Mark Drager
We all face doubters. We all have something to prove. You are not alone. #thinkbig #bebold #sayyes.
27/09/2022
When I'm on a podcast I usually talk branding, finding courage, and overcoming the struggles of entrepreneurship.
But when Aaron had me on his pod we mainly talked fatherhood and relationships! A challenge all achievers have to balance. I love connecting with others in this way. Sometimes you've got to be open to a different type of talk, a new question, a different way to think - get out of your lane - it will help you grow.
Thank you for the overwhelming support for the last episode I did with Steven Segal. Steven provided many practical suggestions about how we can work with anxiety and depression in an increasingly individualist society.
Whether we call it the Great Re-evaluation Arianna Huffington; or the Human Energy Crisis mentioned recently by Microsoft’s Chief People Officer Kathleen Hogan; burn-out is real. More than half of the generation Z workforce who are entering the workforce for the first time said they are struggling. It’s alarming.
Next up on Transformative Purpose, we’ve got an exciting episode with podcast host from We Do Hard Things, Mark Drager
Mark and I spoke for more than 90 minutes and frankly it could have gone for much longer. Lots of wit from Mark and fun fact - Mark and I are both introverts.
I am celebrating this new connection today; I would have never met Mark if I hadn’t started my podcast.
Positive action leads to positive change.
As Mark puts it, pursue your passion at all costs.
Stay tuned. 💛
The LIE Behind WORKING HARD For SUCCESS and the TRUTH About INTUITION
We’ve all heard it; hell, you’ve probably had the same thought yourself. It’s a lie that perpetuates the highest of highs and the lowest of lows for every entrepreneur and creative. It’s a lie that causes great people to question what they’re doing, if they have what it takes, and often makes people give up too soon.
“If you work hard enough, you will succeed.” Or put another way, “There’s no way I’m going to fail because I’ll outwork everyone else…”
And while every successful person had to work hard to get where they are, hard work is never enough. You’ve got to work hard in the areas that excite you most.
Today’s guest learned this truth the hard way.
Vishen Lakhiani is the founder of Mindvalley, the award-winning education movement with millions of students worldwide, he’s the author of the New York Times Business Best Seller The Code of the Extraordinary Mind and The Buddha and the Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work, and is a speaker and activist.
In this episode Vishen and Mark talk:
Why hard work is never enough
The role intuition plays in finding your passions
Why Vishen quit his job at Microsoft in the first week to become an out-of-work actor
Why he walked away from a multimillion-dollar VC-backed startup
How the seed of every great thing he’s built (including a $100-million+ company) came from chasing down one of his passions
Welcome to We Do Hard Things, the show about facing fears, taking big risks and chasing down dreams.
Watch the full story here: https://youtu.be/QSdLwofD3vM
Three Rules of Leadership
1. Lead yourself
2. Lead others
3. Lead others
Double tap if you BELIEVE you have the power of choice.
On today’s episode, Mark Drager talks with Chris Van Vliet about his job, the sacrifices he had to make to get to where he is today, and the lessons learned going from a Canadian university student majoring in communications, to a 4-time Emmy award-winning TV Host, Entertainment Reporter and YouTuber based out of Los Angeles.
Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/kk-vP8pZx74
19/08/2022
Check out the full conversation with Dan Millman → https://youtu.be/Na5r9qCxjBs
There's no future happiness | Dan Millman on We Do Hard Things Dan Millman is a former world champion athlete, university coach, martial arts instructor, and college professor. After an intensive, twenty-year spiritual q...
12/08/2022
A.J. is best known as an author, journalist, lecturer and human guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help.
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I spend 15 minutes a day brainstorming | A.J. Jacobs on We Do Hard Things A.J. is best known as an author, journalist, lecturer and human guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humo...
There's a time in your life when you felt that magical moment and I'm sharing on this video mine. What's your magical moment?
On today's show, how and why this man decided to dedicate years of his life to what some would call absurd living experiments that included:
- Reading the entire Encyclopedia Britannica in a quest to learn everything in the world
- Spending a year following the hundreds of rules in the Bible, as literally as possible
- And trying to thank every single person involved in producing his morning cup of coffee
To watch the entire episode, click here: https://youtu.be/PFu19KbYPjU
Unhappy but willing to grind it out for 8 years, her turning point came when she finally admitted to her husband she simply couldn’t carry on this way anymore.
Find out more in the episode with . Link in bio.
