when a lawyer is trying to convince a jury that the accused is a murderer what does she need to
do she needs to provide evidence she needs to show that the accused is capable of doing such
a heinous crime that there was a weapon and that there was a motive the lawyer must gather proof to
persuade the jury this jury will determine whether you can overcome your fears and procrastination
and get started on the thing you want to do to succeed if they don't believe you can do it they
will turn off all your effort levels and offer no energy or resources to fuel your potential
you must convince this jury that you can reach your goal that it won't be a waste of time and
that in the end it'll be a good investment if this jury inside your head doesn't believe you
nobody outside your head will believe you so how do you convince this jury that you're able to
achieve your goal you must do it in the same way a lawyer would you need to provide evidence however
this is not a murder trial and there are no crime scenes there's not gonna be a bloody
glove or fingerprints on a knife where should you find the evidence then what should you look for
evidence of your success is all around you it's in your past it's in your day-to-day life it's in the
relationships you make or the little moments where you push through and did something you didn't want
to do evidence that you can overcome hardship can be manifested as well what you want to look for
are moments when you accomplish something tough this could be when you were a kid and you had
to give a speech in front of your class or when you were a teenager and you asked a popular girl
to dance record and file these moments away because you now need to build a case for that
jury in your head every piece of evidence you have in your favor demonstrating your courage
will come in handy later on next you want to look for moments when you were doing something grueling
that you thought would never end but you follow through anyways this could be the summer when
you woke up at 5am every day to work a part-time job or this could be the long hike you took up
a mountain without any directions and made it back alive any time that you have persevered
is proof that you're someone who can commit to a difficult task without giving up halfway
whatever qualities you need to be successful find evidence in your life no matter how small
if success requires consistency look for evidence of yourself being consistent whether it's growing
your mustache for movember or working out every day for a month when you are 23.
if you want to read a long book start by reading some short ones if you want to run a marathon
start by running five miles if you want to paint a public mural start by painting your bedroom
prove to the jury in your head that you're able to take action and follow through without evidence of
your past achievements and determination the jury in your head is going to tell you to just relax
take it easy and that your success is not worth pursuing because you're not going to make it it's
like going to a bank and asking for a business loan but you don't even have a business plan the
bank is not going to give you the money you must build a case for yourself you must defend yourself
you must advocate for yourself even to yourself you must have evidence a proven track record that
you've done hard things in the past and you could do it again in the future remember the jury isn't
stupid you cannot compare waking up every morning to go to school to the mammoth task of starting a
successful creative business they still won't be fully convinced but you can collect evidence as
you go don't tell the jury that you're going to win the man booker prize just tell them you're
going to write for a month once you've proven that you could do that you have evidence forever that
you could write consistently for a month then you gather evidence that you could publish something
once you do that's another notch on your belt the more you do the more evidence of
your achievements you'll have the more you do the better the case for your success becomes
so when you finally approach your jury and tell them you're launching your business or project
they'll see that you've honored your word in the past and you follow through
there's evidence of that therefore there's confidence at least with the jury that you
will eventually achieve this new mission as well do more collect evidence and build a case for why
and how you can achieve your goal be honest with yourself the jury in your head is not against you
they are protectors of your time energy and willpower all finite resources essential to your
life they are trying to save your life and keep you out of harm but in doing so away from growth
however they can be swayed but you'll need to prove it to them first thank you for watching if
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