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Are you the type of person that knows you were meant for something greater in this lifetime and that somewhere inside of you there’s a bigger version of yourself just trying to break through, but in spite of all your self-development you just can’t seem to find the way up? Then The Bonus Section Podcast with Danny Griffin is the help you need to find the best version of yourself!
The Key Point is that highly successful people practice daily self-discipline to live a healthy and virtuous life so that they can stay focused on creating daily goals and plans of action to achieve those goals while leaving a positive footprint as true givers.
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While reading Angela Duckworth’s book, GRIT, she refers to the work of her colleague Carol Dweck and her book, MINDSET, where the concept of a fixed vs a growth mindset is discussed. I tought to myself, well what about people that have a fixed mindset…can then change it to a growth mindset or are the permanently stuck. Well, I’ll argue that hard work to change starts with 1. Identifying your limiting beliefs, 2. replacing them with positive thoughts, 3. practicing gratefulness for the chance to change, 4. setting small achievable goals, 5, being positive in pursuit of those goals, 6. surrounding yourself with supportive people and 7. seeking the guidance of a professional and you will have a great change of getting unstuck.
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Artificial Intelligence just went mainstream with a major bang! ChatGPT, a chatbot driven by artificial intelligence based on language models, has become one of the fastest and highest downloads in history. You know you are looking at a permanent change in how the world works when the project is backed by some of the most successful tech entrepreneurs of our time. Microsoft is so convinced that it has committed to invest $10B in the company and has already integrated it into It’s search engines. Although this newest disruption has sent chills through the world of academia and beyond, the will be a great acceptance of the new reality and the smartest users will leverage it to take their owns ideas to great new levels vs. that lazy users who will just use it to cheat themselves.
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I heard Patrick Bet David talking about “out-improving the competition and it made me think about how to help you do that. First of all, you don’t have to look at out-improving as a competition against someone else, but more importantly, as a competition against whatever is keeping you from achieving your personal goals. If “out-improving” matters to you, then I would suggest that there are several core topics you should study on whatever medium you prefer as long as they are fully articulated books. Although I had a tough time putting these in an exact order, what worked for me was and is studying: Goals And Why Humans Need Them, Mindset Psychology, Money & How Its Works, and Discipline. Lastly, it’s inevitable that you’ll fall off your journey so the secret is to study perseverance so you can get back in the saddle.
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I recently started listening to Carl Jung’s book, Man & His Symbols and I’m struck by his discussion about his experience analyzing the dreams of his patients. It’s very easy to live your life only in a conscious way and never considering or worse even dismissing your unconscious mind. However, it’s an extremely compelling idea that you have in your mind the accumulated collective experiences of life that far surpass the limited personal experiences you have. It seems to me that we all should consider our dreams more closely as that great bank of knowledge is trying to teach us something.
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The greatest trap in life intellectually is to learn something new and then narrow your understanding of that subject into digestible pieces. This affects your current perspective of the subject and becomes your biased opinion, not necessarily the truth. Therefore, it’s critical to be curious and stay constantly in pursuit of conversation and debate with people of dissenting opinions so that you see more clearly where your blind spots are.
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We hear all the time that people around the world are just barely making it through life at whatever level is relevant to their struggle. So the real question is: why would we ever allow ourselves to stay comfortable in such a terribly stressful place? We should consider pushing ourselves harder to break free from such an existence because it’s better to be uncomfortable stretching towards yourself than it is to uncomforabtly hang onto the edge of the abyss or survival.
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We all have problems and challenges that cause us our own pain and suffering, but we all most certainly have our own dragon who scares us into hiding. It’s time to prepare to fight yours by eating a few frogs first and then you become empowered to seek out your dragon where it sleeps instead of waiting for it to awaken and spit fire onto your dreams!
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True leaders are well trained in the art of communication. Great communicators understand that when they listen and observe they are able to organize their thoughts before speaking. However, the simple secret to becoming a great communicator is to practice reading and writing a lot so that you develop a strong mental database of words and concepts that will be easily recalled when needed.
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We’ve become accustomed to seeking instant gratification in many areas of life. Because we are so hungry for a positive feeling, we’ve become more vulnerable. We must understand that the achievement of instant gratification is a temporary visitor and we will soon be confronted by real struggle and tragedy. How will we be able to handle true setbacks if we’re programmed to be weak and vulnerable? It’s important to understand that life is mostly a struggle to survive, so we must beware that pursuing too much instant gratification is life-eating thin soup.
