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In this episode we discuss how your past does not define you.  Don't get us wrong . . . you can't eliminate the past, but you can eliminate its negative influence on your life and look to the future.   

Have you ever done anything wrong in your life?  If so, you’re not alone. 

And guess what, in many ways it doesn’t matter!  

In today’s session, Marcus and Collin discuss ways to move beyond your past – and to focus on today.    

It doesn’t matter what you did as a teenager, or as a kid.  Of course. you should ask for forgiveness. You can’t live a good life by holding onto the past.  

Everyone’s made mistakes.   It takes time to get over some things, but that’s okay.  

The past is the past. It’s gone.  It’s over.  

What you do today defines you.  Here are some ways to remember that the past does not define you (with some #chatgpt tips, too.)  

1. Capture your thoughts.  Stop focusing on the negative.    Capture Your thoughts and stop the habit of mulling over negative.  This can be difficult to do.    The continuous negative thoughts is the enemy coming in.  The enemy doesn’t want you to be free from pain and fear.  Chat GPT lists self-awareness as the first way to stop letting the past define you.  Understanding you have the power to shape your identify and that you are not defined by your past experience.  
2. Think about the person you want to be.  Similar to speaking into existence.  People can become better simply by focusing their thoughts on being better.    You are your thoughts – you are a collective being of your thoughts and actions.  Chat GPT’s second tip for recognizing your past does not define you is to "forgive yourself".  Making mistakes is a natural part of the human experience.    Collin Quote: “If you breathe, you’re going to make mistakes.” Ice Cube Quote: “Chickity check yourself before you wreck yourself.”  
3. Become deaf to the naysayers.  In many cases, if you have haters, you’re doing something right.     

4. Surround yourself with positive people, or “ballers”, as we like to say.  If you find yourself around negative people, you’ll most likely catch the “negative bug”. Surround yourself with people that do what you want to do.  

ChatGPT agrees on point four.  It says, “Surround yourself with positivity.”  Focus on people places and things that make you feel good about yourself and the future.

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