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Kevin Lowe: How many times do you go to bed at night and you think to yourself,
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Kevin Lowe: man, I got it going on for tomorrow morning.
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Kevin Lowe: You've already done the hard work. You got your outfit chosen.
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Kevin Lowe: It's selected. It's all laid out and ready for you for tomorrow morning.
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Kevin Lowe: And what that means is, is that you know that, hey, come tomorrow morning,
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Kevin Lowe: I don't got to be scrounging around in the closet.
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Kevin Lowe: I don't have to be trying on 10 different outfits. I already got it selected.
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Kevin Lowe: And so you go to bed and you're feeling good about tomorrow morning. And then what happens?
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Kevin Lowe: Tomorrow morning happens. You wake up, you take one look at that outfit and
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Kevin Lowe: you think, nope, ain't feeling it.
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Kevin Lowe: So you go back to square one. You go back to the dresser drawers and most likely
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Kevin Lowe: you find the same outfit that you wear all the time because it's your go-to.
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Kevin Lowe: It's the comfortable one. Well, my friend, in life, things like this happen,
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Kevin Lowe: and it isn't just related to what we're wearing.
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Kevin Lowe: It's when we think we have things planned out, and then plans go astray.
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Kevin Lowe: Now, that is the case for today's episode, because what I'm about to talk to
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Kevin Lowe: you about today is not what I had planned.
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Kevin Lowe: I literally had today's topic all planned out, outlined, title chosen.
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Kevin Lowe: I mean, I was set. And then today happened.
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Kevin Lowe: Breakfast happened. Literally just a few hours ago happened,
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Kevin Lowe: and it changed everything.
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Kevin Lowe: And what happened, well, was something that I felt like was something I had to share with you.
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Kevin Lowe: Because if it meant so much to me, well, then maybe it could mean so much to you.
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Kevin Lowe: And so I know I didn't reveal a whole lot, but I just hope you trust me,
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Kevin Lowe: because I promise you, What I'm about to reveal inside of today's episode could
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Kevin Lowe: be exactly the thing you've been needing to hear.
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Kevin Lowe: So my friend, with that, I welcome you to what is episode 383 of Grit,
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Kevin Lowe: Grace, and Inspiration.
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<v Speaker1>I got grit, grace and inspiration on my mind.
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<v Speaker1>No matter the storms that rise, I won't be left behind.
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<v Speaker1>I'm stepping out in faith, cause I'm perfectly designed. I got grit,
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<v Speaker1>grace and inspiration on my mind. My
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Kevin Lowe: Let me set the scene for you, this morning scene.
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Kevin Lowe: Here I am, I'm standing at my kitchen bar. I'm drinking my smoothie.
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Kevin Lowe: Yes, you know, right out of the blender jar because why dirty a cup when you
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Kevin Lowe: already are holding one?
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Kevin Lowe: And while I'm drinking my delicious
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Kevin Lowe: smoothie, I'm listening to the latest episode of the Ed Milet Show.
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Kevin Lowe: My friend, if you are not already listening to the Ed Milet Show,
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Kevin Lowe: well, please be sure to jump over and be sure that you are listening to every
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Kevin Lowe: episode that that guy produces. Woo-hoo, pure fire.
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Kevin Lowe: Now, with that said, it might seem a little ironic, but truthfully,
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Kevin Lowe: I couldn't even tell you what exactly Ed was talking about in this episode because
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Kevin Lowe: the moment happened, the moment that inspired today's topic.
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Kevin Lowe: Because there I am sitting at my kitchen bar, just like I do every morning,
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Kevin Lowe: drinking my smoothie when all of a sudden something that Ed was saying, it just hit me.
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Kevin Lowe: And all of a sudden, it was one of those moments where you feel like time just kind of stands still.
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Kevin Lowe: You feel like everything goes silent.
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Kevin Lowe: And yet at the same time, you can hear so clearly.
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Kevin Lowe: Now I'm using a lot of hearing language because while I'm blind.
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Kevin Lowe: Maybe for you, you see clearly.
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Kevin Lowe: Whatever you want to say, we're talking about you, recognizing everything happening
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Kevin Lowe: around you in a split second of time.
