1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,520 Hey guys, welcome to part 3 of Why Are You Here. 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:08,200 In this episode, we explore the intricate world of decision making and its impact on 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:09,920 finding one's purpose. 4 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:15,700 We delve deep into the 7-step process of making decisions, from identifying the decision to 5 00:00:15,700 --> 00:00:21,560 reviewing the outcomes, and discuss how these choices can guide us towards our true calling. 6 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:27,300 We also share insights from the book Think and Grow Rich and the wisdom of John Maxwell. 7 00:00:27,300 --> 00:00:32,640 We emphasize the importance of making purposeful decisions that not only lead us to why we 8 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:39,720 are here, but also guide us in pursuing our calling once we have discovered it. 9 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:48,160 Alright guys, see you in there and remember, take some notes. 10 00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:50,640 Welcome Technically Short, I'm Shawn. 11 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:51,640 I'm Thomas. 12 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:59,560 And today we're talking about decision making in our series of Why Are You Here. 13 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:10,200 Yeah, so this episode, like Shawn said, it's all about decision making, making decisions. 14 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:17,520 And we thought about this, we were kind of thinking about like, we weren't able to get 15 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,080 a guess for today. 16 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:24,240 So we were like, what can we talk about that we haven't already talked about? 17 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:25,760 So that we don't repeat ourselves. 18 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:34,040 And like, what's an aspect of purpose that, which is what this series is all about? 19 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:40,740 Like what's an aspect of purpose that we can like do a little bit of a deep dive on? 20 00:01:40,740 --> 00:01:47,480 And Thomas had a decent wise decision to make. 21 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,520 And honestly, I think it leads right into it. 22 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,480 So I mean, we're going to go deep. 23 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:59,440 So get your notebooks out and your pens ready because we're about to go deep. 24 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:06,840 But alright guys, like, so what really brought it to my mind was I'm currently I mentioned 25 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:12,840 it before you've heard it mentioned on our past episode with Pat Williams, the book Think 26 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:17,520 and Grow Rich, and there's a whole chat the whole chapter I just finished reading was 27 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:22,280 called decision making decisions or decision making one of the two. 28 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:27,360 And like, so that's pretty much where all my notes are from for this episode. 29 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:34,160 And I watched a little bit of John Maxwell, I just to kind of get us into the mood of 30 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,440 purpose. 31 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:44,400 One thing that he said that kind of I think what hit a lot of people, he said, he was 32 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,880 talking about calling for calling versus a purpose. 33 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,520 Yeah, he said, he goes, a calling is a purpose was a divine touch. 34 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:52,040 Oh, I like that. 35 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:53,840 I definitely like that. 36 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,840 And I agree with that. 37 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:02,680 And I think like, so whenever we talk, we talked about purpose on past episodes, and 38 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,520 calling we're kind of using them interchangeably. 39 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:06,800 And I think that's still okay. 40 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:14,400 Yeah, I just really like John Maxwell's rendition of like, a calling to calling is a purpose 41 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:15,960 a calling is a purpose. 42 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,040 But there's that, like you said, there's that divine touch to it that gives it a little 43 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,040 bit more direction. 44 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:21,040 Oh, yeah. 45 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:22,360 And I think he hits it home. 46 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:28,400 Like, I feel like, can you really have a purpose without a calling? 47 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:35,880 And I guess, to a certain degree, you could, but it wouldn't be when being where you wouldn't 48 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:36,880 have that divine touch. 49 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:37,880 Exactly. 50 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:38,880 Yeah. 51 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,880 So Shawn, why don't you kick us off? 52 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,680 You had a couple things there. 53 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:44,680 Yeah. 54 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:51,600 So, I'm going to lead you guys off by talking about the seven steps to decision making, 55 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:52,600 right? 56 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:57,120 So step one, step one is identifying the decision. 57 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,080 That's the most important step. 58 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,880 Step two will be gathering the information. 59 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:11,020 Step three will be prospect of alternative, which means basically, you're going to see 60 00:04:11,020 --> 00:04:18,040 the decision you want to make, how it's going to lead you to your purpose, and look for 61 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:29,120 another way, another decision that's backwards for it or opposite or another. 62 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:34,120 You're looking for different routes that you could possibly achieve what you're trying 63 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:35,120 to achieve. 64 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:36,120 Exactly. 65 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:44,080 And then step four would be weigh the evidence on both your alternative route or your main 66 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:45,800 decision. 67 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:52,520 And then I would say five would be choose the alternative that has no cost, right? 68 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,720 So the one that has no cost, right? 69 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:56,720 Yeah. 70 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:57,720 I thought you said cause. 71 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:58,720 Yeah. 72 00:04:58,720 --> 00:04:59,720 The one has no cost. 73 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:05,560 The one where it's going to be the most beneficial for you. 74 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:09,000 And then I would say take action and then review it. 75 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:15,360 So I think those are seven good steps to just lead you to making the right decision. 76 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:22,440 Decision making can be hard, but it's very important that we start off with step one 77 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,920 and that's identifying the decision that you want to make. 78 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:30,400 Decisions we're talking about today, me and Thomas, are we're talking about decisions 79 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:36,240 that lead you to your purpose, decisions that lead you to why are you here? 80 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:41,360 Or even not even necessarily the decisions that come after. 