Find Your Miyagi

What if the single greatest shortcut to personal growth is the one most people never take? In this debut episode of See Through, Dev and Roger explore mentorship, one of the most powerful yet overlooked forces in human development.

From Mr. Miyagi's quiet wisdom in The Karate Kid to Yoda's patience in Star Wars and Rafiki's tough love in The Lion King, the mentor-mentee dynamic has shaped every great story ever told. So why do so few of us actively seek it in real life?

Dev and Roger get personal and raw in this conversation, reflecting on the lessons they almost missed, from a father's advice in the garden to the wisdom hidden in a stranger's passing words. They break down three practical keys to finding your own Miyagi: seek someone who challenges how you think, prioritize alignment over accolades, and look for a mentor who is genuinely invested in your growth, not just dispensing advice from a distance.

This episode ends with a question that will stay with you: Like a carpenter who unknowingly builds someone else's dream home, are the choices you make today building the life you actually want tomorrow?

If you are ready to grow with intention, this is your starting point.

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Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:01

Welcome to See Through, a podcast designed to do one simple thing. Change your outlook on something you experience every day. Everything is on the table. There isn't a conversation we aren't willing to explore. Career, finances, politics, art, relationships, even culture.

SPEAKER_00 0:17

When was the last time you changed your mind on something? The fact that you are taking the time to listen to our show tells me that you're willing, which is the first step. Come on this journey with us every week where we discuss and see through topics that matter to you from our perspective. I'm not saying we have all the answers, but we are willing to ask the tough questions.

SPEAKER_01 0:37

And if this is your first time listening, uh, thank you so much. Uh, we're excited to have you. If this is uh your several episodes in, uh, welcome back. We're so excited to uh continue our journey with you, and we so appreciate you taking the time to join us. And uh, we're really excited about today's topic. Um, and it's been something that we've talked a lot about, and we're excited to bring that conversation uh to all of you. So hopefully you can find some value.

SPEAKER_00 1:03

Dev, before we get into it, let's check in. How are you doing today?

SPEAKER_01 1:08

Honestly, I'm doing pretty good. Uh, this podcast is quite exciting. I'm very excited that we uh get to go on this journey together, and I'm really excited to kind of build a community. But I personally am feeling really good. I've been um over the summer taking my health a lot more seriously. Uh it's been something that I think I've de-prioritized uh through just lots of different seasons of my life, whether it's focusing on school or work or everything in between, now family life. Um, but it's nice to kind of find a new balance there. Um, so I'm feeling really good. What else is new with me? I'm really excited. Um, we're traveling very soon. My family and I were going um overseas. So I'm very much looking forward to that trip um and spending some quality time with my family. But uh overall, I'm enjoying the weather here in Toronto and uh I'm excited uh to jump into our conversation today. How are things with you? What's what's going on in your world?

SPEAKER_00 1:59

Yeah, thanks for asking. I I won't complain about anything really. Um life happens, right? And and and I think I'm in that place where um I just roll with the punches. And like you, I've come back to a place where I realize I'm at my best when I am physically active and taking care of not only my mental health, but also my physical health. So I've been crushing these workouts. I found them online. It's um it's called a uh 300, like intense 300 rep dumbbell um complex. And if you get into the socials, um find it on one of the platforms. Uh, there's a gentleman that throws these out there. He's got a bunch of different ones, but this one I'm doing, it's four exercises, it's compound movements, and it's probably some of the best things I've ever done in my training journey. And I've been training for many, many years. Um, so anyway, so I'm loving it. I feel good, I feel strong. Um, and the mental clarity is coming back. So I'm just like you. I'm excited about the podcast. I'm excited about the summer. I've got some vacation coming up as well with my kids. Uh, we are going to travel, but we're gonna stay within the country, but we are gonna travel and just I'm gonna show them some of the things they haven't seen yet. Yeah, that's awesome.

SPEAKER_01 3:08

That's really cool. Um, yeah, that's super cool. Um, and so as we get into it on today's episode, um, we really wanted to focus on a relationship that we think isn't talked about enough. Um, and that's actually finding a really great mentor. Um, and I know we've all been there at some point. I know I certainly have where I felt stuck or plateaued in my career, in my life, um, maybe my financial journey, whatever the case may be. And so I remember the solution that I've usually used uh for myself is usually doom scrolling some social media app, finding inspirational quote after inspirational quote, seeing what my friends are reposting and hoping one of them really, you know, gives me the perspective that I'm seeking and makes me feel better. Um, and that's why we wanted to talk about that with you all today. Um, because we think finding a great mentor is a really important thing that you should prioritize in your life if you haven't already. And I think it's one of the most overlooked relationships that people have. And we really wanted to unpack that today. So we're excited and let's get started.

