Its Not About The Destination But The Journey Itself

WEBVTT100:00:01.800 --> 00:00:06.440Welcome to the newest episode of yourfavorite podcast and mine, currently on the200:00:06.480 --> 00:00:09.960construction. I am your host,Otese. Thank you so much for joining300:00:10.039 --> 00:00:16.519us today to it is a Saturday, March nineteen, with just about to400:00:16.600 --> 00:00:19.760get at the end of the month. Hope every one's had a greatly.500:00:20.120 --> 00:00:27.320Hope everyone's and shaking back from losingthat our sleep that we lost last weekend.600:00:27.359 --> 00:00:33.479I know I am. I'm stillrecovering. But you know what,700:00:33.719 --> 00:00:36.880though, we got to keep itpumping, we gotta keep it going,800:00:36.960 --> 00:00:41.560we got to keep it going.D to Man, I hope you are900:00:41.560 --> 00:00:44.880getting to hope every one's had agreat, weak, great prosperous week.1000:00:44.960 --> 00:00:50.679You know that they're enjoying that weekend. So far it's really sunny outside.1100:00:50.840 --> 00:00:55.280It's great temperature. So, Hey, if you haven't go outside and enjoy1200:00:55.399 --> 00:00:59.359this beautiful day, go do somethingfor yourself, whether you're by yourself,1300:00:59.359 --> 00:01:03.479with a loved one, with yourspouse, with your children, or whatever1400:01:03.520 --> 00:01:07.000the case may be, get outtoday, enjoy yourself, enjoy the sunshine,1500:01:07.120 --> 00:01:11.840enjoy this beautiful day, just dowhatever it is that your hearts desire.1600:01:12.040 --> 00:01:18.280When all that you do continue toenjoy this thing, then that we're1700:01:18.319 --> 00:01:25.120on together, this journey that wereon together called life. And speaking of1800:01:25.239 --> 00:01:30.120journeys, that will lead us inthe segway into today's topic. There I1900:01:30.200 --> 00:01:33.840want to sit down and just havea discussion with you all, my kin2000:01:33.920 --> 00:01:42.480folks and cousins. I saw apost earlier this week that someone stated to2100:01:42.760 --> 00:01:48.680sometimes it's not about the destination,but it's about the journey that you take2200:01:48.719 --> 00:01:53.480to get there. I'm going toread it again. Sometimes it's not about2300:01:53.519 --> 00:01:57.920the destination, but it's about thejourney that you take to get there.2400:01:59.840 --> 00:02:06.200And that said with me all week. It did it, it said with2500:02:06.319 --> 00:02:12.000me, jumped out at me andit said with me all week because we2600:02:12.080 --> 00:02:21.000as people, especially in today's society, we're all look for instant gratification,2700:02:21.800 --> 00:02:25.759instant success. Whatever it is thatwe may set out to do or things2800:02:25.800 --> 00:02:32.599that we may won't, we wantedat then, at that moment, whether2900:02:32.680 --> 00:02:40.680it's you won't a hundred thousand followerson social media like tick tick or Instagram,3000:02:40.719 --> 00:02:46.639whether you want your business that youmay have started to be up and3100:02:46.759 --> 00:02:57.960successful and you have a boatload ofclientell you want that immediately, but a3200:02:58.000 --> 00:03:06.840lot of us don't take the timeto sit and think about or even enjoy3300:03:07.120 --> 00:03:17.199that journey that we go on inorder to achieve those things. And when3400:03:17.240 --> 00:03:24.560I read that I look back myfor me myself, I thought back on3500:03:25.400 --> 00:03:35.360my education. I thought back onme starting in kindergarten and on up to3600:03:35.439 --> 00:03:42.479high school when I graduated. Andeven though the end goal was for me3700:03:42.639 --> 00:03:46.000to graduate from High School, toget my high school diploma and get that3800:03:46.120 --> 00:03:53.879education, I thought back on thejourney that I took working my way to3900:03:54.000 --> 00:04:02.360that, and those are some ofthe best years of my life, from4000:04:02.360 --> 00:04:14.960elementary school to middles junior high schoolon to high school at the Wassman High4100:04:15.000 --> 00:04:18.560School. Shout out to it,shout out to my wildcats, shout out4200:04:18.560 --> 00:04:24.480to the class three, a statechampion lady