997: How to Push Past Self-Doubt and Find the Confidence to Pursue Big Things with Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland
How to Be Awesome at Your Job
How to be Awesome at Your Job
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🗓️ 26 September 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland share insights on impostor syndrome–and more–from their community of thousands of developing entrepreneurs.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The mindset shift that stops self-doubt
2) The three daily questions that build confidence
3) Why to seek more uncomfortable situations
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— ABOUT PAT AND MATT —
Pat Flynn is a popular podcaster, author, and founder of several successful websites, including SmartPassiveIncome.com, where he helps people build thriving online businesses. He has been featured in Forbes and in the New York Times for his work. He calls himself "The Crash Test Dummy of Online Business" because he loves to put himself on the line and experiment with various business strategies so that he can report his findings publicly to his audience.
He is also the author of Let Go and Wall Street Journal bestseller Will It Fly?. He speaks on the topics of product validation, audience engagement, and personal branding. Pat is also an advisor to Pencils of Promise, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building schools in the developing world. Pat lives in San Diego with his wife April and their two children.
Matt Gartland is an entrepreneur, startup advisor, investor and the co-founder and CEO of SPI Media, where they help everyday people become experienced entrepreneurs through community-powered learning, connection, and support. He’s also the co-founder of Fusebox, as well as an advisor at several startups. He's an expert when it comes to operations, finance, pricing, product development, and customer experience as well as empowering marketing and sales.
• Podcast: Smart Passive Income Podcast with Pat Flynn
• Website: SmartPassiveIncome.com
• Community Website: SmartPassiveIncome.com/all-access
• Book: Let Go: Expanded Edition: How to Transform Moments of Panic into a Life of Profits and Purpose
— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg
• Book: Intelligent Change The Five Minute Journal - Original Daily Gratitude Journal 2024 for Happiness, Mindfulness & Reflection - Daily Affirmations - Undated Life Planner Journal for Women & Men by Intelligent Design
• Book: Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business by Gino Wickman and Mark Winters
• Book: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
• Book: The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
• Book: Give to Grow: Invest in Relationships to Build Your Business and Your Career by Mo Bunnell
• Book: Dark Matter: A Novel by Blake Crouch
• Past episode: 317: How to Form Habits the Smart Way with BJ Fogg, PhD
• Past episode: 453: Why Generalists Succeed and How to Learn Like One with David Epstein
• Past episode: 474: How to Turn Your Boss, Colleagues, and Customers into Superfans with Pat Flynn
• Past episode: 642: How to Identify Your Career Season and Land Your Dream Job with Ramit Sethi
• Past episode: 653: Training Your Mind to Conquer Stress, Pressure, and Underperformance with Dr. Ellen Reed
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| 0:00.0 | Comfort is great, but comfort doesn't help us grow. All the best and most awesome things happen outside of that comfort zone. |
| 0:14.5 | And then like you go through that cycle enough times you learn we're all going to have |
| 0:19.2 | hard moments at any scale of success no matter what number is in your bank account we all |
| 0:23.8 | struggle with stuff and people are people so if you can build it the right people |
| 0:26.9 | and if you're surrounding yourself with people like share your |
| 0:29.1 | come set of values and you nurture into that that safety net is there when you need it. |
| 0:33.2 | You can't necessarily always control the result, but you can always control your actions |
| 0:38.0 | that you take now, the actions that you take today turn into the story that you tell |
| 0:41.7 | about yourself tomorrow. |
| 0:43.0 | That's Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland. |
| 0:50.0 | They're the leaders behind smart passive income. That's Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland. |
| 0:52.5 | They're the leaders behind smart passive income. |
| 0:55.0 | They've built a thriving community that helps new and experienced |
| 0:57.6 | entrepreneurs develop their networks and skills, |
| 0:59.8 | and they're here today to share their unique vantage point on building the skill of confidence. |
| 1:05.0 | So you'll learn one, the mindset shift that stops self-doubt. |
| 1:08.3 | Two, the three daily questions that build confidence, and three, why to seek out more uncomfortable situations |
| 1:15.1 | and if you'd like to quickly read some of these takeaways or review them |
| 1:18.8 | afterwards in a written format I recommend you sign up for the gold nugget free email newsletter at awesome at your job |
| 1:24.8 | dot com. I'm Pete McKitis this is how to be awesome at your job and now here's patent |
| 1:30.1 | Matt. Pat and Matt |
| 1:35.0 | Matt welcome. |
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