SPEAKER_00 4:23

A lot of people don't recognize how important it is to surround yourself with people that will break you to remake you. Let's take work, for example. You are taught to separate work from life. Mentors transcend the job or career, and they become friends, confidants, our champions, if you will, and figures that make us do the work to get the best results. This relationship or relationships are vital to our daily lives. Anyone who has announced any ounce of success could not have done it without some sort of mentorship.

SPEAKER_01 4:59

Totally. And you know, as we were talking about this, there's something that's so unique that I found as I reflected on, you know, finding a great mentor, and and as I even thought about my childhood, is so much of our media and so much of the characters that we beloved are actually mentor figures to some of our favorite heroes. Um, and I know growing up as a kid, I was really obsessed with the Lion King. And kind of Rafiki is kind of that mentor to Simba, kind of just is this person that really helps him get back on track in life, um, kind of appears when he needs him most, or kind of in an unexpected fashion, actually. Um, and so I I just found it really cool. Like there's so many characters that I think whether you recognize it or not, you kind of look up to. And that's I think not just in movies, but I think you should also have that in real life is to have these ordinary but extraordinary people that are in your corner, in your tribe. Um, and I just found that so fascinating. And there's so many actually that we can go off of.

SPEAKER_00 5:56

Well, listen, I'll give you an example from my childhood is Star Wars. And I think of the relationship Luke Skywalker had with Yoda, right? And to find the force within. And there was a gentleness in that relationship. There was um trust in that relationship, even though Luke at first couldn't see any of it. Um, but the way Yoda broke him down and really sort of get him, you know, got him to see what his potential was and how he could impact those around him. Yeah, it was a beautiful story. And I think even today, those that watch Star Wars, you know, there's diehard fans of Star Wars, me included. And it's those simple stories. You you mentioned it. I think the storytelling back in the day, um, and you know, there's still good movies coming out today, but I think some of the movies that I watched growing up, absolutely there was a a figure in the movies that sort of helped somebody else step forward and shine into their light. And that that was profound in in my childhood growing up and and those around me as well, right?

SPEAKER_01 6:55

Yeah, I think um the most popular mentor, in my opinion, uh that's existed um is probably Mr. Miyagi, for me at least. Um, if you've never seen the movie The Karate Kid, or you know, I think at this point there's so many sequels, spin-offs like on Netflix, I think, and and there's even a new one coming out, if I'm not mistaken, at least at the time of this recording. Um, Mr. Miyagi was this like really profound character who basically helped this young adolescent teen who was really in a in a bit of a troubled mindset, having a little bit of a life transition and moving to a new part of town, kind of find the discipline that he needed through martial arts and karate. But the way Mr. Miyagi did it, I think is what the most iconic part of it was the entire movie, which was in a very like indirect way, uh, by making Daniel, the main character, do a variety of chores or tasks like waxing a car on and waxing a car off. And I remember that's such an iconic scene. And and you get to kind of you're scratching your head going, like, what does this have to do with anything? And you're kind of really feeling like Daniel in that moment, because this makes no sense.

SPEAKER_00 8:04

Yeah, there's a bit of frustration.

SPEAKER_01 8:05

You're like, why am I doing this? And you're just kind of doing this because somebody that you respect is telling you to do it. And I think that's kind of what I love about this whole mentorship dynamic that I think a lot of people overlook is if you can find someone who really challenges you in a productive way and sometimes gets you to do things that you don't really find value in in that exact moment, but they maybe have a perspective that you have yet to discover in the long run, it actually helps you so much. And that's why we thought this is such a great topic to maybe explore and kind of talk about how that's affected our own lives and how it's allowed us to experience whatever level of success that we've had. Because I think, again, it's something that has always existed in front of you, but I don't think is mainstream enough that people bring up often enough.

