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  1. 0:00YOU HAVE A POWER WITHIN YOU
  2. 0:01A FIRE THAT NEVER TRULY DIES
  3. 0:04IT MAY FLICKER IT MAY DIM
  4. 0:06BUT IT IS ALWAYS THERE WAITING
  5. 0:09AND WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT
  6. 0:11THERE'S A MOMENT A THOUGHT
  7. 0:13A CHALLENGE THAT BECOMES THE SPARK
  8. 0:15IT ADDS FUEL TO YOUR FLAME
  9. 0:18YOU MAY ALREADY BELIEVE
  10. 0:19YOU UNDERSTAND THE LIMITS
  11. 0:20OF YOUR OWN POTENTIAL
  12. 0:22THAT YOU'VE MAPPED
  13. 0:23THE BORDERS OF YOUR STRENGTH
  14. 0:24BUT LET ME TELL YOU
  15. 0:26WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS MERELY THE SURFACE
  16. 0:28BENEATH THAT SURFACE
  17. 0:30IS A VAST OCEAN OF UNTAPPED FORCE
  18. 0:32AND UNREALIZED ABILITY
  19. 0:35THERE'S SOMETHING INSIDE YOU
  20. 0:37THAT DOESN'T BREAK
  21. 0:38NOT REALLY IT MIGHT GO QUIET
  22. 0:41IT MIGHT FEEL DISTANT BUT IT'S NEVER GONE
  23. 0:45THAT PART OF YOU THAT KEPT GOING
  24. 0:47WHEN THINGS GOT DARK
  25. 0:48IT'S STILL HERE
  26. 0:50AND WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT
  27. 0:52YOU'VE BARELY SCRATCHED THE SURFACE
  28. 0:54OF WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF
  29. 0:56MOST PEOPLE LIVE THEIR WHOLE LIVES
  30. 0:58TRAPPED UNDER A VERSION OF THEMSELVES
  31. 1:00THAT ISN'T EVEN CLOSE TO THEIR FULL STRENGTH
  32. 1:03THEY ACCEPT LIMITS
  33. 1:04THAT WERE HANDED TO THEM
  34. 1:06BUT WHAT IF THOSE LIMITS WEREN'T REAL?
  35. 1:09WHAT IF THE DOUBTS THE FEARS
  36. 1:11THE SETBACKS
  37. 1:12THEY WEREN'T SIGNS OF WHO YOU ARE
  38. 1:14BUT TESTS MEANT TO WAKE UP
  39. 1:17WHAT'S ALREADY WITHIN YOU?
  40. 1:19YOU THINK YOU'VE SEEN WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF?
  41. 1:21YOU HAVEN'T
  42. 1:22BECAUSE RIGHT BELOW
  43. 1:23THE NOISE OF OVERTHINKING
  44. 1:25AND UNDERESTIMATING
  45. 1:27THERE'S A DEEPER SELF
  46. 1:28CALM FOCUSED UNSHAKEN
  47. 1:31AND THAT VERSION OF YOU?
  48. 1:34IT'S BUILT ON THE KIND OF INNER POWER
  49. 1:36THE STOICS TALKED ABOUT NOT LOUD
  50. 1:38NOT FLASHY
  51. 1:40JUST STEADY GROUNDED REAL
  52. 1:43MARCUS AURELIUS SAID
  53. 1:45“YOU HAVE POWER OVER YOUR MIND
  54. 1:47NOT OUTSIDE EVENTS
  55. 1:49REALIZE THIS AND YOU WILL FIND STRENGTH”
  56. 1:53TODAY WE'RE GOING THERE TO THAT STRENGTH
  57. 1:56NOT THE SURFACE LEVEL STUFF
  58. 1:58THE REAL THING
  59. 2:00AND IF ANY PART OF YOU
  60. 2:01FEELS LIKE YOU'RE READY
  61. 2:02TO STOP DOUBTING AND START BECOMING
  62. 2:05THEN STAY WITH ME
  63. 2:07THIS VIDEO MIGHT BE THE SPARK
  64. 2:08THAT LIGHTS EVERYTHING UP AGAIN
  65. 2:11ONE SIMPLE FREE FAVOR I'LL ASK
  66. 2:14IF THIS RESONATES
  67. 2:15IF YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE KIND OF SPACE
  68. 2:17YOU WANT TO GROW IN
  69. 2:19HIT THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON
  70. 2:21IT HELPS MORE THAN YOU KNOW
  71. 2:23LET'S GET INTO IT
  72. 2:25WHY DO YOU THINK YOU DOUBT YOURSELF?
  73. 2:28NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE INCAPABLE
  74. 2:30NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE BROKEN
  75. 2:32BUT BECAUSE SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
  76. 2:34YOU FORGOT JUST HOW MUCH
  77. 2:35YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH
  78. 2:37AND HOW MUCH YOU'VE QUIETLY CONQUERED
  79. 2:40DOUBT DOESN'T COME FROM WEAKNESS
  80. 2:42IT COMES FROM DISCONNECTION
  81. 2:44FROM LOSING TOUCH WITH THE PART OF YOU
  82. 2:47THAT'S BEEN SHOWING UP DAY AFTER DAY
  83. 2:49WITHOUT APPLAUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION
  84. 2:52WITHOUT VALIDATION
  85. 2:53THAT PART OF YOU THAT GOT OUT OF BED
  86. 2:55WHEN EVERYTHING FELT HEAVY
  87. 2:57THAT KEPT MOVING FORWARD
  88. 2:59WHEN YOUR MIND SCREAMED STOP
  89. 3:02THAT SMILED AT OTHERS
  90. 3:03WHILE YOU WERE SILENTLY CARRYING
  91. 3:05WHAT FELT LIKE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD
  92. 3:08MOST PEOPLE NEVER SEE
  93. 3:09THAT STRENGTH IN THEMSELVES
  94. 3:11NOT BECAUSE IT ISN'T THERE
  95. 3:12BUT BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN TRAINED
  96. 3:15NOT TO LOOK FOR IT
  97. 3:16YOU WEREN'T BORN UNSURE OF YOURSELF
  98. 3:19YOU LEARNED HESITATION
  99. 3:21LIKE A SECOND LANGUAGE
  100. 3:23IT CREPT IN SLOWLY
  101. 3:24THROUGH THE SUBTLE WARNINGS TO
  102. 3:27TONE IT DOWN
  103. 3:28TO STAY SAFE TO NOT GET YOUR HOPES UP
  104. 3:32MAYBE IT STARTED AT SCHOOL OR HOME
  105. 3:35OR IN THE WAY
  106. 3:36YOU WATCHED OTHERS GET PUNISHED
  107. 3:37FOR STANDING OUT IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT
  108. 3:40BUT NOW
  109. 3:41IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO UNLEARN IT
  110. 3:45ARISTOTLE ONCE SAID
  111. 3:46“WE ARE WHAT WE REPEATEDLY DO
  112. 3:49EXCELLENCE THEN
  113. 3:51IS NOT AN ACT BUT A HABIT”
  114. 3:53WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN REPEATEDLY DOING?
  115. 3:56DISMISSING YOURSELF?
  116. 3:57SECOND GUESSING?
  117. 3:59PLAYING SMALL?
  118. 4:00BUT HERE'S THE THING
  119. 4:02BENEATH THE NOISE OF ALL THAT DOUBT
  120. 4:04THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN ANOTHER VOICE
  121. 4:07A QUIETER ONE
  122. 4:08ONE THAT DOESN'T YELL
  123. 4:10BUT WHISPERS AT THE RIGHT MOMENTS
  124. 4:12THAT VOICE THAT SHOWS UP
  125. 4:14WHEN THE DISTRACTIONS DIE DOWN
  126. 4:16THE ONE THAT SAYS THIS ISN'T ALL I AM
  127. 4:20I WAS MADE FOR MORE THAN THIS
  128. 4:22HAVE YOU EVER SAT IN SILENCE
  129. 4:24AND FELT IT RISING?
  130. 4:26NOT AS EGO BUT AS TRUTH?
