Latest / Inspirations for Your Life / Understanding Connection over status (S5) S24:E6 Thursday
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- 0:24Well, hello there everyone.
- 0:26It is John C.
- 0:27Morley here, serial entrepreneur.
- 0:29Great to be with you on Inspirations for
- 0:31Your Life.
- 0:32Today, yes, it is a Thursday.
- 0:35We're wrapping up the week.
- 0:36One more day to wrap up our master
- 0:38topic, which has been a really good one.
- 0:40It is June 11, 2026.
- 0:42Thanks so much for popping in.
- 0:43If this is your very first time joining
- 0:45me, want to take that opportunity to say
- 0:47welcome.
- 0:48And of course, thank you for being here.
- 0:49If you've been here one time, five times,
- 0:5110 times, 20, 50 or 100 or more,
- 0:54I want to say not only thank you
- 0:57and welcome, but I also want to say
- 0:59the words welcome back.
- 1:01So, yes, really great to be with all
- 1:04of you here today.
- 1:06And continuing our local tradition, in case you
- 1:09guys didn't know, every week we have been
- 1:12basically mentioning to coffee or restaurant shops, give
- 1:17you a little bit of vibe about what
- 1:18they do and also extending a personal invite
- 1:22to them to ask us to come to
- 1:25their shop or restaurant to do an actual
- 1:28live show for them, get a little exposure
- 1:31and also have our show live so people
- 1:34can come and interact with us.
- 1:37We typically do this, guys, usually we do
- 1:40this on Sunday and we do it on
- 1:43Thursday.
- 1:44So today's community update is going out to
- 1:49RCC Ridgewood Coffee Company.
- 1:53They are in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and they're
- 1:57actually located in the Irwin Thomas L.
- 2:01Building, I believe.
- 2:02133 East Ridgewood Ave. in Ridgewood, New Jersey,
- 2:0607450.
- 2:08Again, they are family owned.
- 2:14They say they're more than just purveyors of
- 2:16fine coffee.
- 2:18They cultivate community and rooted a passion for
- 2:21quality and sustainability.
- 2:23Their journey began with a simple desire to
- 2:25craft exceptional coffee experiences, the kind of places
- 2:27that Inspiration Sphere Life likes to visit so
- 2:31that we can help be part of that
- 2:32community vibe and we can broadcast the live
- 2:36show there.
- 2:37Incidentally, Ridgewood Coffee, if you would like to
- 2:39take us up on our invitation, just go
- 2:41to jcmacademy.com, click on Contact Us, and
- 2:46in the form let us know that we
- 2:48invited you to ask us to come to
- 2:51your shop.
- 2:55Basically, the show takes about 27 minutes.
- 3:00It's about 15 minutes for the setup, 15
- 3:01minutes for the breakdown.
- 3:03We'd love to sample some of your coffees
- 3:04and some of your stuff.
- 3:05Again, hats off to Ridgewood Coffee Company.
- 3:10We can't wait to hear their story in
- 3:12person.
- 3:13We'd love to share ours there at their
- 3:16venue.
- 3:16We hope that we can make that a
- 3:18reality real soon.
- 3:19All right, guys, let's get into the show.
- 3:21Like I said, if you're thirsty or hungry,
- 3:24feel free to go grab something, whether that
- 3:26is a hot beverage, cold beverage, a snack,
- 3:29or what have you.
- 3:30It doesn't really matter.
- 3:31Feel free to go grab that and come
- 3:33on back.
- 3:33Don't forget to check out BelieveMeAchieved.com, of
- 3:36course, for more of my amazing, inspiring creations.
- 3:41All right, guys, without any further ado, let's
- 3:43just kick this show off, all right?
- 3:46This is Inspirations for Your Life, and this
- 3:48is Season 5 or Series 5, and we
- 3:51are on Show 24.
- 3:53This is Episode 6.
- 3:54It's a Thursday, and we're all about tonight,
- 3:56understanding connection over status.
- 3:59Something I think that gets a little bit
- 4:01lost in travel.
