Good morning everybody. Happy Monday.

One thing I’ve been thinking about recently is the power of words.

The average person speaks about 16,000 words per day according to a study published in the journal Science in 2007.

So much of our life is determined by what we speak.

What we speak reveals what we believe.

How someone speaks is a good indicator of where they will end up in life.

Someone who is constantly dreaming of achieving great things can’t help but talk about it.

They wake up excited about what they’re doing.

They’re constantly focused on their vision for the future.

They’ve already determined that no matter how long it takes they will accomplish the vision in their head.

If a setback comes they don’t allow it to stop them.

How does someone like that talk?

Do they complain all the time?

Do they sit around looking at all of the negatives in their life saying woe is me?

Probably not.

Not that there aren’t moments of doubt for that individual.

But they’ve gotten to a place that when those doubts or fears come they don’t allow them to stay for long.

Sometimes it’s easy to get in a place where life just happens to you.

You aren’t really thinking about what you’re saying and where you are going.

You get into a routine and it becomes your normal way of living.

What do you think about right when you wake up?

How do you process things that happen to you every day?

All of us have created mental patterns that determine how we go through life.

It’s good to take a look at your life and evaluate where you are.

What are you thinking about all the time?

Are your words full of faith or unbelief?

The great thing is that if we recognize that our thoughts and words aren’t in alignment with where we want to be, we can make a change.

Get excited about life.

Anything can shift at any moment.

It all starts with what you are speaking.

Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.”

Have a great week.

Luke

Here’s one of my recent Youtube videos if you’d like to watch.

You don’t have to be the smartest. Your situation doesn’t need to be perfect.

Ruthless consistency is what you need.

So often it can feel like we need to have things figured out before we take any action.

You may want to start making videos online.

You think that before you start you need to get a better camera. Save up money to get a better mic. That’s not the case.

Do those things hurt?

Of course not.

But so often the pursuit for perfection can get in the way of just getting started.

The truth is that you won’t be great at something until you get a massive amount of reps.

Sure, some people may have more natural talent in certain areas.

But most people who have reached the top of their respective fields weren’t what we see today right away.

You can’t get better at something until you start taking action.

The more consistent you are at whatever it is you want to do, the better you will get over time.

You have to know what you want and take action until the desire you have becomes a reality.

Imperfect action beats no action every single day.

Is there something that you have been thinking about creating but don’t think you’re good enough yet to start?

Start anyway.

Create an action plan.

If it’s making content decide that you are going to make one piece of content every week.

Don’t stop if you get 0 views for months. Decide that you will not stop until you reach your desired end result.

It took me 75 YouTube videos to get my first 100 subscribers on a channel where I talk about my favorite sports team.

2,700 videos later and I’ve been able to build my channel to around 41,000 subscribers.

Looking back my first videos were not very good.

But when I started my channel I went in with the mindset that I wouldn’t stop until it worked.

I still realize that there is so much I don’t know.

I know I can get better and learn from people who are much farther along than me.

The reality is that sometimes we just need to be patient.

You may not see your desired results yet, but one day you will and you’ll be very happy that you never gave up.

Luke