#105 Dr Yusef Smith – The Search For Meaning & Purpose

Dr Yusef Smith is a competitive gymnast, medical doctor, powerlifter, and cofounder of PropaneFitness. Starting out in investment banking before changing career path to become a doctor, Yusef has had a wild journey to date. Now, his goal is to grow and scale PropaneFitness.   ⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🎙️ Podcast University: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU(00:00) Sponsorships:  Sons.ie | Sons.co.uk(01:42) Introduction(04:15) What were the biggest influences in your career?  (08:51) The floor and ceiling of traditional career paths(12:27) Thinking independently & creativity (16:11) How did you manage multiple jobs?  (18:18) Delaying gratification & focusing on a goal (21:27) Learning the process & outsourcing  (26:30) Changing perspectives in career & life (32:20) The downsides of legacy systems  (34:19) Startups versus corporations system design (39:45) Broken processes & making big changes (45:22) Is your earning potential important to you?(51:20) Do what you want when you want(56:43) What brings you the most fulfilment?(01:01:21) Seeking external validation & happiness (01:05:08) Life isn't a zero sum game (01:11:30) Title, roles, status and doing the basics (01:14:45) The trade off to achieve results (01:19:00) The benefits of therapy & exploration(01:32:55) Therapy is what you make of itPlease leave a review:- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y- Apple: https://apple.co/3uCwViFServices:- Career mentoring: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Podcast consulting: https://bit.ly/3aYzm5w- Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JqSocials:- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EE3FuG- Apple: https://apple.co/32ArW7D- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- TikTok: https://bit.ly/314Support the show