10 Things You MUST TELL YOURSELF Every Day | STOICISM

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TLDRThe video emphasizes the power of daily affirmations rooted in Stoic philosophy to help transform self-perception and approach to life's challenges. It outlines ten affirmations to practice daily, such as recognizing one's own capabilities, leading by example, moving forward with purpose, and living in the present. By reflecting on personal values and taking responsibility, individuals can cultivate resilience, confidence, and authenticity. The speaker shares personal stories to illustrate the significance of these affirmations in overcoming self-doubt and embracing life fully. The essence of the content encourages viewers to actively shape their reality through positive self-talk and mindful actions.

Punti di forza

  • 💪 I am capable of anything
  • 🌟 I lead by example
  • 🎯 I move forward with purpose
  • 💪 I grow stronger every day
  • 🌤️ This too shall pass
  • 🚫 I leave excuses behind
  • 🔥 I recognize my greatness
  • 💬 I free myself from the opinions of others
  • ⏳ I live in the present
  • 🗺️ I decide my reality

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  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    In this introduction, the speaker reflects on the feeling of being stuck in a loop, disconnected from what truly matters. They emphasize the importance of having honest conversations with oneself and the need for change. The video will present 10 affirmations derived from stoic wisdom that can transform one's approach to life and help build a more fulfilling reality.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:10:00

    The affirmation 'I am capable of anything' is discussed as a powerful declaration against self-doubt. Using personal anecdotes and studies, the speaker explains how positive affirmations can shift mindsets, increase confidence, and drive action. They encourage viewers to practice affirmations daily and confront their inner critics instead of succumbing to fears, ultimately leading to a breakthrough mentality.

  • 00:10:00 - 00:15:00

    Leading by example is emphasized through the metaphor of a lighthouse in a storm. The speaker cites stoics like Marcus Aurelius, who believed in living by one’s values rather than just discussing them. They urge viewers to embody their values consistently and highlight the impact of small, positive actions in inspiring change in others, reinforcing the idea that leadership starts with personal responsibility and conduct.

  • 00:15:00 - 00:20:00

    The story of Mary Anning illustrates the importance of purpose in overcoming obstacles. The speaker encourages viewers to create daily affirmations that reinforce their goals and values, advising them to reflect on their commitments consistently. They stress that staying true to one’s purpose matters more than immediate success, creating a foundation for resilience and clarity during challenging times.

  • 00:20:00 - 00:25:00

    This segment revolves around the affirmation 'I grow stronger every day.' The speaker reassures viewers that challenges are a natural part of life and each struggle contributes to personal growth. They share a practical strategy involving a visual board to track goals and achievements, reminding viewers that persistence through adversity is the key to building resilience and strength.

  • 00:25:00 - 00:30:00

    The phrase 'this too shall pass' is introduced as a reminder of the temporary nature of difficulties. The speaker shares personal experiences and historical anecdotes to highlight its comforting wisdom. They encourage viewers to practice mindfulness during tough times and adapt a proactive approach to navigate emotional challenges, reinforcing the belief that every storm will eventually subside.

  • 00:30:00 - 00:35:00

    The importance of leaving excuses behind is conveyed through the story of Wes Watson, who transformed his life by rejecting victimhood. The speaker emphasizes that many excuses stem from a fear of taking responsibility and encourages viewers to take ownership of their choices. The key is to shift focus from external limitations to internal strength, reaffirming the daily commitment to action and accountability.

  • 00:35:00 - 00:42:53

    In this segment, viewers are encouraged to recognize their greatness by reflecting on their achievements and inherent potential. The speaker suggests keeping a daily journal of successes to foster a positive self-image. They emphasize that embracing one’s capabilities fuels motivation and inspires others, urging viewers to acknowledge and celebrate their worth and ability to contribute positively to the world.

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Video Domande e Risposte

  • What are the daily affirmations discussed in the video?

    The video covers affirmations such as 'I am capable of anything', 'I lead by example', and 'I live in the present', among others.

  • How can affirmations change my mindset?

    Affirmations can reprogram the brain to enhance confidence and motivation, helping you face challenges.

  • What is Stoic wisdom?

    Stoic wisdom focuses on self-control, resilience, and the idea that we control our reactions to external events.

  • How can I practice daily affirmations?

    Start each day by stating affirmations that resonate with you and write them down to reinforce their impact.

  • What should I do if I struggle with self-doubt?

    Recognize your feelings, affirm your capabilities, and take small actions towards your goals every day.

  • Is living in the present important?

    Yes, living in the present helps you fully engage in life and appreciate experiences without distraction.

  • How can I free myself from others' opinions?

    Practice affirmations that remind you to value your path over others' expectations.

  • What does it mean to decide my reality?

    It means recognizing that your interpretation of events shapes your experience, and you have the power to choose that interpretation.

  • Can I relate to the examples given in the video?

    Yes, personal anecdotes can resonate with many people, illustrating shared struggles and triumphs.

  • How can I apply these lessons daily?

    Incorporate the affirmations into your daily routine, reflect on your actions, and celebrate your progress.