wildcats, and the class three4300:04:24.560 --> 00:04:29.800a runner up Washman wildcats, onesix hundred strong, and I am ext4400:04:30.000 --> 00:04:38.040screenly proud of my high school AlmaMater. But I digress. But just4500:04:38.160 --> 00:04:46.120thinking on that journey that I tookleading up to me graduating, it was,4600:04:46.279 --> 00:04:48.519again does with some of the bestyears of my life and I thought4700:04:48.560 --> 00:04:51.360back on it and the journey thatI took to get that, whether it4800:04:51.519 --> 00:05:00.000was the the nights of studying orthe things that came to me fairly easy4900:05:00.360 --> 00:05:04.639or the wonderful teachers that I had. Some I did care for, some5000:05:05.920 --> 00:05:13.600wonderful and great teachers who was wasreally hard on me and I couldn't understand5100:05:13.680 --> 00:05:16.319that reason why at that particular time, because I'm just like love, look5200:05:16.399 --> 00:05:23.399why it's this teacher always on myback like literally, I can do nothing.5300:05:24.959 --> 00:05:30.680But those are the teachers I endedup appreciating more than anything because they5400:05:30.759 --> 00:05:34.839saw something in me and that theyknew they had to stay on me,5500:05:34.959 --> 00:05:45.480to push me in order to bringout the best in me, and those5600:05:45.480 --> 00:05:48.920teachers I appreciate. I'm there.I have like maybe four or five teachers5700:05:49.040 --> 00:05:56.439that come to mind that had thatmentality, that teaching meant that much to5800:05:56.480 --> 00:06:00.600them, that they saw whatever inme and they pushed me the way that5900:06:00.639 --> 00:06:04.920they did. Now I'm not goingto go into naming these teachers. That6000:06:05.040 --> 00:06:14.319actually will be another topic for anotherepisode for later this year. But you6100:06:14.360 --> 00:06:17.439will get that episode and you willknow who these teachers are and you will6200:06:17.480 --> 00:06:23.120know why I appreciated them so much. So you just have to tune in6300:06:24.000 --> 00:06:30.839for that episode when it comes.But in the meantime, I thought back6400:06:30.959 --> 00:06:35.759on that journey and then I movedforward and thought about the journey that I6500:06:35.800 --> 00:06:44.439was on getting to the point ofeven where I am right now now.6600:06:44.480 --> 00:06:46.800I'm not where I want to be, I'm not where I've set out to6700:06:46.879 --> 00:06:54.279be, but I'm further alone thenwhere I was when I started. Now6800:06:54.319 --> 00:06:58.920that may seem cliche, it maysound so, and that's okay if it6900:06:58.959 --> 00:07:04.040does. But the thing is,we all have a starting point if we're7000:07:04.079 --> 00:07:11.120one of those type of people whoalways looking to progress, who wants more7100:07:11.160 --> 00:07:16.399out of life than just going alongwith the status quote. But when we7200:07:16.439 --> 00:07:23.399set up to do these things,whether it's a small goal, whether it's7300:07:23.680 --> 00:07:30.040you getting married, worthy it's yougoing to the INN, fail with that,7400:07:30.160 --> 00:07:35.639you obtaining this particular job and theparticular role in position in this job,7500:07:36.360 --> 00:07:42.360it's not about you finally achieving it, even though that's a great thing7600:07:42.360 --> 00:07:46.360and you doing so. But whatagain, what we never do is take7700:07:46.399 --> 00:07:54.360the time to enjoy that journey.Are along the way to that destination.7800:07:56.079 --> 00:08:01.199Look, I say, we're moreso focused on getting there, getting there.7900:08:01.959 --> 00:08:09.680Even me myself, with currently underconstruction, when I started it,8000:08:09.759 --> 00:08:16.839I again, I've told you allthe story before, and I wanted to8100:08:16.879 --> 00:08:24.160be a very successful podcast, towhere we have listeners here in the which8200:08:24.199 --> 00:08:28.720we do, but I wanted tobe on the level of some of the8300:08:28.759 --> 00:08:33.080other podcast that I hear are thatI listened to myself, whether it's the8400:08:33.159 --> 00:08:39.960right time with Bamona Jones or unbotheredwith your mail. He'll I'm pushing in8500:08:39.080 --> 