SPEAKER_00 8:49

Yeah. When I opened, I, you know, I was saying and I said something along the lines of to surround yourself with people that will break you to remake you. And then that's not to break you down physically. Yeah. It's a mental sort of metaphor to really open you up, right? To make you see perspectives that you're not accustomed to, maybe because of the way you were brought up, your cultural impacts, your family life. And you can be shielded from a lot of things, right? And not have a wider perspective. The beauty in finding mentors is to find people that sometimes don't think exactly like you. They have a slightly tangent way of thinking, communicating, or even assessing. Uh, for me, more often than not, when I really ponder and self-reflect and sort of am stumped, if you will, I stopped dead in my tracks, is when somebody shares a perspective to me and I had no idea that that perspective was out there. For me, that's a moment that I just stopped dead in my tracks. I'm like, how did I not see that? And, you know, for me, being a student of life, uh, you know, I'm good in some things. There's some things I'm not good at. And when those moments happen for me, I really have to take stock of that. It fundamentally shifts your way forward, or at least it should. And if you don't, well, then maybe you're being a little ignorant if I if I can say that to what's just transpired in front of you. But if you're truly humble and open to learn from others, you will adopt those behaviors. They're gonna be super uncomfortable. Listen, I, you know, some of the most uncomfortable things that I've experienced are having simple conversations with somebody who sees it from a different perspective. And it takes time for you to really wrap your head around how did I miss that? First, you're feeling it's the pressure you put on yourself. How did I miss that? Am I not good enough? Am I not able to see it from that perspective? Um, but your mentor is gonna help you through that journey. They're gonna be like, no, no, no, I don't see it from your perspective. So those two-way dialogues can be just as impactful for the other individual as they are for you, as innocent as the conversation is. And and you may be thinking, oh my God, I'm getting so much in this conversation, but the other individual may be getting equal, but you're not even aware of it, right?

SPEAKER_01 11:00

Yeah, really well said. I often find the mentoring and mentee dynamic is actually one that also is very fluid in some situations, you're the mentor and in some situations you're the mentee. And as I've navigated life, what I found is finding people that are going to help you really unlock ability that you maybe didn't know that you have, or maybe that you don't believe that you have. And I think that's like the really powerful thing of a lot of these mentors that you see in the movies and and that we've experienced in our personal lives is they often see something in you that maybe you're not capable of seeing in yourself. And if you open yourself up to that relationship, you'll also find that it'll build your own self-confidence in maybe doing things that you've always wished you wanted to do, or maybe doing things in a way that you've never considered doing them before. And that will maybe allow you to accomplish something that you never really thought was possible, or maybe even something that you didn't even know you desired. Um, and you know, growing up as a kid, I I found naturally a lot of people look up to like their teachers. Like I think mentors are often associated with teachers in some way, coaches if you're play sports or senseis, if you, you know, participate in, you know, martial arts and and taekwondo. And I think as you grow older and as you kind of graduate out of school, well, you don't have formal teachers or formal coaches. You know, some companies they use that that term. Yeah, the language. But ultimately, when you really break it down, you don't really have that person day in and day out that's checking in on you, that's seeing your progress, that really wants to see you improve. And if you don't build that kind of environment where you can invite somebody into that and kind of build that dynamic, then ultimately I think both parties are losing out. And so I think it's something that you should take seriously if you're not taking that seriously today.

unknown 12:59

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 12:59

And I, you know, a lot of people will struggle with, okay, great. Thanks for sharing your thoughts around mentorship and finding a mentor, but how does that even happen? Right. And for many of us, at some point in our lives without even realizing, we've had mentors. And you know, you highlighted coaches, maybe teachers. Well, I even think, you know, in some cases for me, my dad, like a parent can be an absolute mentor. Yeah, we had a father-son relationship, of course, but we transcended that relationship when I became old enough to actually have conversation, meaningful, deeper conversations with them. And it'd be simple as in his garden after, you know, we've weeded it, pulled out all the rocks and stuff, and we're, you know, getting it ready to actually plant something and just having idle conversations around life and death, and and you know, sharing with me, do you know why we do this? The sustenance of the food you can grow yourself and the health benefits of it. And, you know, you can pick and choose what seeds you want to plant. So you can pick and choose the vegetables you want to eat for the next season. And just have that kind of control and him teaching us, you know, the love and the nurturing you're putting into your garden, into the soil is ultimately going to going to yield you to the you know the food that you're gonna eat. And that was profound. I kept a lot of those things he taught me as so I have a green thumb. Like I like to grow things. Who would have thought later in life that I would adopt some of those um habits that he taught me, right? And but those simple teachings that he gave my siblings and myself were things like discipline, commitment. Who wants to be out there in the summer heat pulling out rocks and weeds, getting a garden set, not even for this year, but for next year, because he's decided he wants to grow food moving forward. And it's these just these little things, right? And these little lessons you get along the way. And as you grow up, you start to realize it's sometimes the people you don't even think about that could be really profound in your life because you take them for maybe granted, not not because that's your choice, but you just don't even think that they can offer you something that you haven't thought about yet, right?

