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Living Deliberately Not on Autopilot (S5) S8:E7 · Inspirations for Your Life

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  Well, hey guys, good evening, it is John
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  C.
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  Morley, your serial entrepreneur.
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  and gentlemen, this is a wrap up to
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  what we were talking about, you know, when
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  we started the week a long time ago.
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  And that is, you know, our decisions of
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  life.
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  And so this is Series 5, Show 8,
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  Episode 7, ladies and gentlemen, it's great to
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  be with you.
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  And we're talking tonight all about living deliberately,
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  not on autopilot.
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  Now, we'll get into what that means, but
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  welcome once again, everyone, to Inspirations For Your
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  Life.
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  I am your host, John C.
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  Morley, serial entrepreneur, engineer, marketing specialist, video producer,
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  podcast host, coach, keynote speaker, graduate student, and
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  a passionate lifelong learner.
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  And ladies and gentlemen, I'm very happy to
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  announce that in just a few months, I
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  will be a published author.
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  Yes, guys.
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  So right now, I just finished, again, I'm
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  not giving you too much, it is a
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  motivational book.
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  And what I want to share with you
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  is I just finished a little while ago,
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  writing Chapter 9.
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  And Chapter 9, just finished the pause and
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  reflect.
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  So one thing I will share with you,
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  let the cat out of the bag, every
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  chapter in the book has a pause and
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  reflect where I give you some questions, I'll
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  give you an activity to do.
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  And then I want you to actually do
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  those things.
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  And so to help you not only embrace
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  the lesson, but actually learn it and do
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  it, which is really important.
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  The book is supposed to come out, looks
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  like it's going to be late May, early
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  June.
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  And yeah, there's a lot in there.
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  But I will tell you this, it's about
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  two things that happened in my life.
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  And also many other stories that I share,
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  that I feel will be very valuable to
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  a lot of you guys.
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  So again, today's episode is titled Living Deliberately,
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  Not on Autopilot.
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  In this episode, I'm exploring how making conscious,
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  intentional choices empowers your life going forward.
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  Now by practicing awareness, and we've talked about
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  awareness before, focus and deliberate action, you can
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  build clarity, confidence and momentum, while at the
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  same time reducing stress and regret.
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  So I've broken this down into a few
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  sections.
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  The first section is section one, power of
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  awareness.
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  Number one is deliberate living, creating freedom, chooses
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  intentionally.
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  And that helps you unlock controls over your
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  life.
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  Because I think a lot of times people
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  get stuck in a box, they get stuck
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  in a corner, they get stuck in a
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  room, and they lock themselves in, they don't
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  know how to get out.
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  And the way they get out is by
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  getting off autopilot.
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  What is autopilot?
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  Autopilot means that everything you do is autonomous.
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  And you just don't seem to have a
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  rhyme or reason for doing anything.
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  Now there's some things you may want to
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  have autopilot on, like, you know, when you
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  finish brushing and doing your, let's say, your
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  breakfast or your meals, you're going to autopilot,
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  you're going to floss and you're going to
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  brush your teeth, great.
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  Those are good little small habits, but your
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  whole day should not be on autopilot.
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  Okay.
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  Another good thing to be on autopilot is
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  when something happens and someone does it to
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  you, to be grateful about that, to be
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  thankful.
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  That's a good autopilot thing.
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  Number two, guys, awareness interrupts autopilot.
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  So that's why I want to be more
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  aware.
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  Noticing patterns prevents mindless reactions.
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  And I said to you guys before that
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  if we are proactive, rather than reactive, we're
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  going to have a much more enjoyable, powerful,
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  and lovely, abundant life.
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  Number three, intentionality builds confidence.
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  So purposeful choices strengthen belief in who?
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  In yourself.
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  But I think sometimes we're afraid that, oh,
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  we're not meant to be purposeful.
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  I'm not that good, right?
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  I'm going to share something I've shared many
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  shows before, and that is, you know, you
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  don't have to be great to start, but
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  you have to start to become great.
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  Let me say that again.
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  You don't have to be great to start,
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  but you have to start to become great.
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  You do not have to be great to
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  start, but you have to start to become
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  great.
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  Number four, conscious choices reduce stress.
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  Clarity of action prevents chaos.
