I’m gonna share with you why having 24 hours every single day is more than
hours every single day is more than
hours every single day is more than enough if you learn to live present but
enough if you learn to live present but
enough if you learn to live present but before I teach you how to live present I
before I teach you how to live present I
before I teach you how to live present I have good news and I have bad news the
have good news and I have bad news the
have good news and I have bad news the good news is I’m going to share with you
good news is I’m going to share with you
good news is I’m going to share with you a very basic strategy on how you can
a very basic strategy on how you can
a very basic strategy on how you can maximize your time how you can aim for
maximize your time how you can aim for
maximize your time how you can aim for excellence in every moment and how you
excellence in every moment and how you
excellence in every moment and how you can become happier and more successful
can become happier and more successful
can become happier and more successful the bad news is some of you will choose
the bad news is some of you will choose
the bad news is some of you will choose not to implement this some of you will
not to implement this some of you will
not to implement this some of you will choose not to adopt this strategy and
choose not to adopt this strategy and
choose not to adopt this strategy and the reason I say choose is I need you to
the reason I say choose is I need you to
the reason I say choose is I need you to acknowledge that your habits are in fact
acknowledge that your habits are in fact
acknowledge that your habits are in fact the choice you choose your habits and
the choice you choose your habits and
the choice you choose your habits and your habits are what dictate your
your habits are what dictate your
your habits are what dictate your happiness and your success see happiness
happiness and your success see happiness
happiness and your success see happiness and success are not predicated on what
and success are not predicated on what
and success are not predicated on what we do every once in a while they’re a
we do every once in a while they’re a
we do every once in a while they’re a result of what we do every single day
result of what we do every single day
result of what we do every single day because how you do anything is how you
because how you do anything is how you
because how you do anything is how you do everything
do everything
do everything in 2007 Nike flew me to Los Angeles to
in 2007 Nike flew me to Los Angeles to
in 2007 Nike flew me to Los Angeles to work the first ever Kobe Bryant Skills
work the first ever Kobe Bryant Skills
work the first ever Kobe Bryant Skills Academy Nike brought in the top high
Academy Nike brought in the top high
Academy Nike brought in the top high school and college players from around
school and college players from around
school and college players from around the country for an intensive three-day
the country for an intensive three-day
the country for an intensive three-day mini camp with the best player in the
mini camp with the best player in the
mini camp with the best player in the world now I’ve lived in a basketball
world now I’ve lived in a basketball
world now I’ve lived in a basketball bubble my entire life so I had heard the
bubble my entire life so I had heard the
bubble my entire life so I had heard the urban legend of how insanely intense
urban legend of how insanely intense
urban legend of how insanely intense Kobe’s individual workouts were so since
Kobe’s individual workouts were so since
Kobe’s individual workouts were so since I was on camp staff I asked him if I
I was on camp staff I asked him if I
I was on camp staff I asked him if I could watch one he said sure I’m going
could watch one he said sure I’m going
could watch one he said sure I’m going tomorrow at four and I said but Kobe we
tomorrow at four and I said but Kobe we
tomorrow at four and I said but Kobe we have a camp workout tomorrow at 3:30 he
have a camp workout tomorrow at 3:30 he
have a camp workout tomorrow at 3:30 he said no I’m going at 4:00 a.m. well
said no I’m going at 4:00 a.m. well
said no I’m going at 4:00 a.m. well obviously there’s not a legitimate
obviously there’s not a legitimate
obviously there’s not a legitimate excuse I can come up with on why I can’t
excuse I can come up with on why I can’t
excuse I can come up with on why I can’t be somewhere at 4:00 a.m. so I’d
be somewhere at 4:00 a.m. so I’d
be somewhere at 4:00 a.m. so I’d basically committed myself to being
basically committed myself to being
basically committed myself to being there and I figured if I was going to be
there and I figured if I was going to be
there and I figured if I was going to be there anyway I might as well try and
there anyway I might as well try and
there anyway I might as well try and impress Kobe I might as well show him
impress Kobe I might as well show him
