THE POWER OF ATTITUDE | Best Motivational Speeches | Wake Up Positive

[Music] the ability to find calm amidst chaos is a superpower [Music] finding Clarity in focus not when the environment is perfect not when the stars are aligned but when your mind wants to wander and your emotions are high when the conditions are not perfect and your brain starts to rationalize maybe picking things back up some other time can you carve out Serenity for yourself just enough to do what needs to be done because sometimes that is what makes all the difference I remember way back now 2017 getting out of a relationship relocating starting over in many ways just kind of wrecked and for a period couldn't immerse myself in my work like I used to the rest of life felt like it was on such Shaky Ground that it's like you know when everything's shaking how do I find the stability to talk about it to turn it all into something meaningful it just felt impossible um but I was working through it and one morning I was out on my patio listening to this meditation app it was a guided meditation and I'll never forget uh the voice saying think of your thoughts as clouds floating overhead you're sitting and looking up at them just watching them go by which means a few things one it removes you from your thoughts that shattering in your head is not you and you can in fact step away from it and observe it and two it kind of diminishes the good thought versus bad thought label they're all just thoughts and they only mean something if you take them on if you choose to embody them and now this alone is a practice or skill that people work on their whole lives right this concept is just the beginning but I felt that many ways it was a light bulb moment it opened a door for me it was a very practical usage here because the easy days are rarely a problem right but life is messy the easy days are great but you can't rely on them right life is is ups and downs it's the days that things are turbulent or the other corners of my life are presenting issues right whether it's people uh or or health problems or frustration or anger or something that's occurred just human things to be able to sit down open my laptop and envision it all as little clouds floating overhead is freeing it's like disassociating yourself from the baggage yeah you might be in a storm but you're capable of creating an eye wall manufacturing Serenity for yourself it's saying no the externalities do not get to dictate how when and where I allocate my attention it's not about running or hiding this is about understanding that life does not create perfect moments the timing will never be just right and therefore we must manufacture our starting point we must create the very Arenas in which we will perform and one of my favorite examples of this was an eye-opening experience for me uh being sick on the day I'd planned to run a half marathon been practicing working out for months right woke up with this scratchy throat in a cough and everything sort of uh devolved into chaos I spent the morning constantly reminding myself that I was operating on an empty tank that I was going to be less than 100 percent it wasn't until I stopped talking to myself and just started running that I saw through the story I was telling I separated my reality from my thoughts and uh created a space I could thrive in I remember about halfway through looking at my time and realizing wow like not only am I okay this this is great I feel good I'm gonna make something incredible out of this right conditions weren't ideal but that's just it sometimes life asks us to make something of ourselves and the world around us with less than ideal circumstances [Music] when things aren't perfect can you separate your thoughts from the task at hand can you find Focus when you're surrounded by noise can you create Clarity amidst the Clutter it's important to understand that life consists of highs and lows that is the plane of reality we exist on and so the question becomes during the lows can we carve out that environment to succeed when we want to stop to turn back when we want to make excuses can we separate the thoughts from what must be done the emotion from the action the ability to find calm amidst chaos is a superpower we just need to remember to look we need to remember that the negative emotions the ideas and the stories are not us they are clouds floating overhead step back observe them let them go by and understand that now it's time to do what needs to be done now it's time to tap into that potential and that strength that's always been there it's always existed it just needs permission not from the external world but from you now the other day I went to check out an open mic and basically people sign up to share their short stories their poetry stuff like that and I'm sitting there soaking it all in enjoying each one as they went up on stage and eventually this girl makes her way up the first thing she does is she tells the room hey I've never done this before but I've always wanted to so here I am he uh takes out her phone begins reading some of her poems and pretty quickly two things stuck out to me one is she was brilliant and it's just so incredibly talented that I'm thinking man if she keeps doing this she's gonna find herself in some crazy places she's really gonna make an impact that was the first thing and the second as I sat there and watched uh was that I noticed that her hands were visibly shaking I was pretty close to this stage and I could see this happening to the point where she had to place one on top of the other right to to keep the hand that was holding her phone from bouncing around while she read That's How visibly nervous she was and immediately my mind went down this road reflecting back on the moment I've had just like that because man I've been there where you're both determined and terrified at the same time but somehow the desire to try outweighs the fear just enough for you to find yourself in that exact situation just enough that you step into a foreign world still wondering whether you made the right move you know every step of the way from the car the building onto this stage until you hit the point where okay well now you can't turn back now you're here you can't leave and the thing is and this is what was so beautiful to me she was never forced to do this at gunpoint no one made her step into that chaos it was self-created she could have stayed home she could have closed her journal or the notes app on her phone and that would have been the end of that no not today one yes would lead to another would lead to another and another and despite the nerves the sweaty palms and shaky hands she would open a new chapter in the story of her life prove to herself that she's Bolder than she