3 Effective Ways to Turn Your Life Around & Why Continuous Learning Is Necessary for Personal Growth with Novak Djokovic

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32:39Exactly. And that's why I respect you so much, because I know you've called your book Serve to Win. And, you know, that's beautiful. I love that on so many levels. And I think that that's such a great tennis analogy. but you know and and i've seen i've been on thankfully i've been on the other side of your serves and i know what they and i know what they feel like and i by the way go back to the videos that um that we've done jay and i and with lewis in los angeles we played some tennis and jay has attempted to return my serves it was very very interesting it was very entertaining it was uh we were showing how it's good to always be a student again and Novak was guiding us but it's true like serve to win and I think that this is what I've been saying a lot and I repeat it often because it really helps crystallize it is like your passion makes you happy but when you use your passion in the service of others it becomes a purpose so what you're doing is you play tennis and you're a tennis player and that's amazing but now because of the platform that you've gained through being the number one tennis player in the world, you're using that to serve.

33:51And that's the whole goal that everyone can achieve, whether you're a teacher, you're a doctor, you're a nurse, you're a football player, you make videos like me, whatever you do, all you have to do is, okay, now that I've done this, how can I use what I have to help other people? And you will feel so much more happiness and joy from that, no matter how big or small or successful or whatever you see yourself as, when you start giving away what you have in the form of time, ideas, resources, money, energy, remember it's energy, like time and money, it's all energy. That's what you're really giving.

34:32And when you give your energy to someone, and especially your actual time, and you want to see the work change, you will feel so much more joy from that. I really believe that I used to take a lot of people, I know we've talked about this. Before I started making videos, I used to take a lot of retreats to India where people could live where I lived as a monk. So I would take these retreats to the ashram. And I remember taking a man and he then took his children afterwards. He was a successful businessman in London. He took his children afterwards. They were about 13, 14 years old. And he said that it was the best trip ever for them because they were blown away by how grateful kids in India were with much less than they had in London.

35:15And he said that the perspective that they gained from serving these kids who are just grateful to have a bowl of food, that just to have hot food for these kids was like their birthday party. And when his kids saw that, they gained so much. And I really feel that the challenge here we have, the challenge that so many people have is mental health. And that scientifically has been shown to be eased and healed when we help other people and when we serve other people as well. Not that it's the number one cure or anything. I'm not saying that. But I'm saying it is a method that can be very helpful when we're feeling pain to help others and to serve others because it puts our challenges into perspective and it gives us so much more of a greater worldview.

35:59That's beautiful. And thank you for graciously mentioning my book. And you just published your book, Think Like a Monk, right? Can you maybe share with people something about, you know those those meditations that that you've uh you've shared in the book yeah absolutely so the book's called think like a monk and the reason why it's called think like a monk is because i don't think anyone needs to live like one to think like one and and i really believe that novak thinks like a monk in some parts of his life i think a lot of people i interview on my podcast already think like monks because the monk mindset has three key aspects to it the first is monks always focus on the root of the issue.

36:40They always go to the core. They always go to the root. They don't worry about all the branches and the leaves. The second thing that monks do is that everything is very intentional. Everything is very intentional. It's focused. It's not just by chance or by luck or by hope it happens. It's not hopeful. It's not lucky. It's not chance-based. It's intentional. And people are very focused on their actions. And you know this, you have an intentional diet. You You have an intentional workout plan. And of course, there's room for spontaneity. Of course, there's tons of room for creativity and spontaneity.

37:11But the real leaders know that routine gives birth to real spontaneity, right? It starts with discipline. And then the third and final part of thinking like a monk is being able. I think we need a world that is more compassionate, more empathetic, more mindful. And so these meditation practices that I share, I share three different types. breathwork, visualization, and mantra. And so these are the three main core forms of meditation, breathwork. And I know you had Wim Hoffon, who I'm a huge fan of, and Wim's fantastic. And he's, you know, he talks a lot about breathwork, visualization, what Novak was saying he did earlier, where he visualized himself winning the Wimbledon trophy.

