Stephen Kotler
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And I think a lot of people feel that way when they... Either when they sell or they're growing something and they hit these goals, but it comes at a price.
And I think a lot of people feel that way when they... Either when they sell or they're growing something and they hit these goals, but it comes at a price.
Everyone needs a checklist. When I go on stages, they're like, where do I even get started? Like literally I try to give the best information possible, out of the ocean because I've been doing this. I'm an overnight success of two decades. Right. Me too. And it's hard to go back to the beginning of sub a million dollars.
Everyone needs a checklist. When I go on stages, they're like, where do I even get started? Like literally I try to give the best information possible, out of the ocean because I've been doing this. I'm an overnight success of two decades. Right. Me too. And it's hard to go back to the beginning of sub a million dollars.
So when I talk about brand and I talk about the worst word in the English dictionary, when I started business was culture. I'm like, I got people stealing from me. I got a guy that flipped over a truck. I got the cops here. I got people not answering the phones, sitting on Facebook. And you're talking to me about culture. And now I'm like, you can't live without it.
So when I talk about brand and I talk about the worst word in the English dictionary, when I started business was culture. I'm like, I got people stealing from me. I got a guy that flipped over a truck. I got the cops here. I got people not answering the phones, sitting on Facebook. And you're talking to me about culture. And now I'm like, you can't live without it.
But this stress and anxiety, I get stress and anxiety. But I make decisions and I rip off the band-aids really, really quickly. Like the best state I get in is put me between a rock and a hard spot. Put the world on my shoulders. It's weird. It's like, put me in an impossible situation. And then that's when I perform my best.
But this stress and anxiety, I get stress and anxiety. But I make decisions and I rip off the band-aids really, really quickly. Like the best state I get in is put me between a rock and a hard spot. Put the world on my shoulders. It's weird. It's like, put me in an impossible situation. And then that's when I perform my best.
You talk a lot about the autonomy and a lot of people don't even know how to turn off. They don't know how to take time. And this is something, you know, Dan Martell, I've talked to a lot about is like, I didn't really ever reflect or take time for myself. And that's, what's kind of my superpower.
You talk a lot about the autonomy and a lot of people don't even know how to turn off. They don't know how to take time. And this is something, you know, Dan Martell, I've talked to a lot about is like, I didn't really ever reflect or take time for myself. And that's, what's kind of my superpower.
And I was like, I go on these long, long walks and I could reflect and I could say, think through things. And I just think so many people, they don't realize there's 168 hours in a week. You spend 50 sleeping, 50 working. You got to work on yourself. You talk a lot about readers. You got to be reading and learning and curiosity. You spent 10 working out. You still got 60 hours left.
And I was like, I go on these long, long walks and I could reflect and I could say, think through things. And I just think so many people, they don't realize there's 168 hours in a week. You spend 50 sleeping, 50 working. You got to work on yourself. You talk a lot about readers. You got to be reading and learning and curiosity. You spent 10 working out. You still got 60 hours left.
So a lot of people say, I don't have the time. And they get boggled down and distracted. And ADHD is a real thing, especially for business owners. I guess, how do you find the time to get into flow? And what are the actions?
So a lot of people say, I don't have the time. And they get boggled down and distracted. And ADHD is a real thing, especially for business owners. I guess, how do you find the time to get into flow? And what are the actions?
If you had to build a step-by-step guide, and we can go into the three tiers of goal setting too, but if you had to set a guide to kind of go into this state more often and get your team into the state.
If you had to build a step-by-step guide, and we can go into the three tiers of goal setting too, but if you had to set a guide to kind of go into this state more often and get your team into the state.
With the very hardest thing you need to do right when you get out of bed.
With the very hardest thing you need to do right when you get out of bed.
So I've read a lot about like Jeff Bezos, for example, he does his morning routines. He's got to have his cup of coffee, read the wall street journal, He has a few things go on in the morning. His most important meeting is between 10 and 12. So do you think... For me, I got a cold plunge, go in the sauna, wake up.
So I've read a lot about like Jeff Bezos, for example, he does his morning routines. He's got to have his cup of coffee, read the wall street journal, He has a few things go on in the morning. His most important meeting is between 10 and 12. So do you think... For me, I got a cold plunge, go in the sauna, wake up.