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Hey guys, good morning.
It is John C.
Morley here, Sir Entrepreneur.
It's great to be with you on Inspirations
for Your Life.
So we've been having some, well, snafus with
our new streaming platform, some minor ones, a
couple things like they don't let you save
studios and a couple little crazy things like
audio settings can't be set as default.
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So when that happens and we're used to
doing things a certain way, well, let's just
say things happen like no audio and stuff
like that.
I mean, we've been doing this for a
while, but when you switch studios, things can
happen.
So we are adapting to this.
We've given them a lot of feedback about
how to make it better.
But as you guys know, we were with
another platform and they crashed.
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They crashed our stream a couple of times
and I said, we just cannot deal with
that.
All right, guys, welcome Inspirations for Your Life.
So this is actually the August 31st show.
So this is actually episode two.
We're on a really great master topic this
week.
We always have great master topics.
The core that endures.
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And today's granular topic is a really good
one.
Solid Roots beat fast growth series for show
36 episode.
So if guys, if you are thirsty, feel
free to go get yourself some fresh water
or maybe some other beverage or perhaps a
candy or maybe some fruit, whatever floats your
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boat and hurry on back.
Also, if you are new here, I want
to take this opportunity to welcome you.
If you are coming back to Inspirations for
Your Life, whether it's the one or the
hundredth of a million time, I want to
thank you for coming back.
Really do appreciate those that find value in
my content.
And do check out BelieveMeAchieved.com, of course,
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for more of my amazing, inspiring creations.
Now, without any further ado, let's get on
to the show.
All right.
So welcome back, everyone, to another episode of
Inspirations for Your Life.
I am your host, John Seymour, a serial
entrepreneur, engineer, marketing specialist, video producer, podcast host,
podcast coach, and a passionate lifelong learner.
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Over the years, you know, I've discovered that
true success isn't about how fast you grow,
but how deeply you're rooted.
So growth without roots may look impressive to
a lot of people for a moment, but
it doesn't last.
It's not sustainable.
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Today, I'm diving into, well, a powerful truth.
Solid roots always beat fast growth.
I know everyone will say, gee, you know,
I'd rather just be fast.
But you see, when you're fast, you actually
miss the boat.
You miss learning lessons, and that is critical
for success.
So let's explore together how these lessons apply
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not only to business, leadership, and personal growth,
but also to, well, the way we live,
create, and leave our mark on this wonderful,
amazing world.
So I have 20 lessons for you guys
today, 20 lessons.
And I'm sure one of them, if not
more, is bound to get you excited and
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get you to become an even better version
of yourself.
So let's dig in.
So the first one is roots sustain without
strong grounding.
Growth collapses under pressure.
I don't know if you know that, but
growth does collapse under pressure.
When it's sustainable and it has a strong
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root, well, it can withstand a lot more
pressure and it can hold up.
And if something collapses and there's good roots,
it can easily rebuild again.
So no matter how tall the tree grows,
its survival depends on the depth and the
strength of its roots.
Many of you guys may or may not
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know that I hike and I lead hiking
groups once or twice a week.
And these are like, you know, first we
start with like a 45 minute warmup hike,
which is a beginner hike.
And then we move on to a nature
hike, which is more of an intermediate hike,
which has some rock grappling.
And on that hike, I always notice several
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trees and the trees have roots that span
sometimes 4, 8, 10, 12, or even 15
feet.
So these are very deep rooted trees.
And in life and business, it's tempting to
chase growth at all costs, but that's going
to burn us.
But if your foundation isn't strong, the weight
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of success will eventually cause collapse.
That's the truth, guys.
So real sustainability comes from taking the time
to build roots that anchor you during uncertain
times.
I know that sounds hard, but when we
have something that we can consider strong, then
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we can build upon it.
Let's take a foundation of a house, right?
Would we build a house down the shore
without using pilings?
No, because the spread footings or standard concrete
would just wash away.
But when we build upon something, what we
already know is strong and stable, we build
upon that, it becomes stable as well.
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Just like with knowledge, if you're trying to
learn something new, you always want to anchor
it or build upon something you already know.