37:53Visualization is an ancient form of transporting the mind. And there's studies now that show that virtual reality does the same thing to the body and the mind as the actual thing. So when you're standing on the edge of a cliff in virtual reality, your mind is having the same fear as when if you're actually standing on the edge of a cliff. So when you visualize something in your mind, it's actually real. If you visualize yourself at a beach, you'll feel the calm of the ocean. If you visualize yourself on a mountaintop, you'll feel the serenity of the peak. If you visualize yourself winning a trophy, working hard, focusing on the process, practicing becoming better, you become better.

38:35If you can't hit a particular shot in real life, if you visualize it, you may then actually be able to do it in real life because you've seen it. Everything that we see, whether it's your favorite car or whether it's a beautiful home, it existed in someone's mind before it existed in reality. So we have to realize that. So that's visualization. And the third and final is sound and mantra. And the reason why sound is so powerful is sound transports us quicker. If you think about your favorite song from when you were a teenager or when you first fell in love, if you hear that song, you're back in that moment already.

39:11back in the flow back in the flow when you're wrong that you want a trophy to or whatever it may be you're back in the moment so songs and music and mantra mantra is the repetition of a particular set of words and that repetition can allow you to get back in the zone and so athletes i know novak does this when he's about to play tennis he has a mantra that he may repeat i have mantras that i repeat before i go on stage i have mantras that i repeat when i feel negative these mantras change your mindset so i share that do you want us to do one together novak would that be fun or not sure sure of course of course should we do a quick meditation together let's do it let's do a quick one okay if you want to we don't have to no no no it's absolutely fine love it okay okay i'm just checking i didn't know where you want a lot of people would would love to actually experience that live and what that sounds like or what that looks like or what it feels like.

40:11We're going to do a short one. Yes. Can you hear the music, Novak? Tell me yes or no. Okay. So I'm going to ask you all to close your eyes.

40:28And what I want you to do now is bring your awareness to calm, balance ease stillness and peace whenever your mind wanders just gently and softly bring it back to calm balance ease stillness and peace place your left palm on your stomach and as you breathe in feel your stomach come out. And as you breathe out, feel your stomach go in. As you breathe in, feel your stomach go out. And as you breathe out, feel your stomach go in. breathe in for a count of one two three four and breathe out for a count of one two three four Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out.

41:59Allowing the one, two, three, four to become your guide.

42:08and now repeat after me i am grateful for and fill in the blanks whatever you're grateful for it could be a person a place a project see we don't reflect on the good times as much as we reflect on the bad times we remember the bad times more than the good times because when we go through something bad we cry for a month but when we go for something good we celebrate for a night and so it's so important to deeply step back into a space of gratitude and you can visualize a moment in your life that you are extremely grateful visualise what could you see who was around you where were you what was in the sky what was on the ground and what could you hear was it someone's voice was it particular music was it the cheers and what were you feeling at that time the love, the joy this time when you breathe in Breathe in all of that gratitude, that joy and that kindness.

43:30And breathe out any negativity, stress or pressure. Literally step back into that moment and experience the gratitude in your heart. Extract it from that moment. Take it all into your body and mind. And breathe out any stress or negativity.

43:53and when you're ready in your own time at your own pace when you're ready you can gently and softly open your eyes

44:11so that was a very quick version that was about three minutes but you can see how we did all of them We did breath work, we did visualization, and even mantra, I am grateful for. And you can see very quickly how you can get into such a deep state. And if you think about our negative states, we don't even need to meditate. You're in a negative state. And so when we deeply connect with gratitude in this way through visualization, through all our senses, what can we hear? What can we see? What can we smell? What can we taste? Then gratitude becomes real. It becomes physical. and that's what we all need to do so that's just a simple meditation thank you novak for letting me share it much thank you so much and it was very profound and i just i i think there's um there's a lot of mis uh misinterpretation and misperception about what meditation is and i think you you really beautifully broke it down in a simple way you know through you you were guiding us through three steps and I think you know there's you know a lot of I guess parts of the world and different religions that think well meditation belongs to you know Hinduism or Buddhism and it's not part of our religion and and we should as as such we should refuse it um so so I think it was really interesting the way you've explained it and the way you've you've kind of tried to put it closer to a perception of the mind, of really making it clear by the meditation is breathing.

