the most exciting thing that I’ve ever realized about being a human the thing
realized about being a human the thing
realized about being a human the thing that fills me with the most sense of
that fills me with the most sense of
that fills me with the most sense of power and control is as Charles Darwin
power and control is as Charles Darwin
power and control is as Charles Darwin said it’s not the strongest of the
said it’s not the strongest of the
said it’s not the strongest of the species that survives nor the most
species that survives nor the most
species that survives nor the most intelligent but rather the most adaptive
intelligent but rather the most adaptive
intelligent but rather the most adaptive to change once I understood that humans
to change once I understood that humans
to change once I understood that humans are an adaptation machine that our
are an adaptation machine that our
are an adaptation machine that our evolutionary role the thing that has
evolutionary role the thing that has
evolutionary role the thing that has made us the most dominant creature on
made us the most dominant creature on
made us the most dominant creature on the planet the only creature capable of
the planet the only creature capable of
the planet the only creature capable of contemplating its own existence of
contemplating its own existence of
contemplating its own existence of getting ourselves off this planet of
getting ourselves off this planet of
getting ourselves off this planet of building technology that loses forward
building technology that loses forward
building technology that loses forward and allows us to actually take control
and allows us to actually take control
and allows us to actually take control of the adaptation process to literally
of the adaptation process to literally
of the adaptation process to literally rob mother nature of her power is our
rob mother nature of her power is our
rob mother nature of her power is our ability to adapt but if our job is to be
ability to adapt but if our job is to be
ability to adapt but if our job is to be an adaptation machine if the brain if
an adaptation machine if the brain if
an adaptation machine if the brain if what it is designed to do is allow us to
what it is designed to do is allow us to
what it is designed to do is allow us to change then we have to ask what
change then we have to ask what
change then we have to ask what direction are we changing it to what end
direction are we changing it to what end
direction are we changing it to what end as Leo Tolstoy pointed out everyone
as Leo Tolstoy pointed out everyone
as Leo Tolstoy pointed out everyone thinks of changing the world but no one
thinks of changing the world but no one
thinks of changing the world but no one thinks of changing themselves stop stop
thinks of changing themselves stop stop
thinks of changing themselves stop stop trying to convince people to be
trying to convince people to be
trying to convince people to be something else
you have to be willing to walk along
you have to be willing to walk along sometimes
you gotta be willing you gotta be
you gotta be willing you gotta be willing to do it by yourself the only
willing to do it by yourself the only
willing to do it by yourself the only way you’re ever going to get to the
way you’re ever going to get to the
way you’re ever going to get to the other side of this journey is you have
other side of this journey is you have
other side of this journey is you have got to suffer to grow to grow you must
got to suffer to grow to grow you must
got to suffer to grow to grow you must suffer
so the things that we run from we run it
so the things that we run from we run it from the truth we run it from the truth
from the truth we run it from the truth
from the truth we run it from the truth man trade your expectations for
man trade your expectations for
man trade your expectations for appreciation and your whole life changes
appreciation and your whole life changes
appreciation and your whole life changes every day of our lives we live in a
every day of our lives we live in a
every day of our lives we live in a world that is incredibly complex it is
world that is incredibly complex it is
world that is incredibly complex it is no more stressful than world war two
no more stressful than world war two
no more stressful than world war two when none of us in this room probably
when none of us in this room probably
when none of us in this room probably remember that time but it looked like
remember that time but it looked like
remember that time but it looked like democracy was disappearing in the
democracy was disappearing in the
democracy was disappearing in the Germans we’re gonna win at one stage
Germans we’re gonna win at one stage
Germans we’re gonna win at one stage that’s stressful being in a foxhole is
that’s stressful being in a foxhole is
that’s stressful being in a foxhole is stressful you’re not making as much
stressful you’re not making as much
stressful you’re not making as much money as you want
money as you want
money as you want or being a little overweight or someone
or being a little overweight or someone
or being a little overweight or someone calling you names online that is
calling you names online that is
calling you names online that is not stressful what if you lived your
not stressful what if you lived your
not stressful what if you lived your life and you made a decision you have to
life and you made a decision you have to
life and you made a decision you have to believe in one thing and that is
believe in one thing and that is
believe in one thing and that is yourself you have to be willing to be
yourself you have to be willing to be
yourself you have to be willing to be the only person for a moment and that
the only person for a moment and that
