A short motivational YouTube monologue by Scott Empringham about using an 'enemy'—real or imagined—as fuel for discipline and achievement. The speaker cites Tim Grover's book Relentless and anecdotes about Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, then describes a personal example (thinking about an ex-wife's new partner) that motivated him to work hard each morning.
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Every man needs an enemy to fight. Tim Grover talks about it in his book Relentless. A man has a dark side and he uses that dark side for passion and energy and motivation. Kobe Bryant talks about inventing enemies to piss him off and talk about that with his team and they get fired up to win. Michael Jordan talked about the same thing. At my low point when I didn't know if I could get up every single morning at 3:00 clock to start my business, all I would do is think about my ex wife and the new guy she was dating. And I thought to myself well he if I can't build a life, if I can't build a business, maybe he can support my kids. That's all I needed to get my out of business every single morning and drive myself forward. Was it true? It didn't really matter. But that thought of having another man raise my kids was enough to get me out of bed every single morning and fight harder than I've ever fought before. Sometimes you gotta find an enemy.