In this motivational monologue, the speaker argues that true measurement of life and entrepreneurial success is not the accumulation of accolades but the depth of personal growth that occurs each time one fails. Using the analogy of toddlers learning to walk, the talk emphasizes that entrepreneurs, like children, must expect falls, mistakes, and setbacks as part of the learning curve. The speaker stresses that most people will not cheer you on during these moments, making a supportive partner, family, or spouse essential for emotional resilience. By reframing failure as a lesson rather than a defeat, entrepreneurs can rebuild confidence, develop grit, and ultimately achieve greater, more rewarding success. The speech concludes with a call to embrace pain, scars, and challenges as necessary steps toward greatness.
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Today's speech is about the true measurement of life is not how much we succeed, but it's how deeply we grow each and every time we fall. So I want to talk to you about, you know, we spend the first half of our life as toddlers trying to learn how to walk, how not to fall, not how to faceplant. And as we watch toddlers run around grabbing things and they take that first step, we cheer them on. We get so excited because of their evolution, their ability to, to stand, to walk, and then eventually to move throughout without any assistance. But see, in life, in business, It's not that simple. As we grow up, as we get older, and we have this remarkable opportunity in business to grow, to build, to develop, and something goes remarkably wrong and we fail. In fact, we fall. And people aren't there to cheer us on. Most people aren't there to support us. In fact, a lot of people kind of ignore us. And this is the hardest thing to understand in business. This is the hardest thing as you want to become an entrepreneur, as you want to grow and build your business. The thing that you're going to have to recognize is you're going to fail. Period. You're going to fail. You're going to make mistakes. You're going to trip. And you're going to fall. And so in recognizing and understanding that you're no longer a toddler, that you're an adult in human form and in, in, in, in reality, but you are a toddler in business. You are somebody that is learning the ropes. You're learning how to balance things. You're learning how to relate. And to juggle. As a toddler who has the wobbly legs that is still trying to get their equilibrium, you are the same way in business. You're still learning and still trying to understand, and you still don't know what you don't know. And we all think that as a business owner, life is going to be great, but I'm going to be here to tell you that as a business owner, it gets really, really tough, and you're going to fall. You're gonna bust your lip. You're gonna faceplant. And you're gonna face trials and tribulations that you never even imagined. And here's what's really going to be the hardest thing, is you're gonna find out who your true friends are, who your true allies are. If you're like me, you're gonna have a supporting family and a supporting spouse that truly believes in you no matter what, that truly understands your vision, your passion, and your drive. And will support you and be there when you fall to pick you back up and to lift you up. See, if you don't have that, it gets really tough. It gets really hard. Find a partner, a life partner that will always be there no matter what because they will be the ones that'll help you see the true grit within you. They're the ones that ensures and helps reinstate that belief that you are amazing, that you are incredible, that you are worthy. And then you will start seeing and feeling and growing that passion back. And you'll realize that in that depth, in that moment, this was not a failure. This was a lesson. A lesson to be rewarded. And in that, you will grow. You will build. You will evolve. And then the next time The challenge will be greater. The success will be more rewarding. And you'll be more powerful from that. See, success is really not measured by all the accolades and all the growth. Success, true success, is measured by how many times you got knocked down, you tripped and failed like a toddler, but you got back up. See, if toddlers just quit, because it wasn't working. Their legs weren't strong enough. Their balance wasn't there. They would never walk. They would never— but see, we don't look at it that way. We know that a toddler will eventually learn to walk when they're ready. You as a business owner, you as an individual, you as a company is in that same mindset. You're going to fall. You're going to fail. You're going to make mistakes. Accept that. Understand that and reckon with it. And embrace it. And when you do mentally, when it happens, it won't hurt so bad emotionally. It will still hurt, but you'll be able to understand this is part of the process. You'll be able to understand this is part of the chiseling and the sculpturing of who you are about to become. And in doing that, you will continue to rise. You'll be stronger, smarter, quicker, more stabilized, and you will then evolve into a greatness that you knew you were destined to be. Take this time, take this moment, and reflect where you really want to be, who you really want to become, and are you ready and are you willing to bust a lip, bust a nose, get some scars, get some scratches to achieve greatness? If you are, then let's go. Thank you.
