Episode 121 MLB Mindset with Shea Hillenbrand (Part 2)

John and Shea continue their conversation about Shea's life story with a deep dive into some of the lessons he's learned along the way. Throughout the conversation, they discuss how being abnormal is good (and necessary), the importance of failing and adversity for success, the importance of finding purpose, and much more! Listen to this episode to learn more: [00:00] - Shea's transition from baseball to civilian life [05:04] - Cheat codes to success [08:34] - Uniqueness and abnormality pay off [11:18] - Importance of failing in life [13:24] - The Level-Up System to become a lead performer [20:16] - The role of faith in Shea's life and business [25:37] - One habit every person needs [30:37] - Shea's plan to write a book [37:11] - Last book Shea read NOTABLE QUOTES: "Successful people make up a story in their head. I can't trust you because you want something from me. You have to want something from me… But what I discovered when I pulled back those layers of the onion, the only reason why I couldn't trust other people is I couldn't trust myself." "People are struggling and stuck in a status quo because they don't do anything. Like it's, if you just do this and do this and do this, you're guaranteed success… It's just doing the little things every single day and creating resilience and belief in who you are and stirring up that hunger to keep you going through those days to where you wanna give up."  "We use excuses at our current situation to keep us where we are right now. Momentum is the key to life. The hardest part of momentum is getting started. The reason why people don't start is excuses and their current situation."  "Your excuses are valid. Those are your excuses… But even though you have those, you still have to take the action. You still have to go."  "You have to be able to hit the curve ball. You have to be able to pivot what makes you unique." "The only way you'll find abnormality, the only way you'll be unique is discovering who you are at the core."  "So many of us can't just show the world who we truly are in fear of people thinking you're weak." "How do you know what you want if you don't know who you are?" "If you wanna create wealth, do something you're passionate about." "Each one of us has been given a voice … God doesn't reveal that to us. But it's our responsibility to keep training and keep growing and keep doing, not to compete, but to speak." BOOK MENTIONED: From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks (https://tinyurl.com/FromStrenthToStrengthBook) USEFUL RESOURCES: https://www.sheahillenbrand.co/home   https://www.instagram.com/shea_hillenbrand/   https://www.facebook.com/iamsheahillenbrand   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WMafhmTCD6R_zUlAHasaw   https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheahillenbrand/   CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://thejohnhulen.com           Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen           Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen          Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen           LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen           YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA         EPISODE CREDITS Intro music provided by Tony Palacios - https://www.instagram.com/tonytonedog/           Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/