REAL AF with Andy Frisella - July 03, 2019


PURE ACTION： What Makes America (And You) Truly Great, with Andy Frisella - MFCEO308


Episode Stats

Length

41 minutes

Words per Minute

158.75067

Word Count

6,511

Sentence Count

499

Misogynist Sentences

9

Hate Speech Sentences

12


Summary

In this episode of the MFCEO Project, I talk about the first lesson from an audio course I've been working on for a while. It's a lesson about the principles of excellence and success that we can learn from the most amazing people who were citizens of this country, which I believe is the greatest country on the planet.


Transcript

00:00:00.440 I can stack them hundreds to the roof. I ain't stopping till they stack to the moon.
00:00:04.920 Without me, my family wouldn't have food. Anybody go against me gotta lose.
00:00:12.440 What is up guys? You're listening to the MFCEO Project. I'm Andy, I'm your host, and I am the motherfucking CEO.
00:00:19.300 Guys, if this is your first time listening, this is an entrepreneurship, personal development, success-based podcast.
00:00:26.180 But the principles that we talk about are not just geared towards financial success.
00:00:31.380 They're geared towards success in life.
00:00:34.540 Success in life is, by my definition, the commitment to the pursuit of your own full potential.
00:00:43.800 We all start different places. We're all going to end different places.
00:00:47.780 But what makes us successful in life is what and how we use the gifts that were given to us,
00:00:55.040 the opportunities presented to us, and our obligation to do so to show the next generation what is possible.
00:01:04.300 Now, guys, we don't charge for this podcast. It's 300 and something episodes by now.
00:01:10.260 All I do ask is that if you find value in the podcast, which you will,
00:01:15.060 everything you need to succeed is in this podcast library. Period. All of it. It's all there.
00:01:24.060 Okay? I get motherfuckers saying, Andy, when are you cutting another podcast?
00:01:28.080 Well, you have 300 to motherfucking listen to that I did for free.
00:01:32.440 And they have everything you need in them.
00:01:35.600 So quit thinking that I'm going to come out with some new fucking answer that's going to open up your mind.
00:01:42.000 All right? It's there. You're just not listening. You're just not looking.
00:01:46.320 And you want to be spoon-fed. And I'm not a spoon-feeder.
00:01:48.760 So if you want to be spoon-fed, go follow one of the other motherfuckers out there,
00:01:53.140 the Muppets, as I like to call them, and buy some of their shit. That's not what I do.
00:01:59.140 Now, I do ask when you find value, not if you find value, that you tell somebody about this podcast.
00:02:06.000 This is called The Project for a reason.
00:02:08.480 It's called The Project because it is a podcast that was started to change culture,
00:02:14.860 to change the mentality that people and society have made so popular these days,
00:02:21.120 that everyone is special. Everyone gets a trophy. Everyone is destined to win.
00:02:27.040 Everyone deserves to win. And those aren't the truths.
00:02:30.880 You will not win by sitting there and waiting to win.
00:02:34.540 You will not win by simply getting older. You will not win by simply growing the fuck up.
00:02:40.720 There are active strategies you have to put in play consistently
00:02:45.360 and be committed to them over the course of your life if you want to be successful.
00:02:51.240 That's what we talk about here. Some of it you won't like.
00:02:55.500 A lot of it you might make you mad.
00:02:58.320 But all of it is the fucking truth. All of it.
00:03:01.960 All right? Now, guys, I do have a special message for you today.
00:03:07.200 Tomorrow is July 4th.
00:03:11.040 And Independence Day always makes me especially proud to be an American.
00:03:16.200 I think of all the incredible men and women who have gone before us to build our country
00:03:20.600 into the great nation and superpower that it is today.
00:03:25.280 And guys, I have a special treat for you today.
00:03:29.140 It's a project I've been working on for a while.
00:03:31.660 As you know, I've been quiet for a while.
00:03:34.140 And it's because I've been working on putting this together for you today.
00:03:38.580 Today, I'm going to share the first lesson from an audio course I created.
00:03:44.580 Okay?
00:03:45.200 It's a course meant to inspire and motivate and educate you
00:03:49.880 on the principles of excellence and success
00:03:52.980 that we can learn from the most amazing people
00:03:56.040 who were citizens of this country,
00:03:58.820 which I believe is the greatest country in the history of Earth.
00:04:03.040 That's how I feel about America.
00:04:05.040 It's my home.
00:04:06.100 It's where I'm from.
00:04:07.200 And I'm damn fucking proud to be an American.
00:04:11.340 There are some incredibly inspiring people
00:04:13.900 who have lived and worked in our country over the last hundred years or so.
00:04:17.900 They've helped us win wars.
00:04:19.800 They've invented life-changing products.
00:04:22.240 They've built massive business empires.
00:04:24.820 They've turned adversity into victory over and over and over again.
00:04:29.680 They have lived epic lives and left a legacy that can be felt
00:04:33.680 not just in America, but all over the world.
00:04:37.520 And studying their lives has changed mine.
00:04:40.420 But it's also got me thinking,
00:04:42.420 fuck, man, I love America.
00:04:45.440 But I feel like we've lost our way a little.
00:04:48.400 Are we still a nation committed to excellence?
00:04:51.280 Are we still a nation filled with the kind of people that beat the fucking Nazis?
00:04:56.940 Are we still a nation filled with the kind of people
00:05:00.720 who want to be good and be the best of the best?
00:05:05.500 I don't know.
00:05:06.960 But for the most part, I think we are.
00:05:10.080 But there are some threats.
00:05:11.660 There are a bunch of whiny, pussy-eyed people in this country
00:05:15.680 who have way, way too much influence on what we see, hear, read, and feel on a daily basis.
00:05:24.040 There's a mindset of entitlement and passivity and oversensitivity
00:05:29.000 that is way too rampant in our culture.
00:05:31.940 Everybody's offended.
00:05:33.480 Everybody's mad.
00:05:34.920 Everybody's a victim.
00:05:36.040 Everybody has this super fucking hard life
00:05:40.000 which is complete nonsense.
00:05:42.460 You know it and I know it.
00:05:44.760 So it's important for those of us who believe in the true America
00:05:48.600 to remind ourselves of the kind of mindset
00:05:51.240 that made this country fucking awesome in the first place.
00:05:55.860 So that's why I put together this course.
00:05:58.700 Here's the thing, guys.
00:06:00.120 I'm posting the first lesson here on the podcast.
00:06:03.320 And you're probably listening on iTunes or Spotify
00:06:06.200 or wherever you might be listening.
00:06:08.720 But you need to know that the next six lessons
00:06:11.200 will only be available exclusively for people who are on my email list.
00:06:16.180 So if you want to listen to all seven
00:06:18.260 and believe me, you are going to want to listen to all seven
00:06:22.080 just wait a few minutes
00:06:23.480 you're going to go to andyfricella.com forward slash sign up.