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  And that overwhelming feeling that somehow just kind
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  of sneaks up on us, like, hey, where
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  did you come from?
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  Right?
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  And when we get overwhelmed, it's like we
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  get tired.
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  We might get ornery.
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  We might get angry.
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  We might make bad decisions, okay?
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  Number five, deliberate action builds clarity, focused effort,
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  illuminates priorities, and the next step.
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  This is why I want you to be
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  aware.
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  This is why I want you to know
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  about what's around you, your surroundings.
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  You see, if you just take time to
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  be aware of you and what's around you,
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  it's like the world becomes your oyster.
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  That's important to know, guys.
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  This is not just something I'm saying to
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  you.
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  It's something I want you to live.
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  It's something I want you to have and
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  be part of your life every single day.
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  Number six, guys, awareness creates control, if you
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  didn't hear it before.
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  Knowing your mind directs your outcomes.
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  Now, again, this does not happen the first
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  time you say, oh, gee, I want to
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  become aware.
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  Okay, you're not going to have the epiphany
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  the first day.
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  I doubt it.
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  You're going to need to become aware as
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  a practice.
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  So maybe making an autonomous habit to start
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  becoming aware, that's a good use of autonomous,
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  right?
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  So that you can start becoming aware, and
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  guess what that'll do?
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  That'll kick out the rest of the autonomous
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  stuff.
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  So you'll be able to do that, and
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  that'll be really cool.
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  Number seven, guys, intentional habits build identity.
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  Yes.
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  Repeat choices define who you are.
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  It also sets the stage for who you're
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  becoming.
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  Sometimes people will rain on your parade and
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  say, you can't do this, or you're not
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  this, or you're not that.
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  Don't let other people's choices or their thoughts
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  dictate who you are becoming or who you
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  are right now.
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  I think the main reason a lot of
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  people don't get to the success is because
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  they're too busy listening to the output and
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  feedback of other people that have no business
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  sharing that feedback.
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  Feedback that's going to harm or hurt someone,
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  it's better off to just stay in your
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  head.
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  In other words, to just keep their mouth
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  shut.
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  Number eight, living awake improves outcomes.
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  Now, I don't mean you're sleeping all the
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  time.
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  When you're awake, I mean you're aware of
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  different things.
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  Let's try this right now.
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  I can be aware of the textures of
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  this hat on my head.
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  I can be aware of some of the,
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  let's say, some of the warmth that's coming
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  in because my head is obviously being trapped
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  with this heat.
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  I can be aware right now, there's a
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  ceiling fan above me, of the air that
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  is blowing down on me, and it feels
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  so wonderful.
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  I can be aware right now of how
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  my bottom of my body feels touching the
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  couch, or even aware of how my shorts
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  are feeling on my body, my legs.
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  So these are where even the shirt, and
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  I can feel this right now, it feels
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  a little bit sticky because it's been a
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  little warm, but I can feel that.
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  And I can even feel what it feels
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  like to move my hands.
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  I can also be aware right now, so
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  there's a fan above me, right?
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  And let me pretend that the fan was
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  slowing down, and I was to sit on,
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  I was going to, let's say, take myself
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  and miniaturize myself, kind of like in Honey,
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  I Shrunk the Kids, and put myself on
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  one of those fan blades and just very
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  gently hold onto it, turn it on, and
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  buckle in, and get a nice little ride
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  as it's going around.
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  Kind of an interesting feeling, as long as
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  it's not too fast.
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  All right, guys.
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  So being present multiplies the results, and the
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  more you get the results, the more you're
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  going to want to do it again, again,
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  again, again, again.
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  Number nine, autopilot drains potential.
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  Unawareness limits personal and professional growth.
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  Let me say this again.
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  Autopilot drains potential.
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  Unawareness limits personal and professional growth.
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  Autopilot drains potential.
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  Unawareness limits personal and professional growth.
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  So where do we see autopilot a lot?
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  We see a lot of it in the
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  military.
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  Does that mean it's bad?
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  Well, they want you to be conditioned.
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  They don't want you to be aware.
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  They want you to just act a certain
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  way.
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  And if that's what you're doing, fine.
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  But the rest of us in life, we
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  want to embrace the moments.
