Valuetainment - July 10, 2019


Episode 338： Is It Worth It


Episode Stats

Length

7 minutes

Words per Minute

188.87404

Word Count

1,366

Sentence Count

139

Misogynist Sentences

2


Summary

In this episode of ITIM, Pat asks the question, "Is it worth it for me to drop all my friends and all the things that I grew up with? Is it really worth it to drop my friends?


Transcript

00:00:00.860 30 seconds. One time for the underdog. Ignition sequence start.
00:00:06.960 Let me see you put them up. Reach the sky, turn the stars up above.
00:00:11.100 Cause it's one time for the underdog. One time for the underdog.
00:00:17.320 I am Patrick Beddivi, the host of ITIM, and today I'm going to ask you one question.
00:00:21.420 Is it worth it? Is it really worth it?
00:00:24.320 Today's message is for those of you that are kind of on the fence.
00:00:26.600 Let me explain to you what I mean by that.
00:00:27.860 You kind of want to give everything you got to whatever you're doing right now, but you don't.
00:00:34.880 You kind of know you need to get reading and find a way to improve, but you don't.
00:00:40.460 You know you need to change some of your associations and friendships, but you don't.
00:00:46.500 You know you got to drop some bad habits, alcohol, pot, drugs, but you don't.
00:00:54.100 You know you kind of got to get in the game and get focused, but you don't.
00:00:59.940 So the question becomes, why don't you? Why?
00:01:03.860 Now many will say belief is one of them.
00:01:06.040 I don't because I just don't believe in myself.
00:01:08.740 Okay. Let's say that's one of them, but there's got to be another one.
00:01:13.220 And here's one for many of you.
00:01:14.940 Here's what it is. It's very simple.
00:01:16.560 It's something we think about, but we never talk about.
00:01:20.680 Here's what it is. Ready?
00:01:23.100 Is it worth it?
00:01:26.160 Is it worth it?
00:01:28.000 What do you mean, Pat?
00:01:29.220 It's the question you ask yourself that nobody hears.
00:01:32.700 Is it really worth it me reading these hundred books or 200 books?
00:01:36.900 I don't know if it works or not, because some guy on social media said he never reads books.
00:01:40.800 Is it worth it for me to work that hard?
00:01:44.820 Because I heard a relative, man.
00:01:46.500 He died young from working very hard.
00:01:48.940 Is it worth it?
00:01:51.020 Is it worth it for me to really drop all my friends and all these guys?
00:01:54.300 Because I go way back with them.
00:01:56.360 I've read some stuff in poetry and scripture.
00:01:59.160 It says, you know, you got to kind of stay grounded to the people that you grew up with.
00:02:03.440 You know?
00:02:04.460 Is it worth it to drop all these drugs and all this other stuff?
00:02:07.420 I heard a lot of good things about drugs.
00:02:09.740 Is it worth it?
00:02:11.380 You know?
00:02:12.320 It's not like it's a big deal.
00:02:13.360 If I drink alcohol, everybody drinks alcohol.
00:02:15.660 Is it worth it?
00:02:17.260 Is it worth it for me to go out there and work very hard and really get focused and give five to ten years?
00:02:21.640 What if five to ten years from now that doesn't happen?
00:02:24.680 See, those are questions you ask yourself, because life is about odds.
00:02:27.400 And you're betting on the fact that it's not going to happen to you.
00:02:30.300 So because of that, you don't give everything.
00:02:32.300 And you create whatever you have in your mind that won't happen.
00:02:36.180 It's like, I don't know if it's going to work out for me.
00:02:38.140 What if this happens?
00:02:38.920 What if that happens?
00:02:39.640 What if this happens?
00:02:40.840 And it's like a salesperson.
00:02:42.220 You are such an incredible salesperson.
00:02:44.500 For those of you that don't give everything, because you don't know if it's worth it.
00:02:49.680 You've sold yourself so well on the fact that it's not worth it.
00:02:53.460 You've sold yourself.
00:02:55.380 Again, no one sees it.
00:02:57.040 Every time you sell yourself in that moment, you know when it happens to you, stop and listen to how you're selling yourself.
00:03:01.920 And the trick is to try to trick your mind and selling yourself on the other way.
00:03:05.980 Believe me, you're talking to a guy that didn't like to work hard.
00:03:10.640 You're talking to a guy that hated reading books.
00:03:14.180 Miss Collins always bullied me when he came down to reading, hey, David, I would sit next to this girl named Carmen.
00:03:20.140 She was a cheerleader.
00:03:21.320 And I would try to hide behind her.
00:03:22.360 Patrick, read the next paragraph.
00:03:24.620 No clue how to read.