  131. 4:28AND IF THAT VOICE HAS SURVIVED
  132. 4:31ALL THE YEARS
  133. 4:31YOU'VE TRIED TO SILENCE IT
  134. 4:33WITH FEAR AND OVERTHINKING
  135. 4:35THEN SO HAS THE STRENGTH
  136. 4:37THAT CARRIED YOU THROUGH
  137. 4:39YOU'VE ENDURED MORE THAN YOU REALIZE
  138. 4:41MOMENTS WHERE QUITTING
  139. 4:43WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER
  140. 4:44NIGHTS YOU CARRIED A STORM INSIDE
  141. 4:46AND STILL SHOWED UP THE NEXT MORNING
  142. 4:48LIKE THE SKY WAS CLEAR
  143. 4:50THAT'S NOT WEAKNESS
  144. 4:52THAT'S RESILIENCE THAT'S GRIT
  145. 4:55THAT'S PROOF
  146. 4:56CARL JUNG WROTE
  147. 4:58“I AM NOT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME
  148. 5:00I AM WHAT I CHOOSE TO BECOME”
  149. 5:02YOU'VE BEEN CHOOSING EVEN IN SILENCE
  150. 5:05AND THOSE CHOICES ARE SHAPING YOU
  151. 5:08THE PROBLEM
  152. 5:08ISN'T YOUR LACK OF CONFIDENCE
  153. 5:10IT'S YOUR LACK OF MEMORY
  154. 5:12YOU'VE FORGOTTEN YOUR OWN EVIDENCE
  155. 5:15FORGOTTEN THE STRENGTH BURIED
  156. 5:16IN THOSE ORDINARY
  157. 5:17UNCELEBRATED DAYS
  158. 5:19WHERE YOU KEPT GOING
  159. 5:21YOU ADAPTED YOU HEALED IN PIECES
  160. 5:24YOU MOVED FORWARD
  161. 5:25WHEN NOTHING MADE SENSE
  162. 5:27THAT KIND OF STRENGTH DOESN'T DISAPPEAR
  163. 5:30IT ONLY GETS IGNORED WE IGNORE IT
  164. 5:33BECAUSE WE'RE TRAINED TO TRUST CRITICISM
  165. 5:35MORE THAN CAPABILITY
  166. 5:37COMPLIMENTS ARE DISMISSED
  167. 5:39ACHIEVEMENTS ARE DOWNPLAYED
  168. 5:42AND OVER TIME
  169. 5:43A QUIET NARRATIVE TAKES HOLD
  170. 5:45ONE THAT SAYS I'M NOT ENOUGH
  171. 5:48EVEN WHEN THE FACTS SAY OTHERWISE
  172. 5:51SOCRATES BELIEVED
  173. 5:53THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING
  174. 5:56BUT THE UNEXAMINED SELF
  175. 5:58IS WHERE MOST SUFFERING BEGINS
  176. 6:01IF YOU NEVER PAUSE TO REFLECT ON EVERYTHING
  177. 6:03YOU'VE OVERCOME
  178. 6:05HOW CAN YOU BELIEVE IN
  179. 6:06WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF NEXT?
  180. 6:08THERE WAS A TIME YOU FELT INVINCIBLE
  181. 6:11NOT BECAUSE LIFE WAS PERFECT
  182. 6:13BUT BECAUSE YOU WERE
  183. 6:14IN TOUCH WITH A DEEPER TRUTH
  184. 6:16MAYBE YOU WERE A KID
  185. 6:18RUNNING WITHOUT FEAR
  186. 6:19SPEAKING WITHOUT APOLOGY
  187. 6:22OR MAYBE IT WAS JUST
  188. 6:23A BRIEF MOMENT DURING HARDSHIP
  189. 6:25WHEN SOMETHING IN YOU
  190. 6:27STOOD TALL AND STEADY
  191. 6:29THAT WASN'T EGO THAT WAS CLARITY
  192. 6:33THAT WAS YOU
  193. 6:34THAT SPARK DIDN'T DISAPPEAR
  194. 6:37IT DIDN'T BURN OUT
  195. 6:38IT SIMPLY GOT BURIED BENEATH
  196. 6:41THE OPINIONS YOU NEVER ASKED FOR
  197. 6:43THE CRITICISM YOU DIDN'T DESERVE
  198. 6:45THE FAILURES YOU MISTOOK FOR DEFINITIONS
  199. 6:48AND THE FOG OF LIFE THE NOISE
  200. 6:50THE PRESSURE THE EXPECTATIONS
  201. 6:52IT JUST MADE IT HARDER TO HEAR YOURSELF
  202. 6:55BUT LET'S BE CLEAR
  203. 6:56YOU DIDN'T LOSE YOUR FIRE
  204. 6:58YOU JUST STOPPED FEEDING IT
  205. 7:00AND FIRE REAL FIRE
  206. 7:02THE KIND THAT LIVES IN YOUR CHEST
  207. 7:04AND REFUSES TO QUIT?
  208. 7:06IT DOESN'T DIE EASILY
  209. 7:08IT DOESN'T GO OUT WITH ONE SETBACK
  210. 7:10OR EVEN A THOUSAND
  211. 7:12IT RETREATS IT WAITS
  212. 7:14IT SMOLDERS
  213. 7:15UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO REMEMBER
  214. 7:17THAT IT WAS NEVER GONE
  215. 7:18ALL IT TAKES IS A CHOICE NOT A LOUD
  216. 7:21DRAMATIC ONE BUT A QUIET
  217. 7:23FIRM DECISION TO BELIEVE AGAIN
  218. 7:26NOT IN SOME IDEAL VERSION OF YOURSELF
  219. 7:28BUT IN THE CORE THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE
  220. 7:32CARL JUNG SAID
  221. 7:33YOUR VISION WILL BECOME CLEAR
  222. 7:35ONLY WHEN YOU CAN
  223. 7:36LOOK INTO YOUR OWN HEART
  224. 7:38WHO LOOKS OUTSIDE
  225. 7:40DREAMS
  226. 7:41WHO LOOKS INSIDE
  227. 7:42AWAKES
  228. 7:44THAT INVINCIBILITY YOU ONCE FELT?
  229. 7:47THAT WASN'T A DREAM
  230. 7:48THAT WAS YOUR HEART SPEAKING CLEARLY
  231. 7:51BEFORE THE WORLD
  232. 7:52GAVE YOU REASONS TO DOUBT
  233. 7:54SO MAYBE IT'S TIME TO STOP
  234. 7:56LOOKING OUT THERE FOR VALIDATION
  235. 7:58AND START LOOKING
  236. 7:59WITHIN FOR RECOGNITION
  237. 8:01YOU ARE NOT STARTING OVER
  238. 8:03YOU ARE RETURNING YOU ARE NOT BROKEN
  239. 8:06YOU ARE BURIED UNDER
  240. 8:07STORIES THAT WERE NEVER YOURS TO CARRY
  241. 8:10LET THEM GO RECLAIM THAT VOICE
  242. 8:13THE ONE THAT DOESN'T NEED
  243. 8:15TO BE LOUD TO BE CERTAIN
  244. 8:17THE ONE THAT WHISPERS I AM NOT DONE
  245. 8:20I AM JUST REMEMBERING
  246. 8:23THE LOUDEST PERSON IN THE ROOM
  247. 8:24IS RARELY THE STRONGEST
  248. 8:26VOLUME DOESN'T EQUAL POWER
  249. 8:28IT OFTEN COVERS INSECURITY
  250. 8:30THE REAL KIND OF STRENGTH?
  251. 8:32IT MOVES WITHOUT ANNOUNCEMENT
  252. 8:34IT DOESN'T BEG TO BE SEEN
  253. 8:36BECAUSE IT'S TOO BUSY BUILDING
  254. 8:38TRUE CONFIDENCE ISN'T LOUD
  255. 8:40IT'S QUIET STEADY
  256. 8:42AND UNMOVED BY WHO'S WATCHING
  257. 8:45IT'S NOT THE ONE MAKING A SCENE
  258. 8:47IT'S THE ONE MAKING PROGRESS
  259. 8:50YOU'VE BEEN CONDITIONED TO THINK
  260. 8:52THAT IF NO ONE NOTICES
  261. 8:53IT DOESN'T COUNT
  262. 8:54THAT IF YOU DON'T POST ABOUT IT
  263. 8:57IT DIDN'T HAPPEN BUT THAT'S NOT GROWTH
  264. 9:00THAT'S PERFORMANCE
  265. 9:01CONFIDENCE ISN'T ABOUT PROVING SOMETHING
  266. 9:04IT'S ABOUT KNOWING SOMETHING
  267. 9:06AND WHEN YOU KNOW
  268. 9:07YOU DON'T NEED THE WORLD TO CLAP
  269. 9:09YOU JUST NEED TO KEEP SHOWING UP
  270. 9:12DAY AFTER DAY
  271. 9:13WHEN THE SPOTLIGHT ISN'T THERE
  272. 9:16WHEN NO ONE'S CHEERING
  273. 9:17WHEN IT'S JUST YOU AND THE WORK
  274. 9:19THAT'S WHERE REAL POWER TAKES SHAPE
  275. 9:22PLATO SAID
  276. 9:23THE MEASURE OF A MAN
  277. 9:25IS WHAT HE DOES WITH POWER
  278. 9:26BUT I'D ADD ESPECIALLY
  279. 9:28WHEN NO ONE'S WATCHING
  280. 9:30BECAUSE THE WORLD
  281. 9:31WILL ALWAYS NOTICE EVENTUALLY
  282. 9:33BUT THE VERSION OF YOU
  283. 9:35WHO NEEDS TO NOTICE FIRST IS YOU
  284. 9:38SO IF YOU'RE BUILDING SOMETHING
  285. 9:41AND NOBODY SEES IT YET
  286. 9:42GOOD LET THEM MISS IT
  287. 9:44LET THEM OVERLOOK YOU
  288. 9:46LET YOUR SILENCE CONFUSE THEM
  289. 9:48LET YOUR DISCIPLINE DISTURB THEM
  290. 9:51ONE DAY THEY'LL ASK HOW YOU GOT THERE
  291. 9:53BUT BY THEN
  292. 9:55YOUR ANSWER WILL ALREADY
  293. 9:56BE WRITTEN IN THE RESULTS
  294. 9:58HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU TOLD YOURSELF
  295. 10:00I'LL TRY WHEN I'M READY?
