448: What If 1 Question Could Change Your Life's Direction in the Next 90 Days? (Summer Shift Week 2)

<v Speaker1>And hey, if you're new around here, welcome.

Kevin Lowe: This is the podcast that is all about inspiring you.

<v Speaker1>Motivating you, hopefully empowering you to get out there and start living your best life,

Kevin Lowe: No matter what obstacles or challenges you might be facing.

Kevin Lowe: Now, today, as I said, we're in week number two of our summer series, a series devoted to helping you make the most out of this summer.

Kevin Lowe: A time when a lot of us honestly check out.

<v Speaker1>We get soaked into the long

Kevin Lowe: Dog days of summer.

<v Speaker1>And, well, I'm all for that.

Kevin Lowe: I'm all for a little bit of lazy summer days.

Kevin Lowe: But I also believe that if you're listening to this podcast, that you probably have something inside of you that wants more out of life.

<v Speaker1>You want to grow. You want to enjoy life. But you also want more

Kevin Lowe: Out of life. And that is what this summer series is all about.

<v Speaker1>Now, today in particular,

Kevin Lowe: We're taking a trip to the beach.

Kevin Lowe: Now, maybe you live somewhere where you don't have access to a beach.

<v Speaker1>Well, maybe it's

Kevin Lowe: A day at the lake.

<v Speaker1>Or a day at the springs,

Kevin Lowe: Somewhere where some water is included. And I'm just going to assume that whether it's a lake, it's a spring or the ocean, you've got access to a beach.

Kevin Lowe: And so I want to start out with a simple yet powerful question.

<v Speaker1>And I want

Kevin Lowe: You to really think about this question when I ask it.

Kevin Lowe: Have you ever taken a trip to the beach.

<v Speaker1>Been there all day, and yet at the end of the day,

Kevin Lowe: Honestly wondered, where did time even go?

<v Speaker1>Not necessarily because, oh my gosh, you had the time of your life,

Kevin Lowe: You had just been doing all these things.

<v Speaker1>And time flew by.

Kevin Lowe: No, actually quite the opposite.

<v Speaker1>Because instead, in amongst of all the activities,

Kevin Lowe: All the fun, the sunshine, you were honestly checked out.

Kevin Lowe: You were too focused on scrolling your phone.

<v Speaker1>Looking at Facebook, or maybe worried about Monday morning,

Kevin Lowe: Constantly thinking about tomorrow.

<v Speaker1>That is an example of a day at the beach.

Kevin Lowe: But if that's not also an example.

<v Speaker1>Of how so

Kevin Lowe: Many of us are living our lives.

<v Speaker1>I don't know what else is.

Kevin Lowe: We live our lives busy, distracted, always thinking about the what-if scenario.

<v Speaker1>Always worried about tomorrow,

Kevin Lowe: Never actually focusing on today.

<v Speaker1>And so today, I want to bring your attention to this reality that so many of us are living our lives

Kevin Lowe: Where it's just passing us by.

<v Speaker1>So, today, though,

Kevin Lowe: We're specifically focused on.

<v Speaker1>How do we really make something out

Kevin Lowe: Of this summer? We've got a few months of some of the best days ever of the whole year.

Kevin Lowe: And, yeah, I want you to have fun this summer.

<v Speaker1>I want you to enjoy life.

Kevin Lowe: That is the point of this podcast. But I also.

<v Speaker1>Want you to begin to think, what am I building out

Kevin Lowe: Of my life? What can I do with this summer?

<v Speaker1>How can I make these next three months,

Kevin Lowe: The heart of summer.

<v Speaker1>Really mean something? Move the needle forward

Kevin Lowe: In my life.

<v Speaker1>Personally, professionally. I believe it all starts by getting intentional on <v Speaker1>what you're building with your life.

Kevin Lowe: Because my friend, whether you know it or not.

<v Speaker1>Every day, you're either building or you're not.

<v Speaker1>You're creating or you're not. You're designing, you're dreaming or you're not.

Kevin Lowe: So the question comes back to what are you building?

<v Speaker1>What are you designing, creating, dreaming of?

Kevin Lowe: Well, I believe to answer that, we go back to the beach.

<v Speaker1>When you go to the beach,

Kevin Lowe: There's two very different ways of spending the day.

Kevin Lowe: Let's take person A, we'll call her Susie. And we'll take person B.

<v Speaker1>We'll call him Tom.

Kevin Lowe: Two people, Susie and Tom, both at the beach for the day. But here's the difference.

Kevin Lowe: Susie, she sets it up.

<v Speaker1>Man.

Kevin Lowe: Family gets to the beach.

<v Speaker1>She's got the umbrella unpacked,

Kevin Lowe: Got the blanket spread out, unpacks the cooler with the lunch.