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One of the greatest fears in life is being taken advantage of by others or perhaps even ourselves. The danger in being taken advantage of, is that you become angry and cynical, and begin to withdraw from opportunity. The key is to be self-aware of your naivete and lean into calculated risks. The best way to practice is to give away your best for free, expect nothing in return, and you’ll become a safe beacon for good people to trust in.
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The idea of taking on more responsibilities in your life might sound overwhelming, but at least it’s a wake-up call to be more responsible for your current obligations and commitments. To take that first step you might have to do an honest housekeeping clean out of all the negative commitments you’ve made. Once you are re-oriented, add more responsibilities that push you to find your true capacity and capability to release the greatest version of yourself.
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We lie to ourselves all the time and maybe because it’s simply the animal brain that finds life easier that way. However, lying to yourself builds into a persona where lying to everyone becomes easy and natural. The problem is that lying requires enormous energy that depletes us. When we are depleted, we have no energy left to push ourselves into challenges that help us grow into our true potential and live a more fulfilled life. So although lying is a hard habit to break, at least stop lying to yourself regularly and take notice of your newly found energy.
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Many people fret over the lack of time to go after what they want. However, the question deeper than that is what are you focusing your attention on. One you become conscious of that, you’ll see that most likely someone, some company, some app or some marketer actually owns a large chunk of your attention, not you. The way out is to become strongly and emotionally attached to what you love the most and consciously attend to that until you’re less vulnerable to the attention master-manipulators.
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The greatest awakening we experience in life centers around the realization that the real world might not be what we perceived it to be. We come to realize that we see the world through our own lens also known as our self-image. Therefore, we must look at how our lens was crafted to begin with and challenge what we see to further help us respect the viewpoints of other people who are seeing differently than we are.
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In the words of the late great Zig Ziglar why be a wandering generality when you can be a meaningful specific? The critical importance of this challenging question is based on our need as goal-seeking organisms to have a primary chief aim even though oftentimes we might change that goal when we recognize that something else is now more important to us.
Fear and anxiety can be debilitating and demoralizing. When you suffer from them you often create an anxiety monster that lives in you head and grows bigger every time you feed it. So the way to eliminate that monster is to starve it. You do that by 1. Identifying the thing you're actually afraid of 2. Creating a simple plan to work on that thing that matters to you and 3. Recognizing how good steady improvement feels and 4. Realizing that the only thing the anxiety monster lives on is when it gets you to stop working.
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Judging ourselves seems to be part of the human condition that we won’t ever be able to eliminate so we must harness it as a positive tool. The key is to set a clear vision for an ideal version of your life and pursue that as a game worth playing. The caveat is to beware of cognitive distortions that will cause you to fall into a dangerous state of self-put-down where you might fall very far off course and away from the reality of how good your life actually is. GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE:
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I recently started reading a book called One Million Followers by Brendan Kane that I had previously dismissed as click-bait. However, when I heard Bredan speak online something told me to scrap my cynicism and lean in. Although I am certainly a believer in the power of content and social media, I realized that I had become too comfortable and was only looking for the evidence that supported what I was already doing was enough. The effectiveness of the strategies outlined in his book helped me realize that to maintain complete open-mindedness I need to A-B-L: Always Be Learning.
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If we stop to think about how we put ourselves and our potential down, we become conscious of how we are the real enemy. By falling into the trap of diminutization or severe personal contraction, we are growing a very dangerous inferiority complex that is a hard habit to break free from. Therefore, you must start building a superiority complex to combat your inner weakness and that starts simply by stating on a regular basis, Why not me?” GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE:
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We are always either expanding or contracting. While contracting isn’t the end of hope with respect to moving towards our goals, it is a slippery slope that might cause us to be self-punishing which leads to feeling helpless and increases the chances of becoming less interested in expanding. Therefore, you have to push yourself in small steps towards your youthful, curious persona that we are all born with and do it just for you and your own expansion because what you don’t know is always more important that what you do know.
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Too many people sit around for motivation to find them or seek out a motivator to stimulate them to action. When it doesn’t arrive they become depressed and think there’s something wrong with them. The truth is that it’s a misunderstanding that long term motivation comes from the outside. The best way to meet with motivation is to create it by doing