A short motivational podcast video by Dean Graziosi urging listeners to take control of their lives and stop allowing external influences (family, media, peers) to steer their decisions. Graziosi shares personal anecdotes about times he played small due to others' doubts, stresses the regret older people express when they didn’t pursue their dreams, and issues a direct call-to-action to pursue one’s next level (finances, health, relationships, business). The clip ends with subscription and promotional instructions.
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Did you ever really sit and wonder who is steering your ship? With all the opportunities that exist today, why haven't you reached your next level of income, life and wealth? In most cases, we've been lied to. We've been told that if you find the right opportunity and you work hard, you can be successful. And that's simply not true. Millionaires, billionaires and successful people have realized you need the foundation for wealth, the habits. And that's exactly what you'll be learning on the Millionaire Success Habits podcast. All success starts here. Who's guiding your life? What influences are making you make a left or right or stand at the fork of the road not knowing which way to go? Who is helping you decide how much money you need to make or want to make? Or who's helping you decide what relationship is good for you or okay or fantastic? Who's making your decisions or helping you decide what your weight and your health is going to be like? We don't realize, but in so many cases, we are submissive to the news. We're submissive to a friend. We're submissive to our parents, a co worker, a spouse, someone that you know says they love us. And in most cases they do. I don't mean submissive in a way that you do everything they tell you. But I've been doing this long enough and been in the success game long enough. I know what it like to want more out of life. I know what it's like to have everybody tell you you're crazy. I know what it's like for people to tell you, you should be happy with what you have. It's good enough. Stop being a dreamer. I've been at every level and here's what I know. The times that I hesitated, the times that I didn't step up, the times that I didn't go to another level, the times that I played small is because those little voices the news said this wasn't a good time in history. My sister, who I respect and is older than me, said, you're a dreamer. You don't have the money. You don't have the background. You don't have the college education. You don't have the smarts to do it. I don't have a high iq and I can remember I'd say, no, no, no, I'm more than that. But enough lingered, enough stuck that I probably played a little bit smaller than I should have. And the times that I said though the hell would that that I don't want my sister's life, I love Her. But I don't want her life. I don't want the life of most people. I want the life Dean wants to create. That's what I went for it. Listen, at every level, I had people telling me I was nuts, telling me I couldn't. It was the wrong economy. It was the wrong, you know, it was the wrong area which I lived in. I didn't have the right education or. It takes money to make money. And when people told me that, I have to tell you, even though I didn't hand them the wheel to the ship, I handed them the direction of my life because there was enough of what they said to make me question it and stop. So let me go back to you. Let me ask you, who is helping steer your ship without you even realizing it? Who influences you? Who do you allow to influence you? That it's enough to just kick you off base just a little bit. Enough to knock your confidence down just 5%? Enough to make you feel enough, a little bit insecure? So you say, maybe my dreams are crazy. Maybe I am doing good enough. Maybe this isn't the right time. So with that said, when is your time? When is your time? Is there a certain time on the calendar next May 15 and 2019? I don't know when. When is your time? Because here's what I know. When I get the privilege of talking to somebody older, I love older people. When I get the privilege of talking to somebody older, there's not a one of them that doesn't say, I wish I never played small. Let me go say the opposite. There's not one of them that ever says, I'm glad I played small. I'm glad I paid. Played conservatively. I'm glad I didn't go after my dreams. I'm glad that I just did what was enough to get by. I'm glad that, you know, I play. No, no one ever says that. What they always say is, why did I let anything hold me back? Why didn't I go after my goals? I had one life. I had one desire. I had one dream. I knew there was more. I had more gas in the tank. I had more potential. But. But I played small. For some reason, I. I didn't go for it. I would have rather gone for it and failed than be 80, 90, 100 years old and say, wow, I wish I could have. So let me ask you one more time. Who's steering your ship? Who is telling you without. Excuse me. I'm gonna take my sunglasses off a minute here. I want you to see my eyes and know how sincere I am. Because I'm just in a space right now that I look back and I feel so blessed for the growth I've had. I feel so blessed to be a multiple New York Times best selling author. So to even say out loud that my brands and my companies have done upwards to a billion dollars in sales since I started, I say that so much humility, you have no idea. Did I make and keep all that? Heck no. But I've gone so much further than I ever imagined when I was a kid and hoped I'd make a thousand dollars a week. But I know this. If I let any one of those influences steer me even 5% of my life, I'd never be where I'm at. So this is your wake up call. This is your reminder from me. Maybe I'm a stranger. Maybe you've seen me before. Maybe you have no idea who I am. I Does that matter? Does it really matter if the message makes sense? Think in your life right now, what should you be doing? Who should you be saying no to? What should you be saying yes to that? If no one gave you influence, if no one told you you shouldn't, you couldn't. You'd be doing it just like that. This is your call to action, to make it happen. Do you want another level of life? If you're still watching me, I'd bet to say the answer is yes. Have you settled in certain areas? Your life? I'd bet to say yes. Do you want to make more money? Have control of your finances? Your future? Start a new side business or get a business going? Or just rise up through the ranks in your own company. I don't know what you want, but if there's another level, don't you dare let someone unqualified maybe who loves you and thinks they're protecting you talk you out of it, even if it's subtly. That's my message for today. Listen. If you like the video, make sure you click subscribe right now so you never miss an episode. And while you're there, click the notification bell so you'll know when the next one goes live. You can always follow us on Instagram. And if you don't already have millionaire success habits, you can grab it for free@deansfreebook.com. remember, all success starts here.
