June 11, 2025 • 29 mins
Welcome to another transformative episode of the Inspirations for Your Life Podcast! I’m your host, John C. Morley, a serial entrepreneur, engineer, and international podcast coach who believes that every one of us has the power to design a life of fulfillment, meaning, and greatness. With over a decade of real-world business experience, a passion for human potential, and a drive to turn thoughts into action, I’m here to help you unlock powerful mindset shifts that move you forward—one intentional step at a time. 🌍💡
🌟 Episode Intro In this powerful episode, we explore how direction isn't just about choosing a path—it's about choosing momentum, intention, and clarity. So many people have the desire to succeed but remain stuck because they lack a clear direction. Today, we're going to break down why direction is the missing link between dreaming and doing—and how you can harness it to create sustainable action in your life, career, and relationships. Let’s dive into the 7 powerful ways direction fuels your forward movement. 🚀📈 1️⃣ Clear direction eliminates hesitation
When you know exactly where you're going, you don’t waste time second-guessing every step. Uncertainty is a momentum killer—it feeds self-doubt and stalls progress. But when your direction is clear, decisions become easier, confidence rises, and momentum builds naturally. It's like switching from foggy headlights to high beams—you finally see the road, and suddenly, driving forward feels safe and empowering. Clarity gives you courage. 2️⃣ Vision turns intention into momentum
Having a vision is like setting your GPS to a meaningful destination. It turns good intentions into powerful motion. You stop wandering aimlessly and start walking with purpose. Vision inspires motion because it creates emotional buy-in—you see where you’re going, and that image fuels your drive. Every step you take is no longer random; it's part of something bigger. And that’s where momentum begins to surge. 🔭🔥 3️⃣ Purposeful goals fuel consistent effort
When your goals are connected to your values and deeper purpose, consistency becomes second nature. You’re no longer chasing arbitrary metrics—you’re pursuing something that truly matters to you. That kind of alignment creates natural discipline and commitment. Even when obstacles come your way, you push forward because your goals are meaningful, not just mechanical. 🎯⛽ 4️⃣ Focused paths reduce distractions
A scattered mind is the enemy of progress. When you’ve defined your direction, distractions start to lose their grip on your attention. You begin to say “no” to things that don’t serve your path—and that’s a superpower. A focused direction acts like a filter, helping you prioritize with precision. This kind of mental decluttering not only saves energy—it accelerates achievement. 🧭🚫📵 5️⃣ Knowing your “why” drives your “how”
Purpose is the engine behind your strategy. When you understand why you're doing something, it becomes far easier to figure out how to do it. Your “why” breathes life into your process. It fuels innovation, sustains energy, and helps you overcome moments of doubt or burnout. In short, your "why" is the emotional GPS that keeps you moving even when the road gets rocky. 💖🛣️ 6️⃣ Direction transforms energy into progress
We all have energy—but without direction, that energy gets wasted on distractions or dead ends. Direction channels your energy like a laser beam instead of a flashlight. You go further, faster, and with more purpose. This transformation turns raw potential into visible, measurable progress. And that’s when your confidence, results, and impact begin to scale. ⚡📊 7️⃣ Action aligned with vision creates fulfillment
There’s nothing more satisfying than taking action that matches your vision. When your daily steps echo your deeper dreams, fulfillment follows naturally. This kind of alignment makes success feel not just exciting—but right. You’re no longer c
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Hey guys, it is John C.
Morley here, serial entrepreneur.
It's great to be with you, some inspirations
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All right, guys.
So without any further ado, I'm going to
kick this off, all right?
So I just want to say welcome again
to another transformative episode of the Inspirations for
Your Life podcast.
I am your host, John Seymourley, serial entrepreneur
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and engineer, international podcast coach and host who
believes that everyone out there is, yes, full
of the power to design a life of
fulfillment, meaning and greatness.
With over a decade of real world business
experience, a passion for human potential and a
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drive to turn thoughts into actions, I'm here
to help you unlock powerful mindsets, ships that
will move you forward from one intentional step
at a time to another.
I think sometimes we get stuck, but the
reason that we get stuck is because we
just don't know where to go.
We see so many things, but we just
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don't know how to do this.
So that's what we're going to do tonight.
So in this powerful episode tonight, I'm going
to explore how direction isn't just about choosing
a path, okay?
It's about choosing momentum, intention, and clarity.
So many people have the desire to succeed,
but remain stuck because they lack a clear
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direction.
The show's granular topic for today is Direction
Inspires Action Series 4, show 24, episode number
four.
So many people have the desire to succeed,
but remain stuck because they lack a clear
direction.
And today or tonight, we're going to break
down why direction is the missing link between
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dreams and doing and going, and how you
can harness it to create sustainable action in
your life right now for your career and
of course your relationships.
So let's dive in to the seven powerful
ways direction fuels your forward momentum.
And I'm going to kick it right off,
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guys, with number one.
Can you guess what number one is?
Well, that's clear direction eliminates hesitation.
When you know exactly where you're going, you
don't waste time second-guessing everything or every
step.
Uncertainty is a momentum killer.