Let me give you an example.
Maybe you are trying to learn how to
bake.
Maybe you're a great chemist.
So you can appreciate the fact of how
important it is to measure chemicals, acids, bases,
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et cetera, and other elements on the periodic
table.
If you get them in the wrong order,
well, that could be a problem.
If you put too much or you forget
something, that can also be a problem, like
neutralize or over-neutralize, or maybe the fact
that you didn't neutralize at all can be
a really major, major, major threat in the
lab.
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So these are important things to consider.
Speed deceives.
Quick wins often mask shallow foundations.
So fast growth can look exciting, but you
know what?
It's often just, well, a surface level.
And I know that sounds hard to believe,
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but ladies and gentlemen, it is the truth.
A startup may skyrocket in visibility, but without
a system, structure, or culture behind it, well,
it's going to crash.
And the same is true for our personal
achievement.
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If we sprint ahead without grounding, we're setting
ourselves up for burnout and disappointment.
That's the truth, guys.
A lot of people get angry why they're
going a certain way, but it's because they
haven't really built that strong foundation, right?
You wouldn't build a house and then try
to build upon that that isn't stable, right?
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You just wouldn't build it if it's not
a solid foundation.
Now, depth builds strength.
Lasting success grows downward before it is upward.
I think that's hard for a lot of
people to realize is that we have to
grow down in root and then we can
grow upward, like a tree does.
Putting roots deep into the earth, real growth
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starts unseen.
This phase isn't flashy, but it's necessary.
It's in the hidden work, the discipline, the
learning, the setbacks that your strength, ladies and
gentlemen, is going to be, well, the key
that builds.
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So depth is what allows height to last
from a tree and the depth allows us
to have more strength in what we're doing
and more stability.
Number four, guys, storms.
So storms test.
Only rooted structures withstand challenges.
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Everyone faces storms.
Businesses face recession.
Leaders face crises.
Individuals face hardships, right?
The difference between collapse and survival, well, it
lies in the roots.
So let's grow those roots slowly and really
strong.
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Shallow success gets blown away easily, but rooted
success bends, weathers, and survives to rise again
through almost any storm.
Number five, patience pays.
Slow development creates long-term endurance.
Patience feels costly in a world that glorifies
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speed.
But patience is an investment.
Slow, steady progress compounds.
And while fast growers may burn out, those
who take their time endure for, well, much,
much longer.
Number six, guys, flash fades.
Hype can't outlast stability.
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Hype creates attention, but not loyalty.
See, flash gets noticed, but it fades quickly.
True stability built on values, built to last,
and on consistency will always outlast temporary excitement
that might seem to, let's say, grab our
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attention for the moment.
It's going to quickly be fleeting, right?
When we talk about fads, right, the latest
toy, the latest fashions, those may not catch
on.
They may just be fads, okay?
Number seven, foundation first.
What is unseen holds up what's seen.
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We live in a world, guys, obsessed with
the visible.
But the unseen foundation, character, integrity, strategy holds
everything up.
Just like you don't see a skyscraper steel
frame, do you?
Yet it's what keeps it standing.
Your unseen foundation is your greatest strength.
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I remember a building that unfortunately had to
get, let's say, taken down not too long.
It was imploded, not to get into all
the details of that.
But because the structure was not built correctly
from day one, you know what happened?
It weakened.
Then they hired a company to re-ironclad
the building.
Later on, a few years later, they thought
it was done right, but then they learned
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it was not strong.
Unfortunately, and this caused a very, very big
problem, you know, with the building.
And guess what?
Eventually the building had to come down because
it was structurally unsound.
If you do things right in the beginning
and you have a solid foundation, it might
seem like you're stepping backward, but actually you're
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going to have the support you need to
grow when many other structures or, let's say,
systems will fail.
Shallow breaks, without roots, growth crumbles at the
very first obstacle, right?
We talked about houses at the shore, if
there's a huge storm.
If you have not built for that storm,
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well, your house, your structure is going to
be pretty much taken away or in the
ocean or the bay.
If growth is shallow, it doesn't take much
for it to fall apart.
Obstacles aren't the problem, guys.