  296. 10:02MAYBE YOU DIDN'T SAY IT OUT LOUD
  297. 10:04BUT YOU'VE THOUGHT IT
  298. 10:05THAT YOU NEED TO FEEL MORE CONFIDENT
  299. 10:08MORE EXPERIENCED
  300. 10:09MORE PREPARED BEFORE YOU TAKE THAT LEAP
  301. 10:12BUT READINESS?
  302. 10:13IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU WAIT FOR
  303. 10:16IT DOESN'T SHOW UP LIKE A GUEST
  304. 10:17WHO RINGS THE DOORBELL
  305. 10:19AND ANNOUNCES ITSELF
  306. 10:20READINESS IS SOMETHING YOU
  307. 10:22BUILD NOT THROUGH THINKING
  308. 10:24BUT THROUGH DOING
  309. 10:26YOU DON'T BECOME READY AND THEN ACT
  310. 10:29YOU ACT AND THROUGH THAT ACTION
  311. 10:32YOU BECOME READY
  312. 10:33EVERY PERSON YOU ADMIRE
  313. 10:36EVERY STORY THAT INSPIRED YOU
  314. 10:38NONE OF THEM BEGAN WITH CERTAINTY
  315. 10:40THEY BEGAN WITH HESITATION
  316. 10:42THEY BEGAN IN FEAR
  317. 10:44THEY JUST DIDN'T LET THAT FEAR STOP THEM
  318. 10:47THEY MOVED ANYWAY
  319. 10:48AND IN THAT MOVEMENT
  320. 10:49THEY BECAME
  321. 10:51AS ARISTOTLE SAID
  322. 10:52WE LEARN BY DOING NOT BY WAITING
  323. 10:56NOT BY DOUBTING
  324. 10:57BUT BY ENGAGING WITH THE
  325. 10:59VERY THING THAT TERRIFIES US
  326. 11:01FEAR HAS A CLEVER DISGUISE
  327. 11:03IT OFTEN WEARS THE FACE OF LOGIC
  328. 11:05IT TELLS YOU TO BE PRACTICAL
  329. 11:07TO WAIT FOR A BETTER TIME
  330. 11:09TO GATHER MORE DATA GET MORE APPROVAL
  331. 11:12FEEL MORE PREPARED
  332. 11:14BUT WHAT IF ALL OF THAT IS JUST FEAR
  333. 11:16SPEAKING WITH A POLISHED ACCENT?
  334. 11:18WHAT IF THAT HESITATION
  335. 11:20ISN'T PROTECTING YOU
  336. 11:22IT'S PARALYZING YOU?
  337. 11:23BECAUSE YOUR FUTURE SELF
  338. 11:25THE ONE THAT'S MORE GROUNDED
  339. 11:27MORE CAPABLE MORE FULFILLED
  340. 11:29ISN'T WAITING FOR THE PERFECT MOMENT
  341. 11:31IT'S CALLING YOU FORWARD NOW
  342. 11:34RIGHT FROM THE PLACE
  343. 11:35WHERE YOU FEEL MOST UNSURE
  344. 11:37SO IF YOU'RE SCARED?
  345. 11:39GOOD
  346. 11:40THAT MEANS YOU'RE ALIVE
  347. 11:42THAT MEANS
  348. 11:43YOU'RE CLOSE TO SOMETHING IMPORTANT
  349. 11:45DISCOMFORT IS NOT A RED FLAG
  350. 11:48IT'S A SIGNAL IT MEANS
  351. 11:49YOU'RE ON THE EDGE OF GROWTH
  352. 11:51STANDING AT THE BOUNDARY
  353. 11:53BETWEEN WHO YOU ARE
  354. 11:54AND WHO YOU'RE ABOUT TO BECOME
  355. 11:56AND YOU DON'T WAIT
  356. 11:57TO BECOME WORTHY
  357. 11:58OF THAT TRANSFORMATION
  358. 11:59YOU ACT YOUR WAY INTO IT
  359. 12:02WORTHINESS ISN'T SOMETHING
  360. 12:04THAT GETS HANDED TO YOU
  361. 12:05IT'S EARNED
  362. 12:06IN THE TRENCHES OF UNCERTAINTY
  363. 12:08IN THE CHOICES YOU MAKE
  364. 12:10WHEN NOTHING FEELS GUARANTEED
  365. 12:12YOU DON'T FIND YOUR CONFIDENCE
  366. 12:14AND THEN SHOW UP
  367. 12:15YOU SHOW UP SCARED AND UNREADY
  368. 12:18AND THROUGH SHOWING UP AGAIN AND AGAIN
  369. 12:21YOU BECOME CONFIDENT
  370. 12:23EVERY TIME YOU SAY I CAN'T
  371. 12:26YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM LISTENS
  372. 12:28IT DOESN'T ARGUE IT DOESN'T FACT CHECK
  373. 12:31IT ACCEPTS THE COMMAND
  374. 12:32AND BEGINS WIRING ITSELF
  375. 12:34AROUND THAT LIMITATION
  376. 12:36YOUR BODY TENSES YOUR BREATH SHORTENS
  377. 12:39YOUR MIND BEGINS
  378. 12:40SHRINKING ITS EXPECTATIONS
  379. 12:42AND IF YOU REPEAT IT OFTEN ENOUGH
  380. 12:45IT DOESN'T JUST BECOME A BELIEF
  381. 12:47IT BECOMES A BLUEPRINT
  382. 12:49ONE YOUR ACTIONS START
  383. 12:51TO FOLLOW WITHOUT QUESTION
  384. 12:53THAT'S THE TRICKY THING ABOUT DOUBT
  385. 12:55IT DOESN'T SHOUT
  386. 12:57IT WHISPERS QUIETLY CASUALLY
  387. 13:00MAYBE I'M JUST NOT BUILT FOR THIS
  388. 13:02I'VE NEVER BEEN GOOD AT THAT
  389. 13:04IT'S PROBABLY TOO LATE FOR ME
  390. 13:07IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU IT FEELS LIKE LOGIC
  391. 13:10BUT IT'S FEAR FEAR IN DISGUISE
  392. 13:13SLIPPING PAST YOUR GUARD
  393. 13:15BY PRETENDING IT'S BEING RATIONAL
  394. 13:17BUT WHAT IF YOU STARTED
  395. 13:18TREATING YOUR THOUGHTS
  396. 13:19LIKE SUGGESTIONS INSTEAD OF TRUTH?
  397. 13:22WHAT IF YOU QUESTION THEM
  398. 13:24NOT WITH PANIC
  399. 13:25BUT WITH CURIOSITY?
  400. 13:28CARL JUNG ONCE WROTE
  401. 13:30UNTIL YOU MAKE THE UNCONSCIOUS CONSCIOUS
  402. 13:32IT WILL DIRECT YOUR LIFE
  403. 13:34AND YOU WILL CALL IT FATE
  404. 13:36MOST OF US ARE BEING LED
  405. 13:38BY THOUGHTS WE NEVER CHOSE
  406. 13:40NEVER EXAMINED AND NEVER CHALLENGED
  407. 13:43THEY WERE PASSED DOWN BY TEACHERS
  408. 13:45PARENTS CULTURE
  409. 13:46VOICES THAT BECAME
  410. 13:48OUR INTERNAL NARRATION BEFORE WE
  411. 13:50EVEN KNEW
  412. 13:50WE WERE ALLOWED TO QUESTION THEM
  413. 13:53SO THE NEXT TIME
  414. 13:54YOU HEAR THAT INNER VOICE SAY
  415. 13:56YOU'RE NOT ENOUGH STOP
  416. 13:58DON'T ABSORB IT ASK
  417. 14:00WHOSE VOICE IS THAT REALLY?
