WHEN LIFE BREAKS YOU AND YOU FEEL LIKE GIVING UP - Powerful Motivational Speech

so you're at Rock Bottom good you feel like you've completely lost control like the world is caving in on you and there's not a thing you can do about it like no matter what you try to do to remedy this Dreadful state of existence it only gets darker good accept it stop running there is a mountain whose Peak is so tall it is hidden behind the clouds I want you to look up at it embrace the shadow that it has casted on you all this time understand that this mountain is no foreign entity it is you you are the mountain and today you stop cowering from your own potential and there's a difference between feeling sad and being sad feeling angry and being angry you can feel angry all you want you can feel sad all you want but don't do sad [ __ ] don't do angry and I think that's what strength is you can cry you can be sad you can do all those things but doing what you're supposed to do despite that that's mental toughness I'm going to do what is right even though I feel this way if you can master that you can Master [ __ ] anything you carry a heaviness I'm stuck by now I I really thought I would have left my mark you know found my purpose instead I've I've wasted so much time wasted no time has been your silent sculptor shaping you in ways you cannot yet [Music] see you know it's funny man a lot of you young guys think it's a choice to be great bro it ain't no choice it's an obligation you don't only owe this to yourself bro you owe it to all the people that believe in you that have sacrificed for your success a't no choice bro the day you were born you signed a contract you write by others you write by yourself you're right my God and watch the joy that fills your heart I believe in you bro and so do all these other people it's time for you to believe in you you owe it to yourself big dog owe it to yourself snow's coming down a bit this morning weather says feels like 14 the ears hurt the hands burn I do 3 minutes in the ice bath before every morning run and I don't want to be out here the thing is though if I allow the fluctuation of my environment to dictate the likelihood of me showing up my life would be up to circumstance and that is a pitiful existence all anyone really wants is a little bit of certainty but almost nobody is willing to offer that to themselves this world is going to do everything to keep you from showing up but find a way every single time in life will be very [Music] different I tell people you get rewarded in public for what you practice in private you look at somebody like Steph Curry and you see this guy who you know shoot the ball from almost half court chomping on the side of his thing and he turns he doesn't even look he turns around and just waves cuz he knows it's in already and it's Swish and the crowd goes crazy and people look at that and go he's he's un he is he's unbelievable he's unbelievable he's the greatest three-point shooter in history there's no one like him but what they don't pay attention to is that isn't like a little gift right he shoots 500 shots every single day never less than that 7 days a week for more than 15 years the 15-year professional career he's been doing it since before he was in college his dad really trained him so think of that 3,500 shots a week 168,000 shots in a year 2.52 million shots in his 15-year no you know NBA career so he can make 3,600 shots not even one1 of [Music] 1% what I have discovered is this a strategy is like a freeway it allows us to get to where we want to go as quickly as possible so many times on the freeway we take exits and every time I take an exit I lose my way every time I take an exit I now am further away from my dream than what I probably was when I started you have to understand that it's the pathway it's the stepbystep process that allows us to get to the tree so many times we look at the top of the mountain and forget the fact that it's the first step your dream requires thousands of steps in the right direction you have to train yourself to become someone who is resilient who has fortitude who has grit who can persevere who can pay attention to their boss voice not their [ __ ] voice and can execute against the things that they know are going to move them where they want to go even when they don't feel like it and if you could do that it will become quote unquote easier you will perceive it to be easier it will not be easier you will be stronger this is your one shot at life it really is and however you spend your time is up to you nobody is going to tell you what to do so if there is something that you have always wanted to do but you're not doing it because you're afraid you're afraid of failing then this is your chance to actually just do it anyways to face that fear headon because if you do that then you can work towards something in this one life that you have and actually maybe get there you know you might not get there but at least you tried and that's the thing right we have the ability to try we have the ability to actually try and possibly succeed but the thing is if you really give it your all and you really try your best nine times out of 10 you're going to succeed because you never give up you worked on it every single day you really gave yourself the ability and the chance to actually achieve that dream of yours and because you did you did you did achieve it all you