July 30, 2025 • 31 mins
Elijah gets you caught up on his past week, & answers your email questions!
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
You're listening to The Elijah Winfrey Show, a space for inspiration, impact,
and community connection. Each week, Elijah shares the latest on
his work in the community, answers listener questions, and reflects
on the week that was, from acts of kindness to
real conversations that matter. This is where purpose meets positivity.
(00:23):
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. Here's your host,
Elijah Winfrey.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Hello, folks, and welcome to the Elijah Winfrey Show. I'm
indeed your host, Elijah Winfrey. We have a great show
lined up for you today. We are today, it is
Wednesday here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We have some
great questions lined up for you today, folks. I Am
(00:53):
going to get to those questions momentarily, but first, as
our always do, I'm gonna get you caught up on,
you know, my past week. And you know, I've been
doing some reflecting and some growth and some growing up
and and been grateful for some things that life continues
(01:15):
to teach me, as I hope that it's doing for
you as well. I hope that your morning has gotten
off to a good start, and I hope that whatever
you're doing today is a huge success. I have a
lot of things going on today, you know, as I
(01:37):
dabble into my past week, you know, bleeding into this week,
I have a lot of fun things that are happening.
I am going to be having a very very important
conversation about education with a few legislators. And since being
(02:02):
a pair of professional, I've seen a lot of things
good and bad. And you know I and that doesn't
mean that I you know, I'm here to call anybody
out right. First, I have to I have to make
sure I'm good in the areas that I need to
improve on. But uh, since being a pair of educator,
(02:24):
I've seen some things that I think could be better.
And I've had first hand account of how hard these
teachers are working, these you know, my pair of teammates
are working. And so I put a bill together months
(02:45):
ago and kind of revised it a bit, critiqued it
a bit, got some perspective from some other educators on it,
and you know, I'm going to present it. I presented
it yesterday and I'm gonna talk more about it today.
So I'm really excited about that. And again, look, I've
(03:08):
only been in the education game here. This is year four,
you know, being on the inside being in the building.
So I'm excited about the conversations that are going to
be had today. So that's on the agenda past week.
You know, again, I think i've I've really I've really
(03:29):
settled in on my schedule for the summer and removing
a lot of things. I had a lot of things planned.
I really had to pull back and kind of self
diagnose where I am in my life. And this past
week again, I was doing a lot of reflecting, a
(03:50):
lot of writing and a lot of walking. So it's
not too much to update you on, you know, uh,
outside of you know, the the bill that I wrote
that I want that I'm going to present to legislators.
(04:11):
Team Winfrey is doing really well. You know, we are
still active and I know, you know, I got a
few questions. I get a few questions now about you know,
the website. You know, when when are we going to
update the website? And we will, like I think, we
get so busy it becomes secondary. You know, we will
share the work that we've been doing this summer as
we get ready to pivot to fall and backpack drive
(04:37):
and I'm going to be doing a reading in August,
so we'll make sure those those things are up to
date and ready to go. Things just get so hectic,
uh and chaotic sometimes that we have to pull back
from a lot of that stuff so and and it
becomes secondary. But we'll get back on it here very soon,
(04:57):
maybe at the end of this week, maybe this weekend.
Will update things. As of now, things are, things are
going well, things are progressing. I'm really happy. I'm excited.
You know. Mary Moore Park has become my new walking
trail and I do about five miles. I try to
(05:18):
do it every morning. I won't be able to do
it this morning, unfortunately, but I'll get back at it
tomorrow hopefully. Uh. And workouts are going pretty well and
I'm growing a beer like it's pretty much all gray.
But I've decided to just let myself go this summer
(05:41):
and not shave or get a haircut haircut, and I
kind of like it. I do.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
All right.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
So family's doing well. I'm gonna I'm gonna pivot here.
I want to run it. I'm excited to get into
the show because it's a special show today. You know,
we've gathered questions. Shout out to my producer, Greg Nice,
does a great job of putting the show on positions.
I know I say that at the top of every show,
but I mean it every time I said, on today's show,
(06:13):
we gathered some questions, or he's gathered some questions from
listeners around the world. Right, so it's gonna be a
bit different today we are. I'm going to be answering
questions from listeners of the show that live around the country,
(06:34):
around the world. And I am very grateful to have,
you know, people tune in and download the show from
these places. And please forgive me in advance for the names.
