The memories that move you are the ones that fuel you (S4) S39:E5

Welcome to “Inspirations for Your Life,” hosted by John C. Morley—Serial Entrepreneur, Engineer, Marketing Specialist, Video Producer, Podcast Host, Podcast Coach, and passionate lifelong learner. In every episode, John brings his diverse expertise and contagious enthusiasm to help you unlock your full potential. Through practical wisdom and motivational storytelling, John reveals how harnessing the power of moving memories can ignite creativity, resilience, and success. Are you ready to turn your life’s most inspiring moments into the fuel that carries you higher?[Connect:] John C. Morley’s Website📱 Instagram: JohnCMorleySerialEntrepreneur1️⃣ The memories that inspire you drive your actions forward.The most vivid memories shape your daily choices. Whether they bring joy, challenge, or reflection, these moments become the inner compass that guides your ambitions and fuels your persistence. When you tap into the inspiration of your past, you unleash new energy to propel yourself toward your goals.2️⃣ Let each moving moment spark new motivation in your life.It’s not enough to remember—let meaningful experiences ignite your drive. Every touching event you revisit can reignite your desire to grow, reminding you why your journey matters. Let those sparks turn into a steady flame that pushes you to achieve more each day.3️⃣ Your most powerful fuel often comes from your most emotional memories.Profound emotions linked to key memories become a source of strength, encouraging you to push through obstacles and never give up. Channel these emotions as motivational fuel, turning every challenge into an opportunity.4️⃣ Growth starts when you let memories energize your ambitions.Personal growth isn’t only about knowledge—it’s about harnessing your history to empower your future. When you revisit impactful memories, you spark fresh ambition and open new paths to success.5️⃣ Past experiences can be your strongest launchpad—use them wisely.Your past holds the secrets to future achievements. Wise reflection turns yesterday’s lessons into today’s strategic moves, launching you further than you ever imagined.6️⃣ Channel the energy from your best memories into chasing new dreams.Instead of staying stuck in nostalgia, use it as a platform to dream bigger. When you tap into the positive energy of your best moments, you build momentum to pursue new heights.7️⃣ Those unforgettable moments are the ones that shape your success.Defining events don’t just stick—they mold your journey and your mindset. John urges you to recognize and honor those moments, letting them guide your vision of what true success means for you.8️⃣ Turn heartfelt memories into momentum for your next big step.Don’t let beautiful memories fade away—convert them into positive energy to power your next bold move. Use their impact to supercharge your progress and elevate your aspirations.9️⃣ Don’t just remember—let your memories push you to excel.Memories aren’t only for reflection; they’re catalysts for excellence. Let your most impactful recollections drive your dedication to higher standards and relentless improvement.🔟 The moments that move you are the ones that build your resilience.Each emotional memory adds a new layer of strength and perseverance. Take time to revisit and learn from them, letting your experiences be the foundation of your resilience.1️⃣1️⃣ Make inspiration from the past your driving force for the future.Look to your inspiring history not just for comfort, but for motivation to set bigger goals. Your past successes and meaningful milestones can become the engine powering your next achievements.1️⃣2️⃣ Let yesterday’s emotions boost tomorrow’s achievements.Emotional memories aren’t just reminders—they’re resources. Harness the feelings attached to each meaningful experience to fuel your pursuit of new accomplishments.1️⃣3️⃣ Meaningful memories can spark courage when you need it most.When you’re faced with uncertainty, summoning the memory of an overcoming moment can fill you with courage. Let your past victories show you that you have the strength for what’s ahead.1️⃣4️⃣ Let each vivid memory ignite action, not just reflection.Action begins with inspiration. Use your vivid memories to turn intention into movement, forging ahead with clarity and purpose.1️⃣5️⃣ Tap into the memories that move you—they’re your secret fuel.Your “why” often comes from the experiences that moved you deeply. Tap into that secret fuel as motivation to keep pushing, even when the path gets challenging.1️⃣6️⃣ Turn sentiment into strength for every challenge ahead.Sentiment isn’t weakness—it’s strength in disguise. Use your emotional connections to memories to become more adaptable, focused, and resilient in any situation.1️⃣7️⃣ Let the past give you the energy to outperform your own expectations.Your memories can become a source of boundless energy. Lean on them to set higher goals—and exceed them—again and again.1️⃣8️⃣ Your emotional memories are the engine for unstop

