1 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: Yes, Yes, I am Dramas. 2 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 2: And this is the season finale of The Street Stoic Podcast, 3 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 2: bringing in your daily dose of timeless stoic philosophy remix 4 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 2: for the hip hop generation. 5 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: We are combining ancient. 6 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 2: Philosophy with lyrics and quotes from some of the greatest 7 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,319 Speaker 2: who ever grace a microphone. Now, with that said, one 8 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 2: last time this season, let's get things started with your 9 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 2: daily shot of inspiration. Now, I'm going off the rails 10 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 2: a little bit today. This isn't necessarily a stoic idea 11 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 2: or philosophy, but it's something I kind of wanted to 12 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 2: drive home as we close out season two, as we've 13 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: just started a ran new year, and it's the concept 14 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 2: of honoring yourself and making that declaration for twenty twenty four. Right. 15 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 2: I want to leave you on that note of really 16 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 2: having you just value who you are and live your 17 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 2: life in accordance of maintaining that value and living up 18 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 2: to that value. Right. And this is inspired by the 19 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 2: record Ladders by Mac Miller and I just kind of 20 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 2: had it on in the background the other day and like, 21 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 2: just this one line really stood out to me and 22 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 2: I wanted to kind of bring it to the show, 23 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 2: and I thought it was a perfect way to kind 24 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 2: of close out the season. 25 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: And it's very simple, very short. He says, fuck it all. 26 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 2: If it all ain't me, and it's right to the 27 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 2: point blank period. If it ain't right for me, I 28 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 2: ain't doing it. And it was someone like mac Miller, 29 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 2: you know, obviously rest in peace, but while he was alive, 30 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 2: was living a comfortable life as a successful musician, right, 31 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 2: And that's easier said than done for so many of 32 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 2: us throughout the course of our life, as we are 33 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 2: struggling and just trying to make ends meet, make things happen. 34 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: We don't have that level of freedom to. 35 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 2: Just tell our boss to go f themselves if we 36 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 2: don't like what they're saying. But I love this sort 37 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 2: of philosophy of like letting go of things if they 38 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 2: don't align with who you are and what you want, 39 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 2: and no matter how shiny they are, no matter how 40 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 2: impressive they might be to other people, loving yourself so 41 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 2: much that you refuse to conform for anything that doesn't 42 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 2: celebrate your authenticity, that doesn't align with you living authentically right. 43 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 2: And that leads to a quote from one of the 44 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 2: Stokes Epictetus, where he says, focus not on what he 45 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 2: or she does, but on keeping. 46 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: To your higher purpose. Your own purpose should seek harmony. 47 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 2: With nature itself, for this is the true road to freedom. 48 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 2: And he's saying, stop looking at what other people are doing, 49 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 2: what society tells us we should or shouldn't be doing, 50 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 2: whatever the norm is, whatever the standard is, stop focusing 51 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 2: your time, energy, and your mind on that, but instead 52 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 2: on maintaining who you are and the life that you 53 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 2: want to live and the sort of purpose that you 54 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 2: seek in this life. 55 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: Right, whatever you feel like your purpose is. 56 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 2: You know, and at its core, really just talking about 57 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 2: who you are as a person, right, focusing on that 58 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 2: and allowing that to sort of guide your life rather 59 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 2: than any sort of outside influences. Right, And reflecting back 60 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 2: on last year, I'm seeing how I like really began 61 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 2: to hit like this flow state towards the end of 62 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,679 Speaker 2: last year. I really got to the point where a 63 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 2: lot of the things I preach have become second nature 64 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 2: to me, where I'm standing confidently, unapologetically strong in my 65 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: authentic voice, and the world is treating me differently as 66 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 2: a result, and me saying no to things that don't 67 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 2: align with who I am and what I stand for 68 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 2: and how I want to be remembered, just makes room 69 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 2: for opportunities that allow me to be celebrated for who 70 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 2: I am and driving home probably one of the major 71 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: themes that we've talked about this entire season, A yes 72 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 2: to one thing is a note to something else. A 73 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 2: yes to something, no matter how impressive it is to 74 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 2: your parents, no matter how much attention it gets you 75 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 2: on social media, whatever it is that that validation is 76 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 2: that outside validation, No matter how much of it you 77 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 2: get from from something, if it's not in line with 78 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 2: with who you are, you're literally saying no to yourself 79 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 2: fulfillment and living inauthentically. They don't coexist, right, You can't. 80 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: You can't do one and then expect to have the other. 81 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 2: So at the end of the day, your happiness depends 82 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:43,799 Speaker 2: on your ability to take a stand and truly value 83 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 2: yourself for who you are uniquely right, But we've heard 84 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 2: the words of mac Millan, we've heard from one of 85 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 2: the Stokes epictetis, I went on and on about myself. 86 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 2: Now let's talk about how you can make it your 87 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 2: mantra for today. But first let's take a quick break 88 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 2: and then we'll be right back. So today we have 89 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 2: been just talking about the idea of honoring yourself, celebrating 90 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 2: yourself for who you are. Right, we've heard the words 91 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 2: of Mac Miller, you've heard from one of the stoics Epictetis, 92 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 2: I gave you a whole song and dance about myself. 