Eric Thomas
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And then am I willing to do what it takes to get it? That's it. Because it's a lot. It's a lot. But here's the thing. I believe if you think about it, it is only because somewhere inside of you, you have what it takes. Now, capacity is there. Willingness is something totally different. That's different. But I want every human to know You wouldn't be watching the school.
And then am I willing to do what it takes to get it? That's it. Because it's a lot. It's a lot. But here's the thing. I believe if you think about it, it is only because somewhere inside of you, you have what it takes. Now, capacity is there. Willingness is something totally different. That's different. But I want every human to know You wouldn't be watching the school.
You wouldn't be watching or listening to the school of greatness if you didn't believe you were great. I'm just I'm just for real. You wouldn't be spending time with this man on a regular basis. I'm telling you, I wouldn't be going to Columbus. Right. I drove to Columbus.
You wouldn't be watching or listening to the school of greatness if you didn't believe you were great. I'm just I'm just for real. You wouldn't be spending time with this man on a regular basis. I'm telling you, I wouldn't be going to Columbus. Right. I drove to Columbus.
bro it's not a trust me when i tell you it's not a you don't get off the freeway it's not 65 you get up why did i go because this man is great and greats want to hang with greats i need y'all to understand look y'all may not know listen to me i've got no mad suitcases that i still carry this day because he gave them to me like i i i didn't buy a new one i've carried the exact same
bro it's not a trust me when i tell you it's not a you don't get off the freeway it's not 65 you get up why did i go because this man is great and greats want to hang with greats i need y'all to understand look y'all may not know listen to me i've got no mad suitcases that i still carry this day because he gave them to me like i i i didn't buy a new one i've carried the exact same
ones that he gave me, and my son bought a set because I had a set, because it reminds me of him when I travel. It's like greatness, so you wouldn't be watching, you wouldn't be locked in, something in your spirit has you tuned into this band, because you know you're great. Now you gotta say to yourself, am I willing to cooperate with the greatness that's in me? And then once you do,
ones that he gave me, and my son bought a set because I had a set, because it reminds me of him when I travel. It's like greatness, so you wouldn't be watching, you wouldn't be locked in, something in your spirit has you tuned into this band, because you know you're great. Now you gotta say to yourself, am I willing to cooperate with the greatness that's in me? And then once you do,
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.
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.