If I don't get them correct, I'm gonna do my
very best, but I encourage you. Walterson questions in to
(06:56):
me at Elijah dot Winfrey at gmail dot com, and
my producer does a great job of pulling out some
great questions and no question is ever a bad question.
This first question is from Danielle in Atlanta, Georgia. Danielle writes, Elijah,
I love your show. What was a standout moment from
(07:19):
your week, from your past week that made you pause
and feel grateful? I think it just I think the
(07:41):
standout moment for me right now, each week, for each
day now is my ability to really pull back and
self reflect. Like I'm doing a very good job of that.
You know, I stepped away from social media and just
(08:10):
kind of open the window and laid across the bed
and listen to things. That's been like the standout moments
for me. You know, I'm learning that anytime I can
like stop and self reflect without technology around me, it's
it's it's been really, really, really good, and and I'm
(08:32):
very grateful for that. You know, we live in a
world now where you know, let's face it, it is
it is definitely tech based, and you have to be
able to keep up to some degree, and I feel
like I'm doing that, but every now and then I
need to definitely pause and reflect and refocus and reset.
(08:53):
So you know, last week I was able to do
that a couple of times and it felt great. It
really did did a lot for me mentally and physically.
Next question is from Marcus T in London, England. Marcus writes, Elijah,
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looking back on your journey, what advice would you give
your younger self about handling failure? Okay, so, man, I
get asked this question a lot, and I see it
a lot on TV when they're talking to different people
about you know, what would you tell your younger self,
you know, now that you're in the positions that that
(09:33):
that you're in. Marcus, this is always a hard one
for me. I don't I don't know if I if
I would do that, because I don't think i'd be
in the situation that I'm in now, you know, had
I not learned those hard lessons. Some of those lessons
were hard lessons to learn, and I think I needed that.
(09:56):
You know, I didn't have a real sense of of
direction when I was younger, you know, you My mom
kept me on the straight and arrow, and I had
other people in the neighborhood that would keep me on
the straight and narrow. But it's hard to it's hard
(10:22):
to think that way, like to go back and talk
to my younger self. I don't know if i'd be
in this position. I don't know what I'd be doing, honestly,
so I really try not to look at that. You know.
As far as handling failure, listen, I think we all
we all go through that, we have to go through that,
that process of falling down, like you got to get
(10:43):
it wrong to get it right. I think we all
handle it differently, even now, you know, I don't think
anybody likes it. I know I don't, but I know
that's part of the process, and and you know, that's
part of the journey, is dealing with the failure in
real time. You know, it's easy to self reflect and say, yeah,
(11:06):
I would have told my younger self to be more
calm and to be more relaxed. Well, I, you know,
I don't know where that would have taken me if
I if I had done that. So it's a hard
one and I don't I don't begrudge anybody who who
who would have the opinion of talking to their younger selves.
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I I you know, I think I I I think
I self reflect a lot on my youth. But I
don't think there's anything I would go back and say,
you know, hey, be calm, right, because you're past that
point now, right, You've hopefully you've grown and I feel
(11:49):
like I've done that. So that's that's a tough question,
that that really is, And I don't think there's anyone
one right way to answer, honestly. Next up is Nako
from Tokyo, Japan. I hope I said your name right, Nako.
(12:12):
Niko writes Elijah, how do you stay disciplined and focused.
When motivation isn't there, I think about the purpose, right,
what's the purpose? Why am I doing it? Some days
I don't have the motivation right. I wake up sometimes
(12:34):
and I'm exhausted knowing what the day entails. So sometimes
there isn't a lot of motivation. But my purpose is
strong and my will to get it done is strong.
And I know I like being in the arenas that
(12:57):
I am in, so you know that pushes me through, right,
I know what the end result looks like, So I
am I may not always be motivated or inspired, but
eventually that clicks in at some point as I start
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to process things. But I always ask myself, you know,
what are you doing it for? What's your sense of purpose?
Because a lot of times, for all of us, the
motivation won't be there, right, And that's when we start
to maybe skip steps, take shortcuts. You know, that's when again,
(13:41):
that's when you have to pull back and really self
reflect on things and make sure that you're doing it
for the right reasons. You know, if you know your
heart isn't in it at that moment, you need to
find a way to make a healthy pivot and really
think about things, think about that purpose, who you're doing
it for, and why does it matter so much? And
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I think the motivation comes back. So that's my that's
my answer, Niko. I hope, I hope that. I hope
that's satisfied you. Next question is from Scipho and Johannesburg,
South Africa. Scipho rights, Elijah, you do so much for
(14:26):
your community, how do you take care of your own
mental health? I've I've learned to pull back, right, I
can burn the candle at both ends even now, I
can if I really wanted to push it, I could.
