Jake on Embracing The Mundane And Ordinary

Happy Christmas from everyone at High Performance! Today Jake reflects on 2022 and delivers a short message for the start of a new year.

If we break down an average life in numbers, from sunrise to sunset, taking in account the snoozing and everything in between - we have on approximately 5 hours a day to live our life. We need to embrace the mundane and thrive in the ordinary moments.

We really hope 2023 is a great one for you. Thank you for listening and your support.

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In this special Christmas episode, Jake reflects on the past year and offers a message of motivation and perspective for the new year. He emphasizes the importance of making the most of the ordinary moments in life, as they constitute a significant portion of our time. Jake encourages listeners to embrace the mundane and find joy in the everyday, rather than constantly seeking extraordinary experiences.

He acknowledges that life can be challenging, with inevitable setbacks and failures, but he stresses the importance of learning from these experiences and finding support from others. He also highlights the need to accept that not every day will be special and that finding wonder in the ordinary is key to living a fulfilling life.

Jake encourages listeners to make the most of the five hours of free time they have each day, excluding sleep, work, and other commitments. He suggests that by appreciating the simple things in life and finding joy in the mundane, we can transform even the most boring days into meaningful experiences.

Jake concludes the episode with a message of hope and encouragement, expressing his desire for 2023 to be a great year for his listeners. He invites them to join him on the High Performance podcast throughout the year, as he and his team continue to provide motivation and support on the journey to personal and professional growth.