Episode Transcript

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Well, guys, it is John C.
Morley here, serial entrepreneur.
Great to be with you.
Today is Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025, and we're
just getting this under the wire before midnight.
All right, guys, welcome to Inspirations for Your
Life.
I'm glad you decided to join me.

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If this is your first time here, I
want to say welcome.
If you're coming back, I want to say
welcome back.
Always great to have new people as well
as people that enjoy the content.
So thank you so much.
We have an awesome, awesome master topic for
this week.
And the master topic this week that I've

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come up with is, again, it's a really
good one, but it's one that I think
a lot of people don't always pay attention
to.
And so, powerful mindset shifts to create real
change.
And the granular topic for tonight is, don't
just remember, reframe and reuse those memories for

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growth.
Here is series four, show 39, episode number
four, and welcome, everyone.
Don't forget to check out BelieveMeAchieved.com for
more of my, of course, amazing, inspiring creations,
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-form, long-form content, as well as even
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you to be parched or, you know, leave

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you hungry.
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water.
Maybe you want a snack, like some nuts,
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Whatever it is, feel free to get that
and hurry on back.
All right, guys, without any further ado, let's

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get this show kicked off, all right?
So ladies and gentlemen, I want to welcome
you one more time to Inspirations for Your
Life with your host.
That's me, John C.
Morley, serial entrepreneur.
I'm an engineer, a marketing specialist.
I'm also a video producer, and yes, I'm
a podcast host, and I'm also a podcast
coach.
So I embody a passionate, lifelong journey and

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commitment to learning, innovation, and uplifting others.
You see, each episode that I put on
taps into this unique blend of experience I
have to spark breakthrough insights and help you
reframe your journey for lasting growth.
So today, I'm inviting you to unlock the

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full power of your mind, transform old wounds
into wisdom, and make your everyday experiences propel
you towards success.
I think a lot of times people get
stuck, and the reason they get stuck is

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because they don't understand what they need to
do.
They're so busy looking at everything else, but
they're not focused on their own stuff, their
own pathway.
So whether you're ready to become a more
creative leader or simply looking to elevate your

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personal motivation, you're in the right place.
So great to have you here.
Like I said, once again, it is great
to have you here.
And you can connect, you can grow, and
you can celebrate with me.
So let's get inspired to change the way

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life really works.
And I think if we can understand those
things, then we can basically be limitless.
Number one, guys, turn your old memories into
lessons.
Growth starts with reframing the past.

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Memories aren't just artifacts from yesterday's time.
They're the blueprint for personal and professional evolution.
By actively reframing what you remember in your
life, you can unlock powerful lessons buried deep

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within old experiences, transforming each recollection into, well,
a stepping stone for future growth.
I encourage my listeners to view every memory
as an opportunity to learn, to adapt, and
fuel positive change.

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When should you start?
Right now.
It's never too late to start as long
as you are willing to do it with
your whole heart.
Number two, guys, your setbacks aren't roadblocks.
They're the raw material for future success in

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your life.
Setbacks happen to everyone.
But what sets true leaders apart is their
ability to transform failures into foundations for success.
You know, embracing diversity, adversity, and using setbacks

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as construction material for stronger skills and better
decisions and remarkable achievements, that's the secret to
working with your memories.
Not talking about, oh, not this again, or
I don't want to do this.
No, it's about drawing on the insights that

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you have.
And I know when we think about this,
you're like, I don't have any insights, but
actually you do.
You have so many great insights.
Number three, guys, every memory can be remixed
into motivation, reused for progress.