00:06:27.540 That's andyfricella.com forward slash sign up.
00:06:30.780 If you're on the email list over the next couple months
00:06:34.060 you're going to get the next six success lessons.
00:06:36.840 You'll learn about people who made America truly a great nation
00:06:41.440 and you'll learn about how you can achieve
00:06:45.060 the higher levels of greatness in your own life.
00:06:48.940 I'm going to cover topics like how to develop a vision
00:06:51.580 how to develop an innovative mind
00:06:53.560 how to cultivate perseverance
00:06:55.260 how to make sure you always do the right things
00:06:57.680 and don't let your personal demons get the best of you.
00:07:00.560 how to live every day like you might die the next.
00:07:04.580 I guarantee you guys
00:07:05.960 you're going to be inspired.
00:07:09.220 You're going to learn practical skills
00:07:11.380 and proven tactics.
00:07:13.280 You're going to learn how to raise
00:07:14.920 your level of greatness
00:07:16.860 by raising your personal standards
00:07:19.480 and the more people that do all that
00:07:21.980 the better the chance America remains
00:07:25.260 the greatest nation on earth.
00:07:28.200 So if you resonate with this
00:07:29.940 go to andyfricella.com forward slash sign up
00:07:33.220 to get on the email list.
00:07:35.120 Oh and by the way
00:07:36.300 this is the only time
00:07:38.620 I'm going to offer this course for free.
00:07:40.940 So if you want to benefit from this content for free
00:07:44.000 go sign up
00:07:45.820 andyfricella.com forward slash sign up
00:07:48.040 and get on the list.
00:07:49.280 Okay guys?
00:07:50.760 So
00:07:51.020 that's that.
00:07:53.320 Now
00:07:53.580 where are we?
00:07:54.940 Happy 4th motherfuckers.
00:07:57.160 Here's my Independence Day gift to you.
00:08:00.380 This is the first lesson in my course.
00:08:04.320 I call the course
00:08:05.420 United We Win.
00:08:07.840 Seven lessons in excellence and success
00:08:10.340 from the greatest Americans of all time.
00:08:14.580 On a cold night
00:08:27.020 in October 1912
00:08:29.160 a man left his hotel room
00:08:31.400 to stage a political comeback.
00:08:34.060 He had lost his party's nomination
00:08:35.560 to the presidency of the United States
00:08:38.080 and now
00:08:39.100 he was the dark horse candidate
00:08:40.960 for running for a third party.
00:08:42.600 a party that he formed
00:08:44.520 earlier that year.
00:08:46.580 His odds were low.
00:08:48.520 Very low.
00:08:49.820 But he had campaigned harder
00:08:51.480 than anyone.
00:08:52.960 He visited and gave speeches
00:08:54.840 in almost 40 different states.
00:08:58.340 And you have to remember
00:08:59.440 back in these times
00:09:01.040 it wasn't as easy as
00:09:02.000 hopping on a Southwest flight
00:09:03.400 and getting where you want to go.
00:09:05.080 He was tired.
00:09:06.380 He was losing his voice.
00:09:07.880 But he was determined
00:09:09.300 to be heard.
00:09:11.080 And so as he left his hotel
00:09:12.420 he waved to his supporters
00:09:13.480 and he walked to the car
00:09:14.480 that would take him
00:09:15.140 to the speaking venue.
00:09:16.680 That's when a bystander nearby
00:09:18.480 took out a revolver
00:09:20.020 and fired a bullet
00:09:21.500 into his chest.
00:09:23.020 The guy who fired the shot
00:09:24.840 was tackled
00:09:25.660 and disarmed.
00:09:26.840 But panic over the candidate's health
00:09:29.020 filled the car.
00:09:30.660 People thought for sure
00:09:32.040 he was going to die.
00:09:33.640 But the candidate
00:09:34.520 was calm.
00:09:36.040 He was an experienced hunter.
00:09:37.760 And he was an Army veteran.
00:09:39.220 So he just put his hand
00:09:40.780 to his mouth
00:09:41.380 and he coughed
00:09:42.480 and he didn't see any blood.
00:09:44.360 So he knew
00:09:45.380 the bullet had missed his lungs.
00:09:47.860 I'm good
00:09:48.420 is what he thought.
00:09:50.020 The crowd had began
00:09:51.060 to attack the shooter
00:09:52.140 but the candidate
00:09:52.840 shouted to them
00:09:53.700 to stop.
00:09:55.000 Don't hurt him
00:09:55.820 he said.
00:09:56.860 Bring him here.
00:09:58.420 Then he asked the man
00:09:59.620 why did you shoot me?
00:10:01.800 The candidate was a man
00:10:03.040 who wanted to get
00:10:03.720 the heart of any problem.
00:10:05.620 He wanted to really
00:10:06.740 understand it.
00:10:07.660 And he wouldn't let a threat
00:10:09.220 stop him from trying
00:10:10.640 to understand anyone.
00:10:12.520 Even someone
00:10:13.540 who had just
00:10:14.920 shot him.
00:10:16.160 But the man
00:10:17.000 refused to answer.
00:10:18.320 So he was taken away.
00:10:19.860 The candidate
00:10:20.400 looked back at his wound.
00:10:22.040 He was only bleeding
00:10:23.080 slightly from his chest.
00:10:24.960 No problem.
00:10:26.120 He thought.
00:10:27.080 I'll survive.
00:10:28.080 I can do this.
00:10:29.060 So he sent a quick message
00:10:30.380 to his wife
00:10:31.000 telling her that he was alright.
00:10:32.240 And he demanded
00:10:33.560 the driver take him
00:10:34.600 directly
00:10:35.540 to the auditorium
00:10:36.860 as planned.
00:10:37.660 Think about that.
00:10:39.260 Suffering from a gunshot wound
00:10:41.420 or not
00:10:41.980 he was going
00:10:43.460 to deliver this speech.
00:10:45.360 When he got to the podium
00:10:46.820 the candidate
00:10:47.420 asked the crowd
00:10:48.160 to be quiet.
00:10:49.200 He said
00:10:49.640 I don't know
00:10:50.740 whether you fully
00:10:51.500 understand this
00:10:52.480 but I have just been shot.
00:10:54.660 To the disbelief
00:10:55.780 of his audience
00:10:56.420 he showed them
00:10:57.440 the fist size
00:10:58.260 red stain
00:10:58.920 on his shirt.
00:11:00.280 He explained to them
00:11:01.340 that the bullet
00:11:02.260 had most likely
00:11:03.360 been slowed
00:11:04.000 by his heavy overcoat
00:11:05.320 and that had punched
00:11:06.520 through his metal
00:11:07.340 eyeglasses case
00:11:08.500 the case he kept
00:11:09.860 in his pocket
00:11:10.580 just above his heart.
00:11:12.360 Then he showed them
00:11:13.180 something else
00:11:13.880 that had been hit
00:11:14.400 by the bullet.
00:11:15.280 The thick stack of paper
00:11:16.720 which was the manuscript
00:11:17.880 of his speech.
00:11:19.200 As he held it up
00:11:20.380 they could see
00:11:21.620 it had a hole
00:11:22.480 that had been punched
00:11:23.320 through all 50 pages.
00:11:26.080 The bullet is in me now
00:11:27.680 he said
00:11:28.220 so I cannot make
00:11:29.460 a very long speech
00:11:30.520 but I will try my best.
00:11:32.640 And then he stood
00:11:34.320 and spoke.
00:11:35.860 He spoke for over 90 minutes
00:11:37.620 and captivated the audience
00:11:39.340 and he glared
00:11:40.540 at his assistants
00:11:41.320 whenever they tried
00:11:42.140 to pull him off stage.
00:11:43.620 This candidate
00:11:44.360 this man
00:11:45.600 was determined.
00:11:47.740 He wouldn't let
00:11:48.480 anything distract him.
00:11:50.360 Instead of complaining
00:11:51.420 about being shot
00:11:52.360 in the chest
00:11:52.960 like any other person would
00:11:54.840 he used that experience
00:11:56.460 to make his message heard.
00:11:59.380 He said that much worse things
00:12:00.860 were happening