impress Kobe I might as well show him how serious of a trainer I was so I
how serious of a trainer I was so I
how serious of a trainer I was so I planned to beat him to the gym so I set
planned to beat him to the gym so I set
planned to beat him to the gym so I set my alarm for 3:00 a.m. the alarm goes
my alarm for 3:00 a.m. the alarm goes
my alarm for 3:00 a.m. the alarm goes off I jump up quickly and get myself
off I jump up quickly and get myself
off I jump up quickly and get myself together and I hop in a cab and I get to
together and I hop in a cab and I get to
together and I hop in a cab and I get to the gym probably a little after 3:30 and
the gym probably a little after 3:30 and
the gym probably a little after 3:30 and I step out and it’s pitch black outside
I step out and it’s pitch black outside
I step out and it’s pitch black outside but I can see that the gym lights are
but I can see that the gym lights are
but I can see that the gym lights are already on and I can faintly hear a ball
already on and I can faintly hear a ball
already on and I can faintly hear a ball bouncing and sneakers squeaking I
bouncing and sneakers squeaking I
bouncing and sneakers squeaking I slither in the side door and Kobe is
slither in the side door and Kobe is
slither in the side door and Kobe is already in a full sweat he was going
already in a full sweat he was going
already in a full sweat he was going through an intense warmup before his
through an intense warmup before his
through an intense warmup before his scheduled workout started at 4:00 a.m.
scheduled workout started at 4:00 a.m.
scheduled workout started at 4:00 a.m. now I didn’t say anything to him and I
now I didn’t say anything to him and I
now I didn’t say anything to him and I didn’t say anything to his trainer I
didn’t say anything to his trainer I
didn’t say anything to his trainer I just sat down quietly to watch and for
just sat down quietly to watch and for
just sat down quietly to watch and for the first 45 minutes I was bored out of
the first 45 minutes I was bored out of
the first 45 minutes I was bored out of my mind for the first 45 minutes
my mind for the first 45 minutes
my mind for the first 45 minutes I watched the best player in the game of
I watched the best player in the game of
I watched the best player in the game of basketball do the most basic offensive
basketball do the most basic offensive
basketball do the most basic offensive moves in footwork he was doing stuff
moves in footwork he was doing stuff
moves in footwork he was doing stuff that I had already done with middle
that I had already done with middle
that I had already done with middle school age players now please understand
school age players now please understand
school age players now please understand he was doing it at a super high level of
he was doing it at a super high level of
he was doing it at a super high level of intensity and his precision was razor
intensity and his precision was razor
intensity and his precision was razor sharp but the stuff he was doing was so
sharp but the stuff he was doing was so
sharp but the stuff he was doing was so basic now the entire workout took around
basic now the entire workout took around
basic now the entire workout took around two hours and when it was done I didn’t
two hours and when it was done I didn’t
two hours and when it was done I didn’t say anything to him I didn’t say
say anything to him I didn’t say
say anything to him I didn’t say anything to his trainer I just left but
anything to his trainer I just left but
anything to his trainer I just left but later that day curiosity got the best of
later that day curiosity got the best of
later that day curiosity got the best of me I had to ask him Kobe you’re the best
me I had to ask him Kobe you’re the best
me I had to ask him Kobe you’re the best player in the world why are you doing
player in the world why are you doing
player in the world why are you doing such basic drills and he looked at me
such basic drills and he looked at me
such basic drills and he looked at me and smiled but said very seriously why
and smiled but said very seriously why
and smiled but said very seriously why do you think I’m the best player in the
do you think I’m the best player in the
do you think I’m the best player in the world because I never get bored with the
world because I never get bored with the
world because I never get bored with the basics Kobe taught me a really pivotal
basics Kobe taught me a really pivotal
basics Kobe taught me a really pivotal lesson that morning and that’s just
lesson that morning and that’s just
lesson that morning and that’s just because something is basic it doesn’t
because something is basic it doesn’t
because something is basic it doesn’t mean that it’s easy if it was easy
mean that it’s easy if it was easy
mean that it’s easy if it was easy everyone else would do it
everyone else would do it
everyone else would do it but we live in a world that wants us to
