172: Sarah Knight - The Life Changing Magic Of...

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🗓️ 2 November 2016

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Episode 172: Sarah Knight - The Life Changing Magic Of...

Warning: This episode contains a lot of graphic language. If you prefer episodes with only clean language, please skip this one.

Per Amazon.com: Sarah in her own words: "I'm a writer, editor, and recovering perfectionist. I spent fifteen years working in the New York publishing industry where I was privileged to edit talented authors such as Jessica Knoll, Gillian Flynn, Emily Nagoski, James Lee Burke, Chris Cleave, and many, many more. In 2015 I left it all behind in pursuit of more sunshine, less stress, and a daily abundance of pina coladas - moving with my husband from Brooklyn to the Dominican Republic. My first book, THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF NOT GIVING A F*CK, is an international bestseller.
My new book - another fun, profane guide to mental decluttering - is called GET YOUR SH*T TOGETHER. It will be published on December 27, 2016."

Episode 172: Sarah Knight - The Life Changing Magic Of...

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"If you don't take care of yourself first, then you won't be any good for others."

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Work ethic, dedication to the goal, and "Getting up and doing the work" will lead to sustained excellence
Why Sarah left an incredible career where she was "climbing the ladder"
The year Sarah spent preparing to leave her corporate job
Her work life at the moment: ghost write, edit, live in Dominican Republic
Why it's important to have a long term plan if you're planning on leaving your current job
How "The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up" inspired her
The art of "mental decluttering"
How to decide what matters most to you
People Pleasing -- The "not sorry" method. Use honesty and be polite. "You must stop caring about what others think"
Why "selfish" has become a 4 letter word
The career checklist - Why Sarah dislikes it
Street smarts vs. Book smarts -- Can be a false dichotomy
Why she decided to move to the Dominican Republic with her husband
How do you prioritize what's truly important? -- The "must-do" method
Tim Urban's article: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think
The fine line of being a friend and "not wanting to go to baby showers" -- Again, say No with honesty and be polite.

"You can't control what others think of you."

Continue Learning:

Read Sarah's book: The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck
Follow Sarah on Twitter: @MCSnugz
To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12

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0:00.0	You cannot spend your time, energy, and money on things you can't control.
0:05.0	And you can't control what other people think of you.
0:10.0	All you can control is your behavior.
0:12.0	So be honest, be polite, don't be an
0:15.2	asshole, do what you want and that's really all you can you can do in the
0:20.0	situation because there are going to be people who don't like you or don't
0:23.8	respect you or don't agree with your decisions no matter what it could just be
0:27.4	because you remind them of somebody they don't like it could be because you got a
0:30.9	job that they wanted and they didn't get.
0:33.2	And all, as I said, you know, all you can do is really control your own behavior.
0:38.4	Are leaders born or are they made?
0:40.8	Our host, Ryan Hawk, believes that leaders can be made through determined, focused work on learning the art and science behind the makeup of other successful leaders.
0:50.0	Now it's time to inhale knowledge and exhale success.
0:53.3	You're listening to the Learning Leader Show I am Ryan Hawk. Thank you so much for being here. A quick
1:15.0	warning in regards to this episode. It contains an immense amount of bad language. If that is not for you, then I would encourage you to skip this
1:26.2	one and move on to the next. For those of you who continue to listen, my
1:31.4	featured leader is Sarah Knight International best-selling
1:35.5	author, former senior editor with several major publishing houses has worked with some of the
1:40.6	best authors in the world. I think you're really going to
1:44.4	enjoy this one if you decide to listen to Sarah's message. A few of the topics
1:48.5	we got into. The two-step not sorry method for mental decluttering. How to stop caring so much about what
1:58.2	others think of you and then how people pleasers can embrace the power of no.
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