You vs You. — Transcript

This ain't you, bro. This ain't you. You weren't born like this. You won't die like this, and if you do die, you won't care because you'll be dead. Best case, you win. Worst case, it won't matter. There's no luck in this game, man. It may be a little bit luck, but the luck happens after you bust your ass and you put yourself in that lucky situation. Luck doesn't happen; you put yourself in that situation where luck might happen, and that's what people don't know.

be a little bit luck but the luck happens after you bust your ass and you put yourself in that lucky situation luck doesn't happen you put yourself in that situation where luck might [ __ ] happen and that's what people don't know

If you believe it, if you really believe that you could be something, if you have that little voice in your head saying, "Hey, you got talent, you could do this," then follow that voice. Forget your motivation. Forget your motivation. You need discipline because motivation is not there every day. Most days, I'm missing motivation. Some days, yeah, sometimes I got motivation. Sometimes I'm like, "Yeah, today I felt good. I can't wait to get to the gym." But a lot of days, it's like, "Got to get to the gym," and then once I get going, then I feel great, and I feel great when it's over. But it's that beginning part that's hard because your body wants to stay comfortable. Your body will trick you like, "Man, today should take the day off, Theo." Yeah, feel good, Theo. What, did you get like six hours of sleep last night? That's not enough.

discipline because motivation is not there every day motiv I'm missing motivation most days some days yeah sometimes I got motivation sometimes I'm like [ __ ] yeah today I felt good I can't wait to get to the gym but a lot of days

It's so easy to be great nowadays, my friend, because most people are weak. Most people don't want to go that extra mile. Most people don't want to find that extra because it sucks. It's miserable. It's lonely. It's easy to give up, you know? It's easy. It's the easiest thing in the world to do. "I'm done. I ain't going." Yeah, I ain't going to keep going. I don't feel like going to work. Done. It's easy. It's very easy. But what's hard is going, "Yo, yesterday I got nothing from working as hard as I could. Nothing happened from that. I'm going to do the same thing again today, but I'm going to try to go harder." That's the hardest thing in the world: to get up every day and give 100% and be in the same position that you were each day but mentally know that you're trying and trying and trying. That's a real grind.

will trick you like man today should take the day off Theo yeah feel good Theo what did you get like 6 hour sleep last night that's not enough it's so easy to be great nowadays my friend cuz most people are weak most people don't

How bad do you want this? If it's as bad as you want to live or breathe or sleep, whatever the hell it may be, I can work with you. But a lot of people, most people don't want it that badly, which is why they always ask the question, "Man, how did you get to where you are? You know how to do it. You know exactly how to be you or how to be me." You don't want to do it like I want to see. I want to see what you do when you're tired. Let me see how you push yourself. Come on, man. Get up. Get up again tomorrow. Get up again tomorrow. Get up again tomorrow, the next day. Get up, get up, get up, get up. Keep going. How long can you maintain a positive attitude?

do I I'm done I ain't going yeah I ain't going to keep going I don't feel like going to work done it's easy it's very easy but what's hard is going yo yesterday I got nothing from working as

There's no hacks, bro. It's you against you. You against you. And if you misunderstand that, you have a real problem. You wake up right to work. Immediately, your mind is in action. No one wants to do that. No one. And I don't blame them. But don't be mad when you're laying there in your bed and you're in the hospital and you're 70, 80, 90 years old, you're thinking, "I feel like I didn't do something," because you did. You didn't do it. You didn't do anything. You may live the great life, man, but you're always going to feel empty inside. I don't feel empty. The life you want is on the other side of a few hard conversations, and you're living a life you hate because you're too afraid to have them.

100% And and be in the same position that you were each day but mentally know that you're trying and trying and trying that's that's a real that's a real grind how bad do you want this if it's as bad

I think about that a lot. Hard times create hard men. Hard men create soft times. Soft times create soft men. Soft men create hard times. We are now around soft men and hard times. There's a moment when every boy realizes no one's coming to save him, and that's when he becomes a man. And some boys never get there and stay children forever. You should be a monster. He said, "You should be a monster. You should be ruthlessly ambitious and then learn how to control it." And it's that old expression: it's better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.

get to where you are you know how to do it you know exactly how to be you or how to be me you don't want to do it like I want to see I want to see what you do

Don't care how good you are at anything. You don't have discipline, you ain't nobody, right? Nothing without discipline because you give up under the slightest struggle. Without discipline, 100%. Told me discipline is doing what you hate to do but do it like you love it. Ah, doing what you hate to do but do it like you love it. That's a great quote.

can you maintain a positive attitude there's no hacks bro it's you against you you against you and if you misunderstand that you have a real problem you wake up right to work immediate your mind is in action no one

I'm going to have setbacks. I know. But if I'm feeling bad, that doesn't mean I'm doing bad. That doesn't mean I am bad. That doesn't mean that I can't still take some action because, yeah, nothing changes, and nothing changes. Man, it's time to get back to work. Stop hearing yourself talk. Get off the podcast. Don't be on social media too much. Cut out all the noise. Get back to the work.

thinking I feel like I didn't [ __ ] do something cuz you did you didn't do it you didn't do [ __ ] you may live the great life man but you're always going to feel empty inside I don't feel empty the life you want is

