The Paradigm Shift…

For 15 years, I rode that train. Suburbs to Chicago, back again. Five days a week. Same route, same faces, same... everything. People even sat in the same seats, staring out the same window, day in, day out.

And for over a decade, I watched commuters – sitting there, in the "quiet car." Never stepping outside. Not once. It struck me. I said to myself, “This, this is how routine traps us.”

Routines – they blind us. You start thinking the familiar’s the only way. Feels safe, right? But, it’s really just... holding you back. While you sit there, thinking you’re secure, you’re missing out on what could be – a new path, a better way, a bigger life.

Now, listen, I’m not saying routine’s bad. No, no. Routine’s fine... until it limits your growth. Life happens when you step out of that bubble.

You strike up a conversation with a stranger. You take a different route. Suddenly, there’s a whole world out there!

New friends, new chances – maybe even a way out of something that’s been holding you down.

You gotta shift that paradigm, see? It’s critical to your growth. You gotta... pay attention to what you’re paying attention to! Is your routine serving your future, or is it just holding you back?

Think in decades. Picture this. What will the 40-year-old you need? The 50-year-old you? 60? Time has a way of sorting out what matters. You wanna think long-term? Work backwards. What should you build now? Train for now? Eliminate now, to make sure that future you thrives?

Because... let me tell ya – when you think about your legacy, it’s sobering. Not everything you’re doing now, not every person in your life, is meant to last.

Nope. Few things, key things, will endure.

Here’s another thing: your bad habits? Yeah, they’re not just bad. They’re violence – against your future self.

Drinking too much? Lack of sleep? Self-doubt? Negative thoughts? These things... they destroy you, one little bit at a time. Your mind needs to be as sober as your body.

Challenge those artificial limits. You didn’t put ‘em there – someone else did. Or the world did. But you? You gotta break through ‘em.

It’s not about what you can’t do. Nah. It’s about what you can do. Keep thinking that way... and trust me – everything will change.