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    have you ever felt like life is just
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    passing you by while you're stuck in the
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    same Loop of thoughts and habits that
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    hold you back like you wake up every
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    morning but inside you're still asleep
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    disconnected from what really matters
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    tell me when was the last time you had
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    an honest conversation with yourself
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    about what's really going on it's been a
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    while hasn't it and how much longer are
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    you going to let that be your reality
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    it's time to change that time to be real
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    with yourself in this video you'll
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    discover 10 things you should tell
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    yourself every single day statements
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    that can completely transform the way
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    you approach life what I'm about to
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    share isn't just feel-good talk or empty
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    motivation these are affirmations and
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    reminders rooted in stoic wisdom that's
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    right the stoics knew exactly how to
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    talk to themselves to get back on track
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    and if you make these affirmations a
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    part of your daily life they won't just
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    change how you see yourself they'll
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    change the way you face challenges and
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    interact with the world are you ready to
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    be honest with yourself again and build
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    the life you truly deserve let's get
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    started one I am capable of anything
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    have you ever felt stuck because of your
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    own doubts maybe before a job interview
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    an important exam or even just a
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    conversation you've been avoiding and
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    there you are repeating in your head I
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    can't do this this isn't for me it's
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    like standing in front of a locked door
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    holding the right key in your hand but
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    telling yourself it won't work you know
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    you could open it yet your own thoughts
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    convince you to stay frozen not even
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    trying well that ends today listen no
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    one starts out believing they can do
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    everything but here's the truth the real
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    limit isn't what you can do it's what
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    you think you can do and that's where
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    one of the most powerful tools you have
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    comes into play your thoughts the stoics
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    understood this well Marcus a in his
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    meditations wrote you have power over
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    your mind not outside events realize
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    this and you will find strength you
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    can't control what happens but you can
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    train yourself to face it with
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    resilience now you might be wondering
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    does this really work let me prove it to
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    you a study published in the Journal of
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    experimental social psychology showed
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    that positive affirmations can literally
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    change the way you think and act so
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    don't get it twisted these aren't just
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    feel-good phrases they're powerful tools
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    when you tell yourself I can handle this
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    your brain responds by activating areas
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    linked to confidence and motivation it's
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    like flipping a switch inside you
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    preparing you to overcome any
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    Challenge and this isn't just Theory
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    I've experienced it
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    myself I was competing in weightlifting
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    and the last time my own mind sabotaged
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    me at The crucial moment doubts flooded
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    in and I froze but this time was
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    different after months of training and
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    using positive affirmations I stood in
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    front of the weight took a deep breath
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    and told myself I am capable of lifting
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    this and guess what that one sentence
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    changed everything not only did I lift
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    it but I did it with a confidence I had
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    never felt before and wow what a feeling
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    that experience taught me that more
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    often than not it's not the challenge
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    that holds us back it's what we tell
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    ourselves about it now let me ask you
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    are you ready to change the way you talk
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    to yourself first every morning before
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    you start your day look at yourself in
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    the mirror yes just like you did as a
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    kid when you weren't afraid to smile at
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    your own reflection When We're Young no
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    One teaches us to doubt ourselves that's
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    something we learn later through
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    society's judgments but here's the trick
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    every morning stop for a moment in front
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    of the mirror and say an affirmation
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    that reinforces your ability it can be
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    as simple as I am capable of facing this
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    day do this daily and you'll start
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    noticing how that inner critic slowly
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    loses its grip next keep a notebook with
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    you and take a few minutes to write down
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    specific affirmations about what you
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    want to
