1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: Yes, Yes, I am Dramas And this is the Street 2 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: Stoic Podcast, bringing you your daily dose of timeless stoic 3 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: philosophy remix for the hip hop generation. We are combining 4 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: ancient philosophy with lyrics and quote from some of the 5 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 1: greatest who ever grades a microphone. Now, with that in mind, 6 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: let's get things started with your daily shot of inspiration. Today. 7 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: We're gonna be talking about the stoic virtue of focusing 8 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: on what you can control. And I came across something 9 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: so perfect as I was prepping for the episode, and 10 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: it's a tweet from the Russell right, and he says, quote, 11 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: you could be a year away from a life you 12 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: could have never imagined, could be thirty days away, one 13 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: day away. Something could go viral tomorrow and your entire 14 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: life is changed. Put effort into your content. Content is 15 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: just another word for art. Put your heart into the art. 16 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: And I love this tweet as a whole, but I 17 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: want to focus in on when he's giving you like 18 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: it could happen in a year, thirty days, one day tomorrow, right, 19 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: Because he's talking about timing and he's referencing a bunch 20 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: of different time frames because he's not in control of that, right, Like, 21 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: he can't pinpoint, nor can you pinpoint when this whole 22 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: you know, moment is going to happen for you. And 23 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 1: that's why he talks about the idea of effort, right, 24 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: because that is what you are actually in control of. 25 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: You are in control of the effort you put towards 26 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: your content, your art, your craft, whatever it might be. 27 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: You know, Like he's obviously talking about creators and artists 28 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: and people like that, but this idea is universal, right, Like, 29 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: this could be the effort that you put towards your 30 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: cover letter or your resume, or the amount of jobs 31 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: that you apply for if you're looking to get into 32 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: a new field or get a new job. Right again, 33 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 1: you can't control when that job is going to be filled, 34 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: when they're going to email you back, if they're going 35 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: to email you back. But all you can do is 36 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: control the amount of effort you put into whatever it 37 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: is that you are doing. You have to put all 38 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: of your effort into it. And let's go to an 39 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: ancient quote from Massonius Rufus. He says, we must concern 40 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: ourselves absolutely with the things that are under our control, 41 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: and trust the things not in our control to the universe. 42 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: And I love this part you know about the universe 43 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: because I feel like it builds off of what the 44 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 1: Russell is saying, right, like you have to just kind 45 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: of create the content. Again, that word is interchangeable. You 46 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: have to create the content and be a okay with 47 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: and have faith with the idea that the rest will 48 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: take care of itself. Again, it's the only thing that 49 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: you're in control of. That is the content, the effort 50 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: that you're putting out there towards whatever it is that 51 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: you do. That's all that you are in control of. 52 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: And the rest you have to leave up to faith 53 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: because again, inevitably it will pan out, just like the 54 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: Russell is saying. And for me, this is something I 55 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: I speak about a lot because I have a lot 56 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: of ties to the music industry, you know, from being 57 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: a musician at DJ and working in radio, and I'm 58 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: always getting uh, you know, hit up from other musicians 59 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: asking for advice. And somebody actually DM me a question recently, right, 60 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: and they asked, is it more about who you know 61 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: versus your hard work that you put in? And the 62 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: answer is the hard work you put in will eventually 63 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: get you in front of the people that you need 64 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: to know, right, Like, I can't tell you how many 65 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: times that I've personally gotten an email or a d 66 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: M from someone saying that they saw something I did 67 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: and now thought that I would be perfect for some opportunity, 68 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: Right Like, I didn't know anyone in the world of television, 69 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: but my consistent content somehow got in front of a producer, 70 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: which then led me to getting my own TV show. Right. 71 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: I also wanted to get into the world of a 72 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: public speaking but I had no idea how to even start. 73 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: And it turns out that my consistent content got me 74 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: in front of a person who worked at a corporation 75 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 1: that ended up hiring me for my first speaking engagement. 