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you see most people are waiting waiting
for permission waiting for the right
time waiting for someone to come save
them but here's the truth being broke is
temporary being tired is temporary being
alone that's your superpower and you
know what fascinates me the number zero
most people see Zero and think nothing
but let me tell you something profound
about zero it's the most powerful number
in
existence why because from zero you can
only go up let me share something
personal with you years ago I found
myself staring at zero in my bank
account zero opportunities zero
connections zero idea of what to do next
I was sleeping on a worn out couch in a
tiny apartment eating sandwiches that
cost less than a dollar my friends
thought I was crazy for leaving a steady
job my family worried I was throwing my
life away but here's what I discovered
about zero it strips away all your
pretenses when you've got zero you've
got Clarity you see when you're starting
from zero you don't have the luxury of
fake Solutions you can't throw money at
your problems you can't rely on
connections to open doors all you've got
is your mind your time and your two
hands and that my friend is pure power
let me explain something about having
nothing to lose when you've got nothing
to lose you've got everything to gain
most people are trapped by their
possessions their positions their
Prestige they're so afraid of losing
what they have that they never reach for
what they could become but when you're
at zero you're free completely free free
to try free to fail free to try again no
one expects anything from you so every
step forward is pure profit think about
this every major business every great
Fortune every remarkable achievement
started at zero that fancy restaurant
chain it started with one person cooking
in a tiny kitchen that worldwide retail
Empire it started with one small store
in a small town that Innovative
technology company it started in
somebody's garage now let me tell you
why being broke is your secret weapon
when you're broke you can't buy answers
you have to think them up you can't
purchase Solutions you have to create
them being broke forces you to use the
most powerful tool you'll ever have your
creativity I remember when I couldn't
afford to buy business cards you know
what I did I learned to make such a
strong first impression that people
wouldn't forget my name couldn't afford
advertising I learned to tell stories so
compelling that people would spread the
word for free couldn't afford fancy
office
space I learned to make every coffee
shop my office and every Public Library
my University that's what zero teaches
you resourcefulness and let me tell you
something powerful resourcefulness is
worth more than resources because
resources without resourcefulness will
always diminish but resourcefulness
without resources will always find a way
to create more
resources here's a truth that most
people don't understand starting from
zero is your competitive Advantage why
because zero teaches you lessons that
Comfort never could zero forces you to
be Innovative in ways that wealth never
would zero builds muscles that money
can't buy when you're starting from zero
every dollar you earn is a lesson in
value every connection you make is a
lesson in human nature every solution
you create is a lesson in Innovation
you're not just building a business or a
career You're Building yourself and that
my friend is the real power of starting
from zero it's not just about what
you're building it's about who you're
becoming in the process so next time you
look at your circumstances and C zero
don't get discouraged get excited
because zero isn't your limitation it's
your launching pad zero isn't your enemy
it's your teacher and zero isn't your
burden it's your opportunity remember
great story starts from zero and right
now you're holding the pen to write
yours let me tell you about the most
dangerous phrase in the English language
I'll start when I'll start when I have
more money I'll start when I have more
time I'll start when the kids are older
I'll start when the market is better you
know what that really means it means
never I was at a seminar once and a
young man came up to me he said I've Got
This brilliant business idea I'm just
waiting for the right time to start I
asked him how long have you been waiting
his answer 5 years if think about that
5 years of waiting for the right time 5
years of watching other people build
their dreams while his gathered dust
five years of making excuses instead of
making progress here's what most people
don't understand about timing there's no
perfect moment life doesn't send you an
engraved invitation saying your time has
arrived the perfect moment is a myth
that keeps Ordinary People from becoming
extraordinary let me share something
profound with you time will pass anyway
the clock is ticking whether you're
taking action or not the calendar pages
will turn whether you're moving towards
your dreams or just dreaming about
moving you see while you're waiting for
the perfect moment someone else is out
there making imperfect
progress while you're waiting for all
the lights to turn green before you
leave your driveway someone else is
navigating the intersections of Life One
turn at a time now let's talk about
something powerful desperation most
