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Eric Thomas

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The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

joining things they shouldn't join and being with people because they think their happiness is going to come from being with somebody else. And I just think if you be, eagles aren't trying to, they just are, lions aren't, what do you think about me? What do you think about my roar? You think I'm too loud when I roar? That's not a concern.

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

joining things they shouldn't join and being with people because they think their happiness is going to come from being with somebody else. And I just think if you be, eagles aren't trying to, they just are, lions aren't, what do you think about me? What do you think about my roar? You think I'm too loud when I roar? That's not a concern.

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

And so I think step two, figure out who you are, love you, and step three, Figure out your North Star and wake up every single day going after your North Star. Because when you have a North Star, you know, and the people that you love and you spend time with have a North Star, have a purpose, and their purpose might be We both have people whose purpose is to help us with our purpose.

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

And so I think step two, figure out who you are, love you, and step three, Figure out your North Star and wake up every single day going after your North Star. Because when you have a North Star, you know, and the people that you love and you spend time with have a North Star, have a purpose, and their purpose might be We both have people whose purpose is to help us with our purpose.

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

They don't necessarily have an individual purpose. They were called to help us with our mission. That's it. So we need a North Star so they can know what their North Star is. So that would be my third one. It's like, you've got to figure out what makes you happy. And again, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it.

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

They don't necessarily have an individual purpose. They were called to help us with our mission. That's it. So we need a North Star so they can know what their North Star is. So that would be my third one. It's like, you've got to figure out what makes you happy. And again, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it.

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

First time I did a behind the scenes coming in here, just because I was like, to my Patreon community, like, yo, y'all need to understand where I am and what's going on. But I don't, if you follow me on Instagram or TikTok, wherever I'm on, you don't see behind the scenes. I think that's a phenomenal tool to show other people what, but my wife is private. So for us, that does not work.

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

First time I did a behind the scenes coming in here, just because I was like, to my Patreon community, like, yo, y'all need to understand where I am and what's going on. But I don't, if you follow me on Instagram or TikTok, wherever I'm on, you don't see behind the scenes. I think that's a phenomenal tool to show other people what, but my wife is private. So for us, that does not work.

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

She does not want to be seen in the limelight. She doesn't want to be in Dubai and stop and go, let's take a, let's document what we're doing. She doesn't like that. Yeah, yeah. So for some people it works, but I don't have to do that to still find a space, right? There's some people, you know, they do tours, right? I don't do tours. That's not my thing. I used to do them. I don't do them now.

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

She does not want to be seen in the limelight. She doesn't want to be in Dubai and stop and go, let's take a, let's document what we're doing. She doesn't like that. Yeah, yeah. So for some people it works, but I don't have to do that to still find a space, right? There's some people, you know, they do tours, right? I don't do tours. That's not my thing. I used to do them. I don't do them now.

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

There's some people that write books. Some people don't write books. Like it doesn't matter. But what matters is,

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

There's some people that write books. Some people don't write books. Like it doesn't matter. But what matters is,

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

you have to find a thing that wakes you up yes at three o'clock or six o'clock or ten o'clock like you got to find the thing that brings the life out of you the joy out of you the happiness out of you and you can't do that following somebody else's north style so my last one will be mad figure out what you was put on this earth to do and i mean every single chance you have to do it do it and when you're not doing it enjoy your life my my son was like damn um i'm tired i say you tired

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

you have to find a thing that wakes you up yes at three o'clock or six o'clock or ten o'clock like you got to find the thing that brings the life out of you the joy out of you the happiness out of you and you can't do that following somebody else's north style so my last one will be mad figure out what you was put on this earth to do and i mean every single chance you have to do it do it and when you're not doing it enjoy your life my my son was like damn um i'm tired i say you tired

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

You burnt out for what? Look at your mom and dad. You work for the family company. What are you doing? Well, I've been up the last six days working 10, 12 hours. I said, for what? What would you be doing that for? Like, why wouldn't you take advantage of the, he said, what should I be doing? I said, you should figure out what it is you do. He's a designer, right?

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

You burnt out for what? Look at your mom and dad. You work for the family company. What are you doing? Well, I've been up the last six days working 10, 12 hours. I said, for what? What would you be doing that for? Like, why wouldn't you take advantage of the, he said, what should I be doing? I said, you should figure out what it is you do. He's a designer, right?

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

You should be designing clothes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, whenever, five, six hours a day. And then Saturday, Sunday, or Friday, Saturday, because of your family, you should get a trip somewhere and go spend it with a friend. You should go to Italy. You should go to Rome, son. You should go to South Africa, son. You should go to the Gold Coast in Australia, son. What are you doing?

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

You should be designing clothes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, whenever, five, six hours a day. And then Saturday, Sunday, or Friday, Saturday, because of your family, you should get a trip somewhere and go spend it with a friend. You should go to Italy. You should go to Rome, son. You should go to South Africa, son. You should go to the Gold Coast in Australia, son. What are you doing?

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

You should work. But a part of work also is where is your play? You should play. We worked hard so you could be back. So don't be like us. We grew up in a working class home. We grew up in Detroit. We grew up. You're not blue collar. So go enjoy your life. Be balanced. So I'm not just saying find your no star in terms of what you've been called to do for others. But there should be a.

The School of Greatness
3 Mindset Shifts To Completely Transform Your Life & Relationships

You should work. But a part of work also is where is your play? You should play. We worked hard so you could be back. So don't be like us. We grew up in a working class home. We grew up in Detroit. We grew up. You're not blue collar. So go enjoy your life. Be balanced. So I'm not just saying find your no star in terms of what you've been called to do for others. But there should be a.