380 | What Do You Want Out of Life (Part 2)

The Greatness Machine

Darius Mirshahzadeh

Entrepreneurship, Education, Business

5.0 • 135 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

What do you really want from life and how do you define the criteria for your next big move? In this solo episode of The Greatness Machine, Darius takes us deeper into his journey of clarity and alignment, sharing how he’s mapping out the values and principles that guide his next chapter. From choosing freedom and connection over energy-draining relationships, to defining what kind of businesses he wants to invest in, Darius walks us through the process of creating a personal criteria map for meaningful success. You’ll hear his reflections on purpose-driven entrepreneurship, leveraging strengths, and why working with heart-centered people matters more than chasing profits. If you’ve ever wondered how to align your professional path with your deepest values, this episode is for you. In this episode, Darius will discuss: (00:00) Introduction to Self-Reflection (00:58) Defining Life Goals and Values (03:23) Exploring Themes of Happiness and Love (05:48) The Importance of Fun and Adventure (09:13) Understanding Accomplishment and Freedom (11:46) The Quest for Sovereignty and Financial Freedom (14:38) Building Meaningful Connections (16:01) Strategizing for Future Projects (25:27) Conclusion and Call to Action Sponsored by: Brevo: Head over to brevo.com/greatness and use the code greatness to get 50% off Starter and Business Plans for the first 3 months of an annual subscription. Indeed: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job's visibility at Indeed.com/darius. Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/greatness. 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 Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Love gang. Welcome to The Greatness Machine. I'm your host Darius from Shazday. I'm so pumped to have you here with me.
0:04.4	Now listen, the greatness machine were about two things. Number one, people were living their passions. And number two, those who are creating greatness in the world and doing both of these things despite the odds against them. Each episode, we're going to feature interviews with game changers, business leaders, telling us their origin stories. What made them tick?
0:21.1	What got them to where they are now?
0:22.9	Why?
0:23.4	So can help you step into your
0:24.8	greatness within your life, your business, and your career. Occasionally, you might hear a few
0:29.2	solo episodes from myself, as I say, as I leverage my 20 years of entrepreneurship as a CEO
0:34.2	and founder to help you grow and level up in your journey to scale your life and your business. So come be a fly on the wall, enjoy the conversation, and I'm stoked to have you here with me. What's up, everybody? Welcome in this episode of The Greatness for you. I'm your host, Jariusman Shahz's day. I'm flying solo. Woo! Here we are. This is part two of, I don't know how many parts this is going to be.
0:55.9	This might be like five parts.
0:57.2	This is a work in progress, but I'm doing the What Do I Want Out of Life, Part Two?
1:01.3	And as I mentioned on last week's Friday solo, I had dinner with my good friend Don DePonnie.
1:08.2	And he talked about this having a conversation with yourself, you know, every day.
1:14.0	I'm not going to lie.
1:15.3	I think I skipped a few days.
1:16.9	I was traveling for business and pleasure and just got back in the office today.
1:24.9	And so I hadn't done my exercise.
1:32.2	So look, progress over perfection. The goal would be to maybe spend five minutes of myself every day doing this, but I haven't built that muscle yet.
1:35.7	So this is going to look a lot like when maybe all of you do these types of things. I am a huge
1:42.1	progress over perfection person. So this is progress. This is not perfection. I took a huge progress over perfection person.
1:46.5	So this is progress.
1:47.4	This is not perfection.
1:48.7	I took a few days away.
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