“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” Albert Einstein
John Lee Dumas is the host of EOFire, an award winning Podcast where he interviews today’s most successful Entrepreneurs 7-days a week. JLD has interviewed over 1400 Entrepreneurs and EOFire has over 1 million monthly listens.
In this episode I ask JLD shares practices and advice on how we can go about discovering our why and living life with greater passion and purpose.
Do we all have a why?
Yes, we do! Some people may never find it because they don’t try and some people spend their whole life finding it without success. So when you find it be grateful, hold on to it, amplify it and share the value.
What are 3-5 things others can do to connect with theirs?
Be honest with yourself. Have honest conversations with yourself. Find the time and space to search internally. Don’t be afraid with silence and the answers you may discover.
What might be holding you back from following your path?
We listen externally to often for advice. The safe path, the typical path, may not be the best path to follow. Surround yourself with people that inspire you and don’t look externally for self-definition in life.
What is your meaning of success?
Freedom.
What advice would you give your 20-year old self?
Chill out. Relax. Have patience. Experiment. Try things. Make mistakes. Surround yourself by interesting people.
What are some of your daily routines/rituals?
Intermittent fasting. Meditation. Journaling. Exercise. Reading. Thinking.
What is the greatest productivity hack you know?
John uses The Master Journal. You can check it out here.
What advice would you give to anyone looking to make change in their life?
Look at those people who you inspire to be and study them. See how they got there and start putting yourself on that path.
Quick round questions:
Favourite Food
Favourite Leisure Activity
Walking
Favourite Book
The Compound Effect
by Darren HardyQuote
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” Albert Einstein
What does living life with passion and purpose mean to you?
Freedom at the core leads to happiness. That’s what it’s about!
Find John Lee Dumas At EOFire.com
“Nobody is ever going to walk up to you and give you a letter telling you what your purpose in life is, you’ve got to search for it.” Milo Pierwola
This is a fantastic interview that I did with Milo Pierwola, Extreme Adventure & Explorer. He shared his story of breaking free from the 9 to 5 office reality to a life that he is passionate about. Having some amazing adventures in the process.
You can review previous show notes from episode 006 here with Milo Pierwola. (more…)
Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers, and Recovering Perfectionists
by Samantha BennettSamantha Bennett is very much a creative type. She is the founder of The Organised Artist Company that is aimed to assisting other creatives to get untuck so that they can progress forward towards their goals and dreams. As an artist she understands the challenges that people face and with a very creative approach successfully teaches others the keys to greater success.
I interviewed Sam in episode 266 on The Hidden Why Podcast – a very creative and inspiring chat.
As the title suggests Sam offers thoughts, ideas and practices that are small changes that make big differences. When it comes to living the life you desire it’s the accumulation of your daily habits and behaviours that bring the greatest gain. The benefits are not always readily noticed. Persistence and consistency are two very important factors contributing to one’s success.
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Do You Want To End Today Saying I Did Nothing?
How to you want to look back on your life?
Fire up! Get ambitious! Go out there and do things. Life is too short and to look back with wasted use of my time drives me insane. I want to make the most of this time and I want to help others do the same.
Here is a quick thought to inspire you in your day. Enjoy and please leave your comments below.
Summary
Joan Sotkin is the founder of Prosperity Place. For over 25 years she has helped entrepreneurs and practitioners use their inner resources and practical techniques to experience freedom from personal, professional and financial struggles.
Thousands have benefited from her ground-breaking book Build Your Money Muscles: Nice Simples Exercises for Improving Your Relationships with Money and her ongoing support programs.
Joan is a Prosperity and Mindset Mentor and a dynamic, inspiring speaker who brings a depth of knowledge plus a huge does of empathy and compassion to her work. She is THE expert when it comes to understanding how emotions learned in early childhood can affect a person’s earning capacity as an adult.
In this episode we chat more about emotions and the inner blockages as it relates to progress and living the life we desire. Enjoy the chat and please leave your comments below.
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Key Take Outs
- A need to manage and express our emotions. If we bottle our emotions by covering them with external pleasures or distractions, they will linger. Unexpressed emotions unconsciously do work behind the scenes that impede our ability to progress. If you can allow them to escape you will allow room for the new – this will certainly allow you to progress.
- How you feel now is going to pass. Our current state is not permanent. “This too shall pass,” means nothing endures and is an adage indicating that all material conditions, positive or negative, are temporary. Having an understanding how you feel may ground you and allow you to live with a greater sense of harmony. Stop trying to force change when change will naturally come.