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    accomplish imagine you're facing a
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    challenge at work maybe you have to
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    present an idea in front of your boss
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    and colleagues and you feel like you're
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    not good enough in instead of letting
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    those doubts take over write down I am
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    capable of expressing my ideas I am
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    capable of speaking clearly and
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    confidently I am capable of adding value
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    with my words do this every day focus on
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    the challenges that weigh on you the
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    most you'll see how this practice starts
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    Shifting the way you approach those
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    moments now I won't lie to you doubts
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    will come back because that's just how
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    the human mind works but every time they
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    do you'll have the tools to fight back
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    telling yourself I am capable of
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    anything is a declaration of war against
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    the thoughts that try to hold you back
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    with each affirmation you're reclaiming
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    your strength your control and building
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    a life filled with purpose my friend
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    today could be the day you finally
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    realize what you're truly capable of and
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    it all starts with these simple words I
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    am capable of anything two I lead by
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    example think of a lighthouse in the
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    middle of a storm when the sea is calm
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    it may seem unimportant just standing
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    there but when chaos strikes that light
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    becomes the only thing guiding the way
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    leading by example is exactly that
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    showing the way through your actions no
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    matter how tough things get it's not
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    about talking about values it's about
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    living them the stoics understood this
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    better than anyone Marcus Aurelius who
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    faced Wars plagues and crises put it
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    plainly don't don't talk about what a
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    good person should be be one it's not
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    Theory it's practice it's waking up
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    every day and deciding that your values
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    will be reflected in everything you do
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    from the smallest actions to the biggest
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    decisions because listen our actions are
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    like stones thrown into a lake the
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    initial impact may seem small but the
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    ripples travel farther than you
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    think take Jane Goodall a true example
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    of leadership why her because she didn't
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    just talk about her commitment to
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    animals and the environment she lived it
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    every single day when no one was
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    thinking about conservation she was in
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    the jungle observing learning and
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    working relentlessly to prove that
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    chimpanzees and their ecosystems
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    mattered she didn't wait for others to
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    take the first step she took it herself
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    and there's more Goodall always LED with
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    action and empathy instead of imposing
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    she educated instead of demanding she
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    inspired she didn't rely on Grand
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    speeches or a position of power just
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    consistency and alignment with her
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    values That's The Power of leading by
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    example showing others that change
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    starts with us now listen my friend
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    leading doesn't mean you have to do
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    something huge or complicated you can
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    lead every single day in your own life
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    sometimes it's just about taking small
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    steps that shift the course of a
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    situation if you want to be a great
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    leader act with calm when everything
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    seems to be falling apart calmness is
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    your best weapon take a moment breathe
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    and say something like we're in this
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    together we'll find a way never
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    underestimate the power of a steady
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    voice in the middle of a storm and don't
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    forget show it lead with action be the
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    first to do what you expect from others
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    if you want respect show respect if you
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    want Solutions offer ideas it's easy to
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    demand but a real leader demonstrates
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    what they want to see that kind of
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    consistency doesn't just Inspire it
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    transforms the way people respond every
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    time you lead by example you gain
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    strength and purpose not just for
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    yourself but for those around you every
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    decision every small action has the
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    power to set a path for others and
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    here's the thing that power is in your
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    hands every single day what kind of
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    impact do you want to leave behind so
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    the next time you face conflict chaos or
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    uncertainty remember this leading
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    doesn't mean being perfect it means
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    being real your actions are the light
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    that guides the way are you ready to
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    take that first step because that first
