In this short motivational monologue, the speaker greets the audience on May 4th and introduces the concept of a daily "moment of yes." Using a coaching call with a golfer as an example, he illustrates how people often anticipate negative outcomes, creating a self‑fulfilling narrative. He then shifts to a personal anecdote about falling ill again, recognizing that his own expectations about sickness were shaping his experience. By consciously challenging and reframing these internal stories—shifting from expecting prolonged illness to expecting quick healing—he demonstrates how altering one’s narrative can influence perception and outcomes. The speaker urges listeners to actively question and change their own narratives throughout the day and week, framing this practice as a proactive, affirmative "yes" moment.
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Good morning, everyone. Here's your moment of yes for Monday, May 4th. May the 4th be with you all. Yep, got a chance to do it. Tomorrow's Cinco de Mayo. All right, here we go. So your moment of yes for today. I was talking to a kid earlier this week on a coaching call, and we were talking— he's a golfer— and talking about when you have a bad shot or you're having a good round, and you almost have this narrative in your head that some people do, that you're waiting to have a bad hole, you're waiting to have a bad shot, you're almost expecting it. 'Cause that's, again, that's the story that you've had maybe for years or months, whatever it may be. So I said, yeah. I'm like, who's in charge of that story? And he's like, well, I mean, I guess I am. I was like, yeah, you're in control of the narrative, right? All we're focused on is taking it shot by shot. Good shot, bad shot. The narrative, the story that we have in our head of what we think is going to happen is our story. We control the story, therefore we can change and control the narrative. And so I say all of that because on Saturday I started coming down with a cold, and you all know that like a month ago I was not feeling well for like, you know, 2 or 3 weeks or whatever. So I started getting frustrated again on Saturday, and I'm like, wait a second, Like, are you serious? Like, I'm not feeling well again. And, you know, then the narrative popped in, which is, whenever you don't feel well, Travis, like, it's like at least a week and sometimes longer and blah, blah, blah. I was like, oh wow, there's my story, there's my narrative. You know, my expectation tends to drive the actual experience. So I have been since Saturday, now Monday morning, Challenging, changing, trying to control the narrative to a different outcome, right? Expecting healing, expecting relief quicker, expecting every minute, every morning I wake up to feel better, to be past it. So that's the narrative I'm working with. But we all have stories, we all have narratives about experiences and they're there and then when something happens, well, yep, there it is, there's proof of it. No, you've been waiting for it, looking for it, expecting it to happen. Of course something's going to happen to reinforce it. So we get to challenge and change and less so control, but I would say let's just change and challenge our narrative and see what happens today. See what happens this week. That's your moment of yes. Have a great May 4th, everyone.