thought she was just a few hours ago that there's upside when you confront those unknowns in life and as I sat and watched I was so incredibly moved so proud so impressed partly because I know that to many of the people in that room it might not have looked like much you know it's like okay great Round of Applause for the new artist or poet welcome but I know the gravity of the moment I understood how big it truly was and regardless of what words came out of her mouth or how well they were assembled that night was not about the performance know what was about New Beginnings it was about outstretched Wings opening one's eyes to the Learned helplessness and pinpointing the opportunity that was simply waiting for that first step to occur [Music] and see that's what I want to emphasize that's what I believe every single one of us needs to understand to fully get the biggest moves we make in life well it's easy to convince ourselves that they aren't necessary or worth it the things that transform us hide themselves a lot of the time they don't feel urgent they aren't life or death decision they can be this stages we never step on the people we never talk to the chances we never take because well what happens if we simply stay right where we are say thank you but no thank you to those fleeting opportunities nothing nothing happens more of the same and realistically nothing is far less scary than all that other stuff we don't fear nothingness we don't intrinsically fear more of the same no we fear stepping onto the stage We Fear vulnerability We Fear messing up looking stupid being judged and yeah when you do nothing you get to skip all that avoid all that discomfort and that potential pain but you also Miss the feeling of victory of closing your eyes at night knowing how badly you wanted to just let that ship sail how terrified you were about what could go wrong but you did it anyway you get to feel you have earned the rush of stepping into a chaotic world and even if temporarily you tamed it that's what life is about always remember that we have a natural proclivity to avoid pain not to pursue the things that make us feel alive deep down in our DNA there exist instructions instructions to run away from the things that could hurt us embarrass us our minds will race our bodies will kick and scream our hands will shake that's just the way it goes and so we prove to ourselves that it's all conquerable that reality can be relearned it's a layer of resistance that has to be faced and then dismantled why was I so moved that night because I got to watch in real time someone dismantling that fear on their way to something incredible it's courage stepping into the arena not for the people next to you or anyone else but for you because you know there's more you know that where you are pales in comparison to where you can be I'm definitely one to look back from time to time and reflect and I'll tell you what I'm incredibly thankful for the hard times that shaped me the challenges that were forced upon me and made me who I am but beyond that and perhaps even more so the times I stepped out on my own accord terrified and manufactured change the times that the fear of staying the same eclipsed the fear of failure the times I could have stayed home woken up the next morning and lost nothing but instead saw what there was to be gained and threw myself into that metaphorical fire so that confidence could be forged and new chapters could be written let's all remember how out of focus the present moment looks remember how inclined we are to look at life through a lens of scarcity we are trying to avoid avoid avoid but if you can even briefly find the strength to step back and ask what is there to be gained you see that not going is the real Danger and those stages that seem arbitrary that seem like optional stops along the way well they're just as imperative as the air you breathe they are not some things they are everything we all hit a point where we look back on the roads we traveled and see the culmination of footsteps that have come to constitute Our Lives [Music] and we want that moment to feel full like no stone was left unturned like we put it all on the line so will you step onto this stage of life stand your ground as the curtain opens reads your palms to a foreign audience will you share your voice even though it trembles [Music] do you're giving yourself permission to truly live to feel look we're not here for a long time this is a very short ride so why not give as much of yourself to the world for as long as you possibly can why not step out knowing [Music] that the difference between nothing and everything is what you do with shaky hands [Music] don't think so much you might Overlook the obvious you might see past all that you've achieved don't move so quickly you might overstep the moment you might miss all the beauty you're creating one can wake up get dressed walk out the door thinking that they're on their way to a someday achievable brilliant finale and simultaneously fail to understand the miracle of the now it's in what you're doing now who you're helping now what you're becoming now your miracle is now [Music] and you can't see your impact because it materializes behind you as your back is to it and you step toward Those Distant Horizons there's a direct link between always wanting to be better and never feeling like you're good enough if you don't properly compartmentalize the two you'll always be chasing something you can't obtain while you walk right by the Brilliance you're piecing together in real time that carrot just outside of reach for the runner on the treadmill [Music] and I'm not saying your goals and aspirations aren't incredible I'm not saying you aren't one in a million I'm not saying you won't shock change add unparalleled value to the world [Music] no that's most certainly possible but I'm saying you're doing that now too like right now you're not on a trajectory to someday be one in a million you are one in a million on a trajectory to live life fully to further expand explore as you should but let's not lose perspective along the way it's hard to watch someone who has changed your life feel like they're not good enough it just is it's hard to watch something so beautiful feel like they must first evolve before they're Worthy and it's like sure I get it we celebrate visible tangible successes the innovators and CEOs world-class talents people who have built the present and will build the future but notice there are no ceremonies for the ones who lift others up every day who lead by example who show up again and again when they're going through their own private hell there are no record books for them but I'll tell you what if there were you'd be there and if I could remind you of that