477: Transform Panic Into Purpose, with Pat Flynn
Coaching for Leaders
Dave Stachowiak
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2020
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Pat Flynn: Let Go
Pat Flynn is a father, husband, and entrepreneur who lives and works in San Diego, California. He owns several successful online businesses and is a professional blogger, keynote speaker, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. He’s the host of the Smart Passive Income and AskPat podcasts, which have earned a combined total of over 60 million downloads, multiple awards, and features in publications such as The New York Times and Forbes.
Pat is the author of the book Let Go: How to Transform Moments of Panic into a Life of Profits and Purpose. You can find him at Smart Passive Income.
In this conversation, Pat and I discuss the events leading up to his layoff in 2008, how he processed the change at the time, and what he did to respond purposely. Plus, he has reminders for leaders considering layoffs and many resources for those who’ve gone through it themselves.
Key Points
- Plans are good and necessary to have, but they shouldn’t be written in stone.
- When the unexpected happens, keep moving.
- If you find yourself leading an organization and the future is uncertain, don’t say or pretend otherwise.
- A core value of Pat’s organization: embrace the process.
Resources Mentioned
- Online Business Toolkit: Free resources from Pat Flynn’s team during COVID-19
- The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles* by Steven Pressfield
Book Notes
Download my highlights from Let Go in PDF format (free membership required).
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- How to Tame Your Inner Critic, with Tara Mohr (episode 232)
- Your Attitude Defines Your Altitude, with Howard “H” White (episode 384)
- Keep Going (Dave’s Journal)
- If You Can, Move Your Feet (Dave’s Journal)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today's guest was laid off in the midst of the financial crisis in 2008, but he kept moving because |
| 0:07.0 | he did a lot of good happen for him and others. |
| 0:10.4 | In this conversation, how to transform the panic of a layoff |
| 0:14.0 | into a purposeful next step. |
| 0:16.5 | This is coaching for leaders episode 477. |
| 0:20.0 | Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. |
| 0:29.0 | Greetings to you from Orange County, California. |
| 0:32.0 | This is coaching for leaders and I'm your host, Dave Stahoviac. Leaders aren't born, they're made, and this weekly show helps you discover leadership wisdom through insightful conversations. |
| 0:45.4 | We're all navigating this new reality we have through the pandemic and COVID-19. |
| 0:52.0 | It is the third time in my career that there's been a major economic |
| 0:57.5 | downturn that has affected almost all of us and almost every organization and perhaps this one more significantly than any other. |
| 1:05.9 | And one of the realities that happens whenever there's an economic change or downturn is the |
| 1:10.6 | reality of layoffs. Sadly, there are folks in our audience who have already |
| 1:15.2 | been affected by layoffs. All of us I think know someone who has already been |
| 1:19.6 | affected by the situation. Most of us know many people and of course many of you have been |
| 1:26.0 | asked to administer layoffs or are going to be asked that in the coming weeks and |
| 1:32.0 | months and today a conversation that will I think be |
| 1:36.9 | helpful to all of us whether we're the person that is taking that action |
| 1:42.0 | whether we're the person on the receiving end or |
| 1:44.0 | whether we're just the person who is wanting to support someone in our life |
| 1:49.8 | who has been through a situation like this. I think today's story will be really helpful to you. |
| 1:54.6 | I'm really glad to welcome to the show today, Pat Flynn. |
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