It feeds self-doubt and stalls progress.
But when your direction is clear, decisions become
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easier, confidence rises, and momentum builds naturally.
It's like switching from foggy headlights to high
beams.
You finally see the road, and suddenly driving
forward feels safe and empowering.
Clarity gives you courage.
Number two, guys, vision turns intention into momentum.
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Maybe you never heard that before, but that
is really the truth.
Your vision turns, yes, things into powerful momentum.
And that's really true, guys, really, really true.
So number two here, it's important to understand
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that having a vision is like setting your
GPS to a meaningful destination.
It turns good intentions into powerful motion.
You stop wandering aimlessly and start walking with
a defined purpose.
Vision inspires motion because, really simply, it creates
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emotional buy-in.
You see where you're going, and that image
fuels your drive.
Every step you take is no longer random.
It's part of something bigger.
And that's where momentum begins to surge.
Number three, guys, purposeful goals.
Okay, so purposeful goals fuel consistent effort.
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When your goals are connected to your values
and deeper purpose, consistency becomes, well, like second
nature.
You're no longer chasing arbitrary metrics.
You're pursuing something that truly matters to you.
That kind of alignment creates natural discipline and
commitment.
Even when obstacles come your way, you push
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forward because your goals are meaningful.
And not just mechanical.
I think a lot of people do things
for route or for just doing them over
and over again, but they really don't have
a meaning for them.
And that's going to be short-lived, and
you're probably not going to stay on that
path very, very long.
So I think that's a very, very important
thing to understand.
Our next point, which is really, really important,
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is knowing about your focus.
Focus paths reduce distraction, okay?
And so a scattered mind is the enemy
of progress.
When you define your direction, distractions start to
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lose their grip on your attention.
You begin to say no to things that
don't serve your path.
And that's a superpower, a focus direction that
acts like a filter, helping you prioritize with
precision.
And this kind of mental decluttering not only
saves energy, it accelerates achievement.
Number five, knowing your why drives your how,
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purposes the engine behind your strategy.
When you understand why you're doing something, it
becomes far easier to figure out how to
do it.
Okay?
Again, when you understand why you're doing something,
it becomes far easier to figure out how
to do it.
Your why breathes life into your process.
It fuels innovation, sustains energy, and helps you
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overcome moments of doubt or burnout.
In short, your why is the emotional GPS
that keeps you moving even when the road
does get rocky and it will.
Number six, direction transforms energy into progress.
Our whole world is energy, right?
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I'm energy.
I'm energy.
You're energy.
This chair is energy.
Our podcast is energy.
Everything is energy, and it's vibrating at millions
of times per second.
It seems still, but it really isn't.
And so we all have energy, but without
direction, that energy just gets scattered, it gets
wasted, or it basically becomes a dead end.
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Direction channels your energy like a laser beam
instead of a flashlight.
We all know what that's like.
But when you have a laser beam, you
can just pinpoint something.
You go further, you go faster.
And without purpose, guys, that's the important thing.
With more purpose, you'll go a lot of
places.
This transformation turns raw potential into viable, measurable
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progress, and that's when your confidence results and
impact begins to scale.
But I know a lot of people get
scared and like, oh my gosh, John, I
don't know how to do that, or I
don't even know what scale means, or I
just don't have a clue.
And that's completely normal to say those things.
Number seven, action aligned with vision creates fulfillment.
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Wow, John, that's a very, very powerful statement.
I know it is.
So what does that mean?
Well, I think it means that we have
the choice to do things.
We absolutely do have the choice.
There's nothing more satisfying than taking action that
matches your vision.
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Action aligned with vision creates fulfillment.
When your daily steps echo your deeper dreams
from your core, fulfillment follows naturally.
This kind of alignment makes success feel not
just exciting, but right.
You're no longer chasing someone else's path.
You're walking in your own truth.
That's the secret sauce of joy, everyone.
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Purposeful, driven life.
If you're trying to live up to somebody
else's standards, well, you could try.
But you're going to be sorry, you're going
to be sad, you're going to be disappointed
because you're trying to meet somebody else.
Or if you're trying to have someone else
make you happy and they don't, well, you're
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going to get very disappointed.
You're going to get very discouraged.
You're the only one that can make you
happy.
Other people can compliment that, but no person,
no partner, no friend, colleague can make you
happy.
Final thoughts for everything I'm saying, and then
I'll go into my lessons.
Direction is more than a roadmap, guys.
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It's a mindset.
It's a mission and a momentum generator.
With it, you're unstoppable.
Without it, even the most motivated person will
struggle to gain traction.
Let me say that again.
Direction is more than a roadmap.
It's a mindset, a mission, and a momentum
generator.
With it, you're unstoppable.
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Without it, well, even the most motivated person
will struggle to gain traction.
Let today's episode inspire you to clarify your
direction, reconnect with your vision, and commit to
your unique path forward.
Now, guys, this is the part of the
show that I really, really enjoy.
I enjoy the whole show, but I really
enjoy this part.
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So what I'm going to do right now,
in case you guys are new to watching
this, I'm going to give you basically a
personal lesson and or story for each point
I have shared here.
