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Swerve Past Disappointment and Turn Detours Into Momentum · PTT Music Podcast

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  So I was looking at this plan I had laid out for the new video series and I mean I
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  had every single detail scheduled down to the actual hour.
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  It, it, it was perfect.
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  And then the first filming day, the venue completely flooded.
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  Like water everywhere.
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  Just a total mess.
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  And my first reaction was just this heavy, sinking feeling of failure
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  because the reality did not match the picture in my head.
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  Oh man, the flooded venue.
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  That is a classic.
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  It reminds me of what psychologists call the planning fallacy.
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  Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote about how we naturally underestimate the time
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  and the complications of basically everything we plan.
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  We create this clean, straight line in our minds, but life is just never a straight
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  line, is it?
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  No, not at all.
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  And when we hit that curve, sometimes we crash because we are so attached to that
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  specific picture instead of the actual purpose behind it.
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  We think, okay, if it does not happen exactly this way, then it is ruined.
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  But that is where the mental block happens.
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  Exactly.
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  And that is why I keep coming back to the song "Swerve."
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  If you listen to how that track is built, it does not just stay in one steady
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  groove.
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  It has these sharp, driving dynamic shifts.
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  The rhythm literally forces you to pivot, to adjust your posture,
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  to move with the change rather than resisting it.
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  It is like sonic training for your brain to stop freezing when things go sideways.
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  Yes, exactly.
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  The music has this physical momentum to it.
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  It tells you that a shift in direction is not the end of the road.
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  It is just a different turn.
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  It is about building that agility so that when the roadblock appears,
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  you do not just park there and cry.
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  You swerve.
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  Right.
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  So how do we actually do that in real life without just getting overwhelmed by the
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  disappointment?
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  We need what I call a Pivot Audit.
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  Instead of asking why did this happen to me, which just keeps you looping in
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  frustration, you have to ask a better question.
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  What does this detour now make possible that the original plan did not?
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  Oh, I love that shift.
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  It completely changes the energy from passive victim to active creator.
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  When my venue flooded, it actually forced us to shoot outdoors,
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  and the natural lighting turned out ten times better than the artificial studio
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  lights would have been anyway.
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  See?
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  That is a perfect swerve.
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  So let us give everyone three practical action steps to make this mindset a daily
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  habit.
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  First, you need to establish a twenty four minute pivot window.
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  Give yourself a strict limit to feel the frustration, to vent to yourself,
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  to be annoyed, but once those twenty four minutes are up, you commit to closing the
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  door on the disappointment and looking forward.
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  Yes, we need that time to process, but we cannot let it turn into a permanent
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  residence.
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  Then step two is to run a swerve audit.
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  Grab a piece of paper and write down three unexpected options or alternatives that
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  were created specifically because of this disruption.
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  Force your brain to find the hidden opportunities in the new landscape.
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  And finally, step three is to set a micro action anchor.
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  Put on a high tempo, motivating track like "Swerve" to change your physical energy,
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  and commit to just one immediate five minute action that builds new momentum.
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  It does not have to be huge.
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  Just write one email, make one phone call, or search for one new option.
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  Just move.
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  It is all about reclaiming that momentum.
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  When you take action, even a tiny one, you prove to yourself that you are still in
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  control of your journey, even if the road looks different than you expected.
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  Remember, a disappointment is never the final word unless you let it stop your
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  progress.
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  Every time you choose to swerve, you are actively choosing growth over defeat.
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  That is so true.
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  So the next time a plan falls apart or an obstacle gets in your way,
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  do not let it shake your belief in where you are going.
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  Take your twenty four minute pivot window, run your swerve audit,
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  put on a powerful track like "Swerve" to shift your energy,
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  and take that first micro step.
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  You have everything inside you to turn any detour into your greatest breakthrough.
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  Yes, you really do.
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  Your journey is far from over, and the best chapters of your story might be waiting
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  on the exact detour you did not plan for.
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  Again, thanks for spending this time with us on the PTT Music Podcast.
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  We hope today's conversation left you inspired, encouraged,
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  and ready to carry that energy with you wherever life takes you.
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  I'm Jordan Sterling...
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  And I'm Ava Brooks.
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  purpose, and the power of music.
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