July 29, 2024 • 21 mins
Have you ever felt the dilemma of sharing an armrest on a packed flight? Have you ever watched absolute mayhem on a flight? Or...have you ever had an unexpectedly beautiful encounter while waiting for a flight to arrive? Join Coach J in this episode of Pep Talk as I unpack the lessons learned from my recent trips with American Airlines and Southwest Airlines. These lessons range from simple to ridiculous, but each one will help you reprogram and refocus for the week ahead if you take them to heart.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
When's the last time you had a pep talk?
Pep talk, pep talk, yo.
When's the last time you had apep talk?
Has it been a minute?
That's okay, you're in theright place.
I've got you.
Welcome to pep talk, and intoday's episode, we're talking
about how American Airlines andSouthwest can help you in life.
Now let's get it, yo.
(00:25):
Welcome to episode 74 of PepTalk, the podcast that cheers
you on and coaches you up.
We believe that you're great,but we also believe that there
is another level of greatnessthat you can aspire to, and it
is the mission of this podcastto be that voice of
encouragement and challenge toget you through your week.
My name is Coach J, I'm a lifecoach in DFW and it is my
pleasure and my privilege to behanging with you all you through
your week.
My name is Coach J, I'm a lifecoach in DFW and it is my
(00:46):
pleasure and my privilege to behanging with you all to start
your week or whenever you listento the podcast, wherever you're
catching it.
Now, today, we are talking aboutairports and airplanes.
Let me tell you why.
This summer, I have had theincredible opportunity to travel
and speak at some youth campswith an organization called
Christ in Youth or CIY.
(01:07):
So far, I've been to fourlocations and it has been
incredible.
But, y'all, I have flown morethan I have in probably a decade
.
It has been on one plane offanother.
It has been on one plane offanother, on another, off another
, and, while, no, it's been fun,because I like to fly it hasn't
(01:30):
been stressful in the least.
It's just been it's beenincredible.
But as I think about the lastmonth, there have been some
things that I have learned,things that American Airlines
and Southwest Airlines havetaught me, that I thought that I
would bring back to you all asa means of helping with your
(01:52):
mindset, giving you some seedsand some nuggets for the week,
and I hope that you will receivethese and, you know, not just
store them in the memory banks,but actually put them into
practice, because I think,personally, I think these are
really good.
So I'm not going to waste yourtime, I'm going to dig right
into it.
And here's the first thing.
(02:13):
The first thing is to take upall of your space.
Now here's where this one comesfrom On my, let's see, I think
I was flying home from Arizona,from Flagstaff, arizona, and on
my connecting flight in Phoenix,my last flight, I had a seat by
(02:38):
the window and of course therewas somebody in the middle seat
and someone on the outer seat,the lady who was on the aisle
seat, she was just she didn't.
She just kind of shrunk into herseat and she was in her book
having a great time.
But the person who was sittingin that middle seat, y'all, he
(03:03):
took up both of the armrests.
If you've ever been on a plane,you know that the armrest is
sacred.
It is a spot of balance, it isa spot of respect.
It's not a spot where peoplechoose violence.
Right, we share the armrest.
(03:24):
Spot where people chooseviolence, right, we share the
armrest.
But listen, the guy that I wassitting beside, his cologne was
a lot loud and he hogged botharmrests.
He hogged both armrests and soI was kind of like pinned to you
know, the side closest to thewindow, because every time I
(03:47):
tried to get in on the armrestaction he was kind of shuffling
his elbow to box me out, likethis was basketball.
He would not share the spaceand I was mad, enjoy, I couldn't
even enjoy my flight home froman awesome time in Flagstaff,
arizona, speaking to a group of,you know 1200 young people.
(04:11):
I couldn't even enjoy itbecause I caught a cramp,
because I was bent over in myseat trying to make some space
but I didn't have anywhere toput my elbow.
That that was no fun Like that.
That was.
That was horrible.
It was absolutely horrible.
However, upon further review,this taught me something, and
(04:37):
that something is to take upyour space, and here's how I
want to spin this for you.
Okay, when, when I was growingup, I was always taught to be
humble.
The Bible talks about havinghumility, uh, and so my mom was
especially harping on the factthat we should walk through life
and we should be humble.
(04:57):
Now, I took humility to be thatI placed myself in a lower spot
, right, and so I lived my lifein that way, seeking to lift
others up above me by loweringmyself, to not make myself the
main thing, because I'm not themain thing.
