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The Playbook With David Meltzer

The Reason Why 99% of People Quit

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.91.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, I address a powerful truth: 99% of people stop short of their potential, not realizing that most success doesn't happen overnight. With me is Shawn P. Walchef, host of the Digital Hospitality Podcast and founder of Cali BBQ Media. We discuss the importance of steady progress in life and business, rather than seeking quick gains. Our conversation spans my book publishing experiences, interactions with figures like Gary Vaynerchuk, and the critical role of authentic relationships in business. Shawn reflects on similar experiences, emphasizing themes of resilience and commitment to service. We also explore the nuances of parenting, the significant impact of digital platforms, and the power of genuine connections.

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0:00.0

I highly recommend that the first thing anyone that's listening to this podcast does is subscribe to the playbook and to get connected to goodness and game time decisions.

0:07.5

Those are two that I've started. How many other ones do you have?

0:09.6

I have unstoppable, create the life you love, as well as compassionate capitalism.

0:14.3

Four have been published, four have not.

0:16.2

I write a book every six month.

0:18.7

Fortunately for me, the books have been extremely successful,

0:21.1

so the publisher, like McGraw Hill Hill won't let me cannibalize a book so quickly

0:26.0

but I have don't do business with Dix coming out

0:29.0

nice.

0:30.0

Also trust the universe but tie up your camels.

0:32.0

These are preliminary titles but we'll see what they look like when they hit the market.

0:37.7

And, but yeah, look, I am so grateful.

0:41.8

You talked about all these people and all these things for me my greatest

0:45.4

success is to watch you and just in the short amount of time that we've been coaching

0:49.8

together and working together I can see a transformation where you're impacting other people to impact other people to impact other people which is my ultimate lifetime journey.

1:00.0

The funny thing is more and more is coming to me. I'm just making room for it now by being of service and asking for help.

1:06.0

I'd like to start with what you started with and being accessible because one of the simplest lessons that we'll keep sharing together and hopefully sharing with others is that there's, I call it the Melzer kaleidoscope, but there's a lens that I look through life with. And it's not just one lens. It's a kaleidoscope it has three different colors to it

1:25.7

The first is gratitude if you can train yourself to practice and fear to utilize a perspective that my past has no resentment or offense to it.

1:36.0

It only has learning lessons in light and love in it, that my past is just amazing.

1:41.8

My present is even brighter, right? My present is extraordinary and my

1:47.6

future is even better than that. That's a lens of gratitude. I get to do this. I don't have to do anything.

1:55.0

Right? It's a try me attitude. Things get challenging. It's like, oh yeah, man, try me.

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