#371: Motivational Insight: The Guaranteed Investment for Personal Growth, Happiness & Fulfillment

Kevin Lowe: And so with all of us being so willing to bet on all of these things, I ask you this question.

Kevin Lowe: How many times have you bet on yourself?

Kevin Lowe: Yes, my friend, I am talking about betting on you. And that is exactly what we're talking about inside of today's 371st episode of Grit, Grace and Inspiration.

Kevin Lowe: Today, we're turning the tables and we're putting money on you.

Kevin Lowe: Hey, I'm your host, Kevin Lowe, and you are listening to Grit, Grace, and Inspiration.

Kevin Lowe: The fact is true, my friend. The single greatest investment you could ever make is in yourself.

Kevin Lowe: I'm talking about an investment in your own personal growth, an investment in your own dreams, your own desires, the things that you want to have happen in your life.

Kevin Lowe: That is where you should be putting your money. So I don't care if it means that you have to hire a coach.

Kevin Lowe: If you sign up for a pottery class, if you go back to college.

Kevin Lowe: Or if it's simply you picking up the newest self-help book, if you are putting time, money, and resources into you, then my friend, it is an investment that will pay off. I guarantee you.

Kevin Lowe: And imagine that, my friend. That's exactly why I created the free resource for you to download called 14 Nuggets of Wisdom for a Better Life.

Kevin Lowe: There is a link at the top of today's show notes that will give you direct access to download that today to give you a little bit of a boost, a head start, a cheat code on getting started, focusing on you to make this the best year ever.

Kevin Lowe: Now, what got me fired up about today's topic was my interview with none other than James Bracken, who I introduced to you in our past episode, episode 370.

Kevin Lowe: Now, if you didn't catch my interview with James, well, I'll fill you in by simply saying, James is an awesome guy who at such a young age has more wisdom to share than one can imagine.

Kevin Lowe: In terms of this idea of investing in ourselves, he started doing this back when he was still in high school.

Kevin Lowe: Everything got kicked into gear for James back when the rest of us were thinking about final exams or the pretty girl we want to ask out, or maybe if we're really thinking big, thinking about college.

Kevin Lowe: Instead, James Bracken, he was signing up for coaching. He was becoming a coach himself.

Kevin Lowe: He was investing in himself. Otherwise known as he was betting on himself.

Kevin Lowe: So let's answer the first question as we continue, because I want to give you lots of value inside of today's episode.

Kevin Lowe: And I guess we should start by answering the simple question.

Kevin Lowe: What exactly do I mean when I say betting on yourself?

Kevin Lowe: Well, it's more than a financial risk. It's about your time, your energy, your dreams and desires all being put on the line.

Kevin Lowe: It's you having a dream, an idea, a spark, something that you believe in so deeply, something that you know is part of you so much that it is designed for you, that you're willing to put it all on the line.

Kevin Lowe: You're willing to bet on yourself.

Kevin Lowe: Because the fact is true is that sometimes in order for us to make a dream come true, we have to be willing to be all in.

Kevin Lowe: You know the saying, you're either all in or you're not.

Kevin Lowe: And so many times we spend our lives with one foot in and one foot out.

Kevin Lowe: We try to remain comfortable. We try to remain safe.

Kevin Lowe: But sometimes, my friend, you just got to throw your hands in the air and you got to go with it.

Kevin Lowe: The honest truth is you have to be willing sometimes to put yourself out there all the way to the edge.

Kevin Lowe: Where even though you may fail, that's okay.

Kevin Lowe: Because you're willing to run that risk.

Kevin Lowe: You're willing to take that risk. You're willing to take the chance of failure because you believe in it so much.

Kevin Lowe: Now, I guess you would like to ask the question, now, how do I know, though, if I'm ready to bet on myself?

Kevin Lowe: Well, if you're at a point in your life where you're not happy, you're feeling stagnant, you're feeling bored, you're feeling like you're meant to be doing more with your life, You feel like there's more opportunity out there that you're just not harnessing.

Kevin Lowe: Well, my friend, that's a perfect opportunity for you to start investing in you.

Kevin Lowe: If we go back to the story of James Bracken for a moment, he came to a point in his life where he started asking those big questions.

Kevin Lowe: Why am I here? And what am I supposed to do with this life? How can I leave a bigger impact on the world?

Kevin Lowe: And so at 17 years old, he made a massive investment in a coaching program, an investment bigger than the money he had in the bank.

Kevin Lowe: And yet he just knew it was so. He knew that if he did this one thing, it was the key to unlock a door of opportunity.

Kevin Lowe: He was willing to bet on himself. And so, James, he went all in on a dream that could have very easily crashed and burned.

Kevin Lowe: He could have left himself embarrassed, discouraged that things didn't work out the way he thought.