00:12:01.400 to this country's citizens.
00:12:03.120 In his mind
00:12:03.960 they were being neglected
00:12:05.320 and abused
00:12:05.960 by his political opponents.
00:12:08.160 Yes
00:12:08.520 I have just been shot
00:12:10.120 he said
00:12:10.680 but it takes more
00:12:12.220 than that
00:12:13.420 but it takes more
00:12:15.220 than that
00:12:15.620 to kill
00:12:16.180 a bull moose.
00:12:18.320 And with that comment
00:12:19.120 the crowd went wild.
00:12:21.260 And I think
00:12:21.960 we can all
00:12:22.860 understand why.
00:12:25.220 You won't be surprised
00:12:26.620 to learn
00:12:27.440 that this 53 year old man
00:12:29.700 this man
00:12:30.780 who wouldn't let
00:12:31.780 a bullet wound
00:12:32.600 stop him from
00:12:33.480 delivering his message
00:12:34.880 to the people.
00:12:36.480 This man
00:12:37.160 would later be known
00:12:38.560 as one of the most
00:12:39.440 amazing presidents
00:12:40.660 one of the most
00:12:41.880 exceptional men
00:12:43.140 in the history
00:12:44.360 of the United States
00:12:46.000 of America.
00:12:46.640 In his two terms
00:12:48.280 he faced
00:12:49.160 stubborn opponents
00:12:50.360 in Congress.
00:12:51.500 He faced powerful
00:12:52.580 and corrupt businesses
00:12:54.220 that were trying
00:12:54.940 to screw people over.
00:12:56.480 And in spite of this
00:12:57.680 he achieved goal
00:12:59.720 after goal
00:13:00.760 after goal.
00:13:02.300 He was the first
00:13:03.180 U.S. president
00:13:04.020 to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
00:13:06.340 He organized
00:13:07.160 the building
00:13:08.020 of the Panama Canal
00:13:09.700 which at that time
00:13:11.560 was the greatest
00:13:12.880 testament
00:13:13.820 to human achievement
00:13:15.320 that had ever
00:13:16.400 been accomplished.
00:13:18.500 He created
00:13:19.080 many national parks.
00:13:21.120 He made sure
00:13:21.880 that millions
00:13:22.600 of acres of land
00:13:24.000 in America
00:13:24.840 the most beautiful
00:13:26.000 nation on earth
00:13:27.240 were protected
00:13:28.400 so that even
00:13:29.380 to this day
00:13:30.260 people like you
00:13:31.340 and me
00:13:31.680 can enjoy them.
00:13:33.000 During his lifetime
00:13:33.920 this man was often
00:13:35.460 referred to
00:13:36.280 by just his initials
00:13:38.280 T.R.
00:13:39.560 But his full name
00:13:40.800 was Theodore Roosevelt.
00:13:43.760 And after that speech
00:13:44.860 his supporters
00:13:45.880 gave him the nickname
00:13:47.040 the Bull Moose.
00:13:49.180 Because that's
00:13:50.100 what he was.
00:13:51.240 He was a
00:13:52.060 fucking Bull Moose
00:13:53.880 throughout his
00:13:54.980 whole life
00:13:55.840 Teddy Roosevelt
00:13:57.000 tackled obstacles
00:13:58.460 head on.
00:13:59.780 When there wasn't
00:14:00.400 an obstacle
00:14:01.020 right in front of him
00:14:01.960 guess what he did?
00:14:03.640 He found one.
00:14:05.560 Teddy knew
00:14:06.100 that obstacles
00:14:06.920 are made
00:14:07.920 to be overcome.
00:14:09.580 He learned that
00:14:10.380 early in life.
00:14:11.280 When he was a little kid
00:14:12.180 he had asthma.
00:14:13.600 Did his dad say
00:14:14.400 that's okay Teddy
00:14:15.300 you are enough.
00:14:17.040 Fuck no
00:14:17.500 that's not what he said.
00:14:18.840 His dad told him
00:14:19.960 that the way
00:14:20.660 to compensate
00:14:21.320 for that
00:14:21.940 was to start
00:14:22.580 exercising
00:14:23.340 and get active
00:14:24.600 and get out
00:14:25.380 into the wilderness.
00:14:26.940 When the Roosevelt
00:14:27.520 family went hiking
00:14:28.660 and they came across
00:14:29.880 a boulder
00:14:30.520 or a lake
00:14:31.580 the rule was
00:14:32.620 that you didn't
00:14:33.400 go around it.
00:14:34.440 You fought your way
00:14:35.440 over it.
00:14:36.260 You fought your way
00:14:37.080 through it.
00:14:37.920 So years later
00:14:38.900 when Teddy
00:14:39.740 lost his party's
00:14:41.040 nomination
00:14:41.560 for a third term
00:14:42.700 in office
00:14:43.180 he didn't stop
00:14:44.680 his campaign.
00:14:45.980 Instead
00:14:46.380 he and his supporters
00:14:48.000 walked out of
00:14:48.820 the fucking
00:14:49.300 convention center.
00:14:50.620 The next day
00:14:51.480 Teddy Roosevelt
00:14:52.220 formed a completely
00:14:53.320 new party
00:14:54.180 based on his
00:14:55.280 own ideas
00:14:56.300 of how the nation
00:14:57.600 should be run
00:14:58.420 and what was good
00:14:59.700 for the people.
00:15:00.820 And guess
00:15:01.260 what they named
00:15:02.600 the party?
00:15:04.160 They called it
00:15:05.200 the Bull Moose Party.
00:15:07.040 And here's the thing
00:15:08.000 he didn't win
00:15:09.240 a third term.
00:15:10.480 But to Teddy
00:15:11.220 fucking Roosevelt
00:15:12.240 whether he won
00:15:13.980 or lost
00:15:14.600 a single battle
00:15:15.520 wasn't the point.
00:15:16.820 The point was
00:15:18.000 to never
00:15:18.840 ever
00:15:19.560 give up.
00:15:20.900 One of Teddy's
00:15:22.200 most important
00:15:22.960 character traits
00:15:23.840 was his refusal
00:15:25.140 to quit
00:15:25.680 even when the odds
00:15:27.160 looked impossible.
00:15:29.240 He knew
00:15:29.900 if you let
00:15:30.700 setbacks
00:15:31.320 stop you
00:15:31.960 from trying
00:15:32.700 you would never
00:15:33.680 know if you
00:15:34.300 had won
00:15:34.680 or lost.
00:15:36.200 And to Teddy
00:15:36.980 and listen to this
00:15:38.400 point very carefully
00:15:39.800 because it's the
00:15:40.880 key to his success
00:15:42.160 and yours
00:15:43.400 losing was so
00:15:45.680 much better
00:15:46.420 than not even
00:15:47.640 trying.
00:15:49.140 Think about that.
00:15:50.260 losing was
00:15:51.760 better than
00:15:52.860 not even
00:15:53.980 trying.
00:15:55.240 That's why
00:15:55.860 in 1912
00:15:57.120 despite losing
00:15:58.480 his party's
00:15:59.220 nomination
00:15:59.780 despite being
00:16:01.100 labeled as a
00:16:01.920 power hungry
00:16:02.700 traitor in the
00:16:03.500 press and
00:16:04.400 despite being
00:16:05.440 fucking shot
00:16:06.500 in the chest
00:16:07.400 Teddy Roosevelt
00:16:08.600 got out and
00:16:09.880 made his voice
00:16:11.380 heard.
00:16:12.220 And the result
00:16:12.820 the Bull Moose
00:16:14.280 Party won seats
00:16:15.280 across the nation
00:16:16.280 and won him
00:16:17.220 27% of the vote.
00:16:19.520 and that's
00:16:20.300 more than
00:16:20.680 any third
00:16:21.880 party candidate
00:16:22.820 in history.
00:16:24.400 Nothing had
00:16:24.920 ever stopped
00:16:25.820 Teddy Roosevelt
00:16:26.540 from following
00:16:27.680 through with
00:16:28.680 his goals.
00:16:29.740 Nothing.
00:16:30.660 And he knew
00:16:31.340 that no bullet
00:16:32.380 was going to
00:16:33.220 stop him
00:16:33.960 from making
00:16:34.720 his voice
00:16:35.300 heard.
00:16:36.120 Guys,
00:16:36.980 you might
00:16:37.520 know a lot
00:16:38.560 about Teddy
00:16:39.080 Roosevelt.
00:16:40.460 But in another
00:16:41.140 famous speech
00:16:41.920 he delivered in
00:16:42.600 France in 1910
00:16:43.920 he spoke some
00:16:44.640 really famous
00:16:45.500 words.
00:16:46.420 They summarized
00:16:47.280 his whole
00:16:48.020 approach to life.
00:16:48.960 And there's
00:16:49.820 a good chance
00:16:50.680 that you've
00:16:51.040 heard these
00:16:51.520 words before.