I want you to be the main thing.
I wanna make you look good andon a face value, there's nothing
(05:19):
wrong with that, because theBible teaches us to exalt our
neighbor above ourselves, toprefer, sorry, our neighbor
above ourselves.
However, at no point in timedoes the Bible ever say that we
are to shrink away from who weare.
And so this gentleman on thisairplane, taking up both
(05:40):
armrests, taught me somethingimportant armrests taught me
something important.
If, upon getting on that plane,I had asserted my presence and
my right to space, then weprobably could have shared that
armrest and I wouldn't havecaught a cramp on the ride back
to Dallas.
(06:01):
And here's how that affects us.
When we go through life and weare shrinking from who we are,
when we're shrinking away fromthe space that we were created
to take up, then we're throwingour life, we're throwing
ourselves out of balance,because you were created to take
up space.
There is a space, there is apocket in existence that you are
(06:25):
here to inhabit, and when youdon't fill up your space, other
people are going to encroach itand the balance gets thrown off.
You have space to take up atyour job, your voice.
They want to hear from you.
They want to hear your ideas.
You have a space to take up inyour family.
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If you weren't there, therewould be a void.
You have a space to take upyour ideas, have a space to take
up.
And when you choose to not takeup your space, what's happening
is you are throwing things outof whack, y'all.
Humility is not being less thanHumility is simply being who
(07:08):
you are taking up the space thatyou were meant to take up,
doing the job, the task that youwere meant to take up Airlines,
to push that into your head,that yo, you have a space.
Take up all of your space, doyou hear me?
(07:38):
Take up every single bit ofyour space and share the armrest
.
Please share the armrest, allright.
Here's number two.
So the second one is it's notgoing anywhere.
It is not going anywhere, allright.
(07:59):
So one of my pet peeves, and itdoesn't even really affect me,
but I'm just like what are y'alldoing?
So the plane, it stops rightand we get to the point of
disembarkment.
Now, as soon as the plane stops,what happens?
Everybody and I mean everybodyand everybody, and I mean
(08:25):
everybody,e-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-b-o-d-y,
everybody jumps up and startstrying to jockey for the
overhead bins to grab their hugecarry-ons that probably should
have been checked bags.
The hallway, the lane isclustered and people are getting
(08:46):
upset because somebody's takingso long to get off, et cetera,
et cetera.
And meanwhile I'm sitting inthe back right, because I'm not
in first class, I'm not inbusiness class, I'm back with
everybody and I'm sitting in myseat and I'm watching everybody
jump up To try to get off theplane.
Now, I understand that thereare people who are catching
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connecting flights that theyhave to get to.
However, however, when I pass bythe baggage claim and I see
like 80% of the people on myflight at baggage claim to grab
their bags, I'm thinking tomyself so you allowed yourself
(09:31):
to get into a bad mood just toget here with everybody else and
have to wait on your luggage toget here?
Like you made it to yourdestination.
It wasn't going anywherewithout you, so why not just sit
back and just enjoy, like havea conversation with me?
(09:53):
Just why jump into the fray?
Why be in such a big hurry?
And I say that to say this.
We hear it two ways your goals,your destination in life.
We often hear you know and I'vesaid it myself you know you
want to be focused.
(10:13):
You want to be focused and youwant to be moving toward that
goal at all costs.
Like you, you, you, you want toget there.
You want to get there so youcan get there and be there and
start doing what you're supposedto be doing.
Start living your purpose,start discovering your purpose,
et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
Right, but it's also a thing tounderstand that your purpose
start discovering your purpose,et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
Right, but it's also a thing tounderstand that your purpose,
(10:37):
your destination, this big thingthat you're supposed to be
doing, it's there, it's notgoing anywhere, and the more
impatient that you get on yourway to getting there, the more
time it's going to take you toget there, the more time it's
going to take you to get there.
So, instead of allowing yourselfto be worked up into a frenzy,
to be frustrated, why not dothis?
(10:59):
Why not enjoy the journey?
Why not be adaptable and justsit and collect your thoughts
and watch everybody else getworked up as they're trying to
get to where they need to go,but you take the mindset that
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it's going to be there when Iget there, so I can stay kind.
I can.
I cannot be rude, I can remainrespectful, I can keep my peace
right.
Hashtag, protect my peace.
