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The Playbook With David Meltzer

You're Looking at Growth the Wrong Way

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Happy Monday! I'm fired up in this episode because it's something I want every single one of your to understand. Every "overnight success" is the result of years and years in the making by understanding the power of exponential growth and acceleration. Timestamps: [3:05] - Why most people quit [4:30] - How Billionaires are built [5:15] - Putting faith in what you want [6:15] - The more focused you are, the faster you grow [7:10] - Understanding exponential growth [8:35] - Why Me vs Try Me mindset Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is an entrepreneur's the playbook.

0:07.0

Here's what happens. I'll use Derek as an example.

0:12.0

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

0:19.2

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

0:27.0

Here's the problem with that.

0:29.0

We graduate college, law school, graduate school,

0:32.0

25 years old, we're willing to go, and 15 years goes by.

0:37.0

We're married with three kids, we have a house, we have payments, we may have lost money,

0:41.6

gain money, definitely been screwed screwed over all types of different things have happened in our life and at 40 years old at only 25% of your capacity

0:50.3

You're thinking shit my life's a waste I'm only 25% of the way there right I'm 40 years old I'm married

0:59.7

with kids this is not what I dreamed about.

1:03.6

Right?

1:04.9

Well, that's because you're attached to an end.

1:07.7

You're not enjoying the consistent, persistent

1:10.4

pursuit of your potential, and you don't understand math.

1:13.1

You don't understand acceleration.

1:15.2

And I started, I've been blessed to be around these billionaires.

1:17.5

And I'm like, with Tillman Fertita, I'm like, he's 62 years old,

1:20.9

how the heck do you make that much money much money like how do you get to billions

1:24.0

of dollars through acceleration and exponential growth some people have higher

1:29.0

factors too but there's plenty of people that are like Derek, right?

1:34.0

40 years old, attached to an outcome, sitting there going,

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