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Streaking #1143 · From Chad

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Start streaking. There's a story behind that.
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This is your daily message from Chad.
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We're 1143 to upgrade your mental game today by telling
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yourself a better story, because the most important story you
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hear is the story you tell yourself.
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This message is dedicated to Aaron Cox on his birthday.
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You can get a free copy of my book, The most Powerful Story in
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the world by going to from chad.gumroad.com.
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The transcript of this message and hundreds of others are
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always available at www.fromchad.com.
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Here's the upgrade. You think showing up takes
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willpower, but upgraded thinking knows it takes a streak.
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Here's the story. I know something that will
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instantly make you feel better. It'll give you energy, increase
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your self esteem and fight depression.
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Is this some kind of pill, Chad? No, it's streaking.
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Now I'm not talking about running naked in public, I'm
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talking about doing something daily.
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I've told stories about a lot of streaks over the years.
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The most remarkable one I've come across is Robert Crest
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Daily Five Mile Beach run that he started January 1st, 1975.
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He's kept it going over 50 years.
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I've mentioned Doctor Gilbert's daily 4 minute phone messages
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recorded at 973-743-4690. He started these January 22nd,
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1992. Today was his 12,900 and 60th
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message. Jamie and I have a morning
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coffee streak. We started May 26th, 1996.
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This morning was our eleven thousand 46th morning.
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That may seem like a stupid streak, but it's become a
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touchstone of our marriage. There are many things you do
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every once in a while, very few you've committed to doing daily.
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This sounds backwards, but doing something every day is easier
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than doing it every once in a while without a daily
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commitment. Action requires willpower, and
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you only have so much willpower when it's non negotiable becomes
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habit. There's no debate, there's no
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talking yourself into it, there's nothing to tap into. 99%
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is a bother, but 100% is a breeze.
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Everything is easier when it's a habit, becomes automatic.
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You don't think about it, you just do it.
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You don't rely on strength, rely on streaks.
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We're goal oriented creatures. Find a happy person, you'll find
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a project. Scholars call this teleological.
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Telus is the Greek word for target.
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We're wired to have something to aim at.
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A daily project gives you a reason to get out of bed.
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People get depressed when there's nothing to look forward
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to. People get in trouble when
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there's a void because you'll look for something to fill it.
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And there's a lot of bad stuff out there volunteering for the
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job. In the absence of clearly
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defined goals, we become strangely loyal to daily acts of
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trivia. So make the decision before the
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moment comes. Pick your streak.
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The better story to tell yourself is I don't need more
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willpower, I need a streak. Tell me a story of a streak to
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from chadsmith@gmail.com and then send someone a text and
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tell them start a streak with me today.