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Momentum Action & Living Deliberately (S5) S11:E7 · Inspirations for Your Life

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  Well, hey guys, good evening.
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  It is John C.
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  Morley here, serial entrepreneur.
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  You're tuned in to Inspirations for Your Life.
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  It is Friday, March 13th, 2026, if you
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  guys knew, today was actually Friday the 13th.
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  And the people that think Friday the 13th
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  is a bad day, it's what you make
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  of it, right?
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  If you think it's going to be a
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  bad day, it will be.
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  My Friday the 13th was actually a great
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  day.
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  So we set our reality based on our
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  thoughts.
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  That's important to understand.
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  All right, guys.
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  So I do want to thank you.
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  If this is your very first time joining
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  us, if you're coming back, I want to
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  say thank you.
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  And of course, welcome back.
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  Thank you so much for being here.
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  can get all my short form and long
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  form content right there.
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  So let's kick this show off.
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  I think a lot of people, to understand
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  what's going on or why things are going
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  on, I think sometimes people get lost in
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  where they're going or why they want to
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  go a certain place.
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  And I think that's an important thing for
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  us all to, well, I think for us
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  all to realize because we create our own
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  reality.
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  And I think that's an important thing that
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  a lot of people in our world just
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  don't understand that we create this reality.
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  We created ourselves.
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  And so, you know, I think sometimes people
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  just don't get things.
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  Not because they don't want to get things,
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  but because of like where they are in
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  life.
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  Okay.
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  And that's a very interesting caveat.
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  Okay.
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  People don't always get how things work, how
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  they're supposed to be pushing forward, but sometimes
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  they feel like they can't push forward because
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  of a situation that they're currently in.
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  And I know a lot of you're saying
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  to me, hey, John, you know, this is
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  great, but how is it that I'm supposed
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  to take part A and part B and
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  come together with something that's, you know, pretty
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  amazing?
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  It requires some patience.
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  Okay.
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  That's important to understand.
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  If you can understand that it requires some
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  patience and that you can do this, then
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  you'll be able to accomplish whatever you want.
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  But what I don't want you to do
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  is to get frustrated because what you want
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  isn't here at the moment.
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  Does that make sense?
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  Okay.
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  So thinking about what you want and thinking
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  about the momentum and the trajectory that you're
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  on is a great thing.
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  But I think sometimes we get lost on
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  our path.
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  Not because we want to get lost, but
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  strictly because we just, we just get confused.
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  And then that confusion turns into frustration and
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  that frustration turns into, yes, a full hard
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  stop.
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  Yeah.
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  Not a, not a great thing.
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  But if we use it from a lessons
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  perspective, then we can actually do a lot,
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  guys, a lot.
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  So again, you're tuned to Inspirations for Your
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  Life.
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  This is series five, show 11, episode number
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  seven.
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  And we're talking all about momentum, action, and
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  living deliberately.
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  That's what tonight's about.
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  I'm your host, John C.
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  Morley, serial entrepreneur, engineer, marketing specialist, video producer,
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  podcast host, coach, graduate student, and a passionate
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  lifelong learner.
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  And also pretty soon an author within a
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  few weeks.
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  So today's episode is all about building momentum
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  through consistent action, deliberate living, and intentional decisions.
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  And making this creates unstoppable personal growth and
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  amplifies results in every year of your life.
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  So momentum, ladies and gentlemen, comes from consistent
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  action.
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  The small repeated steps that you take day
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  in and day out compound into real forward
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  movement.
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  Momentum isn't a sudden rush, guys.
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  It's built over time, right?
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  If any of you ever thought about, you
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  know, maybe the old days used to make
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  tea, right?
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  I like to go to my instant hot,
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  but maybe you didn't have an instant hot
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  back then and you had to boil it.
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  And so it took time for water to
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  boil, right?
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  But it did eventually boil.
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  It's just if you're waiting for it to
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  boil, it's like, oh my gosh, is it
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  ever going to boil?
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  Is it ever going to boil?
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  It's like, it feels like it takes forever
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  because you're waiting and every minute seems like
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  an hour.
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  Number two, guys, action converts ideas into results.
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  Action.
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  Inspiration and insight alone won't move the needle,
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  we've said.
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  Each idea needs execution to create measurable outcomes.
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  Living deliberately amplifies effort.
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  And when your actions are intentional, each effort
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  yields more impact.
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  Don't let life happen to you.
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  Make it happen consciously.
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  Be someone who's active in life, not someone
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  who's passive.
