CONTROL YOUR MIND. IF YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR MIND, YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE - Motivational Speech

[Music] how do you know a dream is worth chasing I actually would like to flip that because I think a lot of people are waiting for a sign to know that a dream is worth chasing before they start doing it and I think it actually comes after you start doing it Everest is obvious to climb cuz it's there it's a mountain personal Everest you know you can't see them you know and like that Journey to the top of the mountain and back down again is fo with hazards and no one can see it but you so letting people into help you know when you can't trust and when you have to trust and then you know endeavoring to make the journey within yourself to do something you know to achieve that there's going to be someone there who's got the right pair of ears at the right time and my pass at the right person for you and every case is different you know so never give up on a dream you got to know when to stay silent every move doesn't need to be announced every play doesn't need to be posted keep your head down and keep working hard in due time they'll see it when you make mistakes they add up they add up one mistake compounds and leads to another which leads to another and they can lead you to a downward spiral of Destruction here's the thing you know what else adds up the positive things the good moves the small sacrifices that you make to do things right the adjustments needed to correct problems the daily discipline required to get you where you want to get to those little positive things add up too here's the question why don't we do them why don't we do them well it's because in most cases it's because they add up slowly they add up so slowly that you don't really notice the results I dare you to stop around and dedicate the next 6 months of your life exclusively to you and your goal don't announce it to anybody else on Instagram don't tell anyone about it just disappear and do the work on yourself and then reemerge in 6 months a completely different person desire is the starting point of all change the most important question that you have to ask yourself in life is how badly do you want what you want how badly do you want it or do you want it at all if you want it so badly if you want it with tremendous intensity of desire there's really nothing in the world that can stop you from getting it so I get a lot of emails about how do I say motivated hungry driven well let me tell you something most days in life when I wake up I'm not more motivated hungry or driven I can make it to myself to the best ver of myself but most of us are looking for is a special feeling of oh I feel great this morning I'm going to get out of bed and get a quick five miles in or go to the gym if you looking for that feeling let me tell you one thing ain't going to come you have to learn to do when you don't want to do learn to bring that Sage mentality on yourself the animalistic [ __ ] you think a sage gives a about how he feels or how she feels then is do it learn to be your best self when you're least motivated you have to build the discipline and the grit and the fortitude and the determination and the endurance and the confidence and the ability to execute when conditions aren't ideal to never quit it's not that they don't know what to do it's that they couldn't consistently do it when conditions weren't perfect and conditions on the path of success will will'll never be perfect so you have to build yourself into someone who can execute whether it's great times or whether it's bad times one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success and it wasn't social intelligence it wasn't good looks physical health and it wasn't IQ it was grit grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals grit is having stamina grit is sticking with your future day in day out not just for the week not just for the month but for years and working really hard to make that future a reality grit is living life like it's a marathon not a Sprint one day in the gym one day in the gym is basically imperceivable 2 Days in the gym you don't recog ize any change whatsoever a 100 days in the gym and you're almost a new person when you do anything it adds up when you do nothing it amounts to zero so take the small steps every day do what you're supposed to do and don't expect some incredible results in 1 day or 2 days or 10 days worth watch things take 100 days they take 500 days maybe they take 5,000 days they take time but it's little steps that add up all habits are learned and can be unlearned almost everything you do from the time you get up in the morning is habit so start to think about yourself what would be the best habits to have when you go to sleep at night think about your goals for the the coming day make a list for each day of all the goals the little goals you're going to accomplish that day the most important thing is probably keep betting on yourself and bet again and roll the dice and roll the dice what happens in as you get older is you realize that these opportunities were in front of you and you didn't jump for them life can be understood as a series of opportunities that are put before you and they're time Limited you know perfectly well that if you put your mind to it and you make the proper sacrifices there are things you can set straight and that if you do that diligently things actually improve and so cuz otherwise if you didn't believe that you wouldn't act at all like well maybe you just turn to completely catastrophic short-term