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I'm really excite to share this topic with you today. So many of us worry about failing in life. As a result we don't take chances and we continue to work at job we don't enjoy, doing things that we are tired of doing, and maintaining a mediocre life.
Jim Carrey gave a commencement address back in 2011 where he made a statement that I absolutely loved. He said, "you can fail at what you don't want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love."
I really think we can learn a ton from that statement. Take a chance on pursuig your dreams. Take a chance on doing what you love. Bet on yourself, and you will reap the rewards.
Thanks for listening.
George Wright III
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Welcome back to the Daily Mastermind...your Daily Dose of Inspiration, Motivation and Education. My name is George Wright III, your host. and over the past 25 years, I've growing brands and businesses for some of the biggest thought leaders, celebrities and experts in the world. I created The Daily Mastermind so that I could share some of the lessons I've learned and help Individuals, Entrepreneurs and High Achievers (like you) Unleash Your True Potential. But to Create Your Best Life, you gotta focus on Growing all aspects of Your life including Your Mind, Body, Money, Business and Lifestyle...and The Daily Mastermind will help you to do that... So some days I will provide a short 5-10 minute episode and other days I'll interview guests that are experts in one of those key areas so you can get the "behind the scenes" stories, strategies and inspiration that will help you to also create success in your life and business. Quote OF THE DAY...Martha Beck, "How you do anything is how you do everything." I love this quote. One of my Mentors T Harv Eker used to say this a lot. I challenge you to say it to yourself often so that you can push yourself to new levels in your life...which leads me to the topic I want to talk with you about today...but let me start with a question... When you approach any area of your life, are you "ALL IN"...or do you sorta "give it a try"? Do you leave projects unfinished? Do you find ways to throttle back? Do you often start a book or a challenge and not finish? I'm talking about anything from relationships, business, job, or even daily rituals....are you "all in" or are you "giving it your best shot?" I got thinking about this topic the other day after reading a great article and its been floating around in my thoughts ever since. I think all of us are guilty of not giving our 100% effort on things...in many areas of our lives. (examples) Of course its easy to tell myself the quote above about "how you do anything is how you do everything"...and then I will usually step up. But, I really started thinking about this topic because for some reason we tend to cycle through these phases in our lives at different times...like stepping on and off the gas pedal. Or riding the gas and brake at the same time while driving. Obviously this is not a very good strategy and will limit your growth, potential and even results. So let's chat about this for a minute. First, its important to recognize why we avoid going all in.
Today I want to share with you an Exclusive Interview we did with Grant Cardone...but first, let me give you the Quote of the Day.... QUOTE OF THE DAY...Grant Cardone, "Marketing is the number one most misunderstood & neglected activity in business." So Lets talk about our exclusive interview with Grant Cardone. Many of you know that I am a author and contributor to the Magazine Valiant CEO. This magazine is just exploding online with well over 100,000 unique viewers right now monthly. I had the opportunity to interview some pretty big names in the industry like Marcus Lamonis from The Profit on CNBC and Nick Santonastasso and a few other big big names in the space. And, last month one of the guys I work with in several business ventures Jed Morley had the opportunity to interview Grant Cardone and it brought out a ton of great thoughts, strategies and tips I thought I would share with you today. For those of you that don't know Jed Morley, he is a super successful entrepreneur, speaker and expert in the payments and merchant services space. He owns several businesses and is just an expert when it comes to growing business revenue. He interviewed Grant Cardone for the Cover of Valiant CEO Magazine in March and I though the interview would be great to highlight on this episode. And...for those of you that have been living under a rock (haha) Grant Cardone is an Entrepreneur, Author and CEO of a Multi-Billion Dollar Business Empire. He has written 21 best selling programs and his 10X Business Conference is THE mega business event each year. he was also named by Forbes Magazine the #1 Marketer to watch. Grant says he is (right now) in the best shape of his life, launched 10X Health, and is unveiling multiple Reality TV Shows and Docuseries covering entrepreneur and business topics. You can check out the full interview and article on ValiantCEO.com, but there were several things that Grand had to say that I felt was worth highlighting...and I hope will help you 10X Your Business and Life. 1- Grant said that success for him this year means they would 10X their customer base, investors and partners. He feels the more people he serves the more success stories they will have. Great advice for your business as well. 2- Grant also was asked what advice he wished he had received earlier on in his business journey and this is what he said... "I wish someone would have helped me with financial targets & thinking big." It's interesting that he would point out thinking big and also the practicality of understanding finance, which he later said was to help him "scale business". NOTE: Grant also mentions he is an AVID reader and books have really added to his knowledge, success and staying curious in business. 