45:54Meditation is prayer as well. Because affirmations or mantras are prayer work. Yes, yes. And visualization is something that you are doing in any religion and any part of the world because we all visualize ourselves being healthy. We all visualize ourselves achieving something in our life. And so meditation is everything. But meditation is mindfulness of being focused on that moment and being aware that you're breathing. Because breath, we talked about breath. I talked with Shravine actually about breath. And it's such a powerful yet so underrated function, right? We breathe. Once we stop breathing, we stop living.

46:49So why should we at all focus on that? I mean, what's, what's the big deal about breathing? Right. But then, you know, when you learn how to breathe consciously, like I remember when I was earlier in my career, when I was starting to compete on a professional level, I was struggling with allergies a lot. I had, oh, my nose was clogged up. I just, I had, um, And I had a lot of doctors look at it. And I even had some intervention on like one of the left side of the nose. And they're trying to open it up. And so many things were coming out. And no one can really understand what is going on. It kept coming back.

47:30And so I did change my diet, which affected it in a great manner. But at the same time, I felt whenever I would get anxious on the court or feel too much pressure, it would start to happen again. I'd start to have this sensation of choking, of having lack of breath and so forth, which would then obviously completely jeopardize my physical state that I'm in. You know, I would feel tired, I would feel fatigued, especially if I'm playing on like really big heat like Australia, for example. But when I started doing yoga practice and when I started doing conscious breathing, it helped me tremendously.

48:13And it was so simple. And I encourage a lot of people that don't know where to start with all this, like meditation, visualization. It might seem a little bit abstract. Start with conscious breathing. because and and as what what you've done with us you've led us through to counting the breaths right one two three four one two three one four in four out and there you know millions of ways you can do that and and but just simply starting to really be conscious of your breath focusing maybe on the tip of your nose or something like that or feeling the chair that you're sitting in you know then you're starting to train yourself to be more in the present moment i think we We, you know, as a professional athlete and being in an individual sport, I get to feel a really big leaps, so to say, or transformations of emotional states very quickly.

49:17you know i have no one really to rely on so at times i you know as confident i am in myself and comfortable in my own skin and being so experienced sometimes i feel like oh geez you know i wish there was maybe someone like i wish i had maybe another minute or two to sit down and like recollect before and recover before i step out and compete but you know i don't so i have to find a way and the more I train myself to be mindful and to be present, the more I feel my breath and the more I'm recovering my energy. And as a result, the more I feel I'm performing better, right? Because I'm more present.

49:54And I think a lot of people, including myself, you know, we find ourselves, you know, spending so much energy and so much time thinking about what has happened and the events that we want to change or what will happen trying to understand predict the future or being afraid of something that it might be coming um so i think you know the only real moment we have is now and you know living in the present moment is is a is is a is a deep wisdom of every religion you know regardless of where you're coming from what are you doing whether you're doing meditation where you're in Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Muslim, you are, you, everyone understands that the power of being in this moment, power of being in the now, actually allows you to really fully manifest your own capabilities and to get the best out of yourself.

50:49So, so that was very powerful, Jay. And I'm just going to go through some of the questions that people asked already. Amazing. I'm going to go into one of the, Questions? So this is coming from the profile Kunal Purohit790. Thank you for your question. Can you please share your thoughts and ask Jay, what is the end point of purpose? Is there an end point of purpose? Oh, okay. Interesting question. One thing I've been reflecting on lately is how even the smallest choices can create a big impact over time. Whether it's choosing to spend a quiet night in to recharge or making a decision that brings you closer to a long-term goal, those moments of intention really matter.

