Unleashing the Power of Imagination: The Key to Unlocking Your Wildest Dreams

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Welcome to the Thinking Big podcast,
my friends.

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I'm your host, Sean Osborne.

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And have you ever wondered what the key

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is to unlocking the life
beyond your wildest dreams?

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Well, in just ten minutes,
we're going to reveal one of the secret

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weapons that visionaries like Steve Jobs
and Sarah Blakely

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have used to revolutionize industries
and build

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billion dollar brands.

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So today we are talking about step five up
think and grow rich.

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Imagination. The workshop of the mind.

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So buckle up, buttercups,
because we're about to take a wild ride

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through the power of your own creativity.

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But first, let's get one thing
absolutely 100% straight.

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Your imagination is a freaking superpower.

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It is the birthplace
of every brilliant idea,

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every game changing invention,
and every life altering decision.

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And guess what? You've got it.

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Even if you think you're about as creative
as a wet noodle, you have it.

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Napoleon Hill knew
what was up when he called imagination.

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The workshop of the mind.

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It's where you take the raw materials
of your experiences,

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your knowledge
and your desire, your burning desire,

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and you transform them into something
incredible.

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Now, before we get started,
let me ask you a question.

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When was the last time
that you let your imagination run wild?

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Just run wild.

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You know, when was the last time
that you dared to dream so big.

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It made your heart race
and your palms sweat.

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And if you're like most people,
it's probably been a minute.

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We get so caught up in the daily grind,
you know, the endless to do lists

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and the constant demands on our time
and energy that we forget to tap

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into the most powerful tool
that we have our imagination.

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But here's the thing your imagination

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is the key to unlocking the life
beyond your wildest dreams.

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It's the spark that ignites
the fire of your desire and propels

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you forward into the future
of the one that you want to design.

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And today I'm going to show you
how to harness the power of imagination

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and use it to create the life
that you've always wanted.

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Let's talk
about what imagination actually is.

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It's the realm of infinite possibilities
where you can create anything

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you can conceive and believe.

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But most of us have
just let our imagination muscles atrophy.

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You know, we bought into the lie
that creativity is reserved for a select

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few, that we're not good enough,
or smart enough

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or talented enough
to bring our ideas to life.

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Well, I'm here to call bullshit on that.

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Every single one of us has the capacity
for boundless creativity and innovation.

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Whether we realize it or not.

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So how do we start flexing
those imagination muscles

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like Arnold Schwarzenegger
and unleash our creative potential?

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Well, it all starts with desire.

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You've got to want something so badly
that it consumes

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your thoughts
and drives you to take action.

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And that desire has to be specific.

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It's not good enough to just say,
I want a better life.

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You've got to get crystal clear
on what it is that what it looks like

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and more importantly,
what it feels like to you.

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That's
where the power of visualization comes in.

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When you can see the goals and dreams
in vivid detail, When you can feel

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the emotions and the sensations
associated with achieving them.

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You start to build a mental blueprint
for success.

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You start to train your brain
to look for opportunities and resources

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that will help
you make those dreams a reality. But

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visualization and these techniques
alone aren't enough.

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You got to take action
even when the path isn't

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clear,
especially when the path isn't clear.

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You've got to be willing
to fall and stumble and get back up again.

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Because the truth is, success
is never a straight line.

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It's a winding road full of twists, turns,
and detours.

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You're going to get flat tires.
You're going to run out of gas.

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That's what it's about.

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And the only way to navigate
it is to keep moving

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forward one step at a time.

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And that's really
where the power of persistence comes in.

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And again, that ties into imagination.

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When we're pursuing a big audacious goal.

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There's going to be times
when you want to give up.

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There will be times when you're faced
with rejection and criticism

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from friends and family
no less, and self doubt from yourself.

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But the ones who succeed are the ones that
keep going no matter what.

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They're the ones that have
a burning desire that fuels them

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through the tough times
and keeps them focused on the prize.

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and that's where the magic of imagination
really starts to shine.

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You know when you can hold fast to your
vision, even in the face of adversity?

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You start to attract the people

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and the opportunities that will help
you make it a reality.

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You start to see and imagine possibilities
where others see dead ends.

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You start to believe in yourself

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and your abilities
in a way that nothing can shake you.

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But let's be real.

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This isn't always easy.

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We live in a world
that's constantly telling us to play

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small, to think small, to be realistic.

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To settle for less than we deserve.

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And it can be tempting

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to listen to those voices,
especially when the going gets tough.

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But here's the truth.

