Clash of Plans: Is Your Plan B Sabotaging Plan A? w/ Matt Higgins

How backup plans sabotage our success and learning to take calculated risks. What can we learn from the psychology of an incredible military tactic? How can we shape our behaviours and motivations to increase our chances of success? What happens in our minds when we remove Plan B? Matt Higgins is the author of "Burn the Boats" and has the story and success to back it. After growing up in poverty looking after a disabled mother Matt has taken incredible risks to become the success he is today. After deliberately flunking out of school he somehow made it to being a shark on Shark Tank for two seasons. He runs the VC firm RSE Ventures and he has lectured at Harvard Business School for several years. Stay tuned to learn about: Making the most of your strengths and weaknesses When and what to fight for in life How to truly commit to and stick to your intentions Matt Higgins VC Firm - RSE Ventures Insta - @MHiggins X - @MHiggins LinkedIn - Matt Higgins RSE Book - Burn The Boats Growth Mindset pod Sam Webster Harris explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create. Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset) Mail - GrowthMindsetPodcast(at)gmail.com Insta - SamJam.zen Chapters 00:00 Cortes Burning the boats 01:31 Matt Higgins 04:12 The problem with Plan B 06:15 Managing Risks 10:57 When you should be able to retreat 15:22 Why We Should Not Romaticise Failure 17:41 Life After Shark Tank 24:37 Optimizing Strengths vs Improving Weaknesses 31:55 Importance of Commitment and Setting Intentions 33:54 Inspiring Women 38:57 Earliest Memory 39:38 Kindest Thing 40:39 Wrap up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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