Lack of preparation is.
So shallow growth looks good until, well, pressure
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comes.
Then it suddenly collapses.
And the thing is, it surprises most people
that it collapses because they don't understand why
something isn't strong until it comes down.
Time tempers roots through seasons, not shortcuts, guys.
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Roots need time to, let's say, cement themselves
into the ground or your opportunity or whatever
it is.
They're not instant.
If you're looking for instant, well, that's not
here.
Success is never instant.
Success is the same.
Seasons of learning, setbacks, and progress all shape
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us.
Shortcuts skip the process, but they also skip
the strength.
And I think when we try to skip
the strength, it's like, oh my gosh, why
isn't it so strong?
Because we didn't read the directions all the
way through.
How many times have you, maybe you put
together something, you're like, oh, I don't need
to read the directions.
I always read the directions.
Because maybe there's something I didn't know about,
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and there's a certain way it has to
be done.
Because if it's not done that way, well,
it might not withstand any weight.
That's a big problem.
Number 10, quiet progress.
Roots expand in silence while the hype shouts
loudly, while hype screams for attention.
Real progress happens quietly.
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Roots expand underground, unseen, but they're essential, guys,
for life and for many parts of success.
I think that's an important thing to understand,
is that we have to realize that it
takes time.
The same is true in our lives.
Our biggest growth often happens when no one
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is watching.
No one's watching.
Nourishment matters, guys.
Number 11, true growth feeds from rich, deep
soil.
Growth isn't just about time, it's also about
what feeds it.
Poor soil weakens roots.
While rich soil makes them thrive.
In life, what you feed yourself, knowledge, habits,
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values, determines how deeply you grow.
We can't just have great nutrition in our
bodies.
We have to have a good mental diet
of words, of content.
Because what we think about most is what
we bring about.
Earl Nightingale said this many years ago, and
I remember reading or listening to one of
his first audio books that I got when
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I was only in high school.
I was addicted to motivation before I even
graduated high school.
I still remember what they did at Nightingale
Cone, I don't know if they still do
this.
They let you get a program for free,
you had 30 days, and if you didn't
like it, you didn't have to pay for
it until 30 days, but if you liked
it, then you paid for it, but if
you didn't like it, you could just return
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it, you got something you liked.
Number 12, guys, resilience grows deeper roots as
they recover faster after setbacks.
That's what I was saying before.
If you have something strong and it gets
knocked down, it's a lot easier to erect
something that has a strong base, okay, than
something that's very whimsical.
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Setbacks are inevitable, but those who have the
deep roots will bounce back easily and a
lot quicker than someone who has their whole
foundation ripped up from under them.
Resilience doesn't come from avoiding storms, it comes
from having built the strength to withstand them
and rise again.
Now, folks, I get so many people that
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request to be on Inspirations for Your Life
and my other show as well.
I want to tell you this, if you're
watching this show, and hopefully you haven't just
thumbed through the beginning and just through the
end, I put this in the middle for
a reason.
Those of you that are choosing to apply
to the show, you can actually go to
go.onesub.com forward slash ifylshowguest.
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Now I put this in the middle of
this stream for a reason because I want
to make sure you're watching it.
One of my requirements to even get pre
-interviewed is to watch a show in its
entirety and then you'll put together a short
bullet point list.
Now, if you're a PR agency like we
are as well, we don't deal directly with
PR agencies.
Your client is going to have to watch
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these videos and put this together.
You can help him or her, but I
get so many people just like, you know,
throwing us stuff in email.
And so we don't respond to these automated
systems, to be honest with you.
Next year, we will have a completely automated
AI process that will be vetting these people.
I know a lot of people have their
book and I know they're anxious to get
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on our show, but here's the thing.
We don't want numbers.
We want high quality content.
I get people, I send an email back
and I'm like, you know, this is what
you need to do.
Welcome.
You know what happens?
They drop out because they're just looking to
get on a show.
If you're looking to do that, you're not
getting on our show.
You're going to get pre-vetted with us.
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We'll let you know at the end of
that 30 minute pre-check whether we want
to move forward with you.