But I think what I've been able to do this
summer has really shown me that there is a way,
(14:52):
and sometimes you just have to say no. You have
to have courage to say no. For my own mental capacity,
I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to
show up, or I'm not going to be able to
make this event, or I'm not going to be able
to give this talk, or I'm not going to be
able to come to this happy hour. Right, you have
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to be comfortable in your own skin enough to say
that to people. And you know, I say yes to
a lot of things. You know, and I think that's
because I want to see us all succeed. But you
have to take care of you. It is so important
(15:36):
that we do that. So I think for my own
mental state, I try to stay rooted in my truths again,
my purpose and knowing when to slow down. And that's
the thing. I know when to slow down. It's just
(15:57):
sometimes I just I just don't till it's too late.
You know, what happened to me in May was a
direct result of me thinking that I can just push
through something to get things set and then maybe take
a break. Now, you got to listen to your body.
Body doesn't lie to you, and you have to know
(16:19):
when to say when. So I've done a better job
over the summer of really taking control of my mental health.
It's a big deal. It's a big deal. Next question
is from Claire and Paris, France. Claire writes, is there
a moment this past week that reminded you why you
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started your mission with Team Winfrey? No, not a moment.
I every day I think about the mission and what
I would like to accomplish and how I want to
go about it. So you know, I may I may
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see something or hear something that reminds me of you know,
the journey regarding Team Winfrey. But you know, I think
every day I'm excited about the ideas that I have
started in my head and and whether they stick or not,
and just giving giving things a shot. So I I
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nothing this past week reminded me, you know, as to
why I start my mission, Ryan, I think it's an
everyday thing. Next question is from Jamal and Toronto, Canada.
Jamal Rights, what's one life lesson you've learned recently that
changed how you moved through the world one life lesson recently?
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I don't I don't know if there's I don't know
if there's one life lesson recently that has changed. I
think I've always lived my life with a sense of
caution and patience because I see the world differently than
a lot of people. And sometimes people don't always see you,
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they don't hear you until it's too late. But I
think I've I've had the ability to to just shut
up and listen to people sometimes. I think that's one
(18:45):
of the lessons that I've learned learned. It's like, you know,
sometimes silence is golden because people start to reveal themselves
to you, and it happens every day, and sometimes if
you just quiet and you let them talk, you find
out a lot about you know, where they where they
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stand on things, and how they see you ultimately in
the grand scheme of things. So it's not it's not
just one life lesson that I've I've learned recently. I
think over time, I've just had the ability to to
kind of listen, be patient, be very cautious about what
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I'm doing, while trying to also take the risks right
because I still think you have to be willing to
do that. You have to be willing to put yourself
out there. So I hope that answers your question. There's
not one recently that one lesson that I've recently kind
of felt like changed how I move right. I I
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I take my time as I navigate this world that
can be cruel and mean, but you you know, it's
still at some point there's a lot of love. You know,
you just have to find ways to tap into those things.
So that's a great question. That's a great question. Next
question is from Luna and Paulo Brazil. Luna Rights, you
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often talk about peace and reflection. What does make in
peace with the mirror look like day to day, gosh,
day to day. It's just I think it's just trying
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to be better, be a better person. Those self talks
in the morning mean a lot. Sometimes they're in front
of the bathroom mirror sometimes, you know, I'm sitting in
the dark, drinking coffee, thinking about ways I am going
to attack the day and where am I mentally in
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that department? Right am I ready to go? Making sure
that I am leading with love? You know? That's that's
That's another thing that I I really try to focus on,
you know, having a good sense of humor, not taking
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things so personally, but trying to break down things that
are said to you or said to me, and trying
to find like the true meaning of what someone's really
trying to say. But I I you know, I think
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as long as I'm honest with myself at the beginning
of the day and the goals that I set for myself,
you know, I try to live by that standard, and
I try to stay rooted in my piece right I'm
trying to get too high. I'm try not to get
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too low. I try to stay right in the middle,
you know, and it seems to work. Next question is
from Ravi and Mumbai, India, Robbie Robbie writes, Eli, how
can young people start making a difference in their communities
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even with limited resources? Great question. I think first you
have to be willing to take that risk, take that
step right. Limited resources are not I think once you
start with those limited resources, you'll you'll figure out or
you'll find out there are people that there are people
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out there in your community with their hands already extended
with additional resources to help you because they'll see what
you're trying to do right, if you're really about changing
your community and making your communities better. I think we
all start with limited resources, right, and eventually when people
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see that you're doing it for the right reasons, you
start to gain additional resources. That's the way I've always
looked at it. When I started Team Winfree, I didn't
have any resources, not a lot of them. But I
think people saw the work that I was doing in
the community as I was starting my nonprofit, and people
start extending their hands and sharing ideas that would help
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me make the nonprofit better and we grew, you know,
but it starts with taking the risk to put yourself
out there because you're gonna have people. You're gonna have critics.
