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The Playbook With David Meltzer

The Simplicity Edge: Why the Basics Still Win

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I shared why simple actions are often the most powerful tools for transformation. From saying “thank you” every day to setting clear boundaries in relationships, it’s the small, intentional choices that create the biggest results over time. We talked about mindset shifts, the importance of consistency, and how reframing setbacks can lead to growth. Success isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what matters, every single day, with purpose and clarity. To join my next free Friday Training sessions, email me at [email protected]

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0:00.0

My takeaway comes from Napoleon Hill and being the chairman of the

0:04.5

Napoleon Hill Institute. It's amazing how relevant Napoleon Hill is today almost a

0:09.7

hundred years later. And this one is a takeaway that I remind myself every day.

0:20.6

And it's your reputation is made by others. that I remind myself every day.

0:25.3

And it's your reputation is made by others,

0:28.0

but your character is made by you.

0:33.2

And may there always be a difference between the two.

0:43.1

And so so many times, you know, I love Wayne Dyer saying, right, what other people think of you is none of your business.

0:59.2

I think there's groups of people when it comes to reputation, those who think too highly of you, those that are learning about you, and those that think too lowly of you and your character and what you find outside of you can only be that which you seek inside of you.

1:05.9

And the character is what we seek are values that are illustrated by the daily practices that we have and how we execute

1:13.4

in a consistent, persistent manner on those daily behaviors.

1:19.3

Good behaviors are based off of good values and good character aligned in your divine direction

1:25.8

and bad behavior based off a bad character and is interfering

1:30.3

with your divine direction.

1:32.3

Remember, there's no morality in the subconscious.

1:35.5

It's simply the direction and divinity within which trajectory you want to be in.

1:42.2

And so it's subjective in its nature as well to remember, though,

1:46.7

that our reputation is made by others and our characters is made by you. And you can tell which

1:54.6

one you have control over and which one means the most in this world of relativity and time. All right, Nick Obolam, I'm going to pass it back to you.

2:06.1

And why don't you give me either an ask me anything question or a takeaway of the month?

2:11.9

Absolutely. I got a quick takeaway for you and it's something that I've learned from you.

2:16.5

And this applies both personally as well as professionally. But for me, my takeaway of that I've learned from you. This applies both personally as well

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