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When I was, uh, going and doing this Bible study with this guy in Pasadena, I heard this one guy talk about the fact that go on a sex diet. And for me, my biggest obsession was women at the time; that was my biggest distraction. So guess what I did? No sex, 17 months. You know how hard that is for a guy, that that's like his—how are you? I'm 24 years old. Yeah, so I go, now that happens, and I went on a pure—"I'm done." Yeah, don't call me. 18 months, 17 months. You've done the same thing, 17 months. But it wasn't like, uh, your own decision. That was—no, my pickup line was just—it was horrible. If you've seen Vinnie's pictures, then he's one of the most handsome guys. I love you, very good-looking guy. But, but the point is, I went on that diet.
No matter where you are right now, whatever your addiction is today—if it's video games, if it's women, if it's drugs, if it's alcohol, if it's whatever you got—it's time to go on your diet and not tell nobody about it until two, three years later, when you're winning, kicking everyone's ass. Then you say, "Here's what I did the last three years." Because while you're going through it, no one cares. So nothing lasts forever. However, one thing does: legacy, history; doing something big that's written about and talked about. The only way you and I get to live forever is by the legacy we leave behind: with the work that we do professionally, with the kids that we raise, with the relationships that we build, with the companies that we build, with the books that we write, with the articles that we write that make an impact on people's lives. That's one way where you can live forever. All this other stuff that people are chasing, one day they're going to go away, and you're going to sit there; you're going to realize what currency was really the most valuable. "What the hell was I doing, so obsessed about that thing, man? I'm so over it. I want to go live a big life."