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Welcome to the Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for September 12th.Today is National Day of Encouragement, a wonderful holiday that reminds us of the incredible power of positive words and supportive actions. In a world that can often feel heavy with criticism, negativity, and harsh judgment, this day celebrates the simple but profound act of lifting others up with encouragement.Encouragement is different from empty praise or false positivity. True encouragement acknowledges someone's efforts, recognizes their potential, and offers hope for their journey ahead. It's the difference between saying "good job" and saying "I can see how hard you worked on this, and your dedication really shows."Whether it's a teacher believing in a struggling student, a friend supporting someone through a difficult time, or a colleague recognizing another's contributions, encouragement has this beautiful ability to plant seeds of confidence that can bloom long after the words are spoken.Today's quote comes from Walt Disney, the visionary animator and entrepreneur, who said:"It's kind of fun to do the impossible."Walt Disney understood something beautiful about encouragement – it's not just about offering comfort during tough times, it's about inspiring people to reach beyond what they think is possible. Disney's entire career was built on encouraging others to dream bigger, to believe in magic, and to pursue ideas that seemed impossible.Think about what Disney achieved by encouraging the "impossible" – the first full-length animated film when everyone said audiences wouldn't sit through it, theme parks that transported people into fantasy worlds, innovations in filmmaking that changed entertainment forever. But none of these breakthroughs happened in isolation. They required Disney to encourage countless artists, engineers, and dreamers to believe that impossible things were actually just difficult things waiting to happen.This is what National Day of Encouragement is really about – not just offering sympathy when someone fails, but inspiring them to see failure as the first step toward achieving something extraordinary. Disney knew that the most powerful encouragement doesn't just say "you can do this" – it says "you can do things you never imagined possible."That's the kind of encouragement Disney was talking about – the kind that transforms obstacles into adventures and makes the impossible feel like fun.There's something magical about Disney's approach to encouragement. He didn't just tell people they could succeed – he made them excited about the possibility of creating something that had never existed before. He turned daunting challenges into thrilling opportunities.So today, as we celebrate National Day of Encouragement, let's embrace Walt Disney's playful wisdom about making the impossible feel fun. Look for someone who's facing a challenge that feels insurmountable to them – maybe it's a project at work, a creative endeavor, or a personal goal they've been putting off.Instead of just saying "you can do it," try Disney's approach: help them see the impossible as an adventure waiting to happen. Remind them that every breakthrough started with someone deciding that "impossible" was just another word for "interesting challenge."Remember, the most powerful encouragement doesn't just comfort – it transforms how people see their potential and makes them excited about discovering what they're truly capable of.That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off for now, but I'll be back tomorrow – same pod time, same pod station – with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to The Daily Quote – a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for August 23rd.Today is National Ride the Wind Day, a celebration that perfectly captures the spirit of freedom, adventure, and that primal human desire to soar. This special day has a fascinating origin story that combines human ingenuity with our eternal dream of flight.National Ride the Wind Day commemorates August 23rd, 1977, when the Gossamer Condor became the first human-powered aircraft to win the prestigious Kremer Prize. On that historic day at Minter Field in California, pilot Bryan Allen pedaled this remarkable aircraft through a figure-eight course, proving that humans could indeed power their own flight. The Gossamer Condor was designed by Dr. Paul MacCready and represented the culmination of centuries of human dreams about flying under our own power.But Ride the Wind Day isn't just about aviation history. It's about that universal feeling of freedom that comes from moving with the wind – whether you're flying a kite, sailing, cycling on a breezy day, or simply standing with your arms outstretched feeling the air flow around you.Which brings us to today's quote from the aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, who once said:"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity."Earhart understood something profound about human achievement: the biggest obstacle is rarely the actual doing, it's the decision to begin. Once we commit to action, once we decide to "ride the wind" in whatever form that takes for us, everything else becomes a matter of persistence and determination.The beauty of Ride the Wind Day is that it reminds us that this decision to act doesn't have to involve historic aircraft or death-defying stunts. It can be as simple as deciding to go outside on a windy day and feel truly alive, or choosing to pursue that dream you've been putting off, or finally taking that trip you've been planning for years.Every day, we have opportunities to "ride the wind" – to make decisions that move us toward freedom, adventure, and the life we actually want to live. But like Earhart said, the hardest part is always that initial decision to act.The tenacity comes naturally once we're committed. It's that first step off the ground that requires courage.PERSONAL TOUCHI remember the first time I went parasailing. I'd watched other people do it from the beach, looking so peaceful and free floating above the water. But when it came time to actually