Benjamin Hardy is Medium.com’s number one writer, a PhD candidate at Clemson University and the author of Willpower Doesn’t Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success. In his book, Benjamin addresses the concept willpower is nothing more than a dangerous fad that is bound to lead to failure. He focuses on self-improvement, motivation and entrepreneurship. Benjamin has been featured on Forbes, Huffington Post and Business Insider, just to name a few.
In this podcast Benjamin discusses the importance of failure, how people are impacted by their surroundings and environment, determining factors of success and why willpower doesn’t work.
Show Notes:
- Benefits of failure (1:52)
- Failures that set you up for success (3:00)
- There’s a difference between having a large email list and having a loyal following (3:35)
- How people can surround themselves with people and things that help them reach their goals (4:33)
- The power of subconscious behavior (6:00)
- How people are reactively becoming the product of a destructive environment (7:05)
- Creating an environment that facilitates your goals and aligns with the person you want to become (7:20)
- Why willpower isn’t a good way to solve problems (8:00)
- Determining factors in who you are, who you become and the decisions you make (9:01)
- Changes people can make to invest in themselves and upgrade their environment (11:40)
- The difference between entrepreneurs and “wanna be” entrepreneurs (14:48)
- Trends of unsuccessful leaders (18:40)
- Becoming a mentor, motivator and source of inspiration (25:28)
- Thinking at scale (27:40)
- Being changed by your experiences (29:00)
- What Benjamin would put on a billboard (29:45)
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Quotes:
You get in life what you are willing to tolerate. If people treat you poorly, it’s because you tolerate that.
Once you start investing money in yourself, you start creating your subconscious beliefs
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