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  Number four, guys, avoid forbidden shortcuts.
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  Quick fixes may feel rewarding in the moment,
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  but they undermine long-term growth.
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  Stay disciplined and avoid temptation that compromises progress.
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  Momentum grows with focus.
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  Concentrate energy on what matters most.
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  Dispersed efforts scatters results, while targeted focuses accelerates
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  the forward motion.
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  Number six, guys, action creates clarity.
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  Doing clears uncertainty.
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  The more you act, the more your path
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  becomes visible, clear, and easy to follow.
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  It reveals the priorities and the opportunities that
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  you should be taking.
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  Number seven, deliberate prevents mistakes.
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  The deliberate choices prevent making mistakes.
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  Hasty decisions cost time, energy, and yeah, confidence.
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  Thoughtful action reduces regrets and builds trust in
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  your own judgment, in your own judgment.
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  And I think sometimes when we think of
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  judgment, people think that judgment is bad.
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  Judgment's not bad when we're using it in
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  a manner to measure ourselves and get better.
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  If we're trying to judge others, well, that's
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  a problem.
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  Number eight, guys, small actions compound microsteps.
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  May seem insignificant alone, but over weeks, months,
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  and the time you put in, they produce
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  monumental change.
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  It's like, oh my gosh, look at what
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  just happened to me.
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  Avoid distractions that break the flow.
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  Identify energy drains in your day and remove
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  them.
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  Protect your momentum by guarding your attention fiercely.
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  Yeah.
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  Number 10, guys, consistent routines accelerate progress.
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  Structure in daily habits creates an automatic forward
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  push that builds over the time without requiring
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  constant willpower.
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  It's like a muscle that we develop in
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  our body.
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  And it's like, oh, I got to do
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  more of that.
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  That was fun.
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  I've got to do more of that or
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  I like that.
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  That's what you want to do.
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  That's how you want to change things.
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  You want to get to that type of
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  a world, OK?
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  That's important to definitely understand.
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  And I think if you could understand that
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  one thing that you could make, it's important,
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  OK?
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  That's a very, very important thing.
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  And I know you're probably saying, John, this
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  is hard.
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  I don't want to tell you it's hard.
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  But I want to tell you that it's
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  different.
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  Does that make sense?
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  So if I tell you something's different, it
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  might be uncomfortable for you.
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  It might be.
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  But if you can, let's say, get accustomed
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  to being uncomfortable.
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  I'm not saying you're going to like it.
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  But if you can get accustomed to it,
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  then life will flow better for you.
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  Number 11, action reinforces confidence.
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  Taking action teaches your mind that you can
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  deliver strengthening self-belief and resilience under pressure.
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  I think a lot of times when pressure
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  appears in our life, it's like, oh my
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  gosh, what am I going to do?
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  I'm under pressure.
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  What am I going to do?
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  Well, first thing, do not panic.
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  Do not panic.
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  Do not panic.
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  Because when you don't panic, you realize that
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  you can tackle this stuff a lot easier,
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  all right?
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  Number 12, guys, deliberate living reduces stress.
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  When you live with intention, uncertainty fades away.
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  Each deliberate step and choice that you take
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  creates stability and gives you a sense of
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  calmness in your mind and body.
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  Number 13, avoid actions that undermine progress.
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  Recognize what slows you down, habits, distractions, bad
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  influences, people, things, attitudes, and replace those with
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  behaviors aligned with your goals.
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  That's the key, guys.
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  We all get off track.
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  One of the best trains gets off track
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  once in a while, right?
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  But the key is when we notice that
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  happening, we have to adjust back.
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  So it doesn't derail.
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  Number 14, guys, momentum requires resilience.
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  You want to keep going.
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  You need to be able to handle things.
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  You're in a car, momentum, so you got
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  to be able to handle.
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  If it's bad weather, you got to be
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  able to handle not only seeing where you're
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  going, you got to be able to maneuver
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  the wheel.
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  So you want to have the momentum to
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  keep going through the road, you got to
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  make sure you keep going.
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  You keep going, you have to focus, that
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  there's nothing in front of you that you're
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  not going to hit.
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  And you also want to make sure you're
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  staying in your lane and that you are
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  able to still navigate around.
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  There are going to be setbacks, guys.
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  I'd be lying to you if I didn't
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  tell you there weren't going to be setbacks.
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  Resilience allows you to maintain movement and recover
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  faster when challenges arise.
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  And I think when we get comfortable with
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  challenges, they allow us to move forward.
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  Okay?