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Kevin Lowe: And what happened in this moment was this idea of we're always striving for something more.
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Kevin Lowe: We always desire. We're always dreaming. We're always chasing after something.
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Kevin Lowe: And yet in this moment, all I kept hearing was just this overwhelming voice of gratitude.
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Kevin Lowe: To just be grateful, to just be grateful for right now, for this very moment.
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Kevin Lowe: And so here I am in this moment of time where it just seems like life has just
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Kevin Lowe: hit the pause button and I'm left with this overwhelming feeling of awareness
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Kevin Lowe: of not what I'm chasing or what my goals are or what my hopes are for today
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Kevin Lowe: or what my big dreams are for the future,
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Kevin Lowe: what my to-do list is,
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Kevin Lowe: but instead of what I already have.
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Kevin Lowe: Now, the ironic thing is, is that if you've listened to my podcast for any length of time,
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Kevin Lowe: you know that many of my episodes revolve around the idea of chasing,
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Kevin Lowe: of pursuing, of getting after it, of going and taking hold of the reins. This is our life.
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Kevin Lowe: I want you to take it and ride it for everything it's worth.
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Kevin Lowe: And yet, then this moment happens. And I can't help but think,
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Kevin Lowe: maybe I've been failing you.
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Kevin Lowe: Maybe I've been failing myself. Because as much as we need to be pursuing our
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Kevin Lowe: life's purpose, as much as I believe we do need to have dreams,
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Kevin Lowe: and we darn sure need to be chasing after them, trying to make them come true.
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Kevin Lowe: But we also sometimes need to take a moment to just pause and,
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Kevin Lowe: Because sometimes we need to
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Kevin Lowe: understand that where we are right now is right where God wants us to be.
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Kevin Lowe: If you've listened to this show very long, if you've heard my story,
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Kevin Lowe: you know that faith is a big part of who I am.
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Kevin Lowe: It's everything. It is literally everything.
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Kevin Lowe: My relationship with my creator, Jesus Christ, me and Jesus, we have a relationship.
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Kevin Lowe: And it is the most amazing relationship. And I believe in all my heart,
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Kevin Lowe: even after becoming blind over 20 years ago, that Jesus has me right where he wants me.
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Kevin Lowe: And even in this season of my life where I feel like I'm chasing,
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Kevin Lowe: I'm hoping, I'm praying, I'm dreaming,
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Kevin Lowe: I feel like I have to take time, though, to also be appreciative and grateful for where I am,
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Kevin Lowe: for what I have, for what I'm doing.
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Kevin Lowe: And in that very moment, sitting at my kitchen bar, I couldn't help but to just
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Kevin Lowe: stop and listen and be grateful for the little things.
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Kevin Lowe: In the distance, I could hear the living room TV on. The volume was turned down
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Kevin Lowe: faint, but I could hear the news.
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Kevin Lowe: And I was so grateful in that moment to have access 24-7 to what's happening in the world.
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Kevin Lowe: All I have to do is hit a button on a remote control, and instantly I can know
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Kevin Lowe: exactly what's happening in the world, both locally and abroad.
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Kevin Lowe: I also, in that moment, have to be grateful for the electricity that powers
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Kevin Lowe: the TV, for the roof that's over my head, for the sound of the ceiling fan I hear running.
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Kevin Lowe: Because not only does my home have air conditioning, but there's a ceiling fan
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Kevin Lowe: in every room just there to help make it a little bit more comfortable.
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Kevin Lowe: And then, of course, well, if I listened carefully enough, I heard over from
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Kevin Lowe: the corner of the sectional sofa, on a big stack of pillows and blankets,
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Kevin Lowe: the gentle snore of Sophia.
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Kevin Lowe: Sophia is my little black and white sheep who. She's only about 12 pounds, give or take.
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Kevin Lowe: And she is the light of our life.
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Kevin Lowe: And there she is, snoring away, doing what she does best, nothing like a mid-morning nap.
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Kevin Lowe: And it was her with those soft little snores in amongst the quiet that reminded
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Kevin Lowe: me of home, of love, of peace, of being grateful for the little things.
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Kevin Lowe: And in the big picture of life, these things I mentioned, a TV,
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Kevin Lowe: a ceiling fan, A dog snoring.
