if you keep carrying old bricks you'll keep building the same house

00:14:10
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Summary

TLDRThe speaker discusses the importance of personal growth through self-renovation rather than simply letting go of the past. They argue that carrying old burdens can limit personal development and suggest focusing on changing one's perspective and identity. Emphasizing the significance of addressing negative aspects without allowing them to define us, the speaker advocates for an intentional approach to rebuilding oneself. They encourage listeners to recognize their potential for growth and maintain a positive mindset while navigating life's challenges.

Takeaways

  • ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Renovation of self is key, not abandonment.
  • ๐Ÿง  Focus on changing perspectives rather than disregarding the past.
  • ๐Ÿ”„ Negative aspects need attention but shouldnโ€™t define us.
  • ๐Ÿš€ Personal growth requires intentional effort.
  • ๐Ÿ’ช Positive self-affirmations are vital for rebuilding confidence.
  • ๐Ÿ“š Learning from the past helps in future growth.
  • ๐ŸŒฑ Cultivate positive traits actively.
  • ๐Ÿ” Perception shapes our reality and potential.
  • โฉ Moving forward is essential for growth.
  • ๐Ÿค Don't shy away from reaching out for support.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    Ke to ntsefala le ho ithuta ka 'na, ke utloisisa hore re thehiloe ke lintho tseo re li carries le ho tloha mehleng e fetileng. Ha re ntse re tsoela pele ho ntlafatsa, re tlameha ho hlokomela hore ho bohlokoa ho nolofatsa mehopolo le boikemelo ba rona, empa ho fetoha le ho ba le mohopolo o mocha ke tsona tse behang letsoho. Ka hona, ho bohlokoa ho nka likarolo tsohle tseo re sa li rateng empa ho li sheba e le mehlodi e ka re thusang ho fetoha.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:14:10

    Hore re sebetse ho fetoha le ho hlahisa mehopolo e mecha, re lokela ho ba le maikutlo a nepahetseng ka karolo ea rona e mpe ea bophelo. Hape, ho bohlokoa ho rata le ho tลกehetsa boikemelo le mefuta e fapaneng ea lintho tseo re entsoeng ka tsona. Ho lokela ho be le ho thatafala le ho leka ho fetoha, le fa maikutlo a nepahetseng ho thuso ho fetoha ka tsela e matla.

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Video Q&A

  • What does the speaker mean by 'renovation' instead of 'letting go'?

    Renovation implies changing and improving oneself while acknowledging past experiences rather than disregarding them.

  • How does the speaker suggest we handle negative aspects of ourselves?

    Negative aspects should be recognized and addressed as parts that need attention, rather than being seen as foundational to our identity.

  • What are some key strategies for self-improvement mentioned?

    Focus on cultivation of positive traits, intentional rebuilding of identity, and maintaining a forward-looking perspective.

  • What role does perception play in personal growth?

    Our perception shapes how we view ourselves and our potential, and consciously choosing a positive perspective is essential.

  • How does the speaker address the concept of 'ego death'?

    They suggest that while ego death can be an experience, it is not attainable for everyone; instead, focusing on aspects that seek change is more practical.

  • What does the speaker say about past experiences?

    Past experiences should be acknowledged but not allowed to define who we are now; it's important to learn from them and move forward.

