Episode #106 Build Your Life

Five Problems

• When we are paralyzed by the fear of failure, we actually increase our risk of failing.
• If we only commit 50% of our effort to pursuing a passion, we reduce our likelihood of success by at least that same margin.
• A broken window that we can see is not nearly so detrimental as a crack in the foundation that we cannot see.
• Those who stop learning after graduation stop growing after graduation.
• We often wonder why we are not moving in the direction we desire while simultaneously sitting in a parked car.

Five Principles

• Sometimes leaving our comfort zone involves leaving our hometown.
• The greater our vision in life, the greater our foundation must be.
• Our fears become a lot less scary when we take the steps necessary to prepare ourselves to face them.
• Creativity in the personal dimension of life is just as important as creativity in the professional dimension of life.
• Leadership requires us to take initiative rather than asking for permission or waiting for an assignment.

The B.U.I.L.D. Paradigm

• Believe
• Understand
• Innovate
• Lead
• Do

Three Practices

• Accomplish your most important task at the beginning of each day.
• When you feel overwhelmed by challenges in your life, remind yourself, “This is going to make a really good story.”
• Establish the practice of reading one book every month that is devoted to personal or professional growth.