17: Weekly Wrap Up

I woke up in the middle of the night last night and thought about something. What if I do a weekly wrap up of all the things talked about this week?  What if I share what I learned this week? Because I’m here with you. I'm just a regular guy trying to make a positive difference in the world. A lot of the information that that I’ve been sharing on this podcast is deep. They’re simple thoughts, tips, and tricks I’ve learned from interviewing a lot of the world’s greatest change agents, but they are deep. It takes time for lessons like this to sink i n and become part of the daily mindset and become habitual.  Besides that’s where real and meaningful learning comes from. There needs to be some level of wrap up to revisit all the things talked about so far.  Also, really learning something comes from doing. Learning is throughdoing. So, please don’t just listen to this podcast. Actually go ahead and try some of the things out that I talk about here.  What did I learn this week? Overcoming Resistance:  As Mario Armstrong put it to me, "Resistance is a necessary energy to achieving your purpose. The frict ion that creates resistance comes in many forms, fear of failure, self-doubt, lack of getting that YES. The best way in my experience to deal with resistance is to take a step back and ensure you are aligned with your true purpose."  - Self doubt - overthinking - not knowing where to start - questioning your purpose - fear - feeling overwhelmed by responsibilities  - time  Learn to recognize the resistance and push through. I’ll see you on the other side.  Focus: We live in the most distracted time of our history. It’s a beautiful time to be alive and I really feel like we’re living in a new renaissance, but this connected age has me distracted all the time. Instead of studying more, doing more research, stick to creating something, but do one thing at a time. If you do two things at once, it will most likely take twice as long with half of the quality.  Redefining You: Sometimes things happen in your life that force you to stop dead in your journey on purpose. Losing a job. Losing a loved one. Or some major shift in your life.  Instead of looking at these as roadblocks. Look at them like dots and connect them to redefine your identity. This only deepens your purpose. We are part of something much greater than ourselves and when things of this magnitude happen in your life, that’s when I put my ear to the ground and tune in, listen, and recognize that this is a dot -- an important stepping stone to a deeper purpose.  Crushing Barriers: there's nothing different between you and those you aspire to be more like. Fear, self-doubt…they’re totally normal and I can’t name one person I’ve interviewed who didn’t have fear and self-doubt. In fact, most of the people I meet and interview (multi-millionaires, successful entrepreneurs, the greatest movers and shakers of our time) continue to struggle with fear and self-doubt. We all have barriers and sometimes the hardest part about breaking a barrier is actually recognizing it and seeing it.  Then, the next step is grabbing the sledgehammer.  The hardest part is recognizing the barriers we have because they are often invisible to us. Sometimes breaking out of the everyday routine or doing something different and putting ourselves in a different social setting, for instance, can help us to think different and recognize our own limits.  -- Okay, so that’s the wrap up for this week on Your Life on Purpose. If you like it and appreciate the wrap up, let me know. I could do this every week if that helps and I will upload it earlier for those who are ahead in time. I know we have thousands of listeners coming from Australia and you guys are 12 hours ahead of me, so I could put these up earlier if that helps.  Send me an email at [email protected] or on Twitter at markwguay.  And P.S. If you’re listening in Australia, feel free to invite me over for some coffee. I’d be happy to fly on over and see a bit of your beautiful country. And perhaps catch a nice surf session.  All right everyone -- thanks so much for tuning in and you my friends have a beautiful day.