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    step could change everything before we
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    continue if this content is bringing you
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    value consider subscribing and becoming
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    benefits and tell us in the comments
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    what's the one phrase you tell yourself
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    every day to start with strength and
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    purpose
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    let's grow together three I move forward
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    with purpose in 1826 a woman named Mary
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    Anning walked along the Cliffs of lime
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    Regis England life wasn't easy for her
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    barely making a living selling fossils
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    facing the scorn of a society that
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    didn't take women in science seriously
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    but Mary had one thing that kept her
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    going a clear purpose to discover what
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    others couldn't see what kept her moving
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    forward the things she told herself
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    every day as she climbed those Cliffs
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    braving the wind and criticism she was
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    probably repeating something in her mind
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    like I am capable of finding what no one
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    else sees or my discoveries will change
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    the way we understand history every step
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    she took every fossil she cleaned wasn't
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    just work it was a declaration of her
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    purpose and one day as she held a Strang
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    looking bone in her hands that
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    conviction became reality she had
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    discovered the first complete iosaur
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    skeleton a discovery That Changed
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    History forever Mar Anning teaches us
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    that it doesn't matter where we come
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    from or how many obstacles we face what
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    we tell ourselves daily those
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    affirmations become the fuel that keeps
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    us moving
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    forward when we repeat words filled with
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    purpose we don't just change how we feel
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    we reprogram our minds to move in the
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    right direction
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    now imagine this you have a clear goal
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    you're working on something that truly
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    matters to you something you deeply want
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    to achieve but suddenly someone asks you
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    to do something that goes against your
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    values maybe your boss suggests taking
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    an unethical shortcut to save time or a
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    colleague tries to convince you to
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    follow a strategy that doesn't align
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    with what you believe is right at that
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    moment doubt Creeps in do you compromise
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    your purpose to fit in or move faster
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    or do you stand firm even if it makes
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    things harder now think about how epicus
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    would act do you think he would cheat of
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    course not he wouldn't let himself be
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    swayed by the pressure of the moment
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    instead he would pause and ask himself
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    does this bring me closer to my purpose
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    or take me further away what decision
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    can I make today to stay true to what I
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    value he would likely tell himself I
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    move forward with purpose I stand firm
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    in what I believe even if the road is
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    harder because moving forward with
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    purpose isn't just about reaching a goal
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    it's about getting there in a way that
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    reflects who you are epic tetus teaches
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    us that moving forward with purpose
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    means staying consistent even when the
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    easier path seems tempting because when
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    we sacrifice our values for convenience
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    whatever we gain is never worth what we
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    lose so how do you develop the strength
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    to keep moving forward no matter what
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    while staying true to your purpose every
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    morning write down an affirmation that
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    keeps you focused on moving forward with
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    purpose for example if you're working on
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    an important project tell yourself I
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    move forward with purpose I will
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    complete my two key tasks today write it
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    on a Post-It or in your planner
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    somewhere you'll see it throughout the
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    day this keeps your focus sharp even
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    when distractions or unexpected
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    challenges arise and when you're faced
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    with a difficult decision evaluate how
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    it aligns with your purpose if your goal
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    is to launch a business and someone
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    offers you a collaboration that doesn't
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    fit your values ask yourself does this
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    bring me closer to or further from my
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    purpose of building a meaningful
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    business if it doesn't align make a firm
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    decision you can even write down today I
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    move forward with purpose by
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    prioritizing what brings me closer to my
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    goal even if it means saying no to what
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    distracts me this kind of Daily
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    Reflection will keep you focused and
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    strong remember moving forward with
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    purpose isn't about filling your day
