Ever wondered about the monumental difference a simple act of kindness can make in someone's life? That's what we're unpacking in today's heart-to-heart on the Real Ones Reserve podcast. Your host, indeed a veteran, brings personal tales from the frontline of life, illuminating how the smallest gestures can send waves of positive change rippling through the universe. It's not about grand heroics; it's about everyday acts—those moments of reassurance, a spontaneous compliment, or just a listening ear—that can pivot the course of someone's day, or even their destiny.
This episode is a celebration of the human spirit, a testament to our capacity to uplift each other with nothing but our presence and our words. I share candidly from my military service, hoping to have left a trail of positivity in my wake, and encourage you to find that one person you can impact today. It's a call to action to become beacons of light, to channel our energies into creating a better world, one person at a time. No experts, no pretense—just raw, unfiltered conversation about the profound power of human connection. Join me and let's embark on a journey to transform our collective reality, one act of kindness at a time.
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Whoa? Nah, it's your boy, indeed a veteran, and welcome to the Real Ones Reserve podcast. But we talk about real things that need to be talked about. Disclaimer I'm not a licensed psychologist. Therapists, psychiatrists, counselors Are any type of behavioral health expert. These are only my thoughts and ideas, but, that being said, if you care to listen, do so with an open mind. Let's go. What is up everybody? It's your boy, indeed a veteran, profit MD, whatever you want to call me, man, and today I want to talk to you all about Affecting one life, and I think that's pretty doable for all of us to be able to do.
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Affect one person, man. If you have kids, you're definitely doing that already. If you think you are or not, you're definitely doing that, and what I mean is man. So, times throughout the day, we get busy, busy, busy, busy everybody's busy, but we don't know the difference or the impact we can make when we take the time out and talk to that one person. I don't know how many times I've been that person when I need to be told something. Maybe I look handsome or I look buff, or whatever.
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People need compliments Sometimes. We all need reassurance, or reassurance of things being okay with us, or reassurance that things are okay in life. That's just like whenever someone is putting a safe Position after being in danger, that's what somebody keeps telling them hey, you're okay, you're safe, you're safe. That reassurance, that taking the time out, taking the time necessary to tell that person, hey, you're okay, it's up there, man. It's such a selfless act. And when we start doing things that are selfless, I think that's when we start getting to the meat and potatoes Of changing this whole world. Man, and it's just a natural thing for me to do Is just speak to people or take a moment and open the door for somebody, or you see somebody down, you try to pick them up.
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I'm not saying you should save everybody, but affect one life, man, and I try to do that every day. I'm not gonna say I feel my greatest every day To where I'm like let me save the world, but we can start with one to two people. Everybody got one to two people in them and I was fortunate during my time in the military To affect a lot of people and I hope and I believe it's more positive than negative, because people still reach out to me, man, people still love me from the military and I was just genuine with them. You know, and I think that's important for all of us to do, just be genuine man, be a good human being, try to save one person, try to affect one person each day. Man, you never know how that could change the trajectory of their day, their life. Maybe they on that edge and don't feel well and they thinking about hurting themselves. You never know those positive words of affirmation. It goes a long way, like hey, my brother, you looking good today. Bro, ain't nothing wrong with complimenting your brother, ain't nothing gay about that? As gay, to think that's gay, you know it's normal man. Be like bro, you looking fit today, or your sister or whoever. You know what I'm saying. Like we all can be that beacon of light for one another, and that's what I try to do.
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One of my good friends from San Marcos gym you know who you are she gave me a light bulb. It says let your light shine, and it had a. I forget what Bible verse it was, but it meant a lot to me. Where I put that thing in, I do not know, but it meant a lot to me that she gave me that one specific thing, cause she saw me always moving around trying to give people hope and motivate them and just give them a good burst of energy. I noted that man and I'm gonna remember that for the rest of my life and hopefully she's tuning in and her and her wonderful fiancee I hope by now just a great couple and they talk to me. They change how I view things. A young couple being in love like that man I'm like, wow, I love that.
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But always try to be that beacon of light and just know that you potentially saving an activist or some type of person that is a genius. You know every life holds value, you know, and it's just so important that people know that other people care. You know I care. You know I might not be able to show it to everybody all at once, but hey, you called me, bro, and you know you need some words. Hey, you know I got you. Or sis, you know I got you. Or whenever I need words, I know people to call. You know what I'm saying.
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So I just hope that everybody would take this as a challenge and each day, man, just check on your people and stuff like that. That's part of it. You know, just being real selfless and not selfish. You know selfish. All you do is just worry about yourself and worry about what you have to do for that day, and that doesn't take a very skilled person to accomplish those things and those type of people. A lot of people don't wanna work with you because you're selfish, you know.
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But I just wanna do my part and say, hey, man, look out for your brother, look out for your sister and make sure that you're trying to affect people around you. If you're not man. Not manipulating people, because that's horrible, I don't even like using that word, but you should motivate them, not manipulate them. Motivate them to do better and wanna be better man. And that was my quick spill for y'all today, man, and I hope y'all enjoyed this quick episode seeing your boy, your friend, your brother, md, the veteran, and I hope y'all have a great, tremendous rest of your day. And as always, it's the veteran. So who you think you're better than?