WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:02.080 I guess what happens that long clock goes off at 2 00:00:02.080 --> 00:00:05.960 four am to train. I don't want to be a 3 00:00:06.040 --> 00:00:08.759 steal today, or I don't want to be whatever today. 4 00:00:09.160 --> 00:00:10.119 I'll start tomorrow. 5 00:00:10.599 --> 00:00:15.720 And that's the usual pattern of people's lives. That's why 6 00:00:15.919 --> 00:00:18.839 until you really you want to do something, you always 7 00:00:18.839 --> 00:00:22.120 get be a talker. You're right in the book there 8 00:00:22.160 --> 00:00:25.480 is no faith and no courage and no sacrifice in 9 00:00:25.559 --> 00:00:27.000 doing what is expedient. 10 00:00:28.359 --> 00:00:29.519 What do you say to those. 11 00:00:29.440 --> 00:00:32.880 Viewers that don't pursue their dreams and are locked in 12 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.840 their careers because they are too afraid to take risks 13 00:00:37.320 --> 00:00:38.679 and pursue something meaningful. 14 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:41.079 Well, the first thing I would say is, well, you 15 00:00:41.119 --> 00:00:44.159 should be afraid of taking risks and pursuing something meaningful, 16 00:00:45.320 --> 00:00:47.439 but you should be more afraid of staying where you 17 00:00:47.479 --> 00:00:49.039 are if it's making you miserable. 18 00:00:49.240 --> 00:00:50.439 Well, I'm going to say something to you. 19 00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:54.039 You're smart, you're talented, you know a few thinks, buttalom 20 00:00:54.079 --> 00:00:54.880 me is nothing. 21 00:00:54.600 --> 00:00:56.359 In this game if you don't make the right choices. 22 00:00:56.880 --> 00:00:58.840 There's plenty of talent people out there wou never seen 23 00:00:58.880 --> 00:01:02.840 the light of day anymore lasting thanks discipline, Because this 24 00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:04.879 whole game is one big, long shot. And if you 25 00:01:04.879 --> 00:01:06.920 don't have the discipline to stay away from the flyers, 26 00:01:07.079 --> 00:01:08.799 from the gambles, or whatever else you want to call 27 00:01:08.840 --> 00:01:11.319 a stupid move, then, my friend, I'm afraid to say, 28 00:01:11.319 --> 00:01:12.760 one day you will go down. 29 00:01:13.239 --> 00:01:14.040 It's inevitable. 30 00:01:15.640 --> 00:01:19.719 You want my life, make a list of everything you 31 00:01:19.760 --> 00:01:22.079 want to now, and then plan on spending the next 32 00:01:22.120 --> 00:01:24.840 twenty five years of your life getting it slowly, piece 33 00:01:24.920 --> 00:01:25.400 by piece. 34 00:01:26.959 --> 00:01:30.680 Don't rely on social media, put it down, turn it off, 35 00:01:30.879 --> 00:01:35.920 shut up, be quiet, learn, read like, relax, get better. 36 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:38.519 First part of your life, you learn. Second part of 37 00:01:38.519 --> 00:01:39.319 your life you earn. 38 00:01:39.599 --> 00:01:41.359 There are days you're not going to want to do it, sure, 39 00:01:41.560 --> 00:01:44.280 I mean everybody has those days, but it's what you 40 00:01:44.400 --> 00:01:47.159 do on those days that help you move forward. 41 00:01:47.959 --> 00:01:51.239 Fierce debate has overtaken the country as to whether America's 42 00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:53.120 work ethic is dying. 43 00:01:53.959 --> 00:01:59.200 Most people who claim to be perfectionists are not perfectionists. 44 00:01:59.359 --> 00:02:03.239 They're actually procrastinating because they're not doing anything, and so 45 00:02:03.519 --> 00:02:07.400 it just is a socially acceptable label because the real 46 00:02:07.439 --> 00:02:12.439 perfectionists feel this this sickness where they like want to 47 00:02:12.479 --> 00:02:15.599 itch their skin off until the thing's done, but they 48 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:16.919 are trying to get it done. 49 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:20.879 Promise yourself that you will never You'll always give it everything. 50 00:02:20.879 --> 00:02:23.639 You got to put limitations on ourselves. As humans, we 51 00:02:23.719 --> 00:02:25.479 think that ten or fifteen is enough. 