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b'\\u201cNEVER LET ANYBODY GET IN THE WAY OF YOUR DREAMS. NOT EVEN YOURSELF.\\u201d\\nSo many times in this world we let others dictate our lives. We listen to our parents, our friends, even our neighbors on what we \\u201cshould do\\u201d with our lives.\\nNo one knows our true purpose -- that\\u2019s something we have to find on our own.\\nOur passions and our love should be what guides us in life, not just logic.\\nLife\\u2019s too short to spend precious moments chasing something we don\\u2019t care about, something that doesn\\u2019t make us feel fulfilled.\\nSure, you could be a doctor or a lawyer and make money fast: but what good is the cash if you\\u2019re miserable?\\nWhen you follow your passion and master those skills, the money will follow, and it\\u2019ll be worth the delay.\\nThat\\u2019s why for today\\u2019s episode of The School of Greatness, I brought on a truly inspirational woman: Michelle Waterson.\\nMichelle is a wife, a mother, and an amazing UFC fighter. She had a passion for martial arts even as a child but pushed her passion aside to listen to what her parents wanted.\\nShe went to college and studied things she didn\\u2019t really care about.\\nOne day she was hired to work as a ring girl at a UFC fight and watching the action up close made her decide she wanted to continue her childhood passion.\\nAs soon as the semester was over, she left school and started training to be a fighter - but there was only one problem.\\nAt that time there were no UFC women. In fact, the UFC was very clear they were never planning to let women into the UFC.\\nShe didn\\u2019t let that stop her. She continued to train and take small fights any chance should could.\\nFinally, all the hard work paid off. The UFC started letting in women fighters, and she\\u2019s had an incredible career that didn\\u2019t exist not too long ago.\\nIf you\\u2019re wondering if you should actually pursue your passion, no matter how unconventional it may be, you need to hear Episode 655.\\nSome Questions I Ask:\\nWhat has being a fighter taught you about femininity and masculinity? (7:36)\\nYou were a ring girl and then thought it would be fun to be in the ring punching people? (11:27)\\nWhat\\u2019s a smoker? (14:11)\\nIf there were no women in the UFC at the time, what was your vision? (16:02)\\nWhat does it take to be a champion in the UFC? (19:44)\\nWhat\\u2019s the challenging part for you mentally and physically from the moment you get the phone call to the moment you step in the ring? (22:36)\\nWhat has your biggest loss taught you about yourself? (26:44)\\nWhat was the most challenging emotional wave you had to experience leading into a fight? (30:52)\\nHow do you get back to keeping your mental strength after and injury or bad loss? (41:32)\\nWhat\\u2019s the greatest thing your dad taught you about being a better woman? (44:58)\\nWhat kind of example do you want to set for your daughter? (47:08)\\nIn This Episode You Will Learn:\\nWhat it is about fighting that Michelle loves (9:02)\\nHer next step after training in Thailand (13:46)\\nHow long she was an amateur fighter (14:56)\\nHer biggest fear today (18:08)\\nWhat she does to silence the conversations that try to hold her back (20:56)\\nHow she respects her opponents when she\\u2019s fighting them (25:02)\\nHow she manages emotional up and downs (28:52)\\nHow she was able to focus on her fights, despite all of her emotional ups and downs (38:32)\\nThe greatest lesson her mom taught her (43:09)\\nPlus much, much more'