And if we don't, we'll invite you to
come back after six months.
It's too many people just try to throw
things.
We're not looking for a numbers game.
Just being quite honest with that.
Number 13, weight requires roots.
The taller the vision, the deeper the foundation
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must be.
Dream big, but root deeper.
A great vision needs even greater foundation than
a smaller one.
Otherwise, the weight of that vision will just
collapse under its own ambition and nobody wants
that.
Number 14, guys, impatience weakens.
So rushing creates fragility.
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When we rush growth, we miss the foundation.
Fragility is the price of impatience.
Taking shortcuts to appear successful doesn't build lasting
strength.
It builds breakable illusions.
When you make chocolate, for example, and I
temper chocolate from scratch, you can't rush the
tempering process.
If you do, then your chocolate's going to
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be terrible.
It's not going to have the right shine.
It's probably not going to be as hard
as it should be.
So you don't want to weaken things.
A process is a perfect example of where
people take shortcuts.
Even trying to get on our show, they
think they're firing us off one email and
saying, hey, I really loved your show about
solid roots.
It really resonated with me.
And I think my author, blah, blah, blah,
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is probably going to be a great guest.
I appreciate that.
But that is very, how can I say,
cliche.
And it's also not showing me you're genuine.
It's just telling me you're trying to pitch.
Unless you're linking to something specific with what
our show is and what your guest is,
that's what I'm looking for.
And most people aren't going to take the
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time to do that.
And if you're not, you're not going to
get on our show.
Legacy last, guys, number 15.
Rooted growth leaves impact beyond generations.
True success doesn't just serve you.
It lasts beyond you.
Legacy is the result of rooted growth.
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What you build, ladies and gentlemen, endures when
it's anchored in true core values, not just
the ambition that you have.
Ambitions are good, but we need to have
core values and we need to have that
determination, that motivation, and of course, ladies and
gentlemen, that discipline.
Number 16, roots give direction.
They sure do.
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Deep grounding keeps growth aligned, not scattered.
Roots don't just hold, they direct, they guide
growth upward in the right direction.
In life, roots, values, principles, mission keep us
aligned so growth doesn't scatter aimlessly, right, and
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waste its energy.
Number 17, guys, endurance inspires what lasts, teaches
others the values of patience.
And I think that's a big key.
When people see something that has lasted decades,
they're inspired.
Endurance is one of the most powerful teachers
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because it shows that patience works.
Your endurance gives others hope to build deeply
too.
So treasure it.
Number 18, strength is invisible.
The most important parts are often hidden, right?
And I think that's an important thing to
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realize is what's hidden from us.
This happens in the software world, the hardware
world, right?
And so when this happens, it's done so
that we can communicate or we can do
what we need to do without having to
know all the under workings of how something
is.
The world, ladies and gentlemen, rewards visibility, but
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real strength is often hidden.
Just like roots underground, strength doesn't need to
be seen to be real.
Hidden effort always supports visible success.
What's hidden?
Well, your integrity, for example, until someone knows
it.
Maybe glue, right?
Glue, when it dries, it's clear, it's invisible.
We don't see it, but it's very strong.
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What else is invisible?
Electricity seems invisible.
I mean, kind of to us, right?
But it's not.
I mean, you can see electricity if you
use certain devices, right?
I think a lot of people just want
to jump to the end, but they don't
really want to learn in the process.
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All right, number 19, balance matters, folks.
Wide roots equal stable growth.
It's not just depth, it's breadth.
Wide roots give stability.
In life, that means diversifying skills, connections, and
experiences.
Balance makes growth unshakable.
Like, what did we learn?
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We learned something very interesting with switching to
this new platform.
Gave them a lot of great ideas of
what they could change.
Hopefully, they'll implement them.
One of them is they don't auto save
our audio devices.
So, what do we have to do?
Sometimes in the heat of the moment to
try to get the show out.
It's like, oh, wait a minute, we never
checked the audio.
And because I've been going through a little
bit of challenge between using one laptop, which
is my old laptop, you guys probably don't
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know this, and my new laptop, which is
the P1 Gen 7, it has been terrible.
