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Alignment and Inner Peace (S5) S3:E7 · Inspirations for Your Life

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  Without any further ado, guys, let's go ahead
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  and, yes, kick this show off.
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  Are you ready?
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  Guys, this is Inspirations for Your Life.
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  It's the daily motivational show, and we're talking
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  about quiet power, winning without losing yourself.
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  We're on day seven, in case you're wondering.
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  Alignment and inner peace.
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  Yes, series five, show three, episode seven.
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  Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Inspirations for
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  Your Life, the daily motivational show where growth
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  is intentional, success is sustainable, and leadership begins
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  within.
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  I'm your host, John Seymourley, serial entrepreneur, engineer,
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  marketing specialist, video producer, podcast host, coach, graduate
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  student, and, yes, a passionate lifelong learner.
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  It is my privilege and my pleasure to
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  be with you here this evening.
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  Through the years of building businesses, leading teams,
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  producing content, and mentoring others, I've learned a
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  truth that doesn't get enough attention.
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  Success should not feel like constant pressure.
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  It should feel aligned.
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  Today's episode focuses on alignment and inner peace,
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  because when your goals, values, and actions work
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  together, progress becomes calm, sustainable, and deeply fulfilling.
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  Without any further ado, guys, let's kick off
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  with the very first point, and that is
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  alignment feels peaceful because your inner world is
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  no longer divided, right?
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  We've had these challenges, you know, where you
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  try to do something, and it's like you're
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  trying to do one thing and do another
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  thing, and you're multitasking, but for whatever reason,
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  you're not completing anything, and this is a
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  serious problem.
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  Number two, guys, success shouldn't cost your soul.
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  Achievement should never require self-betrayal.
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  That's the truth.
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  Inner peace is success because it allows everything
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  else to function well.
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  Number four, guys, align goals, energize rather than
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  exhaust you, okay?
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  And I think when we can align, we
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  can say, you know what?
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  This makes sense.
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  This has a natural continuum, right?
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  I think those are important things to think
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  about.
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  Nobody wants to get exhausted in life.
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  I don't think you want to get exhausted.
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  We want to be in alignment.
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  Number five, guys, peaceful success always lasts longer
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  than chaotic achievement.
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  You know, sometimes you can chase your tail
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  or someone else's tail, and you'll get somewhere,
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  but you're gonna burn out.
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  It's not worth it.
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  Number six, alignment removes resistance and unnecessary struggle.
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  That's a pretty important one, guys.
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  Number seven, calm success is real success, even
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  when it's quiet.
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  You don't need chaos to win.
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  Clarity outperforms stress every time.
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  And I think if we can realize that
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  clarity does outperform stress, as we've been learning
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  all week, then I think we'll be able
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  to not only move the needle, folks, we'll
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  be able to make some major, major strides
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  in our life.
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  So that's really cool.
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  It's definitely something that a lot of people
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  don't realize, but it's something we need to
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  be aware of.
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  Does that make sense?
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  Okay.
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  So number nine, inner peace attracts clarity by
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  reducing mental noise.
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  Mental noise, right?
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  Mental noise is stuff that happens in the
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  background.
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  We don't necessarily know why it's going on,
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  but we know what's happening.
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  And thus, we're like, oh my gosh, what
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  am I supposed to do, right?
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  What am I supposed to do?
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  That noise, we all know noise will distort
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  the message.
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  It can frustrate us.
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  It can frustrate others because, again, it takes
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  us out of alignment because we can't be
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  in a clear clarity operation.
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  I think that's an important thing to know.
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  Number 10, guys, alignment simplifies life by guiding
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  the decisions.
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  I don't want to say it happens automatically,
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  but it does do something very unique, okay?
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  It does something very unique that allows us
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  to figure out why things are a certain
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  way or why they're not a certain way,
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  right?
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  That's very important to realize, okay?
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  Very, very important to realize because if we
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  understand something and we're in alignment with something,
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  then everything magically, well, I don't want to
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  say magically, but it does fall into place,
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  guys.
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  It really does fall into place.
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  And I think that's an important thing to
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  realize is that the more that we become
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  into alignment, the easier our life becomes.
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  It's like the synchronicities just pop into our
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  life.
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  Meanings transpire.
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  Number 11, guys, success should feel sustainable, not
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  draining, not making you tired, right?
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  That's not what success is about.
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  It's not what success is about.
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  I'm just being quite honest with you.
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  Number 12, peace is not laziness.
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  It is focused strength.
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  It's focused strength.
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  That's what peace is.
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  Number 13, aligned work feels lighter because it
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  has meaning.
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  When something has meaning in your life, it
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  suddenly changes the tables.
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  It changes the why.
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  And it also, well, it gets us excited
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  about something.
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  And when we're excited about something, you know
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  what happens?
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  We want to do it more and more
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  and more and more, right?
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  I think that's a very, very important thing.
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  A lot of people don't realize what that
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  is.
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  Does that make sense?
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  I hope it does.
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  I hope that makes sense to you.
