1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:02,960 Hey. Welcome to the Stephanie Stephens Show where 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,299 I help you discover the power of communication 3 00:00:05,599 --> 00:00:07,599 and the keys that unlock the doors to 4 00:00:07,599 --> 00:00:08,099 freedom 5 00:00:08,615 --> 00:00:11,175 in every area of your life. Well, hi 6 00:00:11,175 --> 00:00:13,574 there. Thank you so much for sharing a 7 00:00:13,574 --> 00:00:15,574 few of your minutes with me. I feel 8 00:00:15,574 --> 00:00:17,949 very honored. You are listening to the Stephanie 9 00:00:18,009 --> 00:00:20,570 Stevens Show podcast, and I'm so glad you 10 00:00:20,570 --> 00:00:22,649 are. Thanks. By the way, thank you also 11 00:00:22,649 --> 00:00:25,529 for just taking, like, 10, 20 seconds to 12 00:00:25,529 --> 00:00:26,589 rate the podcast. 13 00:00:26,954 --> 00:00:28,954 Share it if you like, and, also, please 14 00:00:28,954 --> 00:00:31,035 do subscribe. All of these things really do 15 00:00:31,035 --> 00:00:33,594 matter because they help other amazing people like 16 00:00:33,594 --> 00:00:36,250 you find us. So thanks for doing it. 17 00:00:36,490 --> 00:00:36,990 Alright. 18 00:00:37,450 --> 00:00:39,450 Today, I wanna talk about greatness, and I 19 00:00:39,450 --> 00:00:41,369 wanna talk about that because there's these little 20 00:00:41,369 --> 00:00:43,770 things going on. You might have heard. They're 21 00:00:43,770 --> 00:00:44,909 called the Olympics, 22 00:00:45,414 --> 00:00:48,614 and it's where the world's best athletes get 23 00:00:48,614 --> 00:00:53,969 together and compete for championship medals. And people 24 00:00:53,969 --> 00:00:56,870 have essentially worked their entire lives 25 00:00:57,250 --> 00:00:59,410 for these tiny little handful of moments. It's 26 00:00:59,410 --> 00:01:01,375 pretty profound when you think about it. That 27 00:01:01,375 --> 00:01:03,615 leads me to today's topic and that is 28 00:01:03,615 --> 00:01:04,115 greatness. 29 00:01:04,575 --> 00:01:06,194 I wanted to talk about greatness 30 00:01:06,655 --> 00:01:09,155 because greatness is subjective. 31 00:01:09,609 --> 00:01:11,530 We have some idea of what it means 32 00:01:11,530 --> 00:01:14,510 and we hold people up on grand pedestals 33 00:01:14,569 --> 00:01:17,275 when we believe that they are great. And 34 00:01:17,275 --> 00:01:20,394 when we watch people do extraordinary things, and 35 00:01:20,394 --> 00:01:21,855 when someone has perfected, 36 00:01:22,234 --> 00:01:24,575 I mean absolutely perfected something, 37 00:01:24,875 --> 00:01:28,000 a sport, a skill, an art, we stand 38 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,880 in awe because we understand and know that 39 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,575 it took an incredible amount of discipline and 40 00:01:33,575 --> 00:01:35,814 time and effort and energy and work. And 41 00:01:35,814 --> 00:01:37,415 sometimes we can take a look at whatever 42 00:01:37,415 --> 00:01:39,334 we're engaged in and we can think, is 43 00:01:39,334 --> 00:01:40,634 this really very significant? 44 00:01:41,329 --> 00:01:43,329 But my friend, it is all about the 45 00:01:43,329 --> 00:01:46,709 ripple effect. How many athletes were pro athletes 46 00:01:46,849 --> 00:01:48,150 for a moment in time 47 00:01:48,515 --> 00:01:51,814 and then years later, oh, completely unrecognized. 48 00:01:52,275 --> 00:01:54,995 That's because greatness is not in the one 49 00:01:54,995 --> 00:01:57,015 great and amazing thing that we do. 50 00:01:57,420 --> 00:01:59,500 It is in the seeds that we sow 51 00:01:59,500 --> 00:02:02,140 and the ripple effect over time that is 52 00:02:02,140 --> 00:02:05,180 going to yield a beautiful harvest. Why? Because 53 00:02:05,180 --> 00:02:06,959 it's gonna impact so many people. 