00:08:46.200praying that it gets to that level, but in the meantime I'm enjoying this8600:08:46.279 --> 00:08:52.600journey of growing. I'm enjoying hisjourney of learning everything that I've learned so8700:08:52.639 --> 00:09:00.759far, that I'm still learning aboutpodcasting, about the other a little interests,8800:09:01.240 --> 00:09:07.519small levels of it that I've takenit. I've grown with editing,8900:09:07.600 --> 00:09:16.120formatting, different sounds, using soundboard, different softwarees, the different podcast9000:09:16.159 --> 00:09:20.399communities that I've become a part ofand that I'm still growing within everything.9100:09:20.480 --> 00:09:28.600It's these little things that I'm enjoyinglearning in the process and being and growing9200:09:28.639 --> 00:09:35.600to be the best podcaster that Ican to continue to help currently under construction9300:09:35.840 --> 00:09:41.159grow from one level to the next. I know what I want this to9400:09:41.240 --> 00:09:46.919do, I know where I wantit to be, but I'm enjoying the9500:09:46.159 --> 00:09:52.799journey that I'm on right now andgetting there and that's what we have to9600:09:52.840 --> 00:09:56.440do people. We have to takethe time to enjoy that journey that we're9700:09:56.480 --> 00:10:07.480on, whatever you may be doingin life. To do so, even9800:10:07.200 --> 00:10:11.759your walk with up and at that'sone of the most important things, even9900:10:11.840 --> 00:10:15.639your walk with God. We knowwhat we want to be, we know10000:10:15.679 --> 00:10:18.759where we want to be in ourrelationship with God, but take the time10100:10:18.799 --> 00:10:24.039to enjoy the journey along the waythat God takes us along the way.10200:10:26.240 --> 00:10:30.799Faith without works is dead. Wecan have faith in wanting to God to10300:10:30.840 --> 00:10:33.799do something for us and whatever itis that we may ask for him to10400:10:33.840 --> 00:10:39.159do, but we have to havefaith and then begin to do the work10500:10:39.240 --> 00:10:46.559alone the way in that journey.In doing so, for example, you10600:10:46.639 --> 00:10:50.320can't sit and go pray to Godand ask God, God, I see10700:10:50.360 --> 00:10:52.919this particular job, I want thisjob. I don't want to but tain10800:10:54.039 --> 00:11:00.000this position in that job. Butin the meantime you've asked them for it10900:11:00.120 --> 00:11:03.960and you got faith for it,but you can't expect God to bring that11000:11:03.080 --> 00:11:07.039job to you if you don't getout there and do the work yourself,11100:11:07.080 --> 00:11:11.799if you don't get out there andput a resume together, apply for the11200:11:11.840 --> 00:11:18.159position, go from there to whateverthey're hiring. Process is to go and11300:11:18.200 --> 00:11:24.559making sure that you know your interviewgoes well, to making sure that you11400:11:24.600 --> 00:11:31.600present yourself as such, that yousell yourself in your particular scale set relating11500:11:31.639 --> 00:11:35.519to that position. In doing so, see, that's that journey along the11600:11:35.559 --> 00:11:43.279way that you taking the time todo it and to go through that journey11700:11:43.360 --> 00:11:50.000and in order to achieve you gettingthat position that you asked and you pray11800:11:50.200 --> 00:12:01.080to God for. This journey isnot for the swift. This is a11900:12:01.120 --> 00:12:05.840marathon in any and everything that wedo. We can continue to run around12000:12:05.960 --> 00:12:13.960looking for instant gratification, all thosesociety mix us think and feel that that's12100:12:15.000 --> 00:12:22.480what it's about or that's what weshould shoot for. It's not, because12200:12:22.519 --> 00:12:30.000if you just set solely on yougetting there and achieving it, you got12300:12:30.000 --> 00:12:37.840to miss everything in between. You'regoing to end up stepping on people along12400:12:37.000 --> 00:12:43.279the way who may have taken thetime to help you along in that particular12500:12:43.440 --> 00:12:54.399journey and you not even realize it. You know that. Again, these12600:12:54.399 --> 00:13:01.519are things that God has helped melearn and help me see