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  They allow us to definitely move forward.
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  Actions.
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  Actions, ladies and gentlemen, strengthen discipline.
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  Every time you follow through, you reinforce your
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  ability to stay committed.
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  Discipline is muscle memory for the mind.
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  Number 16, deliberate living clarifies priorities.
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  Deliberate living, not half-A living.
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  When choices are intentional, it becomes easier to
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  see what truly matters and where to allocate
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  your energy.
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  Number 17, avoid shortcuts.
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  Undermining goals, avoid those.
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  Instant gratification often comes at an expense, a
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  price of long-term impact, and one that
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  you didn't realize you were trading something for.
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  Oh, was that what I was doing?
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  I didn't realize I was doing that.
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  Stay aligned, guys, with your purpose.
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  Number 18, momentum builds belief in vision.
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  So when you keep things going, right, you
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  keep the ball in play is the sports
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  terminology.
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  When you keep life moving, right, that alone
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  builds belief in vision.
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  When you keep being able to take steps,
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  action breeds confidence in what you're creating.
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  The more you do, the more you believe
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  in your path, you'll see the changes.
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  Now, many people will be like, well, I
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  did all these things, but I didn't see
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  changes.
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  I said to you, changes are not going
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  to happen overnight.
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  No, they're not going to happen overnight.
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  And that could be something that scares a
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  lot of people, OK?
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  Scares a lot of people that it's not
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  going to happen.
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  It will happen, but you've got to stay
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  on that path.
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  If you are, let's just say you're seeing
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  the yellow brick road, you remember from The
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  Wizard of Oz, if you're on the yellow
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  brick road and you keep staying on the
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  yellow brick road, you're eventually going to reach
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  the castle with the wizard.
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  But if you get off the yellow brick
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  road, you're off your path.
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  Now, you could stop, but if you keep
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  going on the yellow brick road, you will
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  eventually reach the wizard at the castle.
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  I think when we know that we can
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  get somewhere, even if it's not as quickly
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  as we want, if we know that we
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  can do it, sometimes we intentionally pull ourselves
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  back.
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  It's like, oh my gosh, what if I
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  become successful?
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  That's not a crime, but some people get
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  scared of being successful.
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  Number 19, action ensures accountability.
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  Action ensures accountability.
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  When you act consistently, you are accountable to
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  yourself.
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  Results are proof, guys, of your follow through.
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  And that's something that I believe a lot
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  of people didn't know was possible, that your
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  results become your proof.
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  Number 20, guys, deliberate living builds authority.
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  When your actions match your values, and I'm
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  talking about your core values now and your
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  priorities, others around you notice.
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  You don't need to put on a show
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  to let people know, hey, I'm here, I'm
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  here, I'm doing this.
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  No, no, no.
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  They will notice it.
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  Influence and leadership grow naturally.
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  Naturally.
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  Energy draining behaviors, avoid them.
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  Number 21, identify habits, tasks, or people that
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  sap your energy, your focus, and eliminate them
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  so you can protect your drive and your
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  momentum.
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  Sometimes some people just are not good for
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  your path.
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  OK?
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  They're not good for your path.
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  Number 22, guys, momentum compounds through the wins
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  that you have.
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  Not the losses, the wins.
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  Each success, no matter how small, adds weight
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  to your momentum.
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  Each success.
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  Then you celebrate them to fuel the next
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  win.
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  You have to celebrate your successes.
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  I don't care how big they are or
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  how small they are.
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  You have to celebrate them.
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  If you don't, you're going to keep going
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  and be like, what am I doing?
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  Your body needs a pat on the back.
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  And you can give it to yourself.
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  And that comes from the win when you
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  celebrate it.
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  Number 23, guys, action aligns energy with values.
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  Your action aligns energy with values.
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  And most importantly, guys, purposeful effort ensures that
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  your energy is invested in what truly matters,
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  not wasted on the trivial nonsense.
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  OK?
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  The reason we get caught up in trivial
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  nonsense is because of other people, because of
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  other people.
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  And that has the tendency to take you
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  one place.
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  Important, right?
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  That's important to know.
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  That's something that a lot of people don't
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  realize.
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  They don't realize that your actions
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  create the future.
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  But they also do something else.
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  They control how you feel.
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  You might say, well, John, I don't care
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  how I feel.
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  Trust me, you care how you feel.
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  Because if you feel good, you're going to
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  excel.
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  If you feel lousy, you're going to be
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  like, oh, when is this ever going to
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  be over?
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  Right?