but we live in a world that wants us to
but we live in a world that wants us to skip steps that begs us to circumvent
skip steps that begs us to circumvent
skip steps that begs us to circumvent the process that encourages us to chase
the process that encourages us to chase
the process that encourages us to chase what’s hot and what’s flashy and what’s
what’s hot and what’s flashy and what’s
what’s hot and what’s flashy and what’s sexy and ignore what’s basic the basics
sexy and ignore what’s basic the basics
sexy and ignore what’s basic the basics work they always have and they always
work they always have and they always
work they always have and they always will the most basic concept I know of is
will the most basic concept I know of is
will the most basic concept I know of is time yet despite its simplicity an
time yet despite its simplicity an
time yet despite its simplicity an appreciation and a respect for time is
appreciation and a respect for time is
appreciation and a respect for time is the key to being as happy and as
the key to being as happy and as
the key to being as happy and as successful as possible I’m 41 years old
successful as possible I’m 41 years old
successful as possible I’m 41 years old the average life expectancy for males in
the average life expectancy for males in
the average life expectancy for males in the United States is 79 years old which
the United States is 79 years old which
the United States is 79 years old which means statistically I’m at the half time
means statistically I’m at the half time
means statistically I’m at the half time of my life now if you’re my age you’re
of my life now if you’re my age you’re
of my life now if you’re my age you’re older you can probably agree with me
older you can probably agree with me
older you can probably agree with me that first half went by really quick and
that first half went by really quick and
that first half went by really quick and the speed at which time has flown by
the speed at which time has flown by
the speed at which time has flown by makes me realize that
makes me realize that
makes me realize that is without question our most valuable
is without question our most valuable
is without question our most valuable resource now I want you to take a second
resource now I want you to take a second
resource now I want you to take a second and I want you to imagine that your life
and I want you to imagine that your life
and I want you to imagine that your life is like an hourglass and the moment you
is like an hourglass and the moment you
is like an hourglass and the moment you were born that hourglass got flipped
were born that hourglass got flipped
were born that hourglass got flipped over and the sand started falling and
over and the sand started falling and
over and the sand started falling and I’ve learned three indisputable truths
I’ve learned three indisputable truths
I’ve learned three indisputable truths about time three indisputable truths
about time three indisputable truths
about time three indisputable truths about that hourglass number one none of
about that hourglass number one none of
about that hourglass number one none of us has any idea how much sand is at the
us has any idea how much sand is at the
us has any idea how much sand is at the top time is not promised tomorrow is not
top time is not promised tomorrow is not
top time is not promised tomorrow is not guaranteed every one of us knows someone
guaranteed every one of us knows someone
guaranteed every one of us knows someone whose sand ran out unexpectedly number
whose sand ran out unexpectedly number
whose sand ran out unexpectedly number two we can’t stop the sand from going to
two we can’t stop the sand from going to
two we can’t stop the sand from going to the bottom you can’t stop time you can’t
the bottom you can’t stop time you can’t
the bottom you can’t stop time you can’t pause time time is continuous its ever
pause time time is continuous its ever
pause time time is continuous its ever fleeting that clock is always ticking
fleeting that clock is always ticking
fleeting that clock is always ticking and that calendar is always turning and
and that calendar is always turning and
and that calendar is always turning and three once that sand hits the bottom
three once that sand hits the bottom
three once that sand hits the bottom it’s gone we can’t get time back
it’s gone we can’t get time back
it’s gone we can’t get time back they’ve already printed yesterday’s
they’ve already printed yesterday’s
they’ve already printed yesterday’s newspaper there’s nothing we can do
newspaper there’s nothing we can do
newspaper there’s nothing we can do about it so time is without question our
about it so time is without question our
about it so time is without question our most valuable resource well with that
most valuable resource well with that
most valuable resource well with that being true that means our attention is
being true that means our attention is