SPEAKER_01 14:57

Yeah, I completely agree with that. I I find a lot of people overlook when they're looking at people that they want to mentor them as people that are just necessarily talking to them. And the reason I think that's dangerous is it's important that you validate and see somebody do the things that they're asking you to do themselves. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 15:19

Because they're not exactly.

SPEAKER_01 15:21

You're watching your dad garden and now he's talking to you about maybe the importance of taking care of the land and the environment around you. Yeah. And as you're maybe navigating this journey of finding a mentor or finding somebody that can really help you kind of grow uh in a variety of ways, I think being able to really find someone that you can see is doing the things that they're asking you to do is such an important component of making sure that that interaction is as profound and as deep as possible. Another aspect I would tell you that you need to consider, especially if you want to open yourself up to having a mentor. Maybe you feel right now you're you're looking for one and you're not able to find one in your current dynamic or your current environment, is are you actually willing to listen when somebody tells you something? Yeah. And this is something I struggled with a lot, is I always kind of figured, okay, people would give me advice, sometimes unsolicited, most of the time unsolicited. And I would kind of nod and thank them and sometimes ask a follow-up question because I was trying to be polite, but I never really applied the things that they'd maybe told me. And there's a really fine line here because I'm not telling you to take everyone's advice, but if you want a mentor, there should be an individual's advice that you resonate with and you actually apply and see all the way through. Because I think that's what also fosters that dynamic to actually improve. You know, back to our example of, you know, Star Wars or the Karate Kid or the Lion King, all of our characters at some point did actually listen to the advice of their mentor, even if it was against their better judgment. And I think if you're kind of in the mindset of wanting that, you have to also make sure you're willing to do that same thing. Because I don't believe you'll ever find a mentor if you're not willing to actually take in what they're actually trying to tell you, especially when it's not a popular thing.

SPEAKER_00 17:19

Yeah, great advice and a little bit of self-reflection in there as well, right? And you wanna you wanna be open. And that's what I'm hearing from you sharing your example, is sometimes you you're you're being spoken to, but are you really actively listening and taking in what's being said? And maybe the words aren't exactly what the words that were intended to come out, but is the message being heard, right? And I think that's the most important um piece in that lesson. I also believe you are the average of the people you surround yourself with.

SPEAKER_01 17:48

Totally, totally.

SPEAKER_00 17:50

And sometimes you have to look, and listen, we've all done it. Oh, I would love to be where so-and-so is, or do, you know, a musician, an athlete, or whatever, you know, maybe a business figure. But you have to ask yourself, are you doing the work that they're doing? So maybe you admire somebody and you want to be in their position, but then are you approaching life or whatever it is that they're doing that you aspire to be? Are you approaching the same things with the same tenacity, vigor, discipline that this individual has? And if you're not, well, you have to ask yourself, are you even ready for potentially a mentorship? Because there's a lot of discipline that goes into those behaviors. And sometimes when you're selecting these people, if they don't see that you have the commitment, they may not want to offer you the mentorship. And that's their right. They don't have to make you a mentee for them, right? And that I think for myself was a really big lesson is there's a lot of people I've looked up to in life and wanted to be like, but was I listening to those individuals and really taking stock of what they were saying to me in the moments I probably should have? Um, I can guarantee you not. And things like ego get in the way, and you know, and if you're not, you know, in control of your emotions, those get in the way because then somebody's giving you tough and you know tough feedback and a conversation that you don't want to hear, you personalize it versus they're they're just trying to help, right? And and sometimes we don't look at it from that perspective when we're in it.

SPEAKER_01 19:17

Yeah, I think totally. I think if you want mentorship in your life, you have to first make sure you're in a position where you're able to actually have that dynamic. And I think, like to really simplify what you're saying, I think in general, people want to help people that are already helping themselves. And if you aren't already doing or starting at least that work of you don't need to be perfect, you don't even need to be good. But if at least you're showing that intentionality and that effort, often people want to invest in you. Versus if you're looking for a mentor that's just gonna come, and I know it's kind of a strange thing, kind of like that Rafiki where they're just gonna smack you on the head and tell you to go to this pond and look at yourself. Um, that's not always gonna happen in your adulthood, at least, maybe when you're a kid, um, of course, metaphorically speaking. But I feel that the more you do that work where you're creating an environment and a dynamic for yourself where you're open to learning, you're open to listening, and you're more often than not looking to improve by actually taking small but important steps every day. You kind of create an environment where a mentor can enter. And so, what we wanted to give you, just to add some value, were three suggestions that we feel could really help you in finding the right mentor for you. And I just also want to preface mentors can range in terms of you can have multiple mentors for a variety of things and for different aspects of your life. There isn't always like a one-stop shop person. And so as you're thinking about that relationship and that dynamic, we wanted to give you a couple of just suggestions on how you can maybe make that decision so that you find that relationship is as productive as it can be for you.