81 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:42,360 Yeah. 82 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:50,120 After you realize what your purpose is and the decisions you make, decisions that you'll 83 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:58,000 need to make in order to achieve the, pursue the calling that's on your life. 84 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:02,200 There's, that's kind of like, it just kind of hit me. 85 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,920 I like that we kind of stay in this purview because that is the purpose of this podcast. 86 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:06,920 Yeah. 87 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:11,560 It is to give people the tools that they can use to pursue the calling that's on their 88 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:12,560 lives. 89 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:13,560 Yeah. 90 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,560 So I really like that we're doing this right now. 91 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:16,560 Yeah, guys. 92 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:25,680 So like, I want to actually touch on something that Shawn said and like you were saying, like 93 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:32,840 whenever you're looking for the alternate routes, you're doing that because there's 94 00:06:32,840 --> 00:06:39,680 a potential that the one that you initially chose fails and then you make, and then you 95 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:45,760 have to make an audible and if you already have those planned out ahead of time, then 96 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:50,520 if you already have those decisions made planned out ahead of time, it makes it easier and 97 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,600 it allows you to help make more prompt decisions. 98 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:54,600 That's very wise. 99 00:06:54,600 --> 00:07:01,160 And which kind of leads me into some things I had, some things I kind of had derived from 100 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:02,960 Thinking We Were Rich. 101 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:12,560 Since Napoleon Hill, he talks about like the habit of decision making is like, I have here 102 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:20,840 the habit of reaching decisions promptly and of changing these decisions slowly. 103 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:27,640 He talks about the importance of not just making decisions, but making decisions quickly 104 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:28,640 and promptly. 105 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:37,000 And then, like I already said, reiterating, but making those decisions, like you're changing 106 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:41,080 them slowly because you're sure of the decision that you made. 107 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:47,640 And so whenever you made the decision, again, like, okay, you have to, whenever you have 108 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:54,800 those alternate routes ahead of you, maybe hit the route, hit the point where your initial 109 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:55,800 route fails. 110 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:56,800 Yeah. 111 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:01,800 So you have to admit that it's be humble, admit that it fails and then make the decision 112 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:03,600 to change your course. 113 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:04,600 Right. 114 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:11,200 So that way you still lead to what you're called to do, what your decision is ultimately, 115 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:18,320 but you still, I love that because it's like if something fails, but you're still, if it 116 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:22,080 fails forward, it's like back to falling forward. 117 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:23,880 That's what exactly would that be. 118 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:24,880 Yeah. 119 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:31,560 Because like, yeah, you learn from that mistake, the mistakes that you made that caused that 120 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:32,560 failure to happen. 121 00:08:32,560 --> 00:08:37,560 But we've learned before, like we said in the past, failures are learning opportunities. 122 00:08:37,560 --> 00:08:42,560 You take how you failed, you take how you failed, you learn from that mistake and you 123 00:08:42,560 --> 00:08:46,680 move forward and you make the audible of one of the alternate routes that you already decided 124 00:08:46,680 --> 00:08:48,680 that you were going to take. 125 00:08:48,680 --> 00:08:49,680 Whew! 126 00:08:49,680 --> 00:08:53,960 That's a lot, but it's good stuff. 127 00:08:53,960 --> 00:09:01,960 And the reason it says there that changing these decisions slowly is because if you're 128 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:06,680 going, like we're going to stick with this, this can be applied into any decision, but 129 00:09:06,680 --> 00:09:10,960 we're going to stick with this one thing that you brought up, Shawn. 130 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:16,560 Like if you're keep trying, if you're changing that decision slowly, you're making the decision 131 00:09:16,560 --> 00:09:23,720 to make, you're making, now you're making the audible to choose a different route. 132 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,480 So now, but you can't keep switching routes. 133 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:27,480 Right. 134 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:36,240 You can't like, you can't keep, you can't keep bouncing from one thing to the next because 135 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:39,240 you're never, because you're just making lateral moves. 136 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:40,240 Right. 137 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,040 You're not moving forward. 138 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:46,440 You wouldn't be if you're always switching routes because you never get anything done. 139 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:47,440 Right. 140 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,280 You necessarily would just be failing, not falling forward. 141 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,280 You would just be failing in general. 142 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:54,280 Yeah. 143 00:09:54,280 --> 00:10:00,120 And there's another note I have here that people, I'll read exactly what I have written, 144 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:08,080 but this can be taken in other aspects of, you can say, of success, of pursuing business, 145 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:12,600 pursuing a calling that's on your life successfully. 146 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:16,640 But whatever in here is people who fail to accumulate money without exception, remember 147 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:22,160 this is from the book Think and Grow Rich, have the habit of reaching decisions if at 148 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:28,040 all very slowly and changing these decisions quickly and often. 149 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:29,040 I think that's 100%. 150 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:34,600 And when it comes down to it, it's like one of the episodes we talked about a while ago, 151 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:35,600 discipline. 152 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:36,600 Yeah. 153 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:37,600 Right. 154 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:44,720 Because what that sentence clearly says is a person financially, when we're talking about 155 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:50,680 this specific sentence, a person that doesn't have financially discipline, they're easily 156 00:10:50,680 --> 00:10:52,880 able to be shaken. 157 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:59,040 In the Bible, it talks about the guy who pulls his house on sink and sand and when the wind 158 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:00,480 blew, it blew. 159 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:04,680 When the waters came, it collapsed. 160 00:11:04,680 --> 00:11:08,480 It was because it didn't have any foundation. 161 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:09,880 And that's what's so important. 