  418. 14:03IS IT A TIRED VERSION OF YOURSELF
  419. 14:05SPEAKING FROM A PLACE OF EXHAUSTION?
  420. 14:07IS IT SOMEONE ELSE'S PROJECTION
  421. 14:09FROM YEARS AGO
  422. 14:10THAT STILL LINGERS IN YOUR SYSTEM?
  423. 14:13BECAUSE ONCE YOU IDENTIFY THE SOURCE
  424. 14:16YOU WEAKEN ITS GRIP YOU
  425. 14:18ARE NOT YOUR THOUGHTS
  426. 14:20YOU ARE THE ONE OBSERVING THEM
  427. 14:22YOU ARE THE THINKER NOT THE THOUGHT
  428. 14:25AND THAT MEANS YOU HAVE POWER
  429. 14:27NOT TO CONTROL EVERY THOUGHT THAT COMES
  430. 14:30BUT TO DECIDE WHICH ONES STAY
  431. 14:33WHICH ONES YOU KEEP
  432. 14:35WHICH ONES YOU BUILD YOUR LIFE AROUND
  433. 14:37YOUR MIND IS A SPACE A SACRED ONE
  434. 14:41AND JUST LIKE YOUR HOME
  435. 14:43IT COLLECTS CLUTTER
  436. 14:44SELF DOUBT FEAR SHAME
  437. 14:47THEY PILE UP WHEN LEFT UNCHECKED
  438. 14:50BUT YOU CAN CLEAN IT
  439. 14:51YOU CAN CREATE MENTAL
  440. 14:53ORDER BY BEING INTENTIONAL
  441. 14:55BY REPLACING NOISE WITH CLARITY
  442. 14:58ASSUMPTIONS WITH QUESTIONS
  443. 15:00JUDGEMENT WITH UNDERSTANDING
  444. 15:02YOUR POWER BEGINS
  445. 15:03THE MOMENT YOU STOP BEING AN ECHO
  446. 15:05AND START BEING THE EDITOR
  447. 15:08THE AUTHOR THE ONE
  448. 15:09WHO CHOOSES THE SCRIPT
  449. 15:11NOT JUST REPEATS
  450. 15:13THE ONE THAT WAS HANDED DOWN
  451. 15:15YOU SCROLL YOU STARE
  452. 15:17YOU SEE THEM ACHIEVING BUILDING
  453. 15:20GLOWING WITH SUCCESS
  454. 15:22IN PERFECTLY FILTERED MOMENTS
  455. 15:24AND WITHOUT MEANING
  456. 15:25TO YOU START SHRINKING
  457. 15:27NOT PHYSICALLY BUT EMOTIONALLY
  458. 15:30INTERNALLY YOU COMPARE
  459. 15:32THEIR VICTORIES TO YOUR DOUBTS
  460. 15:34THEIR MILESTONES TO YOUR MESS
  461. 15:36THEIR HIGHLIGHT REEL
  462. 15:37TO YOUR BEHIND THE SCENES
  463. 15:39AND SUDDENLY
  464. 15:40IT FEELS LIKE
  465. 15:41YOU'RE FALLING BEHIND IN A RACE
  466. 15:43YOU DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE YOU WERE RUNNING
  467. 15:45BUT HERE'S THE TRUTH
  468. 15:47COMPARISON IS A THIEF
  469. 15:49IT DOESN'T JUST STEAL JOY
  470. 15:51IT TAKES YOUR FOCUS YOUR GRATITUDE
  471. 15:54YOUR MOMENTUM
  472. 15:55AND TRADES IT FOR ANXIETY
  473. 15:57ENVY AND A QUIET SENSE OF NOT ENOUGH
  474. 16:01AND THE WORST PART?
  475. 16:02MOST OF IT ISN'T EVEN REAL
  476. 16:04YOU'RE COMPARING YOUR FULL
  477. 16:06HUMANITY TO SOMEONE ELSE'S
  478. 16:07EDITED GLIMPSE YOUR STRUGGLES
  479. 16:10TO THEIR CURATED SUCCESS
  480. 16:12IT'S AN UNFAIR FIGHT FROM THE START
  481. 16:14THE STOICS SAW THIS CLEARLY
  482. 16:17THEY BELIEVED
  483. 16:18THAT THE GOOD LIFE
  484. 16:19WASN'T ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU HAD
  485. 16:20BUT HOW WELL YOU LIVED
  486. 16:22EPICTETUS TAUGHT THAT
  487. 16:24WE SHOULD NEVER TIE OUR WORTH
  488. 16:26TO THINGS OUTSIDE OF OUR
  489. 16:27CONTROL ESPECIALLY NOT OTHER
  490. 16:29PEOPLE'S ACHIEVEMENTS
  491. 16:31HE SAID
  492. 16:32FREEDOM IS THE ONLY WORTHY GOAL IN LIFE
  493. 16:35IT IS WON BY DISREGARDING THINGS
  494. 16:38THAT LIE BEYOND OUR
  495. 16:39CONTROL AND YET
  496. 16:40WE HAND OVER OUR INNER PEACE EVERY TIME
  497. 16:43WE USE SOMEONE ELSE'S PROGRESS
  498. 16:45AS A RULER FOR OUR OWN
  499. 16:46BUT YOU ARE NOT BEHIND YOU
  500. 16:49ARE ON YOUR PATH
  501. 16:50ONE WITH ITS OWN RHYTHM ITS OWN PACE
  502. 16:53AND ITS OWN LESSONS
  503. 16:54YOU WERE NEVER MEANT
  504. 16:56TO MATCH ANYONE ELSE'S TIMELINE
  505. 16:58ARISTOTLE BELIEVED
  506. 16:59THAT EACH PERSON'S PURPOSE
  507. 17:01WHAT HE CALLED TELOS WAS UNIQUE
  508. 17:04TRYING TO REPLICATE
  509. 17:05SOMEONE ELSE'S PURPOSE
  510. 17:06IS LIKE PLANTING A TREE
  511. 17:08AND EXPECTING IT TO BLOOM LIKE A FLOWER
  512. 17:11IT'S NOT WRONG IT'S JUST NOT YOU
  513. 17:14THE ONLY COMPETITION
  514. 17:15THAT ACTUALLY MATTERS
  515. 17:16IS WITH THE PERSON YOU WERE YESTERDAY
  516. 17:19ARE YOU LEARNING?
  517. 17:20ARE YOU GROWING?
  518. 17:21ARE YOU TRYING EVEN JUST A LITTLE?
