How to Be Awesome at Your Job

943: Crushing the 9 Barriers to Taking Action with David Nurse


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David Nurse reveals how to identify and overcome the roadblocks preventing you from taking action. 


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to bridge the gap between knowing and doing 

2) The nine reasons why we don’t take action 

3) The force that’s more powerful than motivation 


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— ABOUT DAVID — 

A former professional basketball player, David Nurse is today a mindset coach who has trained over 175 NBA athletes including seven-time All Star Joe Johnson, “Linsanity’s” own Jeremy Lin, NBA champ Brook Lopez, Domas Sabonis, Norm Powell, Keegan Murray, and Top 10 player/All Star Shai Alexander. As a coach, David also took the Brooklyn Nets from 28th in three-point shooting percentage to 2nd overall in the NBA in just one season.  

David is also the author of the best-selling books Pivot & Go, Breakthrough, and the 2023 release, Do It: The Life-Changing Power of Taking Action. He was named by Real Leaders as one of the Top 50 Motivational Speakers in the World, and his podcast, The David Nurse Show, is one of the fastest-growing podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. David resides in Marina del Rey, California, with his wife Taylor Kalupa. 

• Book: Do It: The Life-Changing Power of Taking Action 

• Website: DavidNurse.com 


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown 

• Book: "The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy by Jon Gordon 

• Book: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer and John Ortberg 

• Shia LaBeouf’s Video: "Just Do It" Motivational Speech (Original Video by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner) 

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