people run from desperation
they see it as something negative but
let me tell you about the gift of
desperation desperation is Nature's way
of telling you it's time to move it's
life's way of saying enough waiting I
know a man who lost everything in his
40s he's his job his savings his
confidence he was desperate but instead
of being paralyzed by that desperation
he used it he couldn't afford to buy
inventory for a traditional business so
he created a service business that
required no inventory he couldn't afford
an office so he became mobile bringing
his service to his customers his
desperation didn't break him it
transformed him that's the power of
desperation it forces Innovation when
you're desperate enough you don't have
the luxury of waiting for the perfect
moment you have to create your moment
you have to turn your someday into today
here's a truth that changed my life the
best time to plant a tree was 20 years
AO ago the second best time is now same
goes for starting your business writing
your book changing your life the best
time was years ago the second best time
right now think about this every day you
wait is a day someone else is getting
better getting stronger moving closer to
their dreams every day you wait as a day
you'll never get back so let me ask you
something what are you waiting for what
perfect moment are you hoping will
arrive because I I'll tell you something
that perfect moment is right now right
here this minute this second the time
for waiting is over the time for Action
is now because if not now when remembers
life rewards action not intention it
rewards progress not Perfection and it
definitely doesn't reward waiting your
moment isn't
coming it's already already here the
question is what are you going to do
about it you know what most people are
afraid of more than failure being alone
they'll stay in bad relationships keep
toxic friends work at jobs they hate all
because they're afraid of being alone
but let me tell you something
powerful sometimes alone is exactly
where you need to be I remember walking
in my backyard one evening just me and
my thoughts no phone ringing no people
talking no distractions and in that
Solitude I heard something remarkable my
own voice not the voice of my parents
telling me what I should do not the
voice of my friends telling me what I
could do not the voice of society
telling me what I ought to do just my
voice clear as a bell telling me what I
must do you see being alone isn't a
punishment it's preparation it's
Nature's Way of forcing you to build
your own Foundation think about this a
tree that grows in the middle of a
forest is surrounded by other trees it's
protected
supported but that same protection makes
it weak now look at a tree that grows
alone on top of a hill wind beaten rain
battered Sun scorched but oh what
strength it develops what Deep Roots It
Grow that's you standing alone building
strength that Comfort never could give
you let me tell you about decision
making when you're alone something
magnificent happens you learn to trust
yourself you see when you're surr Ed by
people it's easy to lean on their
opinions their judgments their wisdom
but when you're alone you have to
develop your own wisdom you have to
sharpen your own judgment you have to
trust your own instincts I know a woman
who started a small business everyone
told her she needed Partners needed
investors needed advisors but she chose
to go It Alone was it harder you bet did
she make mistakes plenty but every
mistake was her teacher
every decision made her stronger every
challenge built her character here's
what most people don't understand about
being alone it's not about isolation
it's about independence it's not about
loneliness it's about leadership
starting with leading yourself when
you're alone you can't blame anyone else
for your failures but guess what you
also don't have to share credit for your
successes when you're alone you can't
rely on anyone else's motivation
but that means you develop your own fire
your own drive your own reason to get up
in the morning think about this every
great inventor every revolutionary
thinker every transformational leader
had to stand alone at some point they
had to believe in their Vision when no
one else did they had to trust their
judgment when everyone else doubted
that's the blessing of being alone it
forces you to become complete it pushes
you to fill your own Gap solve your own
problems answer your own questions and
here's the Magnificent Paradox once you
learn to be strong alone you become
better at being with others because now
you're coming from a place of strength
not need you're choosing companions not
seeking saviors remember this alone
doesn't mean lonely alone means
uninfluenced undiluted unborrowed
pure so next time you find yourself
alone don't run from it don't fill it
with noise don't crowd it with people
embrace it because in that Solitude
you're not just spending time with
yourself you're building yourself and
that's strange You're Building nobody
can ever take it away from you now let
me tell you about two men I once knew
the first had a mansion three cars and a
bank account that would make most people
envious the second had a modest home
rode the bus and lived paycheck to
paycheck but here's what fascinated me
the the second man was Far wealthier
than the first you see he understood