162 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:21,440 So when it comes to decision making and why are we here, it is all about making it known 163 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:29,320 that whatever calling, whatever purpose I have in sticking to that, you have to be, 164 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:33,320 what's it, great or I would say solid. 165 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:41,080 There's so many words where it means that you are just, for me, I guess I would be an 166 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:46,520 example, I use it in arguments, controversial. 167 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:52,640 Because in that way of saying that what you believe, you stick into it and you have to 168 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:53,640 be that way. 169 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,040 And that's why I love that sentence. 170 00:11:56,040 --> 00:12:01,960 People who are disciplined are very, I would say solid, controversial sometimes to others 171 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:16,160 because it's not going to be able to not be influenced, I would say, by the other things. 172 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:25,960 One thing that I want to dive into is kind of moving into a little bit of another subject 173 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:31,520 on this, but it's about the courage in decision making. 174 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:36,840 So Shawn, why don't you, you have a couple things going on right now. 175 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:37,840 Yeah. 176 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:38,840 And you had to make some decisions. 177 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:39,840 Yeah. 178 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:42,240 Why don't you talk a little bit about that? 179 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:43,240 Okay. 180 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:44,240 All right. 181 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:51,880 So for the guys and girls who don't know, big life steps happening. 182 00:12:51,880 --> 00:13:00,360 So my purpose God has given me since I was a little kid, it would be to be a pastor, 183 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:01,360 right? 184 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:09,600 Now, that being said, decision making, I had to make some big decisions this year to help 185 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:11,600 lead into that. 186 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:19,720 I had one option of working a job and trying to build my own discipline. 187 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:27,720 And then I had another option where the discipline will be provided for me, but so will the finances 188 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:31,720 and mentality and the strength. 189 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:35,800 I will gain all these things from the other decision. 190 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:41,120 So I had to weigh which decision I would take. 191 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:45,200 Both the outcomes would lead to getting my pastoral degree. 192 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:59,040 But I had to choose what I believed would be the most beneficial and decision I made 193 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:05,720 is I would say the one where it would teach me discipline and the one where it would teach 194 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:10,240 me finances, the one where it would teach me strength. 195 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:16,880 And I needed that one rather than the decision that would have been easier, but lacking all 196 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:30,080 that lacking all the things leading to making me a better pastor minister. 197 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:38,480 So yeah, it's been quite a journey this year. 198 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:47,600 I think the reason I wanted to talk about that is because one, it was you had the alternate 199 00:14:47,600 --> 00:15:01,840 routes planned out, like you talked about, and also, man, I just thought of something 200 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:02,840 else. 201 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:14,640 Shawn, what happens if you have the alternate things planned out, and this isn't necessarily 202 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:20,680 pertaining to you, it could be anything, but think about it in your own situation. 203 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:22,440 What if those routes fail? 204 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:23,440 What do you do? 205 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:24,440 I have another out. 206 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:25,440 It's true. 207 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:26,440 I do have another out. 208 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:27,440 You personally do. 209 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:28,440 I actually do. 210 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:29,440 I actually do. 211 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:30,440 Yeah, I have another out. 212 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:34,840 What if that one fails? 213 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:38,240 This is where it comes down to. 214 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:43,720 You know that you have a calling, a purpose. 215 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:50,480 So the decision that we all make, right? 216 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:55,020 Every route is supposed to lead to that. 217 00:15:55,020 --> 00:16:00,680 So if all those routes fail, I'll find another route because it has to get done. 218 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:05,440 Because when you have a purpose, you have this ambition, you have this drive, you have 219 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,720 this, I don't know what it's called. 220 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:10,400 It's like, I don't know. 221 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:16,680 I could never live a life that I didn't get to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. 222 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:18,320 I could never live that life. 223 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:22,880 And it's just because it's in me. 224 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:27,240 So if every route failed, I'm sure I'll find another route. 225 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:28,840 And it's crazy to think that way. 226 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:35,960 But you have to when you're going to achieve your goal in life. 227 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:44,000 And I can sit here and ask you, we can talk about, you asked a question, well, how do 228 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,000 you do that? 229 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:46,000 How do you find it? 230 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,720 Well, we can talk around that all day. 231 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:57,360 But if we also don't talk about purpose in itself, like what is it in the book I'm reading, 232 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,640 it talks about the definiteness of purpose. 233 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:06,440 That you can't really teach people that. 234 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:12,880 You can teach people concepts, which is as much as we can do here and teach people about 235 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:13,880 our lives. 236 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:19,560 But I want to teach, like talk about our lives, but like, and that's what we're hoping that 237 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:24,760 will maybe spark something in you guys to like think about your own definiteness of 238 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:25,760 purpose. 239 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:31,520 Because when you have a definiteness of purpose, you will also your decisions become more definite. 240 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:32,520 Yeah. 241 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:37,080 The decisions that you make will then change. 