3- I like that Jed asked Grant about "What is in his opinion the greatest challenge in business right now." His answer was great... "The biggest challenge in businesses today is twofold: One, getting out of obscurity with the public so that they trust you as a business entity or service, and the second biggest problem is cashflow. Most people have no clue how to manage cash flow, many don't even know how to create it, and most, if not at all, have no clue how to scale it." This is 100% right on the money...no pun intended. Because the reason I formed the Daily Mastermind was to offer knowledge and education around Personal, Financial, and Business Mastery. I don't think (even successful entrepreneurs) understand how to manage cashflow in their business and they waste their funds and opportunities because of it. 4- My favorite part of the interview was when Grant talked about Marketing being the #1 misunderstood & NEGLECTED activity in business. He went on to say that the #1 role as an executive for him was to become a Promotional Facility...and the #2 and #3 role as well. People need to know who you are and what you do!! The interview ended with Grant Talking about his Business Super powers as being MARKETING, PERSISTENCE, AND TARGET ATTAINMENT....Love it. Wise advice from a Proven Leader. I hope these ideas and responses gave you some things to think about and also FOCUS on. Success leaves clues so stop trying to figure it out yourself and follow or be mentored by already Successful People like Grant. and...SHARE THIS SHOW!! I would greatly appreciate it.🙂 and go check out ValiantCEO and great articles and interview from Jed Morley and the TEAM. Thanks for listening. George Wright ValiantCEO.com for more interviews and articles Get FREE NFC Digital Business Card Here https://vlp.epype.io/6a4zRy
Today I want to talk with you about Habits of High Performance...but first, let me give you the Quote of the Day.... QUOTE OF THE DAY...Brendon Burchards Book, "Clarity is the child of careful thought and mindful experimentation". Clarity is something I think many of us want, but few of us put the time into finding... Do you ever have days where you wish you had better direction... ...where you wonder if you are on the right path... ...when you ask yourself if you are chasing the right dreams... Maybe you just sometime feel confused as to why circumstances, events or people in your life continue to cause anxiety and stress. Ultimately, when we are faced with decisions, difficult circumstances and even critical choices in our lives.... ...this is when the need for CLARITY becomes so important. In his book High Performance Habits, Brendon talks about one of the 1st and fundamental priorities and CHARACTERISTICS of high performers is CLARITY. If you are struggling with direction, uncertainty, difficulty making decision...etc...then its highly possible you lack CLARITY in your life. So lets talk about clarity today and strategies for helping you gain more. FIRST: Clarity isn't something you HAVE...Its something you GENERATE. You generate it by asking great questions...just like your thoughts... ...who are you, what do you want, how will you get there....get the point? SECOND, Clarity will have a direct impact on your self esteem...positive and negative. The goal is to create unambiguous and challenging goals in order to increase self esteem and performance. You know who you are...You know what you want... know how you will get it? Brendon's book talks about 3 things: 1-Envision the Future 4 2-Determine the Feelings you are after 3-Determine what's Meaningful The Future Four- High Performers get clear on what they want for themselves, their social world, their skills and their service to others. I will let you read for yourself, but the key here is to determine (clearly and precisely) what you want each of these areas to manifest in your life. For example, I have set descriptors like... Self: motivation, inspiration, confidence Social: caring, present, inspiring Skills...Service...etc. You get the point. You must get clear. You also need to determine what feelings you want. My mentor Robert Stuberg always used to have me and other go through a Values Exercise. (peace, happiness, love, recognition, success) Sooner later we all recognize that it is NOT "things" that we want. It is the "feelings" that things will give us in our lives. Finally, Brendon talks about developing CLARITY by determining what's meaningful in your life. More importantly, he asked over 1300 individual high performers how they determined what was "meaningful". Here is what they said: Enthusiasm- the projects they have passion around Connection- to others outside themselves Satisfaction- passion+growth+contribution Coherence- does the story of your life make sense? Add these 4 things together to create a sense of strong MEANING...which leads to CLARITY. So, lets review....Clarity (for high performance high achievers) is created by... -envisioning future self, social, skills -finding the feelings you truly want -determining what has meaning in your life I hope that this topic helps you to create CLARITY in your life and business. I highly encourage you to check out the book, and lets work on be INTENTIONAL with your life this week. After all, a life worth living is a life worth planning and being intentional with. Thanks for listening. Have an amazing day. George Wright III
Welcome back to the Daily Mastermind...your Daily Dose of Inspiration, Motivation and Education. My name is George Wright III, your host. and over the past 25 years, I've growing brands and businesses for some of the biggest thought leaders, celebrities and experts in the world. I created The Daily Mastermind so that I could share some of the lessons I've learned and help Individuals, Entrepreneurs and High Achievers (like you) Unleash Your True Potential. But to Create Your Best Life, you gotta focus on Growing all aspects of Your life including Your Mind, Body, Money, Business and Lifestyle...and The Daily Mastermind will help you to do that... So some days I will provide a short 5-10 minute episode and other days I'll interview guests that are experts in one of those key areas so you can get the "behind the scenes" stories, strategies and inspiration that will help you to also create success in your life and business. Today I want to talk with you about Habits of High Performance...but first, let me give you the Quote of the Day.... QUOTE OF THE DAY...Aristotle, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act but a habit." High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard How extraordinary people become that way. Achievement is Not Your Problem
