What does it mean to never give up? At the beginning of Nick The Poet's recovery journey, his therapist had a poster in the office that said this slogan: Never Never Never Give up. In sobriety and mental health recovery, we are taught to surrender. So, when should we surrender, and when should we fight for our recovery, for our life?
Nick Hanson: We can do life five minutes at a time, right to the top. And let's be creators, not competitors. The more we can get out of that competitive mindset into a creative mindset, I think we can win more.
Hey, folks, how are you? Nick Hanson from Cadre here. I'm also known as Nick the poet. I'm a creator, a coach, and I just like connecting and collaborating with you. And I have some thoughts to share today. Life is mysterious. Life is serious. Life is curious. Cheer yourself up. You're always on the cusp of glory, greatness. Because you are, in fact, great. You are. We are all great beings, and sometimes this gets clouded by any number of things. But just remember, you are great, and you were created for greatness.
That is my belief. That is my experience. That is my opinion. And it's not too late, at any rate. The time is always now. The time is always now. If you could do something, do it now. If you have five minutes to do some yoga, do the yoga. If you have five minutes to call a friend, call a friend. If you have five minutes to write a poem, write the poem. We can do life five minutes at a time, right to the top. Don't stop, stop, don't drop the ball and follow your call, right? And just keep on living in that moment.
And let's be creators, not competitors. Competition is important, but I know as a competitor, if I'm thinking more about creating and, you know, even if it's, I'm a tennis player, right? And so say I'm in a tennis match, if I get too competitive in, like, the. I gotta win this, I actually don't play nearly as well as if I'm just focusing on what I can control of my effort and having fun, you know? And the more that I'm having fun, it might even raise the other players level of game, too. And that's good, right?
If it's, say, you know, it's a business situation. Like, you know, competition comes up in business, but the more we can get out of that, that competitive mindset into a creative mindset, you know, ultimately, I think we can win more and be patient and stay close to your community. And, you know, sometimes we just have to hang in there for two more heartbeats, you know, just hang in there a little bit longer. You know, if you're doing a run, just go a little bit, tiny bit further. Right. If you're writing that proposal, just go another two heartbeats on it and see what comes up out of that.
If you're having a difficult conversation, you know, go another two heartbeats. If you're in a conversation and you really want to talk, like, what happens to me? I'm not listening. I'm just waiting to talk. Listen for two heartbeats longer and never, never, never give up. Never give up. Never, ever, ever give up. You've got this. You were great. I'll talk to you later. Bye.
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