ENDURE THE PAIN. ENJOY THE GAIN. REBUILD YOURSELF ONCE AGAIN. - Best Motivational Speech

There are four things you need to know before you go out into the world. Remember these things and you'll be the best person you can be. First, look at this pencil. We know that in order for it to become a useful pencil, that from time to time, again and again, it's going to have to go through a resharpening. Well, if this pencil could feel, we could imagine how painful that would be. But that's what it takes for it to be a useful pencil. Life is much the same. Painful experiences and challenges come to us all. But it's through these opportunities that we build character and we grow. Second is to keep in mind that we'll be able to correct many of the mistakes you make along the way, just like this eraser. So if we learn from our mistakes, they're not mistakes, they're lessons we can use to do better the next time around. When was the last time you wrote out your dream? Walt Disney, Hayao Miyazaki, Leonardo da Vinci. With just a paper and a pen, they mapped out worlds and stories that changed the way we see reality. They built their dreams into existence way before anyone believed it was ever possible. In an era of endless notifications and constant comparison, it's so easy to feel lost and aimless. But the simple act of documenting your dreams can change everything. What if you could map out the ideal version of your story? Publishing a novel, running a marathon, starting a clothing line, creating a short film, whatever your dream is, every idea, every sketch, every note is one step closer towards building a world that's authentically yours. Imagine the specific moment where you can claim victory. Imagine the moment that you actually achieve that goal that you've been dreaming about for so long, procrastinating on for so long. You've been kicking the can down the road saying, I'm going to do it tomorrow. I'm going to do it Monday. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. Imagine the day that you actually achieve it. You can cross the box off. This wasn't just some pipe dream. You made it happen. The thing that everybody told you you couldn't do, the thing you got laughed at for in the beginning, you actually did it. The fact is you're never going to have that moment unless you take the first step. You're never going to have that moment if you keep procrastinating. As sweet as that moment is, the fact is you are never going to You don't have self-awareness. You can't possibly change yourself. Everybody wants to think they can change themselves. That's why self-help books sell so well. A lot of that, I believe, is nonsense, a lot of what's written, because it's not realistic. You're not seeing who people really are. You're not digging underneath and getting at what really motivates human behavior. I wanted a very realistic, brutal look at the human animal. It's not all negative. We have But once you realize, oh, I am capable of feeling envy. Oh, I am irrational at times. Oh, I have a dark side. With that awareness, you can actually finally start to change yourself. If you go visit the darkness that you've been running from, you'll have the opportunity to leave a better person. You'll have a better understanding of yourself. You'll have a better understanding of your purpose. But if you don't take that trip and the darkness comes to visit you, it's a guest that will never leave. You're not worried about what other people think about you. You're worried what you think about you. The craving we have for acceptance is not from someone else, but rather from ourself. If who you are for yourself is founded in self-acceptance and love, then it's not that you don't care what other people think. It just doesn't phase you anymore. Every place where you are used, so to speak, you leave your mark. You're writing your own story. Think of stumbling blocks as stepping stones and never stop writing. And fourth, always remember the most important part of you is what's inside. People who do not have the courage to do what you're doing will resent you for doing it. You show them mirrors that they don't want to look at. When you take big risks and then the reward comes, you don't want that to happen because then it makes them feel like they're less. If you want a new life, get ready to watch your old one shatter. And it has to in a lot of ways because who you used to be is not who you are anymore. And that's a growth thing and that's a good thing. But I think a lot of people who are afraid of growth in a way, whether they want to talk about it or not, resent the people that aren't. Because people don't want to face themselves. You can only reach the level in which you're willing to face yourself. People don't want to face themselves. They don't want to face the pain. They don't want to sit in it. They don't want to process it. And so it makes it really hard watching other people do those things, watching other people that are brave enough to go, you know what? I may not believe in myself right now, but I am going to do this anyway, because I know somewhere at the end of this, I will get where I'm going. Find your outlet and become obsessed with it. Chase challenges that push you to your limits and let the discomfort reveal your true strength. Make yourself want to quit and then push through anyway. Get started. Be relentless. No excuses. No limits. Just results. Now get after it. Life gets easier when you realize that there is no such thing as a wrong decision. Decisions are simply pivots. Each one you make will take you down a new road that will likely be both magic and miserable, beautiful and ugly. Because life is a polarity. Easy doesn't exist without hard. Good doesn't exist without bad. So relax. There is no right answer. 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