Certainty is Enemy to Growth
Qualities of High Performers
Thanks for Listening. See you tomorrow. George Wright III 6 Habits of High Performers
Most people I know are trying on a day to day basis to create a feeling of success and fulfillment in their lives. I myself have been doing this most of my life. However, I have learned that there are many ways that you can create the feelings and reality of success very quickly and almost immediately in your life. It simply involved finding ways to reframe how you view or recognize the wins in your life. It all centers around your mind and your thoughts, but you must make the decision to work on it. Here are a few ways I will discuss today when we talk:
-focus on gratitude and the success you already have in your life.
-find ways to take small actionable steps (wins) each day to move you closer to your goals.
-learn to recognize the GAIN and not the GAP you have away from your destination goals.
BONUS: taking your focus off yourself and finding ways to apply your unique talents (that you definitely have) in the service of others will most definitely create immediate feelings of success and abundance in your life. And remember....when you feel like a winner, you get more wins.
Winners Win!!
Have a great day and make the decision that you will start living the life you were meant to life TODAY...It's never too late to make that decision.
OH...and share the show. :)
Thanks for listening.
George Wright III
The Past Does not equal the Future- Anthony Robbins Learn and move on. Your Future is not created in the past. Your future is also not created in the Future...It is created in the present...Listen to that again... Now let's discuss the 7 Critical Questions for Focus and Direction...toward your path to success. Review from Monday and really think through each question 1-The Opening Question- What's on your mind? -what are your dominant thoughts -why are you thinking them 2-The Expansion Question- What else is on your mind? -go deeper...remember, that your thoughts are driving your expectations and actions -you must seek to understand before you can direct 3-The Focusing Question- What's the most important thing you could be thinking about right now? -what is the big domino in your day, life, direction -key question is: are you focused on something "not" important to your direction and path 4-The Target Question- Exactly what do you want? -what emotions do you truly want in your life -how can you feel these emotions right now while continuing to make progress 5-The Guidance Question- How can you obtain help? -who is the best person to help you -how can you clarify and communicate your needs clearly 6-The Action Question- What is the best thing for you to do right now? -listen: you can only do one thing at a time, so what is the 1 thing you can do right now -how can you create daily rituals to drive the "correct" actions 7-The Growth Question- What are you learning by examining your thoughts and how can it help you grow? -what is the biggest take away (learning) you can have from examining your thoughts -how can you implement ways to create consistency Final Thoughts Are your thoughts helping you to experience what you want in life? What you focus on grows...Focus your thoughts on what you want and you will attract it in your life. Please share this podcast with someone you know. Also, please like and subscribe. Thanks for listening. George Wright III
Quote of the Day "Your time is limited; so don't waste it living someone else's life." Steve Jobs This week I want to talk with you about this thought...right out of the Life Handbook from my partner Robert Stuberg. We grow into our expectations...but, your expectations originate from your most common thoughts...so what are you thinking about all the time?? Are your thoughts taking you toward your goals, or have your thoughts or other distractions drifted you off course?? Robert has created 7 critical questions that you can use to keep you focused, motivated and moving in the right direction. He has refined parts of these questions over time and I want to talk with you this week about these 7 questions specifically. We are all different...talents, abilities, etc... But we all have various opportunities and can leverage the power of our thoughts to capture our goals and dreams. There is so much power in your thoughts...you must learn to believe and harness that... More importantly, you must learn to direct your thoughts rather than drift through life. I'm going to walk you through the 7 questions today and then dig into them much much deeper over the next couple days. Use these episodes to really get clear on where your thoughts are taking you in your everyday life. Let's really dig into what you want and why you want it. Here are the 7 Critical Questions, and don't let the simplicity of these questions fool you into thinking there isn't significant strategy that needs to be put into each of them. The Opening Question- What's on your mind? The Expansion Question- What else is on your mind? The Focusing Question- What's the most important thing you could be thinking about right now? The Target Question- Exactly what do you want? The Guidance Question- How can you obtain help? The Action Question- What is the best thing for you to do right now? The Growth Question- What are you learning by examining your thoughts and how can it help you grow? Simple, but not Easy...don't be fooled. The key is guidance and direction daily...the devil is in the detail. After all, Your Thoughts Create Your Life. Are they helping or hurting you.? Focused or Distracted?