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Those voices are lying to you.

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They're the voices of fear
and scarcity and limitation.

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And they have no place
in the life of a true visionary.

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So how do you silence those voices?

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I get that all the time.

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And keep your imagination fired up.

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One of the ways is to surround yourself
with the right people,

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the right influences.

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You've got to seek out
people who believe in you and your dreams.

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Who inspire you to think big
and take bold actions.

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You've got to fill your mind
with the stories and ideas that expand

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your senses of what's possible, and
challenges you to use your imagination.

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And most importantly,
you've got to make time

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for your imagination to just run wild.

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Be a kid again.

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You know, this means carving out a space
in your schedule for daydreaming

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and brainstorming
and exploring other new ideas.

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It means giving yourself permission
to be playful, to be curious and creative,

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even when the world is telling you
to be serious and responsible.

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Because your imagination
is your greatest asset.

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It's your uniqueness.

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It's your brilliance,
and it's your limitless potential.

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And when you learn to harness its power
and channel it into meaningful action,

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there's nothing that you can't achieve.

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But don't just take my word for it.

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Look at the countless
examples of visionaries throughout history

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who have used their imagination
to change the world.

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You know, have you heard
of a little company called Apple?

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Of course you have.

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Unless you've been living under a rock
for the past few out of 20 or 30 years.

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Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind
Apple, was a visionary

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who knew how to harness
the power of his imagination.

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He didn't just see computers

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as a, you know, clunky
machine or crunching numbers or anything.

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He saw them as a tool for unleashing
human potential.

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He saw them as a way for people
to use their imagination.

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And with that vision,
he absolutely helped change the world.

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But you don't have to be a big tech
genius to use your imagination

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and put it to work.

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You Take Sara Blakely,
the founder of Spanx.

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Sara was selling fax machines door to door
when she got the idea for Spanx.

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She had zero experience in the fashion
industry, but she had a vivid imagination

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and a burning desire
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Fast forward a few years, and Spanx is $1
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And I think Sara is the world's youngest
self-made female billionaire in history.

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But the point is, you're

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imagination is your ticket to a life
beyond your wildest dreams.

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These people weren't born
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They simply had the courage to dream
and think big,

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and the persistence
to take those dreams to reality.

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And if they can do it, you can do it.

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If they can do it, I can do it.

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But it's not enough to just daydream
about what you want.

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You've got to put in the mental
elbow grease and make it happen.

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That means setting time aside
each day to flex your imagination muscle.

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It means surrounding yourself with the
people and experiences that inspire you.

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And it means taking bold,
decisive actions on your ideas,

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even when the haters are telling
you, Shawn, that's never gonna work.

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So here's my challenge for you.

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Spend the next week treating your
imagination like the valuable asset it is.

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Ask yourself those big, juicy questions
that get your mental gears turning.

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You know, write down your wildest ideas,
no matter how crazy they seem.

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And then pick one and take one small

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step towards making that a reality.

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Maybe that means doing some research
or searching out

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a new mentor for that, or just doodling
some plans on your notebook.

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Whatever. Just take steps forward.

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You know, the point is, you're sending
a message to the universe that says, hey,

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I'm ready to play big.

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Because the world needs dreamers and
visionaries and creative rebels like us.

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That's who we are.

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If you're listening to this,
you are a rebel.

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You're

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you're the 1% that want to go forward,
that want to think big, that want to grow.

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The world needs more people
who are willing to color

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outside the lines
and think beyond the status quo.

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And that starts with you.

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So let me ask you this.

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What would you do
if you knew you couldn't fail?

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What kind of life would you create
if you had the courage

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to follow your heart
and the imagination to make it happen?

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Those are the questions
that will unlock your true

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potential
and set you on a path of greatness.

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And as you start
to explore those questions

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and tap into the power
of your imagination, remember this

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you are capable of
so much more than you realize.

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You have within you the power to create
a life beyond your wildest dreams.

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All you have to do is believe in yourself
and take the first step.

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Take the next step.

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So here's to dreaming big
and living boldly.

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Here's to letting your imagination run

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wild and create the future that lights up
you from the inside out.

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And here's to embracing
the power of step five and using it

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to transform your life
in ways that you never thought possible.

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And thank you for tuning in.

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and join me next time
where we'll be diving into the six step

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organize planning.

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Until then, keep dreaming
big and taking actions.

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Your imagination is waiting for you.

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And until next week,
remember one of Bigfoot's greatest quotes.

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Believe in yourself,
even when no one else does.