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    with tasks it's about making sure every
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    action has meaning and brings you closer
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    to what you truly want it's like
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    sharpening an arrow before releasing it
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    every affirmation you tell yourself
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    helps you hit the target four I grow
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    stronger every day o my friend I know
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    everything feels heavy the daily stress
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    the decisions the co-workers the the
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    family members who think you should live
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    their way all right I'll stop you get
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    the point right it's like every day
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    you're asked to lift a stone and place
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    it on a wall that never seems to end at
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    first it hurts it feels impossible and
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    you think how am I supposed to handle
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    all of this relax you're not alone in
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    that feeling we've all been there but
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    here's something you might need to hear
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    it's not the easy days that make you
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    stronger it's every single one of those
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    stones every challenge that pushes you
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    beyond your limits because even if you
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    don't see it now with every struggle
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    your hands grow stronger your wall Rises
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    higher and you become more resilient the
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    stoics understood that strength isn't
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    found in the absence of challenges but
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    in how we Face them epicus said it is
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    not circumstances themselves that shape
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    us but how we respond to them think
  • 00:14:23
    about that every tough decision every
  • 00:14:26
    moment of Doubt is an opportunity to
  • 00:14:28
    grow
  • 00:14:29
    strength isn't about Never Falling it's
  • 00:14:31
    about Rising again each time with more
  • 00:14:34
    determination or do your muscles grow
  • 00:14:37
    without hitting the gym Your Inner
  • 00:14:39
    Strength is no different it's a muscle
  • 00:14:41
    you build with every challenge every day
  • 00:14:43
    you choose to push forward even when the
  • 00:14:46
    road gets rough so what can help you
  • 00:14:49
    build that strength create your own
  • 00:14:52
    visual board but don't worry it's simple
  • 00:14:55
    just grab a piece of poster board or
  • 00:14:57
    open a digital template and Dev divided
  • 00:14:59
    into three sections in the first section
  • 00:15:02
    write down your goals be specific for
  • 00:15:05
    example I want to improve my physical
  • 00:15:07
    health add inspiring images someone
  • 00:15:10
    working out healthy food anything that
  • 00:15:13
    motivates you in the second section list
  • 00:15:16
    your achievements so far big or small
  • 00:15:20
    maybe you ran 5 km for the first time or
  • 00:15:23
    maybe you learn to say no to things that
  • 00:15:25
    drain you this reminds you that you're
  • 00:15:27
    already strong and come much further
  • 00:15:29
    than you think and in the last section
  • 00:15:32
    write affirmations that reinforce your
  • 00:15:34
    strength mindset something like I grow
  • 00:15:37
    stronger every day read it out loud
  • 00:15:40
    every morning while looking at your
  • 00:15:41
    board and most importantly believe it
  • 00:15:45
    this habit boosts your confidence and
  • 00:15:46
    rewires your mind to focus on what you
  • 00:15:49
    can control and how you can keep moving
  • 00:15:52
    forward why does this work because our
  • 00:15:56
    brains need Visual and tangible
  • 00:15:57
    reminders of what we capable of that
  • 00:16:00
    board won't just be a motivation tool
  • 00:16:03
    it'll be your road map to building
  • 00:16:05
    strength day after day and here's the
  • 00:16:07
    best part no matter how heavy the day
  • 00:16:10
    feels you'll always have that
  • 00:16:12
    affirmation to ground you so listen
  • 00:16:14
    closely every time you say I grow
  • 00:16:17
    stronger every day it won't just be a
  • 00:16:19
    phrase it'll be a declaration of war
  • 00:16:21
    against doubt fear and exhaustion a
  • 00:16:24
    promise that no matter what happens you
  • 00:16:26
    keep going keep growing keep getting
  • 00:16:28
    strong stronger because my friend we are
  • 00:16:31
    not the weight we carry we are the
  • 00:16:33
    strength we choose to lift it with five
  • 00:16:36
    this two Shall Pass picture a gray day
  • 00:16:39
    where the rain just won't stop thunder
  • 00:16:42
    rumbles the sky is covered and it feels
  • 00:16:44
    like the sun will never shine again but
  • 00:16:48
    deep down you know it will it always
  • 00:16:51
    does the storm never lasts forever and
  • 00:16:55
    it's the same with difficult emotions
  • 00:16:57
    with moments that feel imp possible to
  • 00:16:59
    overcome even if you can't see it right
  • 00:17:02
    now everything has an ending that's why
  • 00:17:05
    the phrase this too shall pass is like
  • 00:17:09
    that small ray of light reminding you
  • 00:17:11
    that behind the clouds the sun is still
  • 00:17:14
    there these words aren't new even the
  • 00:17:16
    most powerful people have found comfort
  • 00:17:18
    in them Abraham Lincoln once said that
  • 00:17:21
    this too shall pass was one of the
  • 00:17:22
    wisest phrases he had ever heard some
  • 00:17:25
    say he even had it engraved on a ring
  • 00:17:28
    whether that's true or not we'll never
  • 00:17:30
    know but what matters is how this phrase
  • 00:17:32
    shaped his approach to life it didn't
  • 00:17:35
    just help him endure the darkest
  • 00:17:37
    difficulties it also kept him grounded
  • 00:17:39
    during moments of success for Lincoln it
  • 00:17:43
    was a reminder that everything the good
  • 00:17:45
    and the bad is temporary patience and
  • 00:17:48
    calmness were his greatest allies
  • 00:17:50
    through life's ups and downs doesn't
  • 00:17:53
    that sound like the mindset of a true
  • 00:17:55
    stoic the stoics believe that extreme
  • 00:17:57
    emotions both both positive and negative
  • 00:18:00
    are like waves they come they crash into
  • 00:18:03
    us and then they fade away what matters
  • 00:18:06
    is not clinging to the moment but facing
  • 00:18:09
    it with balance and resilience it's
  • 00:18:11
    about having the ability to look at the
  • 00:18:13
    present and remind yourself this too
  • 00:18:17
    shall
  • 00:18:18
    pass my friend this isn't easy for me to
  • 00:18:22
    share but I will there was a time in my
  • 00:18:25
    life when I felt completely lost
  • 00:18:28
    everything seemed to be falling apart my
  • 00:18:31
    efforts weren't paying off my days were
  • 00:18:34
    filled with
  • 00:18:35
    frustration in my personal life in my
  • 00:18:38
    work everything was crumbling I felt
  • 00:18:42
    like there was no way out like my life
  • 00:18:44
    had come to an
  • 00:18:46
    end but I had a friend who always told
  • 00:18:48
    me stay calm this too shall pass at
  • 00:18:53
    first I didn't even listen I ignored it
  • 00:18:57
    unconsciously shutting it out
  • 00:18:59
    but little by little those words started
  • 00:19:01
    sinking in they weren't a magic solution
  • 00:19:05
    but they gave me just enough calm to
  • 00:19:07
    think more clearly to take one small
  • 00:19:09
    step forward over time things began to
  • 00:19:13
    get better it wasn't fast or easy but
  • 00:19:16
    those four simple words gave me the
  • 00:19:18
    patience to endure the process I'm
  • 00:19:20
    telling you this because I care about
  • 00:19:22
    what you're going through because I know
  • 00:19:24
    that sometimes problems feel bigger than
  • 00:19:27
    what we can handle but let me remind you
  • 00:19:29
    of something the storm never lasts
  • 00:19:32
    forever and while it passes there's
  • 00:19:34
    something you can do to lighten the load
  • 00:19:37
    when you feel like everything is caving
  • 00:19:38
    in take a mental pause literally stop
  • 00:19:42
    for a moment close your eyes and take a
  • 00:19:45
    deep breath in that pause tell yourself
  • 00:19:49
    this too shall pass but don't just leave
  • 00:19:52
    it at that pair that pause with an
  • 00:19:54