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    the more I develop the more I learn
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    about myself the more I realize how much
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    we're burdened by the things we carry
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    from our past and in saying that I mean
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    that if you keep carrying old bricks
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    you'll build the same
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    house if you keep carrying the past with
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    you if you keep taking who you used to
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    be that anxiety of the past that anxiety
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    of your your previous self you'll
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    continue to keep being that person and I
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    don't say that just to say that you
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    should just let go of your past self
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    it's not about letting go it's not about
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    disregarding it's not about getting rid
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    I think we need to get that out of our
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    mentality cuz in all aspects of
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    ourselves I don't think we get rid of
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    anything I think we change
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    it it's about
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    renovation not disregarding you know
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    when we're building something new and
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    we're taking pieces and parts of
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    ourselves that we may dislike that don't
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    serve us it's not about treating them as
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    if they're nothing throwing them behind
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    us cuz what we throw behind us is what
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    we carry on our back we tend to think
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    we're disregarding it when really we're
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    just disregarding ourselves the things
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    we want to get rid of the things we want
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    to change are there for a reason we want
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    to change them for a reason it's not
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    because of something that's just a part
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    of us that we need to get rid of it's a
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    part of us that needs our attention it's
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    a part of us that needs our stimulation
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    in order to become something new become
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    something worthwhile
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    and I think the main thing we need to do
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    is change that perspective that we have
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    on you know all negative parts of
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    ourselves
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    aren't you know to be shunned like that
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    just to be focused
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    on when I say uh you keep carrying this
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    old bricks you're going to build the
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    same
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    house I definitely heard that uh from
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    somewhere I definitely saw it on Tik Tok
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    not going to lie to
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    y'all but I just thought it was a great
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    topic
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    you know it's a it's a great analogy
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    for how we think about changing the self
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    how we think about growing as
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    people and I feel like a lot of us think
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    that
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    it's you know a total rebirth which in
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    some ways it is a lot of people
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    experience what they call like ego death
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    and they feel like they come out a new
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    person but I feel like ego death is sort
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    of an unattainable thing sometimes so
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    when regards so when you can't just
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    readily do that it's
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    about realizing the aspects of yourself
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    that seek out
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    change and focusing on you know instead
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    of running from the aspects of ourselves
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    that seek out change feel like we run
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    from ourselves a lot we run from our
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    expression We R from our cultivation We
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    R from our actualization in more ways
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    than I could probably put my finger
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    on and not being present and not being
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    with ourselves and not being able to
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    truly address our problems without you
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    know taking personal which shouldn't be
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    taken
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    personal and in some ways you know your
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    own negative aspect should be taken
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    personally but I don't think they should
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    NE necessarily be
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    taken you
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    know as seriously as we do I feel like
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    we attri attribute more of the negative
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    aspects of ourselves to our identity
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    than our positive
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    ones it's more important to focus on the
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    positive of course and I wouldn't say
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    it's less important to focus on the
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    negative I just think the negative
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    shouldn't be used as a foundation for
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    who we
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    are not to say don't address the
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    negative not to say don't cultivate past
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    it not to say don't look at
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    it but to
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    say when you're trying to get better
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    when we're be trying to become something
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    new we can't carry that negativity we
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    have to focus on changing it and moving
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    forward and we have to be care careful
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    and mindful of our the patterns of our
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    mind cuz that's how I feel like most of
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    us get loop back in like even in my own
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    experience I find that sometimes I still
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    feel like the person I was three years
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    ago I have my days I have my moments and
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    it's about realizing that you're no
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    longer there you no longer have to be in
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    that space and you no longer have to be
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    that person I me you're still that
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    person you no longer have to be in that
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    head space it's about realizing that you
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    know if you keep
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    repeating those same cycles and don't
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    stop yourself and don't allow yourself
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    to think something different or or try
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    to think something different or at least
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    make efforts to change something that's
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    putting you in that Loop you're going to
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    repeat the same cycle and get the same
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    results I said this in my past two
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    videos you know a lot of us try to tear
