Jeff Goins
The One You Feed
Eric Zimmer
4.6 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2015
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Jeff Goins is a full-time writer who lives just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, son, and border collie. He has authored four books and frequently speaks on writing, creativity, and making a difference. His website, Goinswriter.com, has been visited by more than four million people from all over the world.
His latest book is called The Art of Work
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In This Interview Jeff and I Discuss...
The One You Feed parable
The fixed and growth mindsets
Choosing between being a victim and a victor
The secret to an extraordinary life
Finding your calling
How for most people finding their calling is a roundabout process
How hidden in our obstacles and challenges often lie our purpose
Learning to take the next step
Using the surprises and setbacks we encounter for the good
Walking the path of your life
That difficulties are a prerequisite to a meaningful life
How mentors come in many forms and multiple people
Accidental apprenticeships
How no one gets changed by an idea, it takes action along with the idea
Not dreaming but doing
How the work always comes before we feel ready
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| 0:00.0 | We can't always change that circumstance or the environment, but we can decide who we are and who we become in those moments. |
| 0:15.4 | Welcome to the One You Feed. |
| 0:17.4 | Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have, |
| 0:22.0 | quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true. |
| 0:27.6 | And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. |
| 0:31.8 | We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. |
| 0:36.5 | We see what we don't have instead of what we do. |
| 0:39.4 | We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. |
| 0:42.8 | But it's not just about thinking. |
| 0:44.8 | Our actions matter. |
| 0:46.4 | It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. |
| 0:51.2 | This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction, |
| 0:55.6 | how they feed their good wolf. |
| 1:09.5 | In the 70s, the warehouse took over Chicago Nightlife, and the club's DJ would go on to make history. |
| 1:16.2 | Frankie, make sure that you felt it in your soul. |
| 1:19.6 | Learn more about the rise of house music on the history of the world's greatest nightclubs, |
| 1:24.7 | a 12-part podcast about the iconic venues and people that revolutionize how we party. |
| 1:31.1 | Listen to the history of the world's greatest nightclubs on the iHeartRadio app, |
| 1:35.0 | Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:39.8 | Thanks for joining us. |
| 1:40.9 | Our guest on this episode is Jeff Goins, the author of four books, including the National |
| 1:46.0 | Best Seller, The Art of Work. |
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