We all get knocked down in every aspect of life.

You're gonna fall flat on your face.

You're gonna be criticized when you come out into the arena called light.

You're gonna feel awkward and stupid and dumb sometimes.

But it's okay. It goes with the territory.

When the defining moment comes, either you define the moment or the moment defines you.

Either you define the moment, you decided that you're going to not concern yourself with the naysayers,

that you're not going to concern yourself with what has happened or what hasn't happened,

but you're going to make the commitment to do what you've got to do so that you can have a lifestyle

that you've never experienced before, or the moment defines you,

and you decide to play it safe.

In 20 years from now, you say to yourself, what if I would have taken a chance on myself?

What if I would have stayed in the game?

What if I would have kept making the phone calls?

What if, what if, and what phone calls. What if? What if?

But let me tell you something.

Something amazing begins to happen when you make the decision to move forward on your goals and your dreams.

And maybe you've been knocked down in your life and it seems like, hey, the fight is over.

It is not over unless you quit.

You have to learn to turn and look at every obstacle as an opportunity. You got to get gritty, man. You got to develop some dog in you. Life is going to throw some

serious blows, some body blows, and they're going to hurt. But I want you to feel that pain

going through your body. And as pain leaves your

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