being true that means our attention is our number one currency because where
our number one currency because where
our number one currency because where you put your attention that shows what
you put your attention that shows what
you put your attention that shows what you value and when you give someone your
you value and when you give someone your
you value and when you give someone your full attention you show them that you
full attention you show them that you
full attention you show them that you care and caring is what creates
care and caring is what creates
care and caring is what creates connection and connection is the
connection and connection is the
connection and connection is the foundation of happiness and success
foundation of happiness and success
foundation of happiness and success which means we need to give the people
which means we need to give the people
which means we need to give the people that matter in our lives our full
that matter in our lives our full
that matter in our lives our full attention which means we need to put our
attention which means we need to put our
attention which means we need to put our phones down we need to close our laptops
phones down we need to close our laptops
phones down we need to close our laptops we need to turn off our TVs in order to
we need to turn off our TVs in order to
we need to turn off our TVs in order to truly connect we actually need to unplug
truly connect we actually need to unplug
truly connect we actually need to unplug that doesn’t get any more basic than
that doesn’t get any more basic than
that doesn’t get any more basic than that
that
that so how do we do that we live present so
so how do we do that we live present so
so how do we do that we live present so what does it mean to live present it
what does it mean to live present it
what does it mean to live present it means be where your feet are wherever
means be where your feet are wherever
means be where your feet are wherever your feet are that’s where your head and
your feet are that’s where your head and
your feet are that’s where your head and your heart need to be if you’re with
your heart need to be if you’re with
your heart need to be if you’re with your kids be with your kids when you’re
your kids be with your kids when you’re
your kids be with your kids when you’re at work be at work you need to make sure
at work be at work you need to make sure
at work be at work you need to make sure that you pour into everything that
that you pour into everything that
that you pour into everything that you’re doing now I’m a
you’re doing now I’m a
you’re doing now I’m a that sound very basic but trust me it is
that sound very basic but trust me it is
that sound very basic but trust me it is not easy in fact living present is one
not easy in fact living present is one
not easy in fact living present is one of the biggest challenges that all of us
of the biggest challenges that all of us
of the biggest challenges that all of us have and it takes practice it takes a
have and it takes practice it takes a
have and it takes practice it takes a lot of practice a couple of months ago I
lot of practice a couple of months ago I
lot of practice a couple of months ago I was involved in a charity event it was
was involved in a charity event it was
was involved in a charity event it was being put on by serial entrepreneur
being put on by serial entrepreneur
being put on by serial entrepreneur author and endurance Superman Jessie
author and endurance Superman Jessie
author and endurance Superman Jessie it’s learn and the event was basic in
it’s learn and the event was basic in
it’s learn and the event was basic in premise but trust me it was not easy we
premise but trust me it was not easy we
premise but trust me it was not easy we had to run up and down in 80-yard Hill
had to run up and down in 80-yard Hill
had to run up and down in 80-yard Hill that was at a 40 degree slope a hundred
that was at a 40 degree slope a hundred
that was at a 40 degree slope a hundred times yes a hundred times
times yes a hundred times
times yes a hundred times that’s over eight miles so the event was
that’s over eight miles so the event was
that’s over eight miles so the event was appropriately named hell on the hill the
appropriately named hell on the hill the
appropriately named hell on the hill the head basketball coach at Marquette was
head basketball coach at Marquette was
head basketball coach at Marquette was also one of the runners and he and I
also one of the runners and he and I
also one of the runners and he and I were on about the same pace and around
were on about the same pace and around
were on about the same pace and around three hours into it right around the
three hours into it right around the
three hours into it right around the seventy rep mark I hit a wall I was
seventy rep mark I hit a wall I was
seventy rep mark I hit a wall I was struggling I was physically mentally and
struggling I was physically mentally and
