30 Minutes To Start Your Day Right | MORNING MOTIVATION | Best Inspirational Speeches

[Music] it may be that our greatest gift in life is that we're always one decision away from transformation we're always one decision away from a new path with new experiences new beliefs new identity one decision away from a totally different life it's almost incomprehensible that all the days leading up to now everything we knew ourselves to be can be discarded and left with one swing of an axe gone what is more miraculous than that we live at the intersection of two imaginary worlds right the past and the future the past is gone and essentially meaningless

yet as the provider of our identity it still rules over us our sense of who we are comes from our collection of past memories that imaginary world of yesterday like the elephant tied to the chair with the rope it hasn't realized it's strong enough to break free it doesn't know that what can find him is not the rope but acceptance of a lie [Music] and that's what the past that's what identity is a lie we are not yesterday we are right now and from the trivial things to the significant things we get wrapped up in

that lie we overlook the gift of control we have over our future [Music] what does it mean to say i'm not a morning person that in your past you hadn't conditioned yourself to wake up early okay what does it mean to say oh i let people walk all over me that in your past you didn't stand up for yourself what does it mean to say i'm awkward or shy or i struggle with writing or running or public speaking so maybe you did but what does that have to do with right now what does that have

to do with realizing the control you have over your life because simply realizing you can disconnect from these narratives that they are not you is the superpower realizing that calling yourself a bad student because you failed a test was like never taking off your raincoat because it rained yesterday it's like no the sun is out adapt once you realize right now is the beginning of the rest of your life you can start making little changes identify not who you were but who you'd love to be and move towards it read the power of habit and

atomic habits so you can understand change isn't crazy or big or scary moving little things in your life around so that they work for you not against you start waking up and thinking about not what has happened but what can happen not what can go wrong but what can go right you are always one decision away from a totally different life because you're always one decision away from change from walking away [Music] from the narratives that you have accepted and so remember that but remember it not just when things are fine remember it when you're

struggling when you feel restless or uneasy unsure uninspired sad angry not content with the reflection in the mirror [Music] when you feel that negativity you're not looking at what can be you're looking at what you have been and there's no room at the table for that distraction not when you can reach out and start building something new not when you can put on a new pair of shoes and walk down a different path you are always one decision away from a totally different life and that decision should be first and foremost to choose future over

past your next step over the last one choose your ideal world and start building there was a point a handful of years back where i had one of the most important breakthroughs of my lifetime and i've talked about this with people close to me family and friends to you know clients business associates and it seems like there's a commonality amongst all of us and maybe depending on the person that happened in a different way certainly at different times but everyone at one point or another comes face to face with the realization that they have a

tremendous amount of control over their lives and it's at that moment you know where one becomes empowered it's like you realize you have the key to the cell you've been locked in this whole time and at that moment one is prompted to ask well why not start living like you know there will always be responsibility and sacrifice in life but that awareness makes one ask well what am i sacrificing for where am i going am i spending time with people that lift me up am i doing things that contribute to a greater vision and perhaps

most importantly am i even living a life that is true to myself because i'll tell you something our time here flies by not only will next month next year next decade be here before you know it but it's not even guaranteed and if one doesn't take the time to look in the mirror and ask the tough questions life will keep on ticking time will not stop no one's going to walk up to you and point out the fact that you're just going through the motions here no that one's on you you have to see that

this world can become what you decide it will be that you are presented the tools but tools require an architect and a creator tools require someone in seeing what is not yet there to pick them up and build and so maybe this is the time for you to ask what am i building where am i going and when my day starts both feet hit the ground and i walk out the door what am i moving towards maybe today is the day you realize that there are parts of your life that don't need to be there

that you can cut away people that don't deserve your time that don't elevate you or contribute to your well-being maybe there are places you're going because that's where you've always gone things you're doing because that's what you've always done but you don't need to live life on repeat if you're not happy about it how about doing something to change it there is nothing in your life that can't be adjusted or altered just like yesterday is now a story so is the idea that you are confined to a specific set of parameters break down those walls

see things not as they are but as they can be if you have the courage to walk away from old stories and characters what if today you created a new ending one that lights you up in the morning contributes to your sense of purpose when you close your eyes at night again remember no one will come up and hand that to you no one will let you know you're selling yourself short that transformation must be internally prompted and so i hope you'll ask i hope you'll ask the questions that you've been neglecting for far too

