Why Trying to Be Right Will Hold You Back | Tom Bilyeu AMA

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🗓️ 18 March 2018

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Tom answers question from the community in a brief AMA (Tom had to catch a flight!). Thanks to all of the impactivists who submitted their questions ahead of time! Impact Theory is proudly sponsored by Skillshare. Start learning on Skillshare today at skillshare.com/impact You can submit your questions in advance to connect@impacttheory.com, with the subject line “AMA Question”. Subscribe to our channel here: http://bit.ly/2EpxC6D Get Tom's ‘DO" shirt as seen in this AMA here: http://bit.ly/2CMqm05 PEOPLE MENTIONED Geoffrey Canada - Ted Talk: http://bit.ly/2pf1olO [7:26] BOOKS MENTIONED Principles say Ray Dalio: http://amzn.to/2pfdLOS [3:48] So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport: http://amzn.to/2HBuZN2 [10:55] QUESTION TOPICS Why we care more about being right than being happy. [00:15] How to switch from being a ‘task-oriented thinker' to a 'goal-oriented thinker' [3:48] How to overcome your loss for your passion and how to find a new one [9:36] Can you really improve yourself whilst still drinking and partying? [15:52] How to craft the ’This is it, I”m serious now’ moments in your life [19:03] Why you need to cultivate "anti-patience” [23:29] Why you should not overvalue ‘success' [28:34]

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Impact Theory Podcast, your source of empowering ideas and actionable
0:06.1	techniques from the world's highest achievers.
0:09.2	Join host Tom Billiou, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the billion dollar brand
0:13.9	Quest Nutrition on a journey to unlock your potential and realize your vision of success.
0:20.0	Welcome to Impact Theory.
0:23.4	Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of AMA.
0:26.2	I'm your host Tom Billiou and I am going to be taking your questions, but this time
0:29.8	that you submitted ahead of time, forgive me because of travel.
0:33.0	We're not able to record this one live, but nonetheless, here we go.
0:37.9	First question is from Kendra Borter.
0:39.8	Hey Tom, I'm currently in the process of making changes in my life and something I've realized
0:44.0	is a part of me refuses to let go of limiting beliefs.
0:46.9	Why do we care more about being right than being happy?
0:52.0	I don't know that we do care about being right more than we care about being happy, but
0:55.3	I think when you're not thoughtful about the thoughts that end to your mind, it is a
1:00.0	passive thing to want to be right.
1:02.4	It's a passive thing to want to be happy, but there's not anything that kicks off mechanistically
1:07.6	in your mind that pushes you down the path of being happy.
1:11.5	But since you're in these constant interactions where maybe you're right, maybe you're wrong,
1:15.8	maybe your idea wins, maybe it doesn't, that makes it feel like there's something that's
1:20.1	constantly being kicked up in your mind about wanting to be right.
1:22.7	The reality is just our life situation is like that.
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