Transcript for The 2% way: Myron Rolle's tips for success
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FLIGHT TO QATAR FOR THE WORLD
CUP IN NOVEMBER.
>> OUR NEXT GUEST IS CERTAINLY
A MAN OF MANY HAD, MANY TITLES,
A CHILD OF EMIGRANTS, A FORMER
NFL SAFETY, A NEUROSURGERY
RESIDENT, HIS FOUNDER OF HIS
OWN NONPROFIT JUST NAME A FEW.
DOCTOR MYRON L, HE DETAILS HIS
FORMULA FIX THE SAFE.
HIS NEW BOOK ABOUT HOW
PHILOSOPHY --
DOCTOR, IT IS SO IMPRESSED TO
--
I'M SURE IS JUST CONTINUING TO
BUILD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US TONIGHT.
>> THANK, YOU THANK YOU FOR
HAVING.
>> SO THE TITLE OF YOUR, ABOUT
THE 2%, WAY IT'S BASICALLY A
MINDSET THAT YOU SAY IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN
PERSONAL SUCCESS AS YOU WORK
TOWARDS YOUR GOAL, JUST 2% OF
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ADDED TIME, EXPLAIN HOW THAT
WORKS.
>> ABSOLUTELY, WELL I GOT IT
FROM A FRUIT.
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JUST A LITTLE BETTER, 2% OF
INCREASE, 2% OF EDUCATION EVERY
DAY ON THE FIELD AND I TOOK
THIS MINDSET OF JUST GETTING
SMALL IMPROVEMENTS TOWARDS A
BETTER VERSION OF YOURSELF AND
I TOOK IT TO LIFE.
SO, ANYTHING I DID AND ANY
VIDEO I WATCHED AND ANY PERSON
I MET AND EXPERIENCE I HAD A
TRIED TO HAD TO MY JOURNEY TO
BE A BETTER VERSION OF MYSELF.
SO, THIS 2% WAY, ESSENTIAL, IT
MEANS THAT HAVING A BIG GOAL
HAVING A LARGE TASK AND
BREAKING IT DOWN PIECE BY PIECE
AND MOVING FORWARD AND SEEING
PROGRESS IN YOURSELF DAILY.
>> SO, JUST GIVE US AN ACTUAL
WAY TO BREAK THAT DOWN.
SAY SOMEONE IS TRYING TO BE
HEALTHIER.
OR, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO BE A
BETTER STUDENT.
GIVES AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THEY
WOULD MEASURE THAT 2% INCREMENT
EACH DAY.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW IT'S NOT SO
MUCH ABOUT THE QUANTIFIABLE 2%
IT'S MORE SO ABOUT THINKING --
IF YOU WANT TO BE MORE PUNCTUAL
AND COMMUNICATE BETTER AND
HAVING ACCOUNTABILITY TO
OBJECTIVE LATE LOOK AT WHAT YOU
ARE DOING BETTER DOING MORE.
CROSSING OF THINGS ON YOUR.
LIST RUNNING THINGS OFTEN
CROSSING THE HORIZONTAL DAY.
BLOCKING THINGS OUT AND THE
BACKGROUND NOISE AND THE
DISTRACTION STAYING FOCUSED AND
DISCIPLINED.
CHECKING IN ON YOUR PROGRESS
AMONG THROUGH NOW.
SIX MONTHS FROM NOW.
A YEAR FROM NOW.
SEEING THAT YOU MOVED FORWARD.
>> YOU ALSO RIGHT ABOUT THE
VALUES INSTILLED IN YOU BY YOUR
IMMIGRANT PARENTS, THE IMPACT
THAT THEY HAD ON YOUR VIEW OF
SUCCESS.
HOW SO?
YOU, KNOW WE ARE FROM THE
BAHAMAS, IT IS JUST A LIMITED
RESOURCE, OUR NAME ROLLS IS
ACTUALLY A SLAVE NAME.
SO, A SLAVE OWNER, ALL THE
SLAVES IN THE BAHAMAS TOOK HIS
LAST NAME.
SO, MY PARENTS HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE THE
BAHAMAS AND COME TO AMERICA
WHERE THERE IS A PLACE WITH AN
ABUNDANCE OF RESOURCES AN APPLE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME AND MY
BROTHER TO GROW A STUDENTS AS
LEADERS AS CHRISTIANS THINKERS.
