I was going to do a review of Aaron’s new book then I thought, wait a sec – let’s get him on the show and do the review with him. We had a great time recording the show and he dropped even more knowledge bombs as we discussed his latest book, The Voice of Your Dreams.

Ch. 0 – Intro

Old vs new dreamer.

Ch. 1 – Where To Start

Hemingway one idea left to write about.

Swiss cheese

Exercises, warmup

Start with small goals first

Improve a little each day

Avoid anxiety of attempting too much too early

Define success criteria

Small consistent action

Well begun is half done

Begin with a small action

Ch. 2 – But… What If I Fail?

In the beginning you will suck and fail

But you must get through this to advance

You may not suck as bad as you think

You must endure the lousy part to get to the good part

Ch. 3 – What Do You Want?

plan for your goals

make the vision crystal clear

write down your vision and commit

Ch. 4 – I Don’t Have What It Takes

are you willing to commit to what it takes to get what you want

what is the smallest possible step I can take to get onto the path

Ch. 5 – What About the Fear Factor?

To get rid of the fear means to do what causes you fear

once you get into taking action, the fear disappears and it becomes fun

* silence the voice of fear by doing

Ch. 6 – To Be Or Not To Be?

we act in different roles when in different circumstances

way of being – try it on like a coat

distinction between being and doing

redesign the being so that your actions change – the doing

pay attention to your being

don’t let fears and insecurities to shape your being

trying harder (GPS, framework) is useless unless you shift your being

Ch. 7 – The Truth About You

List encouraging quotes about you from other people

Big wins list

Bad things that happened in the past do not affect your future

Don’t let bad experiences and what people say drag you down

Ch. 8 – Half Full

optimists perform better than a pessimist all things being equal

optimist can bounce back from failure better

failure is only temporary

Do not internalize negative outcomes

avoid pessimism, there are too many downsides

Optimism can be learned

Don’t let trouble surprise you, it’s a part of life

Rather than getting stuck in analysis paralysis, they figure a way to get unstuck

choose which thoughts you dwell on and give significance

Ch. 9 – What A Racket

rackets are stories we make up about ourselves

4 steps of a racket:

1. complaint. eg. it’s impossible to do … (a declaration of powerlessness)

2. how we react

3. payoff for believing the limiting voice (avoid risk) (don’t try so you never fail)

4. cost of believing the limiting voice is true

do an inventory of beliefs you hold

Ch. 10 – I’ve Been Here Before

don’t make the symptom the focal point. get to the root cause.

system of thinking vs system of doing

implement new systems to be successful. Define goals.

What system can I create that will guarantee the result I want?

Ch. 11 – It’s All Made Up Anyway

The story we tell about ourselves are made up of beliefs

All our stories are made up. If so then we may as well make up stories that serve us well.

How do we make up good stories about ourselves?

Use coaches as a mirror.

Ch. 12 – The Commitment Compartment

Doubt causes us to jump out of our commitment compartment

Jump in the water to commit to your plan. Just do it. Doubts fade because you are too busy trying to solve the problem.

Favorable conditions never come. Do it now.

Ch. 13 – Stop Stopping

* Success is never owned, it is rented. And the rent is due every day.

Tenacity leads to success.

Push through.

Ch. 14 – Pro, Not Perfect

Procrastinate working on project to avoid failure and living small.

Work on project on the down low and wait to show the world when it’s perfect.

Like a minimum viable product.

Get it out there asap.

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