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Introduction to 'Philosophony': Consistency
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Wes MacMillan
What's going on everybody? Welcome back to Philosophony, the podcast with deep talks and dumb jokes. The topic for today is consistency.
Canceled Plans: Motivation and Action
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Wes MacMillan
was supposed to go skiing today and then the person I was going to go with canceled on me. And I didn't feel much, but obviously I was disappointed. But then a part of me was like, everything happens for a reason.
Motivation: Past vs Present
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Wes MacMillan
So I decided to go for a run. And I went for a run. And I finally like got my juice back, got my swagger back for a second and realized that I've been being a bum.
00:00:42
Wes MacMillan
Yesterday I was literally on the phone with my mom. i was talking to her. I was like, I just feel like I don't have it right now.
00:00:50
Wes MacMillan
Like I used to be daily in the gym. I used to be going after shit. I used to have something, you know?
00:00:57
Wes MacMillan
And you know what the difference was between then and now?
00:01:02
Wes MacMillan
Is doing it anyway. I remember I used to say to myself, pretty much not every day, but the days I didn't want to go to the gym, I went
Activity vs Depression
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Wes MacMillan
anyway.
00:01:13
Wes MacMillan
You can't rely on motivation. You can't rely on how you feel. you can't let how you feel dictate anything. When I feel depressed, I want to lay in bed. And when I lay in bed, how do you think that makes me feel more depressed?
00:01:31
Wes MacMillan
Whereas if I go for a walk, I feel better. I get a little momentum. I can do something with that. Nobody feels like doing it all the time. That's bullshit.
00:01:43
Wes MacMillan
That's bullshit. You got to do it anyway, man.
00:01:48
Wes MacMillan
And it's hard. Life is hard. I think we often pretend that it's not, but it is. And you gotta...
Hope, Action, and Belief Systems
00:01:57
Wes MacMillan
Like, being a bum, laying in your bed depressed is hard. Going to the gym is hard. Which one will make you feel better after? and this is literally, like... I was listening to Motivation Core, which my friend, he saw my YouTube search history yesterday, and he was making fun of me, and it was... It was a funny search, but that shit...
00:02:17
Wes MacMillan
I don't want to say it saved me, but it's played a huge role in
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Wes MacMillan
I've become.
00:02:26
Wes MacMillan
the fact that I didn't give up. I remember i would be like laying in bed, I'd type in motivation core, and I'd just wait for something to make me be like, fuck it, let's just do it.
00:02:38
Wes MacMillan
Like we sit around like, I don't want to make this religious, but I'm going to. It's like when you believe in God, you kind of believe that he's going to make everything work out for you.
00:02:51
Wes MacMillan
And that's bullshit. me like I'm not saying there's no God, but you got to bust your ass if you want anything to happen. you lay in bed, not a lot of good can happen to you.
00:03:06
Wes MacMillan
And that was what I almost made the podcast about this week is the difference between like talking about hope. And hope isn't like faith that things
Self-Improvement Through Consistency
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Wes MacMillan
will get better. It's faith that things could get better.
00:03:19
Wes MacMillan
When I was feeling like shit, depressed, like literally like didn't really want to live anymore, i would go for a run. I'd play motivation core. And that would get me through it. And then i like doing that is the first time I really felt good about myself.
00:03:35
Wes MacMillan
And why should I fucking feel good about myself if I'm laying in bed?
00:03:40
Wes MacMillan
I'm just, you gotta get, don't know, like, I just got tired of feeling sorry for myself. And it's a lesson I have to learn over and over again. but like, I love the person I am way more when I'm in the gym, when I'm doing something that sets my soul on fire, when I'm fucking living, you know?
Facing Life's Realities with Grit
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Wes MacMillan
Life is too hard. in my opinion, to just survive, get by, follow the status quo. I don't know if this sounds too David Goggins-y, but even if it is, then fuck you, good. It's like, what, at least David Goggins fucking did something with his life.
00:04:22
Wes MacMillan
I've spent a lot of my life, like, fantasizing about how life could be different.
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Wes MacMillan
Imagine if there was no pain. Imagine if it was easy.