Kevin Lowe: But he went for it anyway because he believed in a dream.

Kevin Lowe: And I have to think that he believed in himself. so much that he was willing to bet on himself, and that he did.

Kevin Lowe: And that's what I love about James' story, is he may have not felt ready.

Kevin Lowe: He may have felt like he was too young to become a life coach.

Kevin Lowe: He could have felt like, ah, it's not worth the risk. What are people going to say about me? What are people going to think?

Kevin Lowe: And therefore, he could have not done anything. But in fact, the opposite is true, is he did do something.

Kevin Lowe: He did take the leap. he took the chance he bet on himself.

Kevin Lowe: In essence, you could say that James, he was willing to burn the boats.

Kevin Lowe: He was ready to take the island knowing that he would conquer it, that there were no boats to return to.

Kevin Lowe: And my friend, the fact is true for you is once you make a commitment that big, whether emotionally, financially, or just a promise to yourself, then you're willing to fight like hell to be sure you make it come true, that you be sure that you get every ounce of juice out of it because you know it is for you.

Kevin Lowe: You put in the effort. You put in the money.

Kevin Lowe: You made the investment. You are putting in the time, you're doing the work.

Kevin Lowe: So therefore, you're going to get out of it what you put into it.

Kevin Lowe: So my friend, if you want a definition or a meaning behind betting on yourself, that is it.

Kevin Lowe: It's you believing in yourself so much that you're willing to make the investment, whether that's financially, whether that's time, energy, whatever it is, you're willing to make the investment in you because you believe in you for the greater good of the dream that you are chasing.

Kevin Lowe: But now let's shift directions because let's look at it from the other side.

Kevin Lowe: Let's look at it from the side that happens to most people.

Kevin Lowe: Because what if you do what most people do and you decide to not go for it?

Kevin Lowe: You decide to not bet on yourself.

Kevin Lowe: Most people, they play it safe. They wait on somebody else to open the door for them.

Kevin Lowe: Or even worse, they rather stay comfortable and they never even open the door.

Kevin Lowe: They never even try to open the door to see what lies on the other side because they choose comfort. They choose ease.

Kevin Lowe: They choose peace of mind over this idea of there being something more for them.

Kevin Lowe: And this brings me to the part where I want you to be sure that you're listening.

Kevin Lowe: If you've tuned out if you've kind of.

Kevin Lowe: Got busy washing dishes, doing something else?

Kevin Lowe: I want you to really listen in here because what I'm about to say is the most important thing that I want you to get from this entire episode.

Kevin Lowe: The regret of not doing something is far worse than even the worst bruise you get from failing.

Kevin Lowe: If you never take the chance, if you never choose to dance, then you will never get to experience what lies on the other side.

Kevin Lowe: My friend, do not live your life full of regret because having regret, it will eat your life away.

Kevin Lowe: You will spend restless nights. You will spend days not living up to your fullest potential because you are weighed down with the heaviness of regret.

Kevin Lowe: Do not set yourself up for a life of regret. If you have a dream, chase it.

Kevin Lowe: If you have an idea, I want you to pursue it. If you feel like you are made for more, then my friend, I want you to start betting on yourself.

Kevin Lowe: Now, if you're wondering how to even get started, let's give you a head start.

Kevin Lowe: I got three ideas to have you figuring out how you can begin to bet on yourself, to invest in yourself.

Kevin Lowe: And it all starts with, well, number one, I want you to begin to focus on your own personal growth and development.

Kevin Lowe: I know that may sound cheesy, corny, kind of boring, but trust me, it's kind of easy. It's simple. And once I explain, you'll be like, ah, yeah, that's not such a big deal.

Kevin Lowe: I want you to make it part of your daily routine to start focusing on you.

Kevin Lowe: It's something you read. It's something you watch. It's something you listen to. Or maybe it's even something you do.

Kevin Lowe: It's a book. It's a video series. It's a podcast. It's a class you sign up for.

Kevin Lowe: It's something that has you growing, that has you learning, that has you leaving each and every day feeling like, huh, I just learned something today or feeling like, wow, I feel like I have a greater understanding of this aspect of life, of this aspect of the world.

Kevin Lowe: Each day you're becoming a bigger, better version of you.

Kevin Lowe: Now, number two is if you want to make some big moves in your life, then my friend, you got to be willing to put some skin in the game.

Kevin Lowe: Whether it's a coach or a course, a class, whatever it is, when you pay, you pay attention.

Kevin Lowe: When you invest time or money, you are going to show up.

Kevin Lowe: Now, I'm not talking about the need to break the bank.

Kevin Lowe: No. Matter of fact, it doesn't even have to be money.

Kevin Lowe: Maybe it's you just guaranteeing that you're showing up. You're devoting an hour every day to whatever it is.