- 4:03Welcome, everyone, to Inspirations for Your Life.
- 4:06I am John C.
- 4:07Morley, serial entrepreneur, engineer, marketing specialist, video producer,
- 4:11podcast host, coach, graduate student, lifelong learner, and
- 4:14now grateful to be a published author as
- 4:17well as a graduate student.
- 4:19Today, I'm talking about something that most people
- 4:22chase, but few truly understand.
- 4:24We're talking about connection, not the kind you
- 4:28post about, not the kind you measure in
- 4:30followers, but the kind that actually changes your
- 4:33life.
- 4:34That's what we're talking about here tonight, and
- 4:37I think that's an important thing to think
- 4:39about.
- 4:40A lot of people think they don't have
- 4:41time for connection, but really, you do have
- 4:43time, okay?
- 4:45It's the kind that actually will change your
- 4:47life.
- 4:48In a world that's very obsessed with status,
- 4:51visibility, materialistic things, booked, busy, energy, we're losing
- 4:59something for more important things.
- 5:02That could be a problem, and we are
- 5:05losing real connection.
- 5:07This episode is about reclaiming that connection.
- 5:10It's never too late to do that.
- 5:12Being known beats being famous.
- 5:14You were not meant to live for metrics.
- 5:16You were meant to live for, well, people.
- 5:21Not the crowd, but the few who truly
- 5:23know you.
- 5:24Being known means someone sees you, understands you,
- 5:27and still chooses to stay.
- 5:29That is the real power.
- 5:31It's the true authenticity of what makes us
- 5:34original.
- 5:35That's the most important thing that I can
- 5:37tell you, is that it's about authenticity.
- 5:40Authenticity is the key, ladies and gentlemen, to
- 5:43life.
- 5:43That is really, really important.
- 5:45Number two, relationships matter more than the reach.
- 5:49You see, no amount of followers can replace
- 5:51the depth of a true relationship.
- 5:54When life falls apart, reach won't hold you,
- 5:58but people will.
- 6:00Relationships are the foundation of everything meaningful.
- 6:03I think that's something that a lot of
- 6:04people like.
- 6:04They just don't really understand that.
- 6:07When we get people, when we get the
- 6:09authenticity of what people stand for, that's what
- 6:12makes life really worth living.
- 6:14Number three, guys, real community is better than
- 6:18viral moments.
- 6:20Viral moments, they fade.
- 6:22I know.
- 6:23I've had some viral videos, and some people
- 6:25may not even remember the videos I had
- 6:27that went viral.
- 6:28But it's about the moments, about what it
- 6:33took to do that, and the community that
- 6:35I built.
- 6:36That's what lasts, not the viral video.
- 6:39A real community is built on true trust,
- 6:41okay?
- 6:41Consistency and a presence.
- 6:43It's not about how many people you see.
- 6:46It is about who you truly get to
- 6:50know and knows you.
- 6:52Number four, guys, 10 people who truly get
- 6:55you beat 10,000 who barely know you.
- 6:58Think about that.
- 6:59You ever gone to a room or, let's
- 7:01say, an event, a networking event, and it
- 7:02was all about how many cards you could
- 7:04get?
- 7:04I've had this conversation with you guys before.
- 7:07It's not about the number of cards you
- 7:09get.
- 7:09It's about the quality of cards you get.
- 7:1310,000 views, 10,000 followers, but only
- 7:1610 who truly understand you.
- 7:18I think that's an important thing.
- 7:19A lot of people get confused when they
- 7:22see these large numbers.
- 7:23You know, there was a group the other
- 7:24day I was watching online, and they said,
- 7:26you know, we're going to have 300, 400,
- 7:28500 people at a networking event.
- 7:30And I'm like, who really cares?
- 7:32The reason I say that is I've been
- 7:33to their events several times, and they're complete
- 7:36garbage.
- 7:37They lure people into this room.
- 7:39They charge me $30 or $40, unlimited food.
- 7:42You pay for your own drinks, cash, and
- 7:45it's a bunch of people that are just
- 7:47trying to pitch you.