You're gonna have people who think that you're doing too
much or maybe you know it's not for you to
do or not for you to say. But you got
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to move past that and you got to be able
to use your voice for the right reasons. Start out small,
and believe me, it grows, it gets bigger. All right,
A couple more questions here before we close the show.
Next question is from Emily and Sydney, Australia. Emily Rights.
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If someone feels like they're stuck or off their path,
what's your go to advice for realigning with purpose? Again?
I think when you when you get stuck in those moments,
you have to think about what are you, what are
you doing it for? Why are you in it right?
(24:45):
Who are you hoping to help? Outside of yourself? Right,
because you know it all starts with you, But outside
of that, what's your purpose? What are you hoping to accomplish?
Because you will have days when it just doesn't feel good,
doesn't feel right right, You get stuck, you get sideways,
(25:10):
but you have to go back to your purpose and
your will to succeed has to be greater than your skill.
You have to remember that because some days you're gonna
have to will yourself through, right, not out of spite,
not not because you're lazy, but because, listen, things weigh
(25:32):
us down. We're human. So you have to make sure
that your will is greater than your skill, because when
you have those moments of getting stuck, you have to
find a way to will yourself through that and remember
your purpose and remember why you're doing it, remember who
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it impacts, right, remember that you're needed, and remember it's
okay to step back, put everything down, take a breath, relax.
Does it mean you're less powerful? Right? In a lot
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of instances, it means you're more powerful because you're because
when you get stuck, you're willing to say, I'm gonna
stop right here because I need to reset. Something's off,
I need to figure it out. And when you do,
then you proceed, you move forward, you step back in.
So that'd be my go to advice and I and
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I hope it helps you. Last question is from Mowinday
and Nairobi, Kenya. Wow, Nairobi, Kenya, Oh my gosh. Mowin
Day writes, what's one thing about your past week that
surprised you or taught you something new. One thing about
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my past week that surprised me. I think walking five miles.
That's not to say that I can't do it or
couldn't do it, but I think as I'm getting into
the flow of walking every morning or at some point
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every day, it's it's taught me about the power of
I guess will, because sometimes I have to will myself
to the to the park to walk. And again it
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tells me that my will is greater than my skill set.
And you know, I've always been up for walking, but
I've never thought of myself as like a morning walker
where you get in five eight miles. But I'm starting
(28:15):
to do that, right. It started at two miles, then
it went two, three, Now it's five. So that's that
surprised me that I'm willing to like walk those extra
couple of feet and challenge myself and push myself right,
kind of kind of jump starts today. And I really like,
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all right, that's a great question to end on. I
want to thank everyone who's sent in questions. You know,
your curiosity about me keeps keeps keeps me ground, it
keeps the show grounded. And you know, I think your
words are It reminds me that we're you know, we're learning,
(29:00):
we're evolving together. You know, whether you're listening to the
show in the car at home, right you're tuned in,
and these questions from around the world, they mean a lot.
And we see you, you know, on the I don't
even know what this board is, this switchboard where you
(29:20):
see like things flash up, so we see all the
live listeners and and and you know, we see those
of you who downloaded the show. And you know, we
are extremely grateful right where I am. I am so
grateful that you all take the time to listen to
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my voice on a weekly basis. So with that being said,
we have come to the end of the show. Unfortunately
I've enjoyed it as I hope that you have as well.
Do favor as you processed today and the rest of
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the week and your weekend, get out in your communities
and check in on your family and friends. Put a
smile on someone's face. Remember it doesn't take a lot
of energy to do that at all. I want to
thank you all for tuning in to The Elijah Winfrey Show.