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Kevin Lowe: They're nothing. They're just little minuscule things. But in that moment this
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Kevin Lowe: morning, they were everything.
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Kevin Lowe: Because my friend, one thing I've learned in life is that the little things are the big things.
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Kevin Lowe: And so the whole point of me sharing this story with you is I want to remind
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Kevin Lowe: you that you don't have to wait until you achieve your next goal.
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Kevin Lowe: You don't have to wait until you have everything that you desire.
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Kevin Lowe: You don't have to wait until everything is perfect to have it all in life.
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Kevin Lowe: Now, I get it. Times are tough. The world is crazy and life is not easy.
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Kevin Lowe: But I guarantee you, you have something in your life that you can be grateful for.
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Kevin Lowe: Whether it's the dreams and the hopes and desires that you carry with you.
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Kevin Lowe: Whether it's the family that you have to hold tight to.
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Kevin Lowe: For myself, that TV, it's more than just a television.
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Kevin Lowe: It's entertainment. It's the thing that I know tonight, I'm going to sit in
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Kevin Lowe: the living room with my family and we're going to laugh.
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Kevin Lowe: And we're going to be entertained together and we're going to enjoy each other's
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Kevin Lowe: company because we have that TV there.
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Kevin Lowe: All of these little things, my friend, are what make up life.
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Kevin Lowe: And in this moment, I can't help but be grateful for it all.
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Kevin Lowe: And so I remind you as I remind me, we don't need more.
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Kevin Lowe: We don't need another thing to be grateful because we have enough right now.
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Kevin Lowe: Now, of course, as I said, I'm not saying that we're not supposed to want,
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Kevin Lowe: that we're not supposed to dream, that we're not supposed to get after it.
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Kevin Lowe: I'm not saying that I'm not going to pick right up next week back,
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Kevin Lowe: helping you to achieve what you want in this life. No.
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Kevin Lowe: But all I am saying is that every once in a while, we need to just take a moment
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Kevin Lowe: to pause and to recognize the many blessings and gifts that we have.
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Kevin Lowe: They can be simple. They can be big. They can be small.
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Kevin Lowe: Whatever they are, I encourage you that at some point today to just take a pause
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Kevin Lowe: and to just listen, to take in everything around you.
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Kevin Lowe: Or maybe you use your eyes and see everything around you.
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Kevin Lowe: And just with a stillness in the air, just take it all in and appreciate it.
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Kevin Lowe: Be grateful for everything you have. because my friend, I promise you,
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Kevin Lowe: if you haven't experienced loss in your life.
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Kevin Lowe: I'm here to tell you that, unfortunately, it can all be gone tomorrow.
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Kevin Lowe: Nothing in this life is guaranteed. All we have is right here and now.
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Kevin Lowe: So if we're not doing our darndest to be sure that we're appreciating every
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Kevin Lowe: single moment, then, my friend, I believe we are missing out on what it means to be living life.
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Kevin Lowe: So with that said, today's episode is short, sweet, a little bit different than
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Kevin Lowe: normal. but most of all, I just wanted to come with you with what was weighing heavy on my heart.
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Kevin Lowe: Now listen, totally different avenue but again, related back to you.
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Kevin Lowe: I have created what I believe is a pretty darn cool resource called the AI Advantage.
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Kevin Lowe: It's a free downloadable ebook that teaches you about AI.
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Kevin Lowe: Now this is not for you if you're already into using AI.
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Kevin Lowe: This is for the person who is not into AI. Maybe you're a little bit scared
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Kevin Lowe: of it, slightly overwhelmed, kind of feeling like you're getting on board with the Terminator movie.
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Kevin Lowe: No, this is making AI simple to understand, easy to implement,
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Kevin Lowe: and most of all, helping you to get the advantage that you need in life.
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Kevin Lowe: It's all for you and you alone.
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Kevin Lowe: So check out the link at the top of today's show notes where you can download your free AI Advantage.
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Kevin Lowe: It is your roadmap to personal development AI style.
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Kevin Lowe: So with that, my friend, I'm out of here. I'm your host, Kevin Lowe.
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Kevin Lowe: I will see you in our next episode.
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