the only person for a moment and that moment might be a minute it might be a
moment might be a minute it might be a
moment might be a minute it might be a month it might be a year it might be ten
month it might be a year it might be ten
month it might be a year it might be ten years you have to be willing to be the
years you have to be willing to be the
years you have to be willing to be the only person that sees your vision when
only person that sees your vision when
only person that sees your vision when you focus on what you did last year
you focus on what you did last year
you focus on what you did last year or what you did two years ago or what
or what you did two years ago or what
or what you did two years ago or what you did last month or no award I wanted
you did last month or no award I wanted
you did last month or no award I wanted the company function or the sales
the company function or the sales
the company function or the sales numbers that I hit and beat everybody on
numbers that I hit and beat everybody on
numbers that I hit and beat everybody on this on the squad or whatever when you
this on the squad or whatever when you
this on the squad or whatever when you focus on their guys that is energy
focus on their guys that is energy
focus on their guys that is energy that you could be putting into actually
that you could be putting into actually
that you could be putting into actually improving and focusing on the task at
improving and focusing on the task at
improving and focusing on the task at hand which is today
hand which is today
hand which is today you have to be able to look at yourself
you have to be able to look at yourself
you have to be able to look at yourself and be honest with yourself on this if
and be honest with yourself on this if
and be honest with yourself on this if this is you you have to stop this
this is you you have to stop this
this is you you have to stop this behavior so today we want to do our best
behavior so today we want to do our best
behavior so today we want to do our best to catch ourselves when I have to get
to catch ourselves when I have to get
to catch ourselves when I have to get back on our heart and then here’s the
back on our heart and then here’s the
back on our heart and then here’s the biggest thing you need this is the
biggest thing you need this is the
biggest thing you need this is the beginning not the end the single most
beginning not the end the single most
beginning not the end the single most empowering to succeed in anything sports
empowering to succeed in anything sports
empowering to succeed in anything sports career fitness finance or life can
career fitness finance or life can
career fitness finance or life can embrace is that success does not come
embrace is that success does not come
embrace is that success does not come from making a few major important
from making a few major important
from making a few major important decisions correctly and in fact it’s
decisions correctly and in fact it’s
decisions correctly and in fact it’s very much the opposite the truth is
very much the opposite the truth is
very much the opposite the truth is success happens when you make the
success happens when you make the
success happens when you make the smallest seemingly easiest apparently
smallest seemingly easiest apparently
smallest seemingly easiest apparently most insignificant decisions correctly
most insignificant decisions correctly
most insignificant decisions correctly consistently every day for a long time
consistently every day for a long time
consistently every day for a long time but where do most people spend their
but where do most people spend their
but where do most people spend their time where do most people apply their
time where do most people apply their
time where do most people apply their energies
energies
energies [Music]
[Music]
[Music] excessively focusing on what’s wrong and
excessively focusing on what’s wrong and
excessively focusing on what’s wrong and just by putting your energy into that
just by putting your energy into that
just by putting your energy into that just by focusing on the things that are
just by focusing on the things that are
just by focusing on the things that are broken and instead of asking yourself
broken and instead of asking yourself
broken and instead of asking yourself what you can build and what you can fix
what you can build and what you can fix
what you can build and what you can fix you’ll never be able to move forward
you’ll never be able to move forward
you’ll never be able to move forward you’ll never be able to take advantage
you’ll never be able to take advantage
you’ll never be able to take advantage of the fact that we’ve gotten here that
of the fact that we’ve gotten here that
of the fact that we’ve gotten here that we’ve stood on the moon because we can
we’ve stood on the moon because we can
we’ve stood on the moon because we can change
change
change because we can learn
because we can learn
because we can learn in a self-directed fashion
in a self-directed fashion
in a self-directed fashion so make no mistake right now what you’re
so make no mistake right now what you’re
so make no mistake right now what you’re choosing to focus on it matters it will
choosing to focus on it matters it will
choosing to focus on it matters it will determine the course in your life and
determine the course in your life and
determine the course in your life and that the very course of your life is
that the very course of your life is
that the very course of your life is determined by nobody but you it is not
determined by nobody but you it is not
determined by nobody but you it is not determined by people that have
determined by people that have
determined by people that have victimized you it is not determined by
victimized you it is not determined by
