Eric Thomas

and you start consistently operating in that, you're gonna feel good about it. Here's what you have to do. You have to understand, Andre DeShields I think said, the top of one mountain is the bottom of the next. So you get to the top of the mountain, but you understand the GED was just one, The foreign degree was just one. The master's just after the PhD was the New York Times.

After that, it's the assessments, it's the training, it's the coaching. I'm in masterminds. I get coached, right? And so it's this idea of Yesterday's greatness can't be enough because I'm alive today.

After that, it's the assessments, it's the training, it's the coaching. I'm in masterminds. I get coached, right? And so it's this idea of Yesterday's greatness can't be enough because I'm alive today.

So if I'm alive today, it must be some more greatness in me, and it's my job, like the toothpaste, it's my job not to just lose, I don't know about you, but I would just use a little bit of it and get another one. I'm squeezing, and I ain't got money, and I'm squeezing that toothpaste, why?

So if I'm alive today, it must be some more greatness in me, and it's my job, like the toothpaste, it's my job not to just lose, I don't know about you, but I would just use a little bit of it and get another one. I'm squeezing, and I ain't got money, and I'm squeezing that toothpaste, why?

Because I'm trying to get everything out the tube before I go to another one, and with my life before I get out of here, which is why I could murder myself. that I didn't realize at 12 that I was great. And that's why I said, you gotta check in 2025, you 2025, right? Because I didn't know I was great. And once I checked in and realized how great I was, I was like, bro, we gonna keep doing this.

Because I'm trying to get everything out the tube before I go to another one, and with my life before I get out of here, which is why I could murder myself. that I didn't realize at 12 that I was great. And that's why I said, you gotta check in 2025, you 2025, right? Because I didn't know I was great. And once I checked in and realized how great I was, I was like, bro, we gonna keep doing this.

And to the day we die. And so I would just say to you, you're watching, you're in this space, you're reading his books, you're going to his conferences because you know it's in you and it's time to stop being lazy and it's time to activate it. I love that, man.

And to the day we die. And so I would just say to you, you're watching, you're in this space, you're reading his books, you're going to his conferences because you know it's in you and it's time to stop being lazy and it's time to activate it. I love that, man.

No. No. You know why? Because what I didn't realize as a young adult is that when you say it to somebody else, whether you mean to do it or not, you give them the keys to your life. You give them power over you. They got your whole life in their hand. Because you said it. You said it. They didn't do this because they didn't. They got the keys. Now, I'll be honest.

No. No. You know why? Because what I didn't realize as a young adult is that when you say it to somebody else, whether you mean to do it or not, you give them the keys to your life. You give them power over you. They got your whole life in their hand. Because you said it. You said it. They didn't do this because they didn't. They got the keys. Now, I'll be honest.

The reason why we don't want to take the keys is because we got to drive. We got to drive. And I told you, today I was like, I got too much to do. I normally drive. I'm like, I got too much to do. And it felt good to be in the car driven. It felt good. Like, I'm on the phone talking to my wife. We having worship, doing our thing, making a couple of business calls.

The reason why we don't want to take the keys is because we got to drive. We got to drive. And I told you, today I was like, I got too much to do. I normally drive. I'm like, I got too much to do. And it felt good to be in the car driven. It felt good. Like, I'm on the phone talking to my wife. We having worship, doing our thing, making a couple of business calls.

Like, I don't have the responsibility of the traffic. Paying attention. I got paid attention. He moved over and got, I was like, why is he stopping in the middle of, But it was a fire truck was coming. So he had to move up. I didn't know what was going on because it was the first time in my life that I wasn't really responsible because I normally drive.

Like, I don't have the responsibility of the traffic. Paying attention. I got paid attention. He moved over and got, I was like, why is he stopping in the middle of, But it was a fire truck was coming. So he had to move up. I didn't know what was going on because it was the first time in my life that I wasn't really responsible because I normally drive.

And that's why people don't want to drive in their lives. They don't want to be responsible. It's so much easier to say, my life is messed up because you did this and you did that. Once you take the keys down, you got to go anything. But I'm going to tell you this. This is why I like it. While it's more responsibility, it's more freedom. It's more independence. It's more control. Opportunities.

And that's why people don't want to drive in their lives. They don't want to be responsible. It's so much easier to say, my life is messed up because you did this and you did that. Once you take the keys down, you got to go anything. But I'm going to tell you this. This is why I like it. While it's more responsibility, it's more freedom. It's more independence. It's more control. Opportunities.

They limit it. But the limitless win. You take the keys. And so I took the keys in my life and said, my, thanks. Dad, thanks for not being there for me. You gave me a dog. You gave me a passion. You gave me resilience. You taught me how to make it when the very thing that's supposed to be there for you isn't there for you. And I tell people,

They limit it. But the limitless win. You take the keys. And so I took the keys in my life and said, my, thanks. Dad, thanks for not being there for me. You gave me a dog. You gave me a passion. You gave me resilience. You taught me how to make it when the very thing that's supposed to be there for you isn't there for you. And I tell people,

Some kid asked me the other day, he's like, man, wouldn't you say your son is lucky because you're in his life and his mom is in his life? I said yes and no. I said yes, he's blessed to have his mom and dad. Well, he ain't got that dog. He doesn't have the hunger? He ain't got that dog. Oh, man. My son is a great kid. But he doesn't have the drive. He ain't got the same drive I got.