In this short motivational monologue, the speaker reflects on a day filled with back‑to‑back Zoom meetings and the resulting fatigue, emphasizing the importance of taking intentional breaks to stay present. He introduces his daily "Moment of Yes" practice, describing how he refuses to miss a day and uses the moment to reinforce positive intent. The core message centers on the power of connection, community, belonging, and psychological safety—trust, respect, and value—as drivers of high‑performing teams. He illustrates this with a nature analogy: two Belgian horses raised together can pull significantly more weight than two random horses, highlighting how strong bonds boost collective strength. The speaker concludes that while individuals have talent, true transformation comes from collaborating and tapping into collective genius, urging listeners to embrace collaboration for transformational experiences.
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Hello everyone. Here is your moment of yes for Wednesday, March 10th. How awful do I feel? Here it is. It's the evening. I was just doing the dishes and I'm like, okay, I start thinking about my moment of yes for tomorrow morning. And I'm like, wait a second. Today's Wednesday. Moment of yes is today. Such a crazy day. I feel like I've been on Zoom all day from one after another, from my college class to being on phone calls all the way home to video Zoom, video Zoom, video Zoom, video Zoom. And it just hit me. Which again is a reminder that when we don't take breaks in the time, breaks in the day to be present, to process, you can forget to do one of the most important things in your life. And I really feel that these moments of yes are super important to me. And that's why I'm here. And I'm like, no, I need to do it tonight. No, no, no, we don't miss a day. We do it tonight. So this is your moment of yes. What's the first thing that came to me is an idea that I shared with a high school baseball team I did a Zoom call with today. And it's the power of connection. It's the power of community. the power of belonging and psychological safety. We know that the highest performing teams have the highest levels of psychological safety. What is that? Trust, respect, and value. Your best relationships in your life have tons of psychological safety. So here's a great example of it from nature because nature always has the best examples. If you take 2 Belgian horses, actually they do these strength contests with Belgian horses. You hook up one Belgian horse On its own, it can pull probably 12,000 pounds, which is crazy. You can pull 12,000 pounds. You hook up 2 random Belgian horses together, yeah, they can pull roughly 24,000 pounds. Makes sense. But if you take 2 Belgian horses that have been raised on the same farm and have a relationship with one another, those 2 Belgian horses can pull up to 30,000 to 32,000 pounds. Wow. Right? Not because they're stronger, but because the bond, the connection, the shared unity that the two of them have together can pull that much more. You've heard the quote, if you wanna be successful, go alone. If you wanna do big things, go together. Right? And that's that idea of all of us have talent, all of us have ability, but it's our ability To collaborate with others, to tap into that collective genius, which is what allows for truly transformational experiences and transformational relationships. Because when you can bring that just to the relationships of the people that you care about most, the teams that you're a part of, it becomes a powerful transforming experience. There you have it. Look, I'm cleanly shaven, right? I even took a shower cleanly shaven. All of that from for your Moment of Yes, guys. Sorry it's a little bit late. I'll get back on schedule Friday morning. Have a great day, everyone. Bye.