long i hope today can be the first page in an entirely new chapter a chapter in a story that is truly and entirely yours [Music] in john maxwell's book the 21 irrefutable laws of leadership he talks about momentum and how they're saying if you can't take the heat then get out of the kitchen doesn't quite get it right advocating that it should instead be if you can't create the heat then get out of the kitchen and being that we are all leaders in our own lives i think he hits on something that none of us

should overlook the power of momentum of not waiting but creating reminding ourselves that we are not spectators sitting in the stands and simply reacting to or complaining about the events taking place below no we have the ability to change the things we do not like and create the ones that don't yet exist when we know they should [Music] too much of the time we react to that metaphorical heat in the kitchen as john alludes to forgetting that we can dial it up or down we're not only characters that have been created we are ourselves creators

i talk a lot about mental shifts that have changed my life and there are plenty but perhaps the most important was the realization that i can do something about the things i don't like and i know that sounds simple probably even obvious but i look back at various stages of my life and i'm blown away by the amount of things i tolerated for years and years simply because i gave it no thought there were so many questions that i never asked so many opportunities i never explored until i realized hey you can stop accepting those

things you don't want it's amazing the power of a simple list that was created two columns left side all the things that bothered me that i wasn't happy with or the i knew should be there that had been lacking and then on the right column what i'm going to do about it every single item each one what's the step i'm going to take and i just poured my heart onto that paper and it's like you look down and feel like you have finally moved into the driver's seat there's something incredible about knowing that you have

taken control something satisfying knowing that you're not just accepting what falls out of the sky and lands in your hands [Music] especially since we seem to have this proclivity to box ourselves in human beings are amazing in their ability to adapt but the danger is when we adapt to and normalize a reality that falls short of what matters to us [Music] the dangers in forgetting that nothing happens without momentum and momentum is self-made one of my favorite stories is about a man walking through the circus he sees these enormous elephants each with one end of

a rope tied around one of their legs and the other end of that rope connected to a chair the man as he's walking by he's curious asked one of the trainers hey isn't that dangerous couldn't the elephant easily break free and get away if he wanted and the trainer says no see we started doing this when they were baby elephants and when they were babies they couldn't physically break free they weren't strong enough and so over the years as they grew and became bigger stronger it never dawned on them that by simply pulling on that

rope or walking away they could break free these chains might as well be invisible and that's what they were mental the rope wasn't keeping the elephants to the chair the elephants were keeping the elephants to the chair and there's something there in that message for all of us for some of us in this particular moment maybe it's big picture for others maybe we're at a season of life where it's simply creating momentum uh in some type of smaller capacity and i travel through these ups and downs personally all the time i think that's a healthy

thing it's a sign that you're looking for that growth you're checking the world around you for those imaginary ropes recently i went through a period where i just felt too long had gone by without something significant happening i needed to create momentum and so i asked well who was i reaching out to how was i pushing myself what was i doing that scared me what was i doing that was growing how could i take things up a level all these little levers of opportunity are all around us but we have to know to look for

them to see them and pull and it's truly an incredible thing you do that and you start to feel the movement underneath you the momentum the excitement because you're trying new things you're taking new risks talking to new people and that's how that snowball grows [Music] we have to realize that we are mighty big elephants perpetually tied to these comically small chairs we have to create that heat in the kitchen because we're not only capable we are ready we are equipped to move forward see the moment is never going to be perfect the momentum will

never come to be on its own those things wait they wait for you to stop watching life go by and click start on the stopwatch [Music] yeah time has always ticked away but it will never mean as much as it's about to now tick tock whispers the opportunity signifying that in order to evolve we must decide we are bold enough to go where we have not yet gone and strong enough to leave some things behind to choose to accept some discomfort in its impermanence instead of a regret that is forever and that's a trade that

demands we look into the future and find value in the unseen it's a move that says the second sticking by mean too much to dishonor them by not making the most of what's around you and those answers are always there at the end of the day that's what it's all about right we make decisions without even realizing we're making them to accept the current moment as fate is to choose what you're given over what is possible over everything that's out there available for you it's never too late to pull on that rope around your foot