52 00:02:25.560 --> 00:02:26.159 There's more in you. 53 00:02:26.280 --> 00:02:29.039 There's always more in you, There's always five more reps. 54 00:02:29.039 --> 00:02:32.840 Squatting is very religious life. Often theres you opportunities. Squatting 55 00:02:32.960 --> 00:02:35.159 is the one opportunity. You can either stay afraid of 56 00:02:35.280 --> 00:02:37.360 the opportunity or you can take it. 57 00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:37.879 You will. 58 00:02:37.919 --> 00:02:39.360 I want to be an actor, man, I want to 59 00:02:39.360 --> 00:02:40.719 be an actor, just like you. 60 00:02:40.719 --> 00:02:40.919 You know. 61 00:02:41.000 --> 00:02:43.639 Usually people say stuff to me like that. I'm like, yeah, man, 62 00:02:43.759 --> 00:02:45.759 you know you do it. Give them an encouraging word. 63 00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:48.120 But I was just sitting here thinking and it dawned 64 00:02:48.159 --> 00:02:53.000 on me. Ninety nine of people that say stuff like 65 00:02:53.039 --> 00:02:56.360 that are not willing to do what it takes to 66 00:02:56.479 --> 00:02:58.000 make their dreams come true. 67 00:02:58.240 --> 00:02:59.520 The Marines have a. 68 00:02:59.599 --> 00:03:02.759 Saying everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants 69 00:03:02.800 --> 00:03:06.159 to die, and that's just real. At the center of 70 00:03:06.199 --> 00:03:11.680 bringing any dream into fruition is self discipline. It's not 71 00:03:11.840 --> 00:03:15.680 about your body as much as it is about your mind. 72 00:03:15.719 --> 00:03:19.280 It's getting command of your mind to be able to 73 00:03:19.439 --> 00:03:22.919 choose actions that are in your own best interest. 74 00:03:23.319 --> 00:03:26.280 How you gain mental toughness, how you become a person 75 00:03:26.319 --> 00:03:29.599 you want to be, is constantly facing the things that 76 00:03:29.719 --> 00:03:32.599 you don't want to face. If you constantly run away 77 00:03:32.639 --> 00:03:35.639 from things that you don't want to face, how is 78 00:03:35.680 --> 00:03:36.199 their growth? 79 00:03:36.680 --> 00:03:41.759 Everythink about discipline, everythink about discipline, and every day and 80 00:03:41.919 --> 00:03:45.639 every day every day, like you know, try and sleep 81 00:03:45.840 --> 00:03:49.759 it repeat, you know everything about mentally you know, it's 82 00:03:49.800 --> 00:03:53.479 like when you become champion, what you feel like? And 83 00:03:53.520 --> 00:03:56.159 I said no, in my mind, I was always champion. 84 00:03:56.639 --> 00:03:59.159 You're paying a price by sitting there being miserable. You 85 00:03:59.240 --> 00:04:01.319 might say, well, the devil I know is better than 86 00:04:01.319 --> 00:04:03.599 the one I don't. It's like, don't be so sure 87 00:04:03.639 --> 00:04:06.479 of that. The clock is ticking. Yeah, And if you're 88 00:04:06.520 --> 00:04:08.840 miserable in your job now and you change nothing, in 89 00:04:08.879 --> 00:04:11.159 five years, you will be much more miserable and you'll 90 00:04:11.159 --> 00:04:12.080 be a lot older. 91 00:04:12.840 --> 00:04:15.879 The most important question to ask is what pain do 92 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:18.000 you want in your life? What are you willing to 93 00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:21.720 struggle for? Anything worthwhile is going to require some degree 94 00:04:21.720 --> 00:04:25.000 of pain and struggle. So if you're oriented toward the 95 00:04:25.040 --> 00:04:27.480 pain and the struggle, you're probably going to be more 96 00:04:27.480 --> 00:04:30.800 aligned with what you're capable of accomplishing rather than if 97 00:04:30.839 --> 00:04:33.959 you just orient toward the pleasures earn this. 98 00:04:41.279 --> 00:04:45.160 I've never met a person who is not successful that 99 00:04:45.279 --> 00:04:46.639 didn't have a great amount. 100 00:04:46.399 --> 00:04:47.959 Of self discipline within their life. 101 00:04:49.079 --> 00:04:53.160 Self discipline and being able to perform and being able 102 00:04:53.240 --> 00:04:56.000 to keep your life on schedule and being able to 103 00:04:56.040 --> 00:05:00.759 keep commitments and promises and meet deadlines is essential to success. 