  519. 17:24IF SO YOU'RE NOT LOSING
  520. 17:26YOU'RE EVOLVING AND PROGRESS
  521. 17:28MEASURED IN SELF AWARENESS
  522. 17:30AND SMALL STEPS
  523. 17:31IS MORE MEANINGFUL
  524. 17:32THAN ANY SPOTLIGHT MOMENT
  525. 17:34EVER POSTED ONLINE
  526. 17:36WHAT YOU THINK YOU NEED RIGHT NOW
  527. 17:38ISN'T MORE MOTIVATION
  528. 17:39IT'S MEMORY NOT A PEP TALK
  529. 17:42NOT A NEW MANTRA JUST A QUIET
  530. 17:44HONEST REMEMBERING OF EVERYTHING
  531. 17:46YOU'VE ALREADY MADE IT THROUGH
  532. 17:48BECAUSE IF YOU COULD LOOK BACK CLEARLY
  533. 17:50REALLY LOOK
  534. 17:52YOU'D REALIZE YOU'VE SURVIVED
  535. 17:53SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU
  536. 17:55GIVE YOURSELF CREDIT FOR
  537. 17:57THE DAYS THAT CRACKED YOU
  538. 17:58BUT DIDN'T COLLAPSE YOU
  539. 18:00THE NIGHTS YOU LAID AWAKE
  540. 18:02WITH DOUBT IN YOUR CHEST
  541. 18:03AND STILL WOKE UP STILL GOT DRESSED
  542. 18:06STILL CARRIED ON WHEN QUITTING
  543. 18:08WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER
  544. 18:10THAT'S YOUR RESUME NOT YOUR TITLES
  545. 18:13NOT YOUR METRICS YOUR PROOF LIES
  546. 18:16IN YOUR PERSEVERANCE
  547. 18:18RESILIENCE ISN'T SOME RARE GIFT
  548. 18:21THAT ONLY THE STRONG ARE BORN WITH
  549. 18:23IT'S A DECISION REPEATED DAILY
  550. 18:26IT'S THE CHOICE TO KEEP GOING
  551. 18:28WHEN THINGS DON'T MAKE SENSE
  552. 18:29WHEN EVERYTHING IN YOU SAYS STOP
  553. 18:32AND YOU RESPOND QUIETLY NOT YET
  554. 18:35IT'S FORGED IN THE FIRE OF FATIGUE
  555. 18:38REFINED IN THE PRESSURE OF FEAR
  556. 18:40AND PROVEN IN THE PRESENCE OF FAILURE
  557. 18:43PLATO ONCE SAID
  558. 18:45COURAGE IS KNOWING WHAT NOT TO FEAR
  559. 18:48BUT MAYBE REAL COURAGE IS FEARING IT ALL
  560. 18:51AND WALKING THROUGH IT ANYWAY
  561. 18:53YOU'RE STRONGER THAN YOU FEEL
  562. 18:55NOT BECAUSE SOMEONE TOLD YOU SO
  563. 18:57BUT BECAUSE YOU'VE PRACTICED STRENGTH
  564. 18:59WHEN NO ONE NOTICED
  565. 19:01THE KIND OF STRENGTH THAT DOESN'T GET
  566. 19:03SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
  567. 19:05THE KIND THAT DOESN'T COME
  568. 19:07WITH REWARDS OR RECOGNITION
  569. 19:09THE KIND THAT'S LIVED IN PRIVATE
  570. 19:11BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
  571. 19:12IN HARD MOMENTS
  572. 19:13YOU DIDN'T THINK YOU'D MAKE IT THROUGH
  573. 19:15BUT DID
  574. 19:17THAT'S WHERE CONFIDENCE IS BORN
  575. 19:19NOT IN SPEECHES NOT IN APPLAUSE
  576. 19:22BUT IN YOUR ABILITY
  577. 19:24TO STAND UP ONE MORE TIME
  578. 19:25AFTER LIFE TRIES TO KNOCK YOU FLAT
  579. 19:28YOUR CONFIDENCE ISN'T SOMETHING YOU BUILD
  580. 19:30WHEN IT'S EASY
  581. 19:31IT'S SOMETHING YOU EARN IN THE DARK
  582. 19:34THE MIND IS YOUR BATTLEFIELD
  583. 19:36AND YOUR SANCTUARY
  584. 19:38IT CAN BE THE PLACE
  585. 19:39WHERE CHAOS MULTIPLIES
  586. 19:41OR WHERE CLARITY TAKES ROOT
  587. 19:43IT'S NOT JUST WHERE YOUR THOUGHTS LIVE
  588. 19:46IT'S WHERE YOUR FUTURE IS BUILT
  589. 19:49AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT
  590. 19:50IT'S NOT THE ACTUAL PROBLEMS
  591. 19:52IN YOUR LIFE THAT UNDO YOU
  592. 19:54IT'S THE INTERPRETATION OF THOSE PROBLEMS
  593. 19:57IT'S THE WAY YOUR MIND TELLS THE STORY
  594. 20:00THE SPIN THE FEAR
  595. 20:02THE ASSUMPTION
  596. 20:03THAT'S WHERE THE SPIRAL BEGINS
  597. 20:06SOCRATES SAID
  598. 20:08THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING
  599. 20:11BUT WHAT ABOUT THE UNEXAMINED THOUGHT?
  600. 20:14THAT ONE SENTENCE YOU REPEAT TO YOURSELF
  601. 20:16WITHOUT EVEN NOTICING I'M NOT READY
  602. 20:20THEY'RE BETTER THAN ME
  603. 20:22THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS TO ME
  604. 20:24THESE QUIET PHRASES LEFT UNCHECKED
  605. 20:28BECOME THE SCRIPT YOU
  606. 20:29ACT OUT DAY AFTER DAY
  607. 20:31NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE TRUE
  608. 20:32BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE FAMILIAR
  609. 20:34BUT YOU CAN RECLAIM THE GATE
  610. 20:36YOU CAN STOP LETTING
  611. 20:38EVERY THOUGHT WALK IN UNCHECKED
  612. 20:40YOU CAN BECOME
  613. 20:41THE GATEKEEPER OF YOUR MIND
  614. 20:42THE ONE WHO DECIDES WHAT GETS TO STAY
  615. 20:45WHAT GETS QUESTIONED
  616. 20:47AND WHAT GETS REWRITTEN
  617. 20:49THAT BEGINS IN STILLNESS
  618. 20:51NOT SILENCE NECESSARILY
  619. 20:53BUT AWARENESS
  620. 20:54CREATING SPACE BETWEEN
  621. 20:56STIMULUS AND RESPONSE
  622. 20:58BETWEEN THOUGHT AND BELIEF
  623. 21:00START AUDITING YOUR BELIEFS
  624. 21:02NOT TO JUDGE THEM
  625. 21:04BUT TO UNDERSTAND THEM
  626. 21:06WHERE DID THEY COME?
  627. 21:07FROM WHO HANDED THEM TO YOU?
  628. 21:09DO THEY REFLECT TRUTH
  629. 21:10OR JUST OLD PROGRAMMING?
  630. 21:13CARL JUNG WARNED PEOPLE
  631. 21:14WILL DO ANYTHING
  632. 21:16NO MATTER HOW ABSURD
  633. 21:17TO AVOID FACING THEIR OWN SOULS
  634. 21:20BUT FACING YOUR MIND
  635. 21:21IS THE BEGINNING OF FREEDOM
  636. 21:23NOT A GLAMOROUS PROCESS
  637. 21:25BUT A LIBERATING ONE
  638. 21:27CLEAN YOUR MENTAL LANGUAGE
  639. 21:29SPEAK TO YOURSELF
  640. 21:30LIKE SOMEONE YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR
  641. 21:33JOURNAL NOT TO IMPRESS YOURSELF
  642. 21:35BUT TO SEE YOURSELF CLEARLY
  643. 21:37STOP WRITING WHAT YOU HOPE IS TRUE
  644. 21:40AND START WRITING WHAT IS
  645. 21:42SO YOU CAN MOVE TOWARD WHAT CAN BE
  646. 21:45DON'T JUST FEED YOUR MIND WITH CONTENT
  647. 21:48TRAIN IT WITH INTENTION PRACTICE THINKING
  648. 21:51PRACTICE NOTICING PRACTICE REPLACING
  649. 21:54BECAUSE A TRAINED MIND
  650. 21:56DOESN'T PANIC AT CHALLENGE
  651. 21:58IT PAUSES
  652. 21:58IT DOESN'T REACT TO EVERY OPINION
  653. 22:01IT FILTERS IT DOESN'T CHASE CONTROL
  654. 22:04IT SEEKS CLARITY A TRAINED MIND
