Believe in You — I DO

Brett's main message was that nobody owes you success—you owe it to yourself to pursue your goals and become the best version of yourself. Inspired by a speech from Denzel Washington, he talked about the importance of discipline, faith, and taking responsibility for your future instead of making excuses. He also shared that strong relationships are about helping each other succeed rather than competing with one another. To illustrate perseverance, he highlighted inspiring stories of a double-amputee mountain climber and a 108-year-old woman who still exercises and drives. His overall encouragement was to believe in yourself, keep moving forward, and never give up on your dreams. 

Terri Savelle Foy | Transform Your Reality:  30 Days of Tiny Habits That Activate Divine Favor

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/terri-savelle-foy-podcast-audio/id274538089?i=1000767203146

Melissa Doman | Is Staying Silent Making You Sick?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-resilient-mind/id1562025210?i=1000766357355

Motivation Daily | The Power of Being Positive

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motivation-daily-by-motiversity/id1581058922?i=1000766431611

Simple Daily Routine For a Balanced Life:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1njZbEbTg-NKLto1OptvAkglc6mxdXKo7/view?usp=drive_link

Transcript

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Welcome to A Conversation of Hope with Brett. This podcast is all about you. The mission to remind you that you are a masterpiece. To inspire you to dream again. To equip you with simple, actionable strategies for success. Strategies you can start using today to begin your journey towards the incredible life you deserve. He wants to remind you of the champions you were born to be. No matter your past or current struggles, Luck firmly believes that your best days are still ahead. He's grateful you're here and promises to give us all each week to help you create the life you were meant to live. So buckle up. Let's get started.