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Please be sure to download this show wherever you download
your favorite podcast, So next time take care, God bless
by bid
You're listening to The Elijah Winfrey Show, a space for inspiration, impact,
and community connection. Each week, Elijah shares the latest on
his work in the community, answers listener questions, and reflects
on the week that was, from acts of kindness to
real conversations that matter. This is where purpose meets positivity.
(00:23):
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. Here's your host,
Elijah Winfrey.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Hello, folks, and welcome to the Elijah Winfrey Show. I'm
indeed your host, Elijah Winfrey. We have a great show
lined up for you today. We are today, it is
Wednesday here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We have some
great questions lined up for you today, folks. I Am
(00:53):
going to get to those questions momentarily, but first, as
our always do, I'm gonna get you caught up on,
you know, my past week. And you know, I've been
doing some reflecting and some growth and some growing up
and and been grateful for some things that life continues
(01:15):
to teach me, as I hope that it's doing for
you as well. I hope that your morning has gotten
off to a good start, and I hope that whatever
you're doing today is a huge success. I have a
lot of things going on today, you know, as I
(01:37):
dabble into my past week, you know, bleeding into this week,
I have a lot of fun things that are happening.
I am going to be having a very very important
conversation about education with a few legislators. And since being
(02:02):
a pair of professional, I've seen a lot of things
good and bad. And you know I and that doesn't
mean that I you know, I'm here to call anybody
out right. First, I have to I have to make
sure I'm good in the areas that I need to
improve on. But uh, since being a pair of educator,
(02:24):
I've seen some things that I think could be better.
And I've had first hand account of how hard these
teachers are working, these you know, my pair of teammates
are working. And so I put a bill together months
(02:45):
ago and kind of revised it a bit, critiqued it
a bit, got some perspective from some other educators on it,
and you know, I'm going to present it. I presented
it yesterday and I'm gonna talk more about it today.
So I'm really excited about that. And again, look, I've
(03:08):
only been in the education game here. This is year four,
you know, being on the inside being in the building.
So I'm excited about the conversations that are going to
be had today. So that's on the agenda past week.
You know, again, I think i've I've really I've really
(03:29):
settled in on my schedule for the summer and removing
a lot of things. I had a lot of things planned.
I really had to pull back and kind of self
diagnose where I am in my life. And this past
week again, I was doing a lot of reflecting, a
(03:50):
lot of writing and a lot of walking. So it's
not too much to update you on, you know, uh,
outside of you know, the the bill that I wrote
that I want that I'm going to present to legislators.
(04:11):
Team Winfrey is doing really well. You know, we are
still active and I know, you know, I got a
few questions. I get a few questions now about you know,
the website. You know, when when are we going to
update the website? And we will, like I think, we
get so busy it becomes secondary. You know, we will
share the work that we've been doing this summer as
we get ready to pivot to fall and backpack drive
(04:37):
and I'm going to be doing a reading in August,
so we'll make sure those those things are up to
date and ready to go. Things just get so hectic,
uh and chaotic sometimes that we have to pull back
from a lot of that stuff so and and it
becomes secondary. But we'll get back on it here very soon,
(04:57):
maybe at the end of this week, maybe this weekend.
Will update things. As of now, things are, things are
going well, things are progressing. I'm really happy. I'm excited.
You know. Mary Moore Park has become my new walking
trail and I do about five miles. I try to
(05:18):
do it every morning. I won't be able to do
it this morning, unfortunately, but I'll get back at it
tomorrow hopefully. Uh. And workouts are going pretty well and
I'm growing a beer like it's pretty much all gray.
But I've decided to just let myself go this summer
(05:41):
and not shave or get a haircut haircut, and I
kind of like it. I do.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
All right.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
So family's doing well. I'm gonna I'm gonna pivot here.
I want to run it. I'm excited to get into
the show because it's a special show today. You know,
we've gathered questions. Shout out to my producer, Greg Nice,
does a great job of putting the show on positions.
I know I say that at the top of every show,
but I mean it every time I said, on today's show,
(06:13):
we gathered some questions, or he's gathered some questions from
listeners around the world. Right, so it's gonna be a
bit different today we are. I'm going to be answering
questions from listeners of the show that live around the country,
(06:34):
around the world. And I am very grateful to have,
you know, people tune in and download the show from
these places. And please forgive me in advance for the names.