242 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:43,440 Once you will change with where you see you want you're wanting your life to go. 243 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:48,280 And that's where it comes down to that point you brought up early about like people who 244 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,240 know who they are. 245 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,840 People who know their purpose and calling. 246 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:59,400 When you go back all your first note about that guy who said, yeah, where he said about 247 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:07,240 like, if I could paraphrase, it was like, they don't make decisions lightly. 248 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:08,240 Oh, okay. 249 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:11,240 They'll have a reaching decision promptly. 250 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:12,240 Yeah. 251 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:18,320 And they know like, you know, I mean, so like, they're the decisions that I have these routes 252 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:23,120 weren't made like, oh, I'm just gonna do whatever you know, they were like, they were made for 253 00:18:23,120 --> 00:18:24,120 a specific purpose. 254 00:18:24,120 --> 00:18:30,760 If they fell, there's other routes I'll take to try to achieve the goal, achieve the calling, 255 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:32,360 achieve the purpose. 256 00:18:32,360 --> 00:18:36,760 And I feel like that's where it comes like, well, you just don't make it lightly, because 257 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:42,400 it's about knowing this has to achieve the purpose to achieve the calling. 258 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:46,880 It's like, I think about those people too, who make decisions promptly and they make 259 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:48,400 them quickly. 260 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:58,080 Like, they like, they make those decisions without like, without knowing like, where 261 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:05,000 like, I just had like, they know, and necessarily where they want to go. 262 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:06,680 But they don't know where they're going to end up. 263 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:07,680 Yeah. 264 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:08,680 And they're making the decisions anyway. 265 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:15,440 And regardless, it's like, again, this was in one podcast I was listening to was, it 266 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:17,600 was Ed Mylett and John Maxwell. 267 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:24,240 They were talking, John starts talking about, he starts talking about making decisions. 268 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:31,200 And he's like, there's so many people get stuck and afraid of making that taking that 269 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:35,480 next step, because they can't see the tomorrow. 270 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:40,560 And he uses the analogy of driving a car, which some of you might have heard before. 271 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:44,880 Like, whenever you're driving in a car at night, all you can see is what your headlights 272 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:45,880 allow you to see. 273 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:49,560 You can only see that what that space right now is so good. 274 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:54,480 But you can't, but you can't like, but you still see it moving forward. 275 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:55,480 It's like work. 276 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:59,120 It's like driving at night without GPS and paying attention to road signs. 277 00:19:59,120 --> 00:20:01,120 Yeah, that'd be crazy. 278 00:20:01,120 --> 00:20:02,120 Yeah. 279 00:20:02,120 --> 00:20:09,720 Sorry, I lost it for a second. 280 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:11,720 Oh, man. 281 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:22,920 But yeah, it's like that's literally what going through life really, I believe is meant 282 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:23,920 to be like. 283 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:24,920 Yeah. 284 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:28,800 It's not like I am a person who hates not knowing things. 285 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:34,640 And that is like why it is a skill, it's a habit. 286 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:40,360 Like he said, like he's saying, like, this is now referencing on Napoleon Hill. 287 00:20:40,360 --> 00:20:49,920 But it's like what he's saying is that these people that they have formed the habit, they 288 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:55,520 either like they formed it either after realizing that they didn't have it, or they form or 289 00:20:55,520 --> 00:21:03,120 they inherently got this trait, but through their upbringing or through whoever else. 290 00:21:03,120 --> 00:21:06,040 And now they're able to make these make decisions. 291 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:11,800 I'm going to work this into my next point. 292 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:16,920 Make these decisions without knowing what's coming next. 293 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:21,520 And I like what he says next, he goes, the value of decisions depends on the courage 294 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:22,760 required to render them. 295 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:23,760 Oh, I love that. 296 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:28,920 And a lot of the things people talk about. 297 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:35,520 The thing that he talks about, he references, I'm not sure if I would have remembered what 298 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:36,520 year this book was written. 299 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:40,000 And it's like, oh man, I have to look it up again. 300 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:48,720 But the he's talking about the Declaration of Independence and the 56 men that made the 301 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:56,720 decision, not just 56 men, but three men who got those 56 men together. 302 00:21:56,720 --> 00:22:02,760 And then the decisions that these guys had to make put their lives on the line in order 303 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:08,320 to get the United States like their independence from Great Britain. 304 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:16,400 And there's like the current the value of that decision that they made, it essentially 305 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:23,520 should be like, hey, yeah, like I was telling you, like the the British governor of Virginia, 306 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:30,040 like I pretty much told him, like, you better back off. 307 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:35,440 He's like, he's like, you're threatening me trying to bribe, they were trying to bribe 308 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:40,440 them, they're trying to, they're trying to bribe them, talk them down from essentially 309 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:44,880 getting this new council, this new council setting up the first, what I say, Congress, 310 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:45,880 almost. 311 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:51,160 I don't quote me don't I might not might be wrong with that terminology. 312 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:57,920 But I'm getting together 56 men and like the British heard that this was happening. 313 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:02,640 And like, they sent him a letter and he said, you better back down. 314 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,720 And he was like, he like, no chance. 315 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,720 The paraphrase very poorly. 316 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:11,880 He said, he was like, no, he was like, no chance. 317 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:17,200 Like, I remember one thing he said, you guys do not mess with the feelings of a, what do 318 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:22,480 you say, do not mess with feelings of the exasperated, like, they wouldn't exaggerate 319 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:23,480 people were they exasperated? 