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    our house down tear ourselves down and
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    rebuild ourselves in a different place
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    only to realize that if we rebuild the
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    same structure we're going to have the
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    same structural problems it's about
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    renovation it's about changing the
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    structure You're Building or more so
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    changing the pieces and parts to make it
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    holistically
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    you I feel like some of the negativity
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    some of the negative aspects of
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    ourselves are implanted it's not
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    necessarily stuff that's inherent to our
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    character it's stuff that's inherent to
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    our environment in the way at which we
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    were brought up or the way at which we
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    perceiv our upbringing and that's why I
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    feel like perception is so important and
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    perception I feel like goes hand in hand
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    with being present being present in this
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    sense is
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    being able to choose your perspective
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    being able to look at the world and and
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    say to it you know this is how I want to
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    view it this is how I will VI rather
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    than this is how it is and this is how I
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    have to accept it not to say be super
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    delusional but be a little delusional it
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    it really doesn't it really doesn't do
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    that that much damage you know be
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    reasonable but in all things that are
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    subject perspective all things that are
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    subject to your own minds bias why not
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    bias it in your
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    favor why not be that person for
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    yourself to give you that little oomph
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    cuz I feel like a lot of us look to our
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    friends look to our family for that that
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    sort of validation on subjects they
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    might not know a lot about and I feel
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    like it's a lot more genuine a lot more
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    not to say you can't appreciate I
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    appreciate whenever people tell me stuff
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    like that but to say that it's it's a
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    little different when it comes from you
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    it's like looking at all your ups and
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    downs in life and still saying you're on
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    the way up like
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    it's affirming to yourself that no
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    matter what has happened in your
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    experience that you're still pioneering
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    onward that you're still trying to move
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    forward you know you're patting yourself
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    on the back for falling you're getting
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    up each
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    time I feel like that's where your true
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    appreciation comes in cuz if you're
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    watching this video no matter what
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    hardships you've endured no matter what
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    things you've been through you've gotten
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    to this point you made it through
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    that you know your mind might be messed
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    up at this moment
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    I don't know what what people have going
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    on but regardless you made it to this
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    moment and you can do it over and over
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    again to know what humanly possible
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    means you two can do
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    it I feel like a lot of us spend our
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    life in reference to something that we
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    probably shouldn't live in reference to
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    a lot of our past sometimes are negative
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    we have a lot of negativity we carry
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    from the past but we made it through
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    that this is a new time and you are a
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    new person due to that circumstance so
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    we have to realize that
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    in attempting to carry those pieces and
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    parts with you know remember the lesson
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    forget the
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    teacher remember the lesson forget the
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    teach it we have to keep moving forward
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    not necessarily disregarding the past
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    but regarding who we are now regarding
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    who we want to
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    be you know living in a in a new
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    definition of
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    yourself you know you're in some
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    ways you know is no past self to
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    overcome who you are now is is just as
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    much suited for anything as you will
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    ever
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    be it's about getting out of that that
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    same mentality that you had when you
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    were that person getting out of those
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    same thought loads getting out of those
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    same
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    habits and one thing I said you can't
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    replace anything in your life with just
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    a
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    vacancy you is going to be filled by
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    something that's going to want to be
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    stimulated by
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    something and you can either make the
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    choice to intentionally put positive
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    stuff in there or allow something random
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    to get in there and chances are if you
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    allow something random get in it'll be
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    negative it might be the same thing that
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    you're trying to get away from that's
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    why I feel like renovation is important
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    intentional
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    renovation focusing on the parts of
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    yourself like if you if you're feeling
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    insecure if you're feeling lack of
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    confidence it's not
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    about uh just faking it till you make it
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    it's about cultivating it it's a it's a
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    cultivated thing it's a trial and er
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    thing like even in my own experience I
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    don't feel like I truly got a grasp on
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    myself or I truly got a grasp
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    on how to move in my own confidence my
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    own
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    air until like maybe like a year
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    ago and that's just