and learn along12700:13:01.600 --> 00:13:07.960this journey and I'm hoping to beable to pour this into someone else so12800:13:07.080 --> 00:13:16.600they that they can see that it'snot all about getting there, but everything12900:13:16.679 --> 00:13:22.799in relationships that you build and thethings that you may do along the way13000:13:22.240 --> 00:13:30.559to help you get there, becausein the process, these relationships and these13100:13:30.639 --> 00:13:35.159skills, the need and whatever,or again alone the let way of whatever13200:13:35.240 --> 00:13:39.679journey that you may be on inorder to get to such destination, will13300:13:39.720 --> 00:13:46.679help you even go to the nextlevel beyond that. But we got to13400:13:46.720 --> 00:13:56.799take our time smell the roses.That's not being such a rush to to13500:13:56.879 --> 00:14:00.639get to the finish line. Guesswe want to get there, but it's13600:14:00.639 --> 00:14:05.960not being such a rush to getthere, because who knows what mistakes we13700:14:05.000 --> 00:14:11.480may make along the way or whatpitfalls may may get in our path,13800:14:11.000 --> 00:14:16.600or what we may do that maytake us the wrong way. Or we13900:14:16.639 --> 00:14:24.240may be on that path of gettingthere sooner than we thought, but because14000:14:24.279 --> 00:14:26.840of the mistakes that we've made,we've veered off into a path that's going14100:14:26.879 --> 00:14:31.000to take us all the way aroundthe moon and back and all that,14200:14:31.120 --> 00:14:37.759just to get there. I knowthis may makes sense to some, to14300:14:37.840 --> 00:14:39.960others that mean that met me notmake sense at all, but for those14400:14:39.960 --> 00:14:45.279that it do, I'm just prayingwhatever it is what I'm saying right now14500:14:45.639 --> 00:14:50.000well register, you know, inyour spirit, in your mind and your14600:14:50.000 --> 00:14:54.919heart, or in your thought orin your everyday walk, in whatever journey14700:14:54.960 --> 00:15:00.600that you may be on right now, to whatever go the to set out14800:15:00.639 --> 00:15:07.639to achieve, no matter how big, no matter how small. I say14900:15:07.679 --> 00:15:09.440this all the time. Progress isstill progress, we called us, of15000:15:09.600 --> 00:15:16.039how small or big it is,as long as you continue to steal move15100:15:16.080 --> 00:15:30.240forward, that's progress. That isprogress, and I believe in continuing to15200:15:30.320 --> 00:15:37.799progress in everyday life, in allthat I do and it all lived that15300:15:37.200 --> 00:15:45.240God has leading me to become.I want to continue to be a better15400:15:45.320 --> 00:15:50.720me tomorrow than I will today andbe a better me today than I was15500:15:50.879 --> 00:15:58.759yesterday. That's one of my goalsand life. That's what I strive to15600:15:58.799 --> 00:16:07.799do each and every day. SometimesI fall short, but it doesn't mean15700:16:07.840 --> 00:16:17.000that I stop. I pick myselfup and I keep going. You can15800:16:17.159 --> 00:16:32.159to you should. You are youronly limit, the only limit that we15900:16:32.200 --> 00:16:37.600put on ourselves, or they getin the way of, rather getting a16000:16:37.600 --> 00:16:40.679way of, whatever it is thatwe're setting out to do. We put16100:16:40.720 --> 00:16:48.480those limits on ourselves. I don'twant to have any limits. I choose16200:16:48.519 --> 00:16:52.720not to have any limits, becausewhatever it is that I set I could16300:16:52.720 --> 00:17:00.240do, I plan on achieving it. They mean that happened in the time16400:17:00.240 --> 00:17:03.480frame that I think it should,but it doesn't mean it's not going to16500:17:03.519 --> 00:17:11.039happen. Two saying goes around.It says a delayed by guy is not16600:17:11.160 --> 00:17:15.319a deny, especially if I keepGod in the miss which I and try16700:17:15.359 --> 00:17:18.480to include God in a mist ofany and everything that I do. But16800:17:18.559 --> 00:17:22.119just because it didn't happen when Iwanted to in my time, doesn't mean16900:17:22.160 --> 00:17:25.640it's not going to happen when Godis ready for it to happen. For17000:17:25.720 --> 00:17:37.480me, it's