The Cincinnati Bengals Fatal Flaw: How To Avoid Being Mediocre

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00:00 – 2:12 The Thermostat Principle
2:13 – 5:31 The Bengal’s thermostat is low
5:32 – 6:45 Sponsor
6:46 – 9:14 The Problem with a low thermostat
9:15 – 31:29 How to raise your internal thermostat

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  4. Ive recently found out i have lupus. My ex broke up with me and was cheating on me, broke into my house after she left and stole everything of value, drained one of my bank accounts, and blocked and deleted me on everything. 7 years down the drain. Then this lupus stuff hit me hard bro. They say stress can really trigger it and it did. Now i dont even know what the future holds. Enjoy the moment folks. You never know when that final bell will ring.

  8. I super appreciate this video. I hit a major burnout wall in 2018, busting my ass on YouTube shit that never took off and going back to college after a gap year, but I never realized it until years later, just feeling like I was a super lazy creative and that everything was a waste. I genuinely didn't realize I had hit burnout until COVID hit, and I didn't have to go to campus for classes for a long while. It's been a rough road to come back from, and now being in graduate school has made me sort of feel like that again, and I only came back to graduate school because it simply didn't matter my credentials or experience in my field, I never got a chance, and nothing I did for myself outside of that ever materialized, leaving me again feeling like everything I had worked for and on was again a total waste. I've been thinking a lot about everything, like what I'm going to do, what I'm supposed to be doing, and what even makes me happy anymore. I've so many projects that got pushed to the backburner because I'm inundated with what is mostly busywork and having to force myself to write papers I don't care about because I have to write about specific works, not things that I care about. In one of my classes, a writer the teacher knew came in and talked to us, and that got me thinking again about the story I had started a couple years ago and put on hold, which I want to work on, but procrastination alongside everything else had made it seem insurmountable. I don't know, but either way, this is a super thought-provoking video!

  11. I have lived in Cincinnati over forty yrs and honestly they're just going off the energy of the city because unlike other cities.. we tolerate it… We still in shock from the 90s "Bungles" days going. 500 felt like the Superbowl to us.. that's why it took Marvin Lewis 7 straight playoff games and 15 yrs to go off him..He had us at least in the conversation.. but Zac Taylor was no better til Joe Burrow fell in his lap.. it's obvious because his record without Burrow is horrendous.. and players like him and Chase means not being in realistic champion contenders/winners is UNACCEPTABLE

  12. You about there flem! Just keep up the good vids. I’m a huge giants fan so I think I can speak for most giants fans we are horrible this year. Love the positivity! Much love!!

  24. Man, this video really resonated with me even though I'm sure our circumstances are very different. I worked very hard in school with the clear goal of working in my field of study (engineering) and making a good living. I achieved both of those goals right after college, and I started my career as an engineer. Better yet, I really enjoyed the work I was doing as well, but then I came across a certain question that completely stumped me: Where do I see myself in 5 years. The only response I could muster was, "I don't know, but I would be satisfied if I was in the same position 5 years from now."

    Then this past year happened, where I felt something was off about the way I was living my life. At work I was designated to one of our most critical projects, but that project was so massive and had been dragging out for so long that it was pretty much all I worked on and I strangely felt as if I wasn't as productive as the year before. Everything else in my life stayed pretty much exactly the same, which caused me to feel as if I was stuck in a year-long rut.

    You summarized my issue perfectly in this video: "I failed to define new goals for myself..where I am desperately and fearfully trying to hold on to what I've attained as opposed to aggressively and fearlessly striving to new heights". It's possible that this was amplified by the state of many industries over the past couple years, where nothing seemed be reported except for the next round of layoffs so I essentially worked and lived my life in prevent defense – trying not to lose.

    Thanks, the messages you deliver in many of your videos are well articulated and introspective, so it makes sense that your true passion is writing.

  27. this is why i watch your videos. you give out both football wisdom and life wisdom. good luck to you on your personal journey — and keep up putting out good football videos if it's in line with where you want to go.

  28. I feel like the Bengals come out of the gates with no sense of urgency, they get into a hole (1-4 or 2-3 record through 5 games) and then try to overcome their early season woes.

  30. Fuck BetterHelp, just subscribe to this guy — Honestly, it’s really quite eerie how much our personal situations mirror each other… I mean, I am not even a football guy, but I am absolutely a storytelling/writing and self improvement guy. Videos like this will resonate with everyone a little bit differently, some more than others, but regardless of what level this hits you on, this is genuinely valuable and quality content. BetterHelp should be advertising for you.

  31. I wish you could do a video about Larry Fitzgerald. That is one human with no drama in public. You get to talk Dennis green. Chris Carter. And the quality person he was and continues to be.

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