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Welcome to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Daily Quote⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. 1000 episodes and counting. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Great News podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Because great news should be heard, and the link is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the show notes. Support the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee ⁠ Today’s quote comes from Lao Tzu, an ancient Chinese philosopher who is said to have lived around 600 BCE. The quote is an English translation of a passage in the Tao Te Ching. Lao Tzu once said… “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” This is one of my favourite quotes. Big journeys are intimidating when viewed all at once. A 1000 miles sounds impossible but a single step is easy. The difference is perspective. A single step, repeated over and over again will take you 1000 miles eventually. Every major project can be broken down into single steps. But often we don’t do that. We look at the whole thing and decide we have to wait until we are ready. Until we have more knowledge, more confidence or more time. But sometimes the first few steps is what creates all those things. Your first step doesn’t have to be impressive. It just has to be in the direction you want to go. And progress will seem almost invisible at first. But those steps will add up and before you realize it you will be at 1000. And your destination could change somewhere along the way. You don’t have to know what the 387th step will look like when you take step 1. You might pivot, you might course correct. The important thing is to take the first step… and then do it again and again. The episode you are listening to right now is the 1000th episode of the Daily Quote. And if I had looked at this podcast as a 1000 episode project I may have been intimidated and maybe I wouldn’t have started it. But I didn’t create 1000’s episodes. I created one episode, 1000 times. I didn’t set out to make 1000 episodes. I just focused on the next episode for 1000 days. Just one episode per day. So here’s the question: What is something you’ve been thinking about starting but it is too big a project and you are intimidated by it? Don’t think about the 1000 miles… just figure out what is the first step. And then take the first step. That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Because even after 1000 episodes, the journey continues one step (or episode) at a time. See you tomorrow, Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote. The Daily Quote podcast page⁠⁠ The Great News Podcast page⁠⁠ The Great News Letter⁠⁠ CONTACT ME

Welcome to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Daily Quote⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Great News podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Because great news should be heard, and the link is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the show notes. Support the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee ⁠ Today’s quote comes from Billy Connolly, a Scottish comedian, actor, musician and entertainer. He is famous for his observational humour, storytelling and distinctive style. Billy Connolly once said… “The future doesn’t exist and neither does the past. Worrying about it is a waste of time and effort.” This one rings true to me. The past is gone and the future hasn’t happened yet. Neither of them exist in the present moment. The present moment is where all your control is.Worrying about the future is a waste of time. Worrying about an imaginary future by imagining events that haven’t happened yet. Rehearsing conversations that we may never have. Creating scenarios in our heads and reacting emotionally as if they are real. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t plan for the future. Planning and Worrying are two very different things. Planning says what can I do? Worrying says what if everything goes wrong?Worrying about the past is just as useless. Regret is simply trying to mentally rewrite something that already happened. We can learn from the past without trying to live there. But reflecting on the past isn’t the same as regret. Reflection asks What can I learn from that? Regret asks Why didn’t I do something different? Reflecting on the past can change what the past means to you in the present. You can use the past to empower you to action in the present. And you can imagine an awesome future that is worth working hard for in the present. Both the past and the future can serve you in the present instead of causing anxiety, fear and paralysis. Constant exposure to negative news can force you to imagine a future where everything is getting worse. Most movies portray the future as apocalyptic and horrible. It is easy to become cynical even though the reality is that there are so many good things happening in the world. If you focus on these great developments your world outlook improves. So here is the question: How much of your time are you actually going to spend living in the moment today? And how much are going to spend living in the past that can’t be changed or a future that hasn’t happened?Live in the moment. Reflect and Plan. But live now. That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote. The Daily Quote podcast page ⁠⁠The Great News Podcast page ⁠⁠The Great News Letter ⁠⁠CONTACT ME