struggling I was physically mentally and emotionally spent if I can be quite
emotionally spent if I can be quite
emotionally spent if I can be quite honest with you guys I wanted to quit
honest with you guys I wanted to quit
honest with you guys I wanted to quit and since I knew he and I were on about
and since I knew he and I were on about
and since I knew he and I were on about the same pace and I asked him I said how
the same pace and I asked him I said how
the same pace and I asked him I said how many do you have left
many do you have left
many do you have left and he said one rep and I was confused
and he said one rep and I was confused
and he said one rep and I was confused to be honest I was really pissed off
to be honest I was really pissed off
to be honest I was really pissed off because there’s no way he only had one
because there’s no way he only had one
because there’s no way he only had one rep and then he finished his sentence he
rep and then he finished his sentence he
rep and then he finished his sentence he said I have one rep thirty more times
said I have one rep thirty more times
said I have one rep thirty more times and that is the definition of living
and that is the definition of living
and that is the definition of living present you don’t focus on the hundred
present you don’t focus on the hundred
present you don’t focus on the hundred you focus on the next rep and living
you focus on the next rep and living
you focus on the next rep and living present is what allowed me to get
present is what allowed me to get
present is what allowed me to get through that somewhat brutal yet fun
through that somewhat brutal yet fun
through that somewhat brutal yet fun event and living present is what is
event and living present is what is
event and living present is what is allowing me now to be happier and more
allowing me now to be happier and more
allowing me now to be happier and more fulfilled than I’ve ever been in my life
fulfilled than I’ve ever been in my life
fulfilled than I’ve ever been in my life but it’s important you know there is a
but it’s important you know there is a
but it’s important you know there is a big difference between knowing how to
big difference between knowing how to
big difference between knowing how to live present in actually living present
live present in actually living present
live present in actually living present we’ve all heard that knowledge is power
we’ve all heard that knowledge is power
we’ve all heard that knowledge is power guess what it’s not that’s a lie that’s
guess what it’s not that’s a lie that’s
guess what it’s not that’s a lie that’s a myth knowledge is not power it’s the
a myth knowledge is not power it’s the
a myth knowledge is not power it’s the application of knowledge that is
application of knowledge that is
application of knowledge that is powerful knowing is not enough and
powerful knowing is not enough and
powerful knowing is not enough and knowledge unapplied is completely
knowledge unapplied is completely
knowledge unapplied is completely worthless every human being on the
worthless every human being on the
worthless every human being on the planet knows that smoking is bad for
planet knows that smoking is bad for
planet knows that smoking is bad for your health yet smoking is still the
your health yet smoking is still the
your health yet smoking is still the number
number
number preventable cause of death in the United
preventable cause of death in the United
preventable cause of death in the United States that kills half a million people
States that kills half a million people
States that kills half a million people every single year and every one of those
every single year and every one of those
every single year and every one of those 500,000 people knows that smoking is bad
500,000 people knows that smoking is bad
500,000 people knows that smoking is bad form
form
form so clearly knowing is not enough you
so clearly knowing is not enough you
so clearly knowing is not enough you have to make the choice to act you have
have to make the choice to act you have
have to make the choice to act you have to make the choice to commit to the
to make the choice to commit to the
to make the choice to commit to the basics you have to make the choice to
basics you have to make the choice to
basics you have to make the choice to live present because the choices you
live present because the choices you
live present because the choices you make today will determine who you are
make today will determine who you are
make today will determine who you are tomorrow I want to thank you very much
tomorrow I want to thank you very much
tomorrow I want to thank you very much for your presence I want to thank you
for your presence I want to thank you
for your presence I want to thank you for your attention but my sand has run
for your attention but my sand has run
for your attention but my sand has run out thanks
out thanks
out thanks [Applause]
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