54 00:02:07,275 --> 00:02:09,355 The inspiration is going to go on and 55 00:02:09,355 --> 00:02:12,574 on. The motivation, the compassion, or the assistance 56 00:02:12,955 --> 00:02:14,735 that we've actually provided, 57 00:02:15,034 --> 00:02:17,750 the good that we've given will come back 58 00:02:18,129 --> 00:02:18,629 tenfold. 59 00:02:19,569 --> 00:02:22,150 That, my friend, is absolute greatness. 60 00:02:22,530 --> 00:02:24,534 What is your greatness? What are you sowing 61 00:02:24,534 --> 00:02:26,215 into the rest of the world that is 62 00:02:26,215 --> 00:02:27,275 going to have tremendous 63 00:02:27,814 --> 00:02:29,514 beautiful yields and returns? 64 00:02:30,055 --> 00:02:31,754 It's not a one time event. 65 00:02:32,270 --> 00:02:34,030 Our goal is not to be a one 66 00:02:34,030 --> 00:02:37,490 hit wonder here. It is to really cultivate 67 00:02:37,710 --> 00:02:39,409 something that has meaning, 68 00:02:40,094 --> 00:02:42,435 not only here, but in the long term, 69 00:02:42,655 --> 00:02:45,155 for generations to come that is eternal. 70 00:02:45,694 --> 00:02:47,555 Now, that may feel very lofty, 71 00:02:47,879 --> 00:02:49,419 but you have something 72 00:02:49,719 --> 00:02:52,439 that you are here on this planet for 73 00:02:52,439 --> 00:02:55,500 to offer other people for that exact reason. 74 00:02:55,925 --> 00:02:57,384 We're here to make an imprint. 75 00:02:57,685 --> 00:02:59,925 So while some people have sports, they may 76 00:02:59,925 --> 00:03:01,525 not ever be able to run a business. 77 00:03:01,525 --> 00:03:03,365 That may be you. You may be the 78 00:03:03,365 --> 00:03:05,150 one with the greatness as it relates to 79 00:03:05,150 --> 00:03:07,469 being able to start a business, run a 80 00:03:07,469 --> 00:03:09,169 business, have brilliant 81 00:03:09,469 --> 00:03:09,969 ideas, 82 00:03:10,430 --> 00:03:13,569 write code, coach others how to make money, 83 00:03:13,925 --> 00:03:14,745 give unabashedly, 84 00:03:15,125 --> 00:03:17,465 I mean, whatever it is that your specific 85 00:03:18,084 --> 00:03:19,224 greatness is, 86 00:03:19,604 --> 00:03:22,405 you didn't land on this planet without something 87 00:03:22,405 --> 00:03:24,939 to work with. What is that that you 88 00:03:24,939 --> 00:03:27,419 can tap into right now? And as we 89 00:03:27,419 --> 00:03:30,219 watch others in their moment and moments of 90 00:03:30,219 --> 00:03:32,300 greatness, I wonder what that can look like 91 00:03:32,300 --> 00:03:34,884 for us. I wonder if we might allow 92 00:03:34,884 --> 00:03:35,944 that to inspire 93 00:03:36,245 --> 00:03:37,705 us to recognize 94 00:03:38,164 --> 00:03:41,465 I have something that most others don't have. 95 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,319 What is that thing, or what are those 96 00:03:44,319 --> 00:03:47,360 things, and how can I now make the 97 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,534 biggest splash with the biggest ripple effect that 98 00:03:50,534 --> 00:03:53,435 will touch lives in a beneficial way? 99 00:03:53,974 --> 00:03:56,775 You know, the other interesting thing about pursuing 100 00:03:56,775 --> 00:03:59,754 your own specific greatness rather than somebody else's 101 00:04:00,150 --> 00:04:03,129 is that it's really fun. It's really fun 102 00:04:03,509 --> 00:04:05,830 when you are doing the thing that God 103 00:04:05,830 --> 00:04:08,375 gave you naturally, that it comes easy to 104 00:04:08,375 --> 00:04:10,775 you but is more difficult to somebody else 105 00:04:10,775 --> 00:04:12,854 and you've taken that