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#009 3 Massive Life Lessons Nobody Ever Taught You.
- By Erin Cobb
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- 10 Nov, 2017
In Episode #009 3 Massive Life Lessons Nobody Ever Taught You, I talk about my own struggle with trying to do interesting creative work, regretting the past and worrying about the future. I also underscore the need to Deploy Massive Patience (Macro), Micro Hustle, and Find a Way to Contribute Beyond Yourself.
“These ARE the Good Times People”
-Presidents of The United States of America
Be Patient With YOURSELF, Deploy Macro Patience - Micro Hustle.
- Macro Patience, Micro Hustle
- Ira Glass Video
- Being an Entrepreneur (Or trying to start anything new) Is like sitting in the rain, banging two rocks together to try and start a fire
- I've had 5 businesss and I haven't been fully satisfied with any of them (but I keep working at it)
- 2 Steps Forward 1 Step Back
- Discipline Your Mind to BE IN THE PRESENT MOMENT.
- Be Kind to Yourself
Find a Way to Contribute Beyond Yourself
- Florida Project Trailer
- I Wanted to do SOMETHING for others
- I've been Podcasting for 7 years -STILL not great at it.
- Look at WHY you want to do something -This Podcast is a gift, it's my contribution.
- Get out of your head and into your heart
- If you're thinking about doing something (DJ, Writing, acting etc) Go Fucking Do it.
- The Bhagavad Gita talks about man having a right to his labor but not the fruits of his labor.
Rookie Mistake:
- Believing you need to wait until you can do something big is the best way to never start.
- The best things start small, you are an acorn my friend.
Sources:
- The Bhagavad Gita
- Ira Glass
- Gary Vaynerchuk
- The Way of The Superior Man - David Deida
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