00:16:52.660 Here they are.
00:16:53.920 It's not the
00:16:54.460 critic who
00:16:54.980 counts.
00:16:55.720 It's not the
00:16:56.300 man who
00:16:56.740 points out
00:16:57.420 how the
00:16:57.860 strong man
00:16:58.620 stumbles
00:16:59.180 or where
00:17:00.560 the doer
00:17:01.320 of deeds
00:17:01.940 could have
00:17:02.320 done them
00:17:02.780 better.
00:17:03.720 The credit
00:17:04.280 belongs to
00:17:04.980 the man
00:17:05.440 who is
00:17:05.780 actually
00:17:06.360 in the
00:17:07.360 arena.
00:17:08.020 It belongs
00:17:08.740 to the
00:17:09.140 man or
00:17:09.980 woman
00:17:10.340 whose face
00:17:11.260 is marred
00:17:11.900 by dust
00:17:12.600 and sweat
00:17:13.520 and blood.
00:17:14.820 The man
00:17:15.520 who strives
00:17:16.220 valiantly,
00:17:17.360 who makes
00:17:17.840 an error,
00:17:18.560 who comes
00:17:19.020 up short
00:17:19.620 again and
00:17:20.880 again.
00:17:21.660 Why?
00:17:22.420 Because you
00:17:23.100 can't make
00:17:23.780 an effort
00:17:24.240 that will be
00:17:25.040 totally without
00:17:25.860 mistakes and
00:17:27.020 there will be
00:17:28.180 times, a lot
00:17:29.680 of times, that
00:17:30.800 you come up
00:17:31.420 short.
00:17:32.460 Then Roosevelt
00:17:33.220 went on to
00:17:33.880 say this,
00:17:35.220 the one who
00:17:36.080 counts is the
00:17:36.880 one who
00:17:37.320 actually strives
00:17:38.640 to do the
00:17:40.140 deeds, who
00:17:41.020 invests himself
00:17:42.060 in a worthy
00:17:43.060 cause.
00:17:43.700 The one
00:17:44.380 who counts
00:17:45.020 is the
00:17:45.600 one who
00:17:46.080 in his
00:17:46.740 best moments
00:17:48.060 experiences the
00:17:49.480 triumph of
00:17:50.600 high achievement
00:17:51.440 and if the
00:17:52.660 worst happens
00:17:53.600 and he
00:17:54.080 fails, at
00:17:55.300 least he
00:17:55.860 fails while
00:17:56.920 daring greatly.
00:17:58.860 Do you
00:17:59.180 understand what
00:17:59.960 he's saying?
00:18:00.860 It's okay to
00:18:01.940 fail as long
00:18:03.180 as you dare
00:18:03.840 greatly.
00:18:04.780 Think about
00:18:05.360 that.
00:18:06.040 Roosevelt wraps
00:18:06.960 up his speech
00:18:07.640 by saying this,
00:18:08.540 for this
00:18:09.500 kind of
00:18:10.120 man, this
00:18:11.200 kind of
00:18:11.760 person, his
00:18:12.880 place shall
00:18:13.680 never be with
00:18:15.020 those cold
00:18:15.840 and timid
00:18:16.800 souls who
00:18:17.920 neither know
00:18:18.660 victory nor
00:18:19.920 defeat.
00:18:21.100 And here's my
00:18:21.700 translation of
00:18:22.480 what he's
00:18:22.760 actually saying.
00:18:23.880 He won't
00:18:24.320 ever be like
00:18:25.540 the average
00:18:26.100 fucking loser
00:18:27.000 who never
00:18:27.780 achieves anything
00:18:28.780 great because
00:18:29.760 he's too
00:18:30.340 pussy to even
00:18:31.700 try.
00:18:33.720 Guys, that's
00:18:35.100 not just Teddy
00:18:35.860 Roosevelt's
00:18:36.500 philosophy.
00:18:37.320 That's the
00:18:37.980 mindset at
00:18:39.140 heart of
00:18:40.080 all success.
00:18:41.980 That's the
00:18:42.420 approach to
00:18:43.420 life that has
00:18:44.400 built America
00:18:45.740 into a great
00:18:46.940 nation.
00:18:47.900 Listen, the
00:18:49.180 two things that
00:18:50.000 you can do
00:18:50.720 that any
00:18:51.520 single one of
00:18:52.440 you can do
00:18:53.200 day in and
00:18:54.300 day out that
00:18:55.380 will drive your
00:18:56.300 success and
00:18:57.320 revitalize our
00:18:58.560 nation's greatness
00:18:59.440 is this.
00:19:00.860 Try hard and
00:19:02.720 never give up.
00:19:04.300 Success is a
00:19:05.640 result of
00:19:06.580 persistent action.
00:19:08.420 Greatness is a
00:19:09.740 result of
00:19:10.720 maximum effort.
00:19:12.280 So let me
00:19:12.780 take a couple
00:19:13.560 minutes to
00:19:14.560 share with you
00:19:15.540 the three
00:19:16.560 essential steps
00:19:17.900 to taking
00:19:19.040 productive action.
00:19:21.080 Step number
00:19:22.000 one, think
00:19:23.140 about what's
00:19:23.700 going to
00:19:24.160 happen if you
00:19:24.800 don't take
00:19:25.700 action or
00:19:26.640 think about how
00:19:27.360 you're going to
00:19:27.800 feel at the
00:19:28.300 end of your
00:19:28.780 life if every
00:19:30.100 day you put
00:19:31.020 off the effort
00:19:31.840 to do what
00:19:32.980 needed to be
00:19:33.740 done.
00:19:34.640 I want you to
00:19:35.400 imagine this,
00:19:36.140 okay?
00:19:36.340 Like literally
00:19:37.240 think about
00:19:38.180 this for a
00:19:38.720 minute.
00:19:39.900 Imagine you're
00:19:40.740 all gray and
00:19:41.440 wrinkled.
00:19:42.400 Your bones are
00:19:43.820 so old and
00:19:45.320 used that you
00:19:46.040 could barely move
00:19:47.000 your arms and
00:19:47.600 legs as you're
00:19:48.180 lying in bed.
00:19:49.300 You're in a
00:19:50.080 retirement home.
00:19:51.360 You're watching
00:19:51.920 reruns of Duck
00:19:52.920 Dynasty.
00:19:54.520 Imagine that
00:19:56.620 you're by
00:19:57.020 yourself.
00:19:58.020 Your wife or
00:19:58.840 your husband died
00:19:59.660 a few years ago.
00:20:00.560 Your kids, if
00:20:01.780 you have any,
00:20:02.520 are busy with
00:20:03.720 their own lives
00:20:04.540 and right now
00:20:05.480 the nurse who
00:20:06.420 usually helps you
00:20:07.220 get up and
00:20:07.740 take a piss is
00:20:08.960 on her lunch
00:20:09.520 break.
00:20:10.520 You look out
00:20:11.320 the window and
00:20:11.900 you see a big
00:20:12.640 tree.
00:20:13.820 The leaves on
00:20:14.580 the tree are
00:20:15.120 different colors.
00:20:16.120 Brown, yellow,
00:20:17.980 red, orange.
00:20:19.860 And they are
00:20:20.460 falling to the
00:20:21.180 ground because
00:20:22.440 it's fall.
00:20:23.820 The season when
00:20:25.120 things start to
00:20:26.260 die.
00:20:27.620 At first you
00:20:28.380 feel okay but
00:20:29.940 all of a sudden
00:20:30.800 you feel like a
00:20:32.180 cement truck has
00:20:33.320 just landed on
00:20:34.720 top of your
00:20:35.360 chest.
00:20:36.320 While you are
00:20:37.040 still catching
00:20:37.840 your breath a
00:20:38.920 sharp pain snakes
00:20:40.360 up your right arm
00:20:41.320 and spreads out
00:20:42.420 across your chest
00:20:43.400 like a web of
00:20:44.580 fire.
00:20:45.340 You start to
00:20:46.180 panic.
00:20:46.960 You hit the
00:20:47.380 call button for
00:20:48.160 your nurse and
00:20:49.120 you cry out for
00:20:50.140 help.
00:20:50.960 Right away the
00:20:51.880 nurse shows up.
00:20:52.920 She starts talking
00:20:53.780 to you trying to
00:20:54.840 assure you that
00:20:55.920 you're going to
00:20:56.360 be okay but you
00:20:58.260 don't hear her.
00:20:58.880 It seems like
00:21:00.340 someone turned
00:21:01.120 down the volume
00:21:01.960 on everything in
00:21:03.000 your life and
00:21:04.140 the speed.
00:21:05.840 As your head
00:21:06.780 falls back and
00:21:07.820 you look up at
00:21:08.400 the ceiling everything
00:21:09.460 around you shifts
00:21:10.560 into slow motion.
00:21:11.940 The scenes and
00:21:13.140 memories of your
00:21:14.340 life flash in front
00:21:15.520 of your mind's
00:21:16.200 eyes.
00:21:17.200 You remember all
00:21:18.580 the dreams you
00:21:19.400 had and never
00:21:20.720 pursued.
00:21:21.800 You remember all
00:21:23.040 the goals you
