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Welcome back to Let Me Pull Your Cope, The Unfiltered World of Master Silk.
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I'm your host, Master Silk.
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Every Tuesday we talk about life, business, relationships, money, discipline, accountability, and the decisions that determine where your life ends up, not where you hoped it would go, but where your choices actually take you.
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If you've been riding with me for a while, thank you.
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If you're new to the family, welcome.
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I appreciate every listener around the world who's chosen to spend part of your day with me.
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Last week, I talked about the lies I had to stop believing before my life changed.
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This week I want to tell you about the decisions that changed everything.
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People see the results.
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Very few people understand the decisions behind those results.
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I've lived long enough to know that success usually is in one big moment.
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It's a thousand small decisions made consistently over time.
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Looking back over more than six decades, I can honestly say there are a handful of decisions that completely redirected my life.
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Some were difficult, some were unpopular, some cost me relationships, some cost me comfort.
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Every single one was worth it.
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Today, I'm pulling your coat on the best decisions I ever made and why most people won't make them.
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Now, let's pull some coats.
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Decision number one, I decided to bet on myself.
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Looking back, this was probably the single greatest decision I ever made.
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Nobody believed in me before I believed in myself.
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People love successful people.
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Very few invest in people before they're successful.
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There were times I walked into rooms where nobody expected much from me.
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Instead of getting angry, I got prepared.
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I learned.
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I studied.
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I observed.
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I outworked people who had more advantages than I get.
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One thing I've learned is that confidence isn't something you're born with.
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Confidence comes from keeping promises to yourself.
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Every time you tell yourself you're going to do something, do it.
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That's how confidence is built.
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Not by talking, by keeping your word to yourself.
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Most people won't make this decision because betting on yourself means you can't blame anybody else if you lose.
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That scares people.
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It never scared me as much as living with regret.
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Decision number two.
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I learned to walk away.
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There was a time I thought walking away meant losing.
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Now I know staying too long is what usually destroys people.
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I've walked away from business deals, friendships, relationships, money, opportunities.
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Not because I couldn't handle them, but because I finally understood that peace has a value.
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When you stay somewhere you're no longer respected, you're paying rent with your dignity.
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When somebody repeatedly shows you who they are, believe them, most people won't walk away because they're emotionally invested.
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They think about how much time they've already spent.
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I think about how much time I have left.
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That's a completely different way of looking at life.
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Decision number three, I chose discipline over motivation.
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People ask me all the time.
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Silk, how do you stay motivated?
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The truth is, I don't.
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Motivation is temporary.
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Discipline shows up whether you feel like it or not.
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Some mornings I didn't feel like working.
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Some mornings I didn't feel like studying.
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Some mornings I didn't feel like dealing with people.
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But discipline doesn't ask how you feel.
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It asks what needs to be done.
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The Marines reinforced that lesson.
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demanded it.
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Life rewanted it.
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Most people wait until they feel inspired.
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Successful people simply get started.
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Decision number four, I stopped trying to impress people.
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This decision probably saved me hundreds of thousands of dollars, maybe more.
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When I was younger, I cared too much about what people thought.
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Not anymore.
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The older I became, the less interested I became in applause.
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Real wealth doesn't need an audience.
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Real competence doesn't need validation.
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Real success doesn't require an announcement every five minutes.
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Some of the wealthiest people I've ever met looked ordinary.
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Some of the brokest people I've ever met looked rich.
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That taught me everything.
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I stopped buying things to impress people who aren't paying my bills anyway.
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Decision number five, I never stopped learning.
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People think education ends when school ends.
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Mine started after school.
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I've studied business, psychology, law, finance, negotiation, leadership, human behavior, markets, history.
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People ask how I know so much.
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Simple.
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I've never believed I knew enough.
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The day you think you've learned everything, you've already started falling behind.
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Most people stop learning because they think experience is enough.
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Experience teaches lessons.
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Education explains why those lessons happen.
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Together, they're powerful.
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Decision number six.
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I invested in relationships that added value.
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Notice I didn't say rich people.
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I invested only in valuable people.
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Some people make you think better.
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Some make you work harder.
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Some make you laugh.
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Some challenge you.
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Some protect your peace.
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Those people are investments, others.
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Their liabilities disguised as friendships.
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I became very intentional about who received my time.
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Time is the only investment you never give back.
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So I stopped giving it away for free.
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Decision number seven.
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I accepted responsibility for everything.
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This was probably the hardest decision of all.
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The day I stopped blaming people, everything changed.
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Did people betray me?
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Absolutely.
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Did people disappoint me?
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More times than I can count.
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But eventually I asked myself, what part of this did I allow?
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That question changed my life.
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Because once you own your decisions, you also own your future.
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Victims wait.
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Today's Business Spotlight isn't about a company.
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It's about you.
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That business you've been talking about.
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Registering.
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That book you've been saying you'll write.
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Start chapter one.
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That YouTube channel.
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Record the first video.
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The perfect time never arrives.
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The people who succeed aren't always the smartest.
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They're usually the ones who finally got tired of waiting.
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I want to thank every listener across the United States and around the world.
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Whether you're listening on your commute, in your truck, at work, at the gym, or relaxing with family, I appreciate you.
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Thank you for every review, every share, every comment, every email, every purchase, and every cup of coffee you've bought to support the show.
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You're helping this community grow one conversation at a time.
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Here's your co-poll of the week.
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People spend years praying for opportunities they aren't preparing for.
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Think about that.
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They ask for success but hate discipline.
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They ask for wealth but avoid learning.
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They ask for healthy relationships, but refuse accountability.
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They ask for peace while constantly inviting chaos into their lives.
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You don't rise to the level of your wishes.
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You rise to the level of your preparation.
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The decisions you make today become the life you live tomorrow.
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Every choice has a receipt.
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Some arrive tomorrow.
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Some arrive 20 years from now.
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Either way, you're going to pay.
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So make decisions your future self will thank you for.
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Until next week, remember this: your life is rarely changed by one giant decision.
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It's changed by the small decisions you make every day when nobody is watching.
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I'm Master Silk.
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This has been Let Me Pull Your Coat.
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Until next week, I wish you much love and much respect.