104 00:05:02.079 --> 00:05:05.000 You should push yourself beyond your limits of tolerance in 105 00:05:05.040 --> 00:05:07.879 your twenties to find out where it is. How much 106 00:05:07.920 --> 00:05:10.079 can you work? How discipline can you become? 107 00:05:10.360 --> 00:05:10.439 Like? 108 00:05:10.480 --> 00:05:12.399 Can you work twelve hours a day? Can you work 109 00:05:12.439 --> 00:05:14.240 eight hours a day? Can you work three hours a day? 110 00:05:14.279 --> 00:05:14.360 Like? 111 00:05:14.399 --> 00:05:18.399 Flat out? Where's your limit? You should find out, push 112 00:05:18.439 --> 00:05:21.480 yourself past, and then back off to that point where 113 00:05:21.480 --> 00:05:23.160 it's optimally sustainable. 114 00:05:23.360 --> 00:05:26.560 Important that we understand though, that it's not easy, but 115 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:28.959 that if you discipline yourself to do the things you 116 00:05:29.199 --> 00:05:32.120 need to do when you need to do them, today 117 00:05:32.160 --> 00:05:34.480 is going to come when you can do the things 118 00:05:34.519 --> 00:05:39.040 you want to do when you want to do them. 119 00:05:40.000 --> 00:05:44.000 Most people don't have that kind of self control and discipline. 120 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:46.680 All most people have to do is when the alarm 121 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:51.360 goes off, get up, wash yourself, brush your teeth, eat something, 122 00:05:52.000 --> 00:05:55.399 go to work, do whatever minimal amount you have to 123 00:05:55.399 --> 00:05:59.279 do to keep that job. And then and the bathroom breaks, 124 00:05:59.319 --> 00:06:03.240 and whenever no one's looking, look through your phone, be distracted, 125 00:06:03.600 --> 00:06:08.600 come home, watch Netflix, go to sleep, repeat. That's most people. 126 00:06:08.800 --> 00:06:12.000 You have to control your mind. You have to be able. 127 00:06:12.079 --> 00:06:14.480 Like if your mind starts getting anxious, Okay, I know 128 00:06:14.560 --> 00:06:17.040 we're getting weird. It's time to work out. Okay, I know, 129 00:06:17.160 --> 00:06:19.160 maybe we should meditate, Maybe we should do this, maybe 130 00:06:19.160 --> 00:06:19.759 we should do that. 131 00:06:20.040 --> 00:06:21.360 Don't just keep scrolling. 132 00:06:22.160 --> 00:06:24.360 Every day is a better because your mind wants to 133 00:06:24.439 --> 00:06:27.040 choose the path of least resistance every day. 134 00:06:27.720 --> 00:06:30.639 But you don't become better by ever doing that. You 135 00:06:30.680 --> 00:06:31.439 become normal. 136 00:06:32.079 --> 00:06:33.560 And I don't want to be normal. 137 00:06:34.240 --> 00:06:39.079 Get yourself disciplined, well why well, not so you're a slave, 138 00:06:39.199 --> 00:06:40.639 but so that you could be a master. 139 00:06:41.639 --> 00:06:49.160 The road to sustained happiness is through disciplining your behavior. 140 00:06:49.879 --> 00:06:53.639 You almost have to be insane a little bit to 141 00:06:53.720 --> 00:06:56.519 have such blind faith in something that you can't see. 142 00:06:56.600 --> 00:07:00.279 Did you know that only one percent of people are 143 00:07:00.439 --> 00:07:06.519 naturally extraordinarily gifted at something? Think genius, think savant. Do 144 00:07:06.560 --> 00:07:08.959 you know what that means for us? The other ninety 145 00:07:09.040 --> 00:07:12.800 nine plus percent of people. If we're going to do 146 00:07:12.879 --> 00:07:19.319 anything great in this life, it is going to require discipline. 147 00:07:20.000 --> 00:07:23.199 So when you're obsessed with something, it doesn't require discipline 148 00:07:23.240 --> 00:07:25.680 because you can't wait to do it again. Mike Tyson 149 00:07:25.720 --> 00:07:28.439 said best, you said, discipline is doing something you hate, 150 00:07:28.480 --> 00:07:29.720 but doing it like you love it. 151 00:07:30.079 --> 00:07:33.759 To get anywhere in life, you have to work extremely 152 00:07:33.839 --> 00:07:36.680 hard and you have to be disciplined. If you wanted 153 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:39.240 to be a great piano player. There's no drug you 154 00:07:39.240 --> 00:07:41.720 can take, there's no self help book, there's no guru. 155 00:07:42.000 --> 00:07:44.839 You got to spend five years, ten years learning it 156 00:07:44.920 --> 00:07:48.839 until it becomes something the second nature. There are no shortcuts. 