meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Playbook With David Meltzer

Stop Trying to Rush Your Success

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Becoming who you aspire to be is a journey that you’ll be repeatedly tempted to abandon. Understand that quitting your pursuit of your potential, is the only thing that will ensure you are unable to achieve it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

This is the flavor.

0:04.2

When we're at 50%, we are so close to 100%.

0:07.2

It's just one more doubling.

0:08.8

And when you're at 100%, you're so close to 200%.

0:12.5

And the faster you can accelerate, the faster that will work.

0:15.9

What if it's three times?

0:17.9

What if your exponential growth factor, because you get really clear balance in focus, is

0:22.2

three times.

0:23.7

Then the time shortens again.

0:26.3

But it won't get there.

0:28.1

If your focus is on the void shortages and obstacles, if you are, I have to do person.

0:33.5

Okay, here's what happens.

0:52.2

I'll use Derek as an example.

0:55.1

Derek starts work at 25, and he's 40 years old.

1:00.5

At 40 years old, he's 25% of the weight to his capacity, his potential.

1:08.7

Here's the problem with that.

1:10.9

We graduate college, law school, graduate school, 25 years old, we're willing to go.

1:16.6

And 15 years goes by, we're married with three kids, we have a house, we have payments,

1:22.0

we may have lost money, gained money, definitely been screwed over.

1:25.6

All types of different things have happened in our life.

1:28.2

And at 40 years old, at only 25% of your capacity, you're thinking, shit, my life's a waste.

1:36.4

I'm only 25% of the way there.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.