thing, then you have 106 00:04:12,854 --> 00:04:15,014 sown your own time and your own energy 107 00:04:15,014 --> 00:04:17,379 and your heart and soul and blood, sweat, 108 00:04:17,379 --> 00:04:19,959 and tears into that thing to expand it 109 00:04:20,419 --> 00:04:22,819 and to perfect it or to cause it 110 00:04:22,819 --> 00:04:24,439 to be excellent, it's 111 00:04:25,104 --> 00:04:25,604 fun. 112 00:04:25,904 --> 00:04:28,305 You hit that zone, baby, and it is 113 00:04:28,305 --> 00:04:31,904 just like free flowing. And that's actually very 114 00:04:31,904 --> 00:04:34,224 personally rewarding in and of itself. I mean, 115 00:04:34,224 --> 00:04:36,610 you're in parting to others, but you're also 116 00:04:36,610 --> 00:04:39,330 feeding yourself. You're feeding your soul. You're feeding 117 00:04:39,330 --> 00:04:41,730 your need to be creative and to continue 118 00:04:41,730 --> 00:04:43,774 to create, grow, and expand because that is 119 00:04:43,774 --> 00:04:45,935 one of the 6 human needs. One of 120 00:04:45,935 --> 00:04:47,694 them is we have to keep on growing 121 00:04:47,694 --> 00:04:50,194 in order to really feel satisfied in life. 122 00:04:50,389 --> 00:04:52,470 And, you know, speaking of fun, I really 123 00:04:52,470 --> 00:04:53,830 got a glimpse of this when I was 124 00:04:53,830 --> 00:04:55,509 watching 1 of the gymnasts. I caught a 125 00:04:55,509 --> 00:04:58,790 routine and it was very haphazardly. I wasn't 126 00:04:58,790 --> 00:05:03,055 intending to catch this specific men's gymnastics routine, 127 00:05:03,055 --> 00:05:05,235 but it caught my eye because the event 128 00:05:05,375 --> 00:05:07,694 was on in the background. And I glanced 129 00:05:07,694 --> 00:05:09,910 over at the television and I noticed a 130 00:05:09,910 --> 00:05:12,870 young man sitting there with glasses on, on 131 00:05:12,870 --> 00:05:15,129 the team seats with his eyes closed. 132 00:05:15,509 --> 00:05:18,805 Everybody else was jumping around, clapping their hands, 133 00:05:18,865 --> 00:05:21,504 pumping their fists, you know, really trying to 134 00:05:21,504 --> 00:05:22,884 get the crowd activated 135 00:05:23,264 --> 00:05:25,125 and keep the adrenaline pumping. 136 00:05:25,579 --> 00:05:28,000 And this one young man 137 00:05:28,620 --> 00:05:31,419 was slated to go last. His name is 138 00:05:31,419 --> 00:05:34,800 Steven. He's from the US team. And Steven 139 00:05:35,425 --> 00:05:35,925 didn't 140 00:05:36,545 --> 00:05:37,045 move. 141 00:05:37,504 --> 00:05:38,645 He didn't flinch. 142 00:05:39,264 --> 00:05:40,405 He didn't look around. 143 00:05:40,865 --> 00:05:43,504 Steven was in his very own bubble in 144 00:05:43,504 --> 00:05:44,965 his very own world. 145 00:05:45,540 --> 00:05:46,600 And I could tell 146 00:05:47,060 --> 00:05:48,680 what Steven was doing. 147 00:05:49,220 --> 00:05:52,660 Steven was sitting there inside his head and 148 00:05:52,660 --> 00:05:53,879 inside of his body, 149 00:05:54,504 --> 00:05:57,404 running his routine to perfection 150 00:05:58,425 --> 00:05:58,925 over 151 00:05:59,464 --> 00:06:01,705 and over and over again. He was not 152 00:06:01,705 --> 00:06:03,305 gonna look to the left or right. He 153 00:06:03,305 --> 00:06:04,949 was not gonna see what the other team 154 00:06:04,949 --> 00:06:06,629 just did. He wasn't gonna look up at 155 00:06:06,629 --> 00:06:08,230 the scoreboard to see the score that just 156 00:06:08,230 --> 00:06:08,889 came in. 157 00:06:09,350 --> 00:06:13,235 Steven was in his zone, and it required 158 00:06:13,235 --> 00:06:15,394 him to go inside, shut out the rest 159 00:06:15,394 --> 00:06:17,634 of the world, close his eyes, and sit 160 00:06:17,634 --> 00:06:19,250 as still