strap on the harness and let the boat pull me into the sky, I was terrified.The boat captain looked at me and said something I'll never forget: "The wind is going to lift you whether you're scared or not. You might as well enjoy it." In that moment, I realized that the decision to act – to step off that platform and trust the wind – was really the only choice I had to make. Once I was airborne, everything else was just about relaxing and enjoying the ride.That's what Amelia Earhart meant about tenacity being the easy part. Once you're committed, once you've made the leap, you discover resources and resilience you didn't know you had.CLOSINGSo today, in honor of National Ride the Wind Day and the brave souls who first pedaled their way into the sky, ask yourself what decision you've been avoiding. What "wind" have you been afraid to ride?Remember Amelia Earhart's wisdom – the most difficult thing is the decision to act. Once you make that choice, you might discover that the wind has been waiting to carry you all along.That's going to do it for today. May you have the courage to make the decisions that set you free, and may you always be ready to ride whatever wind carries you toward your dreams.I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off for now, but I'll be back tomorrow – same pod time, same pod station – with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Carol S. Dweck, Stanford psychologist and author of "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success."She wrote:"We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us. We don't like to think of them as relatively ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary."This quote destroys a comforting lie we tell ourselves.The lie goes like this: "Those people are special. They were born with talent I don't have. They're different from me. So of course they succeeded."It's comforting because it lets us off the hook. If they were born special, then our ordinariness isn't our fault. We can stay exactly where we are and blame genetics.But Dweck spent decades researching high achievers. And here's what she found: they weren't born superheroes. They were ordinary people who did something extraordinary – they committed to growth.Michael Jordan got cut from his high school basketball team. He wasn't born the greatest. He made himself the greatest through obsessive practice.J.K. Rowling was a single mother on welfare when she started writing Harry Potter. She wasn't born a legendary author. She became one through persistence.Your idols started where you are. Ordinary. Maybe even less than ordinary. What made them extraordinary wasn't their starting point. It was their refusal to stay there.Dweck calls this the growth mindset – the belief that abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work.The opposite is the fixed mindset – the belief that talent is innate and unchangeable. That you either have it or you don't.Guess which one keeps you stuck? And guess which one creates champions?So here's the question: What have you been avoiding because you think you weren't born with the talent for it?Because here's the truth – you probably weren't. But that doesn't matter. Champions aren't born. They're made.And you can make yourself extraordinary too.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Nassim Taleb, author of "The Black Swan" and one of the most provocative thinkers on risk, probability, and impact.He wrote:"The world is dominated not by the median, not by the average, but by the extremes — the monsters on the tails."Think about what Taleb is saying here.We're taught to focus on the average. The median. The middle of the bell curve. That's where most people are, so that's what matters, right?Wrong.The world isn't shaped by the average. It's shaped by the extremes. The outliers. The rare events that nobody expects.One pandemic changes more about how we work than fifty years of gradual improvement.One breakthrough technology transforms an entire industry while a thousand incremental updates do nothing.One exceptional employee creates more value than ten average ones combined.One massive mistake can undo years of careful, steady progress.Taleb calls these "monsters on the tails" – the extreme events at the edges of the probability distribution that have disproportionate impact.Here's what this means for your goals: playing it safe and aiming for average won't get you far. The median is comfortable, but it's not where impact lives.Impact lives in the extremes. Extreme dedication. Extreme risk. Extreme innovation. Extreme failure that teaches you what works.If you want to make a real difference – in your career, your business, your life – you can't optimize for average. You have to be willing to go to the tails.The tails are where the monsters live. But they're also where the magic happens.So here's the question: Are you playing it safe in the middle? Or are you willing to go to the extremes where real impact lives?Because the world isn't dominated by average. It's dominated by the monsters on the tails.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to The Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Rudyard Kipling, from his famous work "The Jungle Book."He wrote:"For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack."Read that again. It works both ways.The pack is only as strong as each individual wolf. And each wolf is only as strong as the pack supporting it.This is the paradox of achievement: you need both.You need individual excellence. The wolf who trains, who hones their skills, who shows up ready. Without strong individuals, the pack is weak. One person slacking doesn't just hurt them – it weakens everyone.But you also need the pack. The support system. The team. The community. Because even the strongest wolf can't hunt alone for long. Even the most talented individual needs others to reach their full potential.Most people pick one side. They either think "I've got to do this alone" or "The team will carry me."Both are wrong.Your individual strength contributes to the collective. Your dedication makes everyone around you better. Your excellence raises the standard.But the collective also makes you stronger. The pack gives you resources you don't have alone. Support when you're weak. Perspective when you're lost. Accountability when you drift.Kipling understood: these aren't opposing forces. They're complementary. The wolf and the pack need each other.So here's the question: Are you strengthening your pack through your individual excellence? And are you letting the pack strengthen you?Because you need both. The strength of the pack is the wolf. And the strength of the wolf is the pack.