Michael Smoak

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3,824 appearances 8 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 4d ago

Michael Smoak’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The HigherUp Podcast · 17 Things I Wish I Knew Sooner | The HigherUp Podcast Ep. 87 · 18 Aug 2026 podcast

You don't have to settle in anything in your job, certainly not in your romantic relationships. matched

In your friendships. matched

In anything. matched

But there's a caveat to that. matched

It comes at a cost. matched

The law of equivalent exchange. matched

Literally states in order to gain something, something must be given of equal or greater value. matched

So you don't have to settle if you are not someone who is a mediocre person. matched

This is just my opinion. matched

There are people living mediocre lives and mediocre relationships because they never tried to be someone worth having a life that was made for more. matched

You have to build yourself and develop yourself if you want to be in a position a position to say, like, I'm better than this. matched

Are you? matched

Are you really? matched

I didn't used to be, and I'm still not, but I'm better than I was. matched

I'm still trying to get better every day. matched

You have to build accolades, you have to build confidence, you have to build knowledge, information, perspective, wisdom, and insight that will cause you to know when you're in a situation that you are not absolutely maximizing within. matched

And I was someone who settled a lot in my life. matched

And now I realize if at any moment it feels like I'm settling, I'm not in the right place, and I leave. matched

I move on. matched

Number two. matched

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