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So today we're discussing this concept that lies behind all achievement agency.

And then we throw that word around quite a bit here on the show is agency.

But help us understand just a little bit more when we talk about agency. What does that actually mean? Agency is really about not letting

your life just happen to you, but having the ability to influence what is happening. And it's really about having ownership and personal responsibility in what is taking place.

And I think it's really easy, especially when things are chaotic or stressful, which is a lot of the time for a lot of people, it's easy to feel like you don't have any

agency.

And so this is all about with our goals, how do we have agency even when things are hard

or maybe it's like we have a lot of obstacles in our way. How do we still have agency

to achieve them? I think it's kind of a little secret that we can leverage if we're aware of it.

Is it just me or I don't think I learned this usage of the word agency until I was like 30.

Is that crazy?

Like, I really was in a grad class and somebody made it.

I remember it so specifically.

And they were something like, well, and this character, she doesn't have agency over blank.

And I said, I was like, can you say that again?

And she said it again was like, can you say that again? And she said it again and like just like

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