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote is attributed to Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, who said:"All progress starts by telling the truth."Five words. One requirement for change.Bill W. understood something fundamental: you cannot fix what you won't acknowledge.The first step in AA is admitting you have a problem. Not explaining it. Not justifying it. Not spinning it. Just telling the truth about it.And that's where all progress begins. With truth.You can't improve your finances until you tell the truth about how much you're spending.You can't fix a relationship until you tell the truth about what's actually wrong.You can't achieve your goals until you tell the truth about why you haven't achieved them yet.Most people skip this step. They want to go straight to solutions. Straight to action. Straight to the transformation.But you can't navigate to a destination if you lie about your starting point.Progress requires an accurate map. And an accurate map requires truth.The truth might be uncomfortable. It might be embarrassing. It might reveal things you don't want to see.But without it, you're just pretending to make progress while staying exactly where you are.Bill W. knew this. The entire foundation of recovery is built on one simple act: telling the truth.A few years ago, I told myself I was "too busy" to exercise. That was my story.One day I tracked my time for a week. The truth? I was watching two hours of Netflix every night.I wasn't too busy. I was making a choice. And lying to myself about it.Once I told the truth, I could actually make progress. Not before.The truth didn't feel good. But it's the only thing that worked.So here's the question: What truth are you avoiding right now? What lie are you telling yourself that's preventing progress?Because you can't change what you won't acknowledge. All progress starts by telling the truth.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to The Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Shakuntala Devi, an Indian mathematician known as "The Human Computer."She could multiply two 13-digit numbers in her head in 28 seconds – faster than a computer. She earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records and amazed audiences worldwide with her mental calculation abilities.She said:"Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers."Think about what she's saying here.Most people see math as something confined to classrooms and textbooks. Numbers are what you do when you're forced to balance a checkbook or calculate a tip.But Shakuntala Devi saw differently. She saw numbers everywhere. In everything.The rhythm of your heartbeat? That's numbers. The pattern of leaves on a tree? Numbers. The structure of a song? Numbers. The timing of traffic lights? Numbers. The architecture of a building? All numbers.This isn't just about math. It's about patterns. Structure. Order. Understanding.When you start seeing the world through numbers, you start seeing how things work. You see the patterns that govern everything. You understand cause and effect. You see the systems beneath the chaos.And here's what's powerful about this perspective: it gives you control. When you understand the numbers – the patterns, the probabilities, the structures – you can predict outcomes. You can make better decisions. You can solve problems others can't see.Shakuntala Devi wasn't just good at arithmetic. She was good at seeing the invisible architecture of reality.So here's the question: What patterns are you not seeing because you think you're "not a numbers person"?Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.Start looking for them. They're everywhere.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to The Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Dale Carnegie, author of the classic "How to Win Friends and Influence People."He said:"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."Two equations here. Pay attention.Inaction equals doubt and fear. Action equals confidence and courage.Most people think it works the opposite way. They think: "Once I'm confident, then I'll take action. Once I'm not afraid, then I'll do the thing."Carnegie's telling us we've got it backwards.You don't wait for confidence to act. You act, and confidence shows up afterward.You don't wait for fear to disappear before you move. You move, and courage builds itself through the movement.Here's why: when you sit at home thinking about the thing you're afraid of, your mind creates worst-case scenarios. It amplifies the risk. It manufactures problems that don't exist. Inaction gives fear room to grow.But when you get busy – when you actually take action – reality replaces imagination. You discover the thing you feared wasn't as bad as you thought. You learn. You adapt. You build evidence that you can handle it.That evidence becomes confidence. That movement becomes courage.Carnegie isn't saying ignore your fear. He's saying the only way to conquer it is through action. You can't think your way out of fear. You have to act your way out.So here's the question: What are you sitting at home thinking about right now? What fear is growing because you're not moving?Stop thinking. Go out and get busy. Because action is the only cure for fear.