Unnamed Speaker

It's so funny, dude, because when you're in your twenties and thirties, like, and probably your 30s is where you start to learn the lesson if you learn it, is like you're just go, go, go 24-7. And I do think there's seasons in your life where you need to press, right? You need to press beyond what most people are doing. However, what I've found is that once you – and I think some of that is –

searching for your zone of genius. But once you figure out what your zone of genius is, and you can start to monetize that, whether it's in a leadership position in a company, starting a company, whatever, whatever your place is, and you can make some decent income, I've actually found at this point in my career, even though I'm capable of 8, 10, and when I need more hours in a day,

searching for your zone of genius. But once you figure out what your zone of genius is, and you can start to monetize that, whether it's in a leadership position in a company, starting a company, whatever, whatever your place is, and you can make some decent income, I've actually found at this point in my career, even though I'm capable of 8, 10, and when I need more hours in a day,

I found that six hours is like if I work more than six hours in a day, any of the hours past six hours of work, it's like bullshit. My brain's not functioning. I'm not on top of my game. I'm not super creative. Maybe I can answer some emails, but I'm not getting anything done. And anything that I do create in that time is usually something I'm then going to have to rework or

I found that six hours is like if I work more than six hours in a day, any of the hours past six hours of work, it's like bullshit. My brain's not functioning. I'm not on top of my game. I'm not super creative. Maybe I can answer some emails, but I'm not getting anything done. And anything that I do create in that time is usually something I'm then going to have to rework or

you know, I'm not super proud of to begin with. And that's a really tough, it's really tough to like to downshift. It feels like a downshift, but it's really not. Does that, does that make sense? Like, I mean, and I'm interested in your take on this.

you know, I'm not super proud of to begin with. And that's a really tough, it's really tough to like to downshift. It feels like a downshift, but it's really not. Does that, does that make sense? Like, I mean, and I'm interested in your take on this.

Like I would rather at this point in my career give six hours that I know are, is a plus work and maybe four is a plus and the rest is a minus B plus work. But like, than eight hours of C plus work or 10 hours of C plus work, which is I think what most people, they convince themselves they need to do it even though they're not giving their best effort. And one, do you agree with this concept?

Like I would rather at this point in my career give six hours that I know are, is a plus work and maybe four is a plus and the rest is a minus B plus work. But like, than eight hours of C plus work or 10 hours of C plus work, which is I think what most people, they convince themselves they need to do it even though they're not giving their best effort. And one, do you agree with this concept?

Two, have you found it? And three, how do you start to reframe your mindset if you are that person that's still trying to grind and still burning yourself out and still not able to find those places that you can get a little bit of your life back?

Two, have you found it? And three, how do you start to reframe your mindset if you are that person that's still trying to grind and still burning yourself out and still not able to find those places that you can get a little bit of your life back?

You know, it's funny. We talked a little bit in the green room, and I've mentioned on the show in the past that, like, 2024 was an interesting year for me personally. And I was chasing a lot of rabbits, trying to find, you know, cheap ways to feel good and all that kind of stuff.

You know, it's funny. We talked a little bit in the green room, and I've mentioned on the show in the past that, like, 2024 was an interesting year for me personally. And I was chasing a lot of rabbits, trying to find, you know, cheap ways to feel good and all that kind of stuff.

And like, it was like one day over the summer, you know, I'm probably like four or five months into this maybe dark period of whatever. I like woke up one day and I didn't feel good because I hadn't slept well and whatever. And I literally said like, I'm trying to feel good. Like that's the goal. Like I want to feel good. I want to feel like I have energy. I want to feel good.

And like, it was like one day over the summer, you know, I'm probably like four or five months into this maybe dark period of whatever. I like woke up one day and I didn't feel good because I hadn't slept well and whatever. And I literally said like, I'm trying to feel good. Like that's the goal. Like I want to feel good. I want to feel like I have energy. I want to feel good.

And instead of just doing the things that will make me feel good, eat right. You know, as simply as eat reasonably healthy, go to the gym four or five times a week and get a decent amount of sleep. I'm not doing any of those things. And then masking the shitty feeling with some beers or smoking a joint or whatever. And you're like, you're like, it just hit me. I'm like, how fucking stupid am I?

And instead of just doing the things that will make me feel good, eat right. You know, as simply as eat reasonably healthy, go to the gym four or five times a week and get a decent amount of sleep. I'm not doing any of those things. And then masking the shitty feeling with some beers or smoking a joint or whatever. And you're like, you're like, it just hit me. I'm like, how fucking stupid am I?

Like, I know the thing, like these things make me feel good all the time. These other things over here are these cheap little, you know, three, four hour hits of feeling good. Yet we, we always, we always seem to move to the cheap, easy, like, like how, like, and you know, and I'm sure you've had your different struggles with different things at different times.

Like, I know the thing, like these things make me feel good all the time. These other things over here are these cheap little, you know, three, four hour hits of feeling good. Yet we, we always, we always seem to move to the cheap, easy, like, like how, like, and you know, and I'm sure you've had your different struggles with different things at different times.

Like everyone has like, how do you find we, we pull ourselves back to how do we convince ourselves that, to just feel good versus chasing the feel good with some sort of addiction or, you know, whatever.