something profound about wealth that
most people never Gras true wealth isn't
about what's in your bank account it's
about what's in your mind your heart and
your character now let me share with you
the six assets everyone has whether
they're living in a penthouse or a
basement apartment pay close attention
because this might be the most important
lesson about wealth you'll ever learn
first you have time 24 hours each day
the same 24 hours that every millionaire
and billionaire gets no more no less
that's your first asset second you have
energy the physical and mental capacity
to take
action some days you might have more
some days less but you have it third you
have
creativity the ability to solve problems
to see opportunities where others see
obstacles to make something out of
nothing fourth you have relationships
not just family and friends but every
person you meet is a potential
connection to opportunity fifth you have
your mind the capacity to learn to grow
to understand to innovate your mind is
like a field whatever you plan in it
will grow sixth you have your integrity
your word your character your reputation
this might be the most valuable asset of
all because once it's gone all the money
in the world can't buy it back now
here's what most people don't don't
understand about these assets they're
not fixed they can be developed invested
and multiplied but they can also be
wasted squandered and lost let me tell
you about converting time into value
most people spend their time successful
people invested think about this when
you're watching the clock at work
waiting for the day to end you're
spending time but when you're learning a
new skill building relationships solving
problems your investing time I knew a
young man who worked as a janitor every
day while he cleaned offices he listened
to educational tapes While others
complained about their jobs he was
investing his time today he owns a
successful Consulting business he didn't
have more time than anyone else he just
understood how to convert his time into
value here's a profound truth about we
money is not the root of all wealth
value creation is the more more value
you create for others the more wealth
flows back to you it's like a farmer
planting seeds you don't get the Harvest
the same day you plan but if you
understand the seasons of wealth you
know the Harvest will come you share
something that changed my life poor
people work for money wealthy people
have money work for them but before you
can have money work for you you must
work on yourself you see most people are
so busy earning a living that they
forget get to design a life they're so
focused on the next paycheck that they
miss the opportunity to create true
wealth want to know the fastest way to
become wealthy solve big problems the
bigger the problems you solve the more
value you create the more value you
create the more wealth flows to you
remember this your bank account is a
reflection of how much value you've
created for others want a bigger bank
account create more value solve more
problems serve more people that's the
secret of true wealth it's not about
what you get it's about what you give
not about what you have but about who
you become here's a paradox that most
people never understands energy doesn't
create action action creates energy
you're waiting to feel energetic enough
to change your life but that energy will
never come from waiting it comes from
breaking the inertia of your old
patterns let me explain what's happening
in your body right now you feel tired
depleted maybe even exhausted your brain
is telling you rest first change later
but that's just your body being
efficient with its energy trying to
maintain the status quo it's perfectly
happy staying in its comfort zone
running the same programs it always has
because familiar patterns require less
energy than creating something new but
here's the fascinating thing about human
biology your body has energy reserves
you've never tapped into scientists
studying the phenomenon of second winds
have discovered something remarkable
when athletes push past their perceived
energy limits their bodies actually
start producing more energy not less
their mitochondria the power plants in
their cells become more efficient they
create more AP more this isn't just
about physical performance the same
principle applies to mental and
emotional energy when you push past that
first wall of fatigue when you override
those old programs telling you to stay
small and safe you activate dormant
Energy Systems in your body your cells
literally start producing more energy
because you're demanding more from them
think about the last time you were too
tired to do something but you did it
anyway maybe it was a workout a project
or helping a friend what happened after
the initial resistance you found energy
you didn't know you had
that wasn't just
psychological you literally created new
energy through action here's what's
actually happening when you take action
despite feeling tired you send a signal
to your body that this new activity is
important for survival your body
responds by upregulating your energy
production system your brain releases
chemicals like neuropen and dopamine
that increase alertness and motivation
your cells start producing more
mitochondria you're literally creating
new energy producing capabilities
through your choices but most people
