Do you feel lost? Do you sometimes feel you are not living with purpose? Do you feel overwhelmed or that you don’t deserve the level of success you now have? Brant Menswar, our podcast guest for today, shares an interesting perspective of why you may feel that way. He says we need to find our core values and, discover our non-negotiables and move forward with deliberate intentions. He even shares an assessment on how you’ll understand yourself in this aspect! His reasoning is so compelling that I had to take the test after our chat. I am excited that you, our dear DreamNation tribe will get to learn about it today!

Brant is a former rock star in the music industry, but now he is rocking the speaking stage. The reason behind though why he made the pivot from the music industry is a whole touching and moving story. His oldest son was diagnosed with rare blood cancer in 2012. At one time, the doctor said there is nothing more they can do and that they’ll lose their son within 24 hours. Brant called his brother about the sad news. His brother made a YouTube video about their situation and a couple of doctors knowledgeable about the rare disease reached out. Then the thing they thought was impossible happened, Theo’s life is saved! Brant had a lot of realizations thinking back about the talk they had on that night. He said if he had known his non-negotiables that time, the things that really matter to him, that talk would have been different. Those realizations and the fact that he did not want to be away from his family for several days, made him pivot to the speaking space.

In this podcast, Brant shares how you could also be a good speaker. You’ll also get to learn why he is a core values activist and the depth of its effect on your success. The engaging vibe from Brant will want you to devour every knowledge nugget he shared (which you definitely should!). We hope you have your notes ready because you will want to re-listen to this episode or review the wisdom shared by Brant! You will also understand why he says you are enough, and how to deal with negative thoughts that may sway you from achieving success. Get ready to be fired up!

Here’s What You Missed

• The difference between speakers and presenters. Which one should you be?

Knowledge Nuggets

[6:27] There are two types of people in that world. There are speakers and there are presenters. In my opinion, it's 95% presenters and maybe 5% are speakers. There are a bunch of people who are good at presenting information but don't have the edutainment factor that you need to carry a large room.

[8:14] On how to have 'edutainment' ability: You've got to own your content. You've got to be an expert in your content.

[16:35] Black sheep values: The things that matter most to us in our life.

[17:01] If I would have figured out these non-negotiables for myself, you know, they would have been filled with the things that matter most to me and not with whatever my crazy emotions were feeling at that time. And since then, I just decided that I needed to write this book and become an expert in what drives us in during those moments. And so what drives us are these core values that we can use as a foundation to make good decisions.

[19:52] You are not a wizard and you are not going to control the outcome. You can only control the deliberate intention that goes into making decisions. And so what is in that deliberate intention and the answer is these black sheep values.

[24:09] It makes it really hard for you to feel good and confident about what you're doing when there's no evidence of the things that you say matter most in your life.

[25:14] You are already enough. And anybody telling you any different is a snake oil salesman. If you are not feeding your sheep then they are going to wreak havoc in your lives

[26:38] When you have proof, you don't need belief. Your WHAT- those values and the WHY- your purpose, those are static. They don't change. It's how you honor the values that change.

[29:35] I want people to stop putting your happiness on an outcome and start putting your happiness on honoring these things that matter most.

[32:21] Brant's black sheep: My purpose to creatively impact people's lives by authentically providing hope.

[33:53] The fact that I have discovered my non-negotiables, I have chosen my purpose and I'm living in alignment with those things is just as rare. Just figure your stuff out, choose a purpose that's in alignment with those things that matter most and watch how your life can transform

[35:14] The more successful you are, the more you're going to doubt yourself. You start to feel like maybe you don't deserve it, or you haven't earned it.

[38:11] On dealing with negative thoughts: They want to grab that wheel and steal your steer your life into the ditch, and you can't allow that to happen. So they can have a voice, they can have a seat on the bus, but they are never going to touch that wheel.

Important Reads and Links

Brant Menswar Website:                                   https://www.brantmenswar.com/                   

Brant Menswar Instagram:                                https://www.instagram.com/brantmenswar/               

Brant Menswar Book:                                         https://www.findyourblacksheep.com/         

Brant Menswar Twitter:                                     https://twitter.com/BrantMenswar 

Brant Menswar LinkedIn:                   https://www.linkedin.com/in/brantmenswar

Brant Menswar Podcast:                                    http://www.thoughtsthatrock.com/                

Black Sheep Assessment:                                   http://worksheet.findyourblacksheep.com/ 

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