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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
Take Out The Trash
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A tiny sign on a restaurant wall says, “Don’t forget to put the trash in the trash can,” and it hits like a wake up call. Because the trash we forget to throw away isn’t always in our hands, it’s in our heads
Preparing For Daily Challenges
SPEAKER_00Life is waiting for you each day, and you have to prepare for each challenge along the way toward success. It's not simple, but it can be done. Welcome to my common sense motivation episodes. I'm Chris FantasticPow.
A Restaurant Sign Sparks Insight
SPEAKER_00I was standing in a line at a restaurant. Just another normal day, nothing special. Waiting, looking around, not really thinking about much. And then I saw a simple sign on the wall. It said Don't forget to put the trash in the trash can. That's pretty simple, pretty basic, pretty obvious. But it hit me differently. Because most people think that sign is talking about what's in your hands, when actually it also means the same in how you think and about what's in your mind.
Mental Trash And Old Triggers
SPEAKER_00We walk around every day carrying trash. That's old attitudes, bad thinking, leftover emotions from yesterday, last year, even ten years ago, and we don't even realize we're holding on to them. Somebody says something small and it triggers something big, a memory, a feeling, a reaction that doesn't even belong in this moment. And now you're responding to today with yesterday's mindset. That's trash.
A Work Story About Past Wounds
SPEAKER_00Let me tell you a quick story. There was a man who kept getting frustrated at work. Every little comment from his boss felt like an attack. Every piece of feedback felt personal. One day a coworker said to him, Man, why do you take everything so hard? He didn't have an answer. But later that night it hit him. He remembered a job he had years ago where his boss did tear him down every single day. That old experience never left him. So now, even in a new environment with a new boss, he was reacting like he was still back there. He wasn't living in the present, he was living in the past.
Choosing The Present Over The Past
SPEAKER_00And that's when he made a decision. Today I'm taking out the trash. He started catching his thoughts, questioning his reactions, and reminding himself that that was then and this is now. And little by little he changed. Listen, this is for you.
What Thoughts Deserve To Stay
SPEAKER_00Just because a thought shows up doesn't mean it belongs. Just because a feeling rises doesn't mean it's right. And just because something happened before doesn't mean it controls now. You've got to be the one who decides what stays and what goes. So take out the trash, throw away the doubt, throw out the old pain. Throw away the thinking that no longer serves you. Because your future can't grow if your mind is full of yesterday's
Final Reminder And Where To Find Books
SPEAKER_00garbage. So this is your reminder. That was then, this is now. And today you think better, you move better, and you live better. Make it happen. I'm Chris Fantastic Powell. Thank you for listening. For books, ebooks, or audiobooks, visit ChrisFantasticPowell.com or find them on Amazon.