1 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: Yes, Yes, I am Dramas And this is the Street 2 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: Stoic Podcast, bringing your daily dose of time to Stoic 3 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: philosophy remix for the hip hop generation. We are combining 4 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: ancient philosophy with lyrics and quotes from some of the 5 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: greatest who ever grace a microphone. Now, with that in mind, 6 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: let's get things started with your daily shot of inspiration. Now. 7 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: Today we are going to be focusing around the stoic 8 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: idea of focus on what you can control, right, and 9 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: we're specifically going to be talking about the way that 10 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: our minds think and the way that we can sort 11 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: of see the good in everything if we change our 12 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: thought processes right, or if we make it a point 13 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: to have more consistent, you know, happy and sort of 14 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: satisfying thoughts right. And one of the quotes that came 15 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: to mind here is from Drake where he says, beauty 16 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: isn't about having a pretty face, It's about having a 17 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul. So 18 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: to me, this speaks to the idea that the beauty 19 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: in this life right and all that it has to offer, 20 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: it comes from how we choose to live life right 21 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: and the choices that we make on a daily basis, 22 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 1: even these smallest choices. And I think oftentimes we sort 23 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: of can go through life on like autopilot, where we 24 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: are are sort of just taking the path of least resistance, 25 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: doing whatever comes easiest, you know, not really wanting to 26 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: have to overthink anything, and I think we lose sight 27 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: of just how important it is to consciously be making 28 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: decisions with sort of our best self in mind. Right, 29 00:01:57,800 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: And this leads to a quote from one of the 30 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: Stokes Epictetus, where he says, if your choices are beautiful, 31 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: so too will be you. This really speaks to man 32 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: being a good person at the end of the day 33 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: and understanding what that means, right, and understanding that the 34 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: energy that you're going to invite into your life is 35 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: going to be a reflection of what you give off. Right. 36 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: If you are being a kind person to those that 37 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: you interact with on a daily basis, the people around you, 38 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: your coworkers, you know, whomever it might be, the person 39 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,839 Speaker 1: at the coffee shop, you're going to be inviting more 40 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,799 Speaker 1: love and more beauty into your life, right. And it's 41 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: the idea for me of conscious living, right, of saying 42 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: like this is the type of life that I want 43 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: to experience. I want to experience all the beauty and 44 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: love that life has to offer. So I'm going to 45 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: consciously make decisions throughout the course of my day that 46 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: allows me to have the best opportunity to experience all 47 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: that beauty and love. Right, That allows me to attract 48 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: more of it, that gives off the type of energy 49 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: that then brings more of that back towards me. Right, 50 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: And for me, it's to become a life philosophy. Right. 51 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: I relate to this deeply because it's what I live. 52 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: I kind of created this sort of philosophy of the 53 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: idea of the four pillars to conscious living, and it's 54 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: a part of my wellness brand just be where we 55 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: do different coaching and things like that. But for me, 56 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 1: when I look back on my life, when I began 57 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: to really sort of hone in on the importance of 58 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 1: every little thing that I did and realize how that 59 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 1: has a direct effect on the quality of my day 60 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: and then my life, it really made me want to 61 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: be far more intentional with everything that I did and 62 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: the way that I interacted with the world around me. 63 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: And the four pillars to conscious living as I define it, 64 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: are awareness, right, so self awareness, awareness to your relationship 65 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: around others, as well as awareness to your relationship as 66 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: a citizen of the world as a whole. And the 67 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: second pillar on that being money healing right understanding that 68 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: I need to have a healthy relationship with money and 69 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: be conscious about the relationship that I have with or right. 70 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: Be it not overspending, be it not living in fear 71 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: of it, but having it as a tool that it 72 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: actually is in my life right. And number three on 73 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: the pillars is community, right understanding how important it is 74 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: to surround myself with like minded people to be a 75 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: part of something bigger than myself. And then number four 76 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: on that four pillar list being long term vision, having 77 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: this sort of north star that guides every decision that 78 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: I make. You know, the north star could be the 79 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: type of person that I want to be, the type 80 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: of life that I want to live, and then everything 81 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: else is sort of with the intention of making that 82 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 1: a reality. Right, So it's me consciously only making decisions 83 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: that reflect the type of person that I want to 84 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: become or the goal that I want to achieve. And 85 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: these have been life changing things for me because, again, 86 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: when we talk about the idea of focusing on what 87 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: you can control. I can't control the way somebody treats 88 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: me or the interactions that another person decides they want 89 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: to have with me. Right, all I can do is 90 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 1: control the energy that I'm putting out there. Right, I 91 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 1: can't control there, but I can for sure control mine 92 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: and understanding that when I'm consciously taking inventory of every 93 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: little thing that I do, every interaction, every conversation, every email, 94 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: every text that I send, trying to consciously do all 95 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 1: of that with the sort of north star that I 96 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: have in mind. I think that puts me in the 97 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: best you know, gives me the best opportunity to be 98 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: attracting the type of energy that I'm seeking. The beauty 99 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: of life, you know, all the success in life that 100 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: I'm looking for, the happiness, the fulfillment, It all starts 101 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: with focusing on the fact that I can control the 102 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: energy that I put out there, just by being conscious 103 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: of every little decision that I make along the way. Now, 104 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: with that said, we have heard from Drake, we have 105 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: heard from Epictetius, You've heard from myself around this stoic 106 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 1: idea of focusing on what you can control. Now let's 107 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: talk about how you can make it your mancho for today. 108 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: But first it's take a quick break and then we'll 109 00:05:51,320 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: be back. All right, So we have heard from Drake, 110 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: we have heard from Epitetis, you have heard from myself 111 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 1: and sort of my life philosophy in these four pillars 112 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 1: of conscious living. Now let's talk about how you can 113 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: make it your mantra for today. And I think first 114 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: and foremost as most things that we discussed, it's just 115 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 1: a mindset shift that needs to happen. Right when I 116 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: began to understand that there was no one else to 117 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: blame if my life didn't look the way I wanted 118 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: it to, or if I had been attracting people who 119 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: were negative influences. Like all of that is, at the 120 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 1: end of the day, based upon decisions that I was 121 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: or wasn't making. Right, if I was unhappy in a 122 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: particular moment, I was choosing to be unhappy, right, I 123 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 1: wasn't being conscious about trying to be proactive about finding 124 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 1: happiness or finding gratitude in that moment to combat the unhappiness. 125 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: So again, it's the idea idea of shifting your mindset 126 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: to understand how much control you have and then consciously 127 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: live in a way where you are making decisions based 128 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: upon the sort of greater good and based upon the 129 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: bigger picture that you want to see for yourself. Right, 130 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: understanding the immediacy and importance of every single decision and 131 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: even every thought that you have. Right, and not to 132 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: say you have to sit there obsessing over every little 133 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: thing that pops in your head, you'll drive yourself crazy. 134 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: But the ones that begin to have any sort of 135 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: effect on you, that are bringing up negative feelings for you, 136 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: you have to take a second to fight back against them, 137 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: to push back against them, to pull holes in the 138 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: lives that they're telling you. Right again, you have to 139 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: be proactive and doing whatever you can to attract the 140 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: beauty that you seek out of life. Right, you have 141 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: to live consciously and understand that everything you do is important. Right, 142 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: Nothing should just be a throwaway moment. Every single thing 143 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: counts in the greater good of what you're working towards. 144 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: Right now, to recap all talking about around this idea 145 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: of focusing on what you can control, Drake talking about 146 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: the idea that that, of course, beauty is is not 147 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: just about the exterior, but it's all about the inner 148 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: workings that you have going on at the end of 149 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: the day. Right, and then epictetis you know, really kind 150 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: of giving us the one two punch here saying if 151 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: your choices are beautiful, so too will be you. Right 152 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: if you are consciously making positive decisions and being a 153 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: positive force in this life and taking everything you do 154 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: seriously and not allowing yourself to succumb to you know, 155 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: whatever temptations that leads you down a negative route, you 156 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: will become beautiful and your life around you will become 157 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: beautiful as a result of you putting that out there 158 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: into the world. Right. And for me, it's this idea 159 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: of conscious living right, the four pillars that I talk about, 160 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: but you know, understanding that each decision matters, and having 161 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: something bigger than yourself, that you're working towards that north 162 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: star that guides you, and you know, knowing the version 163 00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: of yourself that you want to become. And then in 164 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: the moments before that, right as you're working towards that, 165 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: asking yourself before you react, before you you know, allow 166 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: yourself to go down this sort of negative wormhole, whatever 167 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: it might be that you're going through, Think to yourself, 168 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: does that align with the north star that I have 169 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: for myself? Does that align with the person that I 170 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: want to become, and then you can consciously make a 171 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: decision based upon that answer. Right, you can consciously say, no, 172 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,679 Speaker 1: this doesn't align with that, let me take an action 173 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 1: that does that will help get me closer to my 174 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: north star towards my long term vision. Right. And again, 175 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: it's the idea of focusing on what you can control 176 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: and living consciously, understanding that every decision you make is 177 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: important and should not be taken lightly. Now, with that said, 178 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: thank you so much for checking out the Street Stoke Podcast. 179 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: Do your best to apply these concepts that we discussed 180 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: into everyday life, and I will catch you next time. 181 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: The Street Stoke Podcast is a production of Iheart's Michael 182 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: Podcast Network.