- Worried about losing money is an attachment to the worry about being alone. Your relationship with money is a direct reflection on your relationship with yourself.
- We do not always like uncertainty. Spice is the key to enjoying life, I really believe this. However, uncertainty is not something we often enjoy and therefore resist moving towards it. Our amygdalae is the part of the brain that desires to keep us safe and in uncertainty it will look to avoid change.
- Thought habits. We often hear about our behaviour habits but what about the habits of our thoughts. What you think about often affects the action you take. What if you practiced different thoughts, how would that change your life?
Do you have any routines and rituals that you believe contribute to your success?
Meditation and taking care of my money on a daily basis.
What advice would you give your 20-year-old self?
Hang in there honey it’s going to get better.
What is the meaning of success?
Peace of mind, being satisfied and having faith in the future.
What is your number one productivity advice?
She does the work she can in the time she allows and is disciplined. If it doesn’t get done within that time she does not stress about it.
What advice would you give someone that needing/wanting to make change?
Don’t be afraid of change and understand it will be hard but you’ll get through it.
Quick round questions
Favourite Food
Cashew nut butter
Favourite Leisure Activity
Favourite leisure activity
Favourite Book
Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal
by Donna Jackson NakazawaBuild Your Money Muscles: Nine Simple Exercises for Improving Your Relationship with Money
by Joan SotkinThe Search for Connection: A Spiritual Journey to Physical, Emotional, and Financial Health
by Joan SotkinFavourite Quote
“Worrying is a waste of time.”
“If you don’t know your numbers you don’t know your business.” Marcus Lemonis
Do we all have a why?
Absolutely! Find out what you like to do and ask yourself why you enjoy it.
What does living with passion and purpose mean?
Enjoying what you’re doing every moment.
How to find Joan Sotkin
Personal Website: http://www.joansotkin.com
Website Prosperity Place: http://prosperityplace.com
If you are interested in finding more freedom, fulfilment and happiness in your life take the opportunity to jump on the Discovery Call. Valued at $250, this is a one on one coaching session to help you define your hidden why and discover the action steps to getting your there.
“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
What’s causing suffering in your life?
In this episode I discuss my thoughts on suffering. Why I believe for most of our suffering is self-caused. Why you are not alone. Why pacifying or looking for those quick fixes to numb your suffering don’t work. And how you can go about progressing towards greater happiness by doing the work to remove suffering.
Summary
Marc Allen is an internationally renowned author and president and publisher of New World Library, which he co-founded (with Shakti Gawain) in 1977. He has guided the company from a small start-up with no capital to its current position as one of the leading independent publishers in the country.
Marc is a well-known musician and composer as well, having released five albums of his music for the label he co-founded with Sky Canyon and Robert Powell, Watercourse Media. (more…)
Giftology: The Art and Science of Using Gifts to Cut Through the Noise, Increase Referrals, and Strengthen Retention
by John RuhlinJohn Ruhlin, founder of the Ruhlin Group, in his book shares his secrets, strategies and insights into the power behind gift giving to increase referrals, and strengthen and retain your internal and external customers. Having had the opportunity to interview John on my podcast I was wowed by the simplicity yet how much impact gift giving can really have both in life and business.
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The book was easy and enjoyable to read. It has been written in a manner that communicates the benefits of implementing a gift giving strategy into your business with ideas to do so. It also answers questions and provides insights to overcome the barriers that are associated with bringing the power of gift alive in your business. He shares the dos and don’ts of gift giving. Highlighting the difference between a promotional item and defining a gift.
If It’s Not Working Change It Up!
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Maya Angelou
Life is about how we feel. Those practices, actions and behaviours that make us feel good are precious yet if they no longer work we have no obligation to hold onto them. This is part of progress. This is how to live your journey.
Here is my quick thought. Enjoy!
Summary
Paul Colaianni is a personal empowerment coach, author, and host of the top-rated, award-winning personal growth podcast called The Overwhelmed Brain.
His passion is to empower people so that they can make decisions that are right for them. Stress, anxiety, and negative thoughts are huge obstacles to happiness. One must learn to make healthy decisions and place his/her needs first.
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His book The Overwhelmed Brain provides proven methodologies for smarter, actionable ways to be true to yourself, build positive relationships, overcome stress and anxiety, stop self-sabotage, make smart decisions, and rise above your fears. (more…)
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amazing guests, passionate & inspiring people, experts and thoughts on how to find your why and live with passion and purpose.