    action want to know what helped me I
  • 00:19:57
    forced myself to leave the house and go
  • 00:19:59
    for a walk even when I didn't feel like
  • 00:20:02
    it walking helped clear my mind connect
  • 00:20:05
    with something bigger than my problems
  • 00:20:06
    and remind me that there is always
  • 00:20:08
    movement even when it feels like
  • 00:20:11
    everything is stuck so here's the best
  • 00:20:13
    advice I can give you take your pause
  • 00:20:16
    find your action it could be going for a
  • 00:20:19
    walk writing down your thoughts or
  • 00:20:21
    simply taking a moment to be alone with
  • 00:20:23
    yourself that small combination of
  • 00:20:25
    Stillness and movement can make all the
  • 00:20:27
    difference and now I want to hear from
  • 00:20:30
    you have you ever been in a situation
  • 00:20:32
    where you told yourself this too shall
  • 00:20:35
    pass how did it help you get through it
  • 00:20:38
    share your experience in the comments
  • 00:20:41
    how this idea has given you strength in
  • 00:20:43
    the past or how you plan to use it
  • 00:20:45
    moving forward six I leave excuses
  • 00:20:48
    behind let me take you to a defining
  • 00:20:51
    moment in the life of someone who
  • 00:20:52
    refused to let excuses shape his story
  • 00:20:55
    someone who used them as a starting
  • 00:20:57
    point for something better
  • 00:21:00
    imagine being in a cold prison cell the
  • 00:21:02
    walls seeming to close in a little more
  • 00:21:04
    each day that was Wes Watson's reality a
  • 00:21:08
    man who made mistakes and ended up
  • 00:21:09
    behind bars he could have drowned in
  • 00:21:12
    excuses I don't have the resources no
  • 00:21:15
    one will give me a chance my life is
  • 00:21:17
    already ruined but one day he made a
  • 00:21:20
    choice he decided that none of that
  • 00:21:23
    would define him he stood in front of
  • 00:21:25
    the mirror in his cell and told himself
  • 00:21:28
    I leave excuses
  • 00:21:30
    behind every morning he repeated this
  • 00:21:33
    affirmation like a ritual and every day
  • 00:21:35
    he made decisions that brought him
  • 00:21:37
    closer to the person he wanted to be he
  • 00:21:40
    couldn't change his past but he could
  • 00:21:42
    build his
  • 00:21:44
    future and he did when he walked out of
  • 00:21:47
    prison he didn't just regain his freedom
  • 00:21:50
    he had transformed his mindset today he
  • 00:21:53
    inspires thousands with his story and
  • 00:21:55
    his message no excuse is valid when you
  • 00:21:58
    decide to change the stoics would have
  • 00:22:00
    understood this perfectly to them
  • 00:22:03
    excuses were nothing more than mental
  • 00:22:05
    barriers remember what epic has taught
  • 00:22:07
    us what truly limits you isn't external
  • 00:22:10
    circumstances but how you choose to face
  • 00:22:13
    them because let's be honest waiting for
  • 00:22:16
    things to change on their own is easy
  • 00:22:18
    right filling yourself with excuses to
  • 00:22:20
    justify doing nothing it's far more
  • 00:22:23
    comfortable to say the doctor told me I
  • 00:22:25
    have knee problems so I can't exercise
  • 00:22:28
    then to take control and say I have knee
  • 00:22:31
    problems but I can start by walking 15
  • 00:22:34
    minutes a day to improve my health that
  • 00:22:37
    small shift in thinking transforms how
  • 00:22:39
    you approach challenges excuses are
  • 00:22:41
    dangerous my friend they give you a
  • 00:22:44
    false sense of comfort a way to avoid
  • 00:22:47
    responsibility it's like wrapping
  • 00:22:49
    yourself in a thick blanket in the
  • 00:22:50
    middle of summer at first it feels
  • 00:22:53
    comforting but soon enough it suffocates
  • 00:22:55
    you leaving you restless and stuck
  • 00:22:59
    so what can you do to change this this
  • 00:23:02
    might be tough to hear but maybe you
  • 00:23:03
    need to hear it you have to take
  • 00:23:05
    responsibility for yourself focus on
  • 00:23:08
    developing your inner strength to adapt
  • 00:23:11
    and move forward the stoics taught that
  • 00:23:13
    true Freedom comes from taking full
  • 00:23:15
    responsibility for our choices listen up
  • 00:23:19
    stop blaming fate the government or your
  • 00:23:21
    neighbor for what's happening in your
  • 00:23:23
    life sure it might make you feel better
  • 00:23:26
    for a moment but in the long run it only
  • 00:23:28
    holds you back stop telling yourself
  • 00:23:31
    that the problem is out there and start
  • 00:23:34
    reminding yourself that the power is in
  • 00:23:36
    your hands it's time to see every
  • 00:23:39
    challenge as an opportunity to become
  • 00:23:41
    better be honest with yourself how many
  • 00:23:44
    times have you looked at a difficult
  • 00:23:46
    situation and convinced yourself you had
  • 00:23:48
    no control over it those excuses may
  • 00:23:51
    seem like they're protecting you but
  • 00:23:53
    they're actually paralyzing you but
  • 00:23:55
    there's something you can do to break
  • 00:23:56
    free each morning stand in front of the
  • 00:23:59
    mirror and say today I leave excuses
  • 00:24:02
    behind but don't just leave it as words
  • 00:24:05
    attach it to something specific if your
  • 00:24:07
    usual excuse is I don't have time say
  • 00:24:10
    instead today I will organize my time to
  • 00:24:14
    focus on what matters then actually do
  • 00:24:16
    it set aside an hour for that task
  • 00:24:19
    you've been avoiding if your excuse is I
  • 00:24:22
    don't have the energy say today I will
  • 00:24:25
    prioritize my well-being to feel
  • 00:24:27
    stronger than go for a walk exercise or
  • 00:24:30
    eat something nutritious what you tell
  • 00:24:33
    yourself changes how you act if you
  • 00:24:36
    start repeating that you're leaving
  • 00:24:37
    excuses behind your mind will align with
  • 00:24:40
    that belief and your actions will begin
  • 00:24:42
    to reflect it like Wes you'll move a
  • 00:24:46
    little closer every day to becoming the
  • 00:24:47
    person you want to be think about this
  • 00:24:51
    excuses are comfortable but they will
  • 00:24:53
    never take you where you truly want to
  • 00:24:55
    go every time you let go of even the
  • 00:24:58
    smallest excuse It's like lifting a
  • 00:25:00
    weight off your shoulders leaving
  • 00:25:02
    excuses behind isn't some Grand heroic
  • 00:25:05
    act you do once it's a daily decision an
  • 00:25:08
    honest conversation with yourself my
  • 00:25:11
    friend remember this I leave excuses
  • 00:25:14
    behind every day every decision that is
  • 00:25:18
    the key seven I recognize my greatness
  • 00:25:22
    my friend I want you to think about this
  • 00:25:25
    your greatness is like a fire burning in
  • 00:25:27
    the middle of a cold night sometimes it
  • 00:25:30
    may seem small like it's barely giving
  • 00:25:32
    off heat but it's still there burning
  • 00:25:36
    strong the strange thing is we're often
  • 00:25:39
    the ones trying to put it out as if we
  • 00:25:41
    don't deserve to feel its warmth we
  • 00:25:44
    focus on our failures forgetting
  • 00:25:46
    everything good we do each day but
  • 00:25:49
    listen that fire that greatness has
  • 00:25:51
    always been inside you you just need to
  • 00:25:54
    recognize it and it will start lighting
  • 00:25:57
    up everything you do have you ever known
  • 00:25:59
    deep down that you're capable of
  • 00:26:01
    something but still felt held back as if
  • 00:26:05
    something inside you whispered no stay
  • 00:26:08
    where you are don't take the risk
  • 00:26:11
    psychologist Abraham maslo called this
  • 00:26:13
    the Jonah complex the fear of shining
  • 00:26:16
    too brightly of standing out and why do
  • 00:26:19
    we do this because with greatness comes
  • 00:26:22
    responsibility attention and maybe that
  • 00:26:24
    makes you uncomfortable but listen that
  • 00:26:28
    fear is just an excuse in Disguise
  • 00:26:31
    recognizing your greatness isn't just
  • 00:26:33
    possible it's necessary because even if
  • 00:26:36
    you sometimes prefer to stay in the
  • 00:26:38
    shadows the world needs the light you
  • 00:26:40
    carry inside it's time to let go of the
  • 00:26:43
    barriers you place on yourself and start
  • 00:26:46
    speaking to yourself in a way that
  • 00:26:47
    pushes you forward the stoics knew that
  • 00:26:50
    greatness isn't reserved for heroes or
  • 00:26:52
    leaders it belongs to anyone who acts
  • 00:26:55
    with virtue and determination senica
  • 00:26:57
    once said said our lack of confidence is
  • 00:27:00
    what makes things seem difficult in
  • 00:27:02
    other words most of the time the problem
  • 00:27:04
    isn't that we're incapable it's that we
  • 00:27:06
    don't believe in ourselves enough and
  • 00:27:09
    for him this wasn't just an idea it was
  • 00:27:12
    a daily practice senica spent time
  • 00:27:15
    reflecting on his actions writing in his
  • 00:27:18
    journal about what he had done well and
  • 00:27:20
    how he had handled challenges he
  • 00:27:22
    acknowledged his own achievements to
  • 00:27:24
    strengthen his confidence and ensure he
  • 00:27:26
    was living according to his values now
  • 00:27:30
    let me put you in a situation today you
  • 00:27:33
    finished an important project at work