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Arnold Palmer, legendary golfer and seven-time major champion.He once said:"The more I practice, the luckier I get."Five words that destroy the myth of luck.People looked at Arnold Palmer and saw a lucky man. Lucky shots. Lucky breaks. Lucky wins.Palmer looked at the same results and saw something completely different: thousands of hours of practice.Here's the truth about luck: it's not random. It's preparation meeting opportunity.When you practice relentlessly, when you put in the hours nobody sees, when you refine your skills day after day – you're not getting luckier. You're getting better at recognizing opportunities and skilled enough to capitalize on them.That "lucky shot" that won the tournament? Palmer hit that exact shot ten thousand times on the practice range. When the pressure was on, his hands knew what to do.That "lucky break" in business? The entrepreneur who got it had been building skills and relationships for years. When opportunity knocked, they were ready.Most people see success and call it luck because they didn't see the practice. They see the tournament win but not the early morning sessions on the range. They see the deal close but not the years of learning the craft.Palmer's telling us: stop waiting to get lucky. Start practicing.So here's the question: What goal are you calling impossible because you haven't gotten "lucky" yet?Stop waiting for luck. Start practicing. Because the more you practice, the luckier you're going to get.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from C. Northcote Parkinson, a British Naval historian who studied how organizations work.In his 1957 book "Parkinson's Law," he described what he called the Law of Triviality:"The time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved."What does that mean? Inverse proportion?Basically... the less important something is, the more time we spend on it.Parkinson illustrated this with a brilliant example: a committee approving plans for a nuclear power plant spent most of their time debating what materials to use for the staff bicycle shed, while barely discussing the actual nuclear reactor.Why? Because everyone understood bike sheds. Everyone could have an opinion. Everyone felt qualified to contribute.But the nuclear reactor? Too complex. Too intimidating. So they approved it quickly and moved on.This happens everywhere. In business. In your personal life. Right now.You'll spend hours deciding which CRM Sales software to use but only fifteen minutes making sales calls.You'll spend days researching the perfect desk chair but won't spend an afternoon planning your career trajectory.You'll obsess over small decisions where everyone has an opinion while the mission-critical tasks that require deep thinking get ignored.The bike shed is easy to understand. The nuclear reactor is hard. So we waste time on bike sheds while the reactor gets built without proper scrutiny.So here's the question: What's your bike shed right now? What trivial activity are you spending time on while the hard, important work goes untouched?Because the Law of Triviality isn't just about committees. It's about you. Today.Stop debating the bike shed. Go build the reactor.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Venus Williams, seven-time Grand Slam tennis champion and one of the greatest athletes of all time.She once said:"I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest."Think about what Venus is saying here.She's not pretending obstacles don't exist. She's not naive about competition, challenges, or what stands in her way.She just doesn't focus on them.Because here's the truth: whatever you focus on expands. If you focus on the obstacles, they grow. They become more intimidating. They consume your mental energy. They convince you that you can't win.But if you focus on your goals instead – on what you're trying to achieve, where you're trying to go – that's what expands. That's what gets your energy. That's what drives your decisions.Venus has faced incredible obstacles. Racism. Injuries. Doubters. Fierce competition. She could spend all her mental energy focused on what she's up against.Instead, she focuses on winning. On excellence. On her goals.And that focus is what separates champions from everyone else.Most people obsess over their obstacles. They study them. They talk about them. They let them determine their strategy and their mindset.Champions acknowledge obstacles exist, then immediately shift their focus back to the goal. Where's the finish line? That's the only question that matters.So here's the question: What are you focusing on? The obstacles or the goals?Because you can't effectively focus on both. And whichever one gets your attention is the one that will grow.Choose wisely.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to The Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Francis of Assisi, who said:"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."This is the blueprint for achieving impossible goals. Three steps.First: do what's necessary. Not what's exciting. Not what's impressive. What's necessary.You want to run a marathon? What's necessary? Putting on running shoes and running one mile. That's it. Start there.You want to build a business? What's necessary? Making one sale. Talking to one customer. Creating one product. Start there.The necessary stuff is usually boring. It's not sexy. It won't impress anyone. But it's the foundation. And without it, everything else collapses.Second: do what's possible. Once you've done the necessary, you start to see what's actually possible. Not what you dreamed was possible – what you now know is possible based on what you've already done.You ran one mile consistently? Now five miles is possible. You made one sale? Now ten sales is possible.Possible expands based on what you've proven to yourself through doing the necessary.Third: suddenly you're doing the impossible. And here's the key word – suddenly. It doesn't feel gradual. One day you look up and realize you're doing something that would have seemed completely impossible when you started.The impossible isn't conquered through one giant leap. It's conquered through small necessary steps that lead to possible achievements that compound into the impossible.So here's the question: What impossible goal are you staring at right now? Stop staring at the impossible part.What's necessary? Start there. Do that today. The impossible will wait.