51:42And when it comes to the choices we make with our money, that same mindset applies. I've learned that saving for the things that truly matter, like your first home or a reliable car, starts with small, thoughtful decisions. That's why I appreciate what State Farm is doing with their personal price plan. It gives you the power to personalize your plan and create an affordable price that works for your life. You can bundle your home and auto insurance in a way that supports your journey and your goals. Talk to a State Farm agent today to learn how you can choose to bundle and save with the personal price plan.

52:18Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. Prices are based on rating plans that vary by state, coverage options as selected by the customer, availability, amount of discounts and savings and eligibility vary by state.

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53:13That's what I love. The right gift doesn't just show up, it creates a memory and Amazon makes it simple no matter your style. So shop holiday deals now. Amazon, everything for everyone on your list. So I always speak from the traditions that I've studied, as opposed to just giving you my opinion, because I believe that people have explored happiness and meaning and purpose far longer than I have, quite frankly. and so from the traditions that i've studied the answer is that anything that is truly beautiful spiritual and powerful is always evolving there is no end point so you see that even in uh service there's no end point there's no point someone could say i've done enough for the world right you can't who could ever say that you could never say i have now done the most i could possibly do right so there is no end point of purpose and it is our fascination and addiction to the end that stops us from starting that's the issue that we have this big picture of like purpose is like this thing that's going to solve my whole life and it's gonna it's what I'm searching for and that's why I said no just look for the interest just start with the little baby footsteps of interest of the baby steps and if you start with just your interest it can naturally grow and continue to grow.

54:39So we get so fascinated by the end of stuff, but we don't start. And that's how we feel. We always say, oh, I'm never going to get to the end of that book, so I probably won't start it. Oh, I'll probably never get to the end, so I won't start it. So don't let the fascination with the end stop you from starting. Thank you for answering that, Jay. This is a question from the Bader family. Thank you for your question. How much percentage of the tennis game you feel comes from the mental strength to win the game? So it's an interesting one. If you don't mind, Jay, I'll answer this one. I think I should answer this one.

55:14I think I should answer. I think it's a really, really high percentage. I think mental aspect is the most important, I guess, aspect or element of winning a tennis match or anything in life, really. Because if you're telling yourself, I have not prepared well, if you allow your doubts be stronger than your convictions, be stronger than your confidence, than your self-encouragement, then obviously that is exactly how you're going to feel. And Jay has wonderfully described the visualization. And it's scientifically proven that when you visualize something and when you not only think something, a thought, but when you actually feel it in your whole body, that's when the magic happens in both good way or bad way.

56:13So if you feel fear of being in a center stage or if you are afraid of your opponent's game and you have doubts that you can overplay him and then you have doubts that even if you hit 2 ,000 backhands in the last two days, you still don't feel confident enough to go for that shot and you're questioning it. of course your body and you know your whole being is going to react in a way that you are commanding it yeah so i do feel that the mental aspect is the crucial the you know determinant of of whether you're going to perform well and as a result whether you're going to win or not so so of course i'm not saying that it's all i'm not taking 100 of victory depending on the mental aspect because of course you have to train you have to put in the work you have to be disciplined you have to understand what what serves you what works for you in terms of training the amount of training the the surrounding that you have around you the recovery routines the daily routines what puts you in the flow right so when you get on the court you want to be in that flow and of course there are some places in the world where i play where i feel more comfortable some places where i maybe feel less comfortable but in the end of the day i try to train myself daily and put as much as work and and and i think value the mental training as much as i value my physical training it's it's really really important especially when you get to the highest level of professional competition great answer man really good answer thank you so i'm just gonna go into uh some of like few more questions jay thank you for your patience of course man it's great your audience asked great question yes thank you um uh this is a good question uh coming from a profile rajan kp23 how do you balance making a living and living your purpose yeah good question so the realist advice is there are certain people like novak who knew very early on what he wanted to do and i know this from the interviews that we've done together.

