What It Really Takes to Win (I Choose This Life)

^ this was my workstation this weekend as I recorded 5+ hours worth of training for my private clients.
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If some of y'all don't know, 𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵⁣⁣

... so they can leave their 9-5, retire their parents, and become financially free. ⁣⁣
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Anyways, aside from me spending 8+ hours in a 92-degree room with no fan and a tiny bed desk...

I ABSOLUTELY SUCK ASS at making Videos
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I get into a state of perfection paralysis... ⁣⁣

I would stutter⁣⁣

... and I actually don't like hearing my voice in Videos ⁣⁣
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(𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙄 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡) ⁣⁣
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And I could of let all of these reasons stop me from delivering for my clients ...⁣⁣
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And it almost did.⁣⁣
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There was a moment where I thought to myself: ⁣⁣
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"𝙁𝙪𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨!"⁣⁣

"𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜...⁣⁣"

"𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚.."⁣⁣

"𝙄 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙪𝙥..." ⁣⁣
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And after spending over 8 hours in total frustration.. ready to completely rip my hair out.⁣

I took a moment to stop. ⁣⁣

Breathe⁣⁣

... and I reminded myself this.⁣⁣
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𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.
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And with that...

𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.⁣⁣
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➤ I decided that the traditional 9-5 route wasn't good enough for me.⁣⁣
➤ I decided that I wanted to become a thought leader in my space. ⁣⁣
➤ I decided  that I wanted to make it my mission to help others create thriving coaching businesses. ⁣⁣
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I fuckin' choose this life damnit!   ⁣⁣
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And if I am sitting here.. ⁣⁣
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Making excuses and bitching about things being hard...⁣⁣
Things being difficult..
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Things not working out the way I wanted them too...⁣⁣
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Then how can I ever expect my own clients to not do the same when things get hard for them? ⁣⁣
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How can I be a coach of Integrity and tell my clients to do something that I myself am not willing to do (or not do) myself? ⁣⁣
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I sat with myself for a minute... ⁣⁣
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And because I remembered that I CHOOSE this lifestyle.. ⁣⁣

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 ⁣⁣

And rather than shrink down to my own limitations and beliefs... ⁣⁣
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I decided to rise up... to level of the challenge. ⁣⁣
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I decided to raise... my standards of excellence ⁣⁣
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...and up-level what I was willing to accept for myself.  ⁣⁣
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I reminded myself of who it was that I wanted to show up as.⁣⁣
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I decided to step into that highest version of myself (I call him Steve Mamba)
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And that helped me immediately shifted into the person I N͟E͟E͟D͟ ͟T͟O͟ ͟B͟E͟ for my clients. ⁣⁣
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I 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐃 making it all about me...⁣⁣
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... and 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 making it all about them.⁣⁣
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Because the quickest way for you to get yourself to do something... ⁣⁣
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Is to STEP OUT of your limitation... ⁣⁣
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And STEP INTO the possibility of what can/will happen when you do it.⁣⁣
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So that's what I did. ⁣⁣
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I made a commitment to my clients and to myself that I would deliver.⁣⁣
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So I sat down.⁣⁣
Figured it out.⁣⁣
And filmed.⁣⁣
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Now granted, it's not perfect.⁣⁣
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In fact, it probably sucks.⁣⁣
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There are probably a lot of times where I messed up... stuttered.. and just sounded stupid.⁣⁣
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But you know what... ⁣⁣
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I'm OKAY with that.⁣⁣
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Because I am willing to accept GOOD ENOUGH over Perfect. ⁣⁣
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I am willing to take Imperfect Action...⁣⁣
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Than to take Perfect Inaction. ⁣⁣
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Growth and success is never an easy route.⁣⁣
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And if you're in a position where you are constantly growing...⁣

Building your business...⁣
... and advancing to new levels in all areas of life.. ⁣⁣
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Just know that you will run into challenges and roadblocks. ⁣⁣
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And in those moments... you will have moments of doubts, fear, and insecurity that will try to takeover you.⁣⁣
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And the best way to overcome that⁣⁣
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... is to remind yourself that this is the life you choose. ⁣⁣
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You choose to be great.⁣⁣
You choose to be amazing.⁣⁣
You choose to not live a life of mediocrity and comfort.⁣⁣
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So remind yourself of that choice everyday.⁣⁣
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And know that challenges and hardship⁣
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... are the mere admission costs to an extraordinary life.⁣⁣
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Honor your decision.
Continue to push through.
And keep on striving. ⁣⁣
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I'm rooting for ya! ⁣⁣
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Go out there and crush it ⁣⁣