- 7:49It is just so terrible.
- 7:50I won't go.
- 7:52That is the difference between surface and depth.
- 7:55When you're on the surface, you're not trying
- 7:57to get to know someone.
- 7:58You're trying to see how somebody can help
- 8:00you.
- 8:00But really, you should be trying to get
- 8:01to know the person, and people can tell
- 8:03the truth from that.
- 8:05And depth is what changes your life, okay?
- 8:08Depth is not, you know, how many people
- 8:10do I know?
- 8:11How many people can I connect you with?
- 8:13That is not depth, guys.
- 8:14I'm sorry to tell you.
- 8:16Number five, clout can't hug you when life
- 8:19falls apart.
- 8:21You see, when everything breaks, status won't comfort
- 8:23you.
- 8:24Clout won't call you, but people will.
- 8:27And that is the truth most people ignore
- 8:30until they are oftentimes alone.
- 8:33Number six, answer your DMs like they're humans.
- 8:37Not metrics.
- 8:39Not a bot.
- 8:40Every message comes from a person.
- 8:44Every comment is someone reaching out.
- 8:46Don't treat them as data.
- 8:49Treat them as human conversations.
- 8:52Because you see, connection starts with seeing humans,
- 8:56not numbers.
- 8:58A lot of companies get lost with, well,
- 8:59you know, we have metrics.
- 9:00Yes, but metrics don't keep buying.
- 9:04People keep buying.
- 9:06Those that feel a certain way will keep
- 9:08buying.
- 9:09Number seven, guys, depth is the real flex.
- 9:13Everyone wants to be seen, but the real
- 9:15flex is being known.
- 9:17Depth means you're not hiding.
- 9:19You're not performing.
- 9:20You're just being real.
- 9:22And that is what builds trust day in
- 9:24and day out.
- 9:25But some people get tired because they think,
- 9:27well, you know, I'm not getting anywhere, so
- 9:29I might as well try to con people.
- 9:32I might as well try to lure people.
- 9:34I might as well do a bait and
- 9:36switch.
- 9:36Don't do that.
- 9:38Number eight, support, ladies and gentlemen, is a
- 9:40two-way street.
- 9:42You don't just take, you give.
- 9:44You don't just receive help, you offer it.
- 9:47Connection is not a one-sided game.
- 9:50It is built on mutual care, mutual effort,
- 9:54mutual respect, and a mutual presence.
- 9:58Number nine, collaborations matter more.
- 10:02I don't know if you guys know this.
- 10:03They matter more than competitions.
- 10:07No one wins alone.
- 10:09When you collaborate, you grow.
- 10:11When you compete, you isolate.
- 10:13Connection is built when you lift others up,
- 10:16not when you try to be better than
- 10:18them.
- 10:18This is important, guys.
- 10:20Number 10, you don't have to fake it
- 10:23to be interesting.
- 10:24You do not need to perform to be
- 10:27valuable.
- 10:27So many people say, like I was talking
- 10:28to somebody the other day.
- 10:29He's like, well, you know, what kind of
- 10:32tricks can I do at a party to
- 10:37catch people's attention?
- 10:38And I came back to him and said,
- 10:41why don't you try being genuine and getting
- 10:44to know the other person?
- 10:45He goes, well, John, that's not a trick.
- 10:47I said, exactly.
- 10:49People that want to get to know you
- 10:50are about you.
- 10:52If you were at a party with me
- 10:54and you tried to show me a magic
- 10:55trick, I wouldn't be very, let's say, engaged
- 11:00in wanting to talk with you.
- 11:01I might be interested in the trick, but
- 11:03I would quickly want to move on because
- 11:05I see that you're all just about magic
- 11:07and tricks, and you have no substance.
- 11:09You do not need to exaggerate to be
- 11:12interesting.
- 11:13Realness is what people connect with, and realness
- 11:16is what keeps them there, okay?
- 11:19Number 11, guys, vulnerability is how you build
- 11:23trust.