I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to record the Daily Mastermind Podcast each and every weekday. I hope it brings you some inspiration, motivation and education as it was intended to do. Today and this week I want to focus on helping you to create some clarity, focus and even more happiness in your present day life. I am super excited to share one of my go-to articles I keep in my book of inspiration next to my desk. I highly recommend you keep a folder or book of great ideas, thoughts, quotes, songs, or whatever can help to motivate and inspire you when you need it. Great article in Inc. Magazine The Secret to Happiness is 10 Specific Behaviors -despite happiness being a primary human motivation, only one in three Americans say they're happy. Why do so many people complain about their circumstances...all the time? Bad stuff happens to everyone, but your quality of life isn't about what happens to you. The quality of your life and happiness depends on how you respond to what happens to you. 10 Behaviors, that if applied, will make you a happy person. 1-Let go of the need for specific outcomes. -fall in love with the process and the results will follow ...when I work to close deals, negotiate, or strategize, I will always do more when I focus on the race rather than the finish line. 2-Define your own success and happiness. -success and failure ebook by Stuberg is a great idea 3-Commit 100% to the things that make you happy. -quote by Mahatma Gandhi, "happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." -committing 100% will make all future decisions for you. 4-Be grateful for what you already have. -happiness is as simple as gratitude. -Practice gratitude to truly live gratitude: journal, daily reminders, acts of service, your language. ...I have always had vision boards, but a gratitude journal has been incredible. 5-Say "I love you" more. - simple words that bring happiness to others. -create the frequency you want to attract into your own life. -become what you want most in your life. 6-Have hobbies directed toward your dreams. -daily rituals for happiness and focus on creating your best life. ...I have experienced this in my day to day and it grounds me. 7-Don't wait till tomorrow for what you can do today. -don't put your happiness off until tomorrow. experience in the present. ...I used to work for the future but realized the present is the future I thought about yesterday. 8-Do something everyday that terrifies you. -status quo is a recipe for dull, boring and stale life. -your best life lies outside your comfort zone. 9-Put "the important" before "the urgent". -are you the driver or passenger. -client that feels job is "stuck" and passion is "free" is always stuck 10-Forgo the good to pursue the best. -many times in my life I have settled for a high level of success instead of pushing for greatness. -greatness is growth. happiness is growth. Conclusion...Happy People Live in the Present.
I had a powerful thought while working out today I was listening to a david goggins video goggins is literally the toughest guy I’ve ever heard of …retired navy seal…only member of US Armed forces to complete …Seal Training…US Army Ranger School…Air Force Tactical Controller Training …ultra marathons….best selling author…on and on and on… I was listening to get a little more motivation and a kick in the butt… …been sleeping in a bit too much lately…benefits and downsides to being an entrepreneur :) I’ve learned over the years we all have cycles of motivation in our life…ups and downs times when you need motivation times when you need “something more” we cycle through life our liv with different moods, circumstances, careers… the key is to recognize exactly where you are right now and what you need... cause there is a distinct different in types of fuel from PD and fuel from Motivation so, where are you right now? what do you need to get you moving right now? let’s discuss this and clarify a couple things when it comes to fuel… we ALL need different types of fuel at different stages of our life and biz… and there is a difference between motivation, drive and purpose…but, we need all 3 but its also IMPORTANT to know the difference and when you need each type… it’s sorta like a rocket…3 stages of fuel to create lift off -explain...initial, boost, cruising… So lets start with Motivation... 1-Motivation- 1st type of fuel that usually will come from "Outside You" Goggins calls this the kindling…1 hour burn cause it doesnt last long but gets you started comes from outside you most of the time but all you need is a spark…music, video, coach, friend, external validation what motivates you the best? examples Now a word of CAUTION…stop trying change your entire life or business with motivation too many of us try to reinvent ourselves with constant motivation thats not the point of motivation…its to start the fire…its just to create a spark… Thats why you sometimes hear thought leaders say motivation is CRAP its not sustainable….its short term…BUT it does serve a purpose …the purpose is to get you unstuck…to get you moving…to break your patterns…got it? but remember, it wont last and it will go away and leave you feeling empty and tired thats why you need to use that motivation (that Kindling) to fuel a much bigger log… …a log that is sustainable…a fuel that creates long term results... …which brings us to the topic of developing Your DRIVE... 