58:33And he was very sure about it. And he was able to pursue it. And it was his passion. And it's become a purpose. He's using his platform to serve others. Now, there are a group of people like that. And if you're asking this question at 20, I'm guessing you're not one of those people. Because if you wanted to, you know, be in a certain career and be in a certain path, you start at an early age. I was late to the game, by the way, as well. Like, I started the beginning of what I do now at age 28. Like that's how old I was when I really started this from a career standpoint, even though I've been doing it for so longer before.

59:09And so if you're in that position, my advice to people is be in your day job. You don't need to quit your day job. You don't need to suddenly throw it away. Be there and learn everything you can from your day job that will probably be useful in the future for your passion and your purpose. And then at the same time, use your free time to invest in your purpose. And that's really the key as to whether you're truly passionate about it or not. So I used to finish work on my day job, my corporate day job at 9pm. Sometimes I'd get home and I'd work on my passion from 9pm till 2am. And then on the weekend, guess what?

59:47I didn't go out and have a social life. I was working on my purpose. I was editing videos again. I was learning video editing and I was starting the journey. I am now, even now for the past few years, I put in more time into my purpose than I do into any other area of my life. You know, I was building my podcast. I wanted to interview Novak. He wasn't coming to the US. I flew out to, you know, to meet him because A, I was passionate about meeting him and learning from him. And I really wanted to interview him. And so you've got to go out and show that you care about your purpose and so what it's going to require is you don't need to quit your day job i would never recommend that to anyone it's what you do with your free time and what will happen at one point is you will see that your purpose is growing and you can then make the leap in a gentle and natural way rather than just dropping everything and trying to make a leap and then it may affect your family and i don't know what situation you're in but i would always say to people that for some time you will have to have your feet in both boats and it's uncomfortable but then you can make that leap over afterwards that's beautiful thank you for your answer jay the last question uh actually i'm going to merge two questions in one okay they're related uh one is from uh life loving chrissy thank you for your question what is depression truly and the the The other question is from Adita Subramaniam.

1:01:14Thank you for your question. How do you stay calm during a time of failure? And how do you build your self-belief? Wonderful. We should both answer them. You should answer them too. But yeah, because you can speak to the second one a lot. So when it comes to define, let's do the first question first, the defining depression. You know, I'm not a medical professional, so I always like to point that out, that clinical depression is different. But depression is generally experienced when you're having a long-term feeling of being down, feeling stuck, feeling highly emotionally negative. And you feel like this overwhelming burden that's just surrounding you.

1:01:59And it seems that it's consistent. And that's usually how people express or experience depression when they feel a overwhelming sense of pain and heaviness in their life. And that may come from failures. It may come from rejection. It may come from parenting. It could come from so many different things. And depression truly is something that ultimately limits you from your potential. That's what it is. It's covering you away from what you're truly meant for. That's what when you said truly, like, what is it truly? That's what it is truly. It's a covering that isn't you that is stopping you from achieving your highest potential.

1:02:39It's real and people go through. And that's what I'm saying that the clinical definition is very important. And the way you deal with failure and overcoming failure for me, these are the few things that I do. The first thing is I study the lives of people I admire. There is no one that I admire that hasn't failed. No one. If anything, they've failed more. If you haven't read Walter Isaacson's books on Steve Jobs, on Da Vinci, on Einstein, read them. Those guys have failed so many times. If you're inspired by Novak, which I'm sure you are because you follow him, he's failed so many times. And I can say that because I know he knows that.

1:03:15And that's what got him to where he has today. He's failed. There's that famous phrase of the master has failed more times than the student has tried. and that's what we have to realize in our own minds is that we will fail more actually the higher you go the more you fail because the more you try and experiment so the first thing i remind myself is that all the people i respect have failed more than i've tried there's the first thing the second thing i do is i literally go what is the feedback in this failure what can i learn from this failure because this failure is a signal that i need to change something that i need to learn a new skill that I need to adapt.

