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Episode 78 -November Monthly Affirmations, A New Month, A New Mindset, and a New Beginning! · RealTalkwithMikeD

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Real Talk with Mike D. Alright, welcome back
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  Speaker 1: to Real Talk with Mike D. I am the one,
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  Speaker 1: the only, and the original Mike D. And this is
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  Speaker 1: where we keep it honest, we keep it real, and
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  Speaker 1: most importantly, we talk about the things that matter. Ladies
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  Speaker 1: and gentlemen, it is November, and this is a brand
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  Speaker 1: new month. A fresh opportunity, another chance to get up,
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  Speaker 1: dust ourselves off, take a deep breath, and remind ourselves
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  Speaker 1: that we're still here. We're still fighting, and we're still
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  Speaker 1: capable of doing something incredible with our lives. And today,
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  Speaker 1: I want to do something a little bit different. I
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  Speaker 1: want this episode to be about affirmations. Now, before anybody
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  Speaker 1: rolls their eyes and says, oh boy, here we go
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  Speaker 1: with the positive thinking stuff, hang on for just a second.
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  Speaker 1: Because sometimes we need to hear something positive. I know
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  Speaker 1: I do, and I'm sure you do as well. Sometimes
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  Speaker 1: we need somebody to remind us that we're not failures.
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  Speaker 1: We're not worthless. We're not forgotten, and we're certainly not finished.
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes the person who needs to hear the most encouraging
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  Speaker 1: words is the person staring back at us in the mirror.
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  Speaker 1: And that is exactly where we are starting at today.
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  Speaker 1: And we're going to talk about all that and much,
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  Speaker 1: much more right after this. All right, welcome back now.
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  Speaker 1: Let's talk about November. You know, it's hard to believe
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  Speaker 1: we're already approaching the end of another year. Where did
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  Speaker 1: the time go? You know, it feels like yesterday we
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  Speaker 1: were making New Year's resolutions, telling ourselves this was going
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  Speaker 1: to be our year. And here we are, 11 months later.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe things didn't go exactly as planned. Maybe you experienced disappointment.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you lost somebody. Maybe you struggled financially. Maybe relationships
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  Speaker 1: didn't work out. Maybe you spent more nights worrying than sleeping.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you spent this year smiling on the outside while
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  Speaker 1: fighting battles nobody knew about on the inside. But here
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  Speaker 1: is something I want you to remember. You made it
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  Speaker 1: this far. And that means something. You don't need to
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  Speaker 1: have everything figured out by November. You don't need to
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  Speaker 1: have achieved every single goal. You don't need to compare
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  Speaker 1: your life to somebody else. You are allowed to be
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  Speaker 1: a work in progress. This month gives you permission to
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  Speaker 1: start over again. And I want everybody listening to take
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  Speaker 1: a moment. If you're driving, please keep your eyes on
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  Speaker 1: the road. If you're sitting at home, close your eyes
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  Speaker 1: and take a breath. And if you're having one of
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  Speaker 1: those mornings where you just don't feel like dealing with
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  Speaker 1: the world, this part is especially for you. Now, I'm
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  Speaker 1: going to say some affirmations, and I want you to
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  Speaker 1: say them out loud if you can. Don't just listen
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  Speaker 1: to them. Believe in them. Affirmation number one. I am
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  Speaker 1: stronger than the challenge I face. I may get knocked down.
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  Speaker 1: but I am not staying down. Affirmation number two. I
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  Speaker 1: deserve happiness, peace, love, and respect. I don't have to
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  Speaker 1: beg anybody to recognize my worth. Ladies and gentlemen, I
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  Speaker 1: particularly love that one. That one hits home To me,
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  Speaker 1: more than most of you listening will ever imagine. And
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  Speaker 1: I'm going to repeat that. I don't have to beg
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  Speaker 1: anybody to recognize my worth. Now, let's move on to
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  Speaker 1: affirmation number three. I am letting go of the things
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  Speaker 1: I cannot control. I cannot change yesterday. but I can
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  Speaker 1: make better decisions today. Affirmation number four. I am worthy
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  Speaker 1: of love. I don't have to be perfect to deserve
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  Speaker 1: somebody who genuinely cares about me. Affirmation number five. The
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  Speaker 1: past does not define my future. My mistakes are lessons,
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  Speaker 1: not life sentences. Affirmation number six. I will stop being
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  Speaker 1: so hard on myself. I am human. I make mistakes.
