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#02 How to Effortlessly Build an 8-Figure Business in 2024 (feat. Ali Abdaal)

BigDeal

Codie Sanchez

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship, Marketing

4.8681 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Do you love your job or hate it? Should you keep it or quit? Is your degree even worth it? Codie talks to Ali Abdaal about "Feel Good Productivity" and "Feel Good Business," exploring diverse perspectives on work-life balance, the concept of grind vs. struggle, the value of work, and the roles of rest and play. They close with strategies for creating a positive, productive work environment that balances enjoyment and efficiency in achieving professional goals. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:00:41 Debating the value of college education 00:13:13 Breaking down the typical jobs 00:29:23 Is joy enough of a purpose in work? 00:34:44 The balance between work and personal life 00:37:36 The power of positive emotions in productivity 🔗 MORE FROM BIGDEAL: 🎥 Youtube 📸 Instagram 📽️ TikTok 🐦 X 👀 GIVEAWAY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Am I working for my business or is my business working for me? I thought as a business owner,

0:03.0

you can do whatever you want. I'm like, damn. We were told, hey, don't worry about student loans.

0:07.0

You'll make it up over time. And it was fucking lie. They get a lot of fulfillment out of running their

0:10.9

business. But it's not particularly enjoyable. Go all in. One thing. Zero or nothing. So I was like, all right, batch all these videos. I looked at my calendar, and it just filled me with dread. Money is the new meaning? Absolutely not. I can in fact

0:23.3

do whatever I want. If you ever get a sense that what you're doing is draining your energy,

0:27.7

that will negatively compound over the long term. The most purposeful thing I ever did in my life.

0:33.2

I'm Cody Sanchez, and this is the Big Deal podcast for those who don't just want to be rich,

0:39.0

but be free and are actually willing to do the things that it takes to get there.

0:43.3

I run a portfolio of boring businesses that do nine figures and a media company called

0:47.6

Contraring Thinking.

0:48.6

Okay, this week, I am going deep into one thing, which is, should you tell your boss to pound sand and quit the job

0:57.3

you hate?

0:58.0

Or should you keep doing it and why?

1:00.8

I think you're going to like this episode.

1:02.1

We got both sides of the equation hammering out their opinions on it.

1:05.9

There's not just one right answer, but we're going to give you the answer we think by the end of this podcast.

1:10.2

Contrarian idea. Let's start with an idea you might hate. What's our idea this week, Rachel?

1:19.7

So you tweeted that college is overrated and overpriced. It costs $24,000 to graduate from Harvard,

1:26.8

and it costs $0 to learn.

1:29.0

Marketing on YouTube, finance reports, and breakdowns on Twitter, stock analysis via

1:33.5

newsletters, expert experience on podcasts.

1:36.8

Let the sheet pay $250,000 while we earn.

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