00:03:26.060 Government.
00:03:27.300 Island instead of island.
00:03:29.420 Wednesday.
00:03:30.740 This is this guy.
00:03:32.620 I hated reading.
00:03:34.160 I didn't want to drop my friends.
00:03:35.560 I love my old friends.
00:03:36.540 Going to parties.
00:03:37.080 I still love them until today.
00:03:37.920 I miss them until today.
00:03:39.380 But what am I going to do?
00:03:40.400 Go to nightclubs and just kind of get distracted?
00:03:42.220 They're not going to pay my bills.
00:03:43.100 That's not their responsibilities.
00:03:44.220 It's my responsibilities.
00:03:45.880 Drugs, alcohol.
00:03:46.980 I partied hardcore in the army every week.
00:03:49.380 I drank tequila every single week.
00:03:52.060 We would compete who can drink 26 beers a night.
00:03:55.320 That's army days.
00:03:57.120 What the hell am I going to do doing that kind of stuff?
00:03:59.100 Don't want to do it.
00:04:00.020 So is it worth it?
00:04:01.660 It's a tough question.
00:04:02.920 And only one person can answer that.
00:04:04.680 I'm giving you my testimony.
00:04:06.100 So I have many other people.
00:04:07.380 You have to believe the side that gave everything they had.
00:04:11.040 Or you're going to believe the side that didn't give everything they had.
00:04:14.280 And they never achieved that side.
00:04:16.440 And so they can only talk from one standpoint, which is those who never gave it all.
00:04:20.500 And they think it's worth it.
00:04:21.940 Even though they have no clue what it is, if they would have given it all.
00:04:25.040 And I'm telling you from both sides.
00:04:27.060 I was a guy that didn't give it all.
00:04:29.060 And it wasn't worth it.
00:04:30.260 Life was very boring.
00:04:31.940 And I gave it all.
00:04:33.600 And I went through all that process.
00:04:35.720 And I can't even tell you the experience who I've become.
00:04:38.940 And obviously, my life is just starting.
00:04:40.580 This is just the beginning.
00:04:42.240 But as you go about your day-to-day, ask yourself, huh, do I really think about that?
00:04:48.920 Man, how does this guy know what I'm thinking about right now?
00:04:51.060 Maybe I am thinking about that right now.
00:04:53.440 Maybe I've got to share this with my wife, my husband, my boyfriend, girlfriend.
00:04:56.320 You know, that's crazy.
00:04:58.200 We're just talking about this.
00:04:59.240 Is it worth it?
00:05:01.220 I'm hoping you lean towards realizing it's worth it.
00:05:04.880 Because the pain of you not giving everything now is even 10 times more painful than today.
00:05:12.320 Giving it five years, 10 years is not a big deal.
00:05:17.440 Living with regrets for 50, 60 years, that's painful.
00:05:20.640 40 years, very painful.
00:05:22.420 Dying with a lot of regrets, that's painful.
00:05:25.520 That's painful.
00:05:26.060 Most people go like that, just so you know.
00:05:30.420 The conversation when your daughter is 32 years old, mature, and she's over the fact that you were her idol, and she loved you, and she's gone through her immature phase, the mature phase, and she's married with kids.
00:05:41.340 And one day you guys are just having a conversation saying, Daddy, how come you don't work hard at that?
00:05:44.460 What was it?
00:05:45.680 What were you afraid of?
00:05:46.800 That's a tough conversation.
00:05:48.180 You may not be thinking about it right now because you're only 32 years old.
00:05:51.520 But you'll be 68 in no time.
00:05:53.400 All of us will.
00:05:54.060 And some of those conversations are coming.
00:05:59.080 That's just life.
00:06:00.280 I'm not trying to make you think negative, positive, anything.
00:06:04.220 I just want you to get a little tough in realizing you have to make the decision whether it's worth it or not.
00:06:09.440 I'm just one human being in your life that's telling you this price is worth more than the price of avoiding it.
00:06:17.580 And I hope you make the right choice.
00:06:19.360 Anyways, have a great day today.
00:06:21.280 Thanks, everybody, for listening.
00:06:22.520 Again, by the way, if you haven't already subscribed to Valuetainment on iTunes, please do so.
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00:06:30.140 And if you have any questions for me that you may have, you can always find me on Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube.
00:06:36.180 Just search my name, Patrick David.
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00:06:43.080 With that being said, have a great day today.
00:06:44.820 Take care, everybody.
00:06:45.520 Bye-bye.
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00:06:47.580 Bye.
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