927. Plant The Seed & Don't Dig It Up.

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All right.

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3, 2, 1. Let's get it.

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Plant the seed and protect it.

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This morning I was reading Born of This Land, and it's by Chung Ju-Yung, and he's the founder of Hyundai.

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And one passage really hit me hard.

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He said this, like all business people, a great idea starts with a single thought.

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And when a small idea, the size of a grain of rice is implanted in my mind, I nurture it until it grows into a major project I can visualize in my head.

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He said, this is his specialty, not just him planting the seed.

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But also in planting multiple seeds.

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In doing so, he would carefully consider each one as they grew and then choose which ones to cultivate.

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He went on to say that the desire for newer and bigger projects is the very source of energy for business people.

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That whole passage just, I. Ignited me so true because I believe that every great person, anyone who has ever moved heaven and earth, has achieved this trait.

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See when they're blessed, and I say blessed, when they're blessed with a seed of thought, they plan And they don't dig it up.

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They don't let circumstances, rejection or bad news pull that seed outta the ground.

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They don't let how things look right now change their belief in what's possible.

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They plant it.

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They nurture it, they focus on it, they visualize it, and they work toward it.

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That's a trait worth developing.

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If you're blessed with a thought, I want you to plant it, if it brings you energy, even if it frustrates you, because at times, man, it's going to frustrate you.

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That means you're on the right track plant it.

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If it's something you just.

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Incessantly, keep thinking about plant it.

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Not only plant it, but protect it.

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Don't let the environment, don't let the noise.

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Don't let someone else's opinion.

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Don't let what it looks like right now or in the near future.

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Don't let anything dig that seed up.

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And also don't limit yourself to one idea.

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To Chung, Ju-Yung's point plant, multiple seeds.

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They're yours.

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They're only yours.

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So plant 'em.

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And many times they're gonna connect in ways that maybe you couldn't have even predicted.

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So one seed, like many seeds.

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One seed influences another.

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One project may open up doors for something even bigger.

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Born of this land isn't just a story about Hyundai as a car company.

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Chung Ju-Yung built ships, highways, cars, and so much more, and it's not like he came from a privileged background either, bro.

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Like he was poor dude at times.

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They were so poor they had to eat tree bark to stay alive.

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His family did not have business ties.

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They were farmers.

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They had no education.

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As a matter of fact, his parents told him he was foolish.

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He would always be a farmer.

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He would be a nothing yet.

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He refused to dig up his seed.

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Most people give up because they think I can't do this.

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Not that it can't be done.

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They just reduce themselves so much, and my hand's raised on this.

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We reduce ourselves so much where we think that it's really for.

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Someone else who's talented, who's more skillful, who's more connected, who has more resources, and that's just not true.

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Here's the deeper part of the message.

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Once you plant the seed, this is super important.

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Plant the seed.

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Don't let circumstances, environment, rejection, how it looks right now.

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Don't, don't let any of that dig it up, but more importantly, when you plant the seed, don't do anything to sabotage it.

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See, that's at your own hands.

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Don't let any sort of destructive thoughts or speech.

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Poison it sometimes, dude, you gotta protect that at all costs.

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Sometimes you don't even, and you do that by not even talking about it.

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Don't let poor habits force you to backtrack.

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If your sleep, your diet, your relationships, your coping mechanisms are draining you, you won't have the energy or the clarity to tend to your seed.

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Every time that you have to go back and clean up a mess that you created, that's time and energy that's stolen from your future.

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You just move the seed around.

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You just moved it over and when it keeps getting moved.

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It doesn't foster the environment for it to grow.

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So what I want you to do is I want you to plant the seed, visualize it, protect it, breathe life into it.

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Don't dig it up.

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Don't sabotage it with your own behavior, and don't let anyone tell you it can't be done.

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And don't let anything.

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Regardless how it looks right now, you're only looking at the circumstances as it is right now.

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You're only taking some of your experience from the past and applying that through the lens of everything that you've seen.

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But what you see is not all there is plant It, protect it, nurture it.

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Don't sabotage it.

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Don't speak death into it.

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Speak life.

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Align your life, and damn it, if that's what you want, if that's what brings you energy, it's gonna come about.

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I'll leave you with this.

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If people tell you that you're crazy, you're on the right track.

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Let's get outta here.

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Thanks for sharing this episode with one person who needs to plant that seed.

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Keep it simple, keep it moving.

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Never settle.

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Stay tough.

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Peace.