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  We want to live life.
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  We want to enjoy it.
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  We want to be aware of things.
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  OK?
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  So autopilot drains potential.
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  Unawareness limits personal and professional growth.
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  Autopilot drains potential.
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  Unawareness limits personal and professional growth.
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  Number 10, guys.
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  Awareness restores agency.
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  Mindfulness empowers conscious action.
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  It restores agency.
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  Awareness restores agency.
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  And mindfulness empowers conscious action.
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  Who knew that our brain was so darn
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  powerful?
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  Who knew that, well, it was a while
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  ago that I wanted to write a book.
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  And I think I told you the true
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  story about this is that I had been
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  working on wanting to do a book since,
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  I'm going to say, I started Inspirations to
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  Real Life, the show, over five years.
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  So basically, it's over four years and, let's
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  say, almost two months.
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  And I started all the prep work for
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  it.
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  But then when it came time to write,
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  it was like, wait a minute.
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  This is going to be tricky.
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  So I said, I need to write something
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  first.
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  One, to prove to myself.
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  And two, to become established as an author.
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  And now I'm looking forward to writing multiple
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  books.
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  Sometimes when you write, you do get stuck.
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  That doesn't mean you're a bad writer.
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  Just means you're stuck in the moment.
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  You might have to just get a little
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  creative.
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  You might have to look at it from
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  a different perspective or close your eyes and
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  come back to it.
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  Number two, guys, momentum and focus.
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  That's so key for success.
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  Number 11, intentional focus creates momentum.
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  Concentrated attention compounds progress quickly.
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  Very similar to the way money compounds in
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  a stock or a bank account.
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  So I don't want you to see momentum
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  as something being heavy.
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  I want you to experience it as something
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  light, fluffy, airy.
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  Something that can lift you up, empower you.
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  Okay, not drain you.
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  Number 12, guys, deliberate living builds strength.
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  Consistent conscious action trains resilience.
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  Now notice I said consistent conscious action trains
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  resilience.
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  I didn't just say action trains resilience because
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  action could happen once, but it may not
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  happen again.
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  Consistent conscious action trains resilience.
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  That's how it works.
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  Consistent conscious action trains resilience.
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  Number 13, awareness improves decisions.
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  Observing thoughts before acting guides smarter choices.
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  So in other words, when you observe something
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  and you notice something, you get this instinct
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  to respond or take an action, not in
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  a hurtful way, but in a playful kind
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  of way.
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  And that playfulness actually opens up, yes, the
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  right side of our brain, the creative and
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  the spatial part of our brain.
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  Although we need the left for the language
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  and the art side, definitely need the right
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  side for the creative and the spatialness around
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  us.
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  Number 14, conscious effort compounds growth.
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  Small deliberate acts multiply over time.
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  You might be kind to somebody one day
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  and say, oh, it didn't do anything for
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  me.
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  Stephen Covey said something a long time ago
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  I wanna refer to.
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  And he said that, we all have an
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  emotional bank account, an EBA.
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  You're not gonna find this at Chase.
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  You're not gonna find this at TD Bank
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  or Columbia or any of the other banks
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  or PNC, et cetera.
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  Because an emotional bank account is something we
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  hold inside us.
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  It's not a physical account.
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  And he talked about the fact that, when
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  we do something good for someone else, it
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  actually makes a deposit in our bank account.
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  And what it does in one way, it
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  makes a deposit, but it actually makes a
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  little withdrawal for what we did kind of
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  like they pay for it.
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  We do it the reverse way.
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  When they do something nice for us, they
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  get deposit, we get a withdrawal.
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  And so it has to be back and
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  forth.
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  Otherwise the account would go negative.
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  So you get my point?
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  So the emotional bank account is kind of
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  like somebody saying, gee, I value you.
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  And we keep track of our own EBA
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  without using papers.
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  We do it with our feelings, with our
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  instincts.
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  Number 15, intentional choices reduce regret.
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  Let me say that again.
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  Intentional choices reduce regret.
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  Intentional choices reduce regret.
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  Now, did you know, if I share this
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  with you about my grandfather, he always said
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  to me, John, measure twice, cut once.
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  Why?
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  Because you can't make it bigger.