  655. 22:07WON'T SAVE YOU FROM EVERY PROBLEM
  656. 22:09BUT IT WILL PROTECT YOU
  657. 22:10FROM THE WORST OF ALL
  658. 22:11THE ONES YOU INVENT
  659. 22:13YOU'VE TIED YOUR WORTH TO OUTCOMES
  660. 22:16TO THE JOB OFFER THE NUMBER
  661. 22:18THE APPLAUSE
  662. 22:19YOU'VE LOOKED TO RESULTS
  663. 22:21LIKE THEY WERE MIRRORS
  664. 22:22HOPING THEY'D REFLECT BACK
  665. 22:24THE VALIDATION YOU'VE BEEN CHASING
  666. 22:26AND WHEN THEY DIDN'T
  667. 22:28YOU STARTED SHRINKING
  668. 22:29ASSUMING THAT IF THE RESULT WASN'T GREAT
  669. 22:32YOU MUST NOT BE EITHER
  670. 22:33BUT THE TRUTH IS
  671. 22:35OUTCOMES ARE LIARS
  672. 22:37THEY DON'T ALWAYS TELL THE WHOLE STORY
  673. 22:39THEY'RE SHAPED BY TIMING BY LUCK
  674. 22:42BY VARIABLES OUTSIDE YOUR CONTROL
  675. 22:44AND IF YOU LIVE BY THEM YOU'LL DIE BY THEM
  676. 22:47ONE HIGH WILL NEVER FEEL HIGH ENOUGH
  677. 22:50ONE FAILURE WILL FEEL LIKE A VERDICT
  678. 22:53AND YOU'LL STAY STUCK
  679. 22:54IN A CYCLE OF CHASING WORTH
  680. 22:56FROM THINGS THAT WERE
  681. 22:57NEVER MEANT TO DEFINE YOU
  682. 22:59THE STOICS KNEW THIS LONG
  683. 23:01BEFORE ALGORITHMS AND AWARDS
  684. 23:04MARCUS AURELIUS
  685. 23:05DIDN'T MEASURE HIS LIFE
  686. 23:06BY VICTORIES IN BATTLE
  687. 23:08OR PRAISE FROM THE SENATE
  688. 23:09HE MEASURED IT BY WHETHER
  689. 23:11HE LIVED IN ALIGNMENT
  690. 23:12WITH VIRTUE WHETHER HIS ACTIONS
  691. 23:14CAME FROM INTEGRITY
  692. 23:16NOT IMPULSE THEY BELIEVED
  693. 23:18POWER WASN'T IN THE OUTCOME
  694. 23:20BUT IN THE PROCESS EPICTETUS SAID
  695. 23:23DO NOT SEEK FOR THINGS TO HAPPEN
  696. 23:24THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO
  697. 23:26RATHER WISH THAT WHAT HAPPENS
  698. 23:28HAPPEN THE WAY IT HAPPENS
  699. 23:30THEN YOU WILL BE HAPPY
  700. 23:32THAT'S NOT PASSIVITY
  701. 23:34THAT'S PEACE YOU ARE NOT YOUR WINS
  702. 23:37YOU ARE NOT YOUR LOSSES
  703. 23:39YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE IN THE FACE OF BOTH
  704. 23:42YOU ARE THE EFFORT NOT THE ECHO
  705. 23:44THE DECISION NOT THE RESULT
  706. 23:47DETACHMENT IS MISUNDERSTOOD
  707. 23:50PEOPLE THINK IT MEANS YOU DON'T CARE
  708. 23:52BUT REAL DETACHMENT MEANS
  709. 23:54YOU CARE DEEPLY
  710. 23:55YOU JUST DON'T COLLAPSE
  711. 23:57WHEN THINGS DON'T GO YOUR WAY
  712. 23:59YOU GIVE YOUR BEST YOU COMMIT FULLY
  713. 24:02BUT YOU DON'T LET THE RESULT
  714. 24:04CONTROL YOUR SELF WORTH
  715. 24:05THAT'S NOT APATHY THAT'S MASTERY
  716. 24:09YOU CAN LOVE SOMETHING
  717. 24:10AND STILL LET GO OF THE OUTCOME
  718. 24:12YOU CAN GIVE YOUR ALL AND STILL BE OKAY
  719. 24:15IF IT DOESN'T LAND
  720. 24:17THAT'S THE KIND OF STRENGTH
  721. 24:18THAT ISN'T SHAKEN BY EXTERNAL CHANGES
  722. 24:21BECAUSE IT'S ANCHORED IN INTERNAL STABILITY
  723. 24:24YOU DON'T NEED TO JUMP THAT'S THE MYTH
  724. 24:27THAT TRANSFORMATION COMES IN
  725. 24:29ONE MASSIVE MOVIE SCENE
  726. 24:31MOMENT WHERE EVERYTHING SHIFTS
  727. 24:34AND THE MUSIC SWELLS
  728. 24:35BUT REAL LIFE DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY
  729. 24:38GROWTH ISN'T ONE BIG ACT
  730. 24:40IT'S A SERIES OF SMALL
  731. 24:42HONEST ONES YOU DON'T NEED
  732. 24:44TO SEE THE WHOLE STAIRCASE
  733. 24:46YOU JUST NEED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP
  734. 24:49THE ONE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU
  735. 24:51THE ONE THAT FEELS HARD
  736. 24:52BUT TRUE COURAGE ISN'T ALWAYS HEROIC
  737. 24:57IT'S NOT ALWAYS A GRAND SPEECH
  738. 24:59OR A BOLD CONFRONTATION
  739. 25:01SOMETIMES COURAGE IS WHISPERING NO
  740. 25:03WHEN YOUR WHOLE BODY WANTS TO SAY YES
  741. 25:06JUST TO BE LIKED
  742. 25:07SOMETIMES IT'S WRITING ONE TRUE SENTENCE
  743. 25:10WHEN YOUR SELF DOUBT SAYS DELETE
  744. 25:13SOMETIMES IT'S JUST GETTING UP
  745. 25:15PUTTING YOUR FEET ON THE FLOOR
  746. 25:17FACING THE DAY
  747. 25:18EVEN WHEN EVERYTHING IN YOU
  748. 25:20WANTS TO DISAPPEAR
  749. 25:22PLATO ONCE SAID
  750. 25:23THE FIRST AND GREATEST VICTORY
  751. 25:25IS TO CONQUER YOURSELF
  752. 25:27AND THAT VICTORY
  753. 25:28DOESN'T COME ALL AT ONCE
  754. 25:29IT COMES IN QUIET REPEATED DECISIONS
  755. 25:32TO ACT IN TRUTH
  756. 25:33EVEN WHEN FEAR IS LOUDER
  757. 25:35YOU DON'T BUILD A NEW IDENTITY IN A MOMENT
  758. 25:38YOU BUILD IT BY SHOWING UP AS SOMEONE
  759. 25:41SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY
  760. 25:43AND EVERY TIME YOU DO SOMETHING SUBTLE
  761. 25:45BUT POWERFUL SHIFTS
  762. 25:47YOU START TO SEE YOURSELF DIFFERENTLY
  763. 25:50NOT AS THE ONE WHO ALWAYS DOUBTS
  764. 25:52BUT AS THE ONE WHO ACTS ANYWAY
  765. 25:55AND THE MOMENT YOU START
  766. 25:56SEEING YOURSELF AS CAPABLE
  767. 25:58AS COURAGEOUS EVEN IN THE SMALL THINGS
  768. 26:01THAT'S WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGES
  769. 26:04BECAUSE IDENTITY SHAPES ACTION
  770. 26:06AND ACTION REINFORCES IDENTITY
  771. 26:09IT BECOMES A LOOP A LOOP YOU CONTROL
  772. 26:13WHO ARE YOU WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING?
  773. 26:15WHEN THERE'S NO RECOGNITION
  774. 26:17WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE
  775. 26:18NO PRAISE NO REWARD
  776. 26:21JUST YOU
  777. 26:22YOUR CHOICES AND THE SILENCE
  778. 26:24THAT SURROUNDS THEM
  779. 26:26THAT'S WHERE SELF RESPECT IS BUILT
  780. 26:28NOT UNDER LIGHTS BUT IN SHADOWS
  781. 26:31NOT WHEN YOU'RE PERFORMING
  782. 26:33BUT WHEN YOU'RE SIMPLY LIVING
  783. 26:35MOMENT BY MOMENT
  784. 26:36WITH QUIET INTEGRITY
  785. 26:38IT'S EASY TO ACT STRONG
  786. 26:40WHEN PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION
  787. 26:42IT'S EASY TO SPEAK WELL
  788. 26:44WHEN APPLAUSE FOLLOWS
  789. 26:46BUT THE REAL TRANSFORMATION?
