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And when you"},{"speaker":"Darrell Evans","startTime":2101.95,"endTime":2104.32,"body":"shift your mind you change your"},{"speaker":"Darrell Evans","startTime":2101.95,"endTime":2104.32,"body":"behaviors. J, appreciate you,"},{"speaker":"Darrell Evans","startTime":2104.32,"endTime":2104.62,"body":"brother."},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2104.65,"endTime":2104.95,"body":"Thank you."},{"speaker":"Darrell Evans","startTime":2104.95,"endTime":2107.65,"body":"Listen, one last"},{"speaker":"Darrell Evans","startTime":2104.95,"endTime":2107.65,"body":"question. If for whatever"},{"speaker":"Darrell Evans","startTime":2107.65,"endTime":2110.53,"body":"reason, today was your last day"},{"speaker":"Darrell Evans","startTime":2107.65,"endTime":2110.53,"body":"on this beautiful planet we call"},{"speaker":"Darrell Evans","startTime":2110.56,"endTime":2114.34,"body":"Earth, what would you want"},{"speaker":"Darrell Evans","startTime":2110.56,"endTime":2114.34,"body":"everyone to remember you for"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2114.73,"endTime":2117.22,"body":"just that"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2114.73,"endTime":2117.22,"body":"shifting. But understanding that"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2117.22,"endTime":2119.65,"body":"the platform that you lead from"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2117.22,"endTime":2119.65,"body":"is more important than the"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2119.65,"endTime":2122.89,"body":"platform you land on. A lot of"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2119.65,"endTime":2122.89,"body":"times, we focus so much on what"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2122.89,"endTime":2126.04,"body":"we try to get to. But we're not"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2122.89,"endTime":2126.04,"body":"focusing on where we are right"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2126.04,"endTime":2129.88,"body":"now, man. So if your platform is"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2126.04,"endTime":2129.88,"body":"on the roof, you can definitely"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2129.88,"endTime":2133.09,"body":"see more you can go jump, go"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2129.88,"endTime":2133.09,"body":"further. So just start"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2133.09,"endTime":2136.18,"body":"establishing your platform right"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2133.09,"endTime":2136.18,"body":"now. And that's what I realized"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2136.18,"endTime":2139.63,"body":"that my life is that I had to"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2136.18,"endTime":2139.63,"body":"establish me, I was cool with"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2139.63,"endTime":2142.48,"body":"doing whatever somebody else put"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2139.63,"endTime":2142.48,"body":"out there. There was a time I"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2142.48,"endTime":2146.26,"body":"say I had to create my platform."},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2142.48,"endTime":2146.26,"body":"And I feel confident I can go"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2146.26,"endTime":2149.77,"body":"anywhere like Vegas, you know,"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2146.26,"endTime":2149.77,"body":"anywhere else, and still be able"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2149.77,"endTime":2152.47,"body":"to produce at a high level"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2149.77,"endTime":2152.47,"body":"because of the platform that's"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2152.47,"endTime":2155.71,"body":"been created. So I'm not worried"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2152.47,"endTime":2155.71,"body":"about where I'm going. Nobody"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2155.71,"endTime":2157.48,"body":"else should just keep building"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2155.71,"endTime":2157.48,"body":"your platform."},{"speaker":"Darrell Evans","startTime":2157.9,"endTime":2159.94,"body":"I love it. Jay,"},{"speaker":"Darrell Evans","startTime":2157.9,"endTime":2159.94,"body":"thanks for being on my show"},{"speaker":"Darrell Evans","startTime":2159.94,"endTime":2162.13,"body":"podcast been blessed today."},{"speaker":"Darrell Evans","startTime":2159.94,"endTime":2162.13,"body":"Appreciate you."},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2162.28,"endTime":2163.96,"body":"Thank you"},{"speaker":"J Haleem Washington","startTime":2162.28,"endTime":2163.96,"body":"so much. Appreciate you brother."},{"speaker":"The MindShift Podcast","startTime":2165.91,"endTime":2167.05,"body":"Hey, my"},{"speaker":"The MindShift Podcast","startTime":2165.91,"endTime":2167.05,"body":"friend. Thanks again for"},{"speaker":"The MindShift Podcast","startTime":2167.05,"endTime":2169.72,"body":"listening to today's episode of"},{"speaker":"The MindShift Podcast","startTime":2167.05,"endTime":2169.72,"body":"the mind shift podcast. Listen,"},{"speaker":"The MindShift Podcast","startTime":2169.72,"endTime":2172.96,"body":"let's not have the conversation"},{"speaker":"The MindShift Podcast","startTime":2169.72,"endTime":2172.96,"body":"in here. Connect with me on"},{"speaker":"The MindShift Podcast","startTime":2172.96,"endTime":2183.97,"body":"social @MrDarrellEvans. until"},{"speaker":"The MindShift Podcast","startTime":2172.96,"endTime":2183.97,"body":"next week, remember you're just"},{"speaker":"The MindShift Podcast","startTime":2183.97,"endTime":2186.97,"body":"one shift away from the"},{"speaker":"The MindShift Podcast","startTime":2183.97,"endTime":2186.97,"body":"breakthrough you're looking for."}]}