You want a little bit of that nipple? Come on, here it is.
So I woke up this morning and I had a decision.
Normally, I wear sweatpants to the gym because I'm afraid people will see my legs,
and judge me for these tiny little chicken legs.
And I knew I was going to be on camera today
'cause Jensen and I are shooting workout videos for Instagram and Snapchat, Facebook.
I'm videoing you, I'm videoing me, videoing Dane, it's getting crazy.
Whaaaat? I'm like, you know what, I'm going to wear the smallest shorts that I have.
And I'm going to hike them up and I'm going to workout in these shorts
because I'm tired of being insecure.
I'm tired of letting these body insecurities rule my life.
And I decided to shoot a video on it.
So in this Mindset Monday, I'm going to tell you some of my other insecurities,
and we're going to share together and we're going to empower people to break free.
Here it is, let's go.
Hey, my friend! Drew Canole here, welcome to another Mindset Monday.
Just got done with an incredible workout, now I was thinking
how this video might impact you in a really deep way,
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Share it! That's how I know you're engaged.
I'm going to start choosing people that leave a comment on YouTube and Facebook
to win one of my favorite books on this Mindset Monday.
I was thinking about the power of vulnerability.
And I've been doing a lot of leadership training lately and I thought maybe you could relate to this.
I recently did an exercise where I was asked to tell an audience my greatest insecurities physically.
And I thought back and it really left a lasting impression on me as a kid,
when children used to pick on me for the size of my head.
Literally, I look like Charlie Brown.
I look like a pumpkin with a toothpick sticking out of it because my head was so big.
So I developed this insecurity at a really young age and I wanted to grow my shoulders.
So I just remember doing as many shoulder workouts as possible
to overcompensate for the ginormous size of my melon, right?
We do a lot of things as human beings to overcompensate
which are our biggest insecurities into some of our greatest gifts.
Another insecurity I had was the size of my legs.
I have little chicken legs right here.
No matter, it seems like no matter how hard I lift, no matter how many calf raises I do,
I can't seem to get my legs or my butt to grow and I developed an insecurity around it.
Another insecurity I have physically is I have really small nipples.
Maybe you've seen them in some of my photos, right here, these tiny little nipples.
So I remember being young and kids were like "ahhh, you don't even have any nipples!"
And it's so crazy and it's easy for us to get worked up and think about the insecurities.
And those insecurities will kind of overwhelm us,
and take residence in our mind and we constantly percolate on the thing.
Sometimes, you may feel like a hamster on a wheel.
Don't stop, keep going.
And it lowers our energy, it lowers our vibration for what we really want to create.
To me, insecurity means in scarcity.
So if you want to take any insecurity that you have, get out of scarcity.
Start thinking about what you have.
So every day I get up and I'm like, "I'm thankful for these legs, I'm thankful for the ability to run."
I'm thankful for the ability to jump, I'm thankful for the ability to serve each step.
I know I'm leaving somebody further down the path of their enlightenment,
their awakening, their soul's purpose, their desire.
And it's outside of me and my legs carrying me, it's my heart that leads the way.
I'm thankful for these tiny little nipples.
I'm grateful for this gigantic head with this brain that allows me to think,
that allows me to conceptualize new ideas to truly make a difference in this world.
So take your insecurities, get out of scarcity and develop a gratitude ritual.
This has been another amazing Mindset Monday, thank you for joining me.
Leave a comment, give it a big thumbs up, and share it with somebody.
Actually, scratch that.
Let me know what your greatest body insecurity is.
Let's open up!
When we open up and we express it it doesn't hold power over us anymore.
And as I always say, remember, we're in this together, it's truer than ever.
I'm Drew Canole, see you next week, bring it in.