320 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,480 Yeah, yeah, do not mess with the feelings of exasperated people. 321 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:30,280 And he's talking about the American people is like, you mess with us too much. 322 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:32,920 And that we're done. 323 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:36,440 I think I like, he made the decision to put his life on the line. 324 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:41,800 If they what they did, if what they did failed, like all 56 of them, men would have been hung. 325 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:43,160 I know. 326 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:44,720 But that's what you have to do. 327 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:55,280 Like the I love what you said, like every decision that leads to purpose requires courage. 328 00:23:55,280 --> 00:24:01,080 You cannot, you cannot like not have courage and try to do these decisions. 329 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:05,400 Because this is what, while like, I like that last point where he was talking about, like, 330 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:11,160 why some people just never achieve their dreams or goals or their callings. 331 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:20,120 Just because they lack the courage to they lack the the fortitude to stand the discipline 332 00:24:20,120 --> 00:24:24,480 to stand on what they believe. 333 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:25,960 So they never achieve anything. 334 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:29,240 Because if you don't believe anything, you won't achieve anything. 335 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:31,800 And that's just how life works. 336 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:36,760 Yeah, I think where you're going, I think I like that because I think you don't have 337 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:45,440 to feel if you don't have a like a yeah, I think like if you like when you say you if 338 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:49,520 you don't believe in something, are you particularly talking about like a greater power? 339 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,760 I am talking about everything. 340 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:56,600 God, but practical level as well. 341 00:24:56,600 --> 00:25:01,080 I'm talking about like if you don't believe you're going to be the best football player 342 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:03,880 in the world, you will never train as hard as you can. 343 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:04,880 Yeah. 344 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:11,640 You're a boxer, if you don't believe in yourself and in your abilities, and whatever your purpose 345 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,440 or your dream is, it will never come to life. 346 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:15,440 You killed it. 347 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,440 Dude, that's so good. 348 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,240 Like, again, from thinking you're rich. 349 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:26,360 He said, I think I might have mentioned this before on here, but I don't care. 350 00:25:26,360 --> 00:25:30,360 Like there, he talks about like, whenever you're writing down your essentially like 351 00:25:30,360 --> 00:25:35,400 your like your plan of how you're going to reach this goal that you set out for yourself. 352 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:39,840 And when you're writing out this goal, or you're writing out this like this vision for 353 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:44,120 yourself, he literally says throw reason out the window. 354 00:25:44,120 --> 00:25:46,440 Yeah, he's like, throw reason out. 355 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:51,960 Do not like do not let reason determine what you're going to write down what you're going 356 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:57,120 to like what you're going to pursue, because what your people what your people are doing 357 00:25:57,120 --> 00:26:02,240 now is what your people are doing now is way less what you're going to be able to what 358 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,240 you're going to be capable of doing later. 359 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:05,240 Easily agree. 360 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:06,240 100%. 361 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,280 So like you were so like what you're able to do. 362 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,320 So like, if you're going to believe that you can get to that point of something you're 363 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:15,240 not right now couldn't do, then you're going to believe that you can then you're going 364 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:20,640 to make the decisions to the things that you make to learn the things that they get you 365 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:23,600 to that point to gain the knowledge and the information. 366 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:34,960 Yeah, I can't like, move me into another section about like, what as you're pursuing like, 367 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:39,440 like you say, you're throwing reason out the window and you know, who you are right now. 368 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:41,360 Yeah, you're not you're not capable. 369 00:26:41,360 --> 00:26:46,040 You don't have resources, you don't have to know how you like you don't have the wisdom 370 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:51,040 to to reach the goal to pursue the pursue the calling to have the the the the the the 371 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:56,040 confidence, the vision that has been set out before you. 372 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:59,520 You have to you can't let other people's opinions sway. 373 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:01,560 That's so good. 374 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:05,360 What you're pursuing that a preacher holds. 375 00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:10,720 That's a whole that's a whole sermon right there because you can't I 100% agree with 376 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:16,960 you Thomas like you cannot let people's opinion of what God is placed in your life. 377 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:27,560 What God has called you to do to to fruition like if you let people go out there and say 378 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:32,160 Thomas you know what you can't be a life coach and this is X, Y, Z and this this and this 379 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:38,360 and this and you just go and believe them then you won't be what God called you to do. 380 00:27:38,360 --> 00:27:39,360 You know what I mean? 381 00:27:39,360 --> 00:27:43,880 What whatever God calls you to do people are not always going to agree. 382 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:44,880 Why? 383 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:46,440 Because they don't have the same vision as you did. 384 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:51,480 They don't they don't have the same purpose as you and even if they have a similar purpose 385 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:56,720 in your life doesn't mean that their their word is final. 386 00:27:56,720 --> 00:28:01,360 Their word is judgment in your vision your dream and your goals don't happen because 387 00:28:01,360 --> 00:28:02,360 they said so. 388 00:28:02,360 --> 00:28:06,520 Well I also want to say like I didn't write this note down and I because I was like man 389 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:14,560 you're a little controversial but I say like okay but like he was saying like one of the 390 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:21,360 things he says is like let me see if you're essentially is like whenever you are pursuing 391 00:28:21,360 --> 00:28:25,320 this calling but you want to gain information with it which is a little bit later down the 392 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:31,200 road in my notes but you want to gain information like the only people that should really know 393 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,480 exactly what you're pursuing are the people that are in your inner circle what he calls 394 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:35,480 your mastermind. 