What are the things that make you feel you are not good enough?
Unhappy but willing to grind it out for 8 years, her turning point came when she finally admitted to her husband she simply couldn’t carry on this way anymore.
Find out more of her story → https://youtu.be/1QJyk61ZgJU
31/07/2022
Q for you → What change has improved your quality of life so much that you wish you had done it sooner?
For me, it was prioritizing my health and fitness.
Focusing on sleep, hydration, movement, diet, and time unplugging are all great things - but the real work for me was prioritizing these things over the craziness that life can become.
With so many competing priorities, it's easy to put work, family, and the need to get stuff done over our health.
And besides, once you put all your focus and energy into everything else when you have a free moment, you don't have the energy or willpower to go for a run…or eat clean…or skip the iced coffee for a glass of water.
But what I learned, only after doing it, is that when you schedule time for exercise, create a sleep schedule and stick to it, drink lots of water, and cut out sugar, you actually have more energy to do all those other things.
Somehow, the little things like needing to run upstairs and grab something are no big deal.
Spending a few hours of focused time on work feels effortless because it's nowhere near as hard as that workout you did earlier that day.
Completing your household chores or playing with your kids...
Spending all day on your feet...
Going to bed without feeling bloated...
Sleeping soundly...
Waking up refreshed...
Staying focused throughout the afternoon...
..they all just kind of get easier.
That's my story. Looking back, waiting until my late 30's to figure this out was a mistake.
What's something you wish you had done sooner?
Mark
You can benefit from self-hypnosis. Watch the full sotry here https://youtu.be/PBh9IPNI4n8
New episode released: Use The Power of HYPNOSIS to FIGHT Doubt & IMPROVE Focus | Dr. David Spiegel on We Do Hard Things
Watch the full conversation → https://buff.ly/3vgNwtb
25/07/2022
Why you should be the best version of yourself.
Find out more on this episode https://youtu.be/3CwqGCpWNZU
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22/07/2022
Do you thank people for their work?
Quick backstory…I was in North Carolina helping Ed Mylett’s team with the launch of his book.
Meaning I spent the day backstage with all the speakers.
We’re talking about a green room full of A-listers…one of whom was Marie Forleo.
Now, I really admire Marie Forleo. Her openness, spirit, and completely BS-free message resonates with me…and her book, Everything Is Figureoutable was one of the first books to help me deal with the uncertainty that is our future.
Living with anxiety means that I often carry this impending sense of doom and the unrelenting worry that "future me" won’t handle challenges that are thrown my way.
I know this is silly. Looking back I've tackled every challenge thrown my way. And I’ve grown stronger because of the things I’ve faced.
But looking forward, I really struggle to remember that.
Back to Marie Forleo and her book - backstage I fought an internal battle:
Should I tell her how much her book meant to me?
Would that be unprofessional?
Am I just injecting myself into her day, when really…she's there to get a job done?
Finally, I decided I would thank her for her work…and in doing so I learned a valuable lesson.
After sharing with Marie what her book meant to me, thanking her for putting in the time and effort it takes to write a book, and admitting that I didn’t know if it was proper for me to tell her all this stuff…
She turned to me and said, “authors always like to hear that their work has helped.”
And that’s the lesson I learned…if you appreciate someone, the effort they put in, the work they’ve done, the help they’ve offered…no matter how successful they may be…thank them.
Tell them you appreciate them. Thank them for the effort they’ve put in. Share how their work has impacted you. Circle back around with people who have offered help and share the impact it’s made.
No matter how successful someone may appear, they’re still just like you and me. They’re still creating something from nothing and putting their heart and soul into the work.
So thank them.
Have you read this book?
You have to work on your motivation consistently.
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Embrace your mortality, embrace your fear. It's the only way to live life to the fullest.
You can watch the full conversation here https://youtu.be/7XRbGQsA0x8
Dr. Joanne Cacciatore is a tenured research professor at Arizona State University where she runs the graduate Certificate in Trauma and Bereavement and is also the founder of the MISS Foundation.
Since 1996, Joanne has worked with and counseled those affected by traumatic death, most often the deaths of children. Her best-selling book, Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief, won the Indies Book of the Year Award and her next book of meditations, Grieving is Loving, was released in December of 2020.
On a personal note, Dr. Joanne Cacciatore has endured many untimely deaths during the course of her early life. But July of 1994 changed the course of her life forever: it was the day her baby daughter died. Since then, she has committed her life to the service of others suffering traumatic deaths.