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to a conversation of hope. I am so glad you took your valuable time to tune in today. Right from the start, I want to remind you, you are enough. You in fact have what it takes. You're a champion whose absolute best days are straight ahead. Today, I want to reassure you that even when you make mistakes or mess up on something you promised yourself was in your past, you're still a masterpiece whose best days are straight ahead. Know this everyone takes a step back at times. You're not broken, you're not too far gone, you're not a loser who just can't get it figured out. Keep growing. Keep believing. Keep applying what you learn. Surround yourself with good people that want the best for you. Get out of any relationship that is pulling you backwards. You yes you deserve the best. You're worth fighting for. Never give up on yourself. Today is a new day and a brand new beginning. Remember, for every area of your life, your input will determine your output. Put in the pure and the positive. Set yourself up for success. Once again, I'll really mean this from my heart. Never, ever, ever, ever give up on yourself. If you think nobody believes in you, always remember. I do. I want and I believe the best for every person in our great community. We are better off because you are part of our great community. And thank you for being here. I was thinking about relationships, everyone. And I want us always to remember every great relationship involves two people that complete each other and not compete with each other. When Shannon, my lady of love, and I were younger, we would compete against each other. And it ended up being not very healthy. We had to realize it was us together competing against the rest of the world and not each other. We had too many great things to accomplish as a couple. Recently, I had one of our listeners, Kathy, tell me my recent jokes were not that good. And I agreed with her. She did say though, she always laughed at the laugh track after all the jokes. This is a great example of completing each other to make each other shine. I came up with the jokes, but my bride, Shannon Lee, came up with the laugh track where I lacked, Shannon helped me shine. That's what great relationships do. Think of your closest relationships and analyze. Are you competing against each other? Are you completing each other? Let's all work hard to always complete and never compete in our closest relationships. All right, y'all. Now for our main content, and I am excited to share it with you. It's good, I promise. Our featured content comes from Denzel Washington. He talks about how you owe it to you. Denzel is one of the wisest people that I've ever come across. He always has tremendous wisdom when he talks, and he always does not disappoint. Today I am super excited to share some of his wisdom with you. A lot of times when I'm searching through things, he'll be doing a lot of these speeches at graduations and stuff because he's an amazing key speaker on that kind of stuff. As you know, Denzel Washington, super famous actor in Hollywood. One of the stories he talks about is he when he first started, he was on a very, very famous acting studio and they denied him. They said he was no good, he would never make it. Well, 30 years later, he got actually an Academy Award on that exact same stage for a play that he was doing. So even though people tell you no at first, and they might have great intentions, don't give up. Because like Denzel, 30 years later, he's getting an Oscar. Because he never gave up on his dream of acting and being an act. So really good stuff, y'all. This one was called You Owe It to You from Denzel Washington. This speech focuses on purpose, discipline, faith, personal responsibility, and becoming the person that you were created to be. The central message of the speech is nobody owes you your dream, nobody owes you success, nobody owes you a better future, you owe it to yourself. Too many people spend years waiting for someone to rescue them, promote them, encourage them, or give them permission to pursue their goals. Denzel challenges that mindset completely. He reminds us that the person responsible for changing our life is staring back at us in the mirror every morning. Your future is not determined by your circumstances, it is determined by your decisions. Every day you delay taking action, you are postponing the life that you are meant to live. The question isn't whether you have potential, the question is whether you will do something with it. One of the things he talks about is just stop making excuses. One of the strongest themes in the message is personal accountability. Excuses make us feel better temporarily, but they never move us forward. Many people blame their past, their upbringing, their finances, their age, or their mistakes. While challenges are real, excuses become dangerous when they convince us that we are powerless. Denzel's message is clear. You may not be responsible for everything that happened to you, but you are responsible for what happens next. Your future is not trapped by your past unless you allow it to be. Successful people are not people who never face obstacles. They are people who refuse to let obstacles become permanent roadblocks. Motivation feels great, he says, but motivation comes and goes. Discipline remains. This episode in speech focuses on saying that champions don't rely on feelings. They rely on habits. That is so powerful, y'all. Anyone can work hard when they feel inspired. The real difference maker is showing up when you don't feel like it. The days when you're tired, the days when progress seems invisible, the days when nobody is applauding. Those are the days that build greatness, everyone. Success isn't usually created in one extraordinary moment. It's built through thousands of ordinary decisions repeated consistently over time. Small actions performed daily eventually become life-changing results. He talks about dreaming bigger than your current reality. Many people unconsciously limit themselves. They dream according to their circumstances rather than their potential. Denzel encourages listeners to expand their vision. Don't allow today's reality to determine tomorrow's possibilities. The greatest achievements in history started as ideas that seemed impossible. Every entrepreneur, athlete, inventor, and leader first had to believe in something they couldn't yet see. Your vision must become bigger than your fear. If your dreams don't challenge you, they probably aren't large enough. The future belongs to those who can see possibilities before they become realities. Put God first, says Denzel. He often speaks about the importance of putting God first and trusting divine guidance even when the path is unclear. The message isn't that life will become easy. The message is that faith provides strength when life becomes difficult. Denzel says there will be setbacks, there will be disappointments, there will be moments when you question yourself. Faith helps you keep moving when circumstances tell you to quit. Purpose becomes stronger when it is connected to something greater than yourself. Fall forward. One of Denzel's most famous lessons is that failure, it's not the enemy. Failure is feedback. Failure is education. Failure is preparation. Every successful person has failed repeatedly. The difference is that successful people, they don't stay down. They learn, they adjust, they grow, then they move forward. Then you don't have to fear failure. You should fear never trying. Every setback contains lessons that can help prepare you for future success if you are