395 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:41,120 Yeah because if Mike you said the people that are trying to pursue the same things yeah 396 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:45,960 like some people are jealous you know if you're so sure and you're so like you're so like 397 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:51,600 confident in yourself people envy that absolutely and people envy that and will try to knock 398 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:59,520 you down and there's um but going back to opinions for a second um that kind of leads 399 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:07,120 into that but um I'm going to read a couple of my notes here uh about that he goes if 400 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:12,720 you are influenced by opinions when you reach decisions you will not succeed in any undertaking 401 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:18,800 okay close friends and relatives who are not meaning to do so often a handicap one through 402 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:24,520 op through opinions and sometimes through ridicule which is meant to be humorous and 403 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:33,800 he goes opinions are the cheapest commodity on earth and like um I just thought of a really 404 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:39,000 funny thing that I don't think I think people are gonna be like oh my gosh Thomas what the 405 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:44,360 heck am I am I woke no no it's just funny you ever hear like what you ever hear like 406 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:51,160 what opinions are like yeah what do they like Shawn but like everyone has one and they all 407 00:29:51,160 --> 00:30:03,400 stink that's fair anyway um but no it's like if you let people's 408 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:07,560 opinion if you're pursuing this calling and like you know that you can't reach it you 409 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:12,400 know you're not capable but then the people around you the people your family that like 410 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:17,280 your family that like it's not that they don't like you even say it's not that they don't 411 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:22,240 believe in you yeah but they're going like sometimes they feel like they're people sometimes 412 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:27,800 family and friends feel like they're being helpful by giving you by giving you an opinion 413 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:35,720 by giving you their opinions and really they're not most of the time yeah and it like sometimes 414 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:40,360 and like most of the time I would say an opinion like you're like hey you can accept it like 415 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:44,160 hey yeah sure thank you for what you said I appreciate you giving me your input and 416 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:48,440 then letting it like letting it slide up yeah letting it slide and like um unless it's a 417 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:54,360 person with that has great wisdom and has great influence in your life um but even some 418 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:59,400 of them I would say like this is why it's so important to know your purpose because 419 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:05,760 some of your your best people in your council that sometimes say stuff that wasn't or isn't 420 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:14,480 what God wants for your life oh my gosh I'm sorry listeners sorry about that yeah so like 421 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:22,480 you know even some of them like well think about Jesus right Jesus is getting ready to 422 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:28,760 die on the cross and you know what Peter's response was Lord you don't you don't have 423 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:34,240 to do that like imagine if Jesus didn't die on the cross like he Peter's response with 424 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:40,320 that you know what Jesus response was get behind me Satan you know what it wasn't as 425 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:47,560 an like an insult to say like Peter was possessed or nothing like that no he wasn't but what 426 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:54,800 he was doing even though he was he's with Jesus he's one of the council with Jesus right 427 00:31:54,800 --> 00:32:01,720 he was speaking out of his own rather than speaking out of knowledge of God and that 428 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:07,720 and I've even the best of your advisors can still say the wrong thing that's what they 429 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:12,840 their advisors yeah that's true you know I mean I see the point I see the point that 430 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:17,240 you're making and I well like it's still like you still use discernment and decision making 431 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:22,720 to choose not only they choose who's going to be in your inner circle and it was not 432 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:29,840 going to be in your inner circle but yeah I also use proper discernment on whether to 433 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:37,080 listen to what they're saying yeah I um and to them not nobody's perfect right right nobody's 434 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:42,320 perfect and nobody's going to say the same right thing every single time and I think 435 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:49,920 with with that and with that exact point I'd say whenever you're going to go have a conversation 436 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:53,960 with maybe on a particular topic you want to ask them a question when it gains some 437 00:32:53,960 --> 00:33:01,320 wisdom yeah from them like I guess it just it's just a practical tip you go with questions 438 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:06,960 prompt you go with questions you go you go forward with already having questions prepared 439 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:12,880 and then you take their you take their the because you're going you're going to them 440 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:20,840 because you're going to them for a for a console you're going to them for a conversation and 441 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:24,120 sometimes sometimes this will be helpful other times you're just there to be with them be 442 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:29,000 around them yeah but like you're there to get like uh you chose them because they can 443 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:37,080 speak wisdom into your life right and the so the goal the goal of choosing people for 444 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:43,640 your inner circle is that their majority of the time nine times out of ten what they're 445 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:48,440 going to say is going to be useful yeah yeah I would agree um because if they're if it's 446 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:53,760 like if it's a 50 50 shot then get them out like if it's a 50 50 shot then they're they're 447 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:58,080 not worth it it's not worth the time like um the people that you need in your inner 448 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:03,040 circle other people the people that you need to eat inner circle other people um that will 449 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:09,120 speak good counsel and that will um that are some people that will speak good counsel maybe 450 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:12,720 they're lateral to you then the people that are wiser than you and have seen more life 451 00:34:12,720 --> 00:34:18,360 than you and have done more than you um we're kind of off of the weeds a little bit but 452 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:26,800 uh but yeah that's just like high level of inner circle but yeah we're in the weeds um 453 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:32,160 do you have anything john before I dive into something else no we can dive into something 454 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:38,040 else because I mean I I honestly feel like like I said it's important to have wise counsel 455 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:43,160 but like what like what you said to reiterate is to make sure that you use the sermon on 456 00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:47,440 what decisions to accept from them and what decisions to throw away yeah and that's what 457 