impulsive pleasure something like that you have to believe that your action has some Redemptive possibility cuz why would you do it otherwise and you might say well I kind of believe that like well that's not good enough you know you you kind of got to throw yourself all into it and what's the cost anyways you know it's not like you're going to get out of this alive so you're pretty much all in whether you want to be or not the outcome isn't the prize it's the process the small unglamorous steps in the moments no one sees you're not meant to have it all figured out because figuring it out is the work don't chase perfect Chase progress let yourself stumble let yourself grow and let go of the need for every move to be Flawless the magic happens when you stop waiting for the Finish Line to feel fulfilled when you realize you're building something greater than the end result You're Building yourself a new year a fresh page an open door to possibility every year we tell ourselves this is going to be it this is going to be my year but how many times have we said that only to end up back in the same place same habits same excuses same regrets but this time this time can be different this time it's not about making promise proes you don't keep or setting goals you'll forget by February this time it's about one thing and one thing only becoming the person you know you're capable of being 2025 isn't just a number on the calendar it's an opportunity a line in the sand a chance to step into the life you've been dreaming of not next year not someday but now and that life it's not waiting for you you have to go out and build it but let me bear clear this isn't about wishing hoping or fantasizing about the year ahead 2025 will not change your life just because the Clock Struck midnight the change doesn't happen in the Turning of a calendar it happens in the Turning of your mindset it happens when you stop making excuses and start making moves and here's the truth about change it's not easy it's not comfortable it's not glamorous real change is gritty it's waking up earlier than you want to it's saying no to the things that waste your time and yes to the things that challenge you it's putting in the work when no one's watching when no one's clapping when no one's even paying attention because the life you want isn't built in the spotlight it's built in the shadows you want 2025 to be your year then stop waiting for the perfect moment stop waiting for the motivation to hit stop waiting for the stars to align they won't the perfect moment doesn't exist the Stars don't care but you you care that's why you're here that's why you're listening Because deep down you know you're capable of more but here's the catch wanting more isn't enough you have to act and not just once not just when it's easy but every single day because every decision you make every action you take shapes who you are becoming 2025 isn't just about what you'll achieve it's about who you'll become it's about the version of yourself you're building Brick by Brick Moment by moment this is the year you stop letting fear hold you back fear of failure fear of judgment fear of stepping into the unknown because here's the thing about fear it's always going to be there you don't overcome it by avoiding it you overcome it by facing it by stepping into it by proving to yourself over and over again that you're stronger than the fear 2025 is the year you take back your time the year you stop wasting hours days weeks on things that don't matter the year you start valuing every moment every choice every opportunity because time is the most precious thing you have and once it's gone it's gone this is the year you start stop saying I'll start tomorrow and start saying I'll start now and when the setbacks come and they will you won't give up because setbacks are part of the process they're not a sign that you've failed they're a sign that you're trying and every time you get back up every time you push forward you're building something unshakable you're proving to yourself that you don't just want this you're willing to work for it but let's be real change isn't about some massive dramatic overhaul it's about the Small Things the daily habits the choices you make when no one's watching 2025 isn't going to be your year because of some big moment it's going to be your year because of the thousands of small moments where you chose to show up to do the work to be better so here's the challenge don't just write a list of resolutions don't just set goals decide who you're going to be because goals can be forgotten and resolutions can be broken but when you decide who you are when you commit to becoming that person Everything Changes you want to be someone who's disciplined then start acting like it you want to be someone who's confident then start building that confidence step by step you want to be someone who's successful then start defining what success looks like for you and go after it like your life depends on on it because it does 2025 is your canvas and what you paint on it is entirely up to you it's not going to be perfect it's not going to be easy but it doesn't have to be what it does have to be is intentional every day every choice every moment you decide what this year is going to mean and when December rolls around again when you look back on the year that's passed you'll see one one of two things either a year of excuses of wasted time of opportunities missed or a year of growth of progress of becoming the choice is yours so stop waiting stop hesitating stop looking for a sign this is your sign this is your moment this is your year