SUNDAY SPARK SESSIONS WITH ALEX MUIR

And we're live Cadre. Welcome to Sunday Spark Sessions, you versus you as your benchmark. Now what do I mean by that? Well, what I mean by that is you're only going to compare yourself to how to where you were yesterday and then where you are today rather than getting caught in that rut or that trap of the comparative analysis of trying to compare ourselves to other people. Wayne. Wayne Lear, welcome to the live. Thanks for tuning into the Sunday Spark Session. Comparison is the thief of joy. It's the thief of, you know.

Yeah, it's a thief of joy and it's, it causes, causes self esteem issues, morale issues, all that kind of stuff, right? Because if we're constantly comparing to others and we're like, oh, I just don't feel like I'm enough, I'm not there yet. It's just, yeah, it's a blow to your, to your self esteem and your confidence, right? So when I say you versus you as your own benchmark, using yourself as your own benchmark because only we can know within ourselves where we're at in our life. And if we're proud of our efforts, if we're proud of where we're at, if we're proud of where we're going, if we have clarity, if we, if we have vision.

And that takes time. Some people figure that out really early on, some people a lot later. But I just want to mention to everyone that no matter where you're at in your journey of this thing we call life, you're exactly where you need to be. Sometimes, sometimes we go through a lot of twists and turns, bumps along the road in order to get to our again. It's not, it's not about the destination. It's about the journey to the destination. And when we compare our efforts and our work ethic and our personal growth to just kind of looking back to how far we've come to much more, much more motivating, it's much more empowering.

You feel empowered, you feel motivated, you feel, that's where you feel like your self esteem soars because most of you that are watching this have probably been like, you know what? I'm, the person that I am now is leaps and bounds compared to the person that I was 10 years ago. Right. Totally different person. It's like a metamorphosis into a new person. Like they say, right. Like every decade we really change. And it's true, like I'm not the same Alex that I was 10 years ago and I'm not the same Alex that I was Five years ago.

This constant evolution, this constant growth, the pursuit of growth, the pursuit of personal growth. It's a journey and it's one that I'm never gonna stop until, until I figure it out. And I want you all to know. Give me a like or hit that hard button if, if you feel like you're where you need to be, even if you know, even if you know there's no, there's more work to do, but you feel like you're exactly where you need to be and you're proud of the person that you've become, hit that like button.

Let me know and let me know in the comments. Are you, are you proud of the person that you, that you're becoming, that you have become? I can say with 100% conviction that I'm really proud of the person that I've become. I didn't used to think that I had lower self esteem when I was younger and it was, it was challenging. Right? My mental health wasn't the best in, in high school and I vowed to myself, like, I'm gonna be so empowering that I can help, help other people get through their, you know, like how, how vital mental health is.

And that's why I love Cadre and that's why I love being a Cadre contributor because mental health is so important and sometimes it gets overlooked. And, and then today, for instance. Oh, Speak Wonder. Welcome to Live. Thanks for tuning in. Let me. Oh yeah, and let me know in the comments where everyone's calling in from, joining the live from. Nice. Hey, Speak Wonder. It's been an interesting week. Interesting day. I think I got food poisoning and I've hardly been able to stomach any food. I literally had a protein smoothie today and like a, like a sparkling water and that's literally all I've had.

And I was like, to come on this live, I was like, oh man, I don't know, I don't got a lot of energy but I got, I gotta be here. Eerie, Pennsylvania. Right on. Speak Wonder. Nice. Happy to have you here. Thanks for tuning in and yeah, let me know in the comments. Speak Wonder and everyone else tuning into this live. Let me know, are you proud of the person that you've become? Are you proud of yourself for going after your goals, going after things that you enjoy, regardless of whether you have your results or not?

Yeah, food poisoning sucks. I swear, I think I've only had it. This is probably maybe my first time. But yeah, it's brutal. Your stomach is just like, you can't eat anything. So Let me. Yeah, let me know in the comments. Like, are you proud of the person you've come? Are you proud of your efforts? Do you feel satisfied with where you're at in life? Because, again, we're all navigating, you know, the waves of life and where we're at. And it's important to be proud of yourself. It's important to celebrate small wins.

Yeah, yeah, exactly. Proud of who I've become and becoming. Yeah. It's like giving. Giving ourselves a pat on the back is so important. And I personally never used to do it enough. And through meditation, through learning from people, through self introspection, self reflection, I learned that it's like super important to be kind to yourself because we. We are. Have our own thoughts and, you know, we're the. The most critical person in the world is. Is yourself. So learning how to manage that. Like, yes, the.

The brain never stops. You're always thinking thoughts, and those thoughts lead to feelings, and those feelings lead to actions or behaviors that are developed over time. But we all have the capacity to change those if they're. If we feel they're no longer serving us right. Bit by bit, through meditation, through reading books, listening to podcasts, listen to audiobooks, taking classes, taking courses on it, reading ebooks on it, and talking to other people that have navigated hardships and challenges throughout their life's journey.

So I just wanted to say I appreciate you all. I appreciate you tuning into my lives. And. And no matter where you're at with your mental, mental wellness, mental health, just want to let you know that we all encounter challenges and setbacks, and regardless of whether we come across like we might have it all together, we're all a work in progress. And just want to say, I want you to repeat this to yourself. Just try it for a week. I love my life. I love the person that I'm becoming, and I love the person that I've become.

So thanks for tuning into this live. I want to keep a little bit shorter today just because I'm feeling under the weather, but I appreciate you tuning in. Cadre and the Cadre Sphere and all the contributors speak wonder. Dr. Shareese, Luke Wendlett, everyone. Yeah, it's an amazing community and amazing content and we're always rooting for each other. So you guys have a great Sunday, hopefully. Enjoy this Sunday spark session. Thanks. Peak Wonder.