00:21:23.820 wanted to accomplish
00:21:24.840 but put off.
00:21:26.820 You remember how
00:21:28.320 friends told you
00:21:29.300 to believe in
00:21:30.020 yourself but you
00:21:31.420 didn't.
00:21:32.340 You remember how
00:21:33.560 people scoffed at
00:21:34.740 your plans so you
00:21:36.460 canceled them.
00:21:37.660 You remember how
00:21:38.760 others ridiculed and
00:21:40.100 laughed at you and
00:21:41.820 you let them.
00:21:43.100 You remember how
00:21:44.320 many opportunities
00:21:45.740 your life gave you
00:21:47.600 that you didn't
00:21:48.700 take.
00:21:50.780 And you realize
00:21:51.940 you're having a
00:21:52.720 bad heart attack.
00:21:54.440 Actually the worst
00:21:56.260 kind and the
00:21:57.820 thing you realize
00:21:58.760 deep down in
00:21:59.760 your heart is
00:22:01.980 that you're not
00:22:02.580 going to survive.
00:22:04.660 As you slip into
00:22:05.920 eternity a terrible
00:22:07.160 feeling sweeps over
00:22:08.440 your body and
00:22:09.120 floods your soul.
00:22:13.380 It's disappointment.
00:22:15.620 100% absolute
00:22:18.120 bone crushing
00:22:19.460 soul killing
00:22:21.540 disappointment.
00:22:22.740 true regret.
00:22:25.820 And with your
00:22:26.360 last breath you
00:22:27.280 cry out the
00:22:28.100 words that I
00:22:29.040 hope I never
00:22:30.780 have to say at
00:22:31.640 the end of my
00:22:32.160 life.
00:22:33.620 Never ever.
00:22:35.860 And here they
00:22:36.380 are.
00:22:38.320 I've wasted
00:22:39.340 my life.
00:22:42.860 And then you
00:22:43.700 die.
00:22:45.380 The end.
00:22:47.620 Roll the
00:22:48.200 credits.
00:22:48.540 That's it.
00:22:51.680 How's that
00:22:52.320 sound?
00:22:54.500 Pretty shitty
00:22:55.320 huh?
00:22:56.740 Listen.
00:22:58.860 Whenever we are
00:22:59.780 tempted to not
00:23:00.800 act we should
00:23:02.000 remember that
00:23:02.720 someday all of
00:23:04.220 our actions are
00:23:05.140 going to come to
00:23:05.940 an end.
00:23:06.820 There's going to
00:23:07.600 be a final act
00:23:09.060 of our life.
00:23:10.520 And then the
00:23:11.020 curtain is going
00:23:12.200 to come crashing
00:23:13.060 down on us.
00:23:14.180 And nothing you
00:23:14.880 can do, nothing
00:23:16.100 you can say, no
00:23:17.400 matter who you
00:23:18.340 are can change
00:23:20.060 that.
00:23:21.200 And I want you
00:23:21.880 to think about
00:23:22.420 how absolutely
00:23:23.640 horrible it's
00:23:25.360 going to feel in
00:23:26.220 your last moments
00:23:27.260 to have your life
00:23:28.480 flash before your
00:23:29.520 eyes and for you
00:23:30.900 to look at that
00:23:32.380 and say all
00:23:33.800 those minutes,
00:23:34.900 all those hours,
00:23:36.180 all those years,
00:23:37.420 I did nothing.
00:23:38.920 I amounted to
00:23:39.940 nothing.
00:23:41.340 Think about that
00:23:42.360 when you're laying
00:23:42.960 on your couch.
00:23:43.900 When you don't
00:23:44.720 feel like doing
00:23:45.460 something.
00:23:46.240 When you're
00:23:46.660 hesitant to act.
00:23:48.340 Think about
00:23:48.860 the consequences
00:23:49.960 of your
00:23:50.800 inaction.
00:23:52.040 Not just for
00:23:52.620 the moment
00:23:53.040 at hand,
00:23:54.060 but for your
00:23:54.640 whole fucking
00:23:55.920 life.
00:23:58.360 Step number
00:23:58.840 two.
00:24:00.300 Visualize
00:24:00.940 the happiness
00:24:02.020 and success
00:24:03.280 you're going
00:24:03.740 to achieve
00:24:04.400 as the result
00:24:05.840 of your actions.
00:24:07.480 This is the
00:24:08.100 exact opposite
00:24:09.160 of step number
00:24:10.120 one.
00:24:10.780 Instead of
00:24:11.260 thinking about
00:24:11.840 the consequences
00:24:12.720 of inaction,
00:24:14.180 you want to
00:24:14.800 think about
00:24:15.320 the results
00:24:16.080 of putting
00:24:16.640 in the work
00:24:17.320 and what
00:24:18.120 you're going
00:24:18.620 to gain
00:24:19.440 by acting.
00:24:20.860 You're going
00:24:21.480 to want
00:24:21.820 to visualize
00:24:22.460 who you're
00:24:23.500 going to be
00:24:24.140 at the result
00:24:25.000 of your hard
00:24:25.980 work and
00:24:26.780 what you're
00:24:27.360 going to be
00:24:28.020 able to enjoy.
00:24:29.640 And you have
00:24:30.280 to keep
00:24:31.200 that picture
00:24:32.240 fresh.
00:24:33.920 Are you
00:24:34.420 willing to
00:24:34.960 take the time
00:24:35.620 to visualize?
00:24:36.680 Are you
00:24:37.120 willing to
00:24:37.620 remind yourself
00:24:38.520 day in and
00:24:39.280 day out of
00:24:40.000 why you're
00:24:40.800 doing what
00:24:41.440 it is
00:24:41.820 you're
00:24:42.320 doing?
00:24:43.040 I don't
00:24:43.380 mean once
00:24:43.860 a year
00:24:44.320 or once
00:24:44.960 a month
00:24:45.380 or once
00:24:46.000 a week.
00:24:46.480 I mean
00:24:46.980 once a
00:24:47.500 day at
00:24:48.320 least.
00:24:49.160 And I
00:24:49.480 mean it
00:24:49.800 every single
00:24:50.680 day.
00:24:51.380 Now guys,
00:24:52.060 I got to
00:24:52.320 tell you,
00:24:52.760 for a long
00:24:53.240 time,
00:24:53.800 I thought
00:24:54.300 the visualization
00:24:54.920 was garbage.
00:24:56.280 I thought
00:24:56.560 this shit
00:24:56.960 was like
00:24:57.480 cheesy
00:24:58.080 and corny,
00:24:59.260 probably a lot
00:24:59.900 like what
00:25:00.200 you might
00:25:00.520 think.
00:25:00.980 I thought
00:25:01.360 it was just
00:25:01.760 another hokey
00:25:02.360 habit peddled
00:25:03.340 by bullshit
00:25:04.040 motivational
00:25:04.680 gurus and
00:25:06.060 what I like
00:25:06.460 to call the
00:25:06.900 rainbow and
00:25:07.540 unicorn
00:25:08.000 muppet crowd.
00:25:09.280 But at
00:25:10.280 some point
00:25:10.860 in my
00:25:11.080 life,
00:25:11.440 I finally
00:25:11.740 said,
00:25:12.080 fuck it.
00:25:12.880 What's
00:25:13.220 it going
00:25:13.400 to hurt
00:25:13.660 to try
00:25:14.000 this out?
00:25:14.840 Really
00:25:15.100 didn't cost
00:25:15.680 me any
00:25:16.020 energy.
00:25:16.620 It didn't
00:25:17.440 take up
00:25:17.820 too much
00:25:18.280 time.
00:25:19.720 I could
00:25:20.320 use all
00:25:20.700 the help
00:25:21.000 I could
00:25:21.280 get,
00:25:21.740 so I
00:25:22.380 gave it
00:25:22.620 a try.
00:25:23.800 And guys,
00:25:24.160 I got to
00:25:24.440 tell you,
00:25:24.840 man,
00:25:25.680 it was
00:25:26.080 life-changing.
00:25:27.260 A lot
00:25:27.560 of people
00:25:27.860 are confused
00:25:28.460 by what
00:25:28.860 visualization
00:25:29.320 even is.
00:25:30.120 Guys,
00:25:30.420 visualization
00:25:30.820 is just
00:25:31.460 forming a
00:25:32.020 mental image
00:25:32.620 of the
00:25:32.860 person you
00:25:33.340 want to
00:25:33.640 be or the
00:25:34.520 things you
00:25:35.360 want to
00:25:36.100 do.
00:25:36.720 It requires
00:25:37.480 that you
00:25:37.740 quiet down,
00:25:38.900 focus,
00:25:39.940 close your
00:25:41.440 image.
00:25:41.740 Imagine the
00:25:42.000 most vivid
00:25:42.820 picture
00:25:43.700 possible,
00:25:45.060 adding in
00:25:45.540 as many
00:25:46.120 details as
00:25:47.080 you can
00:25:47.580 to the
00:25:47.980 point where
00:25:48.860 it feels
00:25:49.620 as real
00:25:50.760 as it
00:25:51.300 can.
00:25:52.520 But sometimes,
00:25:53.340 you know,
00:25:53.880 you don't have
00:25:54.420 to close
00:25:54.820 your eyes.
00:25:55.480 You can
00:25:55.680 leave them
00:25:56.040 open.
