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Jesse James West

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Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

I know this is going to, this is going to shock the entire family. It's going to shock the coaches. I'm going to have to, do a bunch of stuff. I paperwork, find a new college. We just got here like a month and a half ago at Lehigh. And I'm like, how long did you last? I did one full semester, but it was like, we got in on like mid August.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

I know this is going to, this is going to shock the entire family. It's going to shock the coaches. I'm going to have to, do a bunch of stuff. I paperwork, find a new college. We just got here like a month and a half ago at Lehigh. And I'm like, how long did you last? I did one full semester, but it was like, we got in on like mid August.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

And by October I was like, this is the worst feeling I've ever felt in my life. I have to be done or this is going to end badly in like a year. And I consciously picked up that fucking boat and was like, I'm out. And it was a very empowering and like, it was a very strong spiritual awakening of inner peace of making this decision for yourself.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

And by October I was like, this is the worst feeling I've ever felt in my life. I have to be done or this is going to end badly in like a year. And I consciously picked up that fucking boat and was like, I'm out. And it was a very empowering and like, it was a very strong spiritual awakening of inner peace of making this decision for yourself.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

And by October I was like, this is the worst feeling I've ever felt in my life. I have to be done or this is going to end badly in like a year. And I consciously picked up that fucking boat and was like, I'm out. And it was a very empowering and like, it was a very strong spiritual awakening of inner peace of making this decision for yourself.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

So for anyone that's like listening and trying to understand in their scenario, it's, you're the only one that can pull yourself out and like save yourself. Like truly, there might be people that can help you. You can lean on, you can, you know, you can count on them always, you know, talking you off the ledge or whatever it might be helping you.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

So for anyone that's like listening and trying to understand in their scenario, it's, you're the only one that can pull yourself out and like save yourself. Like truly, there might be people that can help you. You can lean on, you can, you know, you can count on them always, you know, talking you off the ledge or whatever it might be helping you.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

So for anyone that's like listening and trying to understand in their scenario, it's, you're the only one that can pull yourself out and like save yourself. Like truly, there might be people that can help you. You can lean on, you can, you know, you can count on them always, you know, talking you off the ledge or whatever it might be helping you.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

But at the end of the day, there's one person that can truly make a decision and do things for you. And it's yourself. And you have no choice, but to make those decisions as uncomfortable as they are and scary as they are. You have, like you have to do these things and make those decisions that are tough.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

But at the end of the day, there's one person that can truly make a decision and do things for you. And it's yourself. And you have no choice, but to make those decisions as uncomfortable as they are and scary as they are. You have, like you have to do these things and make those decisions that are tough.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

But at the end of the day, there's one person that can truly make a decision and do things for you. And it's yourself. And you have no choice, but to make those decisions as uncomfortable as they are and scary as they are. You have, like you have to do these things and make those decisions that are tough.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

It's so important. I've learned this in the past, like, I mean, decade for sure. But the past few months, I have really thought to myself about not having fear because I think- You've got fearless tattoo. I have a fearless tattoo right here. I have many words on my body that I try to just live by.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

It's so important. I've learned this in the past, like, I mean, decade for sure. But the past few months, I have really thought to myself about not having fear because I think- You've got fearless tattoo. I have a fearless tattoo right here. I have many words on my body that I try to just live by.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

It's so important. I've learned this in the past, like, I mean, decade for sure. But the past few months, I have really thought to myself about not having fear because I think- You've got fearless tattoo. I have a fearless tattoo right here. I have many words on my body that I try to just live by.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

So I'd be like relentless, fearless, empathy, which always trying to work on being more empathetic, caring as much as possible. I think surrounding people, your surrounding core can also support those meaningful things to yourself. But being fearless- It's not just going and doing something. Oh, I'm going to jump off a cliff because I'm scared of it.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

So I'd be like relentless, fearless, empathy, which always trying to work on being more empathetic, caring as much as possible. I think surrounding people, your surrounding core can also support those meaningful things to yourself. But being fearless- It's not just going and doing something. Oh, I'm going to jump off a cliff because I'm scared of it.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

So I'd be like relentless, fearless, empathy, which always trying to work on being more empathetic, caring as much as possible. I think surrounding people, your surrounding core can also support those meaningful things to yourself. But being fearless- It's not just going and doing something. Oh, I'm going to jump off a cliff because I'm scared of it.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

It's doing the things that like quitting your job because you're so passionate in this other thing. And you're like, I'm going to make this happen. I think being so fearless in my decision of leaving a scholarship, it was something that I didn't even realize I was doing. But I think it's where I make mistakes in life and have to learn the most, which is always good to learn from your mistakes.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

It's doing the things that like quitting your job because you're so passionate in this other thing. And you're like, I'm going to make this happen. I think being so fearless in my decision of leaving a scholarship, it was something that I didn't even realize I was doing. But I think it's where I make mistakes in life and have to learn the most, which is always good to learn from your mistakes.

Modern Wisdom
#866 - Jesse James West - How To Stay Disciplined When Times Get Tough

It's doing the things that like quitting your job because you're so passionate in this other thing. And you're like, I'm going to make this happen. I think being so fearless in my decision of leaving a scholarship, it was something that I didn't even realize I was doing. But I think it's where I make mistakes in life and have to learn the most, which is always good to learn from your mistakes.