JC introduces presence as a prerequisite for interactions, offers practical prompts to meet people where they are, and models it with a drive‑through anecdote, closing with a chorus to reinforce the practice.
The speaker opens with lyrical lines, introductions, and an affirmation that listeners are exactly where they are. He establishes rapport, expresses care, and sets up why acknowledging presence matters.
This section introduces the idea of the prerequisite of presence, contrasting preparation for performance with simply honoring the current moment. The speaker gives practical prompts—asking where people are and acknowledging differences—to show how presence shapes interactions.
The speaker recounts a longtime relationship with a Taco Bell drive-through worker to demonstrate how simple recognition creates meaningful connection. The anecdote models how meeting the prerequisite of presence transforms ordinary encounters.
The speaker invites viewers to acknowledge presence in each moment, then transitions to the chorus of the song 'Verge' to reinforce the message. The closing includes song context and a repeat of the chorus as an experiential capstone.
I believe in what I see. And when I close my eyes, I see my whole life ahead of me. These are our hours. This is our time. This is our time. We need to do the chorus on this one, y'all. It's really good. Give it a listen. Out on the verge, out on the verge, out on the verge of the rest of our lives. Look, I'm gonna hit pause there. That's the little pre-build up into the chorus, but these are our hours. This is our time out on the verge of the rest of our lives. That's where we are every single day right here in the Cadre Sphere.
We are looking ahead, but we are always exactly where we are. My name's JC if we've never shared time and space together before. Kay Barack, nice to see you, my friend. My name's JC. It's really an honor to spend some time with you. Whether you're doing great, whether you're not doing great, whether you feel like you're on top of things or whether you're scooping water out of the boat, you are exactly where you are. And when you acknowledge that, that's when you are most potent and most capable of doing some pretty remarkable things.
I'm glad that I'm here. I'm glad you're here. I know the things that I know and I care about you. I think if everybody heard that every single day from somebody, that somebody cares about them, there would be a qualitative and a quantitative shift in this world. So I'd like to talk about the prerequisite of presence. A lot of times in this world, we spend a lot of time prepping a lot of things to walk into the deliverable, the meeting, the presentation, the exchange, the pitch, the whatever. We prepare a lot of things because we think those things are going to be the thing that makes that moment successful.
A lot of the times when I'm coaching people, the number one thing that they fail at is that they don't lead with the prerequisite that's desired from everybody. And that is being where you are with what you have and honoring that. That's what I like to call presence. The prerequisite of presence in this world. gets you far. If you can show up into a room with yourself or with somebody else or with a big group of people and go, wow, we are here. I see you. I acknowledge that right now the sun is shining in my world and it may not be shining in yours.
So to be present, I need to ask, hey, what's going on in your world? Where are you? Because we're going to be talking about this thing. But if you're somewhere else, We're talking about a thing rather than with a thing. There's a great prerequisite in pretty much every interaction we ever have, and that is presence. You know, the amount of times in my life I can think of the Taco Bell in Osseo, Minnesota. I can think of the Lee Ann Chins in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, St.
Louis Park, Minnesota, lots of Lee Ann Chins. And the relationships I've had with the drive-through person at the Taco Bell in Osseo. Literally this gentleman, I knew him like we had known each other our whole lives. I was the first person he showed the ring that he bought for his fiance for. He showed me through the Taco Bell drive-through because he knew me and I knew him. And every single time when I would drive up and I would see his face through that little window and he would see my face and my I had a blazer for a bit and then a lot of Mazdas.
We were where we were with each other. And that moment was magical because we both met the prerequisite of being present with each other. My invitation for you today, acknowledge the prerequisite of being present with the people that you are with in each and every moment. Now let's listen to that chorus of this song. The song's called Verge. It's by Owl City from Owatonna, Minnesota. You always know Minnesotans because they have to call out anything that's connected to Minnesota. Speaking of Leanne Chin, Minnesota's very own Chinese restaurant, it's been around for 40 years.
O. Black is the guy who's singing in this song as well. Here's the verse. Top of the world and we're dressed to the nines tonight. Hedge of the earth and we're touching the sky tonight. Out on the verge of the rest of our lives. We're going to play one more time that little flip around. These are our hours. Listen to it. These are our hours. This is our time, y'all. Go get it.
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