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Charles Richards, who said:"Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week's value out of a year while another man gets a full year's value out of a week."Read that again. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of.We all get 365 days. Same calendar. Same hours. Same minutes.But Richards is telling us that time isn't equal. Not really. Because it's not about how much time you have – it's about how much time you actually use.One person can live a full year and barely grow, barely create, barely experience anything meaningful. They showed up. The days happened to them. But they didn't make use of them.Another person can pack an entire year's worth of growth, learning, and achievement into a single week. They squeezed every drop of value out of those seven days.Same amount of time on the clock. Completely different results.Here's what most people miss: they think time is the problem. "I don't have enough time." But that's not it. You have the same amount as everyone else.The real question is: are you making use of it?Are you spending your days intentionally or just letting them pass? Are you focused on what matters or scattered across distractions? Are you present or just going through the motions?The calendar doesn't determine your year. You do. By how you use each day.So here's the question: Are you making use of your days? Or are you just letting them happen to you?Because the calendar's going to keep turning either way. The only question is how much value you'll extract from it.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to The Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Yogi Berra.For those who don't know, Yogi was a legendary baseball player and Hall of Fame catcher for the New York Yankees. But he's equally famous for his quirky, paradoxical sayings that sound silly at first but reveal deep truths.This is one of his best:"If you don't know where you're going, you might end up someplace else."On the surface, this sounds absurd. Of course if you don't know where you're going, you'll end up somewhere else. That's how directions work.But that's exactly Yogi's genius. He's stating the obvious – and forcing us to realize we're ignoring it.Most people are walking through life without a clear destination. They're busy. They're moving. They're doing things. But they haven't actually decided where they're trying to go.So they end up somewhere. Just not where they wanted to be.You can't aim at nothing and hit something meaningful. You can't drift toward excellence. You can't accidentally build the life you want.Without a clear direction, every path looks equally valid. Every opportunity seems worth taking. Every distraction feels justified. And ten years later, you look around and wonder how you got here.Yogi's telling us: define your destination first. Get clear on where you're actually going. Because if you don't, you'll still end up somewhere – you just won't like where that somewhere is.So here's the question: Where are you going? Not where are you drifting. Not where life is taking you. Where are YOU going?Because if you don't decide, you'll still arrive somewhere. Just probably not where you want to be.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Pablo Picasso, who said:"Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success."Let's break this down. Three ingredients for achieving goals.First: a plan. Not a wish. Not a hope. A plan. The vehicle that takes you from where you are to where you want to be.Second: fervent belief. You have to believe in that plan. Not kind of believe. Not mostly believe. Fervently believe. Because when the plan gets hard – and it will – that belief is what keeps you going.Third: vigorous action. You can have the best plan in the world and believe in it completely, but if you don't act on it vigorously – with energy, with commitment, with urgency – it stays a fantasy.And Picasso doesn't leave any wiggle room. "There is no other route to success."Not luck. Not connections. Not waiting for the perfect moment. Just plan, belief, action.Here's what most people miss: they have one or two of these, but not all three. They have a goal and they believe in it, but no real plan. Or they have a plan but don't really believe it'll work. Or they have a plan and belief, but they take weak, halfhearted action.All three. That's the requirement.So here's the question: What goal are you pursuing right now? Do you have a real plan? Do you fervently believe in it? And are you acting on it vigorously?Because according to Picasso, there's no other way.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern and lets jump right in to today's quote from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who once said:"Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come."Think about that. Success isn't always about greatness.Most people are chasing greatness. The huge breakthrough. The viral moment. The overnight success.But The Rock knows something most don't: greatness is actually the byproduct, not the starting point.It's about consistency. Showing up every single day, even when nobody's watching. Even when the results aren't impressive. Even when you don't feel like it.Consistent hard work leads to success. Not occasional hard work. Not hard work when you're motivated. Consistent hard work.You don't build a championship physique from one great workout. You build it from a thousand workouts that nobody saw.You don't build a successful career from one brilliant performance. You build it from years of showing up and doing the work.And here's where confidence enters the picture: every time you show up consistently, you're proving something to yourself. You're building evidence that you're reliable. That you keep your promises. That you can be counted on.That proof becomes confidence. That confidence fuels more consistency. And that consistency? That's what eventually produces greatness.Most people wait to feel great before they start. But Johnson's telling us it works backwards. You start. You stay consistent. Success comes. And then greatness follows.So here's the question: What's one thing you could commit to doing consistently? Not perfectly. Not occasionally. Consistently.Because that's what will shape your life. And build your confidence in the process.