And it's my hope that by doing this,
it's going to solidify.
It's going to light up your brain to
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say, you know what?
I get it.
I now know what these points are.
I now know what the meaning is.
All right.
I think that's a very, very important part
for a lot of people.
Very, very important part.
So when we assimilate with a real life
example, it's like we understand, okay?
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We understand what is going on.
And that's a problem if we don't.
So I want to share these stories and
lessons, and I'm hoping that at least one
or two of them will touch you personally
in a way that's going to allow you
to connect to your inner core if you
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haven't before.
Are you ready?
Number one, clear direction eliminates hesitation.
A few years ago, I was working with
a client who had an incredible product idea,
but kept spinning in circles because he didn't
have a clear launch plan.
He was paralyzed by what ifs and kept
tweaking instead of executing.
When I helped him map out a step
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-by-step direction, defining goals, timeline, and milestones,
something shifted.
Suddenly, he was energized, felt confident, and ready
to move.
It wasn't that he lacked the talent.
He just needed clarity.
Once that clicked, hesitation disappeared, and momentum kicked
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in almost overnight.
That's when I realized direction isn't just a
plan, guys.
It's your fuel for courage.
That's important.
Number two, vision turns intention into momentum.
When I first started one of my businesses,
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I had all the passion in the world,
but no real vision.
I was doing great work, but I wasn't
moving forward.
It wasn't until I sat down and created
a vivid, detailed picture of where I wanted
the business to be in five years that
things changed.
That vision gave me the energy to keep
pushing, even on hard days.
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It turned my scattered intentions into a mission
with legs.
From marketing strategy to hiring decisions, everything aligned.
The business started growing, not just because I
worked harder, but because I worked with purpose.
That's important.
Number three, purposeful goals fuel consistent effort.
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Wow, John, that's like a real mouthful there.
I know, and I'm hoping that it'll inspire
you.
Back when I was training for my very
first endurance race, this was several years ago,
I remember setting goals that weren't just about
finishing.
They were about becoming healthier and more disciplined.
Overall, the deeper purpose got me out of
bed at 5 a.m., even when it
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was freezing.
I wasn't running just to check off a
box.
I was building a new version of myself.
The consistency came from within, not from a
coach or a rule book.
That lesson carried over into business too.
When your goals connect with who you want
to become, discipline transforms into devotion, which becomes
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an unstoppable, powerful force.
Number four, focus paths reduce distractions.
That's a pretty cool one.
In the early days of growing my company,
my very first one, I used to say
yes to almost every opportunity, podcasts, partnerships, events,
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you name it.
But I noticed that instead of growing faster,
I was burning out.
I wasn't focusing.
Once I created the filter, asking, does this
serve our mission or distract from it?
My calendar and my energy realigned.
That filter helped us scale smarter, not just
faster.
The power of focus is not in doing
less.
It's in doing the right things better.
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Number five, knowing your why drives your how.
Let me say that again.
Knowing your why drives your how.
Knowing your why drives your how.
And I know that sounds like something that
is very hard to comprehend, but it's really
the truth.
Knowing your why drives your how.
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All right.
Knowing your why drives your how.
And so one of the most pivotal moments
of my life was when I asked myself
why I really wanted to become a podcast
coach.
It wasn't just to teach people how to
talk into a mic.
It was to help others find their inner
voice, their outer voice, their confidence, and their
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ability to connect.
That why restructured everything from how I taught
to how I marketed.
It even gave me a new fire from
within that no amount of money or success
ever could.
When your why is crystal clear, folks, your
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strategies become sharp and your work becomes sacred.
Now, I could tell you this all day
long, but the truth of the matter is
it's not going to make a huge difference
until you literally believe this.
I think that's a problem for a lot
of people.
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They don't realize why something's going a certain
way or maybe why something's going a wrong
way.
And they get really stuck in their ways.
Number six, direction transforms energy into progress.
There was a time when I had tons
of projects going at once.
Great ideas, passion teams, and lots of energy.
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But we weren't seeing results.
Why?
We had energy without distraction.
And direction.
But because there was no direction, it became
a problem.
Once we narrowed our focus to three clear
initiatives, created the key PIs, key performance indexes,
for each, everything just sort of changed.
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That raw energy was finally channeled.
And within a few months, our output doubled.
Energy is like water.
It can flow anywhere.
But when you give it a focus channel,
it becomes power.
See, that's how you get liftoff, folks.
So I'm going to make a little bit
of a pun here to kind of tie
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something.
So how do you get liftoff with a
rocket?
Well, let's try to explain that.
So it's a great question.
First of all, you need fuel ignition.
The rocket's engines ignite a mixture of fuel
like liquid hydrogen, RP1 kerosene, and an oxidizer
like liquid oxygen.
The chemical reaction creates a massive amount of
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hot, high pressure gases.
The gases are forced out through the rocket's
nozzle at high speed.
According to Newton's third law, for every action,
there is an equal and opposite reaction.
This creates thrust that pushes the rocket upward.
We have to overcome gravity.