It has had latency so bad that it's
been crashing my streams.
It's been crashing any type of audio or
video except for things offline.
And that's terrible, guys.
So, we're waiting for Lenovo to give us
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an answer.
I'll let you know what's happening on that.
But that's why there's more challenges.
But again, we still make the show work,
right?
Even with these challenges, I still make the
show work.
Number 20, lasting success is earned.
Only Rooted proves it's worth the time.
So, it's not bought, okay?
It is earned.
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At the end of the day, the only
success that counts is lasting success.
And the only way to achieve that is
through, you ready?
Deep, patient, rooted growth.
How do we get that?
Motivation, discipline, determination, okay?
Fast growth may look so exciting, but only
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Rooted growth stands the test of time.
And so, like we talked about that building,
if they would have done the right thing
at day one when they built it and
not took shortcuts, well, that building would probably
still be standing.
Why did they take shortcuts?
Because they wanted to make a quick buck.
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I was working with a client the other
day, and a big provider, which we all
know starts with a V, they don't always
do the greatest job with their installations, including
their Wi-Fi.
They have a big name.
They give you a few big boxes.
It looks very impressive.
But their service, well, it sucks.
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Plain English.
I'm not going to give you the name
of the company, but if I mentioned a
V, you probably know who I'm talking about.
And so, first of all, their one box
loses sync with their other box, and they're
pushing out multiple network names, not to do
things technically here on the show, because this
is the technical show, but they have two
networks going out, and they're fighting for each
other.
And that's not what you want, guys.
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So, when you do things the right way,
not only do you have a great solid
network, you build trust in the people you're
doing work for, because they know they know
what you're doing.
So, ladies and gentlemen, I want to take
this opportunity to personally thank you for joining
me on today's episode of Inspirations to Real
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Life, Solid Roots, series four, show 36, episode
number two.
Because solid roots will always beat fast growth.
If you don't know who I am by
now, allow me to reintroduce myself.
I am John C.
Morley, serial entrepreneur, and a lot more.
And my mission, guys, is to help you
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uncover the principles that build not just success,
but lasting impact.
I know a lot of us out there
want to just rush to the finish line,
because we feel that that's going to put
money in our pocket.
But if we don't understand the real world
problem, and we understand why something is not
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working, and we just try to band-aid
it, right?
Then we're really not solving anything.
We're causing more frustration.
We're wasting more time, more resources.
And people do this in business every single
day.
And if any of you are watching, and
you're looking to pitch me a guest, again,
please make sure that you have watched this
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show in its entirety or another show.
And let me know, why is your guest
a good fit?
I started doing this in all the shows
now, because people are just pitching me, well,
crap, for lack of better term.
And again, not to be discriminating, but I
want high-quality people.
I think you know the kind of person
I am, and that I don't just take
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people just because they have a book, or
just because they're doing something.
I had one person that wanted me on
a certain month.
I tried, but, you know, I have a
six-month waiting list.
And so there's a reason for that.
And next year, it's going to get even
tighter.
You're going to have to prove that you
have credibility in our system.
And if you don't prove that, our system's
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not going to let you even go forward
with the next steps.
So again, ladies and gentlemen, you know I've
been around for a while.
We're going to be going into our fourth
year.
We'll be closing out three years of Inspirations
for Your Life, as well as my other
show.
And I think you know that the content
that I produce, and I put out every
single day, is earth-shattering content that will,
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in fact, change your life.
If, here's the if, you make the choice,
okay, and have the discipline to use these
techniques and skills.
Choose to implement them in your life, and
practice, practice, practice.
Because practice doesn't make it better, right, right
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away.
It gets you over time to start refining
things.
Doesn't make you perfect, does it?
Just gets you better slowly over time.
And then that builds a stronger foundation for
which you can support yourself and others.
Again, I'm John C.
Morley, serial entrepreneur.
Have yourself a great rest of the day.
I'll be streaming the third show later on
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today, Monday again.
Sorry for some of the challenges with the
new studio.
But we're working through them.
I appreciate your patience.
Have yourself a wonderful Labor Day, if you're
watching it today on September 1st.