Chad Silverstein took a cycling trip to France and realized his real victory was stopping afterward. He learned that victory can mean admitting something isn't your passion and not doing things to prove yourself to others. Sometimes the right answer is just because.
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Around 2014–2015 (speaker expresses uncertainty).
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So I'm laughing as I think about day 138 victory because I rode this mountain with chat years after this one that he's talking about in the daily discipline today. And my victory is not getting back on my bike. So I went out and I got this custom made bike for our trip to France. And I think this was in 2014 or 15. And when we got back, I haven't gotten back on my bike. For me, that was a victory. And it's because, you know, it wasn't one of my loves, it wasn't one of my passions, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity that I'll never probably ever do again. I'm glad I did it. And I had some incredible kind of moments of truth on that trip. But my victory was not feeling like I need to go do that for anyone else because I just want to be part of the group or because I want to prove to myself that I can do it. You know, my victory is knowing that it's just not my thing and I'm going to go find one that is. And so everyone's got a different way of, of, of kind of stamping victory on their moments of truth in their life. And hopefully you have some that you can reminisce on, that you can share, that you can learn from. And you know, again, victories come in all kind of different sizes, shapes and ways. And I think, you know, being able to recognize them and seeing them as a victor is important. I certainly could have a different type of a mindset and not see what I'm talking about as something other than a victory, but I choose to look at it that way and I feel good about it. And so I think, you know, being real with yourself is the most important thing that you can do. And not having to prove it to anyone else other than yourself. That's the reason why I think a lot of times people will ask you why and you feel compelled to have to tell them this, why that explains it to them so that they understand it. But sometimes other people don't need to understand you as long as you understand yourself, that that's most important. Sometimes your answer is because, and that should be okay, and you should embrace that.