  • 00:27:36
    you spent weeks putting in effort making
  • 00:27:38
    sure everything was perfect you send the
  • 00:27:41
    final email with the results and what do
  • 00:27:44
    you do next take a deep breath give
  • 00:27:47
    yourself a moment to appreciate your
  • 00:27:49
    hard work ha of course not you
  • 00:27:52
    immediately move on to the next thing
  • 00:27:54
    because the world would stop spinning if
  • 00:27:56
    you didn't keep going right right or
  • 00:27:59
    worse you start overanalyzing everything
  • 00:28:01
    that could have been better I could have
  • 00:28:03
    done this differently or it wasn't even
  • 00:28:06
    that important do you see how unfair you
  • 00:28:08
    are to yourself you invest time energy
  • 00:28:11
    and effort but never allow yourself to
  • 00:28:13
    recognize what you've accomplished what
  • 00:28:16
    would happen if instead of that you took
  • 00:28:18
    a moment to acknowledge your effort and
  • 00:28:20
    your greatness ah I see you're so used
  • 00:28:24
    to criticizing yourself that you don't
  • 00:28:25
    even know how to recognize your own wins
  • 00:28:28
    well don't worry that's what we're here
  • 00:28:31
    for how are you going to change that
  • 00:28:34
    every night write down three things you
  • 00:28:36
    did well that day they can be big or
  • 00:28:39
    small did you finally complete a task
  • 00:28:41
    you had been putting off did you check
  • 00:28:43
    in on a friend or family member did you
  • 00:28:45
    handle a situation at work the right way
  • 00:28:48
    write down how these actions reflect the
  • 00:28:50
    best version of yourself for example
  • 00:28:53
    today I listened to a friend who needed
  • 00:28:55
    support this will help you shift your
  • 00:28:57
    focus us toward the positive but don't
  • 00:29:00
    stop there right after you finish
  • 00:29:02
    writing those three things say out loud
  • 00:29:04
    today I recognize my greatness that way
  • 00:29:08
    you complete the cycle I want you to
  • 00:29:10
    take this with you recognizing your
  • 00:29:12
    greatness isn't a luxury it's a
  • 00:29:14
    necessity every time you do it you
  • 00:29:16
    strengthen your confidence Inspire
  • 00:29:18
    others and fuel that inner fire that
  • 00:29:21
    drives you forward as the great Nelson
  • 00:29:23
    Mandela said there is nothing
  • 00:29:26
    enlightened about shrinking so that
  • 00:29:27
    others won't feel insecure around you my
  • 00:29:30
    friend your greatness isn't just yours
  • 00:29:32
    it's a gift to the world so don't hide
  • 00:29:34
    it recognize it eight I free myself from
  • 00:29:38
    the opinions of others my friend let me
  • 00:29:41
    tell you something I experienced for a
  • 00:29:44
    long time I let other people's opinions
  • 00:29:46
    control me I'd hear things like you
  • 00:29:49
    shouldn't dream so big it's not
  • 00:29:50
    realistic or that path isn't for you you
  • 00:29:54
    should go for something safer and of
  • 00:29:56
    course those words weighed on on me it
  • 00:29:59
    was like they were trying to put out a
  • 00:30:00
    flame I had just started to ignite every
  • 00:30:04
    comment every criticism disguised as
  • 00:30:06
    advice made me doubt myself I felt
  • 00:30:09
    trapped as if my life was being written
  • 00:30:12
    by someone else not by me but then came
  • 00:30:15
    a moment when I stopped and thought why
  • 00:30:17
    am I letting other people's words Define
  • 00:30:20
    what I am capable
  • 00:30:21
    of that was when I decided to free
  • 00:30:24
    myself from the opinions of others and I
  • 00:30:26
    won't lie it didn't happen overnight it
  • 00:30:29
    was a process I started repeating things
  • 00:30:32
    to myself like what others think of me
  • 00:30:34
    is not my responsibility or my path
  • 00:30:38
    doesn't have to make sense to anyone but
  • 00:30:40
    Me little by little those affirmations
  • 00:30:43
    started to sink in I stopped worrying so
  • 00:30:46
    much about the stairs the judgments and
  • 00:30:48
    my friend that's when I finally started
  • 00:30:51
    to feel truly happy I followed my own
  • 00:30:54
    path it wasn't perfect but it was mine
  • 00:30:58
    as Marcus Aurelius said you have power
  • 00:31:01
    over your mind not outside events
  • 00:31:04
    realize this and you will find strength
  • 00:31:08
    and that's exactly what happens with
  • 00:31:09
    other people's opinions you can't
  • 00:31:11
    control what they think or say but you
  • 00:31:14
    can decide how much importance you give
  • 00:31:16
    them freeing yourself from the opinions
  • 00:31:18
    of others doesn't mean ignoring them
  • 00:31:20
    completely it means remembering that
  • 00:31:23
    they don't have the power to Define you
  • 00:31:24
    unless you allow them to now picture
  • 00:31:27
    this you're getting ready for a dinner
  • 00:31:29
    with friends you have an outfit you love
  • 00:31:32
    something that perfectly reflects who
  • 00:31:34
    you are and how you feel but just before
  • 00:31:37
    putting it on doubt Creeps
  • 00:31:40
    in what if they think it's too much what
  • 00:31:43
    if they don't like this style maybe I
  • 00:31:45
    should wear something
  • 00:31:46
    safer it seems like a small thing right
  • 00:31:49
    but it's a perfect example of how much
  • 00:31:51
    weight we give to other people's
  • 00:31:53
    opinions so instead of wearing what
  • 00:31:55
    truly makes you feel like you you pick
  • 00:31:57
    something neutral something that won't
  • 00:31:59
    stand out something that isn't really
  • 00:32:02
    you do you see how paralyzing it can be
  • 00:32:05
    to live for the expectations of others
  • 00:32:07
    now let's rewrite that script next time
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    you're standing in front of the mirror
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    and those voices start creeping in take
  • 00:32:14
    a deep breath and say today I choose to
  • 00:32:18
    show up as my true self without fear of
  • 00:32:22
    judgment make this a habit part of your
  • 00:32:25
    routine before stepping out the door
  • 00:32:27
    look at yourself say it out loud and
  • 00:32:30
    smile because what matters isn't whether
  • 00:32:32
    someone else likes it it's whether it
  • 00:32:34
    makes you feel
  • 00:32:35
    authentic and here's another tip at the
  • 00:32:38
    end of the night take a moment to
  • 00:32:40
    reflect on how you felt being yourself
  • 00:32:43
    ask yourself did I choose what I truly
  • 00:32:46
    wanted or did I give in to what others
  • 00:32:48
    might think write down your answer if
  • 00:32:51
    you stayed true to yourself celebrate it
  • 00:32:53
    if you didn't don't beat yourself up
  • 00:32:56
    just make a plan to try again next next
  • 00:32:58
    time these small victories day after day
  • 00:33:01
    will break the chains of other people's
  • 00:33:03
    opinions my friend I want you to
  • 00:33:05
    remember this other people's opinions
  • 00:33:07
    are like the wind sometimes soft
  • 00:33:10
    sometimes strong but they can't knock
  • 00:33:12
    you down unless you give them the power
  • 00:33:14
    to freeing yourself from them doesn't
  • 00:33:16
    mean you don't care about others it
  • 00:33:18
    means you no longer Define Yourself by
  • 00:33:20
    what they think that is how you find
  • 00:33:23
    your true Direction your happiness your
  • 00:33:25
    path because in the end
  • 00:33:28
    real Freedom isn't just about doing what
  • 00:33:30
    you want it's about being who you truly
  • 00:33:33
    are without fear of what others might
  • 00:33:35
    say are you ready to break free from
  • 00:33:37
    those chains go for it there's nothing
  • 00:33:40
    more liberating nine I live in the
  • 00:33:43
    present living in the past is like
  • 00:33:45
    trying to drive while only looking in
  • 00:33:47
    the rearview mirror what happens you
  • 00:33:50
    miss the road right in front of you the
  • 00:33:52
    only one that actually matters the
  • 00:33:54
    present and the same thing happens when
  • 00:33:57
    your mind is stuck in the future the
  • 00:33:59
    strange part we know we should be here
  • 00:34:01
    in the now but our minds keep drifting
  • 00:34:04
    have you ever been at a family dinner
  • 00:34:06
    surrounded by laughter and conversation
  • 00:34:09
    but your mind was somewhere else maybe
  • 00:34:11
    you were replaying an argument from
  • 00:34:13
    yesterday or stressing over your
  • 00:34:14
    never-ending to-do list for tomorrow
  • 00:34:17
    then suddenly you realize the moment has
  • 00:34:19
    already passed your Uncle told a joke
  • 00:34:22
    that had everyone in tears but you
  • 00:34:23
    didn't hear it your cousin received a
  • 00:34:26
    special gift and you missed the Joy on
  • 00:34:28
    her face and when the night is over
  • 00:34:30
    there's that sting of regret you were
  • 00:34:33
    physically there but you didn't live it
  • 00:34:35
    do you think Marcus Aurelius allowed
  • 00:34:37
    himself to get lost in distractions and
  • 00:34:39
    miss the key moments of his Empire
  • 00:34:42
    imagine an emperor faced with critical
  • 00:34:44
    decisions yet mentally wandering between
  • 00:34:47
    past mistakes and future worries sounds
  • 00:34:50
    impossible right but Marcus Aurelius was