never experience this because they're
caught in the energy trap they're
waiting to feel energetic before they
take action they're letting their body's
efficiency programs which are designed
to conserve energy make their decisions
for them they're literally programming
themselves for fatigue by constantly
reinforcing the I'm too tired pattern
breaking this pattern requires
understanding that energy is not a
limited resource you need to to conserve
it's a dynamic Force you can generate
through your choices every time you
choose action over inertia you're not
just using energy you're creating it
every time you override the too tired
program you're training your body to
produce more energy not
less this is why waiting for the perfect
moment when you feel energetic enough to
change your life is a biological
impossibility that energy will never
come from waiting it comes from choosing
from acting from demanding more from
your body and your life the energy
you're waiting for is waiting for you to
choose it let me tell you something that
took me years to understand success
doesn't come from one giant leap it
comes from a thousand tiny steps taken
consistently most people are waiting for
the big moment the grand opportunity the
perfect chance but let me share with you
what I call the simple success formula
it starts with this truth
what you do every day matters more than
what you do once in a while let me break
this down for you imagine you have two
people the first one works out intensely
for 5 hours on January 1st then doesn't
exercise again for 6 months the second
person walks for just 15 minutes every
single day who do you think will be in
better shape by June it's not even close
you see success works exactly the same
way it's not about the intensity it's
about the consistency let me give you
the daily disciplines that changed my
life first wake up early not
occasionally every day even Saturdays
even when you don't feel like it
especially when you don't feel like it
the early morning hours have a magic
about them while the rest of the world
is sleeping you're building your future
second read 10 pages every day not at
100 pages one day and none for a week 10
pages every single day that's about 3600
50 pages a year do you know what happens
to a person who reads 3650 pages about
their field their craft their dreams
they become Unstoppable third write down
your goals every morning not once a year
not once a month every single morning
you see goals aren't just destinations
they're compasses they tell you which
way to walk today now let me tell you
about The Compound Effect most people
overestimate what they can do in a day
day and underestimate what they can do
in a year small actions repeated
consistently create extraordinary
results think you about this if you
improve just one every day at the end of
the year you're 37 times better not 365
better 37 times better that's the power
of compound growth but here's the catch
get we're worse every day and by the end
of the year you're almost at zero let me
share something about momentum success
is like pushing a heavy wheel at first
it takes everything you've got just to
make it move an inch but once it starts
rolling it becomes easier and easier
that's why the hardest day is always day
one the hardest rep is always the first
rep the hardest page is always the first
page but here's what most people don't
understand about momentum it's not about
intensity it's about consistency one
small action repeated daily
builds more momentum than a thousand
grand gestures done occasionally I knew
a man who wanted to write a book he
tried sitting down to write for eight
hours straight every Sunday know what
happened he quit after 3 weeks then he
tried something different writing for
just 15 minutes every morning while his
coffee was brewing one year later he had
a finished manuscript That's The Power
of daily disciplines that's the magic of
The Compound Effect that's how you
create Unstoppable moment momentum
remember this success is never owned
it's rented and the rent is due every
day every single day you're either
building momentum or losing it there's
no standing still in life you want to
know the secret to guaranteed progress
show up every day do the work every day
take one small step every day because
small disciplines repeated with
consistency become huge accomplishments
let me tell you about the day everything
changed for me
I was sitting at my small kitchen table
bills piled up dreams piled even higher
when I realized something that shook me
to my core nobody was coming to save me
nobody was going to show up with an
opportunity wrapped in a bell nobody was
going to tap me on the shoulder and say
your
time has arrived and you know what that
was the best news I could have received
because the moment you realize that no
one is coming to save you is the moment
you realize something powerful you don't
need saving you need to start saving
yourself let me share something profound
with you your life will never change
until you
change not until circumstances change
not until the economy
changes most people are waiting for
their lives to change they're waiting
for their ship to come in but here's
what they don't understand you've got to
build the ship first you've got to be
the captain first you've got to chart
the course first let me tell you about
