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The Science of Success

This Is What Will Make You Finally Take Action - How To Bridge The Learning Doing Gap with Peter Shallard

The Science of Success

Matt Bodnar

Entrepreneurship, Education, Social Sciences, Science, Self-improvement, Business

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2018

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we take a look at the biggest failure of The Science of Success and what we can do about it. We examine the three types of people in the world and how they go about approaching their own development and achieving their goals. Peter and Matt dig into accountability, the impact it’s personally had on Matt and his businesses, and how you can build accountability in your own life with Matt himself. Finally, we examine the gap between learning and doing that prevents most people from ever actually applying what they’ve learned. Known as “The Shrink for Entrepreneurs” - Peter is a renowned business psychology expert and therapist gone renegade, he works with entrepreneurs from around the globe to help them master the psychology of reaching their goals of success faster, better, and with a bigger impact.Matt has failed, failed you, failed his listeners. Matt shares his personal struggle with moving from learning to doing and actually applying everything he learns. The three types of people and how they go through life…which are you?Close eyed and on autopilot - These people typically have a closed mindset and are not ambitious about achieving their goals. Learners - These people are curious and passionate about the world and their goals. Typically these types have a growth mindset.High Leverage Action Takers - There are not many. They concretely apply these learnings in their lives and execute every day. Are some people just born in group 3? Born High Leverage?If you want to become high leverage and level 3 then you cannot do it alone. It’s not possible.The importance of having AccountabilityThe Science Behind Accountability and what makes it so powerful. How Peter and Matt formed strategies for accountability and executing on Matt’s most important projects. It’s up to you to take the action, but group accountability will get you there. We take a deep dive into Matt’s past both accomplishments and failures. Learn the history behind the beginnings of The Science of Success. Matt’s first experience learning outside of a classroom and actually applying that knowledge for results in the real world. Matt’s list of his personal favorite influencers and thought leaders. The PERIL of the learning-doing gap. What is it? Are you in it? And how can we get our of this spiral?Are you stuck in the “bat-cave of learning?"Do you have a huge sense of what you’re capable and know you have potential… but never actually realize it?What evidence do you have for your own growth?How to move from intellectual learning mode to high energy doing mode.Matt’s unknown “selfish" reasons for starting The Science of Success. What you need to do after every episode of The Science of Success from this day forward. There is an aspect of development that simply cannot be taught, it must be experienced. The studies and research showing that conscientiousness is a learnable skill and can be a predictor of success. This IS NOT about doing more stuff. It’s about doing the right things that require courage and discipline. How isolation affects your productivity due to your mammalian brain. Technology is robbing us of that “paleo” accountability that would normally flourish. Do you have accountability - These questions will tell you!Is it even possible to hold oneself accountable?Unveiling of The Science Of Action! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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So let's pull back from the darkness a little bit and dig into how we can solve this accountability problem permanently.

0:07.5

It's not about just doing more stuff. It's about doing the right kinds of things which are typically the hardest things to do,

0:14.1

the things that require the most courage and discipline.

0:20.2

Welcome to the Science of Success.

0:22.8

Introducing your host, Matt Bodner.

0:27.4

Welcome to the Science of Success,

0:29.5

the number one evidence-based growth podcast

0:32.3

on the internet, with more than 2 million

0:34.2

downloads, listeners in over a hundred countries and part of the self-help for

0:38.5

Smart People Podcast Network. In this episode we look at the gap that exists between learning and doing.

0:46.0

Why is it that so many smart ambitious people invest hours in their growth and development,

0:51.3

but failed to see break away external results for the time they've invested.

0:56.7

If you sometimes feel overwhelmed by all the things you know you could or should be implementing

1:02.1

to level up your life or career, then this episode is going to blow

1:06.1

your mind. We explore what science is telling us about the actual execution of concrete individual growth and measurable upward mobility

1:16.1

across various dimensions of life. We share the most effective tactic for

1:21.2

moving yourself from learning to doing with our special guest

1:25.2

Peter Schallard. I'm going to quickly tell you why you should sign up for our email

1:30.1

list if you haven't already. There's some amazing stuff that's only available to

1:34.1

our email subscribers including free awesome guides, a curated weekly email every

1:39.6

single week that our listeners absolutely love, exclusive, preview and early content and much more.

1:45.6

If you haven't, be sure to go to success podcast.com and sign up for our email list right on the home page.

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