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  Number 24, guys, deliberate choices strengthen your identity.
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  Every choice you make reflects who you are
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  becoming.
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  Build the person you want to be through
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  consistent intentional action.
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  Long story short, be the person you want
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  to be from the core that you are
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  inside.
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  Number 25, guys, avoid distractions that erode progress.
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  Stay vigilant against interruptions, multitasking, or mindless scrolling,
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  like people do on their phones for hours
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  on end.
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  Because it steals time.
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  It steals clarity.
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  And sometimes it might even rob you from
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  feeling good.
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  Maybe you didn't get that like, that love,
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  that share.
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  You're like, oh, nobody liked my post.
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  Deal with it.
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  Move on.
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  Number 26, momentum transforms effort into confidence.
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  So moving keeps things going.
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  And moving gets confidence going.
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  Moving gets authority going.
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  As forward motion grows, your belief in your
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  abilities and strategy increases.
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  You ready, guys?
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  Exponentially.
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  I didn't say single.
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  I didn't say double.
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  Exponentially.
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  That's like compound interest.
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  Number 27, guys, action maintains movement through challenges.
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  Even a small step during tough times will
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  help you preserve the momentum and keep long
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  -term goals in motion.
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  You know, in sports, one of the hardest
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  things to do is not scoring the goal.
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  It's keeping the ball in play, keeping it
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  in motion so we don't have a time
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  out.
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  Football, same thing.
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  Keeping the ball in play.
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  When you're on the defensive side, you want
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  to get the ball out of play.
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  You want the clock to run out.
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  But when you're on the offensive side, you
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  don't want that clock running.
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  You want the time.
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  Number 28, guys.
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  Deliberate living ensures meaningful impact.
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  Whenever your action is intentional, your energy is
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  focused on high-value outcomes that matter.
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  You're the one who decides what matters.
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  No one else.
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  No one else knows what matters.
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  No one else knows what matters.
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  Don't ever forget that.
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  Number 29, guys.
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  I'm going to say this, and I've said
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  it before.
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  Avoid the shortcuts.
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  Avoid compromising your integrity because when you take
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  a shortcut, you compromise your integrity.
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  True success is built on ethical consistency.
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  I know that cutting across the parking lot
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  might seem like a great thing to do.
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  It'll save time.
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  Cutting across the parking lot might get you
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  a ticket.
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  And that few seconds that you saved, when
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  you ponder back, like, it really wasn't a
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  smart move cutting across the parking lot.
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  Never sacrifice your values for temporary gains.
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  I know temptation gets us to want to
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  do that because we say, well, if we
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  do this, I can get this.
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  But what's the price?
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  And it doesn't have to be a monetary
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  price.
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  It could be an emotional price.
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  Could affect a relationship, could affect money, could
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  affect your reputation, your well-being, integrity.
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  Those are things that matter, guys.
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  Number 30, guys.
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  Momentum plus action plus deliberate living equals unstoppable
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  success.
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  Momentum plus action.
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  So we can be moving, right?
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  But we take an action and have deliberate
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  living or unstoppable.
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  So we get in motion, we take an
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  action, and we envelop deliberate living and we
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  are unstoppable.
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  So that's unstoppable success.
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  The fusion or culmination of consistency, intentional choices,
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  and resilience, can't forget about resilience, produces exponential
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  growth.
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  I didn't say one time, I didn't say
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  two times, I said exponential.
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  That's like that compound interesting again, right?
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  Producing exponential growth and lasting personal power.
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  But it might not be easy.
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  Might not be easy.
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  That's the thing you gotta think about.
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  Ladies and gentlemen, I wanna take this opportunity
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  to thank you for joining me today on
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  Inspirations for Your Life.
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  This is the close of show 11, actually,
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  and episode seven.
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  Really do appreciate those that have come the
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  first time or those that have coming back
• 27:28
  after being here many times.
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  Remember, ladies and gentlemen, your momentum is your
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  most valuable asset in life.
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  Learn to protect it, grow it, and use
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  it intentionally.
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  Be sure, ladies and gentlemen, to listen to
• 27:51
  Inspirations for Your Life at BelieveMeAchieved.com or
• 27:55
  watch it.
• 27:56
  We have lots of great powerful episodes packed
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  with strategies, actual lessons, and mindset shifts to
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  elevate your clarity, focus, resilience, and personal power.
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  Oh yes, guys, and my book's coming out
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  very soon.
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  I'll give you more details on that soon.
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  Probably late April, early May.
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  Have a good one, everyone, and be well.