So to achieve liftoff, the thrust must be
greater than the force of the gravity pulling
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the rocket down.
Once the rocket exceeds this gravitational pull, it
begins to rise from the launch pad.
Most rockets have multiple stages that detach as
fuel is used up.
Each stage helps reduce weight and allows the
next engine to fire, giving continued acceleration and
altitude.
Computers and onboard sensors manage stability, trajectory, and
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orientation.
Tiny rockets called thrusters help steer and stabilize
the rocket as it ascends.
The rocket passes through Earth's atmosphere and eventually
enters space.
At this point, it could deploy satellites, send
spacecraft into orbit, or travel toward its intended
destination.
Now, that's pretty powerful, right?
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When we want to get liftoff, that makes
me think maybe we need to get rid
of some things on us so that we
can take off.
And we have to take off consistently.
Sometimes we may need to shed some baggage,
right?
That could be very, very important.
Number seven, action aligned with vision creates fulfillment.
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Action aligned with vision creates fulfillment.
Action aligned with vision creates fulfillment.
I think that's an amazing thing.
And a lot of people don't realize what
that means internally.
I think that's a very important thing.
I'll never forget the day I launched a
mentoring program for young entrepreneurs.
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It had been on my heart for years.
And when I finally acted on it, something
inside me just clicked.
It wasn't just another business move.
It was a mission fulfilled.
And every email, every call, every success story
felt aligned with the vision I held for
so long.
I was no longer just doing work.
I was living in alignment with my true
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core purpose.
And that's the most fulfilling feeling in the
world that you can have.
When your actions mirror your purpose, you don't
just succeed.
You thrive.
I want to take a highlight right now
to someone.
I'm not going to mention their name for
basically for, I don't want to say security,
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but for basically politeness.
Somebody I was working with actually happened to
be one of my professors.
And you guys all know where I go.
This professor had this air of them, you
know?
And I never forgot how this person was
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so concerned about their own direction.
They didn't really care about the class's direction.
They didn't care if you learn something or
not.
I remember going to the professor and saying,
you know, professor, I'm not really sure where
you're going.
All I was told is take a deep
breath and you'll eventually figure it out.
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We had our first, like I would say
midterm, which was like our, it was a
quiz, but it was really our midterm.
And the midterm was like three or four
pages and it was just blank pages.
And you had to describe things and document
things.
And I discovered that the teacher really didn't
teach.
The teacher was very brilliant, but he didn't
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teach.
And putting X hours in a day and
not making any headway means there's a problem
with the plan, guys.
There is a problem with the plan.
And when there's a problem with the plan,
what did Einstein say?
Doing the same thing over and over again
and expecting different results.
What is that, guys?
Well, you know what that is.
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It's insanity, right?
It is insanity.
I think that is very, very important.
It is definitely, definitely insanity.
So I think that's very, very important to
understand that.
So knowing what your purpose is, doesn't matter
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what somebody is older or younger than you.
The purpose has to be in alignment with
who you are.
But if you're doing it with other people,
it needs to be in alignment with them.
You see, you can't just run your world
because you want to run it that way.
You have to run it in a way
that it's going to support, help, and make
other people feel valued.
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So many people in the educational system just
feel that if they're smarter than you, which
they may be, they can just run their
show or run their class however they want.
And I feel that that's changed from when
I went to grammar school, when I went
to college.
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College now has become a great big financial
business.
Not that it wasn't back then, but now
it's more about the business.
And there's two things that colleges care about.
And I should tell you this.
I used to think they were only, well,
recently, only caring about money.
That's the second thing.
You know what the first thing is?
The first thing they don't want is bad
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press.
So somebody, whether it's a professor, whether it's
an environment, whether it's some experience you've had,
and it's leaving you feeling as though the
university is not treating you well, then I
think that's a huge, huge problem for not
only you, but for all the students in
the class.
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And I think sometimes, you know, when you
attend something, especially as an adult, not that
you're expecting courtesies, but you're expecting people to
be respectful to you.
And some graduate teachers, well, they teach you
like you're a five-year-old.
Because maybe they've had some bad experiences, but
that doesn't mean the whole rest of the
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batch of apples is like that.
And so what I want to talk about
in closing tonight, I think it's really important,
is that don't let somebody, don't let somebody
rain on your parade.
Don't let somebody discourage you from achieving your
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greatness, right?
Don't let somebody discourage you from your greatness.
And that sounds like something that's very, very
simple.
But yet we all fall into this trap,
right?
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I think it's important.
Okay, very important.
And that's important to know.
But sometimes it becomes this power trip.
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And when this power trip happens, it causes
us to feel, well, bad about ourselves.
Gets us to feel maybe inferior, right?
That's important.
So clarity isn't a luxury, folks.
It's a launch field.
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Without direction, even passion burns out.
Something I came up with.
So clarity is not a luxury.
If you don't understand how to start, you
can't start.
It's not a luxury, okay?
So again, clarity isn't a luxury.
It's launch fuel.
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But without the direction, even the passion of
the strongest person will burn out.
Direction is what transforms your ideas into an
impact, right?
