Michael Mante Podcast

Bill GatesCochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation$117.9B$983M (0.84%)Real Time Net Worthas of 6/27/23#5 in the world today

About Bill Gates

You don’t need to be a CEO to become successful – thinking like a CEO is a mindset that can help you become someone powerful.  Why not start today and execute the traits we shared? Even though being a CEO might not be your aspired work, you can try to be yourselves CEO, and start building your career path and your business.

A Successful CEO’s Cognitive Ability & Actions

1. Think bigger: 

Being on the highest ladder of the company, you might have to view things in a broader way. You will think more thoroughly and carefully since every decision might impact the company drastically.

2. Think twice before you talk:

Your words are valued yet magnified by your team. If you said something you did not mean, it’s hard to recover the damage.

3. Plan for the future:

Have you thought about your short-term plan and long-term plan? Think about what are the goals and how you can achieve them.

4. Constant Improvement:

Keep improving your professional knowledge, keep learning, and keep expanding your network – never stop bettering yourself.

5. Teamwork:

You have a group of people you can work with. People say the employees are the most valuable asset of the company. Teamwork can be more powerful than a one-man endeavor.

6. Execute leadership:

Lead and manage your team in a way that maximizes the potential of the company. Utilize the resources efficiently and effectively.

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Mark Zuckerberg

Cofounder, Meta Platforms

$99.4B

$292M (0.29%)

Real-Time Net Worth

as of 6/20/23#10 in the world today

52 Things Kids Need from a Dad
What Fathers Can Do to Make a Lifelong Difference

Get the book for all the things kids need from their DADJay Payleitner, a veteran dad of five, who's also struggled with how to build up his children's lives. His 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad combines straightforward features with step-up-to-the-mark challenges men will appreciate: a full year's worth of focused, doable ideas―one per week if desired.

Let’s face it, life can be brutal sometimes – beating us down and even breaking some of the strongest of us. Society can be hard and indifferent, always sending new challenges and obstacles our way.

How could you think you are weak when every time you break, you come back stronger than before???

10 Signs You're Mentally Strong...

1. You take responsibility for your actions.

Taking responsibility is a rare quality these days...found in only the strong.

2. You don’t rely on external validation.

This means that relying on the approval of others puts you in a perpetual place of confusion and unhappiness – two potent poisons that take away your inner power.

3. You are clear on your values.

If you find yourself capable of standing by your values in very trying moments, know that you are a very strong person.

4. You are striving for a better life.

A lot of people give up on their dreams and aspirations.

If you still have the fire in your eyes – then you are strong.

5. You're constantly improving yourself.

Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection. - Mark Twain

6. You face your fears.

Being able to face your fears is a huge indicator you're stronger than you think.

7. You work on your weaknesses.

You accept your weaknesses – work with and around them in order to achieve your goals.

8. You are seldom jealous.

If you can cheer others on, and celebrate their wins with them, it means that you are confident in your own affairs... Congratulate more than criticize.

9. You don’t bother wearing masks.

You don’t pretend to be anyone but who you are.

10. You're okay with taking up challenges.

You don’t run away from work, or complain about problems when they arise, but tackle them head-on.

Bonus... You are not afraid of being alone.

Even in the face of rejection, failure, abandonment, and despair, if you are able to find yourself at peace, know that without an ounce of doubt, you are stronger than you give yourself credit for...

CEO, Tesla

$235B

$5.1B (2.22%)

as of 6/13/23

#1

About Elon Musk

· Elon Musk cofounded six companies, including electric car maker Tesla,

· He owns about 23% of Tesla between stock and options, but has pledged

· SpaceX, founded in 2002, is worth $127 billion after a funding round in

· Boring Company, which aims to defeat traffic, raised $675 million in

· Twitter's board agreed to sell the company to Musk for $44 billion in

· The deal closed in October 2022 after Musk tried to back out and Twitter

Five Tips to Help You Worry Less About What Others Think of You

1. Realize most people aren’t really thinking about you.

We often think others are staring at us or thinking about us continually, but in reality, they’re not. They’re just not. 

They are probably busy thinking of their own lives and their own issues.

2. Believe in yourself.

I know this may be hard to accept for some people, but what you believe about yourself is more important than what others think of you. 

3. Practice reciting positive affirmations.

Allowing others to control your feelings based on what they think of you can feel like a prison. 

You can stay free from that prison by practicing positive affirmations daily. 

4. Embrace authenticity.

To be authentic means to be who you are – all of you. 

5. Don’t judge others.

Do you make it a habit to judge others?

If so, think about how it feels when people judge you. It doesn’t feel great. 

Let others be who they are right where they are on their journey and focus more on you.

Worry Less About What Others Think & Focus on What YOU Think

The legendary Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs and struck out 1,330 times in his career—setting single-season records for both in his time.

Why? Because players who get on base are, by definition, in the game and have a chance to score. Swinging for a home run often means that the player strikes out completely.

Because if you chase high returns, which come with high risks, there is a good chance that you could lose your capital and be completely out of the game.

The Regret Minimization Framework: How Jeff Bezos Made Decisions.

As Bezos puts it:

I knew that when I was 80 I was not going to regret having tried this. I was not going to regret trying to participate in this thing called the Internet that I thought was going to be a really big deal. I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not ever having tried.

Swing For The Fences

Chairman And Founder, Amazon

$147.1B

$1.6B (1.11%)

Real-Time Net Worth

as of 6/2/23#3 in the world today

Taking Care of Ourselves Allows Us to Better Take Care of Everyone Else 

7 Simple Ways To Improve Self-Care

When we take care of ourselves, we put ourselves in a better position to attend to all other demands of everyday life.

Just to help you better understand what it means to nourish in order to flourish, below are some of the beautiful ways taking care of yourself can dramatically better your everyday life

1. Getting Enough Sleep

2. Exercising Regularly

3. Finding Ways to Relax

4. Getting Outside for Some Vitamin D

5. Keeping Your Body Properly Hydrated

6. Turning off the Screens Once in Awhile

7. Getting Away From Negative People & Situations

The interesting thing about self-care is that it can be entirely free, healthy, and feel good.

You Don't Need to Spend Money, Get a Subscription or Invest Anything But Your Commitment to Yourself!