Trent Shelton

But I learned this a long time ago, Jamie. There's no amount of perfection you can give to a person that's committed to misunderstanding you. You'll never be perfect for the wrong people. Even your perfection will be not enough. So at some point they're gonna find the real you. And so my biggest fear is people fall in love with this version of Trent Shelton that's not authentic.

But I learned this a long time ago, Jamie. There's no amount of perfection you can give to a person that's committed to misunderstanding you. You'll never be perfect for the wrong people. Even your perfection will be not enough. So at some point they're gonna find the real you. And so my biggest fear is people fall in love with this version of Trent Shelton that's not authentic.

They love me for something that I'm truly not. I don't want to do that because at some point, the real me is going to show up. The messy me, the mistake me, the failure me is going to show up and be like, wait a minute, who's this guy? And so if you can't love me at my worst, doesn't mean that you allow me to live a life that That you know that I shouldn't be living, right?

They love me for something that I'm truly not. I don't want to do that because at some point, the real me is going to show up. The messy me, the mistake me, the failure me is going to show up and be like, wait a minute, who's this guy? And so if you can't love me at my worst, doesn't mean that you allow me to live a life that That you know that I shouldn't be living, right?

But if you can't love me at my worst, then I don't want you loving me at my best. Because the truth is, every human being, and I wanted to say this earlier about going to church and being judged, never let the imperfections of man or woman keep you from the perfection of God.

But if you can't love me at my worst, then I don't want you loving me at my best. Because the truth is, every human being, and I wanted to say this earlier about going to church and being judged, never let the imperfections of man or woman keep you from the perfection of God.

Never let the imperfections of man or woman, this world, et cetera, keep you from the perfection of God. And that has helped me so much in my life because when I'm getting judged, I'm like, oh, that's an imperfect person judging me. I feel sorry for them that they're projecting their flaws and insecurities on me. And so again, if I'm not enough for you, great. Thank you. Release me.

Never let the imperfections of man or woman, this world, et cetera, keep you from the perfection of God. And that has helped me so much in my life because when I'm getting judged, I'm like, oh, that's an imperfect person judging me. I feel sorry for them that they're projecting their flaws and insecurities on me. And so again, if I'm not enough for you, great. Thank you. Release me.

Let me go on to something else. And When we're tethered and connected to something, I talk about this in the book, you got to disconnect often. The things that you're connected to are powering you. So some of us, we're connected to stress, we're connected to all these things, and we're connected to, man, our insecurities. And I say, cut the connection. Pull the plug. Disconnect from those things.

Let me go on to something else. And When we're tethered and connected to something, I talk about this in the book, you got to disconnect often. The things that you're connected to are powering you. So some of us, we're connected to stress, we're connected to all these things, and we're connected to, man, our insecurities. And I say, cut the connection. Pull the plug. Disconnect from those things.

And it's hard to go pull the plug when you realize that, man, once I pull the plug, I'm freeing myself. And there's nothing better in this world, Jamie, than... being able to be you and being accepted for you. So I know doors have closed because I'm not a version of professional that maybe the world doesn't want, but I'm okay with that.

And it's hard to go pull the plug when you realize that, man, once I pull the plug, I'm freeing myself. And there's nothing better in this world, Jamie, than... being able to be you and being accepted for you. So I know doors have closed because I'm not a version of professional that maybe the world doesn't want, but I'm okay with that.

I know what God has called me to do, what he wants me to do, and I'm at peace with that. I can sleep at night. I'm okay. I can lay my head down and say, you know what? I am the best version of myself. I might not be them, they, him or her, but I'm me. And I'm okay with that. And so I think it takes time to be able to build that confidence.

I know what God has called me to do, what he wants me to do, and I'm at peace with that. I can sleep at night. I'm okay. I can lay my head down and say, you know what? I am the best version of myself. I might not be them, they, him or her, but I'm me. And I'm okay with that. And so I think it takes time to be able to build that confidence.

But once you free yourself from those things and you experience the freedom of fully being yourself and people fully loving you for yourself, you'll never go back to being something that you're not to please them. So that's what I would say.

But once you free yourself from those things and you experience the freedom of fully being yourself and people fully loving you for yourself, you'll never go back to being something that you're not to please them. So that's what I would say.

Yeah. So number one, like, If you don't want to be hated on, and there's a beautiful quote, I'm butchering it, but say nothing, be nothing, do nothing. If you don't want any type of judgment or anything. So at least I look at somebody hating on you as you're getting attention. And you have to understand this. Some people aren't haters, they're confused supporters.

Yeah. So number one, like, If you don't want to be hated on, and there's a beautiful quote, I'm butchering it, but say nothing, be nothing, do nothing. If you don't want any type of judgment or anything. So at least I look at somebody hating on you as you're getting attention. And you have to understand this. Some people aren't haters, they're confused supporters.

And what I mean by this, when you look at the word hate, it's such a strong word, but you don't pay attention to things that you hate. Certain foods like ranch dressing, I don't pay attention to ranch because I hate it. When I'm in the salad bar line, I don't even look at the ranch, right? Because I hate it. You don't pay attention to things that you hate.

And what I mean by this, when you look at the word hate, it's such a strong word, but you don't pay attention to things that you hate. Certain foods like ranch dressing, I don't pay attention to ranch because I hate it. When I'm in the salad bar line, I don't even look at the ranch, right? Because I hate it. You don't pay attention to things that you hate.