Derek Rydall

Mandela in prison for 27 years.

He became the captain of his soul and the master of his fate and became the president and ended apartheid.

And that didn't happen after he got out.

That happened while he was in jail.

He became that.

And so these are those demonstrations of what's possible for an individual when they are in the wilderness or when they're in crisis or when they lose their job or lose whatever.

they dig a deeper well and they dig deeper roots and the deeper roots are allowed them to bring about even richer fruits.

And that, you know, we call it the great man of history theory or whatever, but that's what's, that's an example of what's possible with all of us.

So now imagine anybody listening, if you're afraid of losing your job or how do I use AI or whatever the problem or concern or whatever,

If you understand that those are not the great exceptions, those are the great examples.

And we are in a time now where whatever you believe, you know, if you believe in the second coming or you just believe in evolution, we're being asked now to realize we have to become that.

And we can.

And imagine a world with even 10 or 20% more

individuals that know and have agency and sovereignty and creative capacity like a Mandela, a Gandhi, a Dr. King, a Steve Jobs, a whoever is your icon, a Walt Disney, a Thomas Edison.

That's what's possible for all of us.

And I also want to say,

There isn't, as far as I can say, long-term, any other option for us to have long-term success, to become irreplaceable, to future-proof our life, our work, our wealth, and our well-being, but to double down on finally answering the question,

What am I really made of and made for?

And having the courage to fricking be it and bring it, especially if it feels like you're a freak.

And the result is you will unlock so much strength and resilience and capacity, not to mention opportunity and fulfillment.