- 11:24When you show up as you are, people
- 11:26trust you.
- 11:27Vulnerability is not weakness, guys.
- 11:29It is strength.
- 11:30It is the bridge between you and the
- 11:32people who want to know you.
- 11:35And I think that's the key.
- 11:37When you want to know somebody, usually they
- 11:40want to know you too.
- 11:42It should never be about trying to manipulate
- 11:45them.
- 11:45That's when the conversations go south.
- 11:47Number 12, guys, listening, right?
- 11:50We were given two ears for a reason.
- 11:52Listening is a superpower.
- 11:54Most people talk.
- 11:56Few actually listen.
- 12:00Listening shows you care.
- 12:01Listening builds connection.
- 12:03Listening is the most powerful thing you can
- 12:05offer someone.
- 12:07Number 13, stop networking.
- 12:10Start connecting.
- 12:12Networking is transactional.
- 12:14Connection is personal.
- 12:16Networking is about what you can get.
- 12:19I know I run networking groups, but I
- 12:21tell people it's all about relationships before transactions.
- 12:24And they say they get it, but then
- 12:26when you tell them what you're about, they
- 12:29quickly decide not to come back anymore because
- 12:30they're superficial.
- 12:32And I just don't want to lie with
- 12:33people like that, nor do I want my
- 12:35group to do that.
- 12:36So connection is about who you are, and
- 12:39connection is what changes lives.
- 12:41It's not about how many cards you can
- 12:43knock over.
- 12:44Number 14, a small, engaged community can change
- 12:49your life.
- 12:50You do not need a massive audience.
- 12:52You need a real one.
- 12:54A small group that shows up, that cares,
- 12:57that stays, that is the community that will
- 12:59change everything.
- 13:01It doesn't happen overnight, guys.
- 13:04It happens over time.
- 13:07I think that's a very important thing to
- 13:10understand is that all this stuff happens over
- 13:12time.
- 13:12It's an involvement, right?
- 13:14It's how we evolve.
- 13:15Number 15, guys, you don't have to monetize
- 13:17every interaction.
- 13:19Not everything needs to be a launch.
- 13:21Not every message needs a purpose.
- 13:24You do not have to profit from every
- 13:26moment in your life, although most people want
- 13:27to.
- 13:29Sometimes the most important connection happens, you're not
- 13:32trying to sell anything.
- 13:33And I've really given up selling.
- 13:35I've just tried to get interested in other
- 13:36people.
- 13:37That's what Dale Carnegie says.
- 13:38And when a natural conversation bridges and somebody
- 13:42wants to learn more, I share that information.
- 13:44But my intent is never to sell anybody.
- 13:46It's to educate.
- 13:48Number 16, you can care without screenshotting it,
- 13:53guys.
- 13:53You do not need proof to show care.
- 13:56You do not need to post it to
- 13:58make it real.
- 14:00See, caring is not about visibility.
- 14:03It's about presence.
- 14:04I know a lot of people are like,
- 14:04well, you know, what am I going to
- 14:06get for this?
- 14:06What am I going to do?
- 14:07Well, you may get nothing, okay?
- 14:09But it's how you made the person feel
- 14:13that's going to make the big difference in
- 14:15their lives and your lives.
- 14:16And I think that's a real important thing
- 14:19that a lot of people, I just don't
- 14:22think people get what that's about.
- 14:24I think that's a very important thing to
- 14:28actually understand.
- 14:30It's about that whole thing.
- 14:32And that's the key, guys.
- 14:37That is really, really the key.
- 14:40And I think that's something a lot of
- 14:41people, like, they just don't get, right?
- 14:45Eventually they do.
- 14:46Number 17, being present beats being booked and
- 14:50busy.
- 14:51Booked and busy is performance.
- 14:54Presence is really about reality.
- 14:57People do not stay for how much you
- 14:59do.
- 14:59They stay for how much you make them
- 15:02feel, not for what you give them.
- 15:04And presence is what makes them feel seen.