time is different thanours. It is different. So I17100:17:37.519 --> 00:17:42.559know some he sit there wondering,like what you always bring God in a17200:17:42.599 --> 00:17:45.960miss anything. Cause, guess what, God is the and all and be17300:17:47.079 --> 00:17:52.880all. That's nothing we can't doin this life without him. Nothing.17400:17:57.680 --> 00:18:04.559We all should strive to work towardto having a relationship with God. We17500:18:04.599 --> 00:18:11.440all should strive with it. Thatis the most important relationship that we can17600:18:11.440 --> 00:18:18.680cultivate. My people, the mostrelationship. Need most important relationship. Not17700:18:18.720 --> 00:18:22.039with your spouse, not with yourkeys, not with your boss, not17800:18:22.079 --> 00:18:27.920with your friends, not what you'rearound but the creator. That is the17900:18:27.920 --> 00:18:33.720most relating, important relationship that wecan cultivate that it's the most important relationship18000:18:33.759 --> 00:18:41.799we must drive to have, becausewe can learn to get out of our18100:18:41.839 --> 00:18:48.559own way and in developing a relationshipwith him, then look this journey that18200:18:48.680 --> 00:18:55.680we're all go oh so smoothed now. It doesn't mean that you wont run18300:18:55.720 --> 00:18:59.200it to obstacles. I'm not sayingthat. I'm not going to mislead anybody's18400:18:59.200 --> 00:19:02.759saying. You have that relationship withGod, you're not going to experience anything,18500:19:02.799 --> 00:19:07.279any type of hardships, any typeof trials or tribulation, stumbling box,18600:19:07.440 --> 00:19:11.759blocks, setbacks or whatever. I'mnot going to even sitting try to18700:19:11.799 --> 00:19:14.640fool you like that and say thatthat's going to happen, because it's not18800:19:14.720 --> 00:19:22.240the case. But you have therelationship with God, it will take you18900:19:22.279 --> 00:19:26.799from one level to the next andhe to make this churn it that we're19000:19:26.960 --> 00:19:36.279on gain and so much smoother andit make you so much happier. Trust19100:19:36.319 --> 00:19:45.240me on that. Trust me onthat, believe it again. I'm hoping19200:19:45.279 --> 00:19:55.240you are having a great weekend sofar. I'm actually currently working on I19300:19:55.240 --> 00:19:56.920know you all and you've heard mesince before about the things that we have19400:19:57.000 --> 00:20:02.079coming up and currently on the construction. Right now, I'm actually working on19500:20:02.519 --> 00:20:08.400another podcast. It's it's still indevelopmental stage right now, but once I19600:20:08.440 --> 00:20:11.519get it going and get a namefor it, I'm going to put it19700:20:11.559 --> 00:20:15.000out there for you all and Ihope that you all to support it just19800:20:15.039 --> 00:20:19.000as much as you've been supporting currentlydown the construction since weaving, you know,19900:20:19.519 --> 00:20:26.599brought it to to life almost twoyears ago. But I'm currently working20000:20:26.680 --> 00:20:30.440on a podcast. A concept ofit of just listen to some of what20100:20:30.480 --> 00:20:36.640you all say and you what youwant. Have brought to me about a20200:20:36.799 --> 00:20:41.839relaxation podcast. I podcasted you canlisten to to relax. That you got20300:20:41.960 --> 00:20:48.440something like the calm APP put ona different level, but that's something that20400:20:48.440 --> 00:20:52.839I want to be able to bringto you all to happy on days that20500:20:52.880 --> 00:20:56.599you may be stressing that you wantto relax or you may need something listen20600:20:56.680 --> 00:21:00.480to to give you know, tocalm you down. That's what I'm working20700:21:00.519 --> 00:21:06.640on right now and once we getit going and we get it developed,20800:21:06.720 --> 00:21:10.039I get samples, or whatever thecase out, I'm going to send those20900:21:10.160 --> 00:21:17.599out for you all to listen to. To get your feedback so I you21000:21:17.640 --> 00:21:23.440can help me bring you the bestpossible product that I can to share with21100:21:23.480 --> 00:21:29.880you all. So be on thelookout for that and the upcoming