You have a hidden reserve of capacity beyond what you think is your limit. The speaker uses a fuel tank metaphor to explain how moving into uncomfortable, unknown territory in work, athletics, or life taps into this reserve, which runs on purpose, inspiration, and deeper meaning. He asks what matters most to you and what you want to leave behind.
Good morning, everyone. This is your moment of yes. It is Wednesday. Yeah, it is Wednesday. Hello, Patreon. How's everyone doing? When I mean everybody, I mean anyone who is signed up as a yes member or any member yet because this kind of goes out to all members. And so looking forward to connecting with with you all as you become a part of the community. And so hopefully as you're watching these first couple of videos, you're kind of getting a feel of sort of how I think, sort of how I process things, and wanting these to be as informal and conversational as possible. And so yesterday, while taking just some time for quiet and silence and meditation, usually we sort of let the thoughts run wild a little bit. But they tend to make interesting connections in that quiet space. And so this idea came to me yesterday in thinking of sort of your reserve tank. And, you know, you think about, you know, the automobile, your car, that the car might say, like, the gauge might say that you're empty. But most of us have found out, I know I have, that sometimes you find yourself in a situation where you're beyond empty. And you find out you're still, you know, you're looking for a gas station desperately. But what you find out is that there's a level, there's a level beyond empty. And that the tank is actually bigger than the car lets on. It makes sense, right? Because they're building in that little extra reserve beyond what the gauge tells you to, you know, to take into account those situations where you run beyond the line. But the reality is, is that even though our gauge is telling us one thing, we have an extra reserve inside of us that is greater than we know. And I think that analogy applies directly to us as well, that we get kind of comfortable and we have an understanding of what we're capable of, of what we can tolerate, of the effort that we can put out, the energy that we're capable of. And if we're not careful, we start to kind of see it as this gauge and we get to the edge of that gauge and we start to tell ourselves that that's all that we're capable of. But the beautiful thing about allowing ourselves to be pushed beyond that gauge, pushed beyond that limit, is I kind of call it— that's like, that's the unknown space. That's the uncomfortable zone. But that's the space where we find out what we're really, really made of. And so it's, it's, you know, in your car you don't have a reserve tank. You just realize that your tank is bigger than you, than you knew. It's not this extra tank that kicks in. It is just a bigger tank. And what is that tank made of? Well, it's made of everything. It's made of everything that you already possess that's been helping you go in the first place. It just reveals In that, that unknown, in that vulnerability, it actually reveals what our energy, what our fuel is actually fueled by. And so if you're an athlete that's training and you get pushed beyond that physical comfort zone, you start to rely on more mental tools. You start to rely on your why, your purpose of why you play the game, who or what inspires you, the kind of legacy that you're trying to live. Or leave. And the same goes for each of us, whether it's our professional careers or our personal lives. When we're pushed beyond our comfort zone, we kick into that reserve, but that reserve is really getting clear on who we are and what we're made of, right? What is our fuel made of that is the real driving force? Our purpose. What's most important to us? Why it's important to us? Who most inspires us? What is that legacy that we want to leave behind? So the best way to access that and to understand it better is by pushing ourselves beyond our comfort zone, allowing ourselves to be pushed into that unknown space, taking an intentional step beyond that threshold, that uncomfortable space, and seeing what shows up. It's really hard to access it and understand it when we're in a really comfortable setting. But something like a pandemic, like being in a situation where you just don't know the right answer or how it's gonna work out, but then you fall back on, how do I respond in that space? What do I rely upon? Where does my thought go? What are my mantras? What's my deeper spirituality? And so that's the space I wanted to share with you guys today. Let me know, let me know what you think about that. And I would love to hear from you guys soon. That's your moment of yes. Have a great day, everyone. Bye.
