Michael Todd
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I may be damaged, but I'm not destroyed. This thing that was trauma, it actually can be fuel to make me triumph. I learned that the value was still in me. And then once I learned the value was in me, then I could give and add value to other people. And so I'm telling you, it may be hard, but it's going to be worth it. Wow. You've been married for 14 years now? 14 years. 14 years.
I may be damaged, but I'm not destroyed. This thing that was trauma, it actually can be fuel to make me triumph. I learned that the value was still in me. And then once I learned the value was in me, then I could give and add value to other people. And so I'm telling you, it may be hard, but it's going to be worth it. Wow. You've been married for 14 years now? 14 years. 14 years.
Together 21, is that right? Yeah, this is my high school sweetheart. Met her when I was 15 years old, and she's still the finest woman I've ever seen in my life. I love her.
Together 21, is that right? Yeah, this is my high school sweetheart. Met her when I was 15 years old, and she's still the finest woman I've ever seen in my life. I love her.
No, I was a boy. I was still messing up.
No, I was a boy. I was still messing up.
Yes.
Yes.
This is this is what I do. And for everybody that's listening, you have to go get my book Relationship Goals. This is not what we're talking about, but it will help you. It's how to win in marriage, dating and sex. And you really need to get that. And my answer to your question, Lewis, is yes. Overwhelmingly. Yes. Two broken people.
This is this is what I do. And for everybody that's listening, you have to go get my book Relationship Goals. This is not what we're talking about, but it will help you. It's how to win in marriage, dating and sex. And you really need to get that. And my answer to your question, Lewis, is yes. Overwhelmingly. Yes. Two broken people.
who make a decision to do something are way more powerful than a broken person who decides, I don't wanna try. Like trying turns into training And training can change your destiny. And so I've seen it in my life. I've seen it because in the reason I say get the book, because I tell you all the stuff I did. Like I messed up. I jacked up. I lied. I did. I had months of insanity.
who make a decision to do something are way more powerful than a broken person who decides, I don't wanna try. Like trying turns into training And training can change your destiny. And so I've seen it in my life. I've seen it because in the reason I say get the book, because I tell you all the stuff I did. Like I messed up. I jacked up. I lied. I did. I had months of insanity.
I did all that other stuff. But this is my motto. Progression, not perfection. If somebody sees that you are moving forward or making attempts, statistics tell us that their ability to have grace for your mistakes grow exponentially. Wow. Many times people are frustrated by the immobility of somebody or the paralyzation of somebody or the nonchalant. I don't care. I'm not doing nothing attitude.
I did all that other stuff. But this is my motto. Progression, not perfection. If somebody sees that you are moving forward or making attempts, statistics tell us that their ability to have grace for your mistakes grow exponentially. Wow. Many times people are frustrated by the immobility of somebody or the paralyzation of somebody or the nonchalant. I don't care. I'm not doing nothing attitude.
But when somebody sees somebody trying, their grace goes up significantly. What I'm saying is it can't be one sided. But if two people come together and say, you know what, we've been jacked up, we've been messing each other up. I trigger you. You trigger me. This turns into all of this stuff. We've made mistakes. We've made mistakes. We've jacked up. We've cheated. We've hurt each other.
But when somebody sees somebody trying, their grace goes up significantly. What I'm saying is it can't be one sided. But if two people come together and say, you know what, we've been jacked up, we've been messing each other up. I trigger you. You trigger me. This turns into all of this stuff. We've made mistakes. We've made mistakes. We've jacked up. We've cheated. We've hurt each other.
We spent money that no people didn't know. Let's be real about it. Like I went on a vacation with my girls and you had no idea what was happening or where were you really out with your boys watching the game or were you come on like like real stuff. I have seen all of those things change when people have made a decision. And this is what I say.
We spent money that no people didn't know. Let's be real about it. Like I went on a vacation with my girls and you had no idea what was happening or where were you really out with your boys watching the game or were you come on like like real stuff. I have seen all of those things change when people have made a decision. And this is what I say.
I think I told you earlier, it applies to so many areas of your life. When you make a decision, your decision changes into a discipline. You have to do something that's a discipline. OK, we're going to go to counseling once every two weeks. Or we're going to meet with another couple that's older than us and ask them how the hell they didn't kill each other.
I think I told you earlier, it applies to so many areas of your life. When you make a decision, your decision changes into a discipline. You have to do something that's a discipline. OK, we're going to go to counseling once every two weeks. Or we're going to meet with another couple that's older than us and ask them how the hell they didn't kill each other.