every day I would the small things you do do not feel so small to those around you your mere existence changed my life and I know I'm not alone not even close to alone it's a tough world we live in tough enough to bring even the strongest amongst us to our knees yet you think you're flawed and insufficient I ask compared to what a lot of people would have folded a long time ago wouldn't be fighting for a dream or standing for anything a lot of people wouldn't be giving so much of themselves again I continuously run into this question why is it that the ones who are changing the world not with their social media follower account but with their actions so often fail to see their own value perhaps they're using the wrong measuring sticks maybe their sights are set so high they don't realize all that they're making better along the way maybe they don't know that every soul they light up puts in motion a ripple effect an exponential value add [Music] but if you just lift your head up and look around you would see quite the ripple effect you would see quite the Chain Reaction you would see that you were not just working towards change you are actively embodying it don't be the only one who can't see that why do I say this why spend the time well because one I think it's not something we say enough the ones who truly change us or make our lives better need to be told that there's just something tragic about keeping it to ourselves and two because you don't give yourself enough credit you're blind to the path you've traveled in the dragon's you've slayed I couldn't believe my ears when you apologize for being weak weak weak is retreating weak is being selfish weak is forfeiting your gifts those descriptors are antithetical to who you are and sure we all slip into them once in a while we're human beings we all endure our valleys of Despair but to fight with everything you have on your way back up that is not weakness that's courage I think our definitions might be crossed here see I'm a firm believer that absolutely we have to be our own greatest critics No Doubt but the value in that the expectation is that it's coupled with a commitment to also be our own greatest allies [Music] are you are you your own greatest Ally because sometimes I'm not so sure do you see how much light you bring to the world how much better people around you are when you enter a room and smile when you listen to them in their problem when you inspire them by making decisions with so much at stake when you don't let the hardship of your past keep you down and I know how hard it's been [Music] I'm telling you this because maybe you don't know maybe you talk so much about what the future will be and how big and incredible things will become that you overlook the parallel world you are creating with each step along the way a pilgrim a Wanderer in search of an impact you are already making so look keep your head up and your expectations High you will do remarkable things but don't be afraid to look over your shoulder and see that you already are don't beat yourself up for not yet arriving at an imaginary place while you change the world along the way give yourself the same Grace and compassion you would give to me allow that for yourself thanks so much that you overlook the obvious you just might see past all that you've achieved and don't move so quickly that you overstep the moment [Music] you might just miss all that beauty that you're creating talk this is me holding up a mirror so that you can see the value add you're not merely an IOU to some future self you are all the people around you whose lives you make better every day the lives you touch by being you [Music] [Music] there's a saying that just because you've spent a long time making a mistake doesn't mean you need to continue making it there's an incredible advantage in life for those who can separate past and future who can recognize sunk costs and walk away walk away from the past move on to new things but here's the challenge right like so many things our instinct is to preserve it's yeah but I've invested so many years I've spent x amount of dollars and maybe I don't like where I'm at but look how long it's taken me to get here [Music] well here's the reality that time is gone that money is not coming back no matter what you do or what direction you take from here on out there's no reason to think you have to maintain the same trajectory or hold on to a specific Identity or pattern of behavior yesterday isn't the focal point here the goal is simpler what matters now and how will you get there now grown you've evolved you've changed and your targets have shifted so why shouldn't you [Music] the idea of sunk cost is so important because it's essentially realizing that you're not indebted to the resources you've spent or exhausted there's no need to be a slave to previous decisions that you've made no just chalk it up as an integral step in your learning process an aspect of growth and move forward to what matters to what you care about if that seems obvious I challenge you to think about the decisions you've made over the last year and I guarantee you you've let factors affect your decision making that are irrelevant to your goals because we feel this camaraderie with yesterday like there's a debt to be paid but man life is too short to run in place if it's not pushing you forward drop it if it's not what you need forget it in other words don't be one of those people that wakes up and makes the same mistake every single day because you've spent a long time making it's a reality only exists in your head and that's why it's beautiful you can unlock the cell door and walk out don't lose sight of the greatest gift you have the new beginning that lives in every second where you can take a turn you've never taken before remove the mask and play a role you've never played let that sense of excitement pull you to new things let go of what you can't change and pursue what you can forget the time spent think of it now where can you invest now your surroundings didn't match magically arrive you chose them and you can just as easily take that wheel and leave simple formula what is best for you and how do you get there not where you feel obligated to be or expected to be or pressure to be where do you need to be everything else is noise everything else is a rope keeping your ship on Shore and you are not confined to that Harbor or yesterday's destination you're built to chase the Horizon follow your curiosity into the sunset you don't make decisions based on yesterday's story you solved it with tomorrow's possibility [Music]

Channel: Eddie Pinero

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Length: 31min 13sec (1873 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 17 2023