A short motivational monologue (Jason Schappert) about fully committing to a chosen pursuit. The speaker cites Napoleon Hill’s idea that adversity contains a seed of advantage, uses a seed-nurturing metaphor and a personal anecdote about "burning the boats" to argue that going "all in"—devoting one’s time and energy—creates conditions for success.
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Napoleon Hill says in Think and Grow Rich, a book I know you've read and I know many of the listeners have read. In every adversity, there's the seed of a greater advantage. But it's just a seed. I've got to water it. I've got to nurse it. I got to bring it in for those cold, you know, those cold Canadian winters. I got to put it back out for the spring. I. I have to nurture that seed. So why. I could have been down and out and bummed about myself and my circumstances. I burned the boats and said, I have to go all in on this thing. And it really. That was the moment. And for anybody out there that's listening, that's maybe kind of like that weird in between, like, I've got the job and I'm trying this thing, and I'm just. I've got a foot on either side of the chasm. When you can devote your energy. I was thrown into mine. I wish I could have chosen it, but would I have ever chosen it? Right. But when you can devote the time to pursue that vision and commit all your time to it, you can't help but find success.