2-Drive- 2nd type of fuel that usually comes from "Inside You" Goggins calls this the big log…10,000 hour burn this is the log you cannot start with or you would choke out the fire... this is the fuel that takes your motivation and turns it into obsession this is where you need to go from outside to inside yourself to find your “Drive” you need the spark to light the BIG log, but then you need to nurture ur Drive… …nurture and big a strong Desire and Commitment to Drive your life & biz forward. this is what will help you create more consistent energy each day this is what will help you keep your MIND in check on a constant basis this is what will keep you moving forward when your motivation goes away to do this you need to create a vision bigger than your ability to feel comfortable this DRIVE and this OBSESSION needs to come from outside your comfort zone this is where your VISION and DREAMS come into play One of my mentors would say, When the Dream is Big Enough the Facts don't count. if you can visualize and manifest your life, this is where your DRIVE starts to take you places this is where your faith and endurance get tested, but where your biggest successes come ..this is where you start living the life you were truly meant to live... so, get super clear on what you want your life to be like… what do you want your life to be like? what do you want your relationships, finances, health, fitness, nutrition, lifestyle to be like? get specific…get detailed…get CLEAR stop waiting till you have a plan to develop the end goal stop waiting till you can see the end of your journey to decide what the end will look like and REMEMBER, you dont need to be totally clear on the path to start moving forward you just need to be decisive and say yes and figure it out…but develop your VISION then…. become obsessed with that life…with that goal…with that vision what does obsessed mean?…it means focus on it every day…prioritize it be consistent…be relentless…be DRIVEN….DEVELOP YOUR “DRIVE” ACT IN SPITE OF YOUR MOOD that 10,000 hour log will burn and burn…and consistency will ultimately make it a Habit and Habits take you much further than the motivation alone… Habits will take over when motivation fades away…you do this by... developing daily rituals that you Decide and Commit to doing and over time they will Drive you and you WILL become Driven now talking about Motivation & Drive would not be complete without a discussion about… PURPOSE…I’ve seen too many people get far in their life and business only to question life this leads us to the topic of Purpose... 3-Purpose- 3rd type of fuel that comes from focus on Others ya see, you must have a Purpose to serving others or you will not find true fulfillment Happiness, Fulfillment and true success will only come when you feel you are helping mankind …this is why when i talk about UT we say in the service of others With this type of fuel you will find the ability to create fulfillment which fuels your soul and ultimately will create true and lasting happiness levels with this type of fuel you will feed your motivation, your drive and best of all results in your life… i encourage you to define your talents and then find the best way to serve others with them… …put a different way, you can find the needs in the market place that need to be met and meet them Purpose will give you something to lose yourself in…its something you can truly devote your life to… …its something that other people will be inspired to to assist you with and devote their time and energy to …its something that you will lose track of time when you are doing it... so what does all this discussion about fuel and purpose mean to you… …only you can determine where you are in your life and what you need... ..ask yourself where you are in this stage of your life… do you need motivation? do you need more drive and obsession? do you need purpose? are you even thinking about these things or are you on Autopilot…if so, STOP… …get clear on what you need and what you are going to do TODAY to fuel yourself find a way to wrap Motivation, Drive, Purpose and Desire all together and keep them all in check …be aware…that is the real key …be relentless…be obsessed…be great Do Hard Stuff every single day… Challenge Yourself daily… Don’t Give up… Don’t Settle… In closing today…a good friend of mine Bill Danko (who wrote Millionaire Next door) would say… You know what’s better than being a Millionaire…Being a Happy Millionaire… …and he went on to write a second book called “Richer than a Millionaire” which i highly recommend Stephen Covey would say...Begin with the end in Mind….I think is good advice... …start with Purpose and back it into Drive and then feed it with the spark of Motivation… I think i you will do this, you will find much more sustained progress toward your goals…. you will be like the rocket that pushes through the atmosphere with motivation… then pushing into the space of your dreams with drive and consistency… then you will accomplish Amazing things with Purpose and Passion. You are unbelievable…You are talented…You are Unique Its never too late to Start Living the Life You were Meant to Live…Start today. Thanks for listening George Wright III PS- Please share this message with anyone you know…it would mean a lot to me personally
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