Well, hello, my friends and welcome to Monday morning motivation with John O'Leary,

20-21 style, baby. The ball has dropped. A champagne has been uncorked, and we survived 2020.

I want to begin by congratulating you on that.

As you know by now, we record these so that you may begin your day, your week and your year

in awe and on fire with a burst of inspiration. And I hope for you to embrace all the hope and

all the joy that is possible in your new year. I want you to

embrace that today. So please allow me to read to you from my number one national bestselling

book. It's called, you know, it's, you know, by now, in awe. I hope that in hearing these words

today will remind you of the truth that it is not easy, but the foundation is firm. The best days remain

in front of us. So here we go. This is from chapter one, page five, for those of you tuning in at

home, what? You don't have the book in front of you? That's nonsense. Then for those of you who do not

yet have the book in front of you, go to readinaw.com and get your very own version of in awe today.

Go to readinaw.com.

Do it right now.

You'll be grateful you did.

So here we go.

This is from chapter one page five.

I'd always dreamed of playing professionally for the St. Louis Cardinals. I just knew that one day I'd put on that uniform, I'd take the field, and play for my beloved home team. Those were my dreams at age nine, similar to the aspirations of other young children, I would imagine. We did not yet know to be

realistic with our goals. Yet, even a child knows when it's time to awaken to a grim reality.

The fire had robbed me of that dream for playing for that team forever. I'd never hold a baseball.

I'd never play for the Cardinals or wear the St. Louis Cardinals uniform.

Painful as that fact was, I took solace in one beneficial aspect of my injuries.

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