WEBVTT 00:00:06.540 --> 00:00:09.500 Hello! Welcome to the report card. Every day 00:00:09.500 --> 00:00:12.759 is a continuous test with no subject. What's 00:00:12.759 --> 00:00:18.079 your answer? Was it meaningful? Authority. Who 00:00:18.079 --> 00:00:22.940 has it over you? Do you even have it over yourself? 00:00:25.460 --> 00:00:30.420 When's the last time? You went against what was 00:00:30.420 --> 00:00:38.600 the path of least resistance. You went against 00:00:38.600 --> 00:00:41.679 that voice in your mind that says it's hard. 00:00:42.060 --> 00:00:49.600 Stop. I'm tired. When's the last time you've 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:52.460 tested that ground of mental constructs that 00:00:52.460 --> 00:00:57.340 you stand on every day? We should do it more 00:00:57.340 --> 00:01:05.379 often. And I'm no different. Stuck in your ways. 00:01:08.500 --> 00:01:12.340 Thinking that everything is how it should be 00:01:12.340 --> 00:01:16.280 and will be. The only thing that's constant is 00:01:16.280 --> 00:01:24.239 change. And with that, let's start it! Song of 00:01:24.239 --> 00:01:32.659 the day. oh on our 63rd playlist revelations 00:01:32.659 --> 00:01:37.799 i'm loving this uh current playlist bad boys 00:01:37.799 --> 00:01:48.200 by shine 31 days future solo by future really 00:01:48.200 --> 00:01:58.599 been on future mode just uh Up tempo. What did 00:01:58.599 --> 00:02:05.400 I read today? When I finish a book, I always 00:02:05.400 --> 00:02:13.860 go back to classics. And today I was on The Laws 00:02:13.860 --> 00:02:22.340 of Human Nature by Robert Greene. really stuck 00:02:22.340 --> 00:02:27.840 out to me talking about the inner authority that 00:02:27.840 --> 00:02:31.840 voice that serves as your conscience of our higher 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:39.939 self and thinking about how we already have that 00:02:39.939 --> 00:02:43.319 voice however it's very quiet it's very weak 00:02:43.319 --> 00:02:52.240 compared to our lower self and Making this voice 00:02:52.240 --> 00:02:58.740 louder, allowing it to dictate our code of behavior. 00:03:00.039 --> 00:03:04.680 I'm telling yourself, you have a responsibility 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:07.400 to contribute to the culture and times you live 00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:10.900 in. Right now, you're living off the fruits of 00:03:10.900 --> 00:03:14.620 millions of people in the past who have made 00:03:14.620 --> 00:03:18.069 your life incomparably easier. through their 00:03:18.069 --> 00:03:24.930 struggles and inventions. To serve this higher 00:03:24.930 --> 00:03:29.129 purpose, you must cultivate what is unique about 00:03:29.129 --> 00:03:34.229 you. Stop listening so much to the words of others 00:03:34.229 --> 00:03:39.449 and the opinions telling you who you are and 00:03:39.449 --> 00:03:43.229 what you should like and dislike. Judge things 00:03:43.229 --> 00:03:50.939 and people for yourself. In the world full of 00:03:50.939 --> 00:03:54.159 endless distractions, you must focus and prioritize. 00:03:55.840 --> 00:03:58.840 You must adhere to the highest standards in your 00:03:58.840 --> 00:04:03.180 work. And that really hit me a different way. 00:04:04.740 --> 00:04:10.139 Just about elevating and, as my boy Rick says, 00:04:10.699 --> 00:04:13.900 not allowing myself and not giving myself no 00:04:13.900 --> 00:04:26.490 excuses. Was I physically active today? Solo 00:04:26.490 --> 00:04:31.889 workout. And I really wanted to push myself and 00:04:31.889 --> 00:04:34.370 go through the gauntlet yesterday. I just wanted 00:04:34.370 --> 00:04:38.670 to get in the sauna and go on a run. But today 00:04:38.670 --> 00:04:46.329 I did chest and tris and abs and ran for a mile 00:04:46.329 --> 00:04:51.449 and then sauna. Just making that full complete. 