0:00:01.355,0:00:02.808 I remember years ago 0:00:02.808,0:00:04.778 when the alarm used to[br]go off in the morning 0:00:04.781,0:00:06.451 The first thing I did was roll over 0:00:06.451,0:00:07.997 and hit the "snooze" button. 0:00:11.907,0:00:15.218 In that instant where you have a choice 0:00:15.218,0:00:17.509 a choice to either hit the "snooze" button 0:00:17.509,0:00:18.728 and go back to sleep 0:00:18.728,0:00:21.313 in your nice, warm, fluffy, cozy bed 0:00:21.313,0:00:24.481 or open your eyes and get out of bed. 0:00:24.481,0:00:28.121 That's a choice that take discipline.[br]Now I didn't have any discipline. 0:00:28.121,0:00:30.221 I always took the easy route. 0:00:30.243,0:00:32.289 The most comfortable 0:00:32.289,0:00:34.629 The problem is when you make this decision 0:00:34.629,0:00:36.914 because it's the first that you make 0:00:36.914,0:00:38.501 literally the second[br]you wake up 0:00:38.501,0:00:40.640 you're letting yourself[br]off the hook 0:00:40.799,0:00:44.310 you are literally training your mind[br]to take the easy way out 0:00:44.310,0:00:45.415 throughout the whole day 0:00:45.415,0:00:46.977 which leads to you taking 0:00:46.977,0:00:49.078 the easy way out the whole month[br]all year! 0:00:50.510,0:00:52.637 Discipline is not something [br]that any of us are born with. 0:00:52.637,0:00:55.066 It's a muscle that we have to train 0:00:55.066,0:00:59.389 and I don't care what anyone says[br]it all starts that first second. 0:00:59.389,0:01:02.831 How you start your day [br]and that decision you make in that instant 0:01:02.831,0:01:05.831 isn't as small as just [br]getting up a bed or not. 0:01:05.831,0:01:08.151 It's the decision that can shape [br]the rest of your (f*#%ing) life 0:01:08.151,0:01:11.011 [dramatic music] 0:01:14.612,0:01:18.447 This is ain't some motivational, [br]inspirational bullshit. 0:01:18.467,0:01:19.832 This is the truth. 0:01:19.838,0:01:22.873 When I was younger I dreamed [br]that one day I'd get a job 0:01:22.873,0:01:25.306 that paid me fifty grand a year. 0:01:25.306,0:01:29.951 That-- for a boy where I come from[br]was a dream come true. 0:01:29.951,0:01:33.156 If you told me back then that [br]I'd be running a seven-figure company 0:01:33.156,0:01:36.814 and building a business of my own, [br]I would have laughed in your face. 0:01:36.814,0:01:40.815 It wasn't until I started to believe [br]that I and I alone could shape my world 0:01:40.815,0:01:44.153 that I started achieving [br]anything I wanted to. 0:01:44.153,0:01:47.453 That little decision in the morning [br]if you open your eyes and get out of bed 0:01:47.453,0:01:49.663 the next decision you face that day 0:01:49.663,0:01:54.558 you're gonna now be disciplined[br]to not take the easy way out. 0:01:54.558,0:02:00.033 People don't realize it but that bed [br]can basically represent your entire life. 0:02:02.343,0:02:06.222 If you stay in that bed,[br]you'll literally stand in your comfort zone 0:02:06.232,0:02:08.812 which means your day will be spent[br]in your comfort zone- 0:02:08.812,0:02:10.762 and your month, your year[br]and before you know it 0:02:10.791,0:02:13.531 you've spent your whole life[br]in your comfort zone, 0:02:13.534,0:02:17.625 never pushing yourself to new heights,[br]never trying anything new, 0:02:17.625,0:02:19.514 taking risks, moving forward. 0:02:19.514,0:02:22.571 It all starts in that first second[br]of your day. 0:02:22.571,0:02:24.680 So don't take it lightly. 0:02:24.680,0:02:26.431 Start building discipline. 0:02:26.431,0:02:29.414 It's something I started doing[br]and it helped me massively. 0:02:29.414,0:02:34.467 It ain't easy but it's worth it. 0:02:34.467,0:02:37.043 One of the worst phrases[br]we've ever created was 0:02:37.043,0:02:39.303 "You've got to see it to believe it." 0:02:39.317,0:02:42.630 It's a phrase created by cynical people[br]with small minds 0:02:42.630,0:02:45.232 that have not got any hope[br]that things can get better. 0:02:45.232,0:02:47.112 Can you imagine[br]what the world would be like 0:02:47.117,0:02:49.407 if everyone believed that this was true? 0:02:49.407,0:02:52.917 We'd have no cars, no planes,[br]no light in the dark 0:02:52.939,0:02:55.558 We'd never have computers[br]or mobile phones. 0:02:55.558,0:02:59.618 We'd never climb mountains,[br]break records or go to the moon. 0:02:59.646,0:03:01.466 I used to believe this rubbish. 0:03:01.467,0:03:03.551 People had it completely[br]the wrong way around. 