I can do all of these thingsand enjoy my life and not get
worked up into a frenzy tryingto get to my destination because
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it's not leaving, your plane isnot leaving.
Now I understand.
I've been left by a planebefore I get that stress, a
plane before I get that stress.
However, if you're headed toyour ultimate destination anyway
, doesn't it suffice to say thatit's going to be there when you
(12:03):
get off, like if you get offthe plane and you're the last
person, your baggage is stillgoing to be circling on that
baggage claim by the time youget there, yeah, yeah.
So what's the use in pushing toget off the plane when
everything that you need isgoing to be right there waiting
on you when you arrive?
Y'all there is something to besaid for just enjoying the
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journey and not getting socaught up in the destination
that it warps you, that you losefocus and and and that you, you
find yourself becoming atotally different person, y'all.
I've seen old ladies get pushedon airplanes.
I've also heard old ladiescurse people out because they
wanted to get off the plane.
Meanwhile, I'm just sittingthere eating my Biscoff cookie
(12:55):
right and just scrolling myphone that I just got service on
because I'm not in a rush.
I've enjoyed my plane ride,except for the Phoenix ride.
I've enjoyed my plane ride andI know that when I get off then
my wife is going to be therewaiting for me, even if she has
to circle the arrival, you know,a few times before I get there.
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It's okay, everything's goingto be waiting for me when I get
there.
And I'm saying this, I'm sayingthis to you, the young person
who's wondering when you'regoing to make it.
To the person who'stransitioning into a new job and
you're wondering when that newemployer is going to bite.
To the older person who'strying to figure out what you
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want to do with the rest of yourlife.
The destination is there, it'sset.
God has already ordained it.
It's right there for you.
You can't rush it, right,because if you rush it you're
going to miss something.
But you can take your time andenjoy the fullness of the
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journey, because I promise you,enjoying the fullness of the
journey will not raise yourblood pressure and you also
won't piss off the people aroundyou.
All right, so just, thedestination is going to be there
.
No need to rush, no need tofrenzy.
(14:23):
All right, all right.
Here's number three and this isthe last one, and I think this
one is probably my favorite one.
Number three in the the threethings that I've learned from
flying this summer and how theycan help our mindset is be open
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and to new conversations, to newexperiences, to new people.
All right, so I think this wason my flight to Holland.
I'd gotten to the terminal and Ihad sat down and I had put my
earplugs in, just like people.
You know, don't mess with me,don't talk to me, I'm just gonna
(15:04):
sit here and wait for the plane.
Right, I had my podcast going.
I was listening to MidnightBurger, which is an excellent
podcast.
If you're into serial fictionstorytelling podcast, midnight
Burger is top tier.
It's chef's kiss, it'sbeautiful.
Okay, so I'm listening toMidnight Burger and there's this
older couple that is sittingdiagonal from me and they keep
(15:25):
looking at me, and so he sayssomething, but I have my ear
plugs on, so I have to pull themout.
I'll pause my podcast.
And I said I'm sorry, sir,what'd you say?
And he said your shirt.
What does your shirt say?
Tell me about your shirt.
So I start telling him about myshirt, which are two symbols
which stand for, and then, andso I explained to him what they
(15:45):
mean.
And then this opens up to ushaving just a beautiful
discussion.
I'm a young black man and thereare two older white people, but
as we're talking.
We're talking about church andwe're talking about faith and
we're talking about churchplanting.
It becomes this, this, thisbeautiful, totally unexpected
(16:12):
moment and that's the best waythat I can put it, because our
hearts were so aligned and theywere flying back to I believe it
was Lake Tahoe in Colorado,because they work at a resort,
um, but they're also doing somethings with church planting, and
so we were talking about somethings there and it was just.
(16:34):
It was the most beautiful,totally unexpected thing that I
never would have encountered hadI just kept my earbuds in and
completely zoned out fromeverything around me, like I
wanted to do.
(16:56):
And you see it right, if youdidn't fly with somebody, if
you're flying by yourself, it is, I mean, it's standard
operating procedure to put yourplugs in, to pull your book up,
and your posture is that this ismy bubble.
Don't you dare invade my bubble.
However, when we cut ourselvesoff from the world, we cut
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ourselves off from the random,beautiful moments that the world
might have to offer us whenwe're least expecting it.
So, instead of putting in bothearplugs, maybe put only one in
so that you're stillapproachable.
