In this motivational business talk, the speaker expands on the "law of awareness" by urging listeners to move beyond simply knowing what they like to do or what they are good at, and instead identify what they are truly great at—activities they perform effortlessly and are recognized for. He proposes a practical self‑assessment process: first, make a comprehensive inventory of all skills, passions, and activities that feel natural, then trim the list down to a maximum of five core strengths, and finally rank these from #1 to #5. By focusing on the top‑ranked strength, individuals can align their life purpose and business goals, eliminating distraction and gaining clear direction. The speaker emphasizes that this clarity "cancels everything else" and encourages immediate action, promising that the exercise will sharpen focus and drive future success.
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Hey, my friend. I know you are doing so, so well. Hey, man, this is an exciting day. Exciting day. Now I want to talk about something very, very, very, very deep. Now, my deeper question to you now, when we talk about the law of awareness, I asked you early if you know what you like to do. There's a difference between know what you like to do and know what you are good at. Now my greater question to you now is, do you know what you are great at? I mean, something that you are known for, something when you touch, I mean, you just change, turn to something else, something that you can do effortless. When you put a dog and you put the eagle and say, boom, fly, the eagle will take off. And it's going to be as if he's dancing, but he's going to fly so fast and so high and without effort, almost without effort. But the dog would have to use so many effort and almost go nowhere. Do you know what you are good at? Do you know what you are very, very good at? You may say, no, no, no, I don't know. I want you to take an inventory. And in order to know or to really pinpoint what you are really good at, you have to start by taking an inventory. What do you like to do? What do you like to do? What do you do effortlessly? It may not be just one thing. You can be a speaker. You can be a great mom. You can be a great— you can be good at debate. You can be a great writer. Matter of fact, you can be a great teacher. You can be a great coach. You can be a great leader. You can be good at team building. You may be great with your hands, but what are you good at and what do you love to do? I mean, maybe you never thought about this before. I want you to take inventory. Maybe you, you are that one that, you know, one of those type of people that love have to, you know, share story. You could be a storyteller. You can be great at hospitality. You can be a great event planner. I want you to make a list. Take an inventory of your skill, what you love, what you I mean, you can be an actor. You can be a person who loves to be, you know, on the front line, on the spotlight. But what do you like to do? You can be a great cook. I want you to take inventory. That can be 100 things. That can be 50 things. But I want you to take the inventory. And eliminate it until you get to 5 things, 5 max. And even among the 5, I want you to have a number 1, number 2, number 3, number 4, number 5. Your best thing that you love to do. Yes, I know you are so skillful, but I want you to narrow down to 5. And among the 5, you narrow down to 1 and give the number 1. Number 2, narrow down to 2. 2, give a number 2. Shred the 3 to get the number 3. Push back 4 and 5 and let it stay with you because that's where you're going to find your passion. And that's where you really, really align yourself and nail down your life goal around all that. I want you to do that. I, I know exactly what I want to do. Because when you know exactly what you want to do, it cancels everything else. At least it helps you focus. Make sure you do that, and I'll see you tomorrow.