SPEAKER_00 21:10

Choose someone who challenges your thinking, not just your comfort zone. The right mentor won't just cheer you on, they'll ask the hard questions, but push you to reflect and help you see blind spots. Look for someone who's not afraid to hold you accountable while still being invested in your growth. You know, I've had many experiences where I've been approached, you know, in my career, um, even in life, just you know, thinking and just you know, being grounded, and people will come and ask, hey, listen, it looks like you kind of know what you're doing, you're sure of yourself, you look confident in the things that you're doing. How can I emulate that? How can I be like that? And it's not as easy as just turning a switch on. Okay, great. Now I'm gonna mentor this individual. There's so much work that leads into that, and it's simple conversation. Right. You have to get to know each other. I need to know how you think, what inspires you, what motivates you, what are your roadblocks potentially? Where are the things that we need to figure out we got to help you sort of learn through or steer clear of that may derail your progress, right? And those don't happen with the snap of the finger. So you, when you think of mentorship, you don't really just start mentoring somebody out of the gate. What it is is fostering a trusting relationship. And once you're able to really sort of unpack some of the things that you want to work on together, is it's only then that you can actually get into the root causes and sort of the deeper conversations. You know, I had somebody reach out to me not too long ago who was uh, you know, freshly promoted into a role that they were aspiring to be for some years, actually. And they've gotten through and they just wanted to call and say thank you. Hey, a lot of the conversations I had with you at first, I didn't understand what you were doing. But now that I'm sort of graduating into this next step in my career journey, when I reflect, it's all those little conversations and those sort of meaningful moments where you ask me to think differently or see it from a different perspective or somebody else's viewpoint. And it's in those subtle moments when you actually start to realize after you do some reflection that you've been mentored, right? Even though they were just innocent conversations to begin with. And I think that's where a great mentor knows how to interject themselves.

SPEAKER_01 23:26

Yeah, I completely agree with that. And, you know, for me, some of the most impactful conversations with mentors are the times where they tell you what you need to hear versus what you want to hear. And it's actually a really good test of whether this person can mentor you is if when they say something that is a little bit tough or something that's a little bit direct or something that hurts a little bit, because it maybe is a little true in your mind, but nobody's ever brought it out into the reality of the world, do you feel safe to actually respond back? Or do you get defensive or do you put your guard up? And I think that's a really good tip is find somebody that you feel you can be really natural around and that can that can really challenge your thoughts and that you're open to letting challenge your thoughts. All right. Our second suggestion is look for alignment in values, not just success on paper when choosing a mentor. So, you know, a lot of people will look at a person's impressive, you know, resume or what their job titles are. Um, but that may not always be the right way to look at selecting somebody to mentor you. Because the most important component is do you find that the values that you have really resonate with them? Because if they don't, they'll never, you'll never really click with that person. It'll always be forced, it'll always feel formal, it'll always feel like a job or a task. And that's not really what we're after. Choose someone whose decisions, their integrity, their leadership style really you admire, somebody that you kind of want to emulate at at some point. Um, and this alignment, I think, to your point earlier, it kind of creates that trust, that growth, that comfort in those conversations. And it's really something that you can't force. And that's the thing I really want to emphasize is it may be something that you want, but it may not be something that's there. And that's, I think, a really important of selecting the right mentor is to really match the energy that you get from that person. And I think it's just a good piece of advice in any relationship is to not force anything, is to let things kind of happen naturally and take their course, but to put effort into that relationship as if you find that the values are the exact same. And that's where you also should maybe think about what are the things that you need to ask that person to really figure out what their values are. Um, you know, do you have a list of questions? I've seen some people, you know, ask them, you know, three or four questions that they ask everyone and they kind of suss out their answers based on that. Or do you maybe just observe them from afar and really kind of watch how they carry themselves and how they interact with people around them and how they, you know, navigate the world? And that may inspire you to want to kind of see their kind of perspective. But I think really making sure your values click with that individual is paramount to making sure that relationship is very successful over the long term.