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:56,080 everybody and that will keep you in the best version of yourself like um kind of one of 458 00:34:56,080 --> 00:35:03,280 the last sections move into now it's about self-reliance and communication and this is 459 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:12,320 within decision making and um another quote from the book um he says you have you have 460 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:17,920 a brain and a mind of your own use it and reach your own decisions if you need facts 461 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:22,080 or information from other people to enable you to reach decisions as you probably will 462 00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:26,800 in many instances and this is why I said before acquire these facts or secure the information 463 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:34,040 you need quietly without disclosing your purpose oh yeah so good and I don't believe he didn't 464 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:37,840 say this specifically but I don't believe that particularly saying to that about your 465 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:42,040 inner circle yeah that's saying like um because your inner circle should know what your purpose 466 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:48,840 is what you're pursuing what you're going for um but to pull us back um but like uh 467 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:53,280 this is like whenever you're going out to somebody and you're not sure you know you 468 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:58,720 know you know they have um good wisdom and they're a good knowledge of what you're looking 469 00:35:58,720 --> 00:36:01,920 for in this instance this book was written before the internet and I know you know like 470 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:06,120 if you just want knowledge you can look it up or read a book yeah um but like if you 471 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:09,560 want knowledge from a human being you're like hey I'm just curious about this one thing 472 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:13,600 and I personally like I don't want to dive too deep into that because I don't I feel 473 00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:18,600 like um you can go in a really wrong direction with that no but I think it's so good though 474 00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:27,760 because think about it like this Joseph what did he do why did his brothers hate him Joseph 475 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:38,680 told his brothers his purpose his dream his vision and when he did so his brothers were 476 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:43,360 hatred and they were jealous so not everybody needs to know your purpose and your dream 477 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:48,680 and your your vision until you complete it sometimes not everybody does so I totally 478 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:52,520 agree with that that's good actually I'm glad you said that because the last point I have 479 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:56,440 done here is tell the world what you intend to do but first show it yeah I think it's 480 00:36:56,440 --> 00:37:01,880 so good to just to achieve your goal your dream and vision and keep like you said they're 481 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:10,760 your wise counsel yeah but sometimes you can't let everybody know um and moving into like 482 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:15,960 more about communication and it's like like whenever you're whenever you're seeking your 483 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:20,320 wise counsel we're on that a lot today uh but when you're seeking your wise counsel 484 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:24,160 you're talking to people or even whether they're in your inner circle or somebody you're just 485 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:29,560 looking for wisdom from um you want to keep you like there's scripture on this you want 486 00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:33,480 you want to keep your eye you want to keep your eye your eyes and ears wide open your 487 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:43,040 mouth closed um because like if you're looking to gain wisdom it's not going to come from 488 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:47,840 you like it's not going to come if you keep opening your mouth I agree like it's going 489 00:37:47,840 --> 00:37:52,120 to like if you're like the people that you're looking to gain wisdom from like let them 490 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:56,880 talk just sit there and absorb sure questions ask the questions you want to ask but just 491 00:37:56,880 --> 00:38:00,040 sit there and let them talk and when pat was here and he was like sorry I talked to us 492 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:08,040 like no that like yeah that's a good thing I like that's why you're here and like uh 493 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:19,480 because he's wise not just because he talks a lot um but um um but no I think um that 494 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:23,680 was just a quick point I wanted to make that I don't like I think like you have anything 495 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:28,160 on that no I honestly I think that's good because the bible talks about that many varied 496 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:34,960 verses um be quick to hear and slow to speak yeah be a prime example that um scripture 497 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:42,840 um yeah so like all the way it's important for us to when you're in the presence of knowledge 498 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:52,240 to be not oh it's about me but how can I learn yeah how can I be teachable how can what what 499 00:38:52,240 --> 00:39:01,920 am I learning from this what decision will help me achieve why am I here yeah and I think 500 00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:09,360 um just to wrap it up a little bit I think that I have one one piece of scripture here 501 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:16,440 Shawn has like 50 but which is a good thing nothing that's bad it's good but uh I have 502 00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:22,560 one I have one here but um this kind of lead us into the final final little discussion 503 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:27,920 point uh it's Matthew 18 19 he goes I tell you further if two of you agree upon the earth 504 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:33,520 concerning anything for which you ask it will come to you from my father who is in heaven 505 00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:41,400 uh and I can speak to this from experience with Shawn and I in this podcast yeah like 506 00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:48,240 we had a may we have to make multiple decisions like together in order to move forward yeah 507 00:39:48,240 --> 00:39:54,440 and like we had to make decisions to start the podcast yeah like that's one thing and 508 00:39:54,440 --> 00:40:00,680 like um like okay going way back to what I was talking about before about the whole like 509 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:10,760 declaration of independence and everything you know July 4th whatever July 4th is what 510 00:40:10,760 --> 00:40:19,160 we celebrate but the just like Christmas you know it's not Jesus's birthday but uh 511 00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:26,080 but uh the July 4th is what everybody remembers is what for for getting our independence from 512 00:40:26,080 --> 00:40:32,640 Great Britain but really the more important date I think was September 15th yeah something 513 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:40,160 like that and because that was when the decision was made uh where this uh I would at least 514 00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:48,640 36 no it was before that it was those three guys decided to actually pursue getting those 515 00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:52,680 people together and they sent the letter that they were sending letters out and stuff and 516 00:40:52,680 --> 00:40:59,760 like they're um that you know they did a decision to start yeah and that is a whole other topic 517 00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:04,840 like starting but like uh but that no that's really good because that brings us to like 518 00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:10,520 our first point think about it when we said uh step identifying the decision I'm sorry 519 00:41:10,520 --> 00:41:15,800 we'll go right back I was just saying like