John Assaraf

Because thought patterns become emotional patterns, become behavioral patterns.

And our brains pick up on our thought, emotional, behavioral patterns and says, hey, you know what?

You've done that one enough.

I'm just going to make that automatic for you.

Right.

So all of a sudden, you know, if you're a person who has lots of positive thoughts, but you suck at taking action, your brain says, let me make that a permanent pattern for you so you don't have to think about it anymore.

But I'm also going to create some neural tension, and I'm going to make you pissed off at yourself now.

Now you're going to start talking to yourself about how you don't want to not take action, but you're still taking action.

I am so happy to be here with you, and it's going to be a lot of fun.

I am so happy to be here with you, and it's going to be a lot of fun.

I am so happy to be here with you, and it's going to be a lot of fun.

Maybe I should start off with how I got to what I've done. Listen, I think I'm an average guy. Mm-hmm. who is very passionate about living an extraordinary life. And so I've been focusing on, how can I live a better than average life, an extraordinary life? And one of the reasons I made that one of my focuses is when I was in school as a kid, I fell behind by two years. I failed English.

Maybe I should start off with how I got to what I've done. Listen, I think I'm an average guy. Mm-hmm. who is very passionate about living an extraordinary life. And so I've been focusing on, how can I live a better than average life, an extraordinary life? And one of the reasons I made that one of my focuses is when I was in school as a kid, I fell behind by two years. I failed English.

Maybe I should start off with how I got to what I've done. Listen, I think I'm an average guy. Mm-hmm. who is very passionate about living an extraordinary life. And so I've been focusing on, how can I live a better than average life, an extraordinary life? And one of the reasons I made that one of my focuses is when I was in school as a kid, I fell behind by two years. I failed English.

I failed math. I left high school at grade 11. My father was an alcoholic who used to beat me and my brother. My mother was kind, seamstress, and they always struggled. Started a relationship, struggled with money, and there was never enough money at the end of every month. And I didn't do well in life as a kid.

I failed math. I left high school at grade 11. My father was an alcoholic who used to beat me and my brother. My mother was kind, seamstress, and they always struggled. Started a relationship, struggled with money, and there was never enough money at the end of every month. And I didn't do well in life as a kid.

I failed math. I left high school at grade 11. My father was an alcoholic who used to beat me and my brother. My mother was kind, seamstress, and they always struggled. Started a relationship, struggled with money, and there was never enough money at the end of every month. And I didn't do well in life as a kid.

And I got in trouble with the law, sold drugs, did drugs, did breaking and entries, was in junior detention halls a couple of times. And that's kind of like my teen years. And at the age of 19, my brother, who was concerned for my well-being, specifically not going to jail or dying, one of the friends I was hanging with went to jail, another one died. And he introduced me to this one guy.

And I got in trouble with the law, sold drugs, did drugs, did breaking and entries, was in junior detention halls a couple of times. And that's kind of like my teen years. And at the age of 19, my brother, who was concerned for my well-being, specifically not going to jail or dying, one of the friends I was hanging with went to jail, another one died. And he introduced me to this one guy.

And I got in trouble with the law, sold drugs, did drugs, did breaking and entries, was in junior detention halls a couple of times. And that's kind of like my teen years. And at the age of 19, my brother, who was concerned for my well-being, specifically not going to jail or dying, one of the friends I was hanging with went to jail, another one died. And he introduced me to this one guy.