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Okay I was pretty nervous to do this episode! I think you'll really like it though. Here are the three takeaways:
Enjoy!
Lesson #1: It's okay to quit
Click To Tweet: "If you don't build your dream, someone will hire you to help build theirs."
- Tony Gaskin
Takeaway: It's okay to use a job or opportunity as a stepping stone.
Lesson #2: You learn the most about starting a business by doing exactly that: starting a business
Click To Tweet: "You don't learn until you launch."
Dan Norris, founder of WPCurve
Links: The 7 Day Startup by Dan Norris
Takeaway: No one starts out perfect, but every successful person has to start from somewhere. Whether it's a business, blog or podcast...just start it. You'll learn more by doing than you ever could by reading and listening about it.
Lesson #3: Embrace failures...and own up to them
Click To Tweet: "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
- Michael Jordan
Links: Michael Jordan Failure Commercial
Takeaway: Everyone fails. People oftentimes like hearing about a person's failures more so than their successes because you can learn more from failures. Embrace your failures, learn from them and analyze your successes as close as you do your failures.
Lesson #4: Helping others without any expectation in return actually pays off
Click To Tweet: "Help someone today. Don't talk about it. Don't expect anything in return, just do it."
- One of my quotes
Links: Everyone On Facebook Knows What You're Thankful For Now, But...
Takeaway: Don't burn bridges. You never know when your path might require you to cross them again.
Lesson #5: I can't succeed at the level I want to without the help of others
Click To Tweet: "It's not the load that breaks you down; it's the way you carry it."
- Lena Horne
Links: Interview with Keith Ferrazi, author of Never Eat Alone, on the School of Greatness Podcast with Lewis Howes, Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazi
Takeaway: Asking for help is just as important as giving help. Do both.
Lesson #6: The 80/20 rule - focus on the top 10-20% of tasks that will drive 80-90% of your successes
Click To Tweet: "Massive elimination is the most important step and the most neglected step for entrepreneurs."
- Tim Ferriss
Links: The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss, podcast episode on the Tim Ferriss Show about not-to-do lists
Takeaway: Apply the 80/20 rule to as many aspects of your life as possible...and remember that what you don't do is just as important as what you do.
Lesson #7: Productivity increases 10-fold when you know "why" you want to be more productive
Click To Tweet: "You become the most productive when you don't work on autopilot."
- Chris Bailey, founder of A Life of Productivity
Links: Episode #19 with Chris Bailey on boosting productivity, Episode #6 with Brandon Epstein from Entrepreneur Fitness, Headspace meditating app, Sleep Hacks,
Takeaway: Productivity is not just about time and working more hours...it's also about attention and energy.
Lesson #8: A consistent morning routine is essential for productivity and fulfillment
Click To Tweet: "Who you're becoming is far more important than what you're doing, yet it's what you're doing that's determining who you're becoming."
- Hal Elrod
Links: Episode #22 with Hal Elrod, The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod, The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
Takeaway: Live your life with intention. Wake up with a purpose.
Lesson #9: The impact of travel on my life
Click To Tweet: "If you want to take over the world, you better understand it first."
Matt Wilson, co-founder of Under30CEO and Adventurer In Residence of Under30Experiences
Links: Under30Experiences, Episode #11 with Matt Wilson on travel and its importance in your success,
Lesson #10: I don't need the approval of everyone to be happy...just from the people that matter the most to me
Click To Tweet: "Become a millionaire not for the million dollars, but for what it will make of you in order to achieve it."
- Jim Rohn
Links: Episode #7 with Dave Anderson where we talk quite a bit about ways to find fulfillment in life
Takeaway: Spend time thinking about what makes you happy. What gives you butterflies? Write it down. Now surround yourself with people that share those same values.
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By Jason Bay interviews Jordan Harbinger, John Lee Dumas, Sophia Bera, Vanessa Van Edwards, Hal Elrod, Matt Wilson, Brandon Epstein, Daniel DiPiazza, Laura Roeder and many moreOkay I was pretty nervous to do this episode! I think you'll really like it though. Here are the three takeaways:
Enjoy!
Lesson #1: It's okay to quit
Click To Tweet: "If you don't build your dream, someone will hire you to help build theirs."
- Tony Gaskin
Takeaway: It's okay to use a job or opportunity as a stepping stone.
Lesson #2: You learn the most about starting a business by doing exactly that: starting a business
Click To Tweet: "You don't learn until you launch."
Dan Norris, founder of WPCurve
Links: The 7 Day Startup by Dan Norris
Takeaway: No one starts out perfect, but every successful person has to start from somewhere. Whether it's a business, blog or podcast...just start it. You'll learn more by doing than you ever could by reading and listening about it.
Lesson #3: Embrace failures...and own up to them
Click To Tweet: "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
- Michael Jordan
Links: Michael Jordan Failure Commercial
Takeaway: Everyone fails. People oftentimes like hearing about a person's failures more so than their successes because you can learn more from failures. Embrace your failures, learn from them and analyze your successes as close as you do your failures.
Lesson #4: Helping others without any expectation in return actually pays off
Click To Tweet: "Help someone today. Don't talk about it. Don't expect anything in return, just do it."
- One of my quotes
Links: Everyone On Facebook Knows What You're Thankful For Now, But...
Takeaway: Don't burn bridges. You never know when your path might require you to cross them again.
Lesson #5: I can't succeed at the level I want to without the help of others
Click To Tweet: "It's not the load that breaks you down; it's the way you carry it."
- Lena Horne
Links: Interview with Keith Ferrazi, author of Never Eat Alone, on the School of Greatness Podcast with Lewis Howes, Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazi
Takeaway: Asking for help is just as important as giving help. Do both.
Lesson #6: The 80/20 rule - focus on the top 10-20% of tasks that will drive 80-90% of your successes
Click To Tweet: "Massive elimination is the most important step and the most neglected step for entrepreneurs."
- Tim Ferriss
Links: The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss, podcast episode on the Tim Ferriss Show about not-to-do lists
Takeaway: Apply the 80/20 rule to as many aspects of your life as possible...and remember that what you don't do is just as important as what you do.
Lesson #7: Productivity increases 10-fold when you know "why" you want to be more productive
Click To Tweet: "You become the most productive when you don't work on autopilot."
- Chris Bailey, founder of A Life of Productivity
Links: Episode #19 with Chris Bailey on boosting productivity, Episode #6 with Brandon Epstein from Entrepreneur Fitness, Headspace meditating app, Sleep Hacks,
Takeaway: Productivity is not just about time and working more hours...it's also about attention and energy.
Lesson #8: A consistent morning routine is essential for productivity and fulfillment
Click To Tweet: "Who you're becoming is far more important than what you're doing, yet it's what you're doing that's determining who you're becoming."
- Hal Elrod
Links: Episode #22 with Hal Elrod, The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod, The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
Takeaway: Live your life with intention. Wake up with a purpose.
Lesson #9: The impact of travel on my life
Click To Tweet: "If you want to take over the world, you better understand it first."
Matt Wilson, co-founder of Under30CEO and Adventurer In Residence of Under30Experiences
Links: Under30Experiences, Episode #11 with Matt Wilson on travel and its importance in your success,
Lesson #10: I don't need the approval of everyone to be happy...just from the people that matter the most to me
Click To Tweet: "Become a millionaire not for the million dollars, but for what it will make of you in order to achieve it."
- Jim Rohn
Links: Episode #7 with Dave Anderson where we talk quite a bit about ways to find fulfillment in life
Takeaway: Spend time thinking about what makes you happy. What gives you butterflies? Write it down. Now surround yourself with people that share those same values.