Dean Graziosi delivers a short "Weekly Wisdom" talk centered on lessons from his grandmother—especially the power of positivity, encouragement, and not stressing over what one cannot change. He shares personal details (wearing his grandmother's wedding ring, childhood living with her, and her limited formal education) and connects her habit of praise to a practical assignment: reach out this week to someone you appreciate (email/text/call) and express gratitude. He frames helping and encouraging others as a pathway to greater success ("If you want to make twice as much money, help twice as many people") and invites viewers to report back if those outreach efforts produce unexpected returns.
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Hey, everybody, it's Dean Graziosi. Welcome to this week's weekly wisdom. Sorry I'm dressed a little sloppy, but I was exercising this afternoon. Just never changed. That's one good thing about having your own office and working for yourself just like you want. Hey, a couple things. I'm running a 5k this week. I just started running 2 months ago, and 5k is not long for you real runners, but I'm pretty stoked about doing it. I'm hoping to do it in about 27 minutes. A lot of you guys are like, that's nothing. I can do it a lot quicker than that. But I'm excited. Doing a 10k next month. Just figured I'd share that. But here's what I want to talk about today. A couple of things. First of all, I have this shirt on. And if you see this ring around my neck, a lot of people know that have been watching me for years. This is my grandmother's wedding ring. My grandmother passed away about five years ago now. And my grandmother was just an amazing lady. And every year I get older, I realize how amazing she actually was. My parents split when I was three. Love my parents. They're amazing, but they had their own issues and things going on when I was three. And a lot of the times I got dumped at grandma's. And looking back, I'm glad I did because I got to know her amazingly well. She was my best friend growing up. How crazy is that, having a grandmother as your best friend? And some of the things my grandmother did that I didn't get really any of their place was my grandmother. This is all going to tie together, so stick with me here. My grandmother used to tell me pretty much every day of my life that I was beautiful, that I could do anything I wanted. And my grandmother never went past seventh grade. Her mom died when she was in fifth grade. Dad died when she was in seventh. She quit seventh grade to raise her four brothers and sisters that were younger than her. Not educated, but just. She knew the power of thinking forward, looking forward, having a positive mindset, and telling me every day I could do anything I wanted. When life used to beat me down, it was always my grandmother's voice back there saying, grandma said I'm gorgeous. I could do anything I want. Don't listen to other people. Oh, one other thing that I wrote in a lot of my books, she always used to tell me, don't stress about the things you can't change. I used to come home from school because I lived there a lot of My growing up years probably lived with her. At least half of my growing up years until I went on my own. I'd come home and fail on a test or something and be freaked out about it. And she's like, can you take that test over? And I'm like, no, I can't, Graham. She goes, then why are you worried about it? Get an A on the next one and you'll land with a C. That's the kind of simple things that I got from her. But let me tell you why I brought that up, because just the other day, a friend of mine showed me an email that her mom had sent her out of the blue on something she was working on. And it just reminded me of my grandmother. This was an email that just told somebody how great they were doing, how proud they were, how they thought they were amazing. And I know that that simple email from her mom was so powerful that she was acknowledged that her hard work was paying off. That you always want recognition from your parents. You always want your parents to say, good job or anybody in your life. Your spouse, your kids, your best friend, your co workers. It's always nice to get that pat on the back, even when it's out of the blue. Because most of the times in life, people go by day by day and not show appreciation. They might feel it, but don't express it. So this is what it all comes down to. This is what the message for this week's weekly wisdom is. If you want to make twice as much money, help twice as many people. If you want to live a more positive life, put more positivity out there in the world. So here's what I'd love for you to do as an assignment this week. Think of someone in your life that's done great things for themselves or for you, or for the universe or for their church or for other people. Just someone who's out there doing good, that you appreciate, but maybe you haven't said it lately. And pop them an email and just say. Or give them a call or send them a text and just tell them how you feel. Just tell them. You know what I want to tell you. I'm proud of you for all the things you've accomplished. I want to tell you what you do at church just blows my mind. I want to tell you that you getting that raise, you starting your new career in real estate, you doing something different, you being in a relationship and making it strong, you being a good parent. I just want to let you know from the outside, I've been Watching. Congratulations. Now, does that have anything to do with real estate this week? Not really. Does it have a lot to do with you and you being a positive thinker? Maybe indirectly, not really. But I want to tell you, it's a key ingredient to success. And how does this all loop around? Well, that letter that I saw, that went to a friend of mine sparked something in me that just made me want to reach out to the people I appreciate. Then I thought of my grandmother and how she used to do it every day. And I didn't even realize it growing up that she was so much of the support. Then I thought about it. When you want to make money, all you gotta do is help more people make money. All you gotta do is help other people make feel better about themselves. When you walk in a room, instead of saying, hey, everybody, I'm here, how about, hey, everybody, you guys are here, you're here. What can I do? How can I help you? That's the kind of message that I see in all the successful people I know, all of them. It's a key ingredient. So that's my message for this week. Why not reach out to somebody this week, tell them thank you, and I promise you it'll lead to something bigger. In fact, in a couple weeks, we. When those things that went out that made you feel better or made someone else feel better, when it starts coming back to you, I want a message below and say, holy crap, Dean. I sent out a couple thank you messages. And I can't believe out of the blue a deal popped in my lap. Or my friend did this, my friend did that, or this person helped me go to the next level or lent me money. Whatever it is, I'm telling you, it'll come back around. That's my message for the week. I'll talk to you soon.