victimized you it is not determined by anything that has happened in your past
anything that has happened in your past
anything that has happened in your past it is determined right here right now in
it is determined right here right now in
it is determined right here right now in this moment by what you choose to focus
this moment by what you choose to focus
this moment by what you choose to focus your energies on don’t ever lose sight
your energies on don’t ever lose sight
your energies on don’t ever lose sight of that
as JBS Haldane said the world Shall
as JBS Haldane said the world Shall Perish not for a lack of wonders but for
Perish not for a lack of wonders but for
Perish not for a lack of wonders but for a lack of wonder everything around you
a lack of wonder everything around you
a lack of wonder everything around you is incredible if you’re willing to look
is incredible if you’re willing to look
is incredible if you’re willing to look at it that way everything around you can
at it that way everything around you can
at it that way everything around you can be taken for granted if that’s your
be taken for granted if that’s your
be taken for granted if that’s your perspective but it really is about the
perspective but it really is about the
perspective but it really is about the frame that you choose to put around
frame that you choose to put around
frame that you choose to put around things I mean simply being alive is
things I mean simply being alive is
things I mean simply being alive is already insane the odds are so stacked
already insane the odds are so stacked
already insane the odds are so stacked against you not only just being a human
against you not only just being a human
against you not only just being a human but being a human at this moment in time
but being a human at this moment in time
but being a human at this moment in time this moment in time will breakthroughs
this moment in time will breakthroughs
this moment in time will breakthroughs in technology are happening at at an
in technology are happening at at an
in technology are happening at at an unprecedented rate where breakthroughs
unprecedented rate where breakthroughs
unprecedented rate where breakthroughs in medical science are happening at an
in medical science are happening at an
in medical science are happening at an unprecedented rate where our ability to
unprecedented rate where our ability to
unprecedented rate where our ability to connect with people to empathize with
connect with people to empathize with
connect with people to empathize with people all the way around the globe all
people all the way around the globe all
people all the way around the globe all of the changes that have happened in
of the changes that have happened in
of the changes that have happened in technology and telecom and connectivity
technology and telecom and connectivity
technology and telecom and connectivity health everything we’re living in the
health everything we’re living in the
health everything we’re living in the most miraculous time ever but you have
most miraculous time ever but you have
most miraculous time ever but you have to look at it that way and as Joseph
to look at it that way and as Joseph
to look at it that way and as Joseph Campbell said life is a wonderful
Campbell said life is a wonderful
Campbell said life is a wonderful wonderful opera except that it hurts so
wonderful opera except that it hurts so
wonderful opera except that it hurts so the question is do you see it is the
the question is do you see it is the
the question is do you see it is the beautiful opera or do you just pay
beautiful opera or do you just pay
beautiful opera or do you just pay attention to the pain and at the end of
attention to the pain and at the end of
attention to the pain and at the end of the day you’re gonna get what you focus
the day you’re gonna get what you focus
the day you’re gonna get what you focus on they’re both true this is both the
on they’re both true this is both the
on they’re both true this is both the most amazing time that’s ever happened
most amazing time that’s ever happened
most amazing time that’s ever happened ever in recorded history and yet real
ever in recorded history and yet real
ever in recorded history and yet real things that are terrifying are also
things that are terrifying are also
things that are terrifying are also happening but where you put your energy
happening but where you put your energy
happening but where you put your energy where you put your attention where you
where you put your attention where you
where you put your attention where you put your focus is going determine what
put your focus is going determine what
put your focus is going determine what you see and that is the most fascinating
you see and that is the most fascinating
you see and that is the most fascinating and the most important thing you have to
and the most important thing you have to
and the most important thing you have to understand about the way that your mind
understand about the way that your mind
understand about the way that your mind works you get when you focus on if you
works you get when you focus on if you
works you get when you focus on if you focus on the things that are bad they
focus on the things that are bad they
focus on the things that are bad they will become real they will become
will become real they will become
will become real they will become exaggerated they will begin to
exaggerated they will begin to
exaggerated they will begin to monopolize your thoughts you’ll see them
monopolize your thoughts you’ll see them
monopolize your thoughts you’ll see them everywhere it’s called the reticular
everywhere it’s called the reticular
everywhere it’s called the reticular activating system your mind is literally
activating system your mind is literally