93 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 2: And now let's talk about how you can make it 94 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 2: your mantra for today. And I think first and foremost, 95 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,359 Speaker 2: it just starts with this appreciation and this gratitude for 96 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 2: who you are and recognizing that you living authentically and 97 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 2: you appreciating who you are, celebrating who you are, honoring 98 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 2: who you are. That is going to produce the greatest 99 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 2: results for you in this life. When you begin to 100 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 2: dull your light, when you begin to do things for 101 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 2: the sake of fitting in, for the sake of making 102 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 2: others happy, you're literally running against the wind basically, right, 103 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:52,799 Speaker 2: And we all know how that feels. 104 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: A windy day. 105 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 2: We're trying to, you know, walk to our car and 106 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 2: just getting slapp in the face by this windy day. 107 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 2: It's uncomfortable. It sucks, as opposed to if you're on 108 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 2: the you know, walking on the other side of the street. 109 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 2: And it's a windy day and the wind is pushing 110 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 2: you down the. 111 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: Road a little quicker. That feels pretty good, right. 112 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 2: You get a little pep in your step at that point, right, 113 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 2: And that's sort of the difference right there. In one decision, 114 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 2: you living for other people, for their acceptance asciadal norms, 115 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 2: whatever it might be. It's literally you struggling just to 116 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 2: get from point A to B. Whereas the other direction, 117 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 2: you living authentically making decisions based upon what actually makes 118 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 2: you happy, based upon the type of life that you 119 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 2: want to lead. You're literally getting this extra push to 120 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 2: get to your destination even faster. Right. And that's what 121 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 2: I talked about with like the ideal flow state. I've 122 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 2: never really seen flow state in my life in terms 123 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 2: of like my just normal, everyday existence. I've seen it 124 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 2: where I get lost in creating things, I'm writing making music, 125 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 2: and I get lost for three hours and I got 126 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 2: lost in that flow state. But what I've now recognized is, 127 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:54,719 Speaker 2: as I've been putting more pieces to the puzzle together, 128 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 2: as I've been challenging myself to really just be unapologetically me, 129 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 2: regardless of the situation that I'm in, I've now noticed 130 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 2: that life feels that way a bit more, where I'm 131 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 2: just sort of watching as doors are just flying open 132 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 2: for me, opportunities are happening, I'm meeting people, I'm just 133 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 2: being happier on a consistent basis. I'm getting lost in 134 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 2: life more. And it's like unlocking a new level of 135 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 2: happiness and fulfillment as a result. It's living your life 136 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 2: in that flow state rather than as like a creative 137 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 2: as I have in the past. It's just small pockets 138 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 2: of my day, small pockets of my life. 139 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: It's just greater. 140 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 2: Feeling of fulfillment of your day on a regular basis 141 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 2: living in that state. And that's available for all of us. 142 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 2: We just have to love ourselves enough to demand what 143 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 2: we actually want. Now. To recap all we talked about today, 144 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 2: Mac Miller this very simple line, fuck it all. If 145 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 2: it all ain't me, no matter how shiny it is, 146 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 2: no matter how you know, much much validation it might 147 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 2: bring me. If it's not in line with who I 148 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 2: want to be in the type of life I want 149 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 2: to live, fuck it walking away from it. And Epictetus, 150 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 2: one of the stoics, talking about how your own purpose 151 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 2: should seek harmony. 152 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: With nature itself. This is the true road to freedom. 153 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 2: You making decisions that are not in line with who 154 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 2: you are, who you want to be, and what you 155 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 2: want your purpose in this life to be. That is 156 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:17,679 Speaker 2: you literally going against nature. It's you running against the wind, 157 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 2: and you trying to recreate somebody else's dream, somebody else's path, 158 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 2: somebody else's standard of what's acceptable. Is again you going 159 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 2: against nature, going against what makes you inherently you and 160 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 2: even me. Right now, I'm riding out the high of 161 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 2: a great sort of last quarter of twenty twenty three. 162 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 2: But I now see what's available to me right, and 163 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 2: I want to dig deeper into it. Right. 164 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: I want to become even more authentic, be even. 165 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 2: More sort of strict with the yeses that I give 166 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 2: to this world. Right understanding the amount of happiness and 167 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 2: fulfillment that is out there for me. Now I've gotten 168 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 2: a taste of it. Now I want to dig even deeper. 169 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 2: But again, all of that starts with loving myself enough 170 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 2: to only make decisions when my heart is in it. 171 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,439 Speaker 2: Appreciate it's a Biggie quote, and I think that's a 172 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 2: great way to sort of end season two of The 173 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 2: Streets Dog Podcasts and Man Thank y'all so much who 174 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 2: have been riding with us, maybe from the first season, 175 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,839 Speaker 2: you just joined us here at midway to the second season, 176 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:15,599 Speaker 2: whatever it might be, you've been tuned. 177 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: Into this daily. 178 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:20,439 Speaker 2: I appreciate you so damn much for supporting this podcast. 179 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 2: I don't know when you know we'll launch season three, 180 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 2: but my other podcast, Life as a Gdingo, comes back 181 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 2: in February, so you could check that out to fill 182 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:31,559 Speaker 2: the void if you miss hearing my voice and big 183 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:33,719 Speaker 2: shots on my whole micro a podcast family as well 184 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 2: for all their help throughout this season. And last shot 185 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 2: to our producers Pablo on a Boo for helping me 186 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 2: out and help them bring this vision to life on 187 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 2: a daily basis. I appreciate them, appreciate each and every 188 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 2: one of you, and one last time here for season two, 189 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 2: thank you so much for checking out the Street Stog podcast. 190 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: Do your best to apply. 191 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 2: These concepts that we discussed into your everyday life and 192 00:09:56,040 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 2: I will catch you next time. The Street Stove podcast 193 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 2: is a production of Iheart's Michael Thura podcast Network.