A dream without a path is just a
wish.
So although you can think about things, but
if you don't actually take some direct action,
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well, you're never going to go anywhere.
Action without purpose, guys, is motion without meaning.
Align your steps with your soul.
I think that's important to understand.
Because when we think about who we are
as a person, we think about why we're
doing something.
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I think that's what takes us to the
next level, all right?
It takes us to the next level.
And maybe that's hard for a lot of
us to understand, but it's really, really truthful.
So when you know where you're headed, fear
has no place to land.
That's important.
Direction silences doubt.
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It replaces overthinking with forward motion, okay?
A strong vision doesn't show you every step.
It shows you that the destination is worth
the effort.
Momentum begins the moment your vision matters more
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than your excuses.
Purpose makes effort meaningful.
When your goals reflect your soul, your work
becomes your art.
Every yes needs 100 no's.
Focus is saying no to what's not your
mission.
Focus isn't about narrowing your vision.
It's about sharpening your impact, okay?
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Sharpening your impact.
And that's something that a lot of people,
I feel, miss in our world.
And they miss it just because they're not
aware.
Without direction, guys, energy scatters.
With direction, it becomes an unstoppable, powerful force.
Your next breakthrough isn't waiting for more effort.
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It's waiting for clearer direction.
I'm John C.
Morley, serial entrepreneur.
Do check out BelieveMeAchieve.com for more of
my amazing, inspiring creations.
I'll catch you all soon, everyone.
Hey guys, it is John C.
Morley here, serial entrepreneur.
It's great to be with you, some inspirations
for your life, just was having a little
snack there from Chili's, actually some, what was
it, some chips, they gave me some free
chips and salsa.
So I was having a little bit of
that snack, maybe it's really big platter, but
anyway, welcome to inspiration of your life.
(00:47):
If you're coming here for the first time,
I want to officially formally welcome you to
the show.
If this is a, well, not your first
time and you're coming back, well, welcome back.
It's always great to have old friends and
family and colleagues back in the studio here
watching us.
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All right, guys.
So without any further ado, I'm going to
kick this off, all right?
So I just want to say welcome again
to another transformative episode of the Inspirations for
Your Life podcast.
I am your host, John Seymourley, serial entrepreneur
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and engineer, international podcast coach and host who
believes that everyone out there is, yes, full
of the power to design a life of
fulfillment, meaning and greatness.
With over a decade of real world business
experience, a passion for human potential and a
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drive to turn thoughts into actions, I'm here
to help you unlock powerful mindsets, ships that
will move you forward from one intentional step
at a time to another.
I think sometimes we get stuck, but the
reason that we get stuck is because we
just don't know where to go.
We see so many things, but we just
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don't know how to do this.
So that's what we're going to do tonight.
So in this powerful episode tonight, I'm going
to explore how direction isn't just about choosing
a path, okay?
It's about choosing momentum, intention, and clarity.
So many people have the desire to succeed,
but remain stuck because they lack a clear
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direction.
The show's granular topic for today is Direction
Inspires Action Series 4, show 24, episode number
four.
So many people have the desire to succeed,
but remain stuck because they lack a clear
direction.
And today or tonight, we're going to break
down why direction is the missing link between
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dreams and doing and going, and how you
can harness it to create sustainable action in
your life right now for your career and
of course your relationships.
So let's dive in to the seven powerful
ways direction fuels your forward momentum.
And I'm going to kick it right off,
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guys, with number one.
Can you guess what number one is?
Well, that's clear direction eliminates hesitation.
When you know exactly where you're going, you
don't waste time second-guessing everything or every
step.
Uncertainty is a momentum killer.
It feeds self-doubt and stalls progress.
But when your direction is clear, decisions become
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easier, confidence rises, and momentum builds naturally.
It's like switching from foggy headlights to high
beams.
You finally see the road, and suddenly driving
forward feels safe and empowering.
Clarity gives you courage.
Number two, guys, vision turns intention into momentum.
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Maybe you never heard that before, but that
is really the truth.
Your vision turns, yes, things into powerful momentum.
And that's really true, guys, really, really true.
So number two here, it's important to understand
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that having a vision is like setting your
GPS to a meaningful destination.
It turns good intentions into powerful motion.
You stop wandering aimlessly and start walking with
a defined purpose.
Vision inspires motion because, really simply, it creates
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emotional buy-in.
You see where you're going, and that image
fuels your drive.
Every step you take is no longer random.
It's part of something bigger.
And that's where momentum begins to surge.
Number three, guys, purposeful goals.
Okay, so purposeful goals fuel consistent effort.
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When your goals are connected to your values
and deeper purpose, consistency becomes, well, like second
nature.
You're no longer chasing arbitrary metrics.
You're pursuing something that truly matters to you.
That kind of alignment creates natural discipline and
commitment.
Even when obstacles come your way, you push
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forward because your goals are meaningful.
And not just mechanical.
I think a lot of people do things
for route or for just doing them over
and over again, but they really don't have
a meaning for them.
And that's going to be short-lived, and
you're probably not going to stay on that
path very, very long.