Kevin Lowe: You are making that commitment.

Kevin Lowe: So whether it's financial or it's your time, your promise to yourself, to a friend, you have to show up. You have to do it.

Kevin Lowe: And until you are willing to put skin in the game, then it's going to be too easy for you to back out. for you to just say, ah, no, I'm not going to worry about it today.

Kevin Lowe: No, that is not how you're going to make any forward momentum.

Kevin Lowe: So sometimes you got to be willing to make an investment in you by putting a little skin in the game.

Kevin Lowe: My last little tip for you, number three, is that your mindset deserves your attention.

Kevin Lowe: You might like to think that your mindset isn't much of anything, but my friend, your mindset is everything.

Kevin Lowe: So I encourage you to begin to work on your mindset. This might be as simple as you to start journaling, whether that's actually writing things down or just doing a simple audio journal using the Notes app on your iPhone.

Kevin Lowe: Or maybe you want to take it to a whole other level. And maybe you want to sign up for therapy.

Kevin Lowe: There's so many options for therapy now, whether it's online or in person.

Kevin Lowe: I want you to start to focus on you.

Kevin Lowe: Maybe start to take up a daily practice of yoga or meditation.

Kevin Lowe: There's so many different ways that you can focus on your own mindset.

Kevin Lowe: Because if your mind is cluttered with doubt, well, then my friend, we have to get clear of that doubt. We have to get clear of the clutter in order to make room for all the good stuff, for all the beliefs that we have in what you're capable of.

Kevin Lowe: You have to be willing to go all in physically and mentally.

Kevin Lowe: Now that I completed those three little tactical tips for you, let me come back and speak to you just one-on-one because I understand this idea of betting on yourself is scary. It's easier said than done.

Kevin Lowe: There's going to be people in your life who are going to doubt you, who may even try to put you down.

Kevin Lowe: My friend, I want you to realize that those people are there.

Kevin Lowe: And I want you to be able to not let them stop you.

Kevin Lowe: Matter of fact, I want you to use that as fuel to keep you pushing forward even harder.

Kevin Lowe: And you may be scared because this idea of failure. What if it doesn't work?

Kevin Lowe: Well, I turn the question around and say, what if you never even try?

Kevin Lowe: If you want my opinion, I think that's a much bigger risk to take, is you never even trying.

Kevin Lowe: If you are not willing to bet on yourself, then who is?

Kevin Lowe: There is no perfect moment. There is no perfect time.

Kevin Lowe: So why not make that right now, today? Right now, before I even end this episode, I want you to declare to yourself that I am willing to bet on me, that I am worth it.

Kevin Lowe: I am worthy. I am deserving of me putting down the money on me.

Kevin Lowe: I'm going to end today's episode by offering you a challenge.

Kevin Lowe: I want you to take one bold step forward, one action step towards you truly betting on yourself.

Kevin Lowe: I'm talking about you enrolling in that class.

Kevin Lowe: Maybe it's as simple as you purchasing that book.

Kevin Lowe: Maybe it's you getting out your calendar and marking down time each day that you're going to focus on your own personal growth and development goals.

Kevin Lowe: Or maybe it's you getting out a jar and putting money in it that's going to go towards the thing you know that you need to do.

Kevin Lowe: Maybe it's hiring a coach. It's signing up for that one program online that you've been wanting to do, but you just haven't pulled the trigger.

Kevin Lowe: If you take one of these actions that is designed for you, I'm going to gift you a free coaching session, a session where me and you can meet one-on-one, of course, virtually, so it doesn't matter where in the world you are.

Kevin Lowe: We're going to meet and we're going to talk over your goals, your dreams, your ideas.

Kevin Lowe: And I just want to be sure that you are starting off on the right foot.

Kevin Lowe: All you have to do is send an email to podcast at gritgraceinspiration.com.

Kevin Lowe: Again, just simply send an email to me, and that is the email address, podcast at gritgraceinspiration.com, and let me know what action you took.

Kevin Lowe: In turn, I will respond, and we will get you scheduled for a free coaching session with me.

Kevin Lowe: Again, it's just my way of wanting to be sure that today's episode means something to you, that it means something more than just maybe inspiring you, but it truly gets you moving forward in life.

Kevin Lowe: We don't have but one chance at this life, my friend, so we might as well be sure we're taking advantage of the one chance we got.

Kevin Lowe: And hey, I'll end with this, my friend. If our friend James Bracken can do it, then so can you.

Kevin Lowe: So my friend, get out there and crush it. Enjoy it. Love it.

Kevin Lowe: And I'll see you inside of our next episode. Thank you for being here.

Kevin Lowe: I'm Kevin Lowe. And this, of course, was another episode of Grit, Grace, and Inspiration.

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