activating system your mind is literally designed to pay attention to the things
designed to pay attention to the things
designed to pay attention to the things that you notice once you notice a
that you notice once you notice a
that you notice once you notice a certain car you see it everywhere once
certain car you see it everywhere once
certain car you see it everywhere once you notice a certain dog
you notice a certain dog
you notice a certain dog you see it everywhere once you hear a
you see it everywhere once you hear a
you see it everywhere once you hear a certain name for the first time suddenly
certain name for the first time suddenly
certain name for the first time suddenly realized that that name has been all
realized that that name has been all
realized that that name has been all around you this entire time but now that
around you this entire time but now that
around you this entire time but now that you’re focusing on it now that you’re
you’re focusing on it now that you’re
you’re focusing on it now that you’re looking for it it is everywhere
looking for it it is everywhere
looking for it it is everywhere so whatever you look for it’s gonna be
so whatever you look for it’s gonna be
so whatever you look for it’s gonna be everywhere if you look for the negative
everywhere if you look for the negative
everywhere if you look for the negative it will be there but if you look for the
it will be there but if you look for the
it will be there but if you look for the positive it will overwhelm me and as
positive it will overwhelm me and as
positive it will overwhelm me and as Joseph Kanda said people say what we’re
Joseph Kanda said people say what we’re
Joseph Kanda said people say what we’re all seeking as a meaningful life but I
all seeking as a meaningful life but I
all seeking as a meaningful life but I don’t think that’s what we’re really
don’t think that’s what we’re really
don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking I think what we’re seeking is
seeking I think what we’re seeking is
seeking I think what we’re seeking is the experience of truly being alive and
the experience of truly being alive and
the experience of truly being alive and that’s it that’s the juice figuring out
that’s it that’s the juice figuring out
that’s it that’s the juice figuring out that thing that makes you come alive
that thing that makes you come alive
that thing that makes you come alive it isn’t keeping up with the Joneses it
it isn’t keeping up with the Joneses it
it isn’t keeping up with the Joneses it isn’t how much you’re getting paid it
isn’t how much you’re getting paid it
isn’t how much you’re getting paid it isn’t anything other than for you
isn’t anything other than for you
isn’t anything other than for you something very specific will be
something very specific will be
something very specific will be different for everyone but for you find
different for everyone but for you find
different for everyone but for you find that thing that makes you come alive
that thing that makes you come alive
that thing that makes you come alive focus on think about it put your time
focus on think about it put your time
focus on think about it put your time and attention there shift away from
and attention there shift away from
and attention there shift away from seeing the pain and the opéra and
seeing the pain and the opéra and
seeing the pain and the opéra and instead seeing the wonderment and at all
instead seeing the wonderment and at all
instead seeing the wonderment and at all seeing the glory that is just everything
seeing the glory that is just everything
seeing the glory that is just everything around you the opportunities the fact
around you the opportunities the fact
around you the opportunities the fact that you’re alive once you can see that
that you’re alive once you can see that
that you’re alive once you can see that those basic things that you take for
those basic things that you take for
those basic things that you take for granted that you can breathe into the
granted that you can breathe into the
granted that you can breathe into the nose and out through the mouth all of
nose and out through the mouth all of
nose and out through the mouth all of that stuff once you start seeing how
that stuff once you start seeing how
that stuff once you start seeing how were Acula sit really is once you start
were Acula sit really is once you start
were Acula sit really is once you start seeing how we’re connected to each other
seeing how we’re connected to each other
seeing how we’re connected to each other once you understand that the name of the
once you understand that the name of the
once you understand that the name of the game isn’t wealth
game isn’t wealth
game isn’t wealth it isn’t fame it isn’t ambition or
it isn’t fame it isn’t ambition or
it isn’t fame it isn’t ambition or success its neuro chemistry it’s feeling
success its neuro chemistry it’s feeling
success its neuro chemistry it’s feeling a certain way it’s finding fulfillment
a certain way it’s finding fulfillment
a certain way it’s finding fulfillment in your life once you realize that
in your life once you realize that
in your life once you realize that you’ll understand this is a game of
you’ll understand this is a game of
you’ll understand this is a game of attention and you entirely control what
attention and you entirely control what
attention and you entirely control what you focus on so choose very wisely my
you focus on so choose very wisely my
you focus on so choose very wisely my friends because your life will litter
friends because your life will litter
friends because your life will litter become the summation of the things that
become the summation of the things that
become the summation of the things that you look at
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