today I’m going to share what i did for Valentine’s Day
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[Music] so originally Valentine’s Day and in
so originally Valentine’s Day and in
so originally Valentine’s Day and in general i struggle with Valentine’s Day
general i struggle with Valentine’s Day
general i struggle with Valentine’s Day because I’m the one hand i’m not a big
because I’m the one hand i’m not a big
because I’m the one hand i’m not a big fan of just buying into made-up holidays
fan of just buying into made-up holidays
fan of just buying into made-up holidays and I like doing things just because I
and I like doing things just because I
and I like doing things just because I would much rather do something just
would much rather do something just
would much rather do something just because I feel like it has more meaning
because I feel like it has more meaning
because I feel like it has more meaning than when you’re forced to do something
than when you’re forced to do something
than when you’re forced to do something I maybe just in general I don’t like
I maybe just in general I don’t like
I maybe just in general I don’t like being forced to do anything maybe that
being forced to do anything maybe that
being forced to do anything maybe that like is at the core of everything this
like is at the core of everything this
like is at the core of everything this message of murder don’t put Evan in a
message of murder don’t put Evan in a
message of murder don’t put Evan in a box I want to do my own thing yeah maybe
box I want to do my own thing yeah maybe
box I want to do my own thing yeah maybe that’s probably at the corbett but on
that’s probably at the corbett but on
that’s probably at the corbett but on the other hand i really like the idea of
the other hand i really like the idea of
the other hand i really like the idea of celebrating love and so every year I try
celebrating love and so every year I try
celebrating love and so every year I try to figure out something special to do
to figure out something special to do
to figure out something special to do and so in past years I’ve done cooking
and so in past years I’ve done cooking
and so in past years I’ve done cooking the meal for Nina getting everything set
the meal for Nina getting everything set
the meal for Nina getting everything set up for her and surprising her at home by
up for her and surprising her at home by
up for her and surprising her at home by that I’ve also surprised her work and
that I’ve also surprised her work and
that I’ve also surprised her work and you know showed up in a tie that had
you know showed up in a tie that had
you know showed up in a tie that had hearts on it and balloons and flowers
hearts on it and balloons and flowers
hearts on it and balloons and flowers and I’ve given her presence i guess like
and I’ve given her presence i guess like
and I’ve given her presence i guess like we all do a different times would give
we all do a different times would give
we all do a different times would give different presents and i don’t know this
different presents and i don’t know this
different presents and i don’t know this year I felt like I wanted to do
year I felt like I wanted to do
year I felt like I wanted to do something a little more meaningful I
something a little more meaningful I
something a little more meaningful I wanted to something that had you know
wanted to something that had you know
wanted to something that had you know what I wanted to tell that had more
what I wanted to tell that had more
what I wanted to tell that had more lasting impact I feel like if she just
lasting impact I feel like if she just
lasting impact I feel like if she just world to dinner at a restaurant it’s
world to dinner at a restaurant it’s
world to dinner at a restaurant it’s kind of a lazy way out it’s kind of the
kind of a lazy way out it’s kind of the
kind of a lazy way out it’s kind of the expected thing to do and maybe yeah it’s
expected thing to do and maybe yeah it’s
expected thing to do and maybe yeah it’s a great evening but it fades and I
a great evening but it fades and I
a great evening but it fades and I wanted to do something that had much
wanted to do something that had much
wanted to do something that had much more impact that lasted a longer time as
more impact that lasted a longer time as
more impact that lasted a longer time as well as struggling what do i do what do
well as struggling what do i do what do
well as struggling what do i do what do I do that has that deep meaningful
I do that has that deep meaningful
I do that has that deep meaningful impact in my solution actually cost zero
impact in my solution actually cost zero
impact in my solution actually cost zero dollars it costs a ton of time but
dollars it costs a ton of time but
dollars it costs a ton of time but didn’t cost me any money what I ended up
didn’t cost me any money what I ended up
didn’t cost me any money what I ended up doing was writing her a letter as to the
doing was writing her a letter as to the