<v Speaker1>The sandwiches, the chips,

Kevin Lowe: The fresh fruit, all the things. She goes out and plays Frisbee with the kids.

<v Speaker1>Tries her hand at surfing,

Kevin Lowe: Maybe even attempts to fly a kite.

<v Speaker1>Now, Tom, on the other hand,

Kevin Lowe: Our other person, he spends the whole day just sitting.

<v Speaker1>In the van. Yeah, he's got the door open, windows down, but he never even gets <v Speaker1>out, never even puts his feet in the sand. And if he does,

Kevin Lowe: Well, oh, gosh, he's quickly brushing the sand off, trying to focus on his phone.

Kevin Lowe: Because, of course, that's where his attention is.

<v Speaker1>He's never bothered to look around.

Kevin Lowe: No, he's scrolling through the phone.

<v Speaker1>Checking emails, working on the schedule

Kevin Lowe: For the week.

<v Speaker1>At the end of the day,

Kevin Lowe: Both Susie and Tom, they both went to the beach.

<v Speaker1>But only one of them actually experienced it.

Kevin Lowe: And in terms of what we're building with our lives.

<v Speaker1>Only one of them actually built <v Speaker1>anything. Tom, he built nothing because he didn't choose to live life.

Kevin Lowe: Susie, on the other hand.

<v Speaker1>She built something. She built memories.

Kevin Lowe: She built experience.

<v Speaker1>And that, my friend, is the pivotal

Kevin Lowe: Question we all have to wrestle with.

<v Speaker1>Is how are we living? How do we want to live? Not just a day at the beach,

Kevin Lowe: But every single day of our lives.

<v Speaker1>Are we living with intention? Are we making the most out of every opportunity <v Speaker1>we're given? Or are we just

Kevin Lowe: Letting life pass us by? When we want to get really deep and talk about developing.

<v Speaker1>Building, creating a meaningful life,

Kevin Lowe: People who live a purpose-driven life, they realize that it's not just the big things.

Kevin Lowe: It's the little things compound over time.

Kevin Lowe: Big lives are built in small moments.

<v Speaker1>It's the normal everyday wins.

Kevin Lowe: The times that you say yes to experiences that ordinarily you would say no to.

<v Speaker1>It's brick by brick.

Kevin Lowe: Or in this case.

<v Speaker1>If we're at the beach,

Kevin Lowe: It's bucket by bucket of sand.

<v Speaker1>Building the castle, taking the time to

Kevin Lowe: Try something new. like surfing, flying a kite, having fun.

<v Speaker1>And again, to hit home on our metaphor of

Kevin Lowe: What we're building.

<v Speaker1>I want you to remember,

Kevin Lowe: Small actions, they lead to big results.

<v Speaker1>The most amazing sandcastles,

Kevin Lowe: They didn't just appear. No, it started out by the person getting buckets of sand.

<v Speaker1>One bucket after another,

Kevin Lowe: Stacking them high.

<v Speaker1>And then beginning

Kevin Lowe: To shape the sand.

<v Speaker1>Form it into the amazing castle that it becomes.

Kevin Lowe: And of course, at first, with any sandcastle, it doesn't look impressive.

<v Speaker1>The people around you, they don't see what you do because

Kevin Lowe: They don't have your.

<v Speaker1>Same vision. They have their own perspective. And they just see you with a bunch <v Speaker1>of sand thinking to themselves,

Kevin Lowe: They have no idea what they're doing.

<v Speaker1>Meanwhile, they come back at the end of the day. And oh my gosh,

Kevin Lowe: You've just shaped that sand into something incredible.

<v Speaker1>Now, continuing on our little metaphor of the sandcastle, I want you to realize that in life,

Kevin Lowe: We all want results.

<v Speaker1>And the quicker those results can come, well, the better we believe it to be.

Kevin Lowe: And let's face it.

<v Speaker1>It's how it

Kevin Lowe: Is with everything in life.

<v Speaker1>We don't go online, go on YouTube and research how to get in shape in 10 years.

Kevin Lowe: We never look for the exercise that tells us that we can have six-pack abs in six months.

<v Speaker1>No. What do we do? We want a

Kevin Lowe: 10-minute exercise that we can do three times a week and have six-pack abs in six weeks. That's what we're looking for.

<v Speaker1>We're looking for

Kevin Lowe: Big results in a short amount of time. We want less work, less effort, bigger results.

Kevin Lowe: That's just how we live our lives.

Kevin Lowe: But the fact is true is that there really is truly no such thing as an overnight success.

<v Speaker1>Meaningful things, the things that mean something to us,

Kevin Lowe: To have a life that truly is purposeful, it takes time.