So I think that's a very, very important
thing to understand.
Our next point, which is really, really important,
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is knowing about your focus.
Focus paths reduce distraction, okay?
And so a scattered mind is the enemy
of progress.
When you define your direction, distractions start to
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lose their grip on your attention.
You begin to say no to things that
don't serve your path.
And that's a superpower, a focus direction that
acts like a filter, helping you prioritize with
precision.
And this kind of mental decluttering not only
saves energy, it accelerates achievement.
Number five, knowing your why drives your how,
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purposes the engine behind your strategy.
When you understand why you're doing something, it
becomes far easier to figure out how to
do it.
Okay?
Again, when you understand why you're doing something,
it becomes far easier to figure out how
to do it.
Your why breathes life into your process.
It fuels innovation, sustains energy, and helps you
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overcome moments of doubt or burnout.
In short, your why is the emotional GPS
that keeps you moving even when the road
does get rocky and it will.
Number six, direction transforms energy into progress.
Our whole world is energy, right?
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I'm energy.
I'm energy.
You're energy.
This chair is energy.
Our podcast is energy.
Everything is energy, and it's vibrating at millions
of times per second.
It seems still, but it really isn't.
And so we all have energy, but without
direction, that energy just gets scattered, it gets
wasted, or it basically becomes a dead end.
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Direction channels your energy like a laser beam
instead of a flashlight.
We all know what that's like.
But when you have a laser beam, you
can just pinpoint something.
You go further, you go faster.
And without purpose, guys, that's the important thing.
With more purpose, you'll go a lot of
places.
This transformation turns raw potential into viable, measurable
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progress, and that's when your confidence results and
impact begins to scale.
But I know a lot of people get
scared and like, oh my gosh, John, I
don't know how to do that, or I
don't even know what scale means, or I
just don't have a clue.
And that's completely normal to say those things.
Number seven, action aligned with vision creates fulfillment.
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Wow, John, that's a very, very powerful statement.
I know it is.
So what does that mean?
Well, I think it means that we have
the choice to do things.
We absolutely do have the choice.
There's nothing more satisfying than taking action that
matches your vision.
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Action aligned with vision creates fulfillment.
When your daily steps echo your deeper dreams
from your core, fulfillment follows naturally.
This kind of alignment makes success feel not
just exciting, but right.
You're no longer chasing someone else's path.
You're walking in your own truth.
That's the secret sauce of joy, everyone.
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Purposeful, driven life.
If you're trying to live up to somebody
else's standards, well, you could try.
But you're going to be sorry, you're going
to be sad, you're going to be disappointed
because you're trying to meet somebody else.
Or if you're trying to have someone else
make you happy and they don't, well, you're
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going to get very disappointed.
You're going to get very discouraged.
You're the only one that can make you
happy.
Other people can compliment that, but no person,
no partner, no friend, colleague can make you
happy.
Final thoughts for everything I'm saying, and then
I'll go into my lessons.
Direction is more than a roadmap, guys.
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It's a mindset.
It's a mission and a momentum generator.
With it, you're unstoppable.
Without it, even the most motivated person will
struggle to gain traction.
Let me say that again.
Direction is more than a roadmap.
It's a mindset, a mission, and a momentum
generator.
With it, you're unstoppable.
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Without it, well, even the most motivated person
will struggle to gain traction.
Let today's episode inspire you to clarify your
direction, reconnect with your vision, and commit to
your unique path forward.
Now, guys, this is the part of the
show that I really, really enjoy.
I enjoy the whole show, but I really
enjoy this part.
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So what I'm going to do right now,
in case you guys are new to watching
this, I'm going to give you basically a
personal lesson and or story for each point
I have shared here.
And it's my hope that by doing this,
it's going to solidify.
It's going to light up your brain to
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say, you know what?
I get it.
I now know what these points are.
I now know what the meaning is.
All right.
I think that's a very, very important part
for a lot of people.
Very, very important part.
So when we assimilate with a real life
example, it's like we understand, okay?
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We understand what is going on.
And that's a problem if we don't.
So I want to share these stories and
lessons, and I'm hoping that at least one
or two of them will touch you personally
in a way that's going to allow you
to connect to your inner core if you
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haven't before.
Are you ready?
Number one, clear direction eliminates hesitation.
A few years ago, I was working with
a client who had an incredible product idea,
but kept spinning in circles because he didn't
have a clear launch plan.
He was paralyzed by what ifs and kept
tweaking instead of executing.
When I helped him map out a step
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-by-step direction, defining goals, timeline, and milestones,
something shifted.
Suddenly, he was energized, felt confident, and ready
to move.
It wasn't that he lacked the talent.
He just needed clarity.
Once that clicked, hesitation disappeared, and momentum kicked
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in almost overnight.
That's when I realized direction isn't just a
plan, guys.
It's your fuel for courage.
That's important.
Number two, vision turns intention into momentum.
When I first started one of my businesses,
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I had all the passion in the world,
but no real vision.
I was doing great work, but I wasn't
moving forward.