If I don't get them correct, I'm gonna do my
very best, but I encourage you. Walterson questions in to
(06:56):
me at Elijah dot Winfrey at gmail dot com, and
my producer does a great job of pulling out some
great questions and no question is ever a bad question.
This first question is from Danielle in Atlanta, Georgia. Danielle writes, Elijah,
I love your show. What was a standout moment from
(07:19):
your week, from your past week that made you pause
and feel grateful? I think it just I think the
(07:41):
standout moment for me right now, each week, for each
day now is my ability to really pull back and
self reflect. Like I'm doing a very good job of that.
You know, I stepped away from social media and just
(08:10):
kind of open the window and laid across the bed
and listen to things. That's been like the standout moments
for me. You know, I'm learning that anytime I can
like stop and self reflect without technology around me, it's
it's it's been really, really, really good, and and I'm
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very grateful for that. You know, we live in a
world now where you know, let's face it, it is
it is definitely tech based, and you have to be
able to keep up to some degree, and I feel
like I'm doing that, but every now and then I
need to definitely pause and reflect and refocus and reset.
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So you know, last week I was able to do
that a couple of times and it felt great. It
really did did a lot for me mentally and physically.
Next question is from Marcus T in London, England. Marcus writes, Elijah,
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looking back on your journey, what advice would you give
your younger self about handling failure? Okay, so, man, I
get asked this question a lot, and I see it
a lot on TV when they're talking to different people
about you know, what would you tell your younger self,
you know, now that you're in the positions that that
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that you're in. Marcus, this is always a hard one
for me. I don't I don't know if I if
I would do that, because I don't think i'd be
in the situation that I'm in now, you know, had
I not learned those hard lessons. Some of those lessons
were hard lessons to learn, and I think I needed that.
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You know, I didn't have a real sense of of
direction when I was younger, you know, you My mom
kept me on the straight and arrow, and I had
other people in the neighborhood that would keep me on
the straight and narrow. But it's hard to it's hard
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to think that way, like to go back and talk
to my younger self. I don't know if i'd be
in this position. I don't know what I'd be doing, honestly,
so I really try not to look at that. You know.
As far as handling failure, listen, I think we all
we all go through that, we have to go through that,
that process of falling down, like you got to get
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it wrong to get it right. I think we all
handle it differently, even now, you know, I don't think
anybody likes it. I know I don't, but I know
that's part of the process, and and you know, that's
part of the journey, is dealing with the failure in
real time. You know, it's easy to self reflect and say, yeah,
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I would have told my younger self to be more
calm and to be more relaxed. Well, I, you know,
I don't know where that would have taken me if
I if I had done that. So it's a hard
one and I don't I don't begrudge anybody who who
who would have the opinion of talking to their younger selves.
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I I you know, I think I I I think
I self reflect a lot on my youth. But I
don't think there's anything I would go back and say,
you know, hey, be calm, right, because you're past that
point now, right, You've hopefully you've grown and I feel
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like I've done that. So that's that's a tough question,
that that really is, And I don't think there's anyone
one right way to answer, honestly. Next up is Nako
from Tokyo, Japan. I hope I said your name right, Nako.
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Niko writes Elijah, how do you stay disciplined and focused.
When motivation isn't there, I think about the purpose, right,
what's the purpose? Why am I doing it? Some days
I don't have the motivation right. I wake up sometimes
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and I'm exhausted knowing what the day entails. So sometimes
there isn't a lot of motivation. But my purpose is
strong and my will to get it done is strong.
And I know I like being in the arenas that
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I am in, so you know that pushes me through, right,
I know what the end result looks like, So I
am I may not always be motivated or inspired, but
eventually that clicks in at some point as I start
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to process things. But I always ask myself, you know,
what are you doing it for? What's your sense of purpose?
Because a lot of times, for all of us, the
motivation won't be there, right, And that's when we start
to maybe skip steps, take shortcuts. You know, that's when again,
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that's when you have to pull back and really self
reflect on things and make sure that you're doing it
for the right reasons. You know, if you know your
heart isn't in it at that moment, you need to
find a way to make a healthy pivot and really
think about things, think about that purpose, who you're doing
it for, and why does it matter so much? And
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I think the motivation comes back. So that's my that's
my answer, Niko. I hope, I hope that. I hope
that's satisfied you. Next question is from Scipho and Johannesburg,
South Africa. Scipho rights, Elijah, you do so much for
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your community, how do you take care of your own
mental health? I've I've learned to pull back, right, I
can burn the candle at both ends even now, I
can if I really wanted to push it, I could.