0:03:03.551,0:03:07.225 Nothing can be achieved, conceived[br]until first it's believed. 0:03:07.225,0:03:09.615 You have to believe it to see it. 0:03:09.635,0:03:12.460 If there's something that you[br]want to do with your life, 0:03:12.460,0:03:15.510 that thing deep inside you [br]that whispers day and night, 0:03:15.510,0:03:19.980 it will always, always just be an idea[br]until you choose to believe it's possible. 0:03:19.980,0:03:24.196 You have to believe it so much[br]that you already think it's happened. 0:03:24.196,0:03:28.043 You have to walk like it's there,[br]talk like it's there, believe it's there. 0:03:28.043,0:03:30.235 People are going to think you're mad, 0:03:30.235,0:03:32.131 they're going to look at you[br]and think you're insane. 0:03:32.131,0:03:35.661 They're going to tell you sh*t like[br]"It ain't possible, it's risky, 0:03:35.662,0:03:39.321 You shouldn't do it.[br]Be careful, stick to what you know, 0:03:39.321,0:03:41.392 stick to what you do." 0:03:41.392,0:03:43.665 Fu*k that. Follow your dreams. 0:03:43.665,0:03:48.135 These people have to see it to believe it[br]but you have to believe it to see it. 0:03:50.826,0:03:54.741 I was in a tough position,[br]19 years old, kid on the way 0:03:54.741,0:03:57.856 Earning twenty-seven pounds a day. 0:03:57.856,0:04:00.529 I could have chosen to focus [br]on all the problems I was going to face, 0:04:00.529,0:04:01.869 all the pain. 0:04:01.877,0:04:04.786 Instead, I decided to change my stars. 0:04:04.786,0:04:10.779 I decided to say enough was enough[br]and focus on ways to change them. 0:04:11.989,0:04:14.829 It's easy to say that[br]"I'll try that thing tomorrow" 0:04:14.833,0:04:18.199 or "I'll do that tomorrow."[br]"One day I'll get in shape" 0:04:18.199,0:04:20.669 "One day I'll tell that person[br]how I feel." 0:04:20.669,0:04:23.849 "One day I'll start that business",[br]"One day I'll leave this job" 0:04:23.867,0:04:27.486 "One day I'll leave[br]this abusive relationship". 0:04:27.486,0:04:30.166 We've all had times we find ourselves[br]constantly telling ourselves[br] 0:04:30.166,0:04:32.639 that one day we'll do that thing. 0:04:32.639,0:04:35.729 The problem is we look [br]at all these opportunities around us 0:04:35.729,0:04:37.155 and we say they're risky. 0:04:37.155,0:04:41.412 What you've got to realize[br]is that life itself is risky. 0:04:41.512,0:04:46.134 It ain't important how long you live[br]what's important is how you live. 0:04:46.134,0:04:50.098 When life gets on top of you [br]and you feel like it's all becoming too much 0:04:50.098,0:04:52.738 it's easy to let things [br]spiral out of control. 0:04:52.738,0:04:53.783 I've been there. 0:04:53.783,0:04:55.327 That place where you feel like[br] 0:04:55.327,0:04:57.418 the weight of the world[br]is on your shoulders, 0:04:57.428,0:05:00.414 things don't go your way,[br]that promotion at work you don't get, 0:05:00.414,0:05:03.180 you don't make the team,[br]that person you asked out said no, 0:05:03.180,0:05:07.540 your business is struggling,[br]the bills are piling up. 0:05:07.540,0:05:11.630 We all go through dark times. 0:05:12.520,0:05:18.314 My advice to you[br]is to focus on finding the light. 0:05:20.147,0:05:23.597 If you spend all your time[br]focusing on all the problems in the world 0:05:23.597,0:05:28.854 and all the problems in your life[br]you ain't going to be happy. 0:05:28.854,0:05:31.281 It's easy in the world that we live in today[br] 0:05:31.281,0:05:36.428 to be consumed by all[br]the media-fueled negativity in the world. 0:05:36.428,0:05:40.192 You can't turn on the TV[br]without seeing some negative story, 0:05:40.192,0:05:41.112 all the bad. 0:05:41.112,0:05:42.722 Everyone has problems. 0:05:42.786,0:05:46.446 The difference between the people[br]who are happy and the people that ain't[br] 0:05:46.446,0:05:49.875 is that the people who are happy[br]choose to focus on the solutions 0:05:49.919,0:05:55.109 to the problems they face,[br]rather than the problems themselves. 0:05:55.109,0:05:58.466 You always have a choice. 0:05:58.466,0:06:01.497 Amazing things happen[br]when you believe you have something. 0:06:01.497,0:06:04.359 Your brain actively goes out[br]to make it happen. 0:06:04.359,0:06:06.865 It starts to know its[br]little subtle opportunities 0:06:06.865,0:06:10.255 that you would have otherwise deleted[br]because it knows it's got a job to do 0:06:10.255,0:06:12.916 to get you what you want. 0:06:12.916,0:06:15.393 It's all about perspective. 