I'd say one of the strongest mental frames that has got me through my hardest times is thinking, "This will be the story that I will one day tell." And that means the harder it is, the bigger the dragon, the more epic the story, and by consequence, the more epic the hero. The fear is never reaching your potential. That's it. That's always falling short, always quitting before you're done, always procrastinating, always not doing the right thing. And then one day, you're an old man. Yep. And you look back and go, "God, I could have been great." Yep. I could have been great.

men create hard times we are now around soft men and hard times there's a moment when every boy realizes no one's coming to save him and that's when he becomes a man and some boys never get there and stay children forever you

It's time to stay focused. It's time to decide. Forget clubs. Forget partying. Forget trying to fit in and socialize, rub elbows with everybody so people can stop calling you weird. Why are you so antisocial? Because I'm trying to get it. Why are you staying on the basketball court so much? Because I'm trying to get it. Why are you out there practicing in the hot sun when ain't nobody else out there? Because I'm trying to get it. Why are you not

you are and anything you don't have discipline you ain't nobody right nothing without discipline cuz you give up under the slightest struggle without discipline 100% told me discipline is doing what you hate to do but do it like

you love it ah doing what you hate to do but do do it like you love it that's that is a great quote I'm going to have setbacks I know but if I'm feeling bad that doesn't mean I'm doing bad that doesn't mean I

am bad that doesn't mean that I can't still take some action because yeah nothing changes and nothing changes man it's time to get back to work stop hearing yourself talk get off the podcast don't be on social media too much cut out all the [ __ ]

noise get back to the [ __ ] mental I'd say one of the strongest mental frames that has got me through my hardest times is thinking this will be the story that I will one day tell and that means the harder it is the bigger

the dragon the more epic the story and by Consequence the more epic the hero the fear is never Reaching Your Potential that's it that always falling short always quitting before you're done always procrastinating always not doing the right thing and then one day you're

an old man yep and you look back and go God I could have been great yep I could have been great it's time to stay focused it's time to decide [ __ ] clubs [ __ ] partying [ __ ] trying to fit in and

socialize rub elbows with everybody so people can stop calling you weird why are you so antisocial because I'm trying to get it why are you staying on the basketball court so much because I'm trying to get it why are you out there there

practicing in the hot sun when ain't nobody else out there because I'm trying to get it why are you not clubbing like every time I text you and invite you to go do something fun and cool you always

studying because I'm trying to get it let me tell you something homie these women ain't going nowhere these clubs these parties all this [ __ ] ain't going nowhere the more weird you are is a reflection of how committed you

are to focusing on your [ __ ] molding and shaping and developing your ideas and your crab so that when it's time for you to make your rounds you going to fly people only root for people who don't

need it like the amount of times when I was on my lonely path where I was too different from the friends that I had but not successful enough to be friends with the people that I wanted to be

friends with that's when that's when you want want people to root for you that's when you want people to support you once you've already won people are like he's amazing he's so good but like that's the time when you need it the least and

so you always have to be the person who roots for you before everyone else does and it's usually a single clap in the auditorium for a very long period of time it is a slow clap that's just you

rooting for you um and that visual I think is one that you can kind of take because it is people struggle to do things alone and the path of the exceptional person is one of an exception which means that you are not with other people

and rather than fighting that or boning it see it as an indicator that you're on the right path because if everyone else were cheering you on then it means you're not in the right place because it means you're just like everyone else and

that's not where you want to be life isn't fair at all at all so what are you going to do about it I knew that no one was coming back to help me no one was going Miracle me to be somebody special

so mentality is the only thing that gets us through life I was an underdog we are all underdogs in life even the baddest person in the world should think that way so she should always have I've never arrived

mentality and can't hurt me mentality itn't matter where you come from the sewer or wherever you think you're from when I got out of the sewer I got to the road and looked around and said can't hurt me nothing should be able to hurt

you if you believe that it starts to become true be the guy who Embraces the ugly the miserable um be the guy who Embraces hard work the grind don't be afraid of being hurt don't be afraid Crea of sacrifice in

some blood you know there comes a day man everyone's going to have this day there comes a day where being average being mediocre is just sickening to you it's just sickening it makes you want to throw up because you've seen people with

far less Talent than you as you're growing up with them their childhood buddies whatever else they didn't have what you had yet now they're [ __ ] to become something that you haven't there comes that day it's either when you're

young you know and and it strikes you on the baseball field cuz you're sick of striking out or it's it's when you get fired from your fifth job you know and your wife and kids are on your ass cuz

they don't know how to support them anymore there comes a [ __ ] day where push comes to shove where being mediocre being like average and [ __ ] just [ __ ] Burns it sucks so much you can't deal

with it one more day and you get off your [ __ ] ass and you create something it's always been there it's always been inside of you trying to come out but you've never wanted to unwrap it because it's too much [ __ ] pain and

commitment I'm a big fan of uh Power follows the blame finger so like wherever you point the blame fingers where the power follows so it's like if you point if you point it to the government government has the power if

you point it at your your spouse and say like it's their fault that I'm I'm not in shape it's their fault they never let me do anything it's like well you're giving them all the power and so it's

like until you're like it's my fault it's also becom responsibility what is what if it's not your fault it doesn't matter and [Music] H like I can't run marathons because I lost my leg at Birth and either you can just never try or you

put the metal thing on and you do it anyways