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  If it's wire and you cut it, you
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  can't make it bigger.
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  If it's a two by four or two
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  by six and you cut it, well, you
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  can always make it shorter, but you cannot
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  make it bigger.
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  So there, we need to be intentional about
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  the action we're taking before we cut, if
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  that's what we're doing.
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  Or be intentional of what we're doing.
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  Because if we do something that might have
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  a risk, we need to know how much
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  risk is on there because if we put
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  too much out there, well, we might not
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  have anything left to go back to.
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  Number 16, awareness sharpens discipline.
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  Self-observation reinforces focus and follow-through.
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  And follow-through, that's a neat one.
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  And follow-through.
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  So our awareness, it's not just for keeping
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  us calm, it's not just for our breathing
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  technique.
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  Awareness is like a knife sharpener, okay?
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  It sharpens the discipline.
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  Our self-observation reinforces the focus and our
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  follow-through, our commitment that we're making to
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  ourselves to do whatever it is we wanna
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  do.
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  Number 17, guys, deliberate action builds trust.
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  Deliberate action builds trust.
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  Consistency in choices earns reliability from others.
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  Let me say that again.
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  Deliberate action builds trust.
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  Consistency in choices earns reliability from others.
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  So when somebody knows that you're consistent, when
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  somebody knows you're trying to build trust and
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  you keep doing it reliably, they know they
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  can trust you.
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  They know you're somebody they can count on.
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  Number 18, conscious living creates peace.
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  Alignment between thought, word, and action reduces conflict.
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  Conscious living creates peace.
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  An alignment between thought, words, and action reduces
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  conflict.
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  One more time, conscious living creates peace.
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  An alignment between thought, word, and action, which
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  always reduces conflict.
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  Number 19, guys, awareness builds resilience.
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  Observing and controlling reactions strengthens mental endurance.
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  Just observing does this, guys.
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  Just observing and then controlling our reaction, choosing
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  to control our reactions strengthens our mental endurance.
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  That's very powerful.
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  And it's something a lot of people say,
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  oh, you know what, I can't control.
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  And you know, that's wrong.
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  That's being lazy.
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  You can control, but it does take practice.
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  Number 20, guys, intentional behavior creates alignment.
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  Living on purpose integrates values with action.
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  Live on purpose.
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  We naturally integrate our values with the action.
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  We live on purpose.
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  We naturally integrate our values with the action.
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  And it just kind of flows like a
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  river right down.
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  Feel how good that feels.
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  Intention, living on purpose.
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  That's what life's about.
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  All right, the third section is all about
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  strength and clarity.
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  Number 21, and that is deliberate habits build
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  power, repetition of mindful actions, and it reinforces
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  our personal authority.
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  You see, every day we're either building or
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  breaking our personal authority.
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  You might say, John, what do I need
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  personal authority?
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  Personal authority does a couple of things.
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  One, it helps build our confidence.
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  Two, it helps build other people's confidence.
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  And three, it helps other people choose to
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  follow us.
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  Builds friendships and other things too.
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  Relationships, but deliberate habits consistently build power.
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  Repetition of mindful actions reinforce the personal authority
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  that we all have the power to use.
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  Number 22, awareness protects energy.
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  So I wanna tell you guys something very
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  important, and that is this.
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  That is very important.
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  That is awareness protects energy.
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  Focus on what matters and prevent the wasted
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  effort.
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  If you're focused on getting to the top,
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  don't focus on the bottom.
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  Don't focus on the trees.
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  Focus on getting to the top.
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  But you still have to be mindful of
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  the trees that might be in your way.
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  Don't look at other trees that won't be
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  your way or other obstacles.
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  You still have to be mindful of those
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  things, but keep focusing on the top.
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  Awareness protects our energy.
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  Focus on what matters.
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  Prevent the wasted effort.
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  And you will see how much more efficient
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  you are.
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  Number 23, conscious effort stabilizes progress.
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  Deliberate work sustains long-term results.
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  Let me say that again.
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  Conscious effort stabilizes progress.
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  Deliberate work sustains long-term results.
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  Conscious effort, which comes from awareness, stabilizes our
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  progress.
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  Our deliberate work, our actions, will sustain the
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  long-term results.
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  When we get the results, guess what happens?