It wasn't until I sat down and created
a vivid, detailed picture of where I wanted
the business to be in five years that
things changed.
That vision gave me the energy to keep
pushing, even on hard days.
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It turned my scattered intentions into a mission
with legs.
From marketing strategy to hiring decisions, everything aligned.
The business started growing, not just because I
worked harder, but because I worked with purpose.
That's important.
Number three, purposeful goals fuel consistent effort.
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Wow, John, that's like a real mouthful there.
I know, and I'm hoping that it'll inspire
you.
Back when I was training for my very
first endurance race, this was several years ago,
I remember setting goals that weren't just about
finishing.
They were about becoming healthier and more disciplined.
Overall, the deeper purpose got me out of
bed at 5 a.m., even when it
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was freezing.
I wasn't running just to check off a
box.
I was building a new version of myself.
The consistency came from within, not from a
coach or a rule book.
That lesson carried over into business too.
When your goals connect with who you want
to become, discipline transforms into devotion, which becomes
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an unstoppable, powerful force.
Number four, focus paths reduce distractions.
That's a pretty cool one.
In the early days of growing my company,
my very first one, I used to say
yes to almost every opportunity, podcasts, partnerships, events,
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you name it.
But I noticed that instead of growing faster,
I was burning out.
I wasn't focusing.
Once I created the filter, asking, does this
serve our mission or distract from it?
My calendar and my energy realigned.
That filter helped us scale smarter, not just
faster.
The power of focus is not in doing
less.
It's in doing the right things better.
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Number five, knowing your why drives your how.
Let me say that again.
Knowing your why drives your how.
Knowing your why drives your how.
And I know that sounds like something that
is very hard to comprehend, but it's really
the truth.
Knowing your why drives your how.
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All right.
Knowing your why drives your how.
And so one of the most pivotal moments
of my life was when I asked myself
why I really wanted to become a podcast
coach.
It wasn't just to teach people how to
talk into a mic.
It was to help others find their inner
voice, their outer voice, their confidence, and their
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ability to connect.
That why restructured everything from how I taught
to how I marketed.
It even gave me a new fire from
within that no amount of money or success
ever could.
When your why is crystal clear, folks, your
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strategies become sharp and your work becomes sacred.
Now, I could tell you this all day
long, but the truth of the matter is
it's not going to make a huge difference
until you literally believe this.
I think that's a problem for a lot
of people.
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They don't realize why something's going a certain
way or maybe why something's going a wrong
way.
And they get really stuck in their ways.
Number six, direction transforms energy into progress.
There was a time when I had tons
of projects going at once.
Great ideas, passion teams, and lots of energy.
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But we weren't seeing results.
Why?
We had energy without distraction.
And direction.
But because there was no direction, it became
a problem.
Once we narrowed our focus to three clear
initiatives, created the key PIs, key performance indexes,
for each, everything just sort of changed.
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That raw energy was finally channeled.
And within a few months, our output doubled.
Energy is like water.
It can flow anywhere.
But when you give it a focus channel,
it becomes power.
See, that's how you get liftoff, folks.
So I'm going to make a little bit
of a pun here to kind of tie
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something.
So how do you get liftoff with a
rocket?
Well, let's try to explain that.
So it's a great question.
First of all, you need fuel ignition.
The rocket's engines ignite a mixture of fuel
like liquid hydrogen, RP1 kerosene, and an oxidizer
like liquid oxygen.
The chemical reaction creates a massive amount of
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hot, high pressure gases.
The gases are forced out through the rocket's
nozzle at high speed.
According to Newton's third law, for every action,
there is an equal and opposite reaction.
This creates thrust that pushes the rocket upward.
We have to overcome gravity.
So to achieve liftoff, the thrust must be
greater than the force of the gravity pulling
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the rocket down.
Once the rocket exceeds this gravitational pull, it
begins to rise from the launch pad.
Most rockets have multiple stages that detach as
fuel is used up.
Each stage helps reduce weight and allows the
next engine to fire, giving continued acceleration and
altitude.
Computers and onboard sensors manage stability, trajectory, and
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orientation.
Tiny rockets called thrusters help steer and stabilize
the rocket as it ascends.
The rocket passes through Earth's atmosphere and eventually
enters space.
At this point, it could deploy satellites, send
spacecraft into orbit, or travel toward its intended
destination.
Now, that's pretty powerful, right?
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When we want to get liftoff, that makes
me think maybe we need to get rid
of some things on us so that we
can take off.
And we have to take off consistently.
Sometimes we may need to shed some baggage,
right?
That could be very, very important.
Number seven, action aligned with vision creates fulfillment.
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Action aligned with vision creates fulfillment.
Action aligned with vision creates fulfillment.
I think that's an amazing thing.
And a lot of people don't realize what
that means internally.
I think that's a very important thing.
I'll never forget the day I launched a
mentoring program for young entrepreneurs.
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It had been on my heart for years.
And when I finally acted on it, something
inside me just clicked.
It wasn't just another business move.
It was a mission fulfilled.
And every email, every call, every success story
felt aligned with the vision I held for
so long.
I was no longer just doing work.