1:03:54Failure is never just failure. It is a signal. It is a alert. It is a message to you. And often we want to ignore the message and just be emotional. It's important that we learn the message. And the third way that I deal with failure is I've said this to myself for a long time. It just makes the story better because one day when you keep going and you win that trophy and you achieve that success and you get the recognition, whatever you want, you you tell your story and and it will make the story better no one wants to hear a story of someone who just won at every stage in their life because it's not real and so one day when you'll share your story and i've been in so many tough situations and i used to look to my wife and i'll be like this is going to make the story better one day when i get to tell it and it gives you that sense of confidence that you're on the right path you're on the journey that's that's beautiful jay thank you so much thank you it's very clear and and what you talked about last there your the story that you get to tell.

1:04:51I think that's very powerful because that relates to the purpose, but also that relates, I think, to the goal setting, which, you know, I think is equally as important as being aligned with your purpose, meaning being aligned with your passion and doing what you truly love and that giving you joy and that entertaining you and giving you happiness while you're doing it which is very important so i feel like um in the times of failure it's always good to um really ask yourself why are you doing that why are you even in my case playing tennis what is the what what motivated you to to play at the beginning why are you still playing it and i think when you when you that's what's why even going back to the beginning of this conversation talking about the importance of setting the purpose in clear with the purpose with intention, with a passion, with motivation.

1:05:52It's very important because in these times, you will have answers to your ego's questions, you know? And I think also what is important is going back to what I said about the short-term and long-term goals. It's very important to set your goals because of clarity, of clarity of thought, clarity of feeling and energy. because you know where your attention goes energy flows right and yes if you are confused about your life about what you're doing why you're doing it you know am i doing it for uh for the motivations or the reasons that are material or less material it's combining the two if you don't clear that up yourself no one else will so you have to go deep inside yourself understand why uh why you're playing when you're playing set your goals give yourself clarity and give yourself a route that will be you know it will be a a solid road that you will know that you're headed in this direction if you fail it's normal everyone fails but it will be easier for you to recover once you know that your goal is there and you're headed towards it and and the last thing i would i would say is is the importance of what jay talked about is the mentorship you know whether it's from people that you know or the people that you don't know, whether they're your acquaintance or not.

1:07:21There's so many inspiring people around the world. They share their content. They share their wisdom. They share their knowledge and passion online. You have so much material, so many books, so many essays to read, so many wonderful videos to see. And you just need to first find an intention. My intention is to be clear with myself what my goals are, what my purpose is. If I can't find it, I'll look for inspiration. I'll look for people that have found their purpose, that have gone through a huge transformation in life, like yourself, Jay, that you've had until you were 18, 19, one kind of life.

1:07:58Then all of a sudden you have a different kind of life that got you to where you are. So these are examples and journeys that you can learn from so, so much. So I think environment is very important in the times when you're failing, when you're depressed, when you're not feeling good about yourself. also question the environment you know who is surrounding you what is what is the information that is being fed to you uh is it positive is it maybe less positive uh is it encouraging you or discouraging is it inspiring you or not so much so these kind of things are very very important to you know uh to to have on your uh on your so to say uh daily to-do list in a way asking yourself of questions, writing things down.

1:08:41And it's important. Shervin and I talked about the power and energy that is behind writing things down in your diary, taking a pen and writing things on the paper, not only when you're feeling great, but also when you're feeling discouraged or depressed. And that's where you actually learn about yourself. That's where you can go dig deeper and really transform yourself to even a better version of yourself. absolutely thank you thank you so much jay i really really appreciate your time it's amazing you know it's uh i really appreciate it i'm sorry if we took too much of your time no no don't say sorry man i really enjoyed it this same me man this is like hearing it's a conversation like this has been such a wonderful conversation because i think we're so aligned we're so different in what we do but we're so aligned in values and in our heart absolutely and so when we get to talk like this and how much we care it's it just comes out so no man don't apologize at all this has been amazing i've loved every second of it and and i want to do more of this with you man i'm excited this is amazing for sure what you're doing is truly inspiring jay thank you for sharing your wisdom with the world thank you for being here with us thank you big hug to your wife and your family thanks everyone thank you so much

1:10:07Here's a tip for your herb garden. It may sound counterintuitive, but if you want to get the most out of your basil plant, you need to regularly trim its stem. I know, I know. How does removing part of the plant make it grow? That's actually a long story. But trust me, proper pruning is a surefire way to ensure your basil grows big and bushy. and the same principle can be applied to your life. The next seven minutes are all about you, what you focus on and how to trim it down so you can thrive. I'm Jay Shetty. Welcome to The Daily Jay. Let's begin by focusing on three centering breaths. Inhaling and exhaling.