I tend to think that God has somany more of these experiences
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for us than we experiencebecause we're not open to them.
We don't allow ourselves to beopen to the beauty of randomness
(18:15):
, the beauty of just where inthe world did this come from?
Because I still think back withfondness about how this talk
that I had with these twoindividuals who were, you know
about you know, probably 20years older than me how
encouraging it was for me forthe next season of my life, how
encouraging it was for me forthe next season of my life, and
just how spot on the moment was.
It was just completelybeautiful.
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And I want to encourage you andI want to coach you to not be
so involved and so wrapped up inwhat you're doing and what
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you're experiencing that you'renot open to those unexpectedly,
insanely beautiful moments thatlife has to offer, because you
never know that somebody maycome and speak into your life in
such a way that it alters you,that it changes where you
thought you were headed and itputs you on the pathway that you
were supposed to be on.
You just don't know, you don'tknow.
So the next time you're flyingor you're in a restaurant or
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you're walking somewhere, don'tcut yourself off, but just be
open, because you never know howthe next experience or
interaction that you have, howit might alter you.
So just to hit on these threethings again.
Number one take up all of yourspace.
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Number two don't be in a rushto get to the destination.
Enjoy the journey to get there.
And number three get there.
And number three don't I forgothow I worded it, but
essentially be open to therandom encounter or to the
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random meeting, because younever know how it's going to
affect or impact your life.
Three things that I've learnedfrom flying this summer and how
they can affect your mindset,starting today, and I hope that
they do.
I'd love for you to send us afan mail to let me know which
one of these three things stuckout the most to you.
Send us a fan mail, send us anemail to thepetpodcast at
(20:24):
gmailcom.
Hit me up at underscoreJBSpeaks on Instagram.
I would love to know.
I would love to know.
I'd love to know which one ofthese three things stands out
the most to you.
Also, if this podcast ishitting you in your sweet spot,
if you're loving what we'regiving you every week, leave us
a five star review where youlisten to podcasts.
Let us know that we're havingan impact in your life, and also
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be sure to come back next weekwhere we start, where we talk
about purpose, which is a bigthing.
Purpose Hmm, I think it shouldbe good.
That'll be episode 75 of PepTalk.
But as for episode 74, y'allknow how we like to end it Keep
it live, keep it light and keepit peppy.
Y'all know what this is.
End it, keep it live, keep itlight and keep it peppy.
Y'all know what this is.
(21:10):
It's Pep Talk.
I'm your boy, coach J, and wewill see you next week.
Y'all be blessed, peace.
When's the last time you had a pep talk?
Pep talk, pep talk, yo.
When's the last time you had apep talk?
Has it been a minute?
That's okay, you're in theright place.
I've got you.
Welcome to pep talk, and intoday's episode, we're talking
about how American Airlines andSouthwest can help you in life.
Now let's get it, yo.
(00:25):
Welcome to episode 74 of PepTalk, the podcast that cheers
you on and coaches you up.
We believe that you're great,but we also believe that there
is another level of greatnessthat you can aspire to, and it
is the mission of this podcastto be that voice of
encouragement and challenge toget you through your week.
My name is Coach J, I'm a lifecoach in DFW and it is my
pleasure and my privilege to behanging with you all you through
your week.
My name is Coach J, I'm a lifecoach in DFW and it is my
(00:46):
pleasure and my privilege to behanging with you all to start
your week or whenever you listento the podcast, wherever you're
catching it.
Now, today, we are talking aboutairports and airplanes.
Let me tell you why.
This summer, I have had theincredible opportunity to travel
and speak at some youth campswith an organization called
Christ in Youth or CIY.
(01:07):
So far, I've been to fourlocations and it has been
incredible.
But, y'all, I have flown morethan I have in probably a decade
.
It has been on one plane offanother.
It has been on one plane offanother, on another, off another
, and, while, no, it's been fun,because I like to fly it hasn't
(01:30):
been stressful in the least.
It's just been it's beenincredible.
But as I think about the lastmonth, there have been some
things that I have learned,things that American Airlines
and Southwest Airlines havetaught me, that I thought that I
would bring back to you all asa means of helping with your
(01:52):
mindset, giving you some seedsand some nuggets for the week,
and I hope that you will receivethese and, you know, not just
store them in the memory banks,but actually put them into
practice, because I think,personally, I think these are
really good.
So I'm not going to waste yourtime, I'm going to dig right
into it.