  • 00:34:52
    human just like you and me and of course
  • 00:34:56
    he faced distraction
  • 00:34:58
    but he knew something most people today
  • 00:35:00
    don't practice how to bring his Focus
  • 00:35:02
    back to the present he summed it up with
  • 00:35:05
    Incredible Clarity think always that you
  • 00:35:08
    are living only in this instant and that
  • 00:35:10
    the rest of your life is suspended for
  • 00:35:13
    him the present wasn't just an idea it
  • 00:35:16
    was his Refuge at the end of each day he
  • 00:35:20
    sat down to reflect writing in his
  • 00:35:22
    meditations he reviewed his actions how
  • 00:35:25
    he had responded to challenges and what
  • 00:35:27
    could improve he wasn't seeking
  • 00:35:30
    Perfection just the understanding that
  • 00:35:32
    the only thing he could control was what
  • 00:35:34
    he did in that moment and that kept him
  • 00:35:36
    focused on what truly mattered eart tol
  • 00:35:40
    author of The Power of Now talks a lot
  • 00:35:42
    about how to reconnect with the present
  • 00:35:44
    he explains that the Mind naturally
  • 00:35:46
    tends to worry or drift away but that we
  • 00:35:49
    can bring it back with something as
  • 00:35:51
    simple as a question but instead of just
  • 00:35:53
    asking yourself a question turn it into
  • 00:35:56
    an affirmation why
  • 00:35:58
    because when you tell yourself something
  • 00:36:00
    you anchor yourself to the moment for
  • 00:36:02
    example instead of letting your mind get
  • 00:36:05
    lost in the chaos of the day say I am
  • 00:36:08
    here now do this whenever you feel
  • 00:36:11
    disconnected as you say it shift your
  • 00:36:14
    focus to your surroundings notice the
  • 00:36:16
    colors feel the air on your skin listen
  • 00:36:19
    to The Sounds around you imagine you're
  • 00:36:22
    walking down the street and your mind
  • 00:36:23
    starts
  • 00:36:25
    spiraling what am I going to do about
  • 00:36:27
    that problem tomorrow why didn't I
  • 00:36:29
    handle that situation differently
  • 00:36:31
    yesterday instead of staying trapped in
  • 00:36:33
    those thoughts tell yourself where am I
  • 00:36:37
    I'm on this street I'm looking at a bird
  • 00:36:39
    sitting on a tree branch seriously try
  • 00:36:42
    it it's amazing how a simple phrase can
  • 00:36:44
    cut through mental noise and bring you
  • 00:36:46
    back to what truly matters but don't
  • 00:36:49
    just do this once and forget about it
  • 00:36:51
    this is something you need to practice
  • 00:36:53
    every day because remember the brain is
  • 00:36:55
    like a muscle and it needs training so
  • 00:36:58
    practice while you walk while you eat
  • 00:37:01
    even in the middle of a conversation if
  • 00:37:04
    you're at dinner and your mind won't
  • 00:37:05
    stop racing pause look at your plate and
  • 00:37:08
    describe it I am here in my dining room
  • 00:37:12
    I am eating a plate of rice ah and one
  • 00:37:15
    more thing at the end of the day take a
  • 00:37:17
    moment to reflect ask yourself how many
  • 00:37:21
    moments today did I actually live don't
  • 00:37:24
    judge yourself just be aware and improve
  • 00:37:27
    little by little you can even write down
  • 00:37:29
    one moment you truly enjoyed today I was
  • 00:37:33
    fully present when I stopped to watch
  • 00:37:35
    the sunset or today I was present while
  • 00:37:38
    talking to my friend these small
  • 00:37:40
    victories train you to be more mindful
  • 00:37:43
    each day my friend life is not in the
  • 00:37:46
    past which you can't change nor in the
  • 00:37:49
    future which doesn't exist yet it is
  • 00:37:52
    here in this very moment waiting for you
  • 00:37:55
    to live it and living in the present
  • 00:37:58
    isn't just a cliche it's an act of Love
  • 00:38:01
    toward yourself and those around you
  • 00:38:04
    don't forget I am here I am living this
  • 00:38:07
    moment and that is enough 10 I decide my
  • 00:38:11
    reality you've probably been there it's
  • 00:38:14
    Monday morning your alarm goes off and
  • 00:38:16
    the moment you open your eyes you
  • 00:38:18
    already feel like the day is lost you're
  • 00:38:21
    exhausted your to-do list feels endless
  • 00:38:24
    and one thought echoes in your mind
  • 00:38:26
    today is going to be a disaster but wait
  • 00:38:30
    what if you chose something different
  • 00:38:32
    what if in that exact moment you decided
  • 00:38:35
    that no matter what happens you can
  • 00:38:37
    choose how to experience your day
  • 00:38:40
    because my friend here's the power we
  • 00:38:43
    often forget you decide your reality
  • 00:38:47
    Marcus Aurelius put it bluntly if you
  • 00:38:49
    are distressed by anything external the
  • 00:38:52
    pain is not due to the thing itself but
  • 00:38:54
    to your interpretation of it and you
  • 00:38:57
    have the power to revoke that
  • 00:38:58
    interpretation at any moment the stoics
  • 00:39:01
    believe that events don't affect us it's
  • 00:39:03
    the meaning we give them that does a
  • 00:39:06
    rainy day has no fixed meaning for one
  • 00:39:08
    person it's miserable for another it's a
  • 00:39:11
    chance to slow down and enjoy the calm
  • 00:39:14
    reality isn't something outside of you
  • 00:39:16
    it's how you perceive it a powerful
  • 00:39:19
    example of this is Helen Keller imagine
  • 00:39:22
    losing your sight and hearing as a child
  • 00:39:24
    what would you do in her place most of
  • 00:39:27
    us would feel defeated trapped in an
  • 00:39:29
    endless Darkness but Helen didn't see it
  • 00:39:32
    that way to her those limitations
  • 00:39:34
    weren't a sentence they were a challenge
  • 00:39:37
    an opportunity to rise above and she
  • 00:39:40
    didn't just overcome them she
  • 00:39:42
    transformed them into her driving force
  • 00:39:44
    Helen once said life is either a daring
  • 00:39:47
    Adventure or nothing at all and she
  • 00:39:50
    lived by that she learned to communicate
  • 00:39:52
    when it seemed impossible she wrote
  • 00:39:54
    books that inspired Millions she
  • 00:39:57
    traveled the world giving speeches
  • 00:39:59
    proving that circumstances don't Define
  • 00:40:01
    us because she understood one essential
  • 00:40:04
    truth she couldn't control what had
  • 00:40:06
    happened to her but she could control
  • 00:40:08
    how she responded to it and in that
  • 00:40:10
    decision she found her true strength now
  • 00:40:13
    let me put you in a situation imagine
  • 00:40:16
    you're stuck in traffic the cars aren't
  • 00:40:18
    moving and your mind starts
  • 00:40:20
    spiraling this always happens to me I'm
  • 00:40:24
    going to be late what a waste of time
  • 00:40:27
    do you see how these thoughts only
  • 00:40:29
    increase your frustration now what if
  • 00:40:32
    instead of feeding that stress you chose
  • 00:40:34
    to shift your perspective you could tell
  • 00:40:36
    yourself I have a moment to listen to an
  • 00:40:39
    inspiring podcast or I'm going to use
  • 00:40:42
    this time to calm my mind the traffic
  • 00:40:45
    doesn't change but your experience of it
  • 00:40:47
    does here's something practical to start
  • 00:40:50
    deciding your reality every day first
  • 00:40:53
    each morning ask yourself what can I do
  • 00:40:56
    today to create a reality that makes me
  • 00:40:59
    happy write it somewhere visible this
  • 00:41:02
    will put you in a proactive mindset
  • 00:41:04
    reminding you that you always have the
  • 00:41:06
    power to choose your outlook second when
  • 00:41:09
    You Face a difficult situation tell
  • 00:41:11
    yourself I choose to see the opportunity
  • 00:41:14
    in this it might not be obvious at first
  • 00:41:18
    but if you repeat it enough you'll start
  • 00:41:20
    training your mind to find lessons
  • 00:41:22
    instead of obstacles for example if you
  • 00:41:25
    run into a problem at work you can see
  • 00:41:27
    it as a burden or as a chance to prove
  • 00:41:30
    your capabilities you decide my friend
  • 00:41:34
    we can't control everything that happens
  • 00:41:36
    to us but we can always decide how we
  • 00:41:40
    respond and in that decision lies our
  • 00:41:42
    true Freedom life isn't about waiting
  • 00:41:45
    for things to change it's about changing
  • 00:41:48
    the way you see them because in the end
  • 00:41:51
    reality isn't just something that
  • 00:41:53
    happens to you it's something you create
  • 00:41:56
    every sing single day I invite you to
  • 00:41:59
    embrace the power of the words you tell
  • 00:42:01
    yourself every day let each affirmation
  • 00:42:04
    be a seed that nurtures your strength
  • 00:42:07
    your confidence and your purpose
  • 00:42:09
    remember my friend what you repeat in
  • 00:42:12
    your mind becomes your reality so tell
  • 00:42:14
    me what words will you choose to say to
  • 00:42:17
    yourself today if you've made it this
  • 00:42:19
    far write in the comments I decide my
  • 00:42:22
    path that way I'll know who the true
  • 00:42:24
    stoic Warriors are who made it to the
  • 00:42:26
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  • affirmations
  • Stoic wisdom
  • personal growth
  • self-doubt
  • mindfulness
  • resilience
  • leadership
  • living in the present
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