177 Write a New Story

"What we think and feel shows up in the mirror, on the street corner, and on the other side of the world." - Lewis Howes If you enjoyed this episode, check out show notes, the bonus clip, and more at lewishowes.com/177. Get more from Lewis! Get my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! Get The Greatness Mindset audiobook on SpotifyText Lewis AIYouTubeInstagramWebsiteTiktokFacebookX

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• 0:02Lewis Howes?

  This is Five Minute Friday, episode number 177, and it's time to write a new story.

• 0:10Lewis Howes?

  It looks like the world is finally waking up. An old story is being retired, line by line. In the old story, the people compete to win at any cost. In the new story, we can all win. In the old story, the earth and all her riches are exploited. In the new story, we respect our home and we preserve its beauty. In the old story, treaties and promises are broken. In the new one, we are trustworthy and trusting. In the old story, fear is the loudest voice at the table. In the new story, it is love whose soft voice is heated. In the old story, we are separated.

• 0:54Lewis Howes?

  In the new story, we are one. The outer world is a reflection of our inner worlds. What we think and feel shows up in the mirror, on the street corner, and on the other side of the world. A well-known legend tells the story of an anthropologist who was studying the ways of an African tribe. He placed a basket of fruit by a tree, then challenged a group of children to race to the tree, and the fastest one there would win the basket of fruit. The children grabbed each other's hands and then ran to the tree together, where they sat down and shared the fruit. The researcher was amazed and asked the children why they had done this,

• 1:39Lewis Howes?

  as the winner could have taken all the fruit for themselves. The children responded, "Abuntu." How can one of us be happy if the others are sad? "Abuntu" means, in the Hoxha tribal culture, "I am because we are." "Abuntu" places others above the individual, stating, "I am happy because you are happy." In this new story we are creating, "I am happy because you are happy." We are connected and interwoven. I lift you up, and I'm then uplifted. I believe in the win-win. Respect, love, and integrity outshine the greed and selfishness of previous chapters.

• 2:20Lewis Howes?

  Nelson Mandela said, "For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." Join me in writing this new story, the one in which we are all kind to each other. There is a chapter titled, "Respect for All Living Things." You are the hero of this story. And another chapter titled, "No One Left Behind." And another, "We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For." Another chapter, "Everyone Has What They Need." And another, "Each Person Has A Gift." And the final chapter, "Love Wins."

• 3:05Lewis Howes?

  Because when love wins, we all win. So let's write a new story together. Thank you guys all so much for listening to this Five Minute Friday, and I appreciate all the feedback on the previous Five Minute Fridays and all the episodes of the podcast. If this is your first time here, please head back to lewishouse.com/177. And I've also got an additional audio that talks more about this message from my own words. So go ahead and check out at lewishouse.com/177 and listen to the additional audio from me about this message. Thanks again, guys, so much for tuning in today. And you know what time it is. It's time to go out there and do something great.