157 00:07:49.079 --> 00:07:51.560 But if you learn that from an early age, like 158 00:07:51.600 --> 00:07:54.680 ten years old, whatever you see after a few years, 159 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:58.639 that an incredible pleasure happens, where now you have mastery 160 00:07:58.759 --> 00:08:01.560 of this piano and you can play things you could 161 00:08:01.560 --> 00:08:04.360 never play before. Suddenly the whole thing opens up, this 162 00:08:04.439 --> 00:08:08.439 whole new universe. And that's the paradigm for everything meaningful 163 00:08:08.519 --> 00:08:11.399 in life. If you learn something well, if you learn 164 00:08:11.439 --> 00:08:14.519 a craft and you master it, it can bring you 165 00:08:14.600 --> 00:08:18.000 a far greater pleasure than any kind of drug or 166 00:08:18.040 --> 00:08:20.839 any kind of going out to a party or socializing. 167 00:08:20.959 --> 00:08:23.399 But you have to be patient, and you have to 168 00:08:23.399 --> 00:08:25.680 not be afraid of boredom, and you have to not 169 00:08:25.759 --> 00:08:27.120 be afraid of the effort. 170 00:08:28.560 --> 00:08:31.199 See before I understood when it was winter, I used 171 00:08:31.240 --> 00:08:32.200 to wish it was summer. 172 00:08:33.080 --> 00:08:36.759 I didn't understand. When it was hard. I used to 173 00:08:36.799 --> 00:08:37.600 wish it was easy. 174 00:08:37.720 --> 00:08:38.320 I didn't know. 175 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:44.320 Don't wish it was easier, wish you were better. Now 176 00:08:44.360 --> 00:08:47.879 here's the key to discipline. Start with the little disciplines. 177 00:08:47.960 --> 00:08:51.919 Get excited over the little disciplines, and get right on those, 178 00:08:52.000 --> 00:08:54.679 because those will lead to the big ones. You can't 179 00:08:54.679 --> 00:08:56.720 handle the big challenges in life unless you take on 180 00:08:56.720 --> 00:08:58.519 the little ones. Make a list of all the things 181 00:08:58.559 --> 00:09:01.480 you can do, get right on those, discipline yourself for those, 182 00:09:01.879 --> 00:09:03.879 both for the results and for the muscle and for 183 00:09:03.919 --> 00:09:06.720 the practice. So when life hands you some big challenges, 184 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:10.600 you'll be ready. You'll have the muscle. But see, if 185 00:09:10.600 --> 00:09:13.879 you don't handle the small ones, you can't take care 186 00:09:13.919 --> 00:09:14.720 of the big ones. 187 00:09:15.679 --> 00:09:19.600 That ninety percent of our graduating seniors wish that their 188 00:09:19.759 --> 00:09:24.240 parents and their teachers love them enough to discipline them 189 00:09:24.320 --> 00:09:27.480 to do the things they need to do and expected 190 00:09:27.519 --> 00:09:28.879 them to do more. 191 00:09:29.360 --> 00:09:31.759 Motivation is a feeling that comes and goes, and it 192 00:09:31.759 --> 00:09:34.480 doesn't matter whether it's there or not. The discipline is 193 00:09:34.759 --> 00:09:38.600 infinitely more important. So no matter how you feel, get 194 00:09:38.639 --> 00:09:40.600 up and do what you're supposed to do. That's it, 195 00:09:40.720 --> 00:09:43.759 and that's discipline. It's not motivation. If you only did 196 00:09:44.120 --> 00:09:46.360 what you were supposed to do when you were motivated 197 00:09:46.399 --> 00:09:48.960 to do it, that's leaving it to chance. But if 198 00:09:49.000 --> 00:09:51.000 you're disciplined, you go to what you're supposed to do. 199 00:09:51.480 --> 00:09:58.240 The hardest things bring the greatest troubles. Sometimes the easiest 200 00:09:58.240 --> 00:10:01.120 path isn't the one women to take. Deep down, you 201 00:10:01.240 --> 00:10:04.039 know it, don't you. The things that are hard, the 202 00:10:04.080 --> 00:10:08.200 real sacrifices, They carry a weight, a feeling you can't shake. 203 00:10:08.799 --> 00:10:11.360 Choosing the harder path, the one nobody else wants, is 204 00:10:11.360 --> 00:10:15.679 where the journey toward greatness begins. Now ask yourself, how 205 00:10:15.679 --> 00:10:19.039 many times have you turned away because something felt too tough? 