Link to full episode → https://youtu.be/7XRbGQsA0x8
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Dave Hollis was a Hollywood executive who rubbed shoulders with Steven Spielberg, the Rock, Oprah, and more, quit the movie business to follow his childhood passion.
On this episode, he shared the lessons he’s learned about shaping your identity, overcoming shame, and the courage it takes to brave the unknown.
Watch the full story here → https://youtu.be/C57tyjI2Xns
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On today’s show, we talk about the underdog mindset, how to turn past challenges into the fuel you need to take on future challenges, and how to own your story and take control of your future with resiliency expert Colby Sharma.
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Are you an entrepreneur at heart but have never stepped out of your comfort zones to start your own thing?
Or maybe you feel like you know you were built for more?
Listen to Tony Whatley's story, author of the book SideHustle Millionaire about his rocky entrepreneurial journey and how you could get paid to do what you love.
→ https://youtu.be/RzXCav3Wy6Q
For many, anxiety is crippling. And its prevalence and continued growth in our daily lives is not only keeping us from becoming the people we are destined to become - it’s pushing many of us to turn to substances for some form of relief.
On today’s show, I talk about how to turn anxiety into a superpower with Adam Hill.
Having faced anxiety for most of his life, in college Adam turned to alcohol to help him come out of his shell and become a bolder version of himself. But like so many of us who struggle with anxiety self-medicating can lead to addictive patterns, and while it appears to work at first, it can lead to destructive tendencies.
After hitting rock bottom, Adam not only turned his life around, but he found a way to use his anxiety to serve himself and others.
More About Adam Hill
Adam Hill is an elite amateur triathlete and coach. Since beginning with the sport in 2013, he has quickly risen to the top of the age group ranks, achieving multiple podiums at each distance, and qualifying for the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
He has inspired many through his story of transformation. At one time unhealthy, fearful, and drowning in the depths of alcoholism, Adam battled anxiety daily. Today he demonstrates through his transformation and continuing example that a healthy, happy, and fit lifestyle is available to anyone who is willing to let go of unhealthy habits, and accept the gift of new life.
Through his coaching platform, Extra Life Fitness, Adam trains people how to adopt healthy habits that lead to peak physical fitness, greater joy and peace, and optimal mental performance. He is also available to speak about his experience with transformation, overcoming anxiety and addiction, and peak performance.
Adam has developed tools and systems to turn anxiety into a superpower, and it is his goal to share those systems with those who still suffer.
Since learning to reframe his mindset, he has elevated his life in all areas, including relationships, business, leadership, and health, and he’s devoted to helping others do the same. It is his mission to help people articulate their values and purpose, set bold and audacious goals, and execute an effective plan to achieve them.
Check out his book, Shifting Gears: From Anxiety and Addiction to a Triathlon World Championship → https://www.amazon.com/Shifting-Gears-Addiction-Triathlon-Championship/dp/1544525850
Check out his website → https://adamhilltri.com/
Follow him on IG → https://www.instagram.com/adamhilltri/
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We didn't come this for to only come this far. We came this far to go further.
- William King Hollis
01/07/2022
For some reason, we like to put “creativity” in a category of its own.
Creativity is for creative people who do creative work. Right?
Wrong.
On today’s show art advisor, curator, and author Maria Brito shares why creative thinking is so important for work and life.
We dig into how the most successful people look at creative thinking and the process successful seven-figure artists and billion-dollar entrepreneurs use to take their ideas to the next level.
Watch the full episode here - https://youtu.be/-IwkoFaGXHM
Creative thinking - get out of the box and generate ideas | Maria Brito on We Do Hard Things For some reason, we like to put “creativity” in a category of its own. Creativity is for creative people who do creative work. Right? Wrong.On today’s show...
Today we talk about living a more rugged life with retired Navy SEAL, 100 Deadly Skills host, and internet survival sensation Clint Emerson.
While Clint has spent years sharing tips and tricks on how to survive some of the most life-threatening situations, covering topics like How To Escape A Kidnapping, How to Survive an Active Shooter, and How to Survive a Home Invasion, today we dig into what it takes to live a more self-reliant life.
This conversation covers why self-reliance is so important, what you can do to grow your sense of freedom, and how to survive a zombie apocalypse.
Checkout the full conversation with Clint Emerson → https://youtu.be/kxJeEW3gLHI
17/04/2022
Happy Easter y'all!
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