months.21200:21:30.039 --> 00:21:36.519It's coming, so be on thelookout for it. Again, I want21300:21:36.519 --> 00:21:40.839to thank you all for joining usto day. Don't currently on the Construction21400:21:40.920 --> 00:21:47.559Day is my time. We dothis thing twice a week. You remember,21500:21:47.599 --> 00:21:49.200you can listen to us and whereveryou get your podcast. You can21600:21:49.200 --> 00:21:55.519listen to us on spotify, Googlepodcast, apple podcast, breaker radio,21700:21:55.640 --> 00:22:00.920public overcast, pocket cast, Iheart radio, deezer sounder and many,21800:22:00.960 --> 00:22:06.599many others. Again, you canlisten to US wherever you get your podcast,21900:22:06.960 --> 00:22:12.960apple podcast, Google podcast, spotify, radio, public overcast, pocket22000:22:14.000 --> 00:22:19.920cast, Deezer Castro, I heartradio and many, many others. So22100:22:21.039 --> 00:22:26.480continue to support us, continue tosend this your email messages. The email22200:22:26.519 --> 00:22:29.400address that you can send us toit, if you don't already have it,22300:22:29.400 --> 00:22:33.960it is the construction one thousand ninehundred and seventy four at yahoocom.22400:22:33.000 --> 00:22:41.799Once again, that is you indercon str UK tio in one thousand nine22500:22:41.839 --> 00:22:48.799hundred and seventy four at yahoocom.So continue to send us her emails with22600:22:48.839 --> 00:22:52.000your thoughts, subjects that you maywant us to scuss on, any feedback22700:22:52.039 --> 00:22:56.119that you may have our if youjust want to say hi, continue to22800:22:56.160 --> 00:23:00.359send us these emails. Were reallylove it. We really appreciate you all22900:23:02.200 --> 00:23:06.960supporting ud sending us the messages thatyou do, and we really really appreciate23000:23:06.960 --> 00:23:10.759that. So I want to thankyou for that and I just want to23100:23:10.759 --> 00:23:12.720thank you all for taking the timeout of your day to listen to us23200:23:12.720 --> 00:23:15.720here and currently on the construction.I know you didn't have to, but23300:23:15.960 --> 00:23:19.400for you to take the time outof your day, cousins and King folks,23400:23:19.440 --> 00:23:26.279I really appreciate that. While I'mat it, I actually did have23500:23:26.319 --> 00:23:33.279a message from the email bag.As person asks why do I refer to23600:23:33.000 --> 00:23:37.440people as cousins? Are Kin Folks? You know we're not related. Well,23700:23:37.640 --> 00:23:41.319the answer to your question is this. I mean, I know every23800:23:41.359 --> 00:23:45.440one of you personally, but youall are my family and we all come23900:23:45.599 --> 00:23:53.160from Adam and eve. So weall are related, regardless of whatever race,24000:23:53.519 --> 00:23:57.480color, cree religion or whatever itis to me, we are all24100:23:57.519 --> 00:24:03.400related. We are all guy's children. On top of that, to add24200:24:03.440 --> 00:24:07.880on to the where all his children. So it's and I don't know you24300:24:07.920 --> 00:24:11.160all by name, you all aremy family. So you all all my24400:24:11.200 --> 00:24:17.240cousins and my kin't folks. Sothat's how I refer to you, that's24500:24:17.279 --> 00:24:21.359how I see you and that's howI love you, my cousin's and kid24600:24:21.440 --> 00:24:25.640folks. All Right, child,I'm going to get on up out of24700:24:25.720 --> 00:24:27.960here again. Be Looking for thenext episode in the next and the next24800:24:29.000 --> 00:24:33.000couple of days. So until then, you know I'm Otto. It takes24900:24:33.000 --> 00:24:37.799a village to make this thing happen, and you all are my village and25000:24:37.839 --> 00:24:42.440we're going to continue to build thisthing together, step by step, one25100:24:42.480 --> 00:24:48.039break at a time. Currently underconstruction. I love you all. I25200:24:48.200 --> 00:24:51.160talk to you in a couple ofdays. Everybody, have a great weekend.25300:24:51.200 --> 00:24:52.440Like I said, get on ourside, getting out there and enjoy25400:24:52.519 --> 00:24:56.160yourself and I'll talk to you allsoon, in a couple of days.25500:24:56.279 --> 00:24:59.359Take it easy, peace,