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  If it doesn't make sense to you, then
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  maybe you're not thinking about this the right
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  way, okay?
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  Maybe your perception is off because of something
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  you're doing.
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  And, you know, just by changing one thing,
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  we can have a major impact on our
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  lives.
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  When we change the lens, right?
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  If I was to change the lens, let's
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  say you're wearing glasses from one thing to
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  another thing, like a color or a prism,
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  it would have an immediate effect almost overnight.
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  Almost overnight.
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  Does that make sense?
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  I hope it does.
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  I think we fall into these categories and
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  these stages of procrastination.
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  We tell ourselves that, you know, we need
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  a break.
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  And yes, there's break, right?
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  But we have to also make sure that
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  we're in alignment, that we're not chasing our
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  tail.
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  Number 14, guys, calm progress compounds over time.
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  Calm progress over time.
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  Does that make sense?
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  Number 15, you are allowed to enjoy the
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  journey.
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  Number 16, alignment reduces stress by restoring balance.
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  Number 17, peaceful focus scales with responsibility.
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  That's an interesting thing, right?
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  And if we don't get this, then for
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  some reason we're going to be like, I
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  don't know, we're going to be like, how
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  do I get somewhere?
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  Like, I'm confused.
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  Does that make sense?
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  Does that make sense to you guys?
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  Yes or no?
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  If it doesn't, then let me know that
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  too.
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  Because maybe that'll change what you're doing in
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  your life.
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  Maybe it won't.
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  Maybe it'll get you to realize that what
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  you're going for is really not what it's
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  about anymore, right?
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  Maybe, just maybe that'll happen, okay?
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  I think sometimes people, again, they get confused.
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  And I say people get confused because they
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  get stuck.
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  They don't want to be stuck, but they
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  are stuck.
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  I know a lot of times people say
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  to me, John, you know, I tried this
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  and I tried that, but it didn't go
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  anywhere.
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  And the reason it didn't go somewhere is
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  because you didn't really want to do anything.
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  You know, you were just sitting back and
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  you were procrastinating.
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  I mean, I'm not going to lie.
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  And it comes down to, do we want
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  to just do what everybody does, or do
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  we want to be our own?
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  And it's okay to do some things with
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  people sometimes.
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  And other times, well, you want to be
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  your own person.
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  Does that make sense, guys?
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  Maybe people say to me, John, I want
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  to do it differently, but I don't know
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  how to do it differently.
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  Okay.
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  And this happens because, again, we get stuck
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  in this pattern of chasing our tail around
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  this great big circle.
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  That's what it comes down to.
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  Number 18, guys, success does not require suffering
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  to be valid.
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  So many people I know are trying to
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  be martyrs, right?
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  But then what I find out is they're
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  really not doing anything.
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  They're just complaining about life day in and
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  day out, day in and day out.
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  They're complaining about things.
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  That's a challenge, guys.
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  You know, somebody once told me, John, if
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  you're not part of the solution, then you're
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  part of the problem.
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  If you're not part of the solution, then
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  you are part of the problem.
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  That's not to be nasty.
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  That's just to tell the truth.
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  That's just to tell the truth.
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  And I know you probably get inundated with
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  what I should do or what I shouldn't
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  do.
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  But be kind to yourself.
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  Be compassionate to yourself.
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  Find out where your alignment is.
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  And your alignment connects to your true purpose.
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  Your true purpose, guys.
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  Your true purpose.
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  Your true purpose.
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  Your true purpose in life.
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  That's important, guys.
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  Number 19, inner calmness sharpens decisions.
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  And, of course, our judgment.
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  So, John, how does being calm sharpen our
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  judgment?
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  Well, our brain's not trying to do a
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  million things at once.
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  It recognizes the task at hand.
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  And this is why I say, people, multitasking
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  is sometimes overrated.
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  Because the brain is trying to run so
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  much at once, but it can't get one
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  task done correctly.
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  Think about that for a minute.
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  All right.
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  Number 20, alignment creates flow by removing friction.
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  You know, friction is not always bad.
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  If we didn't have friction, ladies and gentlemen,
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  we would not be able to walk.
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  That's right.
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  We would not be able to walk.
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  We would not be able to walk.
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  That's interesting, right?
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  Very interesting, if you ask me.
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  It's extremely interesting.
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  Number 21, guys, peaceful ambition is powerful and
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  resilient.
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  So, I know what some of you are
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  saying right now, and I'm going to answer
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  the question per our good friend, Miriam Webster.
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  We always go to her.
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  What is the word, what does ambition mean,
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  according to Miriam Webster?
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  It's a great question.
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  So, ambition is a noun.
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  It's an ardent desire for rank, fame, or
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  power.
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  A desire to achieve a particular end.
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  The object of ambition.
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  A desire for activity or exertion.
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  Many people in sports have an ambition to
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  score, right?
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  To win the game.
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  They have an ambition.
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  Our ambitions in life are what get us
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  to be successful.
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  That's powerful, guys.
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  Number 22, calm success builds confidence through stability.
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  So, when we're calm, we're all about stability.