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[01:40.160 -> 01:44.000] Hey, happy Christmas! Wherever you are in the world listening to this podcast,
[01:44.000 -> 01:49.540] I just want to say thank you, because you've put us in the top 1% of the most shared
[01:49.840 -> 01:54.580] Podcasts on the planet over the last 12 months and that for us is mind-blowing
[01:54.580 -> 01:58.000] We are incredibly grateful for that and I want to give back
[01:58.000 -> 02:04.920] I want to give back with the books and the tours and the free members club and the social media accounts and
[02:05.440 -> 02:07.640] Replying to all of you on my Instagram
[02:07.640 -> 02:08.680] I'm
[02:08.680 -> 02:13.880] desperate to repay the loyalty and the commitment that you've shown us for the past 12 months and
[02:13.960 -> 02:18.040] So I wanted to talk to you about a topic that I think is really relevant right now
[02:18.160 -> 02:20.800] We're releasing this short little episode on Boxing Day
[02:20.840 -> 02:25.960] However, I totally understand that you may be listening to this days or even weeks later.
[02:25.960 -> 02:30.800] And the reason why I wanted to pop onto your podcast platform the day after Christmas is
[02:30.800 -> 02:32.880] that I know how I will feel.
[02:32.880 -> 02:38.040] I will have had probably three or four days of downtime, great time with the family, but
[02:38.040 -> 02:39.040] I'll be ready to go again.
[02:39.040 -> 02:43.960] And I know that sounds wild, but that is how my brain is wired.
[02:43.960 -> 02:45.200] And you may well be the same.
[02:45.200 -> 02:46.600] So I'm here for you.
[02:46.600 -> 02:52.700] However, having all that energy in the world is a waste of that energy unless it's channeled correctly.
[02:52.700 -> 02:55.700] In fact, I know that having unused energy those unfulfilled ambitions.
[02:55.700 -> 03:02.800] It just makes things worse wanting it and not getting it is a painful way to exist.
[03:02.800 -> 03:10.660] So how do we exist in a way that isn't painful because you know what being on this planet alone is a painful way to exist. So how do we exist in a way that isn't painful? Because you know what? Being on this planet alone is a miracle. What are the
[03:10.660 -> 03:16.720] odds of you being born? Scientists have worked out it's one in four hundred
[03:16.720 -> 03:23.400] trillion. You're already a miracle so you need to not waste it with a mindset that
[03:23.400 -> 03:26.600] isn't healthy for you, that isn't full of unfulfilled dreams
[03:26.600 -> 03:31.960] You don't want your deathbed surrounded by the ghosts of the things you didn't achieve because you didn't dare to go for it
[03:32.520 -> 03:36.460] In 2023, are you gonna continue to be annoyed by the results? You didn't get
[03:37.080 -> 03:39.080] With the work that you didn't do
[03:39.280 -> 03:41.280] Because you know what you're not here for long
[03:41.800 -> 03:44.480] In 100 years, right think about this in 100 years
[03:45.360 -> 03:47.360] Everyone you've ever met
[03:47.400 -> 03:50.680] Every possession that you hold dear is likely gone
[03:51.760 -> 03:58.320] And 100 years will go in the blink of an eye. I've been doing some maths for you. Okay, the average life expectancy is 70 years
[03:58.960 -> 04:01.200] That's three thousand six hundred and fifty weeks
[04:02.080 -> 04:05.120] That's twenty five thousand five hundred and fifty days or
[04:06.720 -> 04:12.840] 613 thousand two hundred hours six hundred and thirteen thousand two hundred hours that sounds like a lot
[04:13.480 -> 04:15.480] But for half of those hours you're asleep
[04:16.120 -> 04:19.120] That leaves let's say like three hundred and seven thousand
[04:19.920 -> 04:26.140] Research shows you'll spend an average of 13,150 of those hours on the toilet
[04:27.200 -> 04:28.760] some more than others
[04:28.760 -> 04:35.140] You'll spend a hundred and thirteen thousand nine hundred of those hours being a kid before you even get to the age of 14
[04:35.720 -> 04:41.280] If you're retired for only five years, that's forty three thousand hours retired and while you're working
[04:41.580 -> 04:45.300] You'll spend on average ten thousand hours of your working life commuting
[04:46.380 -> 04:48.380] So all of those numbers
[04:49.660 -> 04:51.660] Leave you with on average
[04:51.820 -> 04:55.380] Five hours a day for you to do your thing
[04:55.720 -> 04:59.740] That's five hours a day before you're ill five hours a day before you have a holiday
[05:00.180 -> 05:05.840] Five hours a day before you feel down or you have kids or you deal with the unforeseen crap that comes your way
[05:06.340 -> 05:09.580] five precious hours a day and
[05:10.380 -> 05:12.780] How you spend them is all that you have
[05:13.820 -> 05:16.580] So you've got so here's a crucial element
[05:17.460 -> 05:19.460] There's no way on earth
[05:19.780 -> 05:23.960] That those five hours are going to be consistently special consistently great
[05:24.580 -> 05:28.320] At times they won't be anything other than mundane
[05:29.540 -> 05:35.720] Yet we spend our lives telling our kids that they're super special that they're gonna have this amazing life
[05:37.480 -> 05:39.480] So are we just setting them up for a fall
[05:40.120 -> 05:41.760] Have you been set up for a fall?
[05:41.760 -> 05:47.080] Do you keep on waiting for the day when life is constantly special and constantly magic and that wonderful moment comes?
[05:48.340 -> 05:52.360] Because if that's what we want, we'll spend the rest of our lives wondering why we don't feel it
[05:53.660 -> 06:00.120] Why isn't every day a magical memory? Why isn't every day a stunning awakening? Why isn't every day a world-class performance? We'll be thinking
[06:01.360 -> 06:05.520] Well because you've been told that that isn't true, that every day should be special, but
[06:05.520 -> 06:06.520] we aren't special.
[06:06.520 -> 06:07.520] Getting here is special.
[06:07.520 -> 06:09.280] Getting here is a miracle.
[06:09.280 -> 06:14.620] Being here is filled with all the mundane, everyday stuff that feels anything but special.
[06:14.620 -> 06:20.280] So all I'd love you to do is refocus to love that stuff in 2023.
[06:20.280 -> 06:24.320] You need to realize that in the freezing evening air, there is a magic.
[06:24.320 -> 06:27.760] In your loved one's eyes as they pass you your morning coffee, there's a spark.
[06:28.480 -> 06:32.960] The noise that is called hussing, the noise that trees make in the breeze.
[06:32.960 -> 06:34.320] That's a moment you never get again.
[06:35.200 -> 06:40.800] You listening to this short monologue from me is a moment that's gone never to be repeated ever.
[06:41.600 -> 06:43.680] So in 2023, I want you to do me a favour.
[06:43.680 -> 06:48.720] I want you to turn that cliche here for a good time not a long time into something that you actually
[06:48.720 -> 06:54.880] believe and the way to do it is to make everything a good time. Now I know that
[06:54.880 -> 07:00.000] sounds ridiculous but you need to accept that crap days will come, that in 2023
[07:00.000 -> 07:04.720] you'll cry often, that you'll fail even more often but actually the tools to
[07:04.720 -> 07:08.680] live with that and learn to love that are all around us. People want you to do
[07:08.680 -> 07:13.760] well, people are cheering you on, you are not alone. This podcast for example will
[07:13.760 -> 07:17.120] be by your side every step of the way over the next 12 months to remind you
[07:17.120 -> 07:20.920] that you aren't special, but to make it clear that's the best news of all.
[07:20.920 -> 07:31.220] Because that pushes you to find the wonderment in the non-special, in the everyday, in the mundane, in the ordinary. Days you never get back. Make
[07:31.220 -> 07:36.500] the most of those five hours a day, not just for 2023, but for the rest of your
[07:36.500 -> 07:42.340] life. Imagine getting to a point where you love the most boring of days.
[07:42.340 -> 07:45.600] That would be great, because if you love them they're never boring again.
[07:47.280 -> 07:49.680] I really hope 2023 is a good one for you.
[07:50.720 -> 08:00.960] Stick with us on High Performance and we'll get there together. Happy Christmas.
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