- 15:07A lot of groups, they come together because
- 15:10there is this whole thing of, you know,
- 15:15getting known, all the publicity.
- 15:17But that's not really a group.
- 15:20Number 18, say people's names and remember their
- 15:23stories.
- 15:25Names matter, guys.
- 15:27Stories matter.
- 15:29Link the two.
- 15:30When you do, people will have abundant respect
- 15:35for you.
- 15:36Names matter and the stories matter too.
- 15:39So when you say someone's name, you show
- 15:41you see them.
- 15:43When you remember their story, you show you
- 15:46care.
- 15:47And that is what builds a true connection.
- 15:50It's something that doesn't happen overnight, okay?
- 15:53But when somebody has that truth, that's what
- 15:57makes them want to go that extra mile.
- 16:00And I think that's a very important thing
- 16:02for a lot of people.
- 16:04But some people just don't really understand that,
- 16:08okay?
- 16:09They don't understand like what that really means,
- 16:13right?
- 16:13They don't get what that means.
- 16:17Number 19, guys, celebrate others without jealousy.
- 16:22Their win isn't your loss.
- 16:23Success is not zero sum.
- 16:27When someone wins, you do not lose.
- 16:30Celebrating others' victories builds trust.
- 16:34It builds community.
- 16:35It builds connection.
- 16:37And that, my friends, is what lasts time
- 16:40in and time out.
- 16:41There's always going to be people there for
- 16:43the superficial level, right?
- 16:44That's going to be there.
- 16:46Number 20, community is built in the replies,
- 16:50not just the posts.
- 16:52Posts will get some kind of attention.
- 16:56Replies will build connection.
- 16:57And I don't mean like a hi or
- 16:59thanks.
- 17:00I mean an actual reply that might be
- 17:05more than three or four words.
- 17:08Like thanks, that's a great idea.
- 17:09Or I appreciate you taking the time to
- 17:11say that.
- 17:12Or, you know, I had that same issue
- 17:14or whatever.
- 17:15Something that connects the two of you together.
- 17:17And you're not doing it for any specific
- 17:20reason.
- 17:21You're doing it with the intent to build
- 17:23friendship.
- 17:23There's no other hidden agenda.
- 17:25Community, ladies and gentlemen, is not in the
- 17:28content.
- 17:30It is in the conversation.
- 17:32It is in the people who show up,
- 17:33who care, who stay around you day in
- 17:36and day out.
- 17:38That's the key, guys.
- 17:39Number 21, check on your strong friends.
- 17:43Everyone checks on the struggling ones.
- 17:45But who checks on the ones that are
- 17:48strong?
- 17:48The ones who always help, who always show
- 17:52up for others, who never complain.
- 17:54They need some care too, don't they?
- 17:57Connection means seeing everyone, not just the ones
- 18:00who need help right now.
- 18:03Number 22, it is okay to say, I
- 18:06need help too.
- 18:07You do not have to be people, be
- 18:12the way for them.
- 18:13But you have to be strong all the
- 18:16time.
- 18:18Asking for help, guys, is not weakness.
- 18:21It's a courage.
- 18:24And it is what builds real connection.
- 18:26It builds real connection.
- 18:28Number 23, consistency builds connection.
- 18:32Show up even when you're not launching anything.
- 18:36Connection is not about launches.
- 18:38It is about presence.
- 18:40Show up when you are not selling.
- 18:42Show up when you are not promoting.
- 18:44Show up because you care.
- 18:46That is what builds the actual levels of
- 18:48trust, guys.
- 18:50And I know you might be saying, well,
- 18:51John, if I don't sell, how am I
- 18:53going to get any work?
- 18:53See, when you show somebody you care, here's
- 18:57what happens.
- 18:58People actually will support you.
- 19:01People will get curious in what you do.
- 19:04Not because they have to, but because they
- 19:06want to.
- 19:06Dale Carnegie said this a long time ago.
- 19:11Learn to say somebody's name, okay, properly.
- 19:15And strive to become genuinely interested in the
- 19:17other person.