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  When we're not calm, well, that could be
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  a problem, right?
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  That could be a very, very big, big
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  problem.
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  And problems transpire for the reason that we're
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  not in alignment with who we are.
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  Sometimes other people try to get us in
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  alignment, right?
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  And sometimes not.
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  Sometimes not.
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  And I know what you're saying.
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  You're saying to me, John, it's nonsense.
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  I'm going to push it into alignment.
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  Well, we talk about a square peg, right?
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  And a round peg.
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  So, if we have a round hole, and
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  we use a round peg, it goes through.
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  If we try to put a square peg
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  through a round hole, what happens?
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  It gets stuck.
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  So, when that happens in our lives, we
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  need to not give up.
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  We need to change the vehicle.
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  We need to change the peg, or we
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  need to change the hole.
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  So, we need to change how we're approaching
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  things.
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  That's key, guys.
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  Number 23.
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  Are you ready for number 23?
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  Number 23 is alignment protects the energy instead
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  of draining it.
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  So, when we're aligned, we don't feel tired,
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  okay?
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  That's an interesting thing, guys.
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  Very, very important thing.
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  And maybe you're going to say to me,
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  John, you know, this doesn't make sense.
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  But I'm here to tell you something.
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  It does make sense.
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  It makes sense because of our alignment for
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  who we are and what we do.
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  Alignment is not something that we just grab
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  out of the air.
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  Alignment is something that we actually tune into.
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  Very similar to tuning into a radio station,
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  right?
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  I'm sure you know what I mean by
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  that.
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  All the signals in life are always present
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  every single day, okay?
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  Every single day.
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  And if this happens every single day and
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  we learn that we can actually pivot, right?
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  Some people get scared because it's different.
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  Other people, well, get scared.
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  But really, they're not scared.
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  They're excited about where they're going, and they're
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  confused.
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  Number 24, guys.
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  You do not need to sacrifice yourself to
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  succeed.
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  You don't need to be a martyr, guys.
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  As much as you think you have to
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  be, you do not.
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  Does that make sense?
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  I think if we can understand these things,
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  then maybe we can change them.
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  I said to you guys once before, when
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  we learn things, and we learn how to
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  measure them, we can change them.
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  Peace is productive, number 25, and it enables
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  deep focus in our lives.
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  Number 26, alignment feels grounded and steady.
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  Number 27, success should support life, not replace
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  it.
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  As much as you might get confused with
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  some people, okay?
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  It's important.
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  Number 28, calm wins long-term by compounding
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  wisely.
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  Number 29, inner peace attracts opportunity and trust.
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  Number 30, alignment is the ultimate edge in
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  life and leadership.
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  This is inspirational for your life, guys.
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  I give you the keys, the tips, and
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  the techniques to improve the quality of life.
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  Now, I can suggest that you go to
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  the water and drink it, but I'm not
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  here to make you drink the water.
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  If the water doesn't resonate with you, I
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  don't want you to drink it.
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  I don't want it to be part of
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  you, but if it does make a difference
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  to you, I want you to drink as
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  much water as you can.
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  I want you to soak up all this
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  knowledge.
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  I want you to learn it.
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  I want you to not only do it,
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  but make it part of your life so
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  it happens autonomously.
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  Good habits that are autonomous are good for
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  our well-being.
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  I think that's a real key, all right?
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  Habits that work a certain way are pretty
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  amazing, okay?
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  Does that make sense?
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  I'm hoping it does, all right?
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  I'm hoping that it really does.
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  I know you're saying to me, John, this
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  isn't working at the moment.
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  Maybe you're not in alignment today, and that's
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  okay, but the fact that you want to
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  become in alignment with your desire, your ambitions,
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  and your choice to measure and change even
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  one thing can bring you into alignment, right?
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  When we think about music and tuning, right,
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  different notes for those of you that do
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  music, we can understand that when we get
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  the note in resonance with the perfect pitch,
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  sounds great.
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  When somebody's out of pitch, like even singing,
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  it's a big problem.
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  Ladies and gentlemen, this has been Inspirations for
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  Your Life.
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  I'm happy to say it's the daily motivational
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  show, and we have been on the show
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  for many years celebrating, and we're now in
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  our fifth year on our 16th day.
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  Tomorrow, Saturday, we'll be rolling out a brand
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  new master topic, which will be show four
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  in series five, and we're here for people
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  who want success without losing themselves.
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  There's some people that are happy the way
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  things are going, and other people that are
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  not.
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  Does that make sense?
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  If it doesn't, let me know.
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  Oh, by the way, I'm John Seymourly, a
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  serial entrepreneur, and I'm reminding you this evening
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  that alignment creates peace.
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  Yes, peace creates clarity, and you know what
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  clarity does?
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  Clarity creates lasting success.
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  I'm John Seymourly, serial entrepreneur.
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  Have yourself a great rest of the day
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  or evening.
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  I'll catch you real soon, and remember, guys,
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  alignment is the key to success.
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  Let's start aligning now.
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  I also would like to do a trip
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  to Alaska or somewhere else.