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  Speaker 1: I have bad days and I am still deserving of
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  Speaker 1: good things. Affirmation number seven. I will not give up
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  Speaker 1: on my dreams even if nobody supports me. Even if
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  Speaker 1: nobody understands me, I will continue believing in what I
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  Speaker 1: am capable of accomplishing. And finally, affirmation number eight. November
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  Speaker 1: is going to be a month of growth, gratitude, healing,
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  Speaker 1: and new possibilities. I am not finished. My story is
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  Speaker 1: still being written. Ladies and gentlemen, that is something worth
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  Speaker 1: waking up for. Now, let's get real for just a
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  Speaker 1: few minutes. How many of us spend more time criticizing
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  Speaker 1: ourselves than encouraging ourselves? We make one mistake and we
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  Speaker 1: replay it a thousand different times. We say something wrong
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  Speaker 1: and we think about it for days. We make a
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  Speaker 1: bad decision and suddenly we're convinced that everything we've ever
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  Speaker 1: done is wrong. Why do we do that to ourselves?
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  Speaker 1: You know, we are often our own worst critics. We
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  Speaker 1: forgive other people for making mistakes. But when it comes
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  Speaker 1: to ourselves, we act like we're not allowed to be human. Listen.
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  Speaker 1: You're going to have bad days when you don't feel motivated.
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  Speaker 1: You're going to have days when getting out of bed
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  Speaker 1: feels like an accomplishment. You're going to have moments when
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  Speaker 1: you question your decisions, your future, and even your own worth.
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  Speaker 1: One bad day doesn't mean you have a bad life.
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  Speaker 1: One mistake doesn't erase all the good things about you.
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  Speaker 1: And one difficult chapter doesn't mean your entire story is
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  Speaker 1: going to end badly. This November, I want you to
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  Speaker 1: stop punishing yourself for being human. Please give yourself some grace.
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  Speaker 1: You deserve that. And here is another affirmation I want
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  Speaker 1: you to carry into November. I will no longer sacrifice
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  Speaker 1: my peace trying to make everybody else happy. I will
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  Speaker 1: no longer sacrifice my peace trying to make everybody else happy.
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  Speaker 1: Let that sink in. Because sometimes we spend so much
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  Speaker 1: time worrying about everybody else that we completely forget about ourselves.
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  Speaker 1: We're answering everybody else's calls. We're listening to everybody's problems.
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  Speaker 1: We're trying to fix everybody's situations. We're making sure everybody
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  Speaker 1: else is okay. But who is checking on you? Who
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  Speaker 1: is making sure you're okay? Who's asking how you're doing?
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  Speaker 1: And more importantly, are you being honest when somebody asks?
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes you have to establish boundaries and sometimes you have
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  Speaker 1: to walk away from situations that constantly drain you. Sometimes
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  Speaker 1: you have to stop giving unlimited access to people who
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  Speaker 1: only show up when they need something. And that's okay.
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  Speaker 1: You're not a bad person for choosing peace. You're not
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  Speaker 1: selfish for taking care of yourself. This November make your
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  Speaker 1: mental peace a priority. Now I also want to talk
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  Speaker 1: a little bit about dreams because somewhere along the way,
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  Speaker 1: a lot of us stopped believing in ourselves. Maybe somebody
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  Speaker 1: told you that you weren't good enough. Maybe somebody laughed
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  Speaker 1: at your ideas. Maybe you tried something new and didn't
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  Speaker 1: get the support you expected. Maybe you started something that
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  Speaker 1: meant the world to you, but nobody seemed to care.
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  Speaker 1: I understand. how discouraging that can feel but here's the
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  Speaker 1: truth you don't need everybody's approval to pursue something meaningful
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  Speaker 1: you don't need a standing ovation to take the first
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  Speaker 1: step and you certainly don't need permission to believe in
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  Speaker 1: yourself If you have a dream, keep working toward it.
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  Speaker 1: If you have a goal, take another step. If there's
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  Speaker 1: something you've always wanted to accomplish, stop convincing yourself that
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  Speaker 1: it's too late. November is a reminder that you still
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  Speaker 1: have time. And you know what? Speaking of dreams, let
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  Speaker 1: me tell you a little something. When I work on
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  Speaker 1: Real Talk with Mike D, I'm reminded that sometimes you
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  Speaker 1: have to create the opportunity you've been waiting for. You
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  Speaker 1: have to put yourself out there. You have to believe
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  Speaker 1: that your voice matters. Even when the audience is small,
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  Speaker 1: even when the support isn't there, you keep going. Because
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  Speaker 1: success isn't always about how many people are watching or listening.
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes success is simply refusing to quit. And ladies and gentlemen,
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  Speaker 1: I refuse to quit. I love what I do. I
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  Speaker 1: love having this platform. And I love being able to
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  Speaker 1: talk about exactly what I want to talk about. And
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  Speaker 1: if you love it, great. If you find it interesting, great.
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  Speaker 1: If you don't like it, that's fine. I am not
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  Speaker 1: for everybody. But ladies and gentlemen, that is going to
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  Speaker 1: do it for today's episode. I greatly appreciate you being here.
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  Speaker 1: I appreciate you listening. And to all of you that
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  Speaker 1: supported me from day one, thank you. If you're new
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  Speaker 1: to this podcast and you're just catching up, welcome. But
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  Speaker 1: that's going to do it for today. I will see
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  Speaker 1: you all on the very next episode.