Next Simple Step

If you are struggling to find joy, listen to this episode. Joy is accessible right where you are. You can be a joyful person! Stop striving and be intentional to be present where you are. It's a miracle to be alive and in this moment. Enjoy it!

If you need someone to talk to clarify your next steps, you can text Paul at 559-574-3210.

Artificial intelligence is here, it's getting smarter by the day, and some people think it's going to get so smart it may end life as we know it.

Paul Goldsmith addresses the existential concern and offers some hope with 3 specific ways AI, ChatGPT in particular, can actually be used to improve your life now.

In this episode, Paul and EC Synkowski, founder of OptimizeMe Nutrition, discuss how much water you should drink daily, how much protein you need, and the right foods to reduce stress.

They also discuss the 75 Hard Challenge.

7 in 10 people in America are overweight, what 1 simple thing could they change about their diets to help them maintain a healthy weight? What is the optimal food to eat and drink for your brain health? What is the most common thing people get wrong about their diets? On this episode, Paul gets answers on how to optimize your health from EC Synkowski, a Certified Nutrition Specialist® (CNS), Licensed-Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN), and the founder of OptimizeMe Nutrition.

For many people, courage peaks in childhood, and by the time you're 17 not to mention 27 or 37, you're too self-conscious; you just want to fit in, go with the flow, and not embarrass yourself. You have too many responsibilities and obligations to step out there and do something risky.

Stop going with the flow and create more active flow in your life doing things that are outside of your comfort zone. See what's possible.

In this episode, Paul breaks down the 8 compontents of flow as outlined in the book Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and discuss ways to discover how you can maximize flow in your life.

If you are thinking of starting your own business, stop and listen to this episode first. The Wolf of Franchises, host of the Franchise Empires podcast, joins Paul Goldsmith to discuss the pros and pitfalls of becoming a franchise owner and the benefits of buying a new franchise vs. an existing one. Wolf shares the biggest mistake he believes that first time franchise buyers make. Please note: every business involves risk and there is not an agreed upon rate of success or failure for franchises vs. non-franchise businesses. If you enjoy this episode, check out this one with The Franchise King, Joel Libava.

You may not feel like it right now, but you were made for greatness.

If you are feeling stuck, listen to this episode and be inspired to do what it takes to be great.

Perhaps you have fear masquerading as comfort. It's time to be courageous and adopt the discipline it takes to be great one simple step at a time.

"The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness." Pope Benedict

"Fake It Till You Make It" doesn't work.

To gain confidence, you must do hard things.

If you read a lot of business or self-help books, it can be tempting to think you can do most anything.

You can't know that until you have evidence you can. It's worth doing hard things for yourself. That's what builds confidence.

Your current actions are perfectly designed to produce your current results. If you are frustrated by your lack of progress on your goals, try these 3 simple steps:

1. Start with First Principles Thinking: What ultimately are your trying to accomplish? Question your assumptions and get to your most basic desire. Don't assume you have the right goals to get there.
2. Make Your Goal S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant to You, and Time-Bound) and upgrade it every 90 days.
3. Extend Your Goal out to a 25 Year Vision. If you keep doing what you are doing now, what will your life be like in 25 years? Small steps compound over time. Make it unreasonable you won't crush your goals, given enough time.

What do you do when you feel successful at the wrong thing?

Maybe people look at you and are impressed, but you know there is something else you are supposed to do. There is so much freedom on the other side of fear if you choose to let go of trying to impress anyone else or live up to someone else's expectations.

In this episode, Paul shares his thoughts on pursuing your unique calling and expands on a previous episode entitled "Holy Work" with Luke LeFevre. If you missed that one, you can find it here.