And here's the first thing.
(02:13):
The first thing is to take upall of your space.
Now here's where this one comesfrom On my, let's see, I think
I was flying home from Arizona,from Flagstaff, arizona, and on
my connecting flight in Phoenix,my last flight, I had a seat by
(02:38):
the window and of course therewas somebody in the middle seat
and someone on the outer seat,the lady who was on the aisle
seat, she was just she didn't.
She just kind of shrunk into herseat and she was in her book
having a great time.
But the person who was sittingin that middle seat, y'all, he
(03:03):
took up both of the armrests.
If you've ever been on a plane,you know that the armrest is
sacred.
It is a spot of balance, it isa spot of respect.
It's not a spot where peoplechoose violence.
Right, we share the armrest.
(03:24):
Spot where people chooseviolence, right, we share the
armrest.
But listen, the guy that I wassitting beside, his cologne was
a lot loud and he hogged botharmrests.
He hogged both armrests and soI was kind of like pinned to you
know, the side closest to thewindow, because every time I
(03:47):
tried to get in on the armrestaction he was kind of shuffling
his elbow to box me out, likethis was basketball.
He would not share the spaceand I was mad, enjoy, I couldn't
even enjoy my flight home froman awesome time in Flagstaff,
arizona, speaking to a group of,you know 1200 young people.
(04:11):
I couldn't even enjoy itbecause I caught a cramp,
because I was bent over in myseat trying to make some space
but I didn't have anywhere toput my elbow.
That that was no fun Like that.
That was.
That was horrible.
It was absolutely horrible.
However, upon further review,this taught me something, and
(04:37):
that something is to take upyour space, and here's how I
want to spin this for you.
Okay, when, when I was growingup, I was always taught to be
humble.
The Bible talks about havinghumility, uh, and so my mom was
especially harping on the factthat we should walk through life
and we should be humble.
(04:57):
Now, I took humility to be thatI placed myself in a lower spot
, right, and so I lived my lifein that way, seeking to lift
others up above me by loweringmyself, to not make myself the
main thing, because I'm not themain thing.
I want you to be the main thing.
I wanna make you look good andon a face value, there's nothing
(05:19):
wrong with that, because theBible teaches us to exalt our
neighbor above ourselves, toprefer, sorry, our neighbor
above ourselves.
However, at no point in timedoes the Bible ever say that we
are to shrink away from who weare.
And so this gentleman on thisairplane, taking up both
(05:40):
armrests, taught me somethingimportant armrests taught me
something important.
If, upon getting on that plane,I had asserted my presence and
my right to space, then weprobably could have shared that
armrest and I wouldn't havecaught a cramp on the ride back
to Dallas.
(06:01):
And here's how that affects us.
When we go through life and weare shrinking from who we are,
when we're shrinking away fromthe space that we were created
to take up, then we're throwingour life, we're throwing
ourselves out of balance,because you were created to take
up space.
There is a space, there is apocket in existence that you are
(06:25):
here to inhabit, and when youdon't fill up your space, other
people are going to encroach itand the balance gets thrown off.
You have space to take up atyour job, your voice.
They want to hear from you.
They want to hear your ideas.
You have a space to take up inyour family.
(06:46):
If you weren't there, therewould be a void.
You have a space to take upyour ideas, have a space to take
up.
And when you choose to not takeup your space, what's happening
is you are throwing things outof whack, y'all.
Humility is not being less thanHumility is simply being who
(07:08):
you are taking up the space thatyou were meant to take up,
doing the job, the task that youwere meant to take up Airlines,
to push that into your head,that yo, you have a space.
Take up all of your space, doyou hear me?
(07:38):
Take up every single bit ofyour space and share the armrest
.
Please share the armrest, allright.
Here's number two.
So the second one is it's notgoing anywhere.
It is not going anywhere, allright.
(07:59):
So one of my pet peeves, and itdoesn't even really affect me,
but I'm just like what are y'alldoing?
So the plane, it stops rightand we get to the point of
disembarkment.
Now, as soon as the plane stops,what happens?
Everybody and I mean everybodyand everybody, and I mean
(08:25):
everybody,e-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-b-o-d-y,
everybody jumps up and startstrying to jockey for the
overhead bins to grab their hugecarry-ons that probably should
have been checked bags.
The hallway, the lane isclustered and people are getting
(08:46):
upset because somebody's takingso long to get off, et cetera,
et cetera.
