324: Charlie Gilkey, author of Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done

Charlie Gilkey, author of Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done

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Interview Insights

Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview

* The highest level of success cannot be attained alone. We must bring in people that share our values and drive to reach that level.* Set your own time on when you can make success happen instead of basing your time on how long it took others to achieve theirs. * Often it is our mindset that misaligns our values from our goals and prevents us from taking action It is important to remember that there many ways to reconcile both as long as we are fully committed to doing what we can to align both.

Read the Show Notes from this Episode

* Charlie talks about the three people who inspired him growing up. His dad, for one, and two military men, bill Hendricks and James Abernathy, and give us what value each of them imparted upon him. [01:10]

* Charlie talks about his time in the military. [03:52]

* Charlie shares the motivation that made him write his book.[07:51]

* Charlie talks about head trash and why it is more important to take our needs and dreams seriously, instead of just fully concerning ourselves on servicing others' priorities. [15:42]

* Charlie talks about the conflicts between values and goals. [16:37]

* Lightning Round [29:20]

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Expert Bio

Charlie Gilkey helps people start finishing what matters most. 

In addition to his books, The Small Business Lifecycle,