<v Speaker1>It's designed with intention. It's every day working towards that.

<v Speaker1>And maybe right now, here in the summer months,

Kevin Lowe: Is your opportunity to begin designing it.

<v Speaker1>Creating it, working towards it.

Kevin Lowe: It's having experiences.

<v Speaker1>Maybe you think to yourself,

Kevin Lowe: Though, that, well, my dream is to own my own business.

Kevin Lowe: So how in the world does having fun this summer move the needle forward with that?

<v Speaker1>Well, my friend, you never know what opportunities are out there.

<v Speaker1>You never know what the next relationship that you form can do.

<v Speaker1>Yeah, maybe it just becomes a good friendship.

Kevin Lowe: Maybe it becomes the business partner.

<v Speaker1>You never know what the person parked next to

Kevin Lowe: You at the park.

<v Speaker1>Or at the beach does. Maybe they help people like you get investment opportunities in a business.

<v Speaker1>Maybe there's somebody who's an entrepreneur themselves. They've already been there.

Kevin Lowe: They've done what you're trying to do.

<v Speaker1>But if you never get out

Kevin Lowe: Of the house.

<v Speaker1>If you never step out of the car and actually enjoy the day at the beach, <v Speaker1>then my friend, you're never going to open the door for any of

Kevin Lowe: Those opportunities to happen.

Kevin Lowe: And let's face it.

<v Speaker1>No matter what our goals are,

Kevin Lowe: Whether it's to get in shape, whether it's to start a business.

<v Speaker1>To make meaningful income, my friend, right now, it's summer.

<v Speaker1>It's a beautiful season of longer days,

Kevin Lowe: Beautiful weather.

<v Speaker1>Get out there and enjoy it. Because I've learned that dreams are amazing.

Kevin Lowe: I believe, honestly, big dreams, big goals, I believe they're pivotal for us to get through life.

Kevin Lowe: But that doesn't mean that we're supposed to stop enjoying life today in pursuit of tomorrow.

<v Speaker1>No, I believe we can pursue our dreams, go after our goals while still enjoying today.

<v Speaker1>And that is what I want for you in particular.

<v Speaker1>is I want you to be building something,

Kevin Lowe: Creating something, designing something.

<v Speaker1>But I also want you to focus on enjoying right now, this moment.

Kevin Lowe: So <v Speaker1>If you want To make the most out of this summer.

<v Speaker1>If you want to take advantage of

Kevin Lowe: The longer days.

<v Speaker1>The beautiful nights, the days where you spend all day at the beach and you <v Speaker1>come home with a sunburn and sand in your hair and memories that

Kevin Lowe: Will last forever.

<v Speaker1>Well, this is your opportunity to start living,

Kevin Lowe: To start enjoying this time of year.

<v Speaker1>And all the while, focusing on what you're building, what you're creating.

<v Speaker1>And honestly, my friend, maybe the most important thing that you can

Kevin Lowe: Focus on right now.

<v Speaker1>Is building memories,

Kevin Lowe: Creating experiences, putting yourself into position to make something out of your life.

Kevin Lowe: Now, especially if you're a parent, a grandparent, you've got you.

<v Speaker1>But you've also got your kids, your grandkids to think about.

Kevin Lowe: Start thinking of ways in which you can have them experiencing life, experiencing the world.

<v Speaker1>A day at the lake, a day at the beach, it doesn't cost a whole lot of money.

<v Speaker1>It's something that we can all do. We can afford. And honestly, <v Speaker1>those are the kind of experiences that stay with you, that mean something.

Kevin Lowe: So if.

<v Speaker1>You get nothing

Kevin Lowe: Else out of today's episode, if you're still thinking to yourself.

<v Speaker1>This episode was useless because I'm not building anything.

<v Speaker1>I encourage you to think twice because I believe we're all building something

Kevin Lowe: With our lives.

<v Speaker1>Memories, experiences, ourselves. In addition to pursuing dreams, <v Speaker1>creating a business, making something out of nothing.

<v Speaker1>We all have that opportunity and it's right here waiting on us

Kevin Lowe: To take hold of it. My friend, this was week number two of The Summer Shift, a series devoted to helping you shift out of merely surviving life and into thriving within it.

Kevin Lowe: I hope you'll come back next week for week three of the Summer Shift series.

<v Speaker1>Until then, my friend,

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<v Speaker1>And therefore, they can start showing it to more people. So my friend, <v Speaker1>enjoy the day. I hope you enjoy the podcast.

Kevin Lowe: And.

<v Speaker1>I really hope you

Kevin Lowe: Enjoy the rest of our amazing series that I have for you each week in this summer season.

Kevin Lowe: Until next time, I'm your host, Kevin Lowe. Get out there and enjoy this beautiful summer.