And meanwhile I'm sitting inthe back right, because I'm not
in first class, I'm not inbusiness class, I'm back with
everybody and I'm sitting in myseat and I'm watching everybody
jump up To try to get off theplane.
Now, I understand that thereare people who are catching
(09:11):
connecting flights that theyhave to get to.
However, however, when I pass bythe baggage claim and I see
like 80% of the people on myflight at baggage claim to grab
their bags, I'm thinking tomyself so you allowed yourself
(09:31):
to get into a bad mood just toget here with everybody else and
have to wait on your luggage toget here?
Like you made it to yourdestination.
It wasn't going anywherewithout you, so why not just sit
back and just enjoy, like havea conversation with me?
(09:53):
Just why jump into the fray?
Why be in such a big hurry?
And I say that to say this.
We hear it two ways your goals,your destination in life.
We often hear you know and I'vesaid it myself you know you
want to be focused.
(10:13):
You want to be focused and youwant to be moving toward that
goal at all costs.
Like you, you, you, you want toget there.
You want to get there so youcan get there and be there and
start doing what you're supposedto be doing.
Start living your purpose,start discovering your purpose,
et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
Right, but it's also a thing tounderstand that your purpose
start discovering your purpose,et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
Right, but it's also a thing tounderstand that your purpose,
(10:37):
your destination, this big thingthat you're supposed to be
doing, it's there, it's notgoing anywhere, and the more
impatient that you get on yourway to getting there, the more
time it's going to take you toget there, the more time it's
going to take you to get there.
So, instead of allowing yourselfto be worked up into a frenzy,
to be frustrated, why not dothis?
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Why not enjoy the journey?
Why not be adaptable and justsit and collect your thoughts
and watch everybody else getworked up as they're trying to
get to where they need to go,but you take the mindset that
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it's going to be there when Iget there, so I can stay kind.
I can.
I cannot be rude, I can remainrespectful, I can keep my peace
right.
Hashtag, protect my peace.
I can do all of these thingsand enjoy my life and not get
worked up into a frenzy tryingto get to my destination because
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it's not leaving, your plane isnot leaving.
Now I understand.
I've been left by a planebefore I get that stress, a
plane before I get that stress.
However, if you're headed toyour ultimate destination anyway
, doesn't it suffice to say thatit's going to be there when you
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get off, like if you get offthe plane and you're the last
person, your baggage is stillgoing to be circling on that
baggage claim by the time youget there, yeah, yeah.
So what's the use in pushing toget off the plane when
everything that you need isgoing to be right there waiting
on you when you arrive?
Y'all there is something to besaid for just enjoying the
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journey and not getting socaught up in the destination
that it warps you, that you losefocus and and and that you, you
find yourself becoming atotally different person, y'all.
I've seen old ladies get pushedon airplanes.
I've also heard old ladiescurse people out because they
wanted to get off the plane.
Meanwhile, I'm just sittingthere eating my Biscoff cookie
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right and just scrolling myphone that I just got service on
because I'm not in a rush.
I've enjoyed my plane ride,except for the Phoenix ride.
I've enjoyed my plane ride andI know that when I get off then
my wife is going to be therewaiting for me, even if she has
to circle the arrival, you know,a few times before I get there.
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It's okay, everything's goingto be waiting for me when I get
there.
And I'm saying this, I'm sayingthis to you, the young person
who's wondering when you'regoing to make it.
To the person who'stransitioning into a new job and
you're wondering when that newemployer is going to bite.
To the older person who'strying to figure out what you
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want to do with the rest of yourlife.
The destination is there, it'sset.
God has already ordained it.
It's right there for you.
You can't rush it, right,because if you rush it you're
going to miss something.
But you can take your time andenjoy the fullness of the
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journey, because I promise you,enjoying the fullness of the
journey will not raise yourblood pressure and you also
won't piss off the people aroundyou.
All right, so just, thedestination is going to be there
.
No need to rush, no need tofrenzy.
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All right, all right.
Here's number three and this isthe last one, and I think this
one is probably my favorite one.
Number three in the the threethings that I've learned from
flying this summer and how theycan help our mindset is be open
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and to new conversations, to newexperiences, to new people.
All right, so I think this wason my flight to Holland.
I'd gotten to the terminal and Ihad sat down and I had put my
earplugs in, just like people.