206 00:10:19.759 --> 00:10:22.279 How often have you chosen comfort over challenge? 207 00:10:22.679 --> 00:10:25.720 Avoided discomfort because the other paths demanded more. 208 00:10:26.559 --> 00:10:27.480 But here's a truth. 209 00:10:27.679 --> 00:10:31.600 Few except the best things in life come at a price, 210 00:10:32.519 --> 00:10:35.799 and it's not paid in money or possessions. The cost 211 00:10:35.919 --> 00:10:41.960 is sweat, time, and sometimes tears. Greatness asks what are 212 00:10:41.960 --> 00:10:44.919 you willing to sacrifice? Are you ready to step out 213 00:10:44.919 --> 00:10:47.360 of the ordinary and pay the price that greatness demands? 214 00:10:47.879 --> 00:10:50.200 Because this isn't about someone else's path. This is about 215 00:10:50.240 --> 00:10:54.639 blazing your own trail. It's hard, it feels like nobody understands, 216 00:10:54.639 --> 00:10:56.240 then you're probably doing something right. 217 00:10:56.840 --> 00:11:00.039 The hardest choices, the sacrifices that hurt the most, those are. 218 00:10:59.919 --> 00:11:03.000 The ones that truly matter. So are you ready to 219 00:11:03.080 --> 00:11:05.840 choose the path less taken? Are you willing to be 220 00:11:05.879 --> 00:11:10.879 more than what's expected when you face the hard choice 221 00:11:10.919 --> 00:11:15.639 and push forward. You're building resilience. You're conditioning yourself to 222 00:11:15.720 --> 00:11:19.759 handle adversity. Each time you choose what's hard over what's easy, 223 00:11:20.000 --> 00:11:23.840 you're choosing growth over stagnation. And that's how you get stronger. 224 00:11:24.240 --> 00:11:26.679 That's how you prove to yourself that you're capable of 225 00:11:26.720 --> 00:11:30.279 more than anyone thought, including yourself. But why is it 226 00:11:30.360 --> 00:11:34.559 so tempting to avoid the hard road? Because comfort is seductive. 227 00:11:35.159 --> 00:11:38.360 Sacrifice is the fire that shapes you, and though it 228 00:11:38.399 --> 00:11:42.080 may burn, it transforms you into the person you need 229 00:11:42.120 --> 00:11:46.159 to become. True sacrifice means understanding that what you're giving 230 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:49.759 up today is paving the way for something better tomorrow. 231 00:11:50.960 --> 00:11:53.399 It's an act of self respect, an. 232 00:11:53.240 --> 00:11:56.600 Acknowledgment that your goals deserve nothing less than everything you have. 233 00:11:57.559 --> 00:12:02.519 When you're willing to sacrifice to truly embrace discomfort, that's 234 00:12:02.559 --> 00:12:06.440 when you become unstoppable. That's when your potential is unlocked. 235 00:12:06.840 --> 00:12:10.039 Now let's bring it closer to home. Think about your 236 00:12:10.039 --> 00:12:14.480 own life, your dreams, your goals. Are you really ready 237 00:12:14.519 --> 00:12:18.559 to sacrifice? Are you prepared to give up comfort, let 238 00:12:18.639 --> 00:12:21.320 go of the things that hold you back, and face 239 00:12:21.399 --> 00:12:24.759 the unknown to reach your potential. This isn't a question 240 00:12:24.799 --> 00:12:28.279 with an easy answer. Sacrifice isn't something you decide to 241 00:12:28.320 --> 00:12:31.639 do just once. It's a choice you make every day. 242 00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:36.240 It's waking up and choosing discipline over excuses. It's staying 243 00:12:36.279 --> 00:12:40.840 on your path even when others turn back. So ask yourself, 244 00:12:41.120 --> 00:12:44.039 what are you willing to give up to reach your goals? 