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Just like every song, every word, every lyric
can be remixed.
Don't let the past weigh you down.
Let it fuel your ambition.
Learn how to remix your memories and use
them as ongoing motivation for creativity, innovation, and

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daily progress.
So demonstrating how every experience can be repurposed
is not hard.
You can supercharge your drive by doing this.
And when something seems like, you know, it
was not a great experience, try to look

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at that situation objectively and say, okay, I
know it wasn't something I enjoyed, but what
can I learn from this situation?
You know, what should I not do next
time?
Or what should I do better next time?
Don't just recall your mistakes.

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Transform them into your power moves.
Mistakes aren't just missteps, guys.
They're training opportunities.
And how to analyze past errors, extract valuable
lessons, and turn those once embarrassing moments into
bold, confident moves.

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See, that's how you shape your journey forward.
I didn't say that it was going to
be easy.
I never said that, guys.
But what I did say is that you
can do it if you have the right
mindset.
Okay?
If you have the right mindset.

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All right, so number five.
Number five is let the hard time rule
your ambition, not your doubts.
When challenges arise, it can be tempting to
retreat into self-doubt.
Instead, use those moments as rocket fuel.

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We've said this before.
For your ambition.
You know, I have viewers and listeners all
around the world.
And they're always asking me, John, how do
I reframe my hardship?
How can I ignite my determination and spark
new goals and empower myself to reach never
before imagined heights?

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I think what you have to do is
you have to first look at where you
are now.
Then look at where you want to go.
I think that's a very, very important thing.
And I know that when you think about

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these things, you're going to be like, wow.
You know, how does this work?
And I think understanding the fact that something
is difficult, something is hard to understand, doesn't

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mean you should shy away from it.
You see, what we actually have hard times
with at first can be the most memorable
lessons of our life that can be later
the greatest breakthroughs.
Number six, guys, remembrance is passive.

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Reframing is proactive.
Choose to grow.
So if you think about a scene like
maybe, you know, you were playing ball or
maybe you can think about a lesson like
I talked about one the other day with
this lady, right?
I told you how she was pushing me
out like, you know, and appearing like she
was interested.
So I can take the negative part of

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how I felt from that.
I didn't like it.
What I learned from that is, one, I
can leave the room way earlier than the
event ends.
Two, the lady comes up to me and
talks to me.
Don't get too interested in what she has
to say because she's just a phony.

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And you know that now.
You know all that pain, all that anguish
that you went through.
That lady doesn't give one darn about me.
And that's okay.
What I've learned is that I need to
not waste John's energy and drain it on
something that has no value to me.

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Simply recalling the past keeps you stagnant.
So I'm not just recalling it.
I'm saying, what can I do differently next
time?
And allowing you to adopt an active mindset.
Don't just remember, guys.
Reframe your life by consciously shifting your perspective.

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You can turn old events into new sources
of growth and momentum.
I think the reason that some people don't
do it, one is they don't know how.
And the second is, well, they're kind of
worried about the outcome.

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Number seven, guys, discomfort and painful memories.
We use them as stepping stones, not stumbling
blocks, like I did with this lady, right?
I didn't harp on the negative feelings that
I felt.
I said, gee, what can I learn from
this?
How can I act differently next time so
that it doesn't have that impact to make

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me feel bad?
Everyone carries painful or discomforting stories.
But how you choose to use them defines
your path, OK?
Using them to inspire you to repurpose those
memories, to turn pain, discomfort into purpose.

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See, that's what life is all about.
With the right mindset, every setback becomes, well,
a stepping stone towards your next breakthrough.
You just don't know when it's going to
come, so always be ready for it.
Number eight, guys, reframe regret into resolve.

