How are love and noodles connected? I'll tell you how. 

In this heartfelt episode of Winning Within, Orlando Avalon delves into the transformative power of self-love. He explores how cultivating a deep appreciation for oneself can lead to personal growth, resilience, and a more fulfilling life. This conversation serves as a reminder that the journey to external success begins with internal acceptance and love.

"The world's a playground. You know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it." - Yes Man

When you know you want to take a certain action but you don't feel like it in that moment, you can powerfully increase your desire to do so by projecting yourself into the future and exploring what this action will lead you to. If all you had to do to get a million dollars tomorrow was pay a dollar today, you probably wouldn't hesitate.

Discipline is the tool to use to build the reality you want, not motivation. Enjoy motivation while it's there, but don't rely on it, for it is fleeting and unpredictable. Discipline, on the other hand, is reliable and something you can cultivate over time. 

Self-acceptance lays the foundation for the changes in character you may like to make. And acceptance of life lays the foundation for the changes in your life you may like to make. Accept yourself, and you show yourself love. Accept life, and you show life love (and when you show life love, life shows love right back). 

The Reticular Activating System (RAS) is a filter system whose job it is to show you that the world is the way you believe it to be. We all have different beliefs, but we all see that the world is the way WE believe it to be. So who is right? Perhaps nobody and everybody at the same time. Considering the RAS matches the world with your beliefs, by changing your beliefs, you automatically enter a different world. 

What you see out there is a reflection of what's going on in here *points to your mind*

Being present will optimize your performance and obliterate suffering. If you go into the future or the past, do it with purpose; don't allow yourself to be dragged out of the present moment as much. Be like a tree; the wind can be strong but the trunk gravitates back to its centre. 

Things can change DRASTICALLY for you. Don't leave before the end of the movie; you never know how it might turn out. You never know what kind of beauty might be in store for you after this suffering. What would you say to a soon-to-be butterfly?