245 00:12:44.600 --> 00:12:48.440 What comfort? What distraction? What safety net? Are you ready 246 00:12:48.480 --> 00:12:51.440 to leave behind? The question isn't about what you want, 247 00:12:52.039 --> 00:12:53.919 It's about what you're willing to give up to make 248 00:12:53.960 --> 00:12:57.679 it happen. The path to greatness is long and the 249 00:12:57.759 --> 00:13:00.960 cost is high. It's going to take everything you've got 250 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:04.799 be honest with yourself. Success isn't reserved for the lucky 251 00:13:04.879 --> 00:13:08.960 or the privileged. It's for the resilience, the one's willing 252 00:13:08.960 --> 00:13:12.480 to push through the pain, face their fears, and go 253 00:13:12.559 --> 00:13:15.840 after what they want with everything they have. And if 254 00:13:15.840 --> 00:13:19.320 that's you, if you're truly ready to make the sacrifices, 255 00:13:19.919 --> 00:13:24.600 then start today. Start trading what's easy for what's meaning. Remember, 256 00:13:24.720 --> 00:13:28.000 success is built on daily choices. It's not a single 257 00:13:28.039 --> 00:13:28.919 moment of bravery. 258 00:13:31.039 --> 00:13:33.759 When you're in the fucking game, great things happen, and 259 00:13:33.840 --> 00:13:36.120 really bad things happen, and you've got to take it 260 00:13:36.159 --> 00:13:38.320 all and stride and you've got to pick yourself up 261 00:13:38.360 --> 00:13:41.240 the next day, strap your shoes back on, and get 262 00:13:41.240 --> 00:13:43.000 out there and go to war again. 263 00:13:43.159 --> 00:13:45.679 Sometimes a big part of success is just not being 264 00:13:45.720 --> 00:13:48.279 fuck easy and just doing it. Just get That's like 265 00:13:48.440 --> 00:13:50.960 ninety percent of it is just showing up, get there 266 00:13:51.080 --> 00:13:53.480 and start working like You're not going to feel perfect 267 00:13:53.559 --> 00:13:56.240 every day if I felt if I only worked out 268 00:13:56.240 --> 00:13:59.120 when I felt good, i'd be a fact because there's 269 00:13:59.159 --> 00:14:01.279 a lot of days want to do it. If it's 270 00:14:01.399 --> 00:14:05.480 pretty much the saving with everybody that actually gets good 271 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:07.960 at something that you get, there's got to be those 272 00:14:08.039 --> 00:14:08.919 days you push through. 273 00:14:09.360 --> 00:14:12.559 No more talk bullshit, nor talk of shooping, and later 274 00:14:13.279 --> 00:14:14.519 no more time for that shows. 275 00:14:14.559 --> 00:14:19.039 But you can't lose now the pain of discipline or 276 00:14:19.080 --> 00:14:22.360 the pain of regret. Go for the discipline because it 277 00:14:22.480 --> 00:14:28.759 weighs ounces the regret waste times, because it can accumulate it. 278 00:14:29.080 --> 00:14:29.960 You don't need talent. 279 00:14:30.759 --> 00:14:35.120 You need discipline, hard work, dedication, sacrifice. 280 00:14:35.639 --> 00:14:39.080 I can do that. I can do that all day long. 281 00:14:39.679 --> 00:14:41.399 I can get up at three o'clock in the morning. 282 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:45.600 I can outwork you. I can outwork everybody. That's what 283 00:14:45.639 --> 00:14:46.120 it takes. 284 00:14:46.639 --> 00:14:53.120 Don't complain, don't murmur, don't talk negative. Average people talk normal, 285 00:14:53.600 --> 00:14:56.840 average people, talk problem the greats talk solutions. 286 00:14:57.919 --> 00:14:59.360 I'm taking ownership. 287 00:15:01.000 --> 00:15:02.120 Most people are weak. 288 00:15:02.799 --> 00:15:06.879 If you have any mental toughness, any ability. 289 00:15:06.559 --> 00:15:11.000 Do you have any fraction of self discipline the ability 290 00:15:11.240 --> 00:15:14.440 to not want to do it but still do it. 291 00:15:15.039 --> 00:15:17.440 Five or six years, I went every single day without 292 00:15:17.440 --> 00:15:18.360 missing a single day. 293 00:15:19.320 --> 00:15:20.159 I never got sick. 294 00:15:20.440 --> 00:15:23.279 I was in the water on Christmas, Birthday, holidays, everything, 295 00:15:23.279 --> 00:15:26.600 it didn't matter. And the thought process behind that was 296 00:15:27.639 --> 00:15:29.519 when you take a day off in the sport of swimming, 297 00:15:29.519 --> 00:15:31.200 it takes you two days to get back to where 298 00:15:31.240 --> 00:15:34.000 you were. So when somebody is taking off on a Sunday, 299 00:15:34.279 --> 00:15:37.600 they're not back back till Tuesday from where they were 300 00:15:37.600 --> 00:15:41.919 on Saturday. So I have that many days ahead of them. 301 00:15:42.559 --> 00:15:45.080 Who are you on those days you don't want to 302 00:15:45.120 --> 00:15:52.000 do things? It's easy to conquer when it's good weather, 303 00:15:53.279 --> 00:15:56.519 you get good sleep, work's doing. 