Let me ask you this, what if your purpose and your gift was to share how you changed your life, and help others change theirs? Offer the inspiration of your story, the usefulness of the details of your change, and your compassion to others who were struggling in the same way.

Discovering this purpose was powerfully moving for me. I was energized, and poured myself into it.

The greatest piece of news that I can give you is that you are hopelessly average. That was where you started. But it doesn't have to be where you stay. You can become anything you want to be but you’ve got to put in that inhuman amount of work to improve.

Are you willing to stare nakedly at your inadequacies and be willing to push through them? You can't pretend. You've got to really look at your results and see if you're making the progress that you want to make and that's where a lot of people fail. They lie to themselves. They want to get away with something. They want to see if anybody's looking but the reality is the only thing that matters in this life - What do you think about yourself when you're by yourself?

Because you don’t need to change the world, you need to change the way you see it. And you don't need to change who you are. You need to change the imaginary shackles you placed around your ankles that are limiting the heights you could reach.

Wayne Dyer said “Don't die with music still in you. “

Don't live with regrets.

Follow your heart more than your head.

Follow your intuition more than expectations of others.

Love more than you judge.

Hug more than you hate.

Praise more than you blame.

Be open to things beyond your level of understanding.

Detach from the outcome and trust everything will work out exactly how it is intended.

Maybe not exactly as you planned as a human being, but perfectly for the evolution of you as a spiritual being.

When we take risks and open up about our vulnerabilities, what is there to lose? We risk losing the opportunity for greatness. Our vulnerability may make us feel vulnerable but it's worth it if we can be seen as a "great one." Don’t just take the first step into an unknown future--but rather walk confidently with your head held high because of all that has been accomplished along the way.

“So when I’m going through my routine
do not be fooled by what I’m saying.
Please listen carefully and try to hear what I’m not saying,
what I’d like to be able to say,
what for survival I need to say,
but what I can’t say.”

What’s your one thing? What do you have the potential to do better than anything else? Do you have a sense of what that is?

This episode is not about Jocko Willink. It’s about what he said in a speech that he gave as the United States celebrated Memorial Day. And as Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, I chose to share that incredible speech that he gave. A speech of gratitude.

I was at the epicenter of American tennis and all I could think of was this 12 year old boy hitting a ball that barely bounced for hours against the wall. My heart wanted to jump out of my chest.