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- Hey, it's Terri, your cheerleader of dreams.
Well I'm here on my balcony, just self isolating.
I just wanted to bring you a quick video
to give you some encouragement,
'cause I believe this could be vital.
This is bonus time for you.
So I wanna share with you
what successful people do during isolation.
You know, I was reading a story about a guy
who when he got out of the army,
he wanted to have his own restaurant.
Well, he did.
He and his brothers became partners,
and they opened their first restaurant,
and it was doing amazing.
Well, three years after the restaurant opened,
his two brothers were killed in a tragic plane crash.
Well, he was devastated.
But of course, he went on with his life.
And a year later he opened his second restaurant.
Well, right after that, he heard there was a fire
at the second restaurant and it completely destroyed
the whole operation,
and he practically had no insurance.
So he's devastated, well, to go,
you know, make matters worse,
instead of going to work on the restaurant,
he discovers he has polyps on his colon,
and he had to go to the hospital and have surgery.
One surgery led to another surgery.
He's out of commission for months.
What does this successful person do
when they're trapped in a hospital for months,
and they can't even work on their dream?
Well, this is what they do.
This guy spent time with the Lord.
He began journaling his ideas,
writing down everything he could think of.
And he started thinking,
what would happen if I took a chicken a breast
seasoned it just right, put a bun with it
and the right condiments,
and that became the Chick-fil-A sandwich.
One of the largest franchises in the world.
Well, that's what successful people do.
There's great insight in isolation.
This is where you get time to think,
to dream, to imagine, to journal your ideas.
In fact, you know, I follow people like
Sylvester Stallone on Instagram,
I was watching him the other day.
And he's sitting at his desk with a legal pad and a pen
and he's writing.
And all of a sudden his wife comes in with the camera
and she says, "What are you doing?"
And he says, "Well, I'm adapting the screenplay"
And he starts saying, you know,
"This is the most aggravating, frustrating thing,
"but it's worth it."
And he's writing.
And then he said to her, "Are you gonna help me?"
And she said, "No."
And he said, "Well then go on, I got work to do."
And he went back to writing.
What are they doing?
Instead of just watching a rectangle in a room,
you know, watching TV for hours and hours,
he's gonna make a few more million dollars
because he's utilizing this as bonus time.
This is his time to utilize the moments we have.
Same with Justin Bieber, I saw him on Instagram.
He's in the studio, and he's writing
and he's singing and seizing the moment.
In fact, I remember years ago
when I was going through the worst season in my life.
And I was asked by my boss to work from home.
I was already lonely, miserable, confused, discouraged.
And here I'm being asked to work from home?
Basically to self isolate?
I seriously thought that was the worst directive
I could have ever been given.
But do you know, that was the most pivotal moment
of my entire life.
That's where I got a journal, and a pen.
And I just sat there with the Lord
and I got honest with myself.
Why am I so messed up?
What do I want my life to be?
How do I wanna be a role model for my daughter?
How do I make changes in my life?
What do I see myself doing a year from now,
five years from now?
That's where I began doing what I'm doing today.
Just sitting there and thinking
and dreaming and imagining.
You know, I was reading where Fergie,
you know, the lead singer of the Black Eyed Peas.
She was in an interview with Oprah Winfrey,
and she was talking about how she got free
from her addiction to crystal meth.
Well, listen to this,
"As simple as it seems,
"She had a journal and a pen
"as part of her therapy for recovery.
"She described the experiences
"how she began to figure herself out.
"She got crystal clear on dream and about her future.
"She got honest with herself as she wrote page after page
"inside the pages of a book."
Things like you know,
she wanted to have a number one song,
she wanted to win a Grammy,
she wanted to overcome feelings of guilt and unworthiness.
She learned to quiet herself, believe in herself
and get in touch with her true desires.
And you know what?
She went on and lived those dreams, right?
So I just want to tell you right now,
this is your moment to do with the most successful people
in the world do.
They grab a journal and a pen and they use this time.
Clarity comes from questions,
start asking yourself questions.
And if you're not sure what to ask.
You know I mentioned this on our podcast this week.
This is the first time ever I'm giving away my book,
"Dream it. Pin It. Live it"
How to make vision boards work for you.
I want you to get the free ebook
that we're offering this week
because I show you how to start dreaming again.
How to start journaling your time and finding out
what do you wanna do with your life?
Because God has given you a dream, a purpose, a vision,
that you'll never discover it if you're always busy.
What if God is saying to you,
"You know what, I'm silencing things on purpose
"so you can hear from me"
Jeremiah 30, verse two says,
"Write all the words have spoken to you in a book."
So I want you to get your free ebook, oobook (laughs)
I want you to get your free ebook this week.
Just click the link in the description.
We're giving them away absolutely free.
We've never done that before.
But we just believe generosity
is what sets you up to be blessed.
So get your free ebook,
how to make a vision board,
how to get quiet, how to seize this moment of isolation.
I'm telling you, this is gonna turn out to be
the most pivotal moment of your life.
So get your free ebook, and remember
I'm cheering you on to live your dreams.
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