Chris 'Fantastic' Powell
Great leaders in life or business who want to be a success,must think clearly, make smart choices, and stay focused on their goals. Its takes practicle thinking to grow, lead, and succeed by using common sense and taking action.
Chris 'Fantastic' Powell
WEAKNESS THE QUIT ENEMY
Weakness doesn't need permission or an invitation to enter our lives—it only requires space, a small gap in focus or commitment. Success doesn't make us immune to weakness but rather makes us bigger targets as comfort creates the space where weakness thrives.
Life is waiting for you each day and you have to prepare for each challenge along the way towards success. It's not simple, but it can be done. Welcome to my Common Sense Motivation episodes. I'm Chris Fantastic Powell.
Speaker 1:Weakness doesn't need permission, just space. Weakness is the quiet enemy. It doesn't need a formal invite, it doesn't ask is this a good time? It shows up unannounced. Weakness doesn't knock, it doesn't wait. It just needs room. A little gap in your focus, a crack in your commitment and boom, it moves in like it owns the place. All it needs is space Space in your mind, in your routine, in your discipline, and it knows exactly where to hide.
Speaker 1:Weakness hangs around people without goals. It thrives in those drifting through life with no target. It creeps in when you're tired, when you're distracted, when you're unmotivated, when you start telling yourself I deserve a break, instead of saying I've got work to do, but don't get it twisted. Weakness isn't just after those who haven't started their journey, it's also after those who have already made it. It's taken down. Champions who thought the race was over, who got comfortable, satisfied and stopped standing guard. Great relationships, business opportunities which started off great have fallen. Success doesn't make you immune to weakness. In fact, it makes you a bigger target, because success often brings comfort, and comfort creates the space where weakness lives and breathes.
Speaker 1:Many people have reached their goals and lost everything. Why? Because they got satisfied, they stopped aiming, they let their guard down, they put the sword down when the battle wasn't over. Success is not the finish line, it's just another checkpoint. The mission isn't just to win, it's to sustain the win, to protect it, to grow it, to honor it, to appreciate it. So how do you keep weakness from taking over? You keep aiming, you stay committed. You build a life of integrity, not just when people are watching, but especially when they're not.
Speaker 1:Without integrity, purpose starts to fade. You fill yourself with self-belief, the kind that doesn't beg for validation, the kind that wakes up ready to fight again. You wear confidence, not arrogance, because confidence says I can and arrogance says I already did. And that's when weakness strikes the hardest. You must hold on to humility and remember what it costs you. You must hold on to humility and remember what it costs you.
Speaker 1:Without humility, success becomes eagle, because the moment you forget, you become vulnerable. You stay rooted in purpose because, without it, goals become trophies, not tools. And, most of all, you make integrity your foundation, not your strategy your foundation, because without integrity, your success is a house built in sand. You can build an empire, but if you lose focus, if you lose humility, if you let go of purpose, if you bend your integrity, even once, that same empire can crumble in silence. And without discipline, the life you built can fall faster than it rose. So let this be a daily reminder Weakness doesn't need your permission. It just needs your permission to stop paying attention. Don't give it that chance. Guard your space, protect your purpose, stay committed, stay humble and keep moving with discipline. And don't let your greatest win become your biggest loss. Don't let the dream you've worked for become the very thing weakness uses to destroy you. You didn't come this far to fall short. Make it happen. I'm Chris Fantastic Powell. Thank you for listening. For books, ebooks or audiobooks, visit chrisfantasticpowellcom or find them on Amazon.