But I think what I've been able to do this
summer has really shown me that there is a way,
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and sometimes you just have to say no. You have
to have courage to say no. For my own mental capacity,
I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to
show up, or I'm not going to be able to
make this event, or I'm not going to be able
to give this talk, or I'm not going to be
able to come to this happy hour. Right, you have
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to be comfortable in your own skin enough to say
that to people. And you know, I say yes to
a lot of things. You know, and I think that's
because I want to see us all succeed. But you
have to take care of you. It is so important
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that we do that. So I think for my own
mental state, I try to stay rooted in my truths again,
my purpose and knowing when to slow down. And that's
the thing. I know when to slow down. It's just
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sometimes I just I just don't till it's too late.
You know, what happened to me in May was a
direct result of me thinking that I can just push
through something to get things set and then maybe take
a break. Now, you got to listen to your body.
Body doesn't lie to you, and you have to know
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when to say when. So I've done a better job
over the summer of really taking control of my mental health.
It's a big deal. It's a big deal. Next question
is from Claire and Paris, France. Claire writes, is there
a moment this past week that reminded you why you
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started your mission with Team Winfrey? No, not a moment.
I every day I think about the mission and what
I would like to accomplish and how I want to
go about it. So you know, I may I may
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see something or hear something that reminds me of you know,
the journey regarding Team Winfrey. But you know, I think
every day I'm excited about the ideas that I have
started in my head and and whether they stick or not,
and just giving giving things a shot. So I I
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nothing this past week reminded me, you know, as to
why I start my mission, Ryan, I think it's an
everyday thing. Next question is from Jamal and Toronto, Canada.
Jamal Rights, what's one life lesson you've learned recently that
changed how you moved through the world one life lesson recently?
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I don't I don't know if there's I don't know
if there's one life lesson recently that has changed. I
think I've always lived my life with a sense of
caution and patience because I see the world differently than
a lot of people. And sometimes people don't always see you,
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they don't hear you until it's too late. But I
think I've I've had the ability to to just shut
up and listen to people sometimes. I think that's one
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of the lessons that I've learned learned. It's like, you know,
sometimes silence is golden because people start to reveal themselves
to you, and it happens every day, and sometimes if
you just quiet and you let them talk, you find
out a lot about you know, where they where they
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stand on things, and how they see you ultimately in
the grand scheme of things. So it's not it's not
just one life lesson that I've I've learned recently. I
think over time, I've just had the ability to to
kind of listen, be patient, be very cautious about what
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I'm doing, while trying to also take the risks right
because I still think you have to be willing to
do that. You have to be willing to put yourself
out there. So I hope that answers your question. There's
not one recently that one lesson that I've recently kind
of felt like changed how I move right. I I
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I take my time as I navigate this world that
can be cruel and mean, but you you know, it's
still at some point there's a lot of love. You know,
you just have to find ways to tap into those things.
So that's a great question. That's a great question. Next
question is from Luna and Paulo Brazil. Luna Rights, you
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often talk about peace and reflection. What does make in
peace with the mirror look like day to day, gosh,
day to day. It's just I think it's just trying
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to be better, be a better person. Those self talks
in the morning mean a lot. Sometimes they're in front
of the bathroom mirror sometimes, you know, I'm sitting in
the dark, drinking coffee, thinking about ways I am going
to attack the day and where am I mentally in
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that department? Right am I ready to go? Making sure
that I am leading with love? You know? That's that's
That's another thing that I I really try to focus on,
you know, having a good sense of humor, not taking
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things so personally, but trying to break down things that
are said to you or said to me, and trying
to find like the true meaning of what someone's really
trying to say. But I I you know, I think
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as long as I'm honest with myself at the beginning
of the day and the goals that I set for myself,
you know, I try to live by that standard, and
I try to stay rooted in my piece right I'm
trying to get too high. I'm try not to get
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too low. I try to stay right in the middle,
you know, and it seems to work. Next question is
from Ravi and Mumbai, India, Robbie Robbie writes, Eli, how
can young people start making a difference in their communities
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even with limited resources? Great question. I think first you
have to be willing to take that risk, take that
step right. Limited resources are not I think once you
start with those limited resources, you'll you'll figure out or
you'll find out there are people that there are people
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out there in your community with their hands already extended
with additional resources to help you because they'll see what
you're trying to do right, if you're really about changing
your community and making your communities better. I think we
all start with limited resources, right, and eventually when people
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see that you're doing it for the right reasons, you
start to gain additional resources. That's the way I've always
looked at it. When I started Team Winfree, I didn't
have any resources, not a lot of them. But I
think people saw the work that I was doing in
the community as I was starting my nonprofit, and people
start extending their hands and sharing ideas that would help
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me make the nonprofit better and we grew, you know,
but it starts with taking the risk to put yourself
out there because you're gonna have people. You're gonna have critics.
