WEBVTT - MOTIVATIONAL MOMENT: Find freedom through discipline 🧘‍♂️

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Sam Wood, and this is your motivational moment for

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<v Speaker 1>this week, where we are talking about mastering the art

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<v Speaker 1>of discipline. I think discipline gets a bad rap, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know what a weird thing to say, But what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean by that, I think we have such a

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<v Speaker 1>negative connotation towards towards discipline because we feel like if

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<v Speaker 1>there's discipline involved, I must be missing out on something,

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<v Speaker 1>I must be giving up something, I must be sacrificing

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<v Speaker 1>in some way. The reality is the upside to discipline

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<v Speaker 1>far outweighs the bad side. I mean, it's almost an

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<v Speaker 1>extension of anything worthwhile doing in this world. Anything it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to give you a sense of gratification, There's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a level of hard work or sacrifice required,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's very rare that you have one without the other.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, I can't even think of an example where

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<v Speaker 1>you do all of the best things that happen in

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<v Speaker 1>your life, whether it's becoming a parent or getting a degree,

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<v Speaker 1>or building a successful business or whatever, it doesn't matter.

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<v Speaker 1>There's going to be some blood, sweat, and tears and

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<v Speaker 1>sacrifice involved to do that. But you never get to

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<v Speaker 1>the end of it and go, oh, none of it

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<v Speaker 1>was worth it. It's very rare that you ever think to

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<v Speaker 1>yourself that wasn't worth it. In fact, I can't even

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<v Speaker 1>think of an example where I have made such sacrifices

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<v Speaker 1>and ever regretted them. So it's the same with discipline.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, discipline is just a key component of building

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<v Speaker 1>out these worthwhile experiences or achievements in our life. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of an eight week challenge at the

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<v Speaker 1>moment that I'm doing with all of my twenty eight ers,

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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes you just have to tell the hard truth,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is there's going to need to be a

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<v Speaker 1>certain amount of willpower and discipline that you are going

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<v Speaker 1>to need to exude throughout these eight weeks, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sugar cravings and not snacking after dinner and maybe getting

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<v Speaker 1>up a little bit earlier when the sun's not up yet,

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<v Speaker 1>and doing your workout. I promise you it will all

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<v Speaker 1>be worth it. As I said before, the upside is

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<v Speaker 1>always better than the downside. So let's flip the script.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's stop thinking about discipline as a bad thing. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>think about discipline as something we're super proud of. And

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<v Speaker 1>something that I always tell people is you can train

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<v Speaker 1>yourself to be disciplined. It's like a muscle. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>start off curling the forty kilo dumbbells. You start off

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<v Speaker 1>curling the two kilo dumbbells, and then, when you're strong

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<v Speaker 1>enough to curl them, the three kilo dumbers and the

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<v Speaker 1>four killer and so on. It's the same with discipline.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't say to yourself, if you love it drink, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have a year off drinking. Say to yourself, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have two weeks off drinking. Test yourself baby steps,

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<v Speaker 1>Build up your willpower, build up your discipline, Prove to

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<v Speaker 1>yourself mentally more than anything, how good it makes you feel,

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<v Speaker 1>and that you can do it. And then you build

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<v Speaker 1>it up in layers, one layer at a time, until

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really happy with what I've achieved, rather than trying

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<v Speaker 1>to build the whole thing in one big mess and

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<v Speaker 1>it not actually turning out the way I thought it

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<v Speaker 1>was going to turn out. My little is the task

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<v Speaker 1>for you all. What is something that you do that

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<v Speaker 1>you know holds you back, that you have said to yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>probably on more than one occasion, I wish I had

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<v Speaker 1>the discipline not to do that, because that's a real

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<v Speaker 1>throw away comment like someone else controls your discipline level,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't. The buck stops with you. You need to

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<v Speaker 1>own that. You need to take control of your own life.

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<v Speaker 1>You need to be responsible for what you do and

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<v Speaker 1>don't do. So I want you to think, have a good, deep,

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<v Speaker 1>hard think over the next day and find something that

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<v Speaker 1>you have said that probably on more occasion. Oh, I

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<v Speaker 1>wish I had the discipline to not drink every weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>I wish I had the discipline to go to the

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<v Speaker 1>gym for more than two days in a row. I

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<v Speaker 1>wish I had the discipline to drink three letters of

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<v Speaker 1>water a day. You get my point. There's often these

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<v Speaker 1>things that we just tell ourselves perpetually, like there's nothing

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<v Speaker 1>we can do about it, and there's absolutely everything we

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<v Speaker 1>can do about it. So my listener to us this week,

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<v Speaker 1>identify the thing that you've always said you wish I

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<v Speaker 1>had the discipline to do it, and do it just

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<v Speaker 1>for seven days. See how it makes you feel, and

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<v Speaker 1>I promise you to be a game judger