willing to learn from them. He talks about becoming the best version of yourself. Ultimately, it isn't about money, fame, or recognition, Denzel says. It's about becoming the person you are capable of becoming. There is a strong version of you inside. There is a version that's more disciplined, more focused, more courageous, more faithful, more committed. The tragedy isn't failing to reach perfection. The tragedy is settling for less than your potential. Every day is an opportunity to move closer to the person that you're created to be. You owe that effort to yourself. You owe that growth to yourself. You owe that future to yourself. Final takeaway, everyone, the most powerful message from this episode, this speech is your future is waiting on your decision. Stop waiting for perfect conditions. Stop waiting for confidence. Stop waiting for permission. Take responsibility for your life. Work when others quit. Stay disciplined when motivation fades. Trust God through the process. Learn from failure. Keep moving forward. Because at the end of the day, the life you want is not something someone else can give you. You owe it to yourself to become everything that you were meant to be. Wow, everyone. Super, super, super good stuff from Denzel as always. One of the wisest people, like I said, that I've ever come across. I really do mean that. It's really, really neat when you can hear some of the stuff that he says. It's fantastic. All right, y'all. Fuck it up as it's now that time. We are headed straight into the laugh zone. All right, here we go. Why did the chicken join the band? Because he had drumsticks. How do you organize a space party? Do you plan it? Okay, hopefully those jokes are better than some of the ones in the past. And hopefully Kathy is enjoying those jokes, or at least the laugh track. All right, everyone, here we go. Now it's time for two great stories. Boy, I came across some really good ones this time. I want to share with you. I'm excited. The first one talks about how nothing in your life should really limit you. And after you hear this one, I think you'll agree. This is absolutely, truly amazing. All right, here we go. Veteran becomes first double amputee to climb highest peak on every continent. Conquering the seven summits, y'all. Alright, here we go. A British war veteran who lost both his legs in Afghanistan has become the first above the knee double amputee to reach the summit of the highest peaks on every continent in the world. On Tuesday, forty six year old Harry McGarr summited the highest mountain in Antarctica, Mount Vincent, the final peak in his epic mission after a grueling three-day climb that saw him battle through thirteen below zero temperatures. The summit not only marked another mountaineering world's first for the climber, but also a major landmark in Harry's mission to boost disability awareness and inspire others to climb their own mountain, whatever that might be. Upon completing the world record, the veteran from Cantonbury Kent said the climb was very tough. The conditions and difficulty meant that I was literally crawling on all fours, battling my way up the mountain. But crawling along, he was able to look up and take in the incredible views where spectacular Antarctic mountain peaks pierced a thin layer of cloud below. A disability shouldn't limit the size of your dream or your ability to achieve it, he says. Yes, you might need to adapt your approach, get help or think differently, but you can do it. If a family man like me from Cantonbury can do it, why can't everyone else? After having lost both his legs fifteen years ago in an IED explosion or serving in the British Army, Harry struggled with his mental and physical recovery, suicidal thoughts and addiction. But Harry found a new purpose in the world of adventure and sports, starting with a skydive and skiing, and then he decided to conquer a childhood dream to climb Mount Everest. According to Google, fewer than five hundred people in the world have ever climbed the seven summits, the tallest on each continent. Harry's seven summit journey took only six years, y'all. That is amazing. He says losing my legs was devastating, harder than you could ever imagine. Yet through the dark disappointment and the loss of self worth in the world, I was given support and love to find a way through it. That IED should have killed me, he says. But now I have a second chance, and I wanted to do something positive and be inspirational to others. So I trained and I trained and I trained. I found amazing people who believed in me. They even helped design new prosthetics to allow me to physically take on the challenge. He worked with prosthetic experts at Ottabach to create new legs, feet and sockets, and to cope with the harsh Antarctic conditions. He worked with para jumpers to develop a suit designed specifically for his needs. His determination and charity work has been recognized by the pride of Britain, an annual event celebrating the extraordinary achievements of ordinary people and unsung heroes, and he's been named a member of the order of the British Empire. All of the seven summits presented different and hugely challenging problems like the cold and the snow conditions of Antarctic. But when people come together and help and you adapt process and equipment for the needs of disabled person, anything is possible. This next statement, y'all, really, really stuck with me big time. He says if I had the opportunity to bring my legs back today, I would actually decline. Because my mission in life is now to help. He has a purpose, everyone. Inspire and empower others because there is a lot of work that needs to be done around disability. So I have dedicated the rest of my life to making awareness. That is awesome. His courage, determination, and unwavering commitment to create positive change reflects everything we stand for as an organization, said one of the charities that he helps out. It's called Team Forces. Wow, everybody, that is spectacular. And it kind of takes all of the excuses out of any of our mouths of why we can't do something. That is just fabulous, everyone. All right, next one up. This is fabulous too. It'll tell you how long you can really live and have a great life. So 108-year-old Delaware woman renews her driver's license for another seven years, works out three times a week. I grow old gracefully, said Susan Brown, who just received permission to keep driving until the age of 115. That's a testament to Brown's enduring aptitude and attitude for life, having recently celebrated her 108th birthday in Dover, Delaware. Brown was in Delaware in 1918 during segregation, where she worked on a farm with her family. She would eventually attend Delaware State College for Colored Students, today known as Delaware State, Delaware State University, and graduated in 1945, going on to teach in a one-room schoolhouse for over 30 years. Married twice, she enjoys the company of a clan of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Nowadays she can be found three times a week at the Modern Maturity Center where she enjoys group exercises. Staying active is a key to that graceful aging she talks about. When I get up in the morning, I have an exercise routine that I have been doing for the last 20 years. When I retired and I walked around that classroom for 30 years, she says, I'm not gonna sit down. 130 people attended her birthday party, including Delaware's governor Matt Meyer. Best of all, she was gifted a parking spot right in front of the building reserved just for her. That's important because Miss Brown told everyone and reassured them that the state had changed. Just