Learn or Be Learned

94. Learn What's Truly STOPPING You from Succeeding (It's Closer Than You Think)

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On this insightful solo episode of Learn or Be Learned, host Shiva Dhanasekar delves deeply into the hidden influences within our social structures. Drawing from his own experiences as well as insights from experts, Shiva provides a framework for evaluating who you spend your time with and how they impact your life. He explores subtle factors like energy levels, trust, values and more to shed light on who truly lifts you up versus drags you down. Don't miss this thought-provoking discussion that will leave you with actionable strategies for optimizing your inner circle. Tune in to gain clarity and control over your relationships, ensuring you're surrounded by people committed to your growth and success.


Summary

In this solo episode, Shiva Dhanasekar provides insight into optimizing your social structures for success. He discusses creating a hierarchy of friendships to prioritize the relationships that truly support your goals and values. Shiva explores the importance of identifying energy givers versus energy takers in your circle. He emphasizes the need for trust and shared values within close relationships. Listeners will learn how to evaluate who is influencing their life and gain strategies for curating an inner circle committed to helping them achieve their highest potential. Through thoughtful self-reflection prompted by Shiva's framework, listeners can take control of their social environment and ensure it enhances rather than hinders their personal and professional growth.


Key Takeaways

  1. Curate an inner circle of people who genuinely support your goals, values and personal growth. Spend the majority of your quality time with these positive influences.
  2. Evaluate your close relationships regularly to ensure they continue enhancing your life instead of hindering your progress. Be willing to demote or remove relationships that drag you down over time.
  3. Use self-reflection tools like journaling and reversing questions to gain clarity on your values and identify any blind spots holding you back from optimizing your social structure. Ensure you are also committed to continual improvement.


    4. Noteworthy Quotes

    1. "Good friends consumed together, great friends build together, right? So if you ever think about your closest relationships with people, you're always or at times building something, right? That's what creates closeness is when you actually start to build things together." - Shiva Dhanasekar ⁠[0:05:13]⁠
    2. "How you do anything is how you do everything. If you have a messy place, you probably have a messy mind, and you probably have a messy business and you probably have a messy car." - Shiva Dhanasekar [0:13:38]
    3. "The microcosm is a self reflection of the macrocosm. And in basically what I'm saying is, micro behaviors show macro behaviors, how you do anything is how you do everything. I truly stand by that." - Shiva Dhanasekar [0:14:38]


      4. Names, Materials, and Info Dropped in this Ep.

      Previous episodes mentioned:

      • Episode 35: Ron Worley - A guest on the Learn or Be Learned podcast who discussed his experience going from homelessness to becoming a multi-millionaire entrepreneur. Shiva references discussing social structures on this previous episode with Ron Worley.


        • Timestamps

        • (0:00:00) - Social Structures
        • (0:00:27) - Friendship Hierarchies 
        • (0:05:13) - Energy Givers/Takers
        • (0:13:38) - Micro and Macro
        • (0:14:38) - Values and Success 


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          -Shiva D.

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