For years, I believed that my success was dependent on someone else.

For years, I walked through my life as just a guy waiting for his big break.

I thought something would happen to me.

Well, it turns out that something was actually someone, and that someone was me all along.

This is the 5 a.m. Miracle, episode number 542.

Your hero has a choice, embracing your role as the ultimate decision maker.

Good morning and welcome to the 5 a.m. Miracle. I am Jeff Sanders and this is the podcast

dedicated to dominating your day before breakfast. My goal is to help you bounce out of bed with

enthusiasm, create powerful lifelong habits, and tackle your grandest goals with extraordinary

energy. I am a keynote speaker

and corporate trainer, specializing and delivering high energy, interactive, and action-oriented

presentations and workshops, focused on productivity, wellness, and personal and professional

growth. If you want to learn more, head over to jeffsanders.com slash speaking.

Now, in the episode this week,

I'll break down why you are the hero of your own story,

why trusting others is almost always a terrible idea,

and how you can fully own your life,

including all of the responsibility, but also

all of the success coming your way. Let's get to it. So let's go back to around 2006.

At this time, I am in college and I'm working as a waiter in my very tiny college town of Kirksville, Missouri.

And as a waiter, I love my job.

It is hectic, it is busy, it is high energy.

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