  790. 26:48IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CHOOSE
  791. 26:50TO DO THE RIGHT THING
  792. 26:51EVEN WHEN NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW
  793. 26:53WHEN YOUR ACTIONS
  794. 26:55ALIGN WITH YOUR VALUES
  795. 26:56NOT BECAUSE SOMEONE MIGHT SEE
  796. 26:58BUT BECAUSE YOU SEE YOU KNOW
  797. 27:02AND THAT KNOWING
  798. 27:03BECOMES YOUR COMPASS
  799. 27:05SOCRATES SAID
  800. 27:06THE SOUL IS DYED
  801. 27:08THE COLOR OF ITS THOUGHTS
  802. 27:10BUT IT'S ALSO DYED BY ITS HABITS
  803. 27:12THE THINGS YOU DO REPEATEDLY
  804. 27:14WHEN THERE'S NOTHING TO GAIN
  805. 27:16THAT'S WHAT DETERMINES
  806. 27:18YOUR INNER ARCHITECTURE
  807. 27:20YOU DON'T BUILD TRUST
  808. 27:21IN YOURSELF BY TALKING BIG
  809. 27:23YOU BUILD IT BY BEING
  810. 27:25CONSISTENT IN THE DARK
  811. 27:26BY FOLLOWING THROUGH
  812. 27:27ON THE PROMISES YOU MAKE TO YOURSELF
  813. 27:29IN PRIVATE
  814. 27:30BECAUSE THAT KIND OF CONSISTENCY
  815. 27:33THAT QUIET LOYALTY
  816. 27:34TO YOUR OWN PRINCIPLES
  817. 27:36IS WHERE UNSHAKABLE SELF
  818. 27:38RESPECT IS BORN
  819. 27:40WHEN YOU LEARN TO SHOW UP
  820. 27:41WITHOUT NEEDING A WITNESS
  821. 27:43YOUR STRENGTH BECOMES INTERNAL
  822. 27:46YOU STOP PERFORMING
  823. 27:48YOU STOP NEEDING TO PROVE
  824. 27:50YOU SIMPLY ARE
  825. 27:51AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS
  826. 27:53EVEN THE LOUDEST CRITICISM
  827. 27:55STARTS TO SOUND LIKE BACKGROUND NOISE
  828. 27:58IRRELEVANT TEMPORARY POWERLESS
  829. 28:01STOP SHRINKING STOP
  830. 28:03TUCKING PARTS OF YOURSELF AWAY
  831. 28:05JUST TO MAKE OTHERS COMFORTABLE
  832. 28:07AND STOP APOLOGIZING FOR YOUR AMBITION
  833. 28:10FOR WANTING MORE REACHING FURTHER
  834. 28:12STANDING IN YOUR TRUTH AMBITION
  835. 28:15ISN'T SOMETHING TO HIDE
  836. 28:17IT'S NOT ARROGANCE IT'S CLARITY
  837. 28:20IT'S THAT INTERNAL KNOWING
  838. 28:21THAT YOU'RE MEANT
  839. 28:22FOR SOMETHING MEANINGFUL
  840. 28:24BUT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
  841. 28:26YOU WERE TAUGHT THAT STRIVING
  842. 28:27MADE YOU SELFISH
  843. 28:28THAT CONFIDENCE MADE YOU THREATENING
  844. 28:31THAT WAS NEVER ABOUT YOU
  845. 28:32THAT WAS ABOUT THEIR COMFORT
  846. 28:34REAL HUMILITY
  847. 28:35DOESN'T ASK YOU TO DISAPPEAR
  848. 28:37IT ASKS YOU TO STAY ROOTED
  849. 28:40IT DOESN'T MEAN HIDING YOUR GIFTS
  850. 28:42IT MEANS OFFERING THEM WITH GRACE
  851. 28:45SOCRATES SAID TO FIND YOURSELF
  852. 28:48THINK FOR YOURSELF
  853. 28:49WHEN YOU DO
  854. 28:50YOU'LL REALIZE HUMILITY
  855. 28:52IS NOT SHRINKING BACK
  856. 28:53IT'S STEPPING FORWARD
  857. 28:54WITHOUT NEEDING TO BE THE LOUDEST
  858. 28:57IN THE ROOM
  859. 28:57COURAGE ISN'T ABOUT NOISE
  860. 29:00IT'S ABOUT PRESENCE
  861. 29:02IT'S CHOOSING TO LIVE IN ALIGNMENT
  862. 29:04WITH WHAT MATTERS
  863. 29:05MOST EVEN WHEN IT'S UNPOPULAR
  864. 29:08EVEN WHEN IT'S HARD
  865. 29:09YOU DON'T NEED
  866. 29:10TO DRAW ATTENTION TO YOURSELF
  867. 29:12BUT YOU DO NEED TO STOP PRETENDING
  868. 29:14YOUR VOICE DOESN'T MATTER
  869. 29:16YOU WEREN'T MADE TO FADE
  870. 29:18INTO THE BACKGROUND
  871. 29:19YOU WERE MADE TO CONTRIBUTE
  872. 29:21TO BUILD TO SPEAK
  873. 29:22TO MODEL WHAT INTEGRITY LOOKS LIKE
  874. 29:25IN A NOISY WORLD
  875. 29:26AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN
  876. 29:28BEING AGGRESSIVE OR SHOWY
  877. 29:29IT MEANS BEING GROUNDED IT MEANS
  878. 29:32ACTING WITH INTENTION
  879. 29:33LIVING WITH DIGNITY AND STANDING UP
  880. 29:36FOR YOUR VALUES WITH CALM CONVICTION
  881. 29:39YOU DON'T NEED
  882. 29:40TO BE PRAISED TO BE POWERFUL
  883. 29:42YOU DON'T NEED
  884. 29:43TO BE CELEBRATED TO BE SIGNIFICANT
  885. 29:45YOUR WORTH ISN'T MEASURED BY APPLAUSE
  886. 29:48IT'S MEASURED BY HOW FAITHFULLY
  887. 29:50YOU SHOW UP
  888. 29:51DAY AFTER DAY
  889. 29:52FOR THE THINGS AND PEOPLE THAT MATTER
  890. 29:55FEAR IS NOT THE ENEMY IT NEVER WAS
  891. 29:59WHAT HOLDS YOU BACK ISN'T FEAR ITSELF
  892. 30:02IT'S HOW TIGHTLY YOU GRIP IT
  893. 30:04HOW OFTEN YOU BELIEVE IT WITHOUT QUESTION
  894. 30:07HOW SILENTLY
  895. 30:08YOU LET IT DICTATE YOUR CHOICES
  896. 30:10FEAR ONLY BECOMES A PROBLEM
  897. 30:12WHEN YOU LET IT STEER THE WHEEL
  898. 30:14WITHOUT EVER ASKING WHERE IT'S TAKING YOU
  899. 30:16IT GROWS STRONGEST IN SILENCE
  900. 30:19IN THE PLACES YOU AVOID
  901. 30:21IN THE STORIES YOU DON'T CHALLENGE
  902. 30:23SO CHALLENGE IT SIT WITH IT
  903. 30:25TALK TO IT ASK YOURSELF
  904. 30:28WHAT AM I REALLY AFRAID OF?
  905. 30:30NOT IN A VAGUE GENERAL SENSE
  906. 30:33BUT SPECIFICALLY IS IT FAILURE?
  907. 30:36IS IT BEING MISUNDERSTOOD?
  908. 30:38IS IT STARTING OVER
  909. 30:39AND HAVING TO ADMIT
  910. 30:40THE LAST PATH WASN'T RIGHT FOR YOU?
  911. 30:43MOST OF THE TIME
  912. 30:44WHAT WE FEAR ISN'T EVEN LIFE THREATENING
  913. 30:46IT'S EGO THREATENING IT'S DISCOMFORT
  914. 30:49IT'S UNCERTAINTY
  915. 30:51IT'S BEING SEEN IN A WAY WE CAN'T CONTROL
  916. 30:54BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE GROWTH LIVES
  917. 30:57CARL JUNG SAID WHERE YOUR FEAR IS
  918. 31:00THERE IS YOUR TASK FEAR ISN'T A STOP SIGN
  919. 31:03IT'S A SPOTLIGHT
  920. 31:05IT POINTS YOU
  921. 31:06TOWARD THE PLACES IN YOUR LIFE
  922. 31:07THAT ARE STILL RULED BY LIMITATION
  923. 31:10INSTEAD OF FREEDOM
  924. 31:11IF SOMETHING SCARES YOU
  925. 31:13AND EXCITES YOU AT THE SAME TIME
  926. 31:15PAY ATTENTION THAT'S THE EDGE
  927. 31:17OF YOUR POTENTIAL CALLING
  928. 31:20AND IF YOU'RE NOT AT THAT EDGE
  929. 31:21ONCE IN A WHILE
  930. 31:22IF EVERYTHING FEELS SAFE FAMILIAR
  931. 31:25EASY YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GROWING
  932. 31:29GROWTH DOESN'T HAPPEN
  933. 31:30IN THE ABSENCE OF FEAR
  934. 31:32IT HAPPENS
  935. 31:32IN YOUR WILLINGNESS TO MOVE FORWARD
  936. 31:34DESPITE IT SO STOP WAITING TO FEEL FEARLESS
  937. 31:38THAT DAY DOESN'T COME INSTEAD
  938. 31:41LEARN TO WALK WITH FEAR BESIDE YOU
  939. 31:43NOT BEHIND IT NOT UNDER IT
  940. 31:45BUT SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
  941. 31:47LET IT BE A SIGNAL
  942. 31:49NOT A SENTENCE LET IT TEACH YOU
  943. 31:51NOT TRAP YOU DISCIPLINE ISN'T PUNISHMENT
  944. 31:55IT'S NOT RESTRICTION
  945. 31:56IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING HARD ON YOURSELF
  946. 31:58OR STRIPPING JOY FROM YOUR LIFE
  947. 32:01IT'S THE OPPOSITE IT'S LIBERATION
  948. 32:04IT'S THE QUIET POWER OF STRUCTURE
  949. 32:06THE FREEDOM
  950. 32:07THAT COMES FROM KNOWING
  951. 32:08YOU CAN COUNT ON YOURSELF
  952. 32:09WHEN THINGS GET LOUD
  953. 32:11MESSY OR UNCERTAIN
  954. 32:13WHEN EVERYTHING AROUND YOU
  955. 32:15FEELS OUT OF CONTROL
  956. 32:16DISCIPLINE IS THE STEADY RHYTHM
  957. 32:18THAT KEEPS YOU ANCHORED
  958. 32:20THINK ABOUT IT
  959. 32:21WHEN YOU TRAIN YOUR MIND TO FOCUS
  960. 32:24WHEN YOU MOVE YOUR BODY
  961. 32:25EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT
  962. 32:27WHEN YOU CHOOSE
  963. 32:28CONSISTENCY OVER COMFORT
  964. 32:30YOU'RE NOT LIMITING YOUR LIFE
  965. 32:32YOU'RE CREATING SPACE WITHIN IT
  966. 32:35YOU'RE TELLING YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
  967. 32:37WE'VE GOT THIS
  968. 32:38AND THAT IN A TRUST?