I was living in alignment with my true
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core purpose.
And that's the most fulfilling feeling in the
world that you can have.
When your actions mirror your purpose, you don't
just succeed.
You thrive.
I want to take a highlight right now
to someone.
I'm not going to mention their name for
basically for, I don't want to say security,
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but for basically politeness.
Somebody I was working with actually happened to
be one of my professors.
And you guys all know where I go.
This professor had this air of them, you
know?
And I never forgot how this person was
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so concerned about their own direction.
They didn't really care about the class's direction.
They didn't care if you learn something or
not.
I remember going to the professor and saying,
you know, professor, I'm not really sure where
you're going.
All I was told is take a deep
breath and you'll eventually figure it out.
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We had our first, like I would say
midterm, which was like our, it was a
quiz, but it was really our midterm.
And the midterm was like three or four
pages and it was just blank pages.
And you had to describe things and document
things.
And I discovered that the teacher really didn't
teach.
The teacher was very brilliant, but he didn't
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teach.
And putting X hours in a day and
not making any headway means there's a problem
with the plan, guys.
There is a problem with the plan.
And when there's a problem with the plan,
what did Einstein say?
Doing the same thing over and over again
and expecting different results.
What is that, guys?
Well, you know what that is.
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It's insanity, right?
It is insanity.
I think that is very, very important.
It is definitely, definitely insanity.
So I think that's very, very important to
understand that.
So knowing what your purpose is, doesn't matter
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what somebody is older or younger than you.
The purpose has to be in alignment with
who you are.
But if you're doing it with other people,
it needs to be in alignment with them.
You see, you can't just run your world
because you want to run it that way.
You have to run it in a way
that it's going to support, help, and make
other people feel valued.
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So many people in the educational system just
feel that if they're smarter than you, which
they may be, they can just run their
show or run their class however they want.
And I feel that that's changed from when
I went to grammar school, when I went
to college.
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College now has become a great big financial
business.
Not that it wasn't back then, but now
it's more about the business.
And there's two things that colleges care about.
And I should tell you this.
I used to think they were only, well,
recently, only caring about money.
That's the second thing.
You know what the first thing is?
The first thing they don't want is bad
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press.
So somebody, whether it's a professor, whether it's
an environment, whether it's some experience you've had,
and it's leaving you feeling as though the
university is not treating you well, then I
think that's a huge, huge problem for not
only you, but for all the students in
the class.
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And I think sometimes, you know, when you
attend something, especially as an adult, not that
you're expecting courtesies, but you're expecting people to
be respectful to you.
And some graduate teachers, well, they teach you
like you're a five-year-old.
Because maybe they've had some bad experiences, but
that doesn't mean the whole rest of the
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batch of apples is like that.
And so what I want to talk about
in closing tonight, I think it's really important,
is that don't let somebody, don't let somebody
rain on your parade.
Don't let somebody discourage you from achieving your
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greatness, right?
Don't let somebody discourage you from your greatness.
And that sounds like something that's very, very
simple.
But yet we all fall into this trap,
right?
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I think it's important.
Okay, very important.
And that's important to know.
But sometimes it becomes this power trip.
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And when this power trip happens, it causes
us to feel, well, bad about ourselves.
Gets us to feel maybe inferior, right?
That's important.
So clarity isn't a luxury, folks.
It's a launch field.
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Without direction, even passion burns out.
Something I came up with.
So clarity is not a luxury.
If you don't understand how to start, you
can't start.
It's not a luxury, okay?
So again, clarity isn't a luxury.
It's launch fuel.
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But without the direction, even the passion of
the strongest person will burn out.
Direction is what transforms your ideas into an
impact, right?
A dream without a path is just a
wish.
So although you can think about things, but
if you don't actually take some direct action,
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well, you're never going to go anywhere.
Action without purpose, guys, is motion without meaning.
Align your steps with your soul.
I think that's important to understand.
Because when we think about who we are
as a person, we think about why we're
doing something.
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I think that's what takes us to the
next level, all right?
It takes us to the next level.
And maybe that's hard for a lot of
us to understand, but it's really, really truthful.
So when you know where you're headed, fear
has no place to land.
That's important.
Direction silences doubt.
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It replaces overthinking with forward motion, okay?
A strong vision doesn't show you every step.
It shows you that the destination is worth
the effort.
Momentum begins the moment your vision matters more
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than your excuses.
Purpose makes effort meaningful.
When your goals reflect your soul, your work
becomes your art.
Every yes needs 100 no's.
Focus is saying no to what's not your
mission.
Focus isn't about narrowing your vision.
It's about sharpening your impact, okay?
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Sharpening your impact.
And that's something that a lot of people,
I feel, miss in our world.
And they miss it just because they're not
aware.
Without direction, guys, energy scatters.
With direction, it becomes an unstoppable, powerful force.
Your next breakthrough isn't waiting for more effort.
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It's waiting for clearer direction.
I'm John C.
Morley, serial entrepreneur.
Do check out BelieveMeAchieve.com for more of
my amazing, inspiring creations.
I'll catch you all soon, everyone.
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