issued her a driver's license until 115. Ooh. All right, y'all. That is fabulous. Once again, sometimes, you know, age is just a number. It's that mentality and where you feel that you are in life. And now it's time for my top three podcast episodes of the week. I like you. Like to take in as many podcasts as I can, trying to get better and better every day in every way. All right. Here we go. Number one up. Transform your reality through 30 days of tiny habits that activate divine favor from Terry Savell. Terry Savell is always great, as you know. Here we go. She says, God-sized results often start with tiny daily habits. She explains divine favor is not merely something we hope for, it is something we can position ourselves to recognize and receive through consistent faith-filled actions. Your life can dramatically change in 30 days when you commit to small intentional habits. Rather than waiting for a breakthrough, a miracle, or the perfect circumstances, Terry encourages us to focus on what we can do today. Small actions repeated daily create momentum, build faith, and often open doors to opportunity God has prepared. When you develop habits that align your thoughts, words, and actions with God's promises, you become more aware of His guidance and provision. Terry emphasizes many people pray for change while continuing the same routines. Transformation happens when prayer is combined with intentional action. Terry challenges us to adopt simple habits such as reading and speaking God's promises daily, practicing gratitude, declaring positive, faith filled words over our future, taking one small step toward and dreaming daily, expecting opportunities and favor instead of obstacles. A key lesson is that consistency beats intensity. Most people attempt massive life changes and quickly quit. Terry argues that lasting transformation comes from manageable actions repeated over time. A tiny habit might seem insignificant today, but after 30 days it begins to reshape your mindset, your confidence, and your expectations. Link to the full episode is in the show notes as always. Number two. Is staying silent making you sick? Melissa Domain speaks to that. What is the cost of staying silent about what you are really feeling? Melissa's answer is striking. Silence doesn't just affect your emotions, it can impact your health, your relationships, leadership, and overall quality of life. Many people pride themselves on being resilient, they push through stress, keep a positive faith face, and avoid burdening others with their struggles. Melissa argues there is a major difference between the resilience and emotional suppression. True resilience means acknowledging challenges and dealing with them honestly. Suppression means burying emotions, pretending everything is fine, and carrying stress internally. Over time, the emotional silence can become exhausting and damaging. The more people hide their struggles, the more isolated they become. Instead of creating strength, silence often creates loneliness, anxiety, burnout, and disconnection. A major point Melissa points out is that emotions don't simply disappear because we ignore them. Stress that is never processed shows up somewhere else, like fatigue or irritability or anxiety, sleep problems, burnout or physical tension. Melissa's practical principles help us avoid all of those problems. She says pay attention to what you're avoiding. The conversations you keep postponing may be the ones you most need to have. Check in with yourself regularly. Ask yourself, what am I actually feeling right now? Instead of automatically saying, I'm fine, build trusted support systems. Don't rely solely on yourself to carry every burden. Normalize mental health conversations. Speaking openly helps others feel permissioned to do the same. Redefine resilience. Resilience is not pretending nothing hurts. It's facing challenges honestly and continuing to move forward. Alright, link to the full episode is in the show notes. Alright, last one of the week. The power of being positive. That's us, y'all. And this was on Modiversity. They have a lot of great podcasts every day. All right, here we go. Your attitude shapes your reality. Positive thinking is not about pretending problems don't exist, it's about choosing a mindset that allows you to face challenges with strength, confidence, and resilience. Your mind is always listening. Conversations that you have with yourself matter more than conversations that you have with anyone else. Every day, people either build themselves up or tear themselves down with self-talk. If you constantly tell yourself you're unlucky, too old, too young, unqualified, or incapable, your mind starts searching for evidence to support those beliefs. Positive people aren't necessarily more talented. They simply train themselves to focus on possibilities instead of obstacles. The message is clear. Your thoughts become your beliefs. Your beliefs influence your actions, and your actions create results. Change the thought pattern and you begin changing your future. Positivity is a choice, not a feeling. Positivity isn't something you wait to feel, it's a decision. Most people say I'll be positive when things improve. Successful people reverse that and they say I'll stay positive and that attitude will help me improve things. Who will you become when the storms arrive? Positive people don't avoid storms. They learn how to navigate through them. Your focus determines your direction. Whatever you focus on expands. If you focus on what's wrong, you will see more problems. If you can focus on opportunities, you will begin seeing the solutions. Gratitude changes everything, everyone. Gratitude is one of the fastest ways to shift your emotional state. When you focus on what you already possessed, you create abundance. Gratitude develops better emotional health, greater resilience, stronger relationships, and increased happiness. Start every morning by identifying the things that you are thankful for before focusing on what needs fixing. Alright, once again, full episode is linked in the show notes. Alright, everyone, challenge of the week. Be your biggest fan. Believe in yourself. Give yourself permission to fail and make mistakes. We all do, everyone. Surround yourself with people who believe in you and want the very best for you. You're doing that right now with this podcast. All right. I want to remind you once again: you are enough. You have what it takes. You are, in fact, a champion whose absolute best days are straight ahead. And you are loved and appreciated, like my dad would tell everybody that he came in contact with. All right, let's all live out hope this week. Helping one person every day. Continue to speak words of life over you and all the ones you love, saying, I'm getting better and better every day in every way. Never, ever, ever, ever stop dreaming and believing big for you and your family. And always better, never backwards. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for being a part of our great community as we roll to one million. Have an epic day and a magnificent week. God bless.

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Thank you once again for listening to a conversation of hope with Brett. Brett wants to remind you that you are loved and appreciated. If you found value in this episode and know someone who could use a little hope of encouragement, please like, share, and comment. Be sure to check out the show notes for links to Brett's top three podcasts of the week. Until next time, wishing you and your family an incredible weekend. And ultimately, a great life. Because you, you, you, and the body.