as a statue. And as soon 161 00:06:19,250 --> 00:06:21,290 as I glanced over and saw this young 162 00:06:21,290 --> 00:06:23,210 man with his eyes closed, I knew, boy, 163 00:06:23,210 --> 00:06:25,150 there he is. Look at him. He is 164 00:06:25,370 --> 00:06:29,134 inside running his game. This kid has his 165 00:06:29,134 --> 00:06:31,775 mind game all the way right. He is 166 00:06:31,775 --> 00:06:33,314 inside running that routine, 167 00:06:33,615 --> 00:06:34,514 he is imagining 168 00:06:34,895 --> 00:06:37,714 every toe point, muscle flex, 169 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,360 joint movement, head turn. He's imagining what that 170 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,079 pummel horse feels like underneath his hands. He's 171 00:06:44,079 --> 00:06:46,314 imagining the grip, the strength of his grip. 172 00:06:46,375 --> 00:06:47,354 He is imagining 173 00:06:47,654 --> 00:06:49,735 the straight line rotation at the very end 174 00:06:49,735 --> 00:06:52,774 before the dismount. He is imagining his 2 175 00:06:52,774 --> 00:06:53,189 feet 176 00:06:53,670 --> 00:06:56,790 planting down and absorbing the ground as though 177 00:06:56,790 --> 00:06:59,050 he were landing into cement 178 00:06:59,670 --> 00:07:02,604 perfectly straight with his arms up and then 179 00:07:02,604 --> 00:07:04,544 he was envisioning and imagining 180 00:07:05,004 --> 00:07:08,125 the crowd going bananas, a nearly perfect score 181 00:07:08,125 --> 00:07:10,280 coming up, and his own 182 00:07:11,060 --> 00:07:12,600 joy and enthusiasm 183 00:07:12,980 --> 00:07:15,879 and excitement and pure unadulterated 184 00:07:16,580 --> 00:07:19,464 bliss of that winning triumphant moment. 185 00:07:19,925 --> 00:07:21,925 And he was doing all of that before 186 00:07:21,925 --> 00:07:24,004 he ever stood up out of his seat. 187 00:07:24,004 --> 00:07:25,625 That's a champion, my friend. 188 00:07:26,220 --> 00:07:28,459 That's how the game is played, and that 189 00:07:28,459 --> 00:07:30,540 is how the game is won. He won 190 00:07:30,540 --> 00:07:31,680 it mentally first. 191 00:07:32,060 --> 00:07:32,800 He incorporated 192 00:07:33,180 --> 00:07:33,919 his emotions, 193 00:07:34,504 --> 00:07:36,824 seeing that scene, playing it out as he 194 00:07:36,824 --> 00:07:39,145 wanted it to be. And then when he 195 00:07:39,145 --> 00:07:41,305 stood up, he didn't smile. He didn't flinch. 196 00:07:41,305 --> 00:07:42,745 He just stood up. He got right up 197 00:07:42,745 --> 00:07:43,645 to the apparatus, 198 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:45,759 took his glasses off, handed him to the 199 00:07:45,759 --> 00:07:48,720 coach, got up there, and did it. And 200 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:50,259 he did it nearly 201 00:07:50,639 --> 00:07:51,139 perfectly, 202 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:53,300 yielded him a high score. 203 00:07:53,694 --> 00:07:55,394 And because of his performance, 204 00:07:55,774 --> 00:07:58,414 his team was able to medal first time 205 00:07:58,414 --> 00:08:00,735 in 16 years, and that's really all they 206 00:08:00,735 --> 00:08:02,639 wanted to be able to accomplish until, of 207 00:08:02,639 --> 00:08:04,639 course, the individuals come around. And he's got 208 00:08:04,639 --> 00:08:06,080 a chance to do it all over again 209 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:07,379 for an individual medal. 210 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,574 But he did what he needed to do 211 00:08:09,574 --> 00:08:11,675 in the moment, and that was his greatness. 