doing was writing her a letter as to the reasons why I love her and I thought
reasons why I love her and I thought
reasons why I love her and I thought back to when we first started our
back to when we first started our
back to when we first started our relationship or just dating and kind of
relationship or just dating and kind of
relationship or just dating and kind of worked our way through open to the
worked our way through open to the
worked our way through open to the present day all the different things
present day all the different things
present day all the different things that I love about her and why and I just
that I love about her and why and I just
that I love about her and why and I just wanted her to feel it as I was writing
wanted her to feel it as I was writing
wanted her to feel it as I was writing it I started getting the motion I’d like
it I started getting the motion I’d like
it I started getting the motion I’d like take some breaks
take some breaks
take some breaks then come back to it and she opened it
then come back to it and she opened it
then come back to it and she opened it at work and she read the first paragraph
at work and she read the first paragraph
at work and she read the first paragraph he’s different emotional which is the
he’s different emotional which is the
he’s different emotional which is the goal right like deep meaningful impact
goal right like deep meaningful impact
goal right like deep meaningful impact was the purpose that I wanted to have
was the purpose that I wanted to have
was the purpose that I wanted to have and so she was reading it and had to put
and so she was reading it and had to put
and so she was reading it and had to put it away and come back to it later so
it away and come back to it later so
it away and come back to it later so she’s not crying at her at her desk with
she’s not crying at her at her desk with
she’s not crying at her at her desk with told workers kind of looking at what’s
told workers kind of looking at what’s
told workers kind of looking at what’s going on anja it took me as I said a
going on anja it took me as I said a
going on anja it took me as I said a number of hours to put this thing
number of hours to put this thing
number of hours to put this thing together and in all honestly took me
together and in all honestly took me
together and in all honestly took me more time to do that than to both go
more time to do that than to both go
more time to do that than to both go restaurant or to prepare a meal or to
restaurant or to prepare a meal or to
restaurant or to prepare a meal or to clean up or to show up with flowers you
clean up or to show up with flowers you
clean up or to show up with flowers you know any of the other stuff that I would
know any of the other stuff that I would
know any of the other stuff that I would have done it didn’t cost me anything in
have done it didn’t cost me anything in
have done it didn’t cost me anything in terms of dollars would cost me a lot in
terms of dollars would cost me a lot in
terms of dollars would cost me a lot in terms of time and ended up having you
terms of time and ended up having you
terms of time and ended up having you know the results that I wanted and I
know the results that I wanted and I
know the results that I wanted and I don’t know what I’m gonna do next year
don’t know what I’m gonna do next year
don’t know what I’m gonna do next year we’ll see we’ll see how I’m feeling and
we’ll see we’ll see how I’m feeling and
we’ll see we’ll see how I’m feeling and go with that vibe there but I wanted to
go with that vibe there but I wanted to
go with that vibe there but I wanted to share it with you guys because I think a
share it with you guys because I think a
share it with you guys because I think a lot of times one we do things maybe for
lot of times one we do things maybe for
lot of times one we do things maybe for the wrong reasons we do things because
the wrong reasons we do things because
the wrong reasons we do things because we’re forced to do something or we do
we’re forced to do something or we do
we’re forced to do something or we do think there are at a very superficial
think there are at a very superficial
think there are at a very superficial level and then too we feel like we have
level and then too we feel like we have
level and then too we feel like we have to do something just for somebody else’s
to do something just for somebody else’s
to do something just for somebody else’s expectations we need to go out and we
expectations we need to go out and we
expectations we need to go out and we need to buy that thing and that’s that’s
need to buy that thing and that’s that’s
need to buy that thing and that’s that’s the thing that’s going to make that
the thing that’s going to make that
the thing that’s going to make that person happy right I need to go out and
person happy right I need to go out and
person happy right I need to go out and buy them this expensive present for them
buy them this expensive present for them
buy them this expensive present for them to be happy and you may not be able to
