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The Greatness Machine

175 | How to Overcome Resistance to Create Greatness

The Greatness Machine

Darius Mirshahzadeh

Entrepreneurship, Education, Business

5.0135 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

How can you overcome resistance to change? Overcoming resistance is often a key factor in achieving greatness, whether that means excelling in your career, creating a work of art, or achieving a personal goal. Resistance can take many forms, such as self-doubt, fear of failure, or a lack of motivation. However, by recognizing and overcoming these obstacles, you can tap into your full potential and create something truly great. One of the keys to overcoming resistance is to develop a growth mindset. This means embracing challenges and setbacks as opportunities for learning and growth, rather than as indications of failure. It also means focusing on the process of creating, rather than solely on the outcome. By shifting your perspective in this way, you can take on challenges with greater resilience and creativity, and view obstacles as opportunities to learn and improve. Today, I am flying solo to talk about my experience joining the J Robinson Intensive Wrestling Camps and how that experience made me learn the importance of overcoming resistance. In this episode, I will take a look back at the moment I heard true resistance for the very first time and how I learned the benefits of quieting our monkey minds. Topics include: What I experienced joining the J Robinson Intensive Wrestling Camps The first time I heard true resistance What I learned from J Robinson about resistance Quieting the monkey mind to overcome resistance And other topics… Resources mentioned: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield: https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/  Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatnessmachine  Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

While you're listening to this podcast, I'm causing mischief.

0:05.0

Like creeping past sleepy granddad to sneak a pot of Petty Faloo from the fridge.

0:12.0

Because Petty Fal Lou fuels the mischief.

0:15.0

Boom!

0:16.0

Mom says that Petty for Lou is made with calcium and vitamin D for healthy bones. She knows best, most of the time.

0:27.0

Fueling mischief with petty flu. What's up, up gang? Welcome to the greatness machine. I'm your host Darius

0:38.3

from Shazday. I'm so pumped out here with me. The listen, the greatness

0:41.9

machine were about two things number one people

0:44.6

were living their passions and number two those who are creating greatness in the world

0:48.1

and doing both of these things despite the odds against them each episode we're

0:52.0

going to feature interviews with

0:52.8

game changers, business leaders, you know telling us their origin stories, what made

0:56.4

them tick, what got them to where they are now. Why? So can help you step in your

1:00.8

greatness within your life, your business, and your career.

1:03.7

Occasionally, you might hear a few solo episodes for myself.

1:06.5

Moa, as I say, as I leverage my 20 years of entrepreneurship as a CEO and founder

1:11.1

to help you grow and level up in your journey to scale your life and your business.

1:15.0

So come be a fly on the wall, enjoy the conversation, and I'm stoked to have you hear of me. What's up?

1:27.0

What's up everybody? In today's episode of the Great News Machine.

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My name is Darius from Shazzy.

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I'm flying solo for you.

1:31.3

And today we were talking about resistance let us fight the

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