00:25:57.160 And you
00:25:57.460 focus on
00:25:58.020 them and
00:25:58.620 an image
00:25:59.100 and something
00:25:59.660 that represents
00:26:00.380 what you
00:26:01.440 want or
00:26:02.020 who you
00:26:02.680 want to
00:26:03.080 become.
00:26:04.240 That's the
00:26:04.940 standard tool
00:26:05.600 for helping
00:26:06.080 you with
00:26:06.520 this thing
00:26:07.380 called
00:26:07.620 visualization.
00:26:08.560 And that
00:26:08.760 tool is
00:26:09.180 called a
00:26:09.560 vision board.
00:26:10.240 A vision
00:26:11.000 board is
00:26:11.400 a tool
00:26:11.980 to help
00:26:12.640 clarify,
00:26:13.580 concentrate,
00:26:14.140 and maintain
00:26:14.580 focus on
00:26:15.720 a specific
00:26:16.560 life.
00:26:18.780 Literally,
00:26:19.500 guys,
00:26:19.800 a vision
00:26:20.140 board is
00:26:21.020 any sort
00:26:21.680 of board
00:26:22.040 on which
00:26:22.380 you display
00:26:22.880 images that
00:26:24.060 represent
00:26:24.620 whatever you
00:26:25.760 want to
00:26:26.260 become or
00:26:27.220 whatever it
00:26:27.780 is you
00:26:28.080 want to
00:26:28.480 do or
00:26:29.180 whatever it
00:26:29.760 is you
00:26:30.060 want to
00:26:30.540 have in
00:26:31.540 your life.
00:26:32.260 The vision
00:26:32.920 board could
00:26:33.320 be digital,
00:26:34.100 it could be
00:26:34.360 on your
00:26:34.560 computer,
00:26:35.100 or it could
00:26:35.360 be an
00:26:35.640 actual cork
00:26:36.480 board or
00:26:37.260 a white
00:26:37.700 board that
00:26:38.460 you tape
00:26:39.080 or tack
00:26:39.600 pictures to.
00:26:40.340 It really
00:26:41.260 makes no
00:26:41.740 difference.
00:26:42.420 Images on
00:26:43.120 your board
00:26:43.680 could be
00:26:44.180 photos of
00:26:44.880 ripped,
00:26:45.740 fit dude,
00:26:46.920 if you want
00:26:47.600 to get in
00:26:47.860 shape,
00:26:48.300 or it could
00:26:48.920 be a house
00:26:49.560 that you
00:26:49.900 consider your
00:26:50.440 dream home,
00:26:51.220 or even a
00:26:51.920 private jet,
00:26:52.800 like what's
00:26:53.100 on my
00:26:53.480 vision board.
00:26:54.560 When I
00:26:55.780 started
00:26:56.060 visualizing
00:26:56.780 every day,
00:26:57.320 I was
00:26:57.540 driving a
00:26:58.080 2004 Dodge
00:26:59.680 Ram.
00:27:00.500 And that
00:27:00.760 was a great
00:27:01.280 truck for me,
00:27:01.920 by the way.
00:27:02.380 I loved it.
00:27:02.940 I still love
00:27:03.580 that truck.
00:27:04.500 So I'm not
00:27:04.940 saying it was
00:27:05.460 bad for me to
00:27:06.240 be driving it,
00:27:07.280 but what I
00:27:07.780 am saying,
00:27:08.520 and the reason
00:27:08.920 I pointed
00:27:09.340 out is that
00:27:09.880 my life
00:27:10.320 has changed
00:27:10.800 drastically since
00:27:11.760 that time,
00:27:12.760 and visualization
00:27:13.580 is a huge
00:27:14.480 reason why.
00:27:15.260 I started
00:27:15.760 visualizing myself
00:27:16.740 pulling up to
00:27:17.820 a private jet
00:27:18.640 in a Lamborghini,
00:27:19.700 and I would
00:27:20.120 try to see it
00:27:20.880 as clearly as
00:27:22.300 my mind could
00:27:23.240 see it.
00:27:23.960 In my
00:27:24.420 imagination,
00:27:24.880 I would look
00:27:25.620 out the left,
00:27:26.540 and I would
00:27:26.940 visualize the
00:27:27.760 door going up.
00:27:28.920 I'd imagine the
00:27:29.740 door of the
00:27:30.240 Lamborghini.
00:27:30.840 I'd walk around
00:27:31.500 the plane.
00:27:32.060 I'd feel the
00:27:32.620 handle going up
00:27:33.300 the stairs.
00:27:33.820 I'd notice the
00:27:34.920 materials,
00:27:35.700 the chrome,
00:27:36.260 the leather,
00:27:36.800 the smell,
00:27:37.440 the stitching,
00:27:38.320 trying to
00:27:39.300 visualize every
00:27:40.380 single detail
00:27:41.640 of this vision.
00:27:43.120 Then I would
00:27:43.740 imagine walking
00:27:44.540 inside the
00:27:45.320 plane and taking
00:27:46.080 load of every
00:27:47.280 single detail
00:27:48.200 there.
00:27:48.820 If you've ever
00:27:49.440 tried to do
00:27:50.160 this, guys,
00:27:50.660 you know it's
00:27:51.240 not easy to
00:27:52.220 maintain that
00:27:53.420 kind of focus
00:27:54.340 and really kick
00:27:55.140 your imagination
00:27:55.920 to high gear.
00:27:56.840 It takes
00:27:57.700 practice.
00:27:59.240 You're going to
00:27:59.720 suck at it at
00:28:00.640 first, but it's
00:28:01.740 worth it.
00:28:02.360 You are imprinting
00:28:04.200 the vision on
00:28:05.600 your mind, and
00:28:06.900 that vision will
00:28:07.780 begin to shape
00:28:08.700 your beliefs, and
00:28:10.140 then that vision
00:28:11.240 begins to drive
00:28:12.360 your actions.
00:28:13.580 You can see
00:28:14.320 vividly what it
00:28:15.380 is that you
00:28:15.900 want, so you're
00:28:16.620 motivated to
00:28:17.820 act and go get
00:28:19.200 it.
00:28:19.780 Like I said,
00:28:20.820 this was back
00:28:21.740 in 2004 and
00:28:23.340 5.
00:28:24.240 Among other
00:28:25.140 things, I also
00:28:25.900 visualized myself
00:28:27.020 leading several
00:28:28.280 multi-million
00:28:29.400 dollar companies
00:28:30.300 and speaking to
00:28:31.180 hundreds of
00:28:31.840 thousands of
00:28:32.520 people, and
00:28:33.380 guess what?
00:28:34.220 I had no
00:28:35.160 logical reason to
00:28:36.240 believe any of
00:28:37.140 that shit would
00:28:37.860 become my life, but
00:28:39.960 guess what?
00:28:41.340 It is.
00:28:43.180 It did become my
00:28:44.620 life because I
00:28:45.500 saw it clearly.
00:28:47.120 I did what was
00:28:48.440 necessary to make
00:28:50.200 it a reality
00:28:51.100 because I saw
00:28:52.440 it clearly every
00:28:54.000 single day.
00:28:56.160 That's the power
00:28:57.320 of visualization,
00:28:58.060 and keeping a
00:28:59.700 vision board is a
00:29:00.660 huge part of
00:29:01.580 that.
00:29:02.280 Vision drives
00:29:03.180 action.
00:29:04.220 So step number
00:29:04.800 two, visualize the
00:29:06.340 happiness and
00:29:07.160 success and the
00:29:08.380 specific things you
00:29:09.820 will gain as a
00:29:11.580 result of your
00:29:12.780 commitment to
00:29:13.900 action.
00:29:15.000 And finally,
00:29:15.580 guys, step
00:29:16.560 number three,
00:29:17.560 identify the
00:29:18.480 critical task you
00:29:19.680 need to do and
00:29:21.080 complete them every
00:29:22.340 day to move toward
00:29:23.560 your ultimate dream
00:29:24.920 life.
00:29:25.880 Okay?
00:29:26.480 Listen, guys, I'm a
00:29:28.120 multi-millionaire, and
00:29:29.440 when I say I'm
00:29:30.040 multi-millionaire, I
00:29:30.940 don't mean I got
00:29:31.460 two million dollars.
00:29:32.780 I mean I'm running
00:29:33.460 companies that are
00:29:34.640 going to do close to
00:29:35.460 three hundred million
00:29:36.140 dollars this year.
00:29:37.180 I'm doing very well
00:29:38.380 financially.
00:29:38.860 The people around me
00:29:39.860 are doing very well
00:29:40.640 financially, and we're
00:29:42.680 just getting fucking
00:29:43.440 started.
00:29:44.320 Okay?
00:29:44.620 I've been very, very
00:29:46.320 successful in ways that
00:29:47.960 most people define
00:29:49.100 success.
00:29:49.940 And it's not because I'm
00:29:51.160 smarter than anyone
00:29:52.160 else or more talented
00:29:53.660 than anyone else or have
00:29:55.060 resources available to me
00:29:56.540 that no one else does.
00:29:57.920 It's because I learned