- 19:18Not because you have to, but because you
- 19:20should want to.
- 19:22Number 24, people don't stay for aesthetics.
- 19:26They stay for how you make them feel.
- 19:28No one stays for the looks.
- 19:30People stay for feeling.
- 19:31They stay for how you make them feel
- 19:33when they are with you.
- 19:35And that is what connection is built upon.
- 19:37It's not built upon phony things.
- 19:40And there's so much of that out there.
- 19:42It's about how you made them feel.
- 19:46But the most important thing, it's a feeling
- 19:48that lasts not just when the community is
- 19:51there, even when the community breaks.
- 19:53Because that's a truth.
- 19:55A lot of people just act a certain
- 19:57way because I'm going to say they're on
- 19:58camera.
- 19:59Or because everyone's watching.
- 20:01That's not right.
- 20:03Number 25, offline connections still matter.
- 20:08Screens are, well, not enough.
- 20:10See, real life matters.
- 20:12Coffee chats, calls, walks, meals.
- 20:15Offline connection is what builds the depth.
- 20:17Not the apps on your phone.
- 20:20And depth, ladies and gentlemen, is what will
- 20:22last a lifetime.
- 20:24Number 26, coffee chats can be more life
- 20:29-changing than follower milestones.
- 20:3310,000 followers won't change your life.
- 20:36But one coffee chat with someone who truly
- 20:39cares just might.
- 20:41That can.
- 20:43And the connection is not about numbers.
- 20:45It's about special moments you have.
- 20:50Special moments.
- 20:52Where you get to learn about other people.
- 20:54That's important.
- 20:55Number 27, you don't need status to be
- 20:59valuable in someone's life.
- 21:00You do not need to be famous to
- 21:02matter.
- 21:03You do not need clout to be important.
- 21:06You just need to be present.
- 21:07And that is what makes you valuable.
- 21:10Day in and day out.
- 21:12Number 28, choose connection.
- 21:15Status will never be enough.
- 21:19This is the end of the journey.
- 21:21And this is the truth, guys.
- 21:24Status will never fill you.
- 21:27It will never comfort you.
- 21:29It will never hold you.
- 21:30But connection will.
- 21:32And that is why you must choose it
- 21:34above everything else.
- 21:36Before I close out today, I want to
- 21:39just, again, give the reach-out out to
- 21:41Ridgewood Coffee Company.
- 21:43That is at 133 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood,
- 21:45New Jersey, 07450.
- 21:47They've been in business for quite a long
- 21:49time.
- 21:49And this is a personal reach-out from
- 21:52myself of the Inspiration for Your Life show
- 21:54to the owners and management of the Ridgewood
- 21:57Coffee Company, asking them to reach out to
- 22:00us to invite us to come out to
- 22:02their shop to taste some of their flavors
- 22:05and to allow us to host one of
- 22:07our live Inspirations for Your Life shows right
- 22:10there at their coffee company.
- 22:14And why do we do this?
- 22:15We want to build connection.
- 22:17We want to build community.
- 22:18They said something very interesting.
- 22:21Welcome to Ridgewood Coffee Company, where every sip
- 22:23tells a story and every visit feels like
- 22:25coming home.
- 22:26Well, when this raises your life, every show
- 22:29is another story.
- 22:31Every challenge is a new lesson.
- 22:36And every business can become a new stepstone.
- 22:45So ladies and gentlemen at Ridgewood Coffee Company,
- 22:47I hope you will choose to invite us.
- 22:49You can go to jcmacademy.com, click on
- 22:51Contact Us, and we would love to come
- 22:53out to your facility and do a live
- 22:55short show there.
- 22:57All right, guys.
- 22:58So too many people chase visibility.
- 23:04Followers, as I said, and the booked and
- 23:07the busy status while feeling more disconnected than
- 23:10ever before.
- 23:11But the truth is this.
- 23:13You were not meant to live for metrics.
- 23:15You were meant to live for people, not
- 23:19the crowd, but the few who truly know
- 23:22you.
