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Earn Your Happy

273: Turn Pain and Fear into Courage and Learn How to Talk to Anyone with Alex Banayan

Earn Your Happy

Lori Harder

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.62.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2018

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

I love a good story and today’s guest, author Alex Banayan has a great one – so much so that parts of it have become part of my husband Chris and I’s daily walks. Thank goodness I met him in person when Chris interviewed him so I knew whose stories he was actually talking about. ;) Another fun coincidence, we’ve both been on the Price Is Right, but Alex actually WON and used those winnings to fund his new book, The Third Door. Alex shares with us his seven-year book journey that lead him to interview some of the world’s most successful people to show how they broke through and launched their careers. But let’s not downplay the fears and obstacles that Alex had to navigate through as well. From disappointing his family and losing his father to insecurity and being turned down by potential interviewees, Alex was persistent and now helps others conquer obstacles of all kinds – internal and external. Alex truly is a gifted storyteller and I know you’ll be able to relate to some many facets of his journey. You don’t want to miss it! -- Question Highlights: Now that your book is out in the world, what has been a response that you weren’t expecting? What was the whole point of writing your book? What does pain with awareness look like for you right now? Do you think there’s always a way for anything you choose or just for the moments when your gut pulls you that way? Have you ever had to let go of helping someone in your life because they’re not ready to help themselves? What was a story that freed you up the most? What is something that shook you before your book came out? What are you most excited about right now? Who is the ultimate person you want to read your book? In This Episode We Talk about: Alex’s seven-year book journey Using pain as a motivator Evolving motivation Alex’s insecurity while writing The Third Door How Alex’s pain evolved into curiosity How Alex’s Price Is Right winnings funded his book Why being naïve can be an advantage The difference between fear and courage Why Alex’s family didn’t initially support his book Welcoming fear to get more comfortable How fear was a universal element in achieving a dream in all the people Alex interviewed Sharing in order to connect with others How to conquer internal and external obstacles And so much more… Quotes “Pain with awareness is our teacher.” “You can give someone all the best tools and knowledge in the world and their life can still be stuck, but if you change what someone believes is possible, they’ll never be the same.” “Courage is acknowledging fears, analyzing the consequences and then deciding you care so much about it you’re going to take one thoughtful step forward anyway.” -- ALEX BANAYAN is the author of the national bestseller The Third Door, which chronicles his five-year quest to track down Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, Warren Buffett, Maya Angelou, Steven Spielberg, and dozens more of the world’s most successful people to uncover how they broke through and launched their careers. Banayan has been named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list, Business Insider’s Most Powerful People Under 30, and been featured in major media including Fortune, Forbes, Businessweek, Billboard, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, Fox News, MSNBC, and CBS News. An acclaimed keynote speaker, Banayan has presented the Third Door framework to business conferences and corporate leadership teams around the world, including Apple, Google, Nike, IBM, Snapchat, Salesforce, Disney, Harvard, and countless others. Resources: Instagram: @alexbanayan Book: The Third Door ThirdDoorBook.com Find it on Amazon Check out my website at loriharder.com. Follow me on social media @LoriHarder on Instagram and Lori Harder on Facebook.

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, it's that time of year again.

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Everybody's talking about forming new habits, new you, new life.

0:10.6

You guys, change your habits, change your life, right?

0:13.1

That's all we talk about.

0:14.5

And I'm sure you've started some new habits this year.

0:16.5

I know that I have, but how are you going to track those habits?

0:19.8

Because what you don't measure doesn't get results.

0:23.0

And have you ever wondered which of your habits are the most important and how often should

0:27.2

you track?

0:28.2

And how do you make them weekly, monthly?

0:29.2

A lot of people know that they need to improve their habits, but they don't know where to start.

0:33.4

I have suffered with this as well.

0:35.5

And that's why I think you're going to love growth day.

0:37.5

It's the world's number one self improvement system.

0:40.3

I have committed to using it daily.

0:43.2

If you go watch my stories, you're going to see that I have been using their journaling

0:47.9

system and their tracking system.

0:49.5

And I am obsessed.

0:50.5

This is something that I do in my life.

0:52.5

Chris has committed with me.

0:54.1

Growth day helps you track proven habits that lead to long term success, well-being,

0:58.4

and positive relationships.

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