00:29:59.000 to identify the critical
00:30:00.560 tasks I needed to
00:30:01.820 complete every single
00:30:03.520 day to move me closer
00:30:05.220 to my ultimate goals in
00:30:06.600 life, and guess what?
00:30:08.120 I fucking did them.
00:30:09.580 I did them every single
00:30:11.480 day, and I continue to
00:30:13.520 do them every single
00:30:14.800 day.
00:30:15.280 I didn't focus on
00:30:16.480 completing the task for
00:30:17.580 that month or that week,
00:30:19.020 just the task for that
00:30:20.360 day.
00:30:20.800 I made it my point to
00:30:22.760 win the motherfucking
00:30:25.140 day.
00:30:26.540 That's it.
00:30:28.040 And I did it by using
00:30:29.140 what I call the
00:30:29.880 power list.
00:30:30.860 The power list is a
00:30:31.940 simple tool that I use
00:30:33.440 every day.
00:30:34.340 I developed it in the
00:30:35.760 2000s.
00:30:36.880 Okay?
00:30:37.200 It changed my life.
00:30:38.740 I use it every single
00:30:40.820 day.
00:30:41.840 Still to this day, I use
00:30:43.360 it to move forward even
00:30:45.340 towards where I want to
00:30:46.380 be from this point.
00:30:47.800 Okay?
00:30:48.100 The power list is not
00:30:49.220 complicated.
00:30:50.380 It is not rocket science.
00:30:52.360 It does work, and it does
00:30:54.700 work without fail.
00:30:56.680 It is the only tool that
00:30:58.360 I've found over the
00:30:59.740 course of my nearly 40
00:31:01.360 years on this planet
00:31:02.640 that guarantees success.
00:31:07.000 And I'm going to explain
00:31:07.840 that to you right here.
00:31:09.140 Okay?
00:31:09.420 This is not a list of
00:31:10.740 your life goals.
00:31:11.740 It's not a list of your
00:31:13.020 weekly goals.
00:31:13.920 It's not a to-do list for
00:31:15.880 your year or month or
00:31:17.300 week.
00:31:17.620 No matter how many times
00:31:19.300 I repeat this, I have
00:31:20.620 some well-intentioned
00:31:22.520 moron send me an email or
00:31:25.140 publish a post on
00:31:26.120 Instagram that says
00:31:26.800 something like, hey,
00:31:27.620 Andy, here's my power
00:31:28.780 list for the week.
00:31:29.680 What do you think?
00:31:30.660 And then I read something
00:31:32.020 like this.
00:31:32.880 John Q.
00:31:33.520 Idiot's weekly power
00:31:35.040 list.
00:31:35.760 Okay?
00:31:36.200 One, improve my discipline
00:31:38.040 and super awesomeness.
00:31:40.120 Two, read five books by
00:31:41.980 Friday.
00:31:42.900 Three, become a
00:31:44.200 millionaire.
00:31:44.520 Four, improve my memory
00:31:46.920 by 30%.
00:31:48.000 Five, get a massage.
00:31:51.000 Sorry, guys.
00:31:52.320 If that's your power
00:31:53.340 list, you don't know how
00:31:54.140 to fucking listen because
00:31:55.420 I've been saying this for
00:31:56.260 years.
00:31:56.980 That is not right.
00:31:58.400 That is not even close.
00:31:59.780 So I'm going to show you
00:32:00.960 how to make a power list
00:32:02.840 in very simple steps that
00:32:04.740 are easy to understand.
00:32:06.540 Okay?
00:32:06.960 Step number one, take out
00:32:08.400 a sheet of paper.
00:32:10.000 Okay?
00:32:10.240 It doesn't have to have
00:32:10.740 lines on it.
00:32:12.440 You can go to Office
00:32:13.140 Depot or Amazon, order
00:32:14.380 yourself a little
00:32:14.900 notebook.
00:32:15.360 It doesn't have to be a
00:32:16.620 special book.
00:32:17.240 Although I do sell special
00:32:19.220 power list journals that
00:32:20.260 help you track this on my
00:32:21.800 website, AndyForSella.com.
00:32:23.640 A lot of people have
00:32:24.660 them.
00:32:25.120 You don't have to have
00:32:26.300 that.
00:32:26.860 I never had it.
00:32:28.680 Okay?
00:32:29.000 So you don't need it.
00:32:30.060 It's just a very nice book
00:32:31.400 and, you know, you should
00:32:32.440 definitely go buy it.
00:32:33.580 But you don't need it.
00:32:35.600 All right?
00:32:37.080 Step number two, at the
00:32:38.340 top of the sheet of the
00:32:39.280 paper, you're going to
00:32:40.780 write day one, Monday.
00:32:43.040 You can print it, you can
00:32:45.740 write it, you can write it
00:32:46.940 in cursive, you can write it
00:32:47.940 in fucking Arabic, you can
00:32:49.200 write it in hieroglyphs, I
00:32:50.260 don't care.
00:32:51.200 Okay?
00:32:52.040 But you got to be able to
00:32:52.980 write it.
00:32:53.740 Step number three, from top
00:32:55.620 to bottom, I want you to
00:32:58.020 number one, two, three, four,
00:33:01.420 five.
00:33:02.180 You're going to write down
00:33:03.440 five critical tasks next to
00:33:07.220 those numbers.
00:33:07.780 Now, a lot of people will
00:33:10.000 say to me, well, Andy, why
00:33:11.840 do you only have five?
00:33:12.680 I could put 15 tasks.
00:33:14.120 And by the way, these people
00:33:15.080 are always people who can
00:33:15.840 never get shit done who say
00:33:17.060 that, by the way.
00:33:18.480 So the truth is, no, you
00:33:19.580 can't.
00:33:20.080 And I'm going to explain why
00:33:20.900 you can't here in a minute
00:33:21.700 for you overachievers.
00:33:24.260 But here's what you're going
00:33:25.100 to do.
00:33:25.720 You're going to pick only five
00:33:27.360 critical tasks, and if you
00:33:28.660 get them done before, let's
00:33:29.840 say, 10 o'clock in the
00:33:30.660 morning, guess what?
00:33:31.440 You got the rest of the day
00:33:32.280 do whatever the fuck you
00:33:32.960 want.
00:33:33.460 That's your time.
00:33:34.740 You just need five.
00:33:35.940 Okay, five critical tasks a
00:33:38.580 day, the five tasks that
00:33:40.280 will create whatever it is
00:33:41.560 you're looking for to create
00:33:43.220 in life, whether that's in
00:33:44.520 your fitness life, your
00:33:45.460 family life, your spiritual
00:33:46.500 life, your financial life,
00:33:47.780 whatever it is.
00:33:49.020 Here's the thing you need to
00:33:50.180 understand if you're tempted
00:33:51.820 to identify more than five
00:33:53.640 tasks.
00:33:54.260 By putting 10 tasks on there
00:33:56.160 or 15 tasks, because you
00:33:58.580 think you're a superstar,
00:33:59.820 which you aren't, and
00:34:00.700 everybody else is just a
00:34:02.220 little peasant weakling, which
00:34:03.640 they aren't, you're actually
00:34:04.980 short-circuiting yourself, and
00:34:06.560 here's why.
00:34:07.660 Because you're not going to
00:34:09.060 be able to get 15 things
00:34:10.780 done a day for 100 days in
00:34:13.020 a row.
00:34:13.700 Trust me.
00:34:14.340 I know I've learned this
00:34:16.200 lesson firsthand, and I've
00:34:17.860 seen thousands and thousands
00:34:19.140 of people try to do 10 to 15
00:34:21.660 tasks and completely fuck
00:34:23.480 themselves up.
00:34:24.720 What happens is, when you
00:34:26.200 try to identify and complete
00:34:27.600 too many tasks, is this.
00:34:29.620 You're going to look back
00:34:30.700 over the pages of your
00:34:31.700 power list and see how many
00:34:33.600 times you fail to complete
00:34:35.020 all the tasks that you gave
00:34:36.680 yourself to do.
00:34:38.180 And as a result, you're not
00:34:39.940 going to have the confidence
00:34:41.100 that this process would
00:34:43.760 normally develop.
00:34:44.820 And as a result, you're not
00:34:46.420 going to have the confidence.
00:34:47.760 You're not going to have the
00:34:48.740 belief.
00:34:49.400 You're not going to have the