SPEAKER_00 26:13

Yeah, I love that. And those values come from that individual's life journey as well. Totally. Yeah. You don't just get downloaded a bunch of values when you're born. You go through life events and you know, you maybe that individual had some mentorship and sort of some spiritual awakening. I don't know. But the the point I'm trying to make is learn that individual's journey. So you're looking to somebody to emulate somebody or have them mentor you. But to your point, if you don't absolutely click, and it doesn't have to be a layer on top, you know, exact same when you think of values and perspectives, but you want to know somebody else's journey as well. And where the deepest mentorship for me has happened is when somebody's life journey isn't has it doesn't have to necessarily be the exact same sort of thing that I've experienced or am experiencing, but that they've had some sort of trials and turbulations that emulate the trials and turbulations that I'm going through in my life, it just makes it that much easier to see, okay, there is light at the end of the tunnel. This individual is saying, do X, Y, Z to help yourself. I can take some validity in that based on the story that they've shared with me. Um, to your point, finding that alignment that, oh, they do have something more to offer me because they've gone through something similar. And that's super important when you're looking for mentorship.

SPEAKER_01 27:34

Yeah, I love that. And what's our final suggestion?

SPEAKER_00 27:38

Yeah, to bring it home, you have to make sure that this individual or individuals are willing to invest in you, not just advise you. You know, a mentor isn't a guru who drops wisdom and then disappears. I love that line. Um but there's someone who listens, adapts to your journey, and then genuinely has an interest in wanting to develop you. That's super important. Seek someone who sees your potential and not just necessarily sometimes your work ethic, and is willing to walk alongside you and not leave you either walking too far ahead or walking too too slow and not at the pace that you're looking for. And really, I I think for me that's super important is that investment is a two-way street. I'm gonna keep emphasizing on that. It's easy to keep knocking on someone's door and taking, taking, taking, and at some point they're going to be exhausted. It's being able being able to sort of give back into that. And what I mean by that is well, maybe you did take advice from someone and you applied it and then something happened. Well, go back and share that something, right? And that allows that individual who's trying to invest in you to be even more invested because they're seeing the effort that you're putting in. And, you know, there's the coined phrase, you get an A for effort. And I believe for all of us, that goes a long way either in the mentorship, um, sort of the mentor role or the mentee role is when I'm putting in effort both ways, it just fosters that trust and a deeper bond that in some cases they transcend a workplace environment or a coaching environment, and you actually become friends, right? In in just the way you think and behave, because there's such a deep relationship there.

SPEAKER_01 29:25

Beautifully said. And so, with that, I want to use this as a call to action that if you haven't already found your Miyagi, go and find your Miyagi. At any point uh in your life, you can do this. Uh, you're never too late, uh, you're right where you're supposed to be. And that could be your Miyagi in your career, that could be your Miyagi for your relationship, that could be your Miyagi for your fitness journey or your financial journey or your emotional journey. But find a mentor. I cannot uh underscore enough how much it will change your life. Um, and again, thank you so much for listening to this conversation. We hope you found some value. And if you know anyone that would um benefit from this dialogue, please feel free to share this episode with them and subscribe and leave us a review. We'd really appreciate it. Um, and we don't take your time for granted. So thank you so much.

SPEAKER_00 30:13

Yeah, come along on the journey with us. Before we wrap up, um, I do want to introduce and sort of talk and share a little bit of another segment that we do on the show. And some of you might have heard it already, and we call it the motivational minute. And for this week, I'm gonna hand it over to Dev, and Dev's gonna take us through a little bit of a motivational minute that inspires him.

SPEAKER_01 30:35

Thanks, Roger. And um, we're experimenting a little bit about where this segment goes in our show. So we're gonna try and end with this, and uh at the end of this, we'll see you next week, and thank you again for spending your time with us. Um, I wanted uh for this week's motivational minute to read you a story uh that I read several years ago that I try to read um as often as possible because it really helps put my day and my week into perspective. A carpenter was due to retire. He told his builder of his plans to leave the business and start a life of leisure with his wife and extended family. He would miss the money, but the time was right and he was ready to hang up his hammer, he could get by. The builder was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career. When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the builder handed the front door key to the carpenter. This is your house, he said. My gift to you. If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it also differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well. So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points, we do not give the job our best effort. Then, with a shock, we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we'd realized that we would have done that also differently. Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today. It is the only life you will ever build. And with that, we will see you next week.

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Take care, everyone.