Good morning and welcome to the Increase Your Impact Podcast. I'm Justin Sua, episode 2007. I want to read

you an excerpt, a paragraph that I came across a couple of days ago. I don't know who wrote it,

but whoever you are, this is outstanding. Here it is. Quote, the real magic is when you don't know

how it's going to happen. You don't know if you're ever going to make it.

You don't know where this road will take you or if it's even taking you anywhere at all.

But still, you step forward and keep showing up, even on your hardest days.

Sometimes your steps are small.

Other times they're a little bigger. But you're not worried about the pace because you trust that what's meant for you won't miss you,

that you're exactly where you're meant to be in this moment.

The real magic is when your mind tries to convince you that you can't,

but you step forward anyway because your beating heart tells you that you can the real magic

is you it's your courage and commitment your belief in the universe where all things are possible

your refusal to listen to the outer voices over that quiet voice within. It's in your breath. It's in your energy.

It's who you are at your core. You're the gift. You're the spark. You're the magic.

I think that's a great message to kick this week off with you are the magic

and for the journal activity today i'd like you to write down in your journal the character traits

the experiences the values that you have that make you feel like you are the magic, the talent, the skills,

write those things down. I think sometimes it's important for us to remind ourselves who we are.

Have a great day and we'll do it again tomorrow.