Bo Eason
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Because you're the one with the dream of being a pop star. And then your mom says, you're the worst singer in America. You did something next. You said something to yourself. You decided something for yourself in that moment, in that car. What was it? And that is their defining moment. It's a moment that defines you for the rest of your life.
And you have these defining moments all throughout your life. But the really dark ones, the ones that hurt the most, those are the most powerful. And it's usually at an age between 9 and 12, usually. Not all the time. But those are usually the powerful ones. Like mine, just so you know, every elite athlete on the planet, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, me, we all have the same stories.
And you have these defining moments all throughout your life. But the really dark ones, the ones that hurt the most, those are the most powerful. And it's usually at an age between 9 and 12, usually. Not all the time. But those are usually the powerful ones. Like mine, just so you know, every elite athlete on the planet, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, me, we all have the same stories.
And you have these defining moments all throughout your life. But the really dark ones, the ones that hurt the most, those are the most powerful. And it's usually at an age between 9 and 12, usually. Not all the time. But those are usually the powerful ones. Like mine, just so you know, every elite athlete on the planet, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, me, we all have the same stories.
Our story goes like this. I was cut from my high school basketball team. That's Michael Jordan's story. So Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever to play the game. Yet he was cut from his high school basketball team, not once, but twice. How could that be? That is his defining moment story. It is the story that defined him for the rest of his life.
Our story goes like this. I was cut from my high school basketball team. That's Michael Jordan's story. So Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever to play the game. Yet he was cut from his high school basketball team, not once, but twice. How could that be? That is his defining moment story. It is the story that defined him for the rest of his life.
Our story goes like this. I was cut from my high school basketball team. That's Michael Jordan's story. So Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever to play the game. Yet he was cut from his high school basketball team, not once, but twice. How could that be? That is his defining moment story. It is the story that defined him for the rest of his life.
Tom Brady, same story, just in football, right? No one wants him. No one likes him. He is defined by not a very good quarterback. And now we know him as the greatest quarterback of all time because he decided to change things through pain of his defining moment. You suck. You're no good. He defined himself as the greatest quarterback and lived it into existence. I did that.
Tom Brady, same story, just in football, right? No one wants him. No one likes him. He is defined by not a very good quarterback. And now we know him as the greatest quarterback of all time because he decided to change things through pain of his defining moment. You suck. You're no good. He defined himself as the greatest quarterback and lived it into existence. I did that.
Tom Brady, same story, just in football, right? No one wants him. No one likes him. He is defined by not a very good quarterback. And now we know him as the greatest quarterback of all time because he decided to change things through pain of his defining moment. You suck. You're no good. He defined himself as the greatest quarterback and lived it into existence. I did that.
Every elite athlete does that. Well, everyone who's accomplished, like all of you listening right now, say you're a doctor, say you're a doctor of note. You're a well-known doctor. The only reason you are is because you had a defining moment story. And that defining moment story is It could be you got an F the first day of medical school.
Every elite athlete does that. Well, everyone who's accomplished, like all of you listening right now, say you're a doctor, say you're a doctor of note. You're a well-known doctor. The only reason you are is because you had a defining moment story. And that defining moment story is It could be you got an F the first day of medical school.
Every elite athlete does that. Well, everyone who's accomplished, like all of you listening right now, say you're a doctor, say you're a doctor of note. You're a well-known doctor. The only reason you are is because you had a defining moment story. And that defining moment story is It could be you got an F the first day of medical school.
It could be that you were told you were stupid and you wouldn't amount to anything as a child. Those, you guys, are the most powerful thing you've got. I don't care what your education is. I don't care what your resume says. Your defining moment story came from pain, a lot of pain. When I got cut from Little League, I never had that much pain in my life. Never.
It could be that you were told you were stupid and you wouldn't amount to anything as a child. Those, you guys, are the most powerful thing you've got. I don't care what your education is. I don't care what your resume says. Your defining moment story came from pain, a lot of pain. When I got cut from Little League, I never had that much pain in my life. Never.
It could be that you were told you were stupid and you wouldn't amount to anything as a child. Those, you guys, are the most powerful thing you've got. I don't care what your education is. I don't care what your resume says. Your defining moment story came from pain, a lot of pain. When I got cut from Little League, I never had that much pain in my life. Never.
And I decided in that moment as a kid that I'm never going to get cut again. No one's going to send me home ever again. And guess what? You guys, that made me a pro athlete. That made me get paid a lot of money. Just that decision. Those are called defining moment stories. That's what I train people to learn about themselves. And no one wants to tell it, for one, because of what John said.
And I decided in that moment as a kid that I'm never going to get cut again. No one's going to send me home ever again. And guess what? You guys, that made me a pro athlete. That made me get paid a lot of money. Just that decision. Those are called defining moment stories. That's what I train people to learn about themselves. And no one wants to tell it, for one, because of what John said.
And I decided in that moment as a kid that I'm never going to get cut again. No one's going to send me home ever again. And guess what? You guys, that made me a pro athlete. That made me get paid a lot of money. Just that decision. Those are called defining moment stories. That's what I train people to learn about themselves. And no one wants to tell it, for one, because of what John said.
They don't think it's important. They don't think people want to know that story. Everybody wants to know that story. So think about this in your life. Everybody think about this right now. The what's your favorite movie. Just think about what it is. What's your top three favorite movies.