to live your truth.