About this episode Begin your day with affirmations that resonate deeply and genuinely. This session offers a collection of heartfelt statements, grounded in everyday realities, designed to empower you without feeling forced or generic. Each affirmation is delivered with warmth and sincerity, helping you embrace your true self and approach your day with authentic confidence and a positive outlook.
0:00 lot one this morning 86,000,000,000 neurons in the human brain zero perfect track records on file and your opening bid starts right now in episode 220 we put honest words on an ordinary day on the block today we're taking the hammer to the myth that you need to be flawless to walk out your front door look a price0:15 is just the last person who wanted it more and right now perfectionism is trying to outbid your peace of mind it runs up the numbers tells you that every single call email and choice today has to land clean on the velvet but nobody runs a flawless ring a mistake isn't a broken contract it's just market data it's0:31 the bid that didn't clear telling you exactly where the floor actually is so here is what we're putting up on the board this morning one solid lot at a time take your paddle hold it firm and say this where it counts my mistakes do not cancel out my competence you dropped an increment last week you spoke too0:47 fast in a meeting or you forgot an attachment or you let your temper fray at the edge of a long afternoon that happened the ledger recorded it but one missed call does not liquidate the whole house you still possess the trade the hours and the grit you brought into the room a single bad lot doesn't shut down1:03 the auction house you learn what the room wouldn't take you adjust the reserve and you call the next item here is the second one i can be a work in progress and still be worthy of respect today you don't have to wait until you've smoothed out every rough timber in your character before you ask for what you've1:18 earned you don't discount your value just because the varnish is still tacky in places when seasoned ring dealers look at an antique oak bench they don't throw it in the scrap pile because the surface shows five decades of dings and water rings they bid higher because the frame is solid white oak it took every bit of that1:34 weather without snapping your scars and your unfinished edges aren't defects they're proof of load bearing timber and here is your third affirmation for the morning i have permission to show up uncertain and still take the next step most people wait on the sidelines until they feel 100% ready you aren't going to feel ready certainty is a luxury1:53 item with an inflated markup you simply don't need to pay what you need is two feet on the floorboards and the willingness to say i'm here i'm listening and i will figure out the next ten seconds as they arrive that isn't weakness that's how every professional in every difficult room does the job hammers down now let me2:10 tell you what that actually was real self compassion isn't soft talk or handing yourself an unearned ribbon it is plain accounting when you run a ring if you pretend a tractor has brand new tires when they're bald the buyer sues you the consignor loses faith and the house gets a bad name denial costs money but if you2:29 walk out point at the worn tread and say here's what it is here's what it can do and here's what needs work people trust the sale when you accept your flaws without flinching you strip away the terror of getting caught you stop burning 40% of your mental energy trying to look bulletproof to strangers who are far too2:44 busy worrying about their own balance sheets to inspect yours anyway accepting that you will fumble a phrase misjudge a timeline or need to ask for help doesn't make you fragile it makes you durable it cuts your overhead costs down to zero because you no longer pay the tax on pretending resilience isn't an armor that never dents resilience3:01 is knowing that when the dent happens the engine underneath keeps turning over you can acknowledge where you fell short without deciding that your fundamental value took a markdown you keep your accounting clean you write down the loss you learn the spread and you keep your eyes fixed on the next item coming through the gate the room is3:17 open the floor is waiting you don't need to be immaculate to make today count you just have to show up and run the numbers true take your paddle with you
