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The Quote of the Day Show | Daily Motivational Talks

297 | Lisa Nichols: “It’s Tonka, Tonka, Tonka Time.”

The Quote of the Day Show | Daily Motivational Talks

Sean Croxton

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Education

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2017

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Lisa Nichols is back to tell a story about her son that shows how resilient we truly are, how strong we can be under pressure no matter, and that no matter what we may experience or be going through, as long as we keep moving forward everything is going to be okay.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's Tonka Tonka Tonka time and that is the quarter of the day.

0:30.0

Welcome back to the quote of the day show. I'm your host Sean Crox and a Sean Crox and calm Mary Christmas to you.

0:37.0

I hope you have the most wonderful day ever with your family and your friends and you eat all kinds of good food and you watch all kinds of basketball games and stuff.

0:46.0

We've got Lisa Nichols back on the show back to back episodes release a nickels and today she's talking about the resilience of you. Here's Lisa.

0:57.0

My son when he was two years old he could break a toy in 14 days and so I would only spend $14 on every toy.

1:13.0

14 days, $14. Sound good to me. I was in KB toys and anyone familiar with KB toys. I was in KB toys and I'm in the toy area

1:25.0

and I'm looking at the $14 toys. My son breaks it in 14 days. $14 is the budget. And as I'm looking at the toy, $14 toy, my the spirit just said go down the aisle, slide down the aisle.

1:42.0

And I said okay, I slid down the aisle. And in front of me was Mattel toys, Tonka toy, $44.99. I said oh God, you got the wrong girl.

1:53.0

My budget is $14.99. I went back to the $14.99 toy. I grabbed it, walked over to the sales counter paid for it, went to walk out the door at the crinch on mall.

2:07.0

And as I my foot crossed the threshold, God said I said has anyone ever heard instructions and then went against the instructions and then got raise your hands up high.

2:18.0

Not sure, I want to make sure I'm in the right room. Right. So I'm at the center on threshold arguing with God. God, I ain't got that kind of money. You know, kind of budget I'm on to. I'm just looking real crazy.

2:31.0

Because I argue I lie with God. God said I said go back and get the other toys. So I walk back in with an attitude. You know, have you ever followed God, Matt? Whatever I'm going to do it, but I'm going to show you.

2:44.0

I exchanged it. I go get the $44.99 toy. I'm like now we really got to eat beanies and winnies for the next two weeks more beanies than winnies. I buy it. I go home.

2:56.0

The first thing I say to Jolani is be careful. This toy cost me before I can get out my mouth. He picked it up and dropped it.

3:04.0

Picked it up again and dropped it because he did that with every toy. Picked it up and dropped it. He did with every toy until it ended up in the toy cemetery.

3:14.0

Picked it up and dropped it. But every time he dropped it, the toy because it was a tank of truck. Guys, you guys know about the tank of trucks.

3:21.0

I didn't even know they existed. They're like apparently pretty amazing. Every time he dropped it, the tank of truck would go, it just goes. Not fast. Never fast. What in the speed car. But it would just go.

3:34.0

He picked it up and dropped it again and picked it up and dropped it.

3:41.0

Pick it up and dropped it. Pick it up and dropped it. Pick it up and dropped it.

3:49.0

I'm like, watch this.

3:52.0

14 days, picked it up, dropped it.

3:55.0

21 days, pick it up, drop it.

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