76 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: But again, it's all because of the effort that I 77 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: was putting out there behind the scenes as well as 78 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: you know, when it comes to my content and the 79 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: literal sense, right, the fact that I've consistently been creating, 80 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 1: putting myself out there, putting my name out there, and 81 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: crafting my art and putting all of my effort towards it. 82 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 1: It's somehow, some way always manages to put me in 83 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: front of the people that I need to be in 84 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: front of. Right, And I believe this is exactly what 85 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 1: the Russell is talking about. You cannot control the timing, 86 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: but your consistent effort towards your content, towards whatever it 87 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,359 Speaker 1: is that you do, will eventually get you exactly where 88 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 1: you're trying to be. Now, with that in mind, we've 89 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: heard from the Russell, We've heard from Massonia's roof Fus. 90 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: I've given you a bit about you know how how 91 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: I relate to this, and and my advice for for 92 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 1: anybody who's uh struggling and wondering what the next step is. Now, 93 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: let's take it even further and talk about how you 94 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: can make it your mantra for today. But first let's 95 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: take a quick break and then we'll be right back. 96 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: All right. So this idea, this ancient stoic principle focusing 97 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 1: on what you can control. We have heard from how 98 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: L Russell relates to this, We've heard from from a 99 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: Massonia's roof Fus, we have heard from myself. Now let's 100 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:47,239 Speaker 1: talk about how you can make it your manstra for today. Now, 101 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: to me, this whole concept that we're talking about today, 102 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: it's the dirt pile strategy, right, and I learned this 103 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: from the DJ Clainton Sparks and he talks about how 104 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: you know, you you throw a little dirt on the ground, 105 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: people won't notice. Right you throw a little bit more, 106 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: they may step over it. They'll see it, but they're 107 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: not stopping. Right, But you throw enough dirt on the ground, 108 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: and eventually they're going to trip on it. Right when 109 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: that pile becomes big enough, they're not going to be 110 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: able to avoid it, and they trip over it. And 111 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:16,679 Speaker 1: that's the perfect summary when it comes to this idea 112 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: of effort that l Russell is talking about. Right, you 113 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: have to put forth enough effort that gets you noticed. 114 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: I mean, that's been my story. You know when I 115 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: talk about people in industries that I had zero connections 116 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: somehow finding me. It's because I put out so much 117 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:33,559 Speaker 1: content and put myself out there so much. Inevitably people 118 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: began to trip over it. Right again, that effort is 119 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: the only thing that you are in control of at 120 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: the end of the day, I don't know what the 121 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: timing is going to be on the thing that you're chasing. 122 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: I can't predict the timing of of things in my 123 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: own life. I don't know when things are going to 124 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: take off the way that I want them to. But 125 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: I know that if I keep my head down, I 126 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 1: keep putting forth the effort towards my craft, I am 127 00:06:56,120 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: giving myself a winning opportunity at somebody discovering it. Again 128 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,359 Speaker 1: that dirt piuse strategy. I throw enough down there on 129 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: the ground. Eventually they are going to trip over it. 130 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: So to summarize, you know, you have the Russell talking 131 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: about effort. Put effort into your art, into your content, 132 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: and eventually the timing will work out. You have Masnia's 133 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: roof is talking about the thing that you are are 134 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: not in control of. You have to leave that up 135 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: to the universe, right, the universe will figure that out. 136 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: As long as you do your half. It's like a partnership. 137 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: As long as you put forth your effort, you you 138 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: put your all into your content, your craft, whatever it 139 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,239 Speaker 1: is that you're building, whatever it is that you're creating, 140 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: whatever it is that you want to do. As long 141 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: as you do your part, eventually the universe will reward you. 142 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: And again when you look at my story, that's exactly 143 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: what has happened for me. I have, you know, gotten 144 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: to an industry. When it comes to the entertainment industry, 145 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: the music industry that I had zero connections. My mom 146 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: as a teacher, and my dad worked in in telephone communications, 147 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: no connections whatsoever. But I just kept putting forth the 148 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: effort and kept build lding and kept putting my content 149 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: out there, my art out there, my effort, you know, 150 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: out there for whoever would see it, and eventually somebody 151 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: tripped over it when the time was right, when the 152 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: universe decided it was my time. So don't worry about 153 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: the timing when it's gonna happen, if it's going to happen, 154 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: focus on what you can control, focus on the effort 155 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: that you put forth towards your craft, and it will 156 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: all work out in the end. And with that said, 157 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: thank you so much for checking out the Street Stoic podcast. 158 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: Do your best to apply these concepts that we've discussed 159 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,719 Speaker 1: today into your everyday life, and I'll catch you all 160 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 1: next time. The Street Stoke Podcast is a production of 161 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: My Hearts Michael Tura Podcast Network.