- 23:25And if you had to ask yourself something
- 23:26right now, in the last week, let's say,
- 23:29how many people, can you count on probably
- 23:34one hand, know you really well that you
- 23:39had, let's say, an interaction with?
- 23:44Maybe you'll be able to count it on
- 23:45one hand, maybe two if you're lucky.
- 23:47But the average of you might not be
- 23:49able to count maybe more than one or
- 23:51two people outside of your family.
- 23:53That's sad.
- 23:55This episode, ladies and gentlemen, is about shifting
- 23:57from performance to presence, from clout to connection,
- 24:02from being seen to being known.
- 24:04Because see, when life falls apart, your status
- 24:08won't hold you, unfortunately.
- 24:12It's like a facade that's holding together, well,
- 24:16one part of a TV set where you
- 24:20only have basically one wall and sometimes not
- 24:23even a side.
- 24:25But the people are what will hold you.
- 24:31Connection is not about how many people see
- 24:34you.
- 24:35Let me say that again.
- 24:37Connection is not about how many people see
- 24:39you.
- 24:39It instead is about who truly knows you.
- 24:43And that is the power that changes everything.
- 24:50And if you were just to ponder for
- 24:52a moment and think about what does all
- 24:54this mean in your life, you're probably going
- 24:56to be like, I have no idea.
- 24:58I don't know what this means.
- 25:01So I encourage you to think about this.
- 25:05To ponder it.
- 25:06To think about how your life is going.
- 25:09And ask yourself this question.
- 25:12How many people have I had high-quality,
- 25:18engaging conversations?
- 25:20Ones where I got to know them, they
- 25:23got to know me.
- 25:25Outside of your own family.
- 25:28I invite you, ladies and gentlemen, to join
- 25:31me, John C.
- 25:32Morley, serial entrepreneur, engineer, marketing specialist, video producer,
- 25:39podcast host, coach, graduate student, lifelong learner, and
- 25:44now so grateful to be a published author.
- 25:47You know, ladies and gentlemen, you all have
- 25:50a story in you.
- 25:51Whether you write a book or not, you
- 25:54all have a story.
- 25:56And that story can be shared with somebody
- 25:58over a cup of coffee.
- 26:00A latte.
- 26:01A tea.
- 26:02A slice of pizza.
- 26:04A burger.
- 26:06Many people don't.
- 26:08Do you know why?
- 26:09They're afraid.
- 26:11They're afraid that my story might not be
- 26:15as good as your story.
- 26:17Who cares?
- 26:19Your story is you.
- 26:20Your story is your genuineness.
- 26:22Authenticness.
- 26:24And I think the sooner people realize that,
- 26:29the sooner their life will stop being stuck.
- 26:36Will stop being like they're sitting on a
- 26:39bench at a game waiting for the coach
- 26:42to, say, put me in.
- 26:44But the coach doesn't put you in because
- 26:48he doesn't think you have enough confidence in
- 26:51yourself to even play the game.
- 26:54So the only reason he hasn't put you
- 26:55in isn't because the coach doesn't want to
- 26:57play you.
- 26:58It's because of your attitude and how you're
- 27:02carrying yourself.
- 27:03That's why the coach isn't putting you in.
- 27:07It's great to be with everyone here.
- 27:08I invite you to check out BelieveMeAchieve.com
- 27:12for more of my amazing, inspiring creations.
- 27:15That's short-form content, long-form content, articles,
- 27:17reels, so much more.
- 27:21So remember, ladies and gentlemen, don't seek status
- 27:25first.
- 27:29Seek connection.
- 27:32Seek people.
- 27:33Seek relationships.
- 27:35Seek truth.
- 27:36Seek understanding.
- 27:39Seek knowledge.
- 27:43Seek to learn someone else's story.
- 27:46And then to have them invite you to
- 27:48share your story.
- 27:50That, my friends, will be extremely priceless.
- 27:53I hope you have a great rest of
- 27:54your day or evening, and I'll catch you
- 27:56guys real soon.
- 27:56Remember, BelieveMeAchieve.com