  969. 32:40THAT'S PEACE THAT'S STABILITY
  970. 32:42THAT'S STRENGTH MOTIVATION IS GREAT
  971. 32:45BUT IT'S A VISITOR IT COMES AND GOES
  972. 32:49DISCIPLINE IS WHAT STAYS BEHIND
  973. 32:51WHEN MOTIVATION DISAPPEARS
  974. 32:53IT'S WHAT HOLDS YOU UP
  975. 32:54WHEN INSPIRATION FAILS
  976. 32:56IT'S WHAT REMINDS YOU
  977. 32:57THAT YOUR WORTH ISN'T BASED
  978. 32:59ON HOW YOU FEEL
  979. 33:00IN THE MOMENT
  980. 33:01IT'S BUILT ON THE CHOICES
  981. 33:03YOU MAKE OVER TIME
  982. 33:04ARISTOTLE SAID
  983. 33:06WE ARE WHAT WE REPEATEDLY DO
  984. 33:09EXCELLENCE THEN IS NOT AN ACT
  985. 33:11BUT A HABIT
  986. 33:13MAKE YOUR ROUTINES SACRED
  987. 33:15NOT RIGID NOT PERFECT
  988. 33:17BUT INTENTIONAL LET THEM BE YOUR ANCHOR
  989. 33:21YOUR REMINDER BECAUSE ON THE DAYS
  990. 33:24WHEN DOUBT CREEPS IN
  991. 33:25WHEN EVERYTHING FEELS FOGGY
  992. 33:27WHEN YOU FORGET WHO YOU ARE
  993. 33:29THOSE ROUTINES WILL SPEAK FOR YOU
  994. 33:31THEY'LL SAY
  995. 33:32I KNOW WHO I AM
  996. 33:33BECAUSE I SHOW UP FOR MYSELF
  997. 33:36AND THAT MORE THAN ANYTHING
  998. 33:38IS WHAT DISCIPLINE REALLY IS
  999. 33:40A DAILY ACT OF SELF RESPECT
  1000. 33:43YOU'VE WAITED TOO LONG TO FEEL READY
  1001. 33:45YOU'VE BEEN HOLDING OUT
  1002. 33:46FOR THE RIGHT MOOD
  1003. 33:47THE PERFECT TIMING
  1004. 33:49THE GREEN LIGHT
  1005. 33:49FROM SOMEONE ELSE THAT SAYS
  1006. 33:51NOW YOU CAN BEGIN
  1007. 33:53BUT READINESS ISN'T A FEELING
  1008. 33:55THAT MAGICALLY ARRIVES
  1009. 33:57IT'S SOMETHING YOU CREATE
  1010. 33:58BY STEPPING FORWARD
  1011. 33:59EVEN WHEN YOUR LEGS ARE SHAKING
  1012. 34:02THE TRUTH IS YOU'RE ALREADY BECOMING
  1013. 34:05NOT IN SOME DRAMATIC VISIBLE WAY
  1014. 34:07THAT EVERYONE NOTICES
  1015. 34:09BUT QUIETLY DAILY
  1016. 34:12IN THE MOMENTS
  1017. 34:13WHERE YOU CHOSE INTEGRITY OVER EASE
  1018. 34:15PATIENCE OVER REACTION
  1019. 34:17EFFORT OVER EXCUSE
  1020. 34:19THROUGH EVERY DECISION YOU
  1021. 34:21MADE THAT NO ONE CLAPPED FOR
  1022. 34:23THE ONES YOU DIDN'T POST ABOUT
  1023. 34:25THE ONES YOU
  1024. 34:26WEREN'T EVEN SURE MATTERED
  1025. 34:28THOSE ARE THE ONES SHAPING YOU
  1026. 34:31THE PERSON YOU ADMIRE
  1027. 34:32THAT VERSION OF YOU
  1028. 34:34WHO MOVES WITH CONFIDENCE
  1029. 34:35CLARITY AND INNER STEADINESS
  1030. 34:37THEY'RE NOT SOME FAR OFF FANTASY
  1031. 34:40THEY'RE NOT WAITING AT THE FINISH LINE
  1032. 34:42THEY'RE ALREADY WITHIN YOU
  1033. 34:44WAITING TO BE UNCOVERED
  1034. 34:46CARL JUNG SAID
  1035. 34:47THE PRIVILEGE OF A LIFETIME
  1036. 34:49IS TO BECOME WHO YOU TRULY ARE
  1037. 34:52YOU DON'T NEED TO BECOME SOMEONE ELSE
  1038. 34:54YOU NEED TO STOP RUNNING FROM
  1039. 34:56WHO YOU ALREADY ARE
  1040. 34:57WHEN YOU'RE AT YOUR MOST HONEST
  1041. 34:59THAT VERSION OF YOU IS CLOSE
  1042. 35:01SO CLOSE CLOSER THAN YOU THINK
  1043. 35:04THEY'RE ONE ALIGNED CHOICE AWAY
  1044. 35:07ONE MOMENT OF COURAGE
  1045. 35:09ONE STEP IN THE DIRECTION
  1046. 35:10YOU KEEP DELAYING
  1047. 35:12AND WHEN YOU STOP
  1048. 35:13UNDERESTIMATING THAT TRUTH
  1049. 35:15WHEN YOU FINALLY REALIZE
  1050. 35:17THAT GROWTH IS ALREADY HAPPENING
  1051. 35:19INSIDE OF YOU EVERYTHING SHIFTS
  1052. 35:22NOT BECAUSE THE WORLD CHANGES
  1053. 35:24BUT BECAUSE YOU DO
  1054. 35:25YOU STOP WAITING FOR PERMISSION
  1055. 35:28YOU START WALKING WITH PURPOSE
  1056. 35:30YOU BEGIN ACTING LIKE THE PERSON
  1057. 35:32YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN CAPABLE OF BECOMING
  1058. 35:34AND ONCE YOU DO THAT
  1059. 35:36THERE'S NO GOING BACK
  1060. 35:38YOU ARE NOT BEHIND YOU ARE NOT BROKEN
  1061. 35:41YOU ARE BECOMING EVERY SINGLE DAY
  1062. 35:44IN WAYS THE WORLD MAY NEVER SEE
  1063. 35:46BUT YOUR FUTURE SELF WILL
  1064. 35:48THANK YOU FOR KEEP GOING
  1065. 35:51THE QUIET STRENGTH YOU'RE BUILDING NOW
  1066. 35:53IS GOING TO SPEAK LOUDER THAN ANYTHING
  1067. 35:56YOU'VE EVER SAID
  1068. 35:58IF THIS SPOKE TO SOMETHING REAL IN YOU
  1069. 36:00THERE'S ANOTHER VIDEO
  1070. 36:01ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW
  1071. 36:03THAT'LL TAKE YOU EVEN DEEPER
  1072. 36:05LET IT BE YOUR NEXT STEP
  1073. 36:07THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
  1074. 36:09AND FOR BEING A PART OF STOIC JOURNAL
  1075. 36:11THIS SPACE ISN'T ABOUT PERFECTION
  1076. 36:14IT'S ABOUT PROGRESS PURPOSE
  1077. 36:17AND QUIET POWER

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