UNBROKEN #2

 I want you to know thatyou got to keep running the race and never give up. Because when you give up, you fail. When you give up,you quit and you'll never go back. So I'm trying to get you to understand that going and movingforward in the process even though that you faceopposition and adversity you have to keep going because you and I are the aspirinto somebody's headache. How long will you let them suffer? Because you gotta keep moving forward, because you have to help somebody reach their destiny. You have to help somebody get to the next level in life. So I'm asking you How far are you willing to go? What are you willing to sacrifice? What are you willing to give up in order to gain something greater? Why be normal when you can be extraordinary. There is a self-destructiveside of yourself. There is a self-destructiveside to every single one of us. You can't be here without a shadow. There is no light without shadow, there is no being without shadow, there is no day without night. The self-destructive side of yourself is just as importantand intricate to your wholeness as your seemingly morepositive or resourceful side

. Successful people don'tmake the right decisions they make all kinds of bad decisions because successfulpeople have shadows too. The difference betweensuccessful people and others is that successful peoplemake their decisions, right. And making your decision rightbegins with taking full responsibility, ownership and loving yourdestructive side, your shadow side. Knowing thyself is first, foremost, primary, foundational, and means way more than anything else. When you're ready to be great,greatness shows up in front of your eyes. Indulge in the pain Feel the pain. You've got a broken ankle,just feel the pain. You're working out, andyou just like- you want to die. Feel the death happening in you. Feel the pain happening in your legsas you rep out one more squat. Because it'll be all the more pleasurable when you reach the inevitableother end of the spectrum where you're laying in your hammock, sipping on a protein shake. I really went hard. I really went hard on that set. I really went hard in that relationship. I really went hard in school. I really went hard in my career. I really went hard in life. Go hard. Die hard. Making the right decisionisn't about fixing yourself or remedying the problem it is about self-acceptance first. When you can fully accept yourshadow and all the things in them, they no longer manipulateyou from the dark side, from your ignorance, from your unconscious. When I make thisdecision and I get this result, what is... God trying to show me? What is my inner beingtrying to reveal to me? What part of myself have I denied and now was manipulatingme from the underworld? Your shadows, your destructive side those things that you have shoved down in your deep dark unconscious oftentimes contain the greatestgifts you've been given. Love your destructive side, accept your destructive side, remember that it is... equal in part to your light side and it will always be there. Now we live in a world thatcauses us, forces us, conditions us to look outside ourselves for answers. This is normal and natural basedon the conditioning we've received. Meaning that where I standis never good enough because I need referencefor that to be validated. I need like you say relationships,friends, family, school and work. 

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I need other people, other circumstances, other reflections to show me my worth. This is the fall of man. This is where we lose ourselves and this is where we getknocked off of our ground mind, man. It is never our job to get anyone elseto believe in, trust or... accept our stance. It's never our job to be right It is always our job to be true. If those bad memoriescome and you notice that an anxiety rises in your belly and chest then the time is now todo something physically to expel it, to exorcise it When you see greatness in anyone what you're seeing is your own self power personified right before your eyes. I am you, you are me together we rise. It doesn't matter if the worldis crumbling down around you. It doesn't matter what's happening. You got to look outside the box where are the warriors that say, "I'm going to makea decision and I'm keeping it" Devotion, discipline Devote yourself to something bigger. Be decisive about what you're going to do. Say, "I'm going to do it and that's it." and then be disciplined aboutgetting it done every single day whether you be like it or not. You will always be left withwhat you came here with which is the passionate blueprint of your authentic self expression found in your heart my man that is the journey. The journey isn't to stack your bank account or stack toys. That's the lie, that's what we'vebeen fed, that's what we've been told, that is a byproduct of one of two things either lying to yourselfand lying to the world and sacrificing your souls,so that you can have those things hoping that they willbring you joy and pleasure or... Living authentically. And when you live authenticallythose things will either be added to you because that's a partof your path or they won't. And you gotta be okay with that because if you're focused onthe outcome rather than the journey, rather than the art, rather than the self-expression, the poetry, the authoring of your own life, being the authority of your own life. You're going to be livingas a shell of yourself, it might be a shiny flashyexpensive shell but just a shell my friend. If you're being yourselfand being your truth you have no desire to pushanybody else off of their truth or try to bring them on to yourtruth with your righteousness.