304 00:15:56.360 --> 00:16:02.799 Good, the family's good, you feel great. Your body's not 305 00:16:02.960 --> 00:16:08.759 injured most of these days of come. But who are 306 00:16:08.759 --> 00:16:13.799 you on those days when all hell's broke loose? Your 307 00:16:13.799 --> 00:16:21.120 body's dump, You're sore, you're depressed, you're miserable, you're not 308 00:16:21.240 --> 00:16:22.679 the favorite person at school. 309 00:16:23.679 --> 00:16:26.240 You might be getting fully, you might. 310 00:16:26.080 --> 00:16:28.080 Be falling behind in life. 311 00:16:28.639 --> 00:16:32.360 Who are you on those days? What's your health dump? 312 00:16:34.279 --> 00:16:37.240 That's the great divide, Those people who get up on 313 00:16:37.279 --> 00:16:40.200 those days when everything's stuff and still grind. 314 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:43.480 That's the separator right there. 315 00:16:44.039 --> 00:16:46.960 And I'm obsessed with being the best version of myself, 316 00:16:47.600 --> 00:16:50.600 and that's a daily thing, you know, And some days 317 00:16:50.639 --> 00:16:54.399 are better than others. I'm obsessed with finding myself now 318 00:16:55.480 --> 00:16:59.200 uh after, and not having to prove anything to anybody 319 00:17:00.120 --> 00:17:02.120 than myself in my family. 320 00:17:02.279 --> 00:17:05.599 You know, a war is a mother who says, hey, 321 00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:09.079 I'm here again today, I'm here again tomorrow. I want 322 00:17:09.079 --> 00:17:11.079 to be here the next day. I'm fifty years old 323 00:17:11.079 --> 00:17:13.359 and I'm still freaking after it. It's a person that 324 00:17:13.400 --> 00:17:15.519 puts no limit on whis possible. 325 00:17:16.839 --> 00:17:19.319 If you're prepared to give up comfort for something more, 326 00:17:20.079 --> 00:17:23.680 then you're already closer to achieving your dreams than you realize. 327 00:17:24.079 --> 00:17:28.920 Embracing sacrifice doesn't happen overnight. It's a habit, a mindset 328 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:32.119 that takes time to build. You have to train yourself 329 00:17:32.119 --> 00:17:34.799 to see discomfort as part of the journey. Like an 330 00:17:34.799 --> 00:17:37.920 athlete trains their body, you have to train your mind 331 00:17:38.000 --> 00:17:41.240 to push through obstacles. Each time you push yourself a 332 00:17:41.279 --> 00:17:45.920 little further. Each time you choose discipline over convenience, you're 333 00:17:45.960 --> 00:17:51.119 building resilience. Think of sacrifice as a muscle. The more 334 00:17:51.160 --> 00:17:54.200 you work it, the stronger it gets. Just like an 335 00:17:54.200 --> 00:17:57.440 athlete trains their body to handle physical stress. You need 336 00:17:57.480 --> 00:18:00.839 to train your mind to welcome challenges, choosing the path 337 00:18:00.920 --> 00:18:04.640 that feels hard, because that's where growth happens. It's committing 338 00:18:04.640 --> 00:18:07.720 to your goals on the days you'd rather quit. Discipline 339 00:18:07.759 --> 00:18:09.440 is the foundation of sacrifice. 340 00:18:09.839 --> 00:18:10.519 Without it, the. 341 00:18:10.480 --> 00:18:14.319 Journey becomes scattered and the vision fades. But with discipline, 342 00:18:14.559 --> 00:18:17.960 each small action builds on the last. Every day you 343 00:18:18.039 --> 00:18:21.240 stay on track, you're investing in the person you want 344 00:18:21.279 --> 00:18:26.119 to become. Create routines that challenge you, Routines that push 345 00:18:26.160 --> 00:18:30.720 you beyond what's comfortable, whether it's training, work, or learning 346 00:18:30.799 --> 00:18:34.960 something new. Each small choice builds a foundation of sacrifice. 347 00:18:35.200 --> 00:18:38.480 And here's the truth. The pain doesn't necessarily get easier, 348 00:18:38.480 --> 00:18:41.799 but your ability to handle it grows. Sacrifice isn't about 349 00:18:41.839 --> 00:18:45.240 erasing pain. It's about training yourself to endure it. With 350 00:18:45.359 --> 00:18:47.799 each day, you'll find strength you didn't know you had. 351 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:51.480 Each challenge you face, each decision you make to keep 352 00:18:51.519 --> 00:18:54.920 pushing forward, brings you closer to becoming the person capable 353 00:18:54.960 --> 00:18:55.920 of achieving greatness. 