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Episode 29 - Good Morning “Wednesday” · RealTalkwithMikeD

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Real Talk with Mike D. All right. Welcome
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  Speaker 1: back to Real Talk with Mike D. I am Mike D.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for being here. Thank you for listening. And
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  Speaker 1: as always, I appreciate you being here. Well, everybody, we
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  Speaker 1: made it. And what do I mean by that? I mean,
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  Speaker 1: it's Wednesday morning. And if you're listening to this right now, congratulations.
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  Speaker 1: You survived Monday, you made it through Tuesday, and you're
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  Speaker 1: officially headed downhill towards the weekend. Oh my God, welcome
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  Speaker 1: back to another episode of Real Talk with Mike D.
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  Speaker 1: And today, I just want to take a few minutes
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  Speaker 1: to talk about something simple. Wednesday. You're asking yourself, why
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  Speaker 1: would you want to talk about Wednesday? Because Wednesday doesn't
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  Speaker 1: get enough credit. Monday gets all the hate, Tuesday is just,
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  Speaker 1: it's just Tuesday. And Thursday gets everybody excited because we
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  Speaker 1: can finally see Friday. Friday is everybody's best friend. Saturday
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  Speaker 1: and Sunday speak for themselves. But Wednesday, Wednesday is sitting
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  Speaker 1: right in the middle like, hey, what about me? But Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: today is your day. So good morning, everybody. Happy Wednesday.
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  Speaker 1: You know, mornings can be different for all of us.
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  Speaker 1: Some people wake up excited. Some people wake up exhausted,
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  Speaker 1: myself included. And some people wake up and immediately reach
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  Speaker 1: for their coffee, myself included as well. And some people
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  Speaker 1: wake up and think, what the hell happened to the
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  Speaker 1: alarm clock? Maybe you're getting ready for work. Maybe you're
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  Speaker 1: already at work. Maybe you're sitting in your car. Maybe
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  Speaker 1: you're drinking your coffee at the kitchen table. Maybe you're
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  Speaker 1: listening while you're getting the kids ready for school. Whatever
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  Speaker 1: you're doing right now, I want you to take a second,
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  Speaker 1: take a breath, look around, and you're here. You made
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  Speaker 1: it to another Wednesday. And sometimes that's enough to celebrate
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  Speaker 1: because we get so caught up in everything we have
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  Speaker 1: to do that we forget to appreciate the fact that
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  Speaker 1: we're actually doing it. We're getting up. We're going to work.
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  Speaker 1: We're taking care of our families. We're handling responsibilities. We're
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  Speaker 1: dealing with problems. We're trying to keep our lives together.
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  Speaker 1: And sometimes nobody notices how much we're carrying. But you
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  Speaker 1: know what? You notice, and that's important. Wednesday is kind
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  Speaker 1: of a reminder that you're halfway through the week. Maybe
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  Speaker 1: your week hasn't gone exactly the way you wanted. Maybe
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  Speaker 1: Monday kicked your ass. Maybe Tuesday wasn't much better. And
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  Speaker 1: it wasn't. Maybe you've already had somebody get on your nerves.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you're dealing with financial problems. Maybe you're dealing with
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  Speaker 1: family problems. Maybe you're lonely. Maybe you're tired. Maybe you're
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  Speaker 1: just wondering when life is finally going to give you
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  Speaker 1: a break. I get it. Life isn't always easy. And
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  Speaker 1: that's something I talk about here on Real Talk with
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  Speaker 1: Mike D because I'm not here to pretend everything is perfect.
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  Speaker 1: I'm not here to tell you that every morning you're
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  Speaker 1: going to wake up feeling amazing because that's not real life.
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  Speaker 1: Real life is messy. Real life is frustrating. Real life
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  Speaker 1: is sometimes painful. But real life also has good moments.
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  Speaker 1: And sometimes you have to look for those moments. Maybe
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  Speaker 1: your good moment today is that first sip of coffee.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe it's hearing your favorite song on the radio. Maybe
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  Speaker 1: it's getting a text from somebody you care about. Maybe
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  Speaker 1: it's making somebody laugh. Maybe it's getting through your workday
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  Speaker 1: without wanting to scream. Now that's a victory. Celebrate the
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  Speaker 1: small victories. We don't always need some huge life-changing event
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  Speaker 1: to be happy. Sometimes happiness is just sitting outside for
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  Speaker 1: five minutes. Sometimes it's watching the sunrise. Sometimes it's listening
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  Speaker 1: to music. Sometimes it's getting home after a long day
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  Speaker 1: and taking your shoes off. And sometimes it's simply saying,
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  Speaker 1: Thank God I made it through another day. So here's
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  Speaker 1: what I want you to do today. Don't worry about
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  Speaker 1: everything that's going to happen tomorrow. Don't worry about Friday yet.
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  Speaker 1: Don't worry about next week. And don't spend all day
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  Speaker 1: replaying yesterday. Just concentrate on today. It's Wednesday. You've got today.
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  Speaker 1: And that's what matters. If something goes wrong, deal with it.
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  Speaker 1: If somebody pisses you off, take a breath before you react.
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  Speaker 1: If you're having a bad day, remember that a bad
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  Speaker 1: morning doesn't automatically mean a bad day. You can turn
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  Speaker 1: it around. And if you're having a great day, enjoy it.
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  Speaker 1: Don't wait for something to go wrong. Sometimes we spend
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  Speaker 1: so much time worrying about the future that we forget
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  Speaker 1: to enjoy the present. And I want to say something
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  Speaker 1: else this morning. Be kind. Because you never really know
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  Speaker 1: what someone else is going through. That person who didn't
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  Speaker 1: smile at you, maybe they're having a terrible morning. That
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  Speaker 1: co-worker who seems irritated, maybe they're dealing with something at home.
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  Speaker 1: That person who seems distant, maybe they're struggling with something
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  Speaker 1: you know absolutely nothing about. You don't have to fix
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  Speaker 1: everybody's problems, but you can choose not to make them worse.
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  Speaker 1: And a little kindness can go a long way. A
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  Speaker 1: simple good morning, a simple how are you doing, a
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  Speaker 1: simple smile, you never know. You might be the best
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  Speaker 1: part of somebody's day. And while we're talking about Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: let's talk about something else. Don't give up. Maybe you're
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  Speaker 1: working towards something right now. Maybe you're trying to get
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  Speaker 1: your finances under control. Maybe you're trying to improve your health.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you're trying to repair a relationship. Maybe you're trying
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  Speaker 1: to find a better job. Maybe you're trying to start over.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you're simply trying to get through life one day
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  Speaker 1: at a time. Whatever it is, keep going. It doesn't
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  Speaker 1: have to happen overnight. You don't have to have everything
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  Speaker 1: figured out. You just have to keep moving. One day,
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  Speaker 1: one decision, one step at a time. And sometimes that
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  Speaker 1: step is tiny, and that's okay. Progress is still progress. progress.
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  Speaker 1: All right. Well, that's going to do it for today's
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  Speaker 1: episode of Real Talk with Mike D. I greatly appreciate
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  Speaker 1: you being here. I greatly appreciate you listening. And as always,
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  Speaker 1: keep it real and I will see you all on
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  Speaker 1: the next episode. Peace. Thank you.