know imagine a life where you actually achieved it all instead of scrolling on social media all day imagine a life where you're working on your dreams every day and one day you actually get there like imagine how amazing that would feel and like take that feeling and use that as that motivation that drive to push you forward and every day is going to be tough it's not going to be easy but the more you work on it the more consistent you are working towards that dream you're going to get there eventually it's going to take time yes but you're going to get there eventually because you never gave [Music] up chaos it's a word we use when life feels out of control when nothing makes sense and you're standing in the middle of it all wondering which way to turn chaos can be overwhelming it can feel like the ground beneath your feet has disappeared like the world is spinning too fast like no matter how hard you try you can't catch your breath maybe you're in that place right now maybe your plans fell apart maybe you've lost something or someone you thought you couldn't live without maybe life didn't just throw you a curveball it hit you with a storm and in the middle of that storm it's easy to feel lost to feel feel like there's no purpose no reason no sense to any of it but here's the thing about chaos it's not the end of your story chaos is uncomfortable yes it's messy painful unpredictable but it's also fertile ground because when life strips away everything you thought you knew when it forces you to let go of the plans you clung to so tightly it creates space space to rebuild space to grow space to find meaning in places you never would have looked before the first step to finding meaning in chaos is to stop fighting it stop trying to force it into order stop clinging to what was stop resisting the reality of what is chaos is part of life it always has been and it always will be no matter how carefully you plan no matter how hard work life will throw things at you that you didn't see coming and that's not a failure that's being human when you accept the chaos you stop wasting energy on trying to control the uncontrollable you free yourself to focus on what matters how you respond what you learn and who you become in the process chaos doesn't just happen randomly it's a teacher if you're willing to learn every setback every disappointment every challenge holds a lesson maybe it's teaching you resilience maybe it's showing you what you truly value maybe it's pushing you to grow in ways you wouldn't have chosen on your own ask yourself what is this chaos trying to teach me what can I learn from this experience the answers won't always come right away but when you start looking for the lessons you'll begin to see that even in the messiest most painful moments there's something to be gained here's the truth chaos doesn't come with meaning built in it's not going to hand you a neatly wrapped lesson or a clear sense of purpose meaning isn't something you find it's something you create in the middle of the storm you get to decide what this moment will mean to you you get to decide whether it will break you or build you whether it will be the chapter where you gave up or the chapter where you Rose maybe the chaos in your life right now is an opportunity to let go of something that wasn't serving you maybe it's a chance to ReDiscover who you are without the labels the expectations the plans you thought you needed maybe it's the push you needed to step into a new chapter even if you're scared of what comes next the meaning isn't out there waiting for you it's inside you waiting to be created in times of chaos it's easy to feel powerless like life is happening to you and there's nothing you can do about it but even in the most uncertain times there are things you can control you can control your attitude your effort your choices you can control how you show up even when the world feels like it's falling apart trust that the chaos in your life right now is part of a bigger picture one that you can't fully see yet but one that's being painted nonetheless trust that the struggles you're facing now are shaping you into someone stronger wiser more resilient chaos thrives in the unknown and the unknown is scary because it's unpredictable but it's also full of possibility when life doesn't go according to plan it creates room for something new something you might not have chosen but something that could turn out to be exactly what you needed let go of the need to have all the answers embrace the uncertainty and remember that some of the best best things in life come from the moments when everything seemed to fall apart chaos isn't comfortable but it's where transformation begins it's where old patterns are broken where new possibilities emerge where you discover what you're truly capable of so if you're in the middle of chaos right now don't give [Music] up don't let it break you look for the lesson create your own meaning and trust that this moment as hard as it is is part of something bigger you are stronger than the chaos you are bigger than the storm and when the dust settles you'll see that this wasn't the end it was the beginning of something extraordinary let the chaos shape you not define you let it teach you not defeat you and let it remind you that even in the messiest moments there is still purpose to be [Music] found the storm may rage but so do you [Music] am [Music]