354 00:18:56.240 --> 00:18:59.200 The more you practice, the stronger you become. 355 00:19:00.200 --> 00:19:04.640 Because sacrifice, discipline, and resilience are the keys. 356 00:19:04.440 --> 00:19:07.599 To unlocking the potential you have within, and. 357 00:19:07.519 --> 00:19:11.000 Each time you choose what's hard, you're moving one step 358 00:19:11.039 --> 00:19:13.839 closer to becoming who you're meant to be. When it's 359 00:19:13.880 --> 00:19:17.000 all said and done. The hardest things in life are 360 00:19:17.000 --> 00:19:21.319 what define us. The sacrifices, the struggles, the sleepless nights, 361 00:19:21.799 --> 00:19:23.400 they're all building something within. 362 00:19:23.200 --> 00:19:24.960 You that no easy path ever could. 363 00:19:25.519 --> 00:19:28.440 When you embrace the pain of sacrifice, you're creating a 364 00:19:28.440 --> 00:19:31.400 future you'll be proud of. You're proving to yourself that 365 00:19:31.440 --> 00:19:35.680 you're capable of anything. But remember, this isn't about anyone else, 366 00:19:36.400 --> 00:19:41.240 this journey, this part, it's yours. It's about becoming the 367 00:19:41.240 --> 00:19:44.240 best version of yourself, and the only way to reach 368 00:19:44.279 --> 00:19:48.519 that version is through sacrifice. So ask yourself again, what 369 00:19:48.559 --> 00:19:51.319 are you willing to give up? What are you ready 370 00:19:51.319 --> 00:19:53.759 to let go of in order to gain something greater? 371 00:19:54.440 --> 00:19:57.599 Because in the end, the rewards aren't just about success 372 00:19:57.680 --> 00:20:01.480 or achievements. They're about knowing that you gave everything you had, 373 00:20:02.079 --> 00:20:05.000 that you didn't settle, and that you chose the path 374 00:20:05.039 --> 00:20:10.599 of growth over comfort. Embrace the hard road, chase the challenge, 375 00:20:11.000 --> 00:20:13.640 and let every sacrifice bring you closer to the greatness 376 00:20:13.680 --> 00:20:14.799 you'll know you're capable of. 377 00:20:16.359 --> 00:20:18.079 Why do you think that you're the only one going 378 00:20:18.119 --> 00:20:22.160 to do things because you're not? So that excuse that 379 00:20:22.359 --> 00:20:24.319 times is tough and I don't have I don't want 380 00:20:24.319 --> 00:20:27.240 to hear that, because when the rates are called on, 381 00:20:27.759 --> 00:20:30.599 they can't through, And so it's you the one thing. 382 00:20:30.960 --> 00:20:32.480 Either you're great or you're not. 383 00:20:34.039 --> 00:20:34.279 Simp. 384 00:20:35.720 --> 00:20:37.279 I was trying to figure out why there's some areas 385 00:20:37.279 --> 00:20:39.400 in my life where I'm disciplined and other areas of 386 00:20:39.400 --> 00:20:41.200 my life where I seem to lack discipline, and I 387 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:43.519 came up with this discipline equation I'd love to interrogate 388 00:20:43.559 --> 00:20:48.680 with you. Discipline equals the importance of the goal. How 389 00:20:48.759 --> 00:20:52.319 much does that goal matter to you? Plus the psychological 390 00:20:52.559 --> 00:20:55.640 enjoyment you get in the pursuit of the goal. Right, so, 391 00:20:55.680 --> 00:20:58.920 as you pursue the goal, how psychologically enjoy enjoyable and 392 00:20:58.960 --> 00:21:02.960 reinforcing and you know is not for you minus the 393 00:21:03.000 --> 00:21:04.880 psychological cost of the pursuit of the goal. 394 00:21:05.279 --> 00:21:08.960 If the idea of discipline of consistently doing an action 395 00:21:09.240 --> 00:21:12.720 is only associated with pain, with ted and being by 396 00:21:12.799 --> 00:21:16.079 yourself in a room doing one thing over and over 397 00:21:16.119 --> 00:21:18.400 and over, you're never gonna get over the mountain because 398 00:21:18.400 --> 00:21:21.279 it's associated with too much pain and the brain naturally 399 00:21:21.319 --> 00:21:24.000 shrinks from anything that's painful. So there has to be 400 00:21:24.039 --> 00:21:27.279 pleasure involved. Discipline has to have an element of pleasure. 401 00:21:27.319 --> 00:21:30.920