0:06:15.393,0:06:19.763 Constantly tell yourself[br]how much worse things could be 0:06:19.776,0:06:24.286 and you could actually be thankful[br]for the way you've got things at the moment 0:06:24.289,0:06:27.729 Your world and your life[br]can truly be anything you make it, 0:06:27.729,0:06:30.049 but you've got to make it. 0:06:30.057,0:06:32.472 Don't take it lightly. 0:06:32.472,0:06:37.281 Start building discipline into your life[br]by not taking the easy way out. 0:06:37.281,0:06:41.661 Most of us are told growing up[br]that we can be anything we want to be 0:06:41.676,0:06:43.596 and most of us hear it,[br]but we don't listen. 0:06:43.626,0:06:45.402 We don't believe it. 0:06:45.402,0:06:49.781 I'm here to tell you today that[br]it ain't a load of rubbish, it's true. 0:06:49.781,0:06:53.161 You can be who you want to be.[br]You can do what you want to do, 0:06:53.161,0:06:54.934 see what you want to see. 0:06:55.014,0:07:00.781 It's all in your power and no one else's[br]but you've got to believe it. 0:07:00.781,0:07:04.032 If you believe it[br]you can achieve it, baby! 0:07:04.032,0:07:05.270 Whatever it is. 0:07:05.270,0:07:08.430 I used to believe to my core that[br]I was going to run my own company 0:07:08.480,0:07:10.619 and make more money[br]than I currently did 0:07:10.619,0:07:12.239 and have a family and be happy. 0:07:12.239,0:07:15.307 Even when I was dead-broke,[br]skinned as a bean 0:07:15.307,0:07:16.551 I would never worry[br] 0:07:16.551,0:07:20.319 because I believed with everything in me[br]that I could change it. 0:07:20.319,0:07:26.859 You've got to stare all that in the face[br]and say, "You can't beat me, I'm too strong." 0:07:26.859,0:07:30.349 What most people do is they roll over,[br]but you can't. 0:07:30.349,0:07:32.149 It ain't going to be easy. 0:07:32.149,0:07:35.299 Most of the time you're going to feel[br]like there's no way out, 0:07:35.299,0:07:37.049 that you can't do it, 0:07:37.049,0:07:40.128 but listen to me when I say[br]there is always hope. 0:07:40.128,0:07:43.968 You have to take control[br]and attack it head-on, 0:07:43.968,0:07:47.579 Because as soon as you do this,[br]just once, 0:07:47.579,0:07:50.929 just like a muscle lifting weights,[br]you've become stronger. 0:07:50.929,0:07:53.643 You've become comfortable being uncomfortable, 0:07:53.643,0:07:56.253 and before you know it,[br]you've become a machine 0:07:56.273,0:07:59.690 and nothing, nothing on the outside[br]can affect you 0:07:59.690,0:08:02.937 because your mind's trying to[br]beat it down. 0:08:02.937,0:08:06.357 Never run, always fight. 0:08:06.467,0:08:12.479 Take control of your life[br]and you'll change it forever. 0:08:12.479,0:08:15.902 Go get in shape,[br]go tell that person how you feel, 0:08:15.942,0:08:18.472 go start that business,[br]go leave that job, 0:08:18.472,0:08:20.372 go leave that abusive relationship. 0:08:20.372,0:08:23.982 Deep down you know you should do it,[br]but you've got to risk it all. 0:08:24.059,0:08:27.589 Not doing it definitely [br]guarantees one thing, 0:08:27.589,0:08:32.039 that you'll get to the end of your life[br]and regret that you didn't even try. 0:08:32.043,0:08:35.533 You can either be a victim of your life[br]or the master of it, 0:08:35.533,0:08:38.220 but the choice is always yours. 0:08:38.220,0:08:40.690 Go out and get it,[br]don't take 'no' for an answer. 0:08:40.690,0:08:43.270 If you get knocked down,[br]get back up again.[br] 0:08:43.270,0:08:46.530 You can never foul if you never give in. 0:08:46.530,0:08:49.425 Stop being a victim,[br]stop letting life push you around 0:08:49.425,0:08:52.067 and start fighting back, 0:08:52.067,0:08:55.101 because the minute you tell yourself[br]that you control this shit 0:08:55.101,0:08:57.911 is the minute you can start to change it. 0:08:57.932,0:09:00.279 It all starts [br]the moment you take responsibility 0:09:00.279,0:09:03.742 and say to yourself[br]"I can make out of this life what I want 0:09:03.742,0:09:08.058 and no one and nothing[br]is going to shape my destiny but me." 0:09:08.058,0:09:11.428 I'm here to tell you today[br]that you can have anything you want, 0:09:11.428,0:09:13.922 be anyone you want. 0:09:13.922,0:09:16.138 Believe you can do it[br]and work hard to get it 0:09:16.138,0:09:17.138 and it's yours. 0:09:17.138,0:09:22.398 Never wait and 'see to believe it',[br]believe it and you'll see it.