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  Oh, it's like, hey, I wanna jump on
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  the bandwagon.
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  Great.
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  Hey.
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  They never wanna jump on when the train
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  is in the station or the plane is
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  on the runway.
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  They'll risk their lives to jump on when
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  it's moving a million miles an hour.
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  Number 24, guys, intentional living creates clarity.
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  Consistent mindfulness clarifies priorities and our goals.
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  Consistent mindfulness, or awareness, clarifies priorities and goals.
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  So just being persistent and mindful is
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  a pretty big thing to helping us get
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  to where we wanna be.
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  You know what else is next after that?
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  Showing up.
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  They have to show up anyway, right?
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  Number 25, awareness replaces reaction.
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  Deliberate observation prevents impulsive mistakes.
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  Let me say this again.
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  This is really important.
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  Awareness replaces reaction.
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  Deliberate observation prevents impulsive mistakes.
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  Awareness replaces reaction.
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  Deliberate observation prevents impulsive mistakes.
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  So when we're deliberately involved, when we are
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  consciously aware, mistakes don't happen that often, if
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  at all, because we're in the moment.
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  We're present.
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  And when we're present, it's like we're part
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  of the situation.
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  We're no longer an observer.
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  We're in it.
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  When we become aware, we're not only in
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  the situation, but we're also sensing things that
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  are outside it that could impact it positively
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  or negatively.
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  Number 26, guys.
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  Deliberate choices build confidence.
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  Deliberate choices build confidence.
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  Each intentional decision reinforces our self-belief.
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  When we reinforce our self-belief, you know
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  what we do?
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  We build our character.
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  And when we build our character, it's inevitable
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  that people are gonna notice.
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  Because what we define and what we work
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  on privately shows up publicly because of the
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  character that we're building.
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  Deliberate choices build confidence.
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  Number 27, guys.
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  Conscious living strengthens our identity.
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  Actions aligned with values shape.
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  They shape our character.
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  That's pretty cool.
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  Conscious living strengthens identity.
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  And actions aligned with values shape our character.
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  Number 28, guys.
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  Awareness creates direction.
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  Mindful attention identifies the path forward.
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  It's like when we're aware, somebody has put
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  on this huge LED floodlight and all the
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  darkness that was around us lights up.
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  And our path becomes clear.
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  And each time that we practice awareness, we
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  go from that little nightlight to a bigger
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  light, up to a flashlight, all the way
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  up to a huge gigantic LED floodlight.
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  And when we keep practicing and we put
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  awareness on something, we just keep turning on
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  that big LED floodlight and we get crystal
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  clear vision of where we are and where
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  we're going.
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  There's no longer a worry about, is there
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  a light at the end of the tunnel?
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  Even if there is, I can see the
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  whole darn tunnel through.
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  That's powerful, guys.
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  Number 29.
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  Intentional action builds freedom.
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  You never would think that that's possible, but
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  it is.
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  It's possible when we think about what we
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  can do, okay?
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  What we can do.
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  And that's the magic, guys.
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  Number 30.
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  Living awake changes everything.
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  Presence and deliberate living transforms outcomes.
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  And as I close tonight, living deliberately is
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  about choosing awareness over putting yourself on autopilot.
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  Autopilot might be a lot easier, but you're
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  gonna be able to grow so much more
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  and become more successful when your autopilot is
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  off.
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  Each conscious decision strengthens clarity, confidence, and momentum,
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  allowing you to navigate life with control, reduce
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  stress, and build lasting personal and professional growth
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  by observing your thoughts, focusing your energy, and
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  acting intentionally, you gain freedom, resilience, and alignment
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  in everything you do.
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  Remember, the power of deliberate living isn't in
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  doing more.
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  It's in doing with awareness and purpose.
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  Every moment you live intentionally compounds into long
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  -term success, trust, and clarity.
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  Check out BelieveMeAchieve.com for more of my
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  amazing, inspiring creations.
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  We'll be back tomorrow, February 21st, with a
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  brand new master topic and a new week
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  going from February 21st, Saturday, all the way
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  through to, yes, February 27th, Friday.
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  Have a great one, everyone.
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  And remember, live your life intentionally, deliberately, and
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  be sure to become aware of everything around
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  you.