Redefining Yourself in a Crisis - #31
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Buckle up. We dig deep into some aspects of life and how this podcast\\u2019s future is looking. We also dive into some of the three biggest lies I\\u2019ve been telling myself lately.
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The real question that it comes up to is, "What is your vision? What is your identity?"
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The three big lies we tell ourselves:
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Lie #1 - \\u201cYour work will not pay off\\u201d
My eye-opening experience with playing from The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Your side hustles and all of these other things give you more practice to grow your craft that positions you to succeed in a big way later on.
Look at your life over the last
\\u201cWhat have you changed. What has changed the same? What has stayed the same says a lot about your identity. If you want to change your identity all you need to do is change your habits.\\u201d
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Lie #2 - \\u201cYou need to have it all figured out right now.\\u201d
The whole thing about life is that it\\u2019s different every single day.
Bill Gates didn\\u2019t have it all figured out when he got started.
What\\u2019s important is the process and not so much the product.
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Lie #3 \\u2013 \\u201cYou\\u2019re not capable\\u201d
I started this success spiral\\u201d (not my term) by doing some push-ups and\\xa0
Hold on to the moments that helped you truly see your skills.
Note: The only exception to what I said about me only playing video games on Friday and Saturday was last night. That was more because it was Memorial Day and I was kind of playing to plan some games on Memorial Day anyway.
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Thoughts on taking more responsibility for your life\\xa0
\\xa0You need to face your struggles. If you\\u2019re willing to be honest with yourself you can use that to your advantage.
My thoughts on what \\u201cthe perfect storm\\u201d is. Your previous mistakes have compounded to the point where it gets into all of these other parts of your life.
Be careful what you pay attention to and how you talk to yourself because these things really contribute to your mental health.
Just as there are things that, like termites if we leave unchecked they will erode our happiness there are also things that will build us up in a big way over time. It\\u2019s like how ants act when they take over a picnic. Little by little it all adds up, and you start to make a real impact you are proud of. This is of course putting you as the ant and not the picnicker.
No matter where you were planted you can chose to be exposed to an environment that helps you grow and become the best version of yourself.
A lot of your biggest struggles will lead to your biggest opportunities.
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You\\u2019re getting experience right now through everything you\\u2019re doing.
\\u201cWhat have you changed. What has changed the same? What has stayed the same says a lot about your identity. If you want to change your identity all you need to do is change your habits.\\u201d
What\\u2019s important right now is not the struggle but how you use this struggle to help you grow in the future.
\\u201cKeep in mind the things that have set you apart in the past because those are often the things that will set you apart in the future.\\u201d
\\u201cIf you\\u2019re struggling with any of these lies I\\u2019d encourage you to remember that you\\u2019re more than your current struggles and you will learn from this. The question is is when you\\u2019ll learn from this.
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Resources Mentioned:
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell -\\xa0
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