People have this reoccurring nightmare, that there's something, some force that's got a hold of them and it's holding them down, and they can't break free, no matter what they do, they can't break free from that force. Well I'm here to tell you that that thing in your nightmare, that thing that is holding you back, that thing that is dragging you down, that thing is you. There are two fundamental attitudes toward life and its sorrows
Those with the first attitude, blame the world. Those with the second, ask what they could do differently. It's much easier and much more gratifying to your basis desires to blame someone else for your misery. You know what's so funny? We want people to make guarantees to us, But we not willing to make guarantees to ourselves.
Why are you only giving 50%? What's wrong with you?
And that's the problem with some of you, you always want to blame other people. You owe you an explanation. You need to look at yourself in the mirror and say, "Why are you only giving 50%? What's wrong with you?" You need to put yourself on punishment. You need to tell you, no more TV, no more snacks, no more desserts, no, we working out now. You need to tell you that you owe you something. Everyday I demand more from myself then anyone else could humanly expect.
I'm not competing with somebody else, I'm competing with what I'm capable of. My number one competition is me. It's always you versus you. You're gotta be the one to get up every morning, be disciplined, put in the consistent daily hard work, because that gains success. No couch, no trainer, no mentor, no boss can do it. You verse you. I value myself enough to give 120% or don't do it. There is no excuse for not living up to your fullest potential. No excuse. You walk out of this room, you owe yourself. I didn't get here making excuses. What changed? I changed. And I stopped being a victim. I stopped saying, i've gotta wait for good things to happen to me, and I said I'm gonna grind.
I'm going to fight. I'm going to work. I'm going to press toward. I'm going to learn. I'm going to do everything in my power every single day to become a victor and not a victim. Why? Cause I owe it to myself. And can't nobody stop me but me.
Life is a war. And there are people out there, and there are things out there that are trying to take you down.
Life is a war. And there are people out there, and there are things out there that are trying to take you down. Things are gonna go wrong. And when things go wrong, it's pretty easy just to say you know what? I'm gonna stand down, or I'm gonna give up. And you can do that. But I think no. I think no, I think keep fighting. And you keep fighting, and you keep fighting, and you keep fighting no matter what. And you never quit. You never never quit. And if you feel like your life is in a place where you can't get any lower, and you don't think you can find any way out, good. Cause that means the ultimate challenge is ahead of you, it means you can only go up. And it also means that things are gonna be tough.
Things are gonna be tougher than anything you can imagine, but that storm that you're in, from your perspective, it seems like that storm is enveloping the whole world. But I am telling you it is not. The storm that you're in, it is hard to see out of that storm, it's hard to see past it, it seems like the storm is everything. But the storm is not everything. And it won't last forever. You can get out of the storm, and you will get out of the storm, and when you get out, you're gonna see the sun again. But right now, you're being tried. You're being forged, you're being tested by fire and by pain. That's the test. Don't fail the test. Don't fail the test, don't give in, don't quit. Don't ever quit.
Fight on. Fight through the storm. Fight through the pain and come the other side stronger, and tougher, and better. A fighter. A survivor. A winner. Victorious. And free from that storm. Free from the darkness. Free. Life can be hard. But you know what? It's the one life you've got. So go and live a life that in the end allows you to look back and say, hell yes, I'd do it all again.
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