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    cuz it's a cultivated thing it's about
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    putting yourself in scenarios and
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    situations to help you realize but also
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    you know one thing I realized recently
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    is
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    that you know easy shortcut to this is
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    one telling
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    yourself and two feeling
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    it feeling it reprogramming your mind in
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    a sense reprogramming the way you think
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    about yourself in turn your reactions
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    change your perceptions change and
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    overall your life changes as well so if
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    not anything this is a sign for you to
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    be intentional with your perception and
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    intentional with how you choose to
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    rebuild yourself and break yourself down
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    you know don't just tear yourself down
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    for no reason but make sure if you do
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    you're building yourself back up with
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    intention and not to just get something
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    built not to just get something built
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    it's okay to be loose structured it's
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    okay to be loose with your identity in a
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    sense as long as you know you're
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    cultivating something you're trying to
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    intentionally build something and it's
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    okay to not know all the answers let's
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    see people talking about they don't know
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    what their passions are they don't know
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    what their dreams are just yet and
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    that's
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    okay I don't necessarily know everything
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    I want to do in my life yet and I don't
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    think anybody ever gets to that point
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    once we achieve something we as humans I
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    feel like are constantly going to be in
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    the search for something
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    new something greater just as our mind
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    always seeks out problems it always
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    seeks out stuff for us to do it's always
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    going to seek out the next thing you
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    know the next passion the next motive
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    the next
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    motivation and make sure when you find
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    those motivations when you have those
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    things hold it firmly in your heart and
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    in your mind's eye and what I mean by
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    that is you know realize it's
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    plausibility and walk each day walk each
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    life as if it's already occurring as if
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    what you wish to achieve what you uh are
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    hoping is already embraced
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    now it's the same principle of
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    um
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    feeling you know the law of attraction
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    sort of states that you have to uh in
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    some ways feel or in some ways embody
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    what you wish to attract in order to get
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    it
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    which is sort of counterintuitive
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    sometimes but um I wrote something the
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    other day it's because we dare not
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    Venture what is it it's not because we
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    uh it's not because things are difficult
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    that we dare not Venture it's because we
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    dare not Venture that things are
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    difficult I feel like a lot of us don't
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    s our own scenes in who we are and what
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    we are to the same extent that we just
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    allow things to sort of unfold in front
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    of us and it's a it's about sewing your
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    seeds in yourself and realizing that you
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    know you're you're going to grow you're
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    a person who's who's going to be
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    cultivated a person who's going to be
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    uplifted by your own self in a way and
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    you have to have that sort of faith in s
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    that faith in yourself to constantly and
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    readily improve and become something new
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    you know there is no such thing as
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    stagnation in this sense as long as
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    you're being genuine to
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    yourself so it's about just having faith
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    just as you were planning seat in the
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    ground and know it's going to grow some
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    type of fruit vegetable or
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    whatnot just know if you invest in
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    yourself the same's going to happen it
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    may not look exactly how you want it
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    to but you have to have no expectation
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    and and that's s the sense and I'm going
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    to talk about the law of of Detachment
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    in some video it was requested but it's
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    sort of the same principle just not
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    being being impartial to that but doing
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    it because it's a good thing to do it's
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    a good thing to try to help yourself
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    grow that doesn't necessarily mean you
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    have to uh do it in a specific
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    way so if you made it this far in the
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    video thank you so much much much much
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    appreciate um I really appreciate the
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    support I'm getting I love reaching out
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    to you I love seeing your creative work
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    so if you uh if you like make music do
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    art anything of that sort um my
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    Instagram is the same as my channel so
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    feel free to uh message me on there I
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    try to respond to every single one of my
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    m
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    messages and yeah the Discord I don't
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    know I'm trying to get this I might get
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    I might get Discord Nitro just so I can
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    have the live
  • 00:13:39
    link but that cost money I'm a little
  • 00:13:42
    bit cheap so I'm sorry about that all in
  • 00:13:45
    all I hope everybody's having a great
  • 00:13:47
    day I hope everyone's uh trying to be
  • 00:13:49
    intentional with the way they're caring
  • 00:13:50
    about themselves and the way they are um
  • 00:13:53
    you know just keep being y keep being
  • 00:13:56
    great Life's too short to short to get
  • 00:13:58
    caught up in make sure you know what
  • 00:14:00
    you're carrying behind you and make sure
  • 00:14:02
    you know you know which direction you
  • 00:14:04
    want to go and if you don't go somewhere
  • 00:14:07
    and see if you like it
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  • self-improvement
  • personal growth
  • mindset
  • renovation
  • identity
  • overcoming negativity
  • self-awareness
  • perspective
  • cultivation
  • positivity