1:11:05feeling your body rise, now feeling at ease, sharpening your mind, and zeroing in on this moment. Okay, story time. In 1997, Steve Jobs returned to run Apple after a decade away from the company. What he found was a business in disarray. Apple had become really bureaucratic, and it kept trying to satisfy the random whims of retailers. And so the company was left with a ridiculously large number of product lines. None of them were performing particularly well. As one company executive put it, Apple made tons of products, most of them crap, done by deluded teams. Jobs couldn't make sense of it all.

1:12:07He found himself asking, which one would I tell my friend to buy? Finally, he decided enough was enough. He declared that the company was going to focus on two types of computers, desktop and portable, with one professional and one consumer version of each. Four great products. That's it. The room was stunned. For years, leadership had pushed for more product lines, not fewer. But that approach hadn't worked at all. In the year before jobs took over, Apple lost more than$1 billion. So even though the company's board was terrified of this new direction, they felt they had no choice but to trust him.

1:12:59The result? Engineers and managers suddenly became focused. Their next desktop computer, the iMac, became the fastest-selling computer in Apple's history. A year later, they reported a profit of over$300 million. Apple was saved, and you know where the company went from there. I love this story because it goes against the common mindset that all of us need to be able to do everything all the time. It can feel like success only comes to the overachievers, the ones who can do it all. Certainly, society reinforces that message of a side hustle, a passion project, and a viral Instagram account to boot.

1:13:51Now, I'm not saying you shouldn't have these things. Some people are able to balance multiple projects at once. Some even thrive that way. But when you're feeling stuck or stretched thin or simply not your best, ask yourself, am I unfocused? What are my product lines? You may need to cut some things in order to build a more stable foundation. Don't worry, cutting out a project today doesn't mean it's gone forever Apple makes dozens of products now Many of them direct descendants of things that got axed in that meeting But the company could only get to this point after sharpening its focus And speaking of focus, let's sharpen ours now with a short meditation Get comfortable wherever you are relaxing your body and releasing a little tension.

1:14:58Now bring your attention to your breath. Don't worry about controlling your breathing. Just notice its natural rhythm. Tune in to the flow.

1:15:20If your attention seems interested in following a train of thought or latching onto a feeling, just notice where it wants to go and gently rest it back on your breath.

1:15:42Breathing in and breathing out.

1:15:51We often forget that this present moment can be enough if we just let it.

1:16:04Let's open this up. Take a few moments to reflect on all the various projects in your life right now. I'm talking about work, hobbies, goals, relationships, whatever it may be. You can even make a little list in your mind.

1:16:31Is your quality of life or your quality of output suffering as a result?

1:16:41Are you spending time or resources on anything that doesn't align with your mission, vision or purpose?

1:16:52Now ask yourself, which of these projects are essential, foundational, vital to your future?

1:17:06Could you consider slashing any of those product lines?

1:17:14Once you establish your foundation for success, there will always be room to build on that foundation. But as Stephen Covey famously said, the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Thanks for joining me today. I'll see you tomorrow. If a Lenovo computer for your business is on your holiday list, don't shop around. Just go directly to the source, Lenovo.com. It's your last chance to get exclusive deals on the PCs you want for your business, like the ThinkPad X914 Aura Edition and Yoga 7i 2-in-1. So avoid all that shopping chaos and price comparing, and just go directly to the source, Lenovo.com, where PCs are up to 35 % off.

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