DISTRACTIONS DONT DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION

Distractions don't announce their arrival with sirens—they slip in quietly, appearing harmless until they've completely derailed our progress

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Life is waiting for you each day and you have to
prepare for each challenge alongthe way towards success.
It's not simple, but it can bedone.
Welcome to my Common SenseMotivation episodes.
I'm Chris Fantastic Powell.
Distractions don't deserve yourattention.
Distractions are sneaky.
They don't show up loud, theycome quiet, looking harmless,

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but before you know it they'vepulled you off track, because
that's how they work.
But here's the truth.
You're bigger than anydistraction.
You've got something to build,something to become, and
distractions, they're just noise.
You've got the power to shutthem out.
Let's talk about the rules ofdistractions.
One find out what's pulling onyou.

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If something keeps pulling yourfocus, don't ignore it.
Ask yourself why do I keepgetting off track?
Am I tired, Bored, Avoidingsomething Once you know you can
fix it.
2.
Guard your time like it matters, Because it does.
Turn off the noise, Clean yourspace, Set time where no one

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gets to bother you.
Your time is your fuel.
Don't let it get wasted.
Three lock in your reason.
Why are you doing this?
Why did you start?
Why does it matter?
Keep your why in your faceevery day.
That's your fuel and whendistractions come, your purpose
will keep you steady.
Four win the little battles.

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Every time you say no todistraction, you win.
Every time you stay focused.
When you want to give up, youwin.
Keep stacking those wins.
That's how champions are made.
Five turn the distractions intoa reminder.
The moment you feel likechecking your phone, walking
away or quitting, catch yourself.

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That's not a sign to stop,that's a sign to lock in harder.
Make it simple.
Big goals get heavy.
Don't try to carry it all atonce.
Break it down.
Do one thing at a time, Littlesteps done daily.
Build empires and seven bewhere your feet are.

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Focus on what's in front of youright now, not later, not
yesterday.
Right now, Give it all you'vegot and do it again tomorrow.
Distractions will knock,They'll test your focus, but
they don't win.
You do.
You've got your goals, You'vegot your purpose, You've got
your power.
Here's a story the builder andthe breeze of distraction.

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There was once a man named Eddiewho wanted to build something
great, not just a house, but alegacy.
Every day he showed up to theland where he laid his
foundation.
Brick by brick, he worked, butevery time he got momentum, the
breeze came, the breeze ofdistraction.
Sometimes it was people pullinghim away, Sometimes it was his

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own thoughts, telling him torest.
Sometimes it was just bored andwhispering you can finish later
.
And some days he listened.
He walked away for just aminute, only to lose an hour.
He said tomorrow.
And he lost a week.
Then one day an older man walkedby and asked is this your
foundation?
Been seeing it sit here formonths, Thought you gave up.

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Eddie stood still.
That hit him deep.
He went home, looked in themirror and said to himself I
didn't come this far to leave ithalf built.
The next morning the breezecame again, but this time he
didn't flinch.
He kept laying bricks, he keptswinging the hammer, he kept
showing up and before long thehouse stood tall.

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People call it impressive.
But Eddie smiled and said thiswas built one decision at a time
.
Mostly on the days I didn'tfeel like it.
Your future is waiting.
Don't keep it waiting long.
Make it happen.
I'm Chris Fantastic Powell.
Thank you for listening.
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