WEBVTT - Choice Not Chances

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<v Speaker 1>Ice SE's Daily Game. It's a production of iHeartRadio. What's

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<v Speaker 1>Up A Size Team? You're listening to The Daily Game

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<v Speaker 1>the compilation of motivational quotes I've collected over the years

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<v Speaker 1>that I've found inspiring and helped me through the game

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<v Speaker 1>of life. Okay, today's quote comes from Aristotle, an ancient

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<v Speaker 1>Greek philosopher and scientist who is still considered to be

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<v Speaker 1>one of the greatest thinkers when it came to politics, psychology,

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<v Speaker 1>and ethics. So you know this is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a good one. Excellence is never an accident. It is

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<v Speaker 1>always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution.

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<v Speaker 1>It represents the wise choice of many alternatives. Choice, not chances,

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<v Speaker 1>determines your destiny. Aristotle was cold with that one, right.

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<v Speaker 1>This quote feels especially timely now with social media influencers

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<v Speaker 1>and wanna be tried to make it look like success

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<v Speaker 1>comes easy. What did Aristotle say? It comes from sincere effort,

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<v Speaker 1>intelligent execution, and I like this part. It represents the

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<v Speaker 1>wise choice of many alternatives, choice not chance, determines your destiny.

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<v Speaker 1>I just did a book called Split Decision, and it

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<v Speaker 1>breaks down the fact that your choices definitely control the

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<v Speaker 1>trajectory of your life. And my book, I made the

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<v Speaker 1>choice to stop breaking the law. My boy made the

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<v Speaker 1>choice to try one more move, which got him landed

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<v Speaker 1>in prison for thirty five to life. Those were choices

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<v Speaker 1>that weren't chances. Someone said that we make over three

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<v Speaker 1>thousand decisions a day, A decision as simple as do

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<v Speaker 1>I look to the left of the right. We continually

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<v Speaker 1>make decisions. Do I get up right now and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>go say I gotta go to the restroom. That's a decision. No,

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<v Speaker 1>let me finish what I'm doing. Should I do this

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<v Speaker 1>appointment today or cancel? What should I eat? We're making

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<v Speaker 1>decisions continuously, and as Aristotle says, choices, not chances, determine

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<v Speaker 1>your destiny. So at some point you start to realize

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<v Speaker 1>that I have to make my decisions count. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>just make random decisions. I run into so many people

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<v Speaker 1>to say, oh, just let it go, just let it happen,

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<v Speaker 1>let the chips fall where they may fuck that. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>very methodical, and I try to think out if I

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<v Speaker 1>do this, this could happen, This could happen. You always

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<v Speaker 1>hear the term it's not checkers, it's chess. Most people

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<v Speaker 1>to say that can't even play chess. But to think

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<v Speaker 1>out what's going to happen after this, after that is

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<v Speaker 1>a chance on controlling your destiny and directing your destiny,

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<v Speaker 1>not just letting life happen and whatever happens happens. That's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like letting go of the steering wheel while

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<v Speaker 1>you're driving. Excellence is never an accident. It is always

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<v Speaker 1>the result of high intention. Wow, Aristotle was bad motherfucker

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<v Speaker 1>for a reason. I feel this quote and it helps

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<v Speaker 1>me stay focused because I know that what I want

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<v Speaker 1>in life is not gonna come by accident, is only

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<v Speaker 1>gonna come by me making the right decisions and making

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<v Speaker 1>those hard choices. And the same thing goes for you.

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<v Speaker 1>This has been another ice cold fact from me, iced tea.

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<v Speaker 1>Listening again tomorrow when I drop some wisdom on your

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<v Speaker 1>ass till then, stay safe, stay smart, and stay knowing

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<v Speaker 1>that achieving excellence isn't easy and it isn't an accident.

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