step one is identifying that you need to make 520 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:20,840 a decision yeah that's what I said yeah to start yeah that's fair um that's a good point 521 00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:25,320 yeah but like I wanted to like you know touch back on the scripture like even like like 522 00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:30,560 if you didn't know you know we have merch yeah and like uh we had to make a decision 523 00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:36,520 to do that we had to make a decision um when to do that how to do that what exactly like 524 00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:41,560 we went back and forth like for at least a day or two about like what we were actually 525 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:46,560 going to sell yeah and then we sold more than we then we said we're just going to they were 526 00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:51,160 like yeah we'll do shirts then we have to do hoodies yeah also let's get it and you 527 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:59,040 know 29 uh 1999 39.99 but uh 39.99 for a hoodie but um but uh more coming soon but the uh 528 00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:06,000 I love it but like uh and then like we have to like we have to agree that we also like 529 00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:12,960 John and I like we do have an agreement and like John has John has grace uh for some for 530 00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:18,200 me I have grace for him um but we have like I feel like we've had this silent agreement 531 00:42:18,200 --> 00:42:25,000 but still agreement that like whenever we have guests on yeah um they don't come on 532 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:28,160 the show until we both are like both are ready Shawn's ready most of the time yeah so it's 533 00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:32,840 like just go go go it's like this person this person I'm like hold on so yeah I need to 534 00:42:32,840 --> 00:42:38,040 know more about who they are and I need to like talk to them more and I knew like like 535 00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:43,680 I need more information well I mean I think that's that's the reason why we work so well 536 00:42:43,680 --> 00:42:48,280 because I'm like jelly and you're like peanut butter but it's all for eating you're just 537 00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:53,520 saying that because because of uh no because I'm your mentor oh peanut butter and jelly 538 00:42:53,520 --> 00:43:02,600 pvj yeah now bible brothers I'll listen to them um but yeah um but yeah yeah no but no 539 00:43:02,600 --> 00:43:08,120 but I was thinking more of like on the aspect yeah we go together but like you know we have 540 00:43:08,120 --> 00:43:14,680 two different uh ways of viewing the world in opinions and stuff but it still works because 541 00:43:14,680 --> 00:43:19,480 it's like hey I want to go grab this person Thomas is like okay let's let's check let's 542 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:24,480 see what's this person's schedule let's see and we work together well because Thomas is 543 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:31,920 more um logical and I'm more uh what's it called I can't yes yeah so you know I mean 544 00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:37,920 so it works out there's a spider over there got distracted but uh but it's right on the 545 00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:43,240 wall I can't look I see we have so many little so many of those little guys just running 546 00:43:43,240 --> 00:43:49,800 around anyway um but no guys like and the reason I brought that up at all like they 547 00:43:49,800 --> 00:43:53,320 why did that happen what does coming in agreeance with each other have anything to do with the 548 00:43:53,320 --> 00:44:00,640 decision making and it's because like there are like there's times where you have to stare 549 00:44:00,640 --> 00:44:05,440 at a spider and you can't look away until you're behind your bookshelf okay now we're 550 00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:13,440 can pay attention but but but anyway there's like there are going to be times you have 551 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:18,560 to come to a joint decision yes and I like what he said what the scripture says is um 552 00:44:18,560 --> 00:44:23,960 if two if two views agree upon the earth containing anything to which you ask it will come to 553 00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:27,480 you from my father in heaven I'm sure there's actual like there's some like it's not saying 554 00:44:27,480 --> 00:44:32,280 literally anything you agree on that God's going to give you yeah there's like um which 555 00:44:32,280 --> 00:44:38,600 is kind of like spoken throughout scripture in itself but like if it's in its will and 556 00:44:38,600 --> 00:44:43,000 we agree on it and we pursue it together and like if we pursue it together and we make 557 00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:47,800 decisions of like okay who's going to do what yeah and like you can't like the people like 558 00:44:47,800 --> 00:44:52,280 the most successful people in the world never did it never did it by themselves that's true 559 00:44:52,280 --> 00:44:57,040 and they had to make they had to make initial decisions and then they have then they then 560 00:44:57,040 --> 00:45:03,160 you know at leaders you know you decide who to give um who to delegate to and then they 561 00:45:03,160 --> 00:45:08,520 make decisions and then like and then us us being like the co-host co-founders of this 562 00:45:08,520 --> 00:45:14,280 podcast like yeah we have to make those joint decisions yeah otherwise it's not going to 563 00:45:14,280 --> 00:45:20,000 work otherwise we fight otherwise we'll get frustrated like like otherwise otherwise it 564 00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:24,000 would be like otherwise it could just break apart if we're not in agreement if we aren't 565 00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:30,240 making joint decisions and i feel like that goes for friendships uh but in an aspect like 566 00:45:30,240 --> 00:45:39,640 this yeah that goes for business that goes for uh relationships um like yeah i like you 567 00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:44,200 want to i don't have any other thing else to say on that to be honest i think you're 568 00:45:44,200 --> 00:45:50,000 100% right i totally agree with that like you can't just make one person can't make 569 00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:54,000 all the decisions even in a marriage think about like that because like if the husband 570 00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:59,760 makes all decisions it doesn't involve the wife at all the marriage will be terrible 571 00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:04,960 yeah like there's now man now i'm thinking in the scripture man look at you do to me 572 00:46:06,320 --> 00:46:14,000 like i was uh reading um i'm gonna study about exodus and thinking back to moses and what he was 573 00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:19,840 uh judging and he was the judge for every million of the millions of people he was a judge for 574 00:46:19,840 --> 00:46:26,880 everybody and then um his father-in-law came in and was like hey yeah no like you should be 575 00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:33,680 actually breaking this down and giving other people the like the different giving other people 576 00:46:33,680 --> 00:46:44,480 like that you believe have this power to be judges for like a thousand a hundred and tens yeah um so 577 00:46:44,480 --> 00:46:48,560 that you're not doing it all by yourself because that's not sustainable you burn yourself out it's 578 00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:53,760 not going to work so it so it's like you could give other people that you know the power to make 579 00:46:53,760 --> 00:46:58,960 decisions and that's that's like the top down that's yeah that's like thinking in the hierarchical 580 00:46:58,960 --> 00:47:05,680 view of a business or in that case of just leadership in general um but yeah that's um 581 00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:12,320 yes yeah i don't know that's all i had hey okay i'm good you want to wrap it up i think it's 582 00:47:12,320 --> 00:47:17,120 time to wrap it up yeah at least yeah something else i know i honestly think that's a good point 583 00:47:17,120 --> 00:47:26,320 to wrap it up that like um decision making is an important step to achieving why you are here 584 00:47:26,320 --> 00:47:34,400 yeah but all right guys if you like this episode don't forget to give us five stars give us a five 585 00:47:34,400 --> 00:47:41,680 star review 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