to be who you as the saying goes might have been know that in your world nothing consistently shows up or exists without your stamp of approval that will always be true nothing carries on without you allowing it to do so and that understanding will be the difference between the ground level and the exponential heights you are capable of reaching the creation the email the phone call the ride the book the period of time the step out the door any and all of life's seemingly unremarkable characteristics [Music] within them is your ticket to greatness just know

that you have to be the one that winds the clock you are the sun around which everything else revolves the architect that makes something of value from them there will always be momentum where you decide there should be momentum so pick your head up open the door and step out into the world of potential that awaits [Music] on that long drive in the middle of the night with headlights and endless road in front of me everything i knew in the rearview mirror i learned the value of making the difficult decision during the times of disappointment

being let down by the ones i counted on i believed in i learned the importance of loyalty the power of being there for those who mean the most to you through the failures the stress the uncertainty i learned that life goes on that when you allow yourself to fall you build an immunity to the fear associated with hitting the ground you get back up stronger through the heartbreak the loss the pain i learned to appreciate every moment to look around and not take any of this for granted to both recognize and appreciate the fragility of

the present because with the snap of a finger life can change in the wake of past anger and conflict i learned to pick my battles that rarely is it worth my time that our vantage points are merely a reflection of our backgrounds and understandings and even the slightest effort to understand the person staring back at you can be the difference between building up and tearing down from being overlooked disregarded the smallest person in the room i learned the value of true leadership the benefit of empowering those around you and making them feel appreciated that walking

alone may sometimes be necessary but that building a vision that those around you believe in is unparalleled life is a teacher and only through its toughest tests can its curriculum be understood can its ideas and lessons take shape what you need exists so long as you open your eyes you'll find an inevitable truth that this universe it wants you to win it's holding its hand out providing you everything you need just understand understand that the lows prepare you for the highs the losses set up the gains the mistakes build a foundation for the greatest things

you will ever do life is a teacher and should you listen you'll see that it has no bounds no restrictions just the next chapter [Music] you don't allow yourself to be vulnerable you forfeit your greatness if you don't risk failure you have no shot at being the one who makes a statement you don't risk them laughing at you you have no shot at them clapping for you if you don't risk trading today for a future outcome that's uncertain you'll never know the fortune that that future helped yeah being vulnerable it's difficult it's hard it hurts

but it has to it's the ocean that separates what you have from what you want the mountain that stands between who you are and who you want to be being vulnerable it means you stop looking at what can go wrong and you start thinking about what can go right because every question is a double-edged sword right do you release that song because it could flop but it will also kick-start your dream do you make that first trip to the gym because you'll probably look like you have no clue what you're doing but it could also

lead you to feeling better about yourself than you ever have before do you apply for that promotion because you could be let down but it could also lead to a career transformation do you see the dynamic here every major decision comes with risk and that's why people avoid making them standing out taking the road less traveled they shake our deeply rooted desire to fit in right at the foundation they conflict like fire and water see so much of our stress comes from a need to belong to preserve a reputation to be cool you want a

fun experiment watch how fast being cool turns into mediocrity it's doing the things that are not cool over and over again that constitute greatness the ones who are different bold out there they change things the ones who are okay being called irrational okay being laughed at okay with failing and not getting it the first time around if you do not let yourself be vulnerable you never experience failure on a significant level you don't fail you don't learn you don't learn you don't grow and if that's the case forget about the top of the mountain safety

comfort a flawless reputation gets you a nice seat at the bottom looking up at greatness at those who saw the opportunity and were willing to take a chance so while you climb keep your eyes on that big picture remember that we outgrow our worries through each stage of our lives we look back and we realize that our previous priorities were misaligned we worried about things that didn't matter allowed our decisions to be guided by variables that were irrelevant and that's the beauty of risk it escalates this realization pushes us further and further past the little

things that mean less and less with each step taken your mistakes will not matter criticism from strangers will not matter what will matter is whether you took control and did something meaningful with your life whether you followed your heart and your instinct and i know it's hard i know it's uncomfortable i can't sit here and guarantee the path will be paved out in gold everything will go how you want but i can promise this you will learn you will adapt and move forward i can promise that the critics and the naysayers get smaller and smaller

until they fade out of the picture altogether and most i can promise that if you don't do anything you will not go anywhere and that is the only way to fail [Music] so trust yourself trust the process believe that you are extraordinary and go make your magic [Applause] [Music] [Music] you