to be happy and you may not be able to
to be happy and you may not be able to afford that thing and really the results
afford that thing and really the results
afford that thing and really the results the wind you get from that present that
the wind you get from that present that
the wind you get from that present that super expensive gift doesn’t lie you
super expensive gift doesn’t lie you
super expensive gift doesn’t lie you know doesn’t have a long-term impact and
know doesn’t have a long-term impact and
know doesn’t have a long-term impact and so what really touches people’s hearts
so what really touches people’s hearts
so what really touches people’s hearts is that deep expression of gratitude and
is that deep expression of gratitude and
is that deep expression of gratitude and especially somebody you know but you’re
especially somebody you know but you’re
especially somebody you know but you’re in a relationship with why you love them
in a relationship with why you love them
in a relationship with why you love them I’d encourage you to try that out
I’d encourage you to try that out
I’d encourage you to try that out yourself and you know what is a good
yourself and you know what is a good
yourself and you know what is a good challenge leave nation whether you’re
challenge leave nation whether you’re
challenge leave nation whether you’re married or not I want you to find
married or not I want you to find
married or not I want you to find somebody in your life today who you just
somebody in your life today who you just
somebody in your life today who you just want to express some thanks to and you
want to express some thanks to and you
want to express some thanks to and you can pick up the phone and give them a
can pick up the phone and give them a
can pick up the phone and give them a call or write them a nice letter or send
call or write them a nice letter or send
call or write them a nice letter or send them an email just something really
them an email just something really
them an email just something really touching as to why they’ve impacted your
touching as to why they’ve impacted your
touching as to why they’ve impacted your life and how
life and how
life and how I want you to feel the emotion I want
I want you to feel the emotion I want
I want you to feel the emotion I want you to get choked up in writing that
you to get choked up in writing that
you to get choked up in writing that email or making that phone call to
email or making that phone call to
email or making that phone call to express how deeply this person has
express how deeply this person has
express how deeply this person has impacted you and again it could be a
impacted you and again it could be a
impacted you and again it could be a friend it could be a parent it could be
friend it could be a parent it could be
friend it could be a parent it could be a sibling the cookie doesn’t have to be
a sibling the cookie doesn’t have to be
a sibling the cookie doesn’t have to be your spouse if you’re not married I want
your spouse if you’re not married I want
your spouse if you’re not married I want you to get choked up and running that
you to get choked up and running that
you to get choked up and running that message and if you do that they’re
message and if you do that they’re
message and if you do that they’re probably going to get choked up to
probably going to get choked up to
probably going to get choked up to they’re probably going to really
they’re probably going to really
they’re probably going to really appreciate you for writing that message
appreciate you for writing that message
appreciate you for writing that message and even if they don’t worst case
and even if they don’t worst case
and even if they don’t worst case scenario it’s still a gift you writing
scenario it’s still a gift you writing
scenario it’s still a gift you writing that the intention is positive it’s
that the intention is positive it’s
that the intention is positive it’s still a gift and so I’d love to
still a gift and so I’d love to
still a gift and so I’d love to challenge you today as we close the
challenge you today as we close the
challenge you today as we close the weekend to send somebody a nice message
weekend to send somebody a nice message
weekend to send somebody a nice message of how this impacted you and I guarantee
of how this impacted you and I guarantee
of how this impacted you and I guarantee you’re going to feel good about it and
you’re going to feel good about it and
you’re going to feel good about it and hopefully so will they that’s it hope
hopefully so will they that’s it hope
hopefully so will they that’s it hope you guys have a great weekend I believe
you guys have a great weekend I believe
you guys have a great weekend I believe in you continue to believe in yourself
in you continue to believe in yourself
in you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one word is let’s love
and whatever your one word is let’s love
and whatever your one word is let’s love sees
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