Weekly Motivation by Ben Lionel Scott - IT'S TIME TO GRIND

Episode Date: January 2, 2023

Become a Member for ad-free listening, video versions and exclusive content: https://benlionelscott.com/subscribe — This episode is spoken by Eric Thomas, Andy Frisella, Tony Robbins, TD Jakes. You can see more of Eric Thomas at instagram.com/etthehiphoppreacher, Andy Frisella at instagram.com/andyfrisella, Tony Robbins at twitter.com/tonyrobbins, TD Jakes at instagram.com/bishopjakes. The music is Man Of Steel General Zod Arcade Suite (Y.F.M. Orchestral Cover Hybrid) by Hans Zimmer. You can see more of Hans Zimmer at instagram.com/hanszimmer.

Many of you will not be successful because you've got this giant goal and no steps to go with it. You're just in your mind like, this is my year. How many steps? I don't know. What is it going to take for you to do it? I don't know. I just know this is my year. Can I be real with you?

If you can't measure, it ain't real. I had to give something up to go up. What do you give up? Do you not watch TV? That's your problem. You get to watch TV and not make money and still survive. What do you sacrifice? The reason why you broke

is because you're getting a reward and you ain't working. Having esteem for yourself only occurs when you put yourself on the line and you do something that's incredibly difficult on a regular basis. That's where pride comes from, something that's earned.

So there are people who want stuff, but you kind of want it. I get sick and tired of people telling me how bad they want it, yet their actions don't back up that statement. Obsession is wanting something so bad that I go to bed. I'm mad, I wake up to it.

I make whatever sacrifice. I grind. I can't live without it. You're going to get anything. You will have to pay the price. There is a price tag to greatness. You will have to work for every single thing you get. And you've got to work every single day.

You got to wake up every day and work. Everybody wants to wait and put off the things they truly want in their lives for tomorrow, the mystical place where 99% of dreams go to die. The only time you have is right now. And if you're not obsessed every single second of every single day with achieving your goals, you're never going to fucking achieve them. It takes dedication. It takes time. It takes effort.

It takes obsessive, compulsive, ridiculous amounts of effort. You better dedicate every fucking second of every day, of every week, of every month, of every fucking year for a lot of fucking years in a row if you ever want to get these kind of goals. Don't be somebody who talks shit. Be somebody who does shit. The only thing you do for success, there's no discount. It sweat, it's blood, it's tears. You can't get 50% off. It sweat, it's broad, it's tears.

There are no shortcuts to success. Stop thinking they are. And stop wanting people to put you somewhere that you didn't earn. I dare you try to shortcut success. It's not going to happen. You can't go around it. You can't go under it. You can't go over it.

The only way you can get to it is through it. Hold yourself responsible for higher standard. than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Don't fool yourself into thinking that this year is going to be better than last year if you still making excuses. There are no excuses.

You cannot cheat success. You got to work for it. You got to breathe it. You got to sleep it. You got to eat it. You got to put forth for 120%. When you go out there, I need you to have that dog. When you get out there, I need you kill to be killed

when you get out there. When you get out there, whatever you can get, go get it. Because they're going to get it before you get it. And they ain't gonna give it to you. So you go out there and get with yours. Because it's somebody out there who won't show spot.

You're not the only one trying to go to Yale. You're not the only one trying to go to Harvard. You're not the only one trying to go to the NBA. You're not the only one trying to go to the NFL. And so you got to embody excellence. It only take one extra push up. It only take one extra mile. It only take one extra grade.

It only takes one extra effort. It only takes one extra something to get you to where you're trying to get to. A new outfit that's a little. make you a new person. And if you think you are magically going to be a new person, I hate to be the pair of bad news because new life comes from a new mind and a new way of looking at your life. Keep your dreams phenomenal. Keep your vision phenomenal. And now I need you to get your weight up. I need you to get your schedule up. I need you to get your life up. I need you to get your action up. I need you to get to a place that every single thing that you do is phenomenal.

so that the life you want to live, you can actually live that life.