You know, don't mess with me,don't talk to me, I'm just gonna
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sit here and wait for the plane.
Right, I had my podcast going.
I was listening to MidnightBurger, which is an excellent
podcast.
If you're into serial fictionstorytelling podcast, midnight
Burger is top tier.
It's chef's kiss, it'sbeautiful.
Okay, so I'm listening toMidnight Burger and there's this
older couple that is sittingdiagonal from me and they keep
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looking at me, and so he sayssomething, but I have my ear
plugs on, so I have to pull themout.
I'll pause my podcast.
And I said I'm sorry, sir,what'd you say?
And he said your shirt.
What does your shirt say?
Tell me about your shirt.
So I start telling him about myshirt, which are two symbols
which stand for, and then, andso I explained to him what they
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mean.
And then this opens up to ushaving just a beautiful
discussion.
I'm a young black man and thereare two older white people, but
as we're talking.
We're talking about church andwe're talking about faith and
we're talking about churchplanting.
It becomes this, this, thisbeautiful, totally unexpected
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moment and that's the best waythat I can put it, because our
hearts were so aligned and theywere flying back to I believe it
was Lake Tahoe in Colorado,because they work at a resort,
um, but they're also doing somethings with church planting, and
so we were talking about somethings there and it was just.
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It was the most beautiful,totally unexpected thing that I
never would have encountered hadI just kept my earbuds in and
completely zoned out fromeverything around me, like I
wanted to do.
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And you see it right, if youdidn't fly with somebody, if
you're flying by yourself, it is, I mean, it's standard
operating procedure to put yourplugs in, to pull your book up,
and your posture is that this ismy bubble.
Don't you dare invade my bubble.
However, when we cut ourselvesoff from the world, we cut
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ourselves off from the random,beautiful moments that the world
might have to offer us whenwe're least expecting it.
So, instead of putting in bothearplugs, maybe put only one in
so that you're stillapproachable.
I tend to think that God has somany more of these experiences
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for us than we experiencebecause we're not open to them.
We don't allow ourselves to beopen to the beauty of randomness
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, the beauty of just where inthe world did this come from?
Because I still think back withfondness about how this talk
that I had with these twoindividuals who were, you know
about you know, probably 20years older than me how
encouraging it was for me forthe next season of my life, how
encouraging it was for me forthe next season of my life, and
just how spot on the moment was.
It was just completelybeautiful.
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And I want to encourage you andI want to coach you to not be
so involved and so wrapped up inwhat you're doing and what
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you're experiencing that you'renot open to those unexpectedly,
insanely beautiful moments thatlife has to offer, because you
never know that somebody maycome and speak into your life in
such a way that it alters you,that it changes where you
thought you were headed and itputs you on the pathway that you
were supposed to be on.
You just don't know, you don'tknow.
So the next time you're flyingor you're in a restaurant or
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you're walking somewhere, don'tcut yourself off, but just be
open, because you never know howthe next experience or
interaction that you have, howit might alter you.
So just to hit on these threethings again.
Number one take up all of yourspace.
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Number two don't be in a rushto get to the destination.
Enjoy the journey to get there.
And number three get there.
And number three don't I forgothow I worded it, but
essentially be open to therandom encounter or to the
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random meeting, because younever know how it's going to
affect or impact your life.
Three things that I've learnedfrom flying this summer and how
they can affect your mindset,starting today, and I hope that
they do.
I'd love for you to send us afan mail to let me know which
one of these three things stuckout the most to you.
Send us a fan mail, send us anemail to thepetpodcast at
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gmailcom.
Hit me up at underscoreJBSpeaks on Instagram.
I would love to know.
I would love to know.
I'd love to know which one ofthese three things stands out
the most to you.
Also, if this podcast ishitting you in your sweet spot,
if you're loving what we'regiving you every week, leave us
a five star review where youlisten to podcasts.
Let us know that we're havingan impact in your life, and also
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be sure to come back next weekwhere we start, where we talk
about purpose, which is a bigthing.
Purpose Hmm, I think it shouldbe good.
That'll be episode 75 of PepTalk.
But as for episode 74, y'allknow how we like to end it Keep
it live, keep it light and keepit peppy.
Y'all know what this is.
End it, keep it live, keep itlight and keep it peppy.
Y'all know what this is.
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It's Pep Talk.
I'm your boy, coach J, and wewill see you next week.
Y'all be blessed, peace.
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