KYW Episodes

Kick-start Your Week (KYW) with inspiring quotes, thoughts, and profound words to live by
Jan. 6, 2025

Kick-Start Your Week - 01.06.25

“You are what you eat. You are what you think. You are who you hang out with. You are what you watch and listen to. You have more control than you think fellas.” — Bedros Keuilian

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Dec. 30, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 12.30.24

“You get up every day, you're entitled to … nothing. Nobody owes you … nothing. You could have talent, but if you don’t have discipline, if you don’t execute, you don’t focus, you get nothing. If you’re complacent, and not paying attention to detail, what does that get you? Nothing.” — Steven Yates

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Dec. 24, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 12.23.24

“Fear is an insidious and deadly thing. It can warp judgment, freeze reflexes, breed mistakes. Worse, it's contagious.” — Jimmy Stewart

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Dec. 16, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 12.16.24

“Love the giver more than the gift” Timely and appropriate for Christmas — as it reminds us to cherish the love, generosity, and thoughtfulness behind the act of giving, which embodies the true spirit of the season.

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Dec. 9, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 12.09.24

Marriage is hard. Divorce is hard. Choose your hard. Obesity is hard. Being fit is hard. Choose your hard. Being in debt is hard. Being financially disciplined is hard. Choose your hard. Communication is hard. Not communicating is hard. Choose your...

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Dec. 2, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 12.02.24

Never take advice from people who are not where you want to be.

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Nov. 25, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 11.25.24

“Comfort is the worst addiction and a cheap ticket to depression.”

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Nov. 18, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 11.18.24

Someone makes 10x more than you do in a 9-5 job because they have more "leverage" with their work. Distraction is the greatest killer of success. It stunts and destroys your brain.

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Nov. 12, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 11.11.24

Mike Tyson's words are a powerful reminder that discipline can be a greater asset than talent alone. It's amazing how discipline applies to so many aspects of life — whether in sports, business, or personal growth.

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Nov. 4, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 11.04.24

I’d rather be the oldest person in a gym than the youngest person in a nursing home.

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Oct. 14, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 10.14.24

The song "Hotel California" can be seen as a critique of the darker side of the American Dream — how the pursuit of wealth and success can ultimately leave people feeling hollow. The luxurious hotel is filled with people who have seemingly achieved...

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Oct. 7, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 10.07.24

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking.” — Steve Jobs

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Sept. 30, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 09.30.24

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” — Walt Disney In other words: Enough talking — get up and make it happen. Now!

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Sept. 23, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 09.23.24

“When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to happiness that you can give out.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

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Sept. 16, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 09.16.24

“Work for a cause, not for applause. Live life to express, not to impress.” — Unknown

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Sept. 9, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 09.09.24

"It is only when we take chances, that our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult risk that we need to take is to become honest." — Walter Anderson

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Sept. 2, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 09.02.24

“No great achievement is possible without persistent work.” “The end of labor is to gain leisure.” “There is no substitute for hard work. There will be disappointments, but the harder the work, the luckier you will get. Never be satisfied...

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Aug. 26, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 08.26.24

"Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path." — Paulo Coelho

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Aug. 19, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 08.19.24

Being taught to avoid talking about politics and religion has led to a lack of understanding of politics and religion. What we should have been taught was how to have a civil conversation about a difficult topic.

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Aug. 5, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 08.05.24

Your perception is YOUR reality. Everyone sees things differently because each person's perspective is unique. Always keep that in mind. Btw, "crocodile" is spelled just like that.

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July 29, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 07.29.24

“8 Mile” from Eminem is a song is about the troubles one goes through trying to become a success.

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July 22, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 07.22.24

“You must build practices that prevent you from falling prey to those basic instincts that make you a short-term thinker.” — Dave Asprey (best known as the founder of Bulletproof Coffee and the entire Biohacking movement)

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July 15, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 07.15.24

In light of this past weekend's attempted assassination of President Trump, we share this quote: "There is beauty and power in unity. We must be united in heart and mind. One world, one people." — Lailah Gifty Akita

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July 8, 2024

Kick-Start Your Week - 07.08.24

"For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?" — Bell Hooks

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