00:04:34
Wes MacMillan
That's a sweet dream, buddy. What does that get you? It's just taking you out of the moment where you could do something. It's a lie.
00:04:44
Wes MacMillan
You're fantasizing about things, a different reality that this reality doesn't seem like it's changing. I waited a long time to see if it would change. Pretty much stays the same. You get what you give.
00:04:59
Wes MacMillan
And it's the middle of the winter. And there's times in my life where the winter gets the best of me. And there's times in my life where i get the best of winter.
00:05:09
Wes MacMillan
I love the, I didn't even finish Game of Thrones, but I love the quote, winter is coming. Because I know I'm capable of being someone who locks in and can grind even when I'm depressed, even when there's no sun. Good. love that fucking, that grit.
00:05:27
Wes MacMillan
That Boston, that rage, that something, man. I was listening to a Motivation Core, and they all talking about being like rich and successful. And I'm like, well, is that really what makes you happy? And it's like, well, it'll probably make you happier than being fucking broke and a failure.
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Wes MacMillan
Know I'm saying?
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Wes MacMillan
It's like, you got to do something.
Overcoming Depression and Finding Happiness
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Wes MacMillan
I wonder why I'm depressed when I'm just like sitting around doing nothing. And at that point I'm like too like why do I even go to the grocery store?
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Wes MacMillan
And honestly depression maybe it's right.
00:06:07
Wes MacMillan
Because when you're living like a bum it's like what's the fucking point? I work all week to fucking watch other people play sports on the weekend as I'm wearing my Patriots gear. Drake May plays football today.
00:06:19
Wes MacMillan
Like those things are fluff. Those things are bonus, but you gotta fucking become something. You gotta to grow. You gotta to live.
00:06:29
Wes MacMillan
Cause if you're not dreaming, you're already dead. And I know that sounds dramatic, but
00:06:39
Wes MacMillan
like what else, man? I think the happiest I've been in my entire life is when i was consistent and I did something i never thought was possible. And I only got there by doing it when I didn't feel like it, by being consistent. Consistency is key. I'm the first person to say that. That's the original quote.
00:07:01
Wes MacMillan
Don't Google it. And it's the middle of the winter and i'm I've been feeling low. Good. I wish I was feeling lower. That's something that i really recently stumbled upon that is very powerful.
00:07:18
Wes MacMillan
It's like when something sucks, it's like when I'm at the gym and I'm going for a run and I'm feeling like quitting, it's like, I wish it would this run was longer.
00:07:29
Wes MacMillan
it's It's a lie. But the truth is that it doesn't fucking matter because that just gives me a little juice and that's all I need. Just a little juice, man.
00:07:39
Wes MacMillan
And I also like, sometimes I'm like, why am I chasing this physique? Like, is that really what's going to make me happy? Does that really matter? Isn't that ego?
00:07:51
Wes MacMillan
Who the fuck are you Like, what? all right. Then what's your, what's going to make you happy, buddy? Feeling like you're better than everyone else? Because they actually do shit and you sit around?
00:08:05
Wes MacMillan
Fuck you. Fuck you. At least you you're fucking doing something.
Final Thoughts on Consistency and Life's Challenges
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Wes MacMillan
And when you have a good physique, it's proof that you work hard. And work hard work never goes unpunished. I mean, hard work never goes unrewarded.
00:08:20
Wes MacMillan
Even if you don't get what you want, get a little closer. Like all this mind shit mindset shit sounds corny, but like, it's powerful. I believe Ted Lasso.
00:08:35
Wes MacMillan
Like there's planes flying by out my window right now. That never would have happened if the guy who invented planes listened to the people that were like, Mr. Plane, he'll never fly.
00:08:50
Wes MacMillan
And sounds dumb, but it's true. His name probably wasn't Mr. Plane. Maybe it was Mrs. Plane.
00:08:57
Wes MacMillan
I know this was kind of over all over the place and it's only 10 minutes, but I just had to tell you we're back.
00:09:02
Wes MacMillan
I'm ready for war.
00:09:05
Wes MacMillan
Life is hard. Life is war. Are you ready? I'm ready for war.
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Wes MacMillan
Peace.