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now but I'll be back tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, who said:"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems."You fall to the level of your systems.Not your goals. Your systems.Everyone has goals. Every athlete wants to win. Every entrepreneur wants to succeed. Every person wants to lose weight or save money or learn something new.But goals don't differentiate winners from losers. Everyone in the race wants to win. What separates them is the system they built to get there.Your system is your habits. It's what you do every single day when no one's watching. It's the routine you follow when motivation runs out.You can set a goal to get in shape, but if your system involves sitting on the couch every night and eating takeout, you'll fall to the level of that system. The goal doesn't matter.Or you can set the same goal, but build a system where you prep healthy meals on Sunday, lay out your workout clothes the night before, and schedule exercise like it's a doctor's appointment.Same goal. Different system. Different result.Clear is telling us to stop obsessing over the outcome and start building the daily habits that make the outcome inevitable.So here's the question: What's one system you could build today that would make your goal inevitable?Forget the outcome for a minute. Build the habit. Trust the system.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to The Daily Quote – the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern and lets jump right in.Today's quote comes from Napoleon Hill, who said:"Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle."Let that sink in. Growth is only through effort and struggle.Not through ease. Not through comfort. Not through getting what you want without working for it.Hill wrote "Think and Grow Rich" after studying the most successful people of his era. And here's what he found: the comfortable path doesn't build anything worth having.Think about the gym. Your muscles don't grow when you're resting on the couch. They grow when you're struggling under weight that's almost too heavy to lift. The struggle is what creates the growth.The same is true for every area of your life.That business goal that keeps you up at night? The struggle to build it is making you smarter, more resilient, more creative.That relationship you're working to improve? The effort you're putting in is teaching you patience, empathy, and communication skills you didn't have before.The goal isn't just about reaching the finish line. It's about who you become in the fight to get there.Hill is telling us the struggle isn't a bug in the system. It's the feature. It's the entire point.So here's the question: What are you struggling with right now? And instead of resenting it, can you see it as the tool that's building your strength?Because the struggle isn't punishment. It's the price of growth.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to The Daily Quote – I'm Andrew McGivern.Today's quote comes from Tony Robbins, who said:"The path to success is to take massive, determined action."Massive. Determined. Action.Three words that separate dreamers from achievers.Notice what Robbins didn't say. He didn't say "take perfect action." He didn't say "wait until you're ready." He didn't say "make a plan and think about it for a while."He said massive action. And he said determined action.Massive means you're not tiptoeing. You're not testing the waters. You're jumping in with both feet. You're doing more than feels comfortable, more than feels safe.Determined means when it doesn't work the first time – and it won't – you keep going. You adjust. You learn. But you don't quit.Here's the truth most people miss: action creates clarity. You don't figure it out, then act. You act, and that's how you figure it out.People wait for confidence before they act. But confidence doesn't come first. Confidence is the result of action. You act, you learn, you improve, and then you feel confident.Robbins knows this. Success isn't about having all the answers. It's about moving forward with the answers you have.So here's the question: What's one massive, determined action you could take today? Not tomorrow. Not when you're ready. Today.Because the path to success isn't paved with perfect plans. It's paved with action.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern – I'll see you in the next one with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to the Daily Quote – the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host Andrew McGivern and lets dive in to the quote of the day.Today's quote comes from Zig Ziglar, who once said:"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."Think about that for a second.We spend so much time focused on the finish line. The promotion. The degree. The weight loss. The bank account. The achievement itself.But Ziglar's saying the real prize isn't the trophy – it's who you had to become to earn it.When you set a challenging goal and actually pursue it, you're forced to grow. You develop discipline you didn't have. You learn skills you didn't possess. You discover resilience you didn't know existed.The degree hangs on your wall, but the person who earned it? That's the transformation that lasts forever.Here's what makes this powerful: most goals eventually lose their shine. You get the promotion, and six months later it's just your job. You hit the weight goal, then you maintain it. The achievement becomes normal.But the person you became? The habits you built, the confidence you gained, the fear you overcame – that stays with you. That becomes the foundation for your next goal and the one after that.So here's the question: What goal are you chasing right now? And more importantly – who will you have to become to achieve it?Because that person? That's the real win.That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now but I'll be back tomorrow - same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.