You're gonna have people who think that you're doing too
much or maybe you know it's not for you to
do or not for you to say. But you got
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to move past that and you got to be able
to use your voice for the right reasons. Start out small,
and believe me, it grows, it gets bigger. All right,
A couple more questions here before we close the show.
Next question is from Emily and Sydney, Australia. Emily Rights.
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If someone feels like they're stuck or off their path,
what's your go to advice for realigning with purpose? Again?
I think when you when you get stuck in those moments,
you have to think about what are you, what are
you doing it for? Why are you in it right?
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Who are you hoping to help? Outside of yourself? Right,
because you know it all starts with you, But outside
of that, what's your purpose? What are you hoping to accomplish?
Because you will have days when it just doesn't feel good,
doesn't feel right right, You get stuck, you get sideways,
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but you have to go back to your purpose and
your will to succeed has to be greater than your skill.
You have to remember that because some days you're gonna
have to will yourself through, right, not out of spite,
not not because you're lazy, but because, listen, things weigh
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us down. We're human. So you have to make sure
that your will is greater than your skill, because when
you have those moments of getting stuck, you have to
find a way to will yourself through that and remember
your purpose and remember why you're doing it, remember who
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it impacts, right, remember that you're needed, and remember it's
okay to step back, put everything down, take a breath, relax.
Does it mean you're less powerful? Right? In a lot
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of instances, it means you're more powerful because you're because
when you get stuck, you're willing to say, I'm gonna
stop right here because I need to reset. Something's off,
I need to figure it out. And when you do,
then you proceed, you move forward, you step back in.
So that'd be my go to advice and I and
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I hope it helps you. Last question is from Mowinday
and Nairobi, Kenya. Wow, Nairobi, Kenya, Oh my gosh. Mowin
Day writes, what's one thing about your past week that
surprised you or taught you something new. One thing about
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my past week that surprised me. I think walking five miles.
That's not to say that I can't do it or
couldn't do it, but I think as I'm getting into
the flow of walking every morning or at some point
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every day, it's it's taught me about the power of
I guess will, because sometimes I have to will myself
to the to the park to walk. And again it
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tells me that my will is greater than my skill set.
And you know, I've always been up for walking, but
I've never thought of myself as like a morning walker
where you get in five eight miles. But I'm starting
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to do that, right. It started at two miles, then
it went two, three, Now it's five. So that's that
surprised me that I'm willing to like walk those extra
couple of feet and challenge myself and push myself right,
kind of kind of jump starts today. And I really like,
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all right, that's a great question to end on. I
want to thank everyone who's sent in questions. You know,
your curiosity about me keeps keeps keeps me ground, it
keeps the show grounded. And you know, I think your
words are It reminds me that we're you know, we're learning,
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we're evolving together. You know, whether you're listening to the
show in the car at home, right you're tuned in,
and these questions from around the world, they mean a lot.
And we see you, you know, on the I don't
even know what this board is, this switchboard where you
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see like things flash up, so we see all the
live listeners and and and you know, we see those
of you who downloaded the show. And you know, we
are extremely grateful right where I am. I am so
grateful that you all take the time to listen to
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my voice on a weekly basis. So with that being said,
we have come to the end of the show. Unfortunately
I've enjoyed it as I hope that you have as well.
Do favor as you processed today and the rest of
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the week and your weekend, get out in your communities
and check in on your family and friends. Put a
smile on someone's face. Remember it doesn't take a lot
of energy to do that at all. I want to
thank you all for tuning in to The Elijah Winfrey Show.
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Please be sure to download this show wherever you download
your favorite podcast, So next time take care, God bless
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