00:34:50.380 trust in yourself that is
00:34:51.680 going to be able to accomplish
00:34:52.780 and do what it is you promise
00:34:55.160 yourself you're going to do.
00:34:57.320 So it's very, very, very
00:34:59.540 important that you utilize the
00:35:01.660 power list exactly as I tell
00:35:04.360 you.
00:35:04.820 Five tasks.
00:35:06.160 Just five.
00:35:07.260 And once you realize you can
00:35:08.380 only pick five, now you can
00:35:10.860 identify the five most critical
00:35:13.200 tasks that you can do today
00:35:15.740 that will move you forward
00:35:17.420 personally and professionally.
00:35:20.020 This is not a goal list.
00:35:23.240 This is a task list per day.
00:35:26.140 Not goals.
00:35:27.560 Tasks are action steps that
00:35:29.700 you take in pursuit of your
00:35:31.820 goals.
00:35:32.620 So let me give you an example
00:35:33.700 of five tasks that might be on
00:35:35.740 my power list.
00:35:36.980 Okay?
00:35:38.680 Task number one.
00:35:39.700 One hour of cardio.
00:35:41.240 Task number.
00:35:41.840 Because, dude, I want to get
00:35:42.820 fit.
00:35:43.340 I'm naturally a heavy set dude.
00:35:44.820 I got to work hard, so I want
00:35:45.940 to do cardio.
00:35:46.760 I know that doing cardio is
00:35:47.980 going to produce the best
00:35:48.900 physical shape for me, and I
00:35:51.140 have to do it to stay on top
00:35:52.380 of my game.
00:35:53.220 Two.
00:35:53.940 Respond to a shipping
00:35:54.920 company's proposal.
00:35:55.960 Three.
00:35:57.320 Record a podcast episode for
00:35:59.000 next Tuesday.
00:36:00.000 Four.
00:36:00.720 Read the final chapter of
00:36:02.160 Jocko's new book.
00:36:03.680 Five.
00:36:04.300 Meet with Sal and decide on a
00:36:05.920 name for the new first form
00:36:07.240 protein that we have coming
00:36:08.340 out.
00:36:08.980 You see, these aren't
00:36:11.120 abstract goals.
00:36:12.360 These are concrete tasks.
00:36:14.320 Those are things that I can
00:36:16.520 accomplish today, which brings
00:36:18.880 me to the next and last point.
00:36:20.980 Which brings me to my next and
00:36:24.020 last point.
00:36:24.940 Point number five of doing the
00:36:27.780 proper power list is do
00:36:30.420 everything on the list before
00:36:32.060 you go to bed.
00:36:33.000 If you complete those five
00:36:34.760 critical tasks, you're going to
00:36:36.580 mark your day as a win.
00:36:38.180 You're going to put a big W at
00:36:40.380 the top of that list.
00:36:41.580 If you don't get all five done,
00:36:43.980 no matter what, whether you got
00:36:46.780 the fifth one done at 50%, if you
00:36:48.960 didn't complete it, you lost the
00:36:50.720 day.
00:36:51.100 You put a big L at the top of
00:36:52.720 the page.
00:36:53.500 And when you execute on them,
00:36:55.140 when you complete them, they are
00:36:56.920 going to move you forward towards
00:36:58.720 your goals.
00:36:59.740 And when you start stringing
00:37:01.160 together days and days and days
00:37:04.140 of W, you're going to find that
00:37:05.920 you build momentum and really start
00:37:07.800 getting things accomplished.
00:37:09.000 You're going to be surprised at
00:37:11.520 how fast your life changes.
00:37:14.020 But remember, to get a W, all five
00:37:17.460 critical tasks absolutely must be
00:37:21.080 done by the end of the day today.
00:37:23.780 So one more time, here it is, the
00:37:25.700 five steps.
00:37:27.160 One, get a notebook.
00:37:28.580 Two, write the date at the top of
00:37:30.940 the page.
00:37:31.740 Three, number it.
00:37:33.580 One, two, three, four, five.
00:37:34.820 Four, identify the five critical
00:37:37.280 tasks that have to be done today to
00:37:39.800 move you towards your goals.
00:37:41.420 These can be things as simple as
00:37:42.920 sending a certain email.
00:37:44.940 These can be things as simple as
00:37:46.240 getting in a workout.
00:37:47.480 These can be things as simple as
00:37:48.780 reading 10 pages.
00:37:50.380 Whatever it is you're trying to
00:37:52.160 accomplish, you want to use this
00:37:54.200 system to plug in the tasks that
00:37:57.600 are going to move you towards your
00:37:58.960 ultimate goal in that area.
00:38:00.880 Okay?
00:38:01.180 And point number five, you're going
00:38:02.420 to complete all five tasks before
00:38:04.920 you go to bed.
00:38:05.980 And if you do it, you get a W.
00:38:07.940 And if you don't do it, you get an L.
00:38:10.640 That's it.
00:38:12.720 It's pretty simple.
00:38:14.080 It's not rocket science.
00:38:16.160 This is a tangible, statistical way
00:38:20.040 for you to be able to quickly audit
00:38:23.300 if you are winning or you are losing
00:38:26.040 in your life.
00:38:28.140 But you got to do the tasks.
00:38:30.780 Guys, and when you start doing this,
00:38:33.560 you're going to figure out real quick
00:38:35.320 that this is how you live a life of
00:38:38.480 productivity.
00:38:39.540 This is how you live a life of
00:38:41.960 excellence.
00:38:43.080 This is how you live a life of
00:38:46.180 significance.
00:38:48.400 You know, x-rays would later show
00:38:50.560 that the bullet that hit Teddy
00:38:52.260 Roosevelt was lodged in the rib right
00:38:54.980 above his heart.
00:38:56.300 The bullet was never removed.
00:38:58.160 It stayed lodged in his rib for the
00:38:59.920 rest of his life.
00:39:00.780 Think about that.
00:39:01.800 The bullet hit him and it remained in
00:39:04.480 him.
00:39:05.140 And yet he pressed on, thinking,
00:39:07.540 dreaming, working, fighting until the
00:39:10.500 day he died.
00:39:12.520 And he is remembered as one of the
00:39:14.540 greatest people that ever lived.
00:39:18.880 To paraphrase what his friend and
00:39:20.520 historian Henry Adams said about him,
00:39:22.980 throughout his life, Teddy Roosevelt
00:39:24.980 embodied a singular primitive quality.
00:39:28.140 He was a man of pure action.
00:39:31.380 Guys, every true and noble American,
00:39:34.240 every person of success has always been
00:39:38.480 and always will be a person of pure
00:39:42.300 action.
00:39:43.140 They have been in the arena, as TR put
00:39:46.960 it, while others settle for being
00:39:48.780 spectators, watching life from the
00:39:51.160 bleachers.
00:39:51.840 Every person who has ever contributed
00:39:54.480 meaningfully to the quality of our
00:39:57.780 nation and helped make it a more
00:40:00.360 perfect union was the type of person of
00:40:05.200 pure action.
00:40:06.580 And every man or woman who has
00:40:08.920 experienced the highest levels of
00:40:11.520 success in their own life also was a
00:40:15.780 person of pure action.
00:40:18.320 It wasn't because they had a great idea
00:40:20.680 or a breathtaking dream, but because they
00:40:23.860 executed that idea and acted to turn that
00:40:27.900 dream into reality.
00:40:29.740 So the most patriotic thing you can do for
00:40:33.540 your country and the most life changing
00:40:36.200 thing you can do for yourself is to stop
00:40:39.560 fucking dreaming and start fucking doing.
00:40:44.180 Stop excusing and start executing.
00:40:48.180 Stop wondering why you don't have the
00:40:51.220 resources and opportunities that other
00:40:53.280 people do.
00:40:53.880 And stop whining about all your so-called
00:40:57.120 problems and get to fucking work.