Welcome to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Daily Quote⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Great News podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Because great news should be heard, and the link is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the show notes. Support the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee ⁠ Today’s quote was originally going to be “Stay true to who you are” but I couldn’t verify the attribution and it reminded me of a quote that I know the attribution for… even if he is a fictional character. Today’s quote is from Lucien LaCroix. Lucien LaCroix is a fictional character from the Canadian TV series Forever Knight, played by Nigel Bennett. He’s a centuries-old vampire and the character who continually tries to convince Nick Knight to stop fighting his vampire nature and embrace who he really is. In Toronto, LaCroix doubles as a late-night radio host known as the Nightcrawler.LaCroix is the senior vampire in Toronto, having been turned to vampirism when he was a Roman general a couple thousand years ago. He is the antagonist to Nick Knight, an 800 year old vampire who is trying to cure himself of vampirism with the help of a Toronto pathologist who is also a love interest. Nick Knight is trying to atone for his 8 centuries of blood sucking and murder by becoming a Toronto police officer and he uses his vampire super powers to fight crime. Of course, due to a severe sun allergy he only works the night shift. I know its cheesy and it gets even cheesier. It was one of my favourite shows back in the day. As Nick Knight tried to make things right by seeking redemption by helping people while searching for a cure to be human again, Lucien LaCroix is always trying to tempt him back to the dark ways of the vampire. Lucien LaCroix once said… “You cannot deny what you are.” LaCroix is talking about Nick’s vampire nature and is encouraging him to embrace it. To give up his quest for redemption and give in to his evil impulses. And to feed on humans again. But Nick isn’t interested. He is determined to return to what he was. To be human again. To embrace love and connection. He chooses to embrace who he believes he really is. Not the monster but the human underneath. And that is where it gets interesting because LaCroix is technically right. You cannot deny who you are. But the important question is who gets to decide who you are? Are you defined by your past? By your mistakes? By your worst moments? By things other people have said about you? Or are you allowed to decide that you are going to be something different? Nick’s answer is basically, Yes, this is what I have been for a long time. But it isn’t what I have to be now. And that is where the power lies. In our choice to decide what we are. We all have things we might wish were different. Maybe its a bad habit (hopefully not drinking human blood). Maybe it is a mistake made years ago. Maybe it is something we did that we are not proud of. Accepting all these things as they are doesn’t mean surrendering to it. You can say, yes, that is unfortunately part of my story but that doesn’t mean it is my future destiny. Accepting who you are may be the first step in changing who you are. So here’s the question: Is there a part of yourself that you don’t like that you believe you cannot deny? What would happen if you acknowledge it and decide it is time to change? And if you haven’t watched Forever Knight before… check it out. It is cheesy but it is a fun show with a non-Hollywood… well I won’t spoil it. That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.

Welcome to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Daily Quote⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Great News podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Because great news should be heard, and the link is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the show notes. Support the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee ⁠ Today’s quote is from Stanley Horowitz. He is an American writer and speaker whose work has focused on communication, dialogue, and human interaction. He once said… “Nothing lowers the level on conversation more than raising the voice." Have you ever been in a conversation and someone disagrees with you and instead of calmly presenting a logical argument they raise their voice thinking it makes them more persuasive or somehow superior? Maybe, you’ve done this yourself too? I know I’m guilty of it at times. Raising my voice doesn’t make my reasoning stronger or my statements more valid. It just makes the conversation louder. And makes me less effective at convincing anyone of anything. That doesn’t mean you should be passive either. You can be firm, passionate and compelling while completely disagreeing with someone without yelling. The loudest person isn’t the most convincing. Often the person who remains calm and listens carefully has much more influence than the person dominating the conversation by relying on volume. So here’s the question: When was the last time you changed someone’s mind ( or had your own mind changed ) because you had a genuine conversation? And how many times did yelling work? Exactly. So before responding with anger or by raising your voice, ask yourself… Am I trying to understand this person or am I trying to defeat him? Because if you are trying to understand then why not listen carefully and respond calmly. It works better almost every time. Unless you’re Italian… then maybe yelling is just the way things are. I know it can be like that in French and Irish families too. The right context and situational awareness is important. That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote. The Daily Quote podcast page⁠ ⁠The Great News Podcast page⁠⁠ The Great News Letter⁠⁠ CONTACT ME

Welcome to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Daily Quote⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and if you enjoy listening to these short episodes you can buy me a coffee. The link is right here in the show notes. Support the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee ⁠ Today’s quote is from Arthur Schopenhauer. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) was a German philosopher best known for his influential work on human nature, desire, suffering, and the search for meaning. His major work, The World as Will and Representation, argued that much of human behavior is driven by an endless striving for things we want. His ideas later influenced thinkers such as Nietzsche, Freud, and Jung.Arthur Schopenhauer once said… “Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.” We all have our own perspective on reality. What we see and experience can feel like the whole picture simply because it is the only picture we have. We see the world through our upbringing, education, culture, religion, beliefs, experiences and our assumptions. The world we experience is the world we can see. If we have never experienced something it is difficult to see it as real. Or even to imagine it. The same is true when we engage with someone who sees the world completely differently. Someone can see a situation completely differently than you, without being crazy, stupid, dishonest or unreasonable. They are simply looking at the same thing you are, but with different filters or from a different angle or perspective. There is a huge difference between I haven’t see it yet and it doesn’t exist. It depends on whether you have an open mind or closed one. Having an open mind does not mean you believe everything. It means being willing to examine your assumptions and update them when the evidence warrants it. This is particularly relevant in today’s world where we are bombarded with negative news every day. If we are doomscrolling and see only conflict, disaster and decline, then it is easy to draw a conclusion that that is what the world actually looks like. But if you expand your field of vision to include all the amazing progress and positive developments that don’t usually get the same attention then you start to see the world a little differently. This podcast is brought to you by the Great News podcast where you get inspiring stories and developments making the world a better place. If you want to expand your perspective, and shatter the limits of your own field of vision so you can see the good in the world then listen to Great News today. The link is in the show notes. That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote. The Daily Quote podcast page ⁠⁠The Great News Podcast page⁠⁠ The Great News Letter⁠⁠ CONTACT ME