00:04:52.610 --> 00:04:56.209 It's the muscle groups. Plus the abs. Plus the 00:04:56.209 --> 00:05:04.009 cardio. Plus sauna. And it's tough. I was able 00:05:04.009 --> 00:05:07.589 to do it though. In an hour and a half. At least 00:05:07.589 --> 00:05:15.689 from door to door. Takes time. Where did I get 00:05:15.689 --> 00:05:23.990 from my meditations? You'll get lost trying to 00:05:23.990 --> 00:05:28.110 prove who you are opposed to actually being who 00:05:28.110 --> 00:05:37.709 you are But I see that today Checking off everything 00:05:37.709 --> 00:05:42.149 I had on my list and not letting any grass grow 00:05:42.149 --> 00:05:45.750 underneath my feet When there's an opportunity 00:05:45.750 --> 00:05:54.600 where you're faced with either You can be more 00:05:54.600 --> 00:05:59.019 relaxed and wait, or you can get work done and 00:05:59.019 --> 00:06:07.120 see what lies ahead. I didn't relax. Fasted through 00:06:07.120 --> 00:06:16.040 my 26, 24 -hour fast of the year. Even when the 00:06:16.040 --> 00:06:23.170 house was empty, no kids, nobody. i still stuck 00:06:23.170 --> 00:06:27.269 to what was important miss wifey though shout 00:06:27.269 --> 00:06:37.110 out to her what made me smile today is august 00:06:37.110 --> 00:06:46.389 26 2025 11 48 p .m pacific standard time i smiled 00:06:46.389 --> 00:06:55.519 after i got home From Jim. And myself in the 00:06:55.519 --> 00:06:59.800 reflection. Just knowing that. I gave it my all. 00:07:01.139 --> 00:07:03.980 Tried my best. I left no stone unturned. When 00:07:03.980 --> 00:07:06.220 it comes to family. When it comes to work. When 00:07:06.220 --> 00:07:11.240 it comes to self. And we're talking about self. 00:07:11.459 --> 00:07:13.620 We're talking about physical self. We're talking 00:07:13.620 --> 00:07:23.810 about the mental spiritual self. And. was there. 00:07:25.149 --> 00:07:31.529 So that made me smile. What do I think of my 00:07:31.529 --> 00:07:40.350 day overall? Control. Control over myself, over 00:07:40.350 --> 00:07:53.430 my actions, over my thoughts. Endurance. Even 00:07:53.430 --> 00:07:59.449 when I went as far as I did, knowing that I went 00:07:59.449 --> 00:08:09.649 further than what I could have done. Just kept 00:08:09.649 --> 00:08:15.430 on pushing forward. And when you keep pushing 00:08:15.430 --> 00:08:17.529 forward, you'll be amazed on how much further 00:08:17.529 --> 00:08:26.079 you can push. What grade do I give myself? I'm 00:08:26.079 --> 00:08:34.200 going with the A. When you work that hard and 00:08:34.200 --> 00:08:36.039 you get an A, you're not surprised about it. 00:08:38.740 --> 00:08:44.720 You know when you know more than 90 % of the 00:08:44.720 --> 00:08:53.230 material. It's confidence which comes with true 00:08:53.230 --> 00:08:58.690 understanding and knowledge. And I hope that 00:08:58.690 --> 00:09:04.210 you can get there one day and knowing that that 00:09:04.210 --> 00:09:11.490 grade is only good for today. And your success 00:09:11.490 --> 00:09:16.049 of yesterday does not matter on what challenges 00:09:16.049 --> 00:09:22.179 and tests lie ahead. So enjoy this moment. And 00:09:22.179 --> 00:09:26.340 yet and still, you start again tomorrow. And 00:09:26.340 --> 00:09:28.179 with that, once again!