Guy Raz ON: Safely Quitting Your Job & Building the Business of Your Dreams

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Business

4.7 • 30.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2021

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Guy Raz talks with Jay Shetty about the risks of being an entrepreneur, the motivation behind every successful entrepreneurship, and finding the right co-founder who shares your ideals and beliefs. Guy Raz is an acclaimed radio and podcast personality, described by The New York Times as “one of the most popular podcasters in history.” Perhaps his best-known show, How I Built This, features in-depth interviews with the world’s greatest innovators, entrepreneurs, and idealists, and the stories behind the movements they built. Sign up for Jay Shetty’s free “Pursuit of Purpose” Live Masterclass at www.jayshettypurpose.com What We Discuss with Guy: 00:00 Intro 02:15 First thing Guy ever built as a kid 05:11 “Journalism gave me a psychological pass to talk to anybody” - Guy 10:13 The way we come across an idea is when we have a problem to solve 17:25 Motivation comes from solving a problem or fixing something 23:03 Chapter 3: Leave your safety zone, but do it safely 27:56 Risks taken and experiences gained while building a career 33:09 Master the skill to understand what you’re good at 37:04 Having a business partner is crucial when you almost want to give up 41:44 Give yourself time and opportunity to decide if the partnership is right for you 44:26 The common myths surrounding fundraising 50:20 Be an active listener to learn more information about the real story 53:50 The most outlandish story or pain out of 400 interviews done 59:55 What you’re missing out on when you think you’re not cut to be an entrepreneur 01:03:42 Guy on Fast Five Like this show? Please leave us a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally! Episode Resources: Guy Raz | Website Guy Raz | Podcasts Guy Raz | Twitter Guy Raz | Facebook Guy Raz | Instagram Guy Raz | LinkedIn Guy Raz | YouTube Achieve success in every area of your life with Jay Shetty’s Genius Community. Join over 10,000 members taking their holistic well-being to the next level today, at https://shetty.cc/OnPurposeGenius

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0:00.0	There will come a time where you will want to give up,
0:02.4	where you will run into a roadblock and you will say,
0:05.2	is this worth fighting for?
0:06.9	And you will say to yourself, it's not.
0:09.1	It's better for me to just move on, give up.
0:11.4	But the person who you co-founded the company with will say,
0:14.6	we got this.
0:15.6	We can get through this.
0:17.3	And there will be other times where those roles are reversed,
0:20.0	where you are the person with the optimism.
0:22.4	I have experienced that hundreds of times.
0:31.3	Hey everyone, welcome back to On Purpose,
0:34.0	the number one health podcast in the world,
0:36.0	thanks to each and every single one of you that come back every week
0:39.5	to listen, learn and grow.
0:42.1	Now today we have an extremely special guest,
0:44.9	because his ability to understand, simulate,
0:48.0	and synthesize knowledge insights and information
0:52.2	about building successful businesses,
0:54.6	about finding our calling and following that calling,
0:57.7	are just second to none.
0:59.3	Now I'm talking about none other than Guy Razz,
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