 Every single limitation that you haveis designed to make you a bit stronger either by teaching youhow to move over, around or through a brick wall or shedding light becoming enlightened about your shadows. You want to be living a big game,you gotta figure yourself out, you gotta start dealingwith yourself objectively. You know, you're fearful. Get very clear aboutwhat you're fearful about While you're making choicesin your life based on that fear and then face that fear. You think yourself as a loser you really do,that's why you can't win. "Oh, I don't feel so good today" Get your lazy sick ass up out of bed. Take those very thingsthat you've been resisting, look at them, question them, look at them frommultiple different angles and then integrate it intoyour wisdom, into your being. So you made your bed, now yougonna sleep in it, just be okay with that take responsibility for that, don't feel sorry for yourself, feel empowered by the factthat you are a creator in your life. You're a manifester of circumstances, you did something and youmade something happen. Every moment comes with its yin and yang, every moment comeswith its light and dark, every moment comes with its good and evil. The idea is to be fullypresent in the moment so that you can experienceit all in its rawness, in its intensity, in its purpose. Each moment, its purpose is itself. We're not needing to do anything more we're needing to get out of the way and let our truth shine through. Always go to virtues,always go to character, Always go to who you'renot being or we're being. Open up to your intuition,open up to your higher consciousness, open up to your truth and stop letting fear-basedconsciousness based on past stuff keep you stuck bro, you gotta breathe I want to feel life, that's why I'm not afraid of pain, that's why I'm not afraid to take risks, not because I'm courageous,because I'm crazy about life. I love the rain, I love the element, I love the way it feels on my body, man. When I see people afraid of the rain, I say, "Boy, you're afraid of life." Because at the end of the day Life is a fight for territory. And once you stopfighting for what you want what you don't wantwill automatically take over. And so it's a fight,it's a challenge in life every day.

 And what we have to do is embrace it, what we have to do is see it asa project to be worked on though. If you die today What dreams, what ideas, what talents, what books,what music, what leadership, what voice will die with you? There are a lot of peoplewho are biting their fingers in fear that they might lose their jobs. But there are a few people whohave decided within themselves "I'm going to make it" Some people aren't waiting to be cut, some people are moving on their own because they feel within themselves "I've got what it takes to make it" They're not afraid about tomorrow because of how they see themselves, because of what theyfeel that they deserve, because of what they feel thatthey can create for themselves, because these people have decided as they look at the future,as they look at themselves There's a way where there's a will, there's a way for me to begin to create a way out of no way. And when you havethat kind of consciousness, when you have that kind of spirit nothing can stop you, Nothing There's no secret to success. There's a system to success and no matter whatorganization you become a part of the system works, if you work it. If you don't work it, it won't work, but it works, if you work it. And that's one four-letter word that most people don't like. They're not willing to work. There are winners and there are losers and there are people whohave not discovered how to win. And all they need is some coaching. All they need is some helpand assistance, just a little support. All they need is some insight or a different strategy, a plan ofaction to make some adjustments that will open up the key toa whole new future for them, that will give them accessto the unlimited power that they have within themselves. That's all that they need. So what I want you to do is think about something you want for you, that's real for you, that's important for you, that will give your lifesome special meaning and power. And I don't even wantyou to say I can do that I don't want you to assume that. See five years agowhen I started out in this area I would not have beenable to make the mental leap that I would be up towhere I am right now.

 I don't want you to beginto just psych yourself out No, No I want you to be able tosay something to yourself that will enable you to maintaina level of integrity with yourself that when you say this evenwhen you face tremendous setbacks it will be a benchmark to keepyou in the game, to keep you moving forward in experimentingand readjusting your strategy and your plan of action, continuously looking for ways to win. I think we have toreflect on, who am I? Why am I here?What drives me? If I died today, what three wordswould I want said about me? If I died today.