The speaker introduces "No Your Yes," a weekly challenge to identify something you'll say no to in order to support a bigger goal. He's giving up soda for the summer as his example. Start with one day or one week and find your own small no that unlocks a meaningful yes.
7 Days of Yes. Hello everyone, how are you doing today? Can you believe it? June is here. June, like June, wasn't it January 1st just the other day? Crazy. June. And in celebration of June, my mother June is coming down in a few days to help my wife and kids drive from Florida up to Missouri to start off their summer, which is This is going to dramatically change my life for the next 2 months. My family of 5 goes down to a family of just 1, me, as they abandon me for the next 7 to 8 weeks. Although I'll get to see them once or twice throughout. But yes, my summer is about to get a lot different as my family abandons me in the Florida heat. So we'll get to that more in a second. How did last week's assignment go of being born now? Being born new, being born now. Trying to bring all of your focus to just right now. It's so easy to build our identity and build everything we do based around the past and the future. And some of those needs are very real and very relevant, but sometimes we kind of create a shell around ourselves that is getting us to act in a way that's really not connected or tied to our priorities, our purpose, or our passion. So it's great to sit down and evaluate that and be present with that. So anything interesting come up with you, go ahead and let me know. Would love to know how that goes. This week's assignment is all kind of a way to celebrate your bigger yes. So this week's assignment is saying no in order for your bigger yes. Know your yes. A little play on words there, right? Know your yes. Know, N-O, your bigger yes. So with my wife and kids taking off this summer, we're all thinking about different things that we want to do. Obviously, a few assignments ago, Summer Lovin' was about thinking about a few things you want to accomplish this summer. Well, this one, this week is all about thinking about something you want to let go of, you want to say no to in order to live your bigger yes. For me, I've got a couple things I want to do, but the big one for me and my wife and some of the kids is we're going to do no soda. For the entire summer. So no soda for the entire summer. That's going to be kind of tough for me. I've gone times where I've been able to not do it, but that's still a big challenge for me. And so saying no to my bigger yes, which is obviously just my health and just being— challenging myself with a little more wisdom. So take some time this week. Sit, listen. Maybe you want to try something this week. Maybe you want to try something new every week. Start off with one day, start off with one week. Mine's going to be a summer commitment, but what would really get you out of your comfort zone and challenge you that you could say no to in order to support your bigger yes? That is your challenge. That is your opportunity for today. We've got another Yes 101 starting on June 15th. If anyone wants to participate, another Yes 101 starting June 15th, go ahead and sign up. Besides that, I hope your summer is getting off to a great start, everyone, and it's going to be a fantastic summer. So that is your 7 Days of Yes for today. Have a great day.