212 00:08:12,055 --> 00:08:14,935 His greatness went beyond the moment. His greatness 213 00:08:14,935 --> 00:08:16,081 started with his ability to shut the outside 214 00:08:16,081 --> 00:08:16,252 world all the way out. And, I mean, 215 00:08:16,252 --> 00:08:17,044 the world is watching. 216 00:08:17,970 --> 00:08:20,210 Outside world all the way out. And I 217 00:08:20,210 --> 00:08:21,509 mean, the world is watching. 218 00:08:21,970 --> 00:08:23,970 His ability to shut the world out, close 219 00:08:23,970 --> 00:08:26,050 his eyes, go within, and run that over 220 00:08:26,050 --> 00:08:27,955 and over to perfection in his mind, and 221 00:08:27,955 --> 00:08:30,355 then get out, step straight into it, and 222 00:08:30,355 --> 00:08:32,995 execute exactly as he saw it, and exactly 223 00:08:32,995 --> 00:08:34,995 as he's done it, probably 100 of times 224 00:08:34,995 --> 00:08:35,495 before. 225 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:38,679 That. Now that is greatness. But here's the 226 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,160 icing on the cake. Everybody's mics were hot, 227 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,000 of course, as he was coming off that 228 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:43,500 apparatus, 229 00:08:43,884 --> 00:08:46,285 And the first thing that came out of 230 00:08:46,285 --> 00:08:48,865 his mouth was, that was so much fun. 231 00:08:49,245 --> 00:08:51,105 The practice, the work, 232 00:08:51,500 --> 00:08:53,660 the time, all led up to those few 233 00:08:53,660 --> 00:08:56,879 moments. And that young man, because he prepared 234 00:08:57,019 --> 00:08:59,500 mentally and emotionally, of course, and physically, it 235 00:08:59,500 --> 00:09:02,305 goes without saying, He was able in his 236 00:09:02,305 --> 00:09:05,684 zone, in his greatness, he was able to 237 00:09:06,065 --> 00:09:07,125 enjoy it. 238 00:09:07,799 --> 00:09:11,019 Now that, my friend, really is the epitome 239 00:09:11,159 --> 00:09:13,959 of success. To do something with greatness and 240 00:09:13,959 --> 00:09:16,504 to enjoy it while you're doing it. Not 241 00:09:16,504 --> 00:09:17,945 just to execute it to get it over 242 00:09:17,945 --> 00:09:19,625 with, not just to go through the motions 243 00:09:19,625 --> 00:09:21,305 to hurry up and be done so that 244 00:09:21,305 --> 00:09:22,825 you can take a big sigh of relief. 245 00:09:22,825 --> 00:09:24,429 No. The point is 246 00:09:25,210 --> 00:09:27,529 to master that mental game so that when 247 00:09:27,529 --> 00:09:29,210 you're called upon and when you step into 248 00:09:29,210 --> 00:09:32,429 your zone, you are doing it with bliss. 249 00:09:33,034 --> 00:09:34,414 That, my friend, is mastery. 250 00:09:34,715 --> 00:09:35,534 I'm inspired. 251 00:09:35,914 --> 00:09:37,514 I hope you are too. I'm with you 252 00:09:37,514 --> 00:09:39,934 in it. As always, here's to greatness 253 00:09:40,370 --> 00:09:42,370 as we pursue it one day at a 254 00:09:42,370 --> 00:09:45,269 time together. Thanks as always for listening. 255 00:09:45,730 --> 00:09:47,889 Much love to you, and I can't wait 256 00:09:47,889 --> 00:09:49,785 to see you on the next episode. 257 00:09:50,804 --> 00:09:52,804 Thanks so much for listening to the Stephanie 258 00:09:52,804 --> 00:09:55,445 Stevens show. Please remember to subscribe so we 259 00:09:55,445 --> 00:09:57,365 can stay connected, and you never miss an 260 00:09:57,365 --> 00:09:58,585 episode of the podcast. 261 00:09:59,190 --> 00:10:00,710 Oh, and if you haven't left a rating 262 00:10:00,710 --> 00:10:02,950 yet, please be sure to do so. It 263 00:10:02,950 --> 00:10:05,610 helps incredible people like you find the podcast. 264 00:10:05,954 --> 00:10:07,334 We'll see you on the next episode.