personal responsibility it's the most
powerful force in the universe for
personal change why because the moment
you accept total responsibility for
everything in your life is the moment
you gain total power to change anything
in your life think about this every
morning when you wake up you have a
choice you can either rise as a victim
of your circumstances or rise is the
creator of your circumstances both
positions are available both will create
completely different lives I knew a
woman who lost her job during an
economic downturn most of her colleagues
spent their time blaming the economy
blaming the company blaming the
government but she did something
different she said this is my
responsibility my life my future my
problem to solve within 6 months she had
started a small business within a year
she was earning more than her old job
ever paid that's the power of personal
responsibility when you stop blaming you
start building you start commanding you
start creating now let's talk about
creating opportunities most people are
waiting for opportunities to appear but
here's what I've learned opportunities
don't appear they're created they're
manufactured they're built from the
ground up W know how to create
opportunities solve problems the bigger
the problem you solve the bigger the
opportunity you create want more
opportunities solve more
problems want better opportunities solve
bigger problems here's something that
changed my life success is not a matter
of chance it's a matter of choice not
one big Choice made once but thousands
of small choices made daily the choice
to get up early the choice to study
While others sleep the choice to persist
While others quit your personal
Revolution begins the moment you decide
that your life is your
responsibility not partially not mostly
totally every success every failure
every outcome It All Belongs to remember
this life doesn't happen to you it
happens through you through your
decisions through your actions through
your responses to challenges the
revolution isn't out there it's in here
in your mind in your heart in your
willingness to take complete ownership
of your your life and your future this
is your moment your Revolution your time
to rise right now in this very moment
something extraordinary is happening
you're standing at a Crossroads not
tomorrow not next week right now and
this moment this exact second could be
the moment everything
changes let me tell you something
powerful every great life every
remarkable achievement every
extraordinary story started with one
moment one Decision One Heartbeat when
someone decided enough today everything
changes you see most people think
success is about timing Talent OR luck
but let me share a truth that changed my
life success happens the moment you
decide that where you are is not where
you're going to stay I don't remember
sitting in a small Diner drinking cheap
coffee when I made my decision I still
had the same problems the same obstacles
the same challenges is I had 5 minutes
before but something had shifted inside
me in that moment I wasn't the same
person anymore here's your challenge
stop waiting for permission stop waiting
for the perfect moment stop waiting for
someone to validate your dreams the time
for waiting is over think about this
every second you spend waiting is a
second someone else is spending doing
while you're planning to start someone
else is already building while you're
thinking about your dream someone else
is living theirs let me tell you about
Legacy most people think Legacy is
something you leave behind when you're
gone but that's not true your Legacy
isn't what you leave behind it's what
you build right now every action every
decision every moment is a brick in the
foundation of your legacy I knew a man
who always talked about
someday someday he'd start his business
someday he'd write his book someday he'd
make a difference you you know what
happened someday never came because
someday isn't the day of the week it's
not on any calendar here's something
profane the future dreaming about it's
created by the actions you take right
now not tomorrow not next week right
want to know the most powerful moment in
your life this one right here because
this is the moment you have complete
control over this is the moment you can
change everything this challenge is
simple but it's it's not easy take
action right now not after this speech
not after lunch not after you feel ready
if you want to start a business make
your first plan today if you want to get
in shape do your first pushup today if
you want to write a book write your
first word today if you want to change
your life make your first change today
because here's the truth about change it
happened in an instant the moment
between who you were and who you become
is just that a moment one decision one
action one step remember this 20 years
from now you won't regret the failures
you had you'll regret the actions you
never took the dreams you never chased
the life you were too afraid to live so
here's my final challenge to you when
this speech ends Don't Clap don't wait
don't plan take action
make that call write that plan take that
first step because your life your real
life the one you've been dreaming about
it's waiting for you on the other side
of action this is your moment this is
your time this is your life what are you
going to do with it