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Move forward stronger than ever before.
Regret can haunt us, but it can also
drive us to be better than we were
before.
When regret stops us from moving forward, that's
when it's negative.
When we're able to see, OK, if I

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do this or I do that, now I
can have this, right?
That's the difference.
So exploring how to transform regret into powerful
force, resolve, and helping you move forward with
renewed strength, clarity, and confidence, that's what life
is about.
And when we can get an understanding for

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how something works or doesn't work, and we
can start to apply that to our life,
like I talked about the lesson.
Maybe the lesson seemed painful, but there are
things you can draw out of there that
can help you not repeat those same mistakes
again.
Number nine, guys, every lesson learned can be

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leveraged for a brighter tomorrow.
The best leaders, the best leaders never waste
a lesson.
There are lots of tactical ways to take
every bit of wisdom you've earned and turn
into actionable plans for a better, smarter tomorrow.

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Thinking about what you could do with this
piece of information, how you could plug this
information to something you're working on so that
you could become better, stronger, unstoppable, that's

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important, guys, very, very, very important.
I think if you can understand that, then
you can really understand what's going on.
But it doesn't happen all at once.

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Somebody once told me, John, sometimes we don't
know what we don't know, or we don't
know what we need to know until it's
revealed to us.
That's powerful, guys.
Maybe you don't know what you need to
know, but yet you get it inkling, or

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you sense it, or you learn, like, oh,
that's what I need to know.
Number 10, old wounds are wisdom, guys, in
disguise.
Tap into their strength.
The past hurt, and these past hurts can
be painful to revisit, but they're also treasure

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troves of wisdom.
And if we can appreciate that, we can
teach ourselves how to gently uncover any knowledge
inside any wound and embrace its strength to
lead and inspire.
Maybe you've had situations when you were younger.
Maybe these situations really knocked at your ego.

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Maybe they put you down.
What did you learn from them?
What could you do differently?
What did you do right if there was
something you did right?
I want to encourage you guys, number 11,
to rewrite your story.
You can always rewrite your story.
Let the memories serve your ambition, not your

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fear.
And this is a problem with a lot
of people.
They use what they've got, the resources, the
memory, to be, well, a stone wall that's
built to block themselves.
Instead of building bridges, they build walls.
You're the author of your life's narrative, okay?

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And you can guide yourself anywhere you want
to go.
Rewriting your story so that the lessons of
the past serve your dreams, ambitions, and the
highest goals, not your insecurities.
Too many people do it the other way
around, and they're like, oh my gosh, what
do I do?
Number 12, guys, don't bury tough memories.

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Build upon them and rise up from them.
Challenging memories aren't meant to be hidden away.
Motivating yourself to use every tough experience as
construction material for your personal and professional ascent,
building higher and stronger than before to give

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yourself a better well-being.
Number 13, guys, growth happens when you turn
reflection into action.
Reflection without action is like planning without execution.
How true growth begins is really at the
crossroads of our introspection and our decisive action.

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Encouraging you to use what you learn to
make bold changes and achieve more.
Number 14, guys, break free from nostalgia.
Make your memories work for you now.

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Don't wait days, weeks, months, or years for
them to be effective.
They can be very comforting, but it can
also chain you to the past.
So make sure you understand how to use
your memories and how to extract the good,
the lesson, and throw away the bad.

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This will help you harness the energy of
the old memory and turn the fond recollections
into practical fuel for success today, rather than
saying, oh my gosh, look what happened to
me.
Number 15, yesterday's struggles are today's superpowers if
you choose to reframe.
Your greatest strengths are often forged in fires

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of adversity.
Encouraging yourself to reframe yesterday's struggles and turn
them into present-day superpowers for leadership and
innovation, that's a key to success.
Number 16, transform past discomfort pain into unique

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advantages.
Discomfort pain can be a source of deep
power.
And if you do uncover this, you reveal
how you can channel your own unique challenges
into unrivaled strengths, making your journey the furry
foundation of your competitive edge.
Don't be afraid of it, embrace it.

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Number 17, guys, nothing is wasted.
Repurpose every memory for resilience.
Resilience is built not from perfection, but from
repurposing every experience, good and the bad.

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Being open to learning is key to success
in life.
How to extract new strength from old memories
and bounce back from anything life throws your
way.
That might sound like something that's so impossible
or so grueling, but once you start to

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do it, you'll be like, you know, this
isn't so hard.
Like I'm really getting this now.
Yeah, you're getting it now.
That's important, guys, you're getting it.
Number 18, the past isn't a prison.
Use it as a launch pad for greatness.

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Don't be confined by your history.
Understand that your past is a powerful springboard
and can propel you toward bold action, big
dreams, and lasting greatness if you're truly focused
on it.
See, that's the whole key, you've gotta be
focused on it.

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Number 19, guys, upgrade your mindset.
Recycle every experience for ongoing growth.
Growth is an ongoing process, right?
One that depends on a flexible, adaptive mindset.

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And recycling the learning from each experience can
help us to keep the sense of being
adaptable and primed for success in every season
of life, in every shape, in every way.
Number 20, guys, reframe, reuse, and rise.

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Reframe your situation, reuse it, and then rise
as your memories, guys, are fuel for the
future.
They're not meant to trip you up.
They're not meant to hurt you.
They're meant to give you the kick to
get going.

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See, guys, the journey doesn't end with reflection.
So about urging you to continually reframe your
old memories, reuse their wisdom, and rise up
strong, turning your personal history into the fuel

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for your brightest future.
You know, a lot of people are afraid
to embrace the future because they know that
it may be different, and they don't know
if they're ready for it.
So they put the blinders on, or they
put the blockades up because they don't believe

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and trust in themselves enough.
Letting go, guys, is not weakness.
I said this, it is wisdom.
If you seriously choose to incorporate these practices
consistently and create a culture where acknowledgement, gratitude,

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and celebration fuel growth, satisfaction, and high performance,
that's where the superstars live.
That's where success starts.
That's where bolder, grander visions exist.

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You know, telling you to reframe something one
time is nice, but you have to make
a regular, consistent pattern of it because it's
the consistency that's gonna get you acute to
things you should be looking for.

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Doing it one time is nice, but it's
not gonna help you become any better.
You know, guys, you can tune into my
show every single day.
The name of my show is Inspirations for
Your Life.
We are, at the end of December 31st,
we'll be on the air four years in
a row.

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It is my privilege, it is my passion,
guys, to guide you toward a more engaging
and impactful podcasting experience.
Whether you wanna listen after the show, whether
you wanna listen at three in the morning,
whether you wanna listen on your drive to
the work, whether you wanna listen on the

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plane, whether you wanna listen on a workout,
whether you wanna listen in the shower, it
doesn't matter where you listen as long as
it's done with the highest level of intention.

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Because see, guys, it's the intention that takes
us to the next level, right?
You want to elevate your life and you
can elevate your life, but you gotta put
a little bit of the work in, right?
You wanna gain that insight, you wanna gain

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that wisdom, you want to attract more inspirational
stories so that you can learn from them,
but most importantly, so you can actually incorporate
them into your own life.
That's a powerful thing, guys.

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Very powerful.
And just thinking about what we said today.
We said a lot.
We said, don't just remember.
You remember we said that?
We said, don't just remember.

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Reframe and reuse those memories for growth.
So according to Miriam Webster, I want to
read you the definition of reframe in the
dictionary.
I thought that would be pretty helpful.
Reframe, it's a verb, okay?

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And reframed, reframing.
Reframe, basically frame like a picture.
Take a plan, approach something with a different
aspect.

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If I say to you, reframe the argument,
you'll think about a different way to explain
it to me.
When you do the argument, you have to
remember that it's not about the argument, it's
about the points.
And if you start wondering about your ego

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all of a sudden, you're gonna lose.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm John C.
Morley, serial entrepreneur.
Be sure to check out BelieveMeAchieved.com for
more of my amazing, inspiring creations.
Have a great one, everyone, and be well.