In this brief video recorded before his departure from Qatar, the speaker shares a personal reflection on the conclusion of the World Cup and his upcoming return to the United States. He recounts a one‑on‑one conversation with a staff member who was struggling to forgive himself for a significant mistake made during the event. The speaker uses this interaction to illustrate a broader lesson about self‑forgiveness: we often carry regret like unnecessary baggage, even after learning from our errors. He encourages viewers to identify and release their own lingering regrets before heading into the holiday season, framing the act of forgiveness as a "moment of yes" that lightens one’s emotional load. The talk ends with a direct invitation for the audience to consider what they need to unpack from their metaphorical backpacks.
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Good morning, everyone. Here is your moment of yes for Monday, December 5th. Actually filming this before before I leave Qatar to to get on the plane. I've got a morning flight Monday morning, so probably flying by the time that you guys get this back to the States. The World Cup journey has come to an end. What my future, our future holds, kind of with the U.S. team is is kind of up in the air. But at this point, just excited to get home and kind of process the entire experience and be with family, right? And kind of roll into the holidays and be with family. So I'm excited about that and super grateful and appreciative of just the entire experience. Today was kind of like, you know, everyone's kind of cleaning up and, you know, it's kind of, you know, we're done. It's kind of a done day, but I got asked by a staff member if we could meet one-on-one, and it just turned into him asking for help. And he was processing kind of a big sort of mistake sort of that he made over this span that was— that he was struggling with. He was struggling with getting past it and letting go. And so it turned into just a really, really nice talk. of him kind of processing the experience, why the mistake was made. But I think most importantly, and the idea I want to share, was allowing himself to identify the mistake and then to move forward and forgive, right? The thing that I think he was struggling with was forgiving himself. And this was something that, you know, he was taking full responsibility for. And I think now the opportunity was All right, right. You know, now can you forgive yourself? And, and I think that that's a lesson that applies to all of us. How often do we, do we pack regret into our backpack and take it with us even after we've already learned our lesson? So why are we still carrying it with us? Can we love ourselves and forgive ourselves and move on? And so that's, that's a message as I sort of pack up and head back to the US, right? Making sure not taking any baggage, unnecessary baggage with me. Back home. So what about you? What do you need to unpack out of your backpack and not take with you? A little bit of forgiveness and move on. That's your moment of yes for today, everybody. Have an awesome day. Bye.