THEY WANTED US TO REALLY TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF OUR
OPPORTUNITIES, SO I WALKED INTO
THE HOUSE EVERYDAY, HARDWIRED,
IN MY MIND, THAT I WAS NOT TO
BE COMPLACENT WITH SEPARATE 30.
THAT I WAS GOING TO BE A GOOD
STUDENT.
A GOOD.
LATER >> YOU CERTAINLY HAVE
CARVED A UNIQUE PATH FOR
YOURSELF.
LEAVING YOUR SENIOR FOOTBALL
SEASON IN FLORIDA STATE TO
ATTEND OXFORD UNIVERSITY AS A
RHODES SCHOLAR, NO LESS, MORE
OF --
GO TO THE NFL, LEAD THE NFL,
ATTENDING MEDICAL SCHOOL.
JUST KIND OF EXPLAIN THAT
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND
THAT JOURNEY ALONG THE WAY THAT
HAS TAKEN YOU FROM HERE TO
THERE?
>> WELL, I WAS UP FOR THE NFL
DRAFT AND I ACTUALLY SAID I DID
NOT WANT TO BE IN THE NFL RIGHT
NOW.
I WANT TO GET MY MEDICAL
ANTHROPOLOGY MASTERS DEGREE AT
OXFORD.
I MYSELF IN A NEW CULTURE AND
MEET PEOPLE.
HOPEFULLY DEVELOP MYSELF AS A
LEADER.
CAME BACK TO THE MY --
ONLY PLAYED THREE YEARS IN THE
NFL WITH THE TENNESSEE TITANS.
BUT, IF I HAD TO MAKE THE
CHOICE AGAIN I WOULD.
BECAUSE PEOPLE NOW TELL ME THAT
I HAVE INSPIRED THEM BY
CHOOSING ACADEMICS OVER SPORTS.
IT IS MEANT A LOT, WALKING INTO
THE NEXT CHAPTER IN MY LIFE NOW
WHERE I WILL BE PHYSICIAN AND A
SURGICAL RESIDENT HELP HEAL
PEOPLE AND TAKE A BRAIN TUMORS,
FIX THE --
REALLY GIVE PEOPLE SECOND SHOTS
LIFE.
IT MEANS A, LOT CERTAINLY
BLESSING, ALL OF MY JOURNEY, MY
WHOLE LIFE, IT'S LED TO THIS
MOMENT.
I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL.
>> IT'S REALLY JUST SO
PHENOMENAL AND OPPRESSIVE WHICH
YOU ARE DOING, WHICH YOU'VE
DONE, WHAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO
DO, NO DOUBT, YOU HAVE SAID
THAT THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN FOR
THOSE WHO MAY BE OVERWHELMED OR
WITHOUT DIRECTION AND MAYBE AND
NEEDED A PLACE TO START.
WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THOSE
WHO MIGHT BE FEELING THAT WAY?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, ONE THING
THAT I READ ABOUT IN THIS BOOK
IS ABOUT ALL OF THE SOUTH DOUBT
THAT I HAVE.
UNCERTAINTY, FEELING A LITTLE
BIT OF CRITICISM, PREJUDICE,
FEELING SOCIALLY AWKWARD
CERTAIN SETTINGS.
YOU KNOW?
WHEN YOU ARE A SMART FOOTBALL
PLAYER AND YOUR TEAMMATES ARE
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN YOU
CULTURALLY, MAYBE YOU MIGHT
FEEL LIKE IT IS HARD TO FIT IN.
FOR QUESTIONS, EVEN WITH MY
WIFE AND RELATIONSHIP
CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE BEEN
THROUGH.
SO, I GET REALLY PERSONAL AND
VERY VULNERABLE IN THIS BOOK.
I WANT TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO SEE
THEMSELVES THROUGH MY STORY.
I HAVE HAD CHALLENGES.
YOU HAVE HAD CHALLENGES.
BUT, THE WAY THAT WE MITIGATE
THAT PRESSURE AND THAT STRESSES
BY BLOCKING OUT THE BACKGROUND
NOISE, GETTING A-LIMITED BETTER
CONSISTENTLY AND WINNING EACH
DAY AND TAKING SMALL STEPS THAT
MOVING FORWARD.
SO, I HOPE THAT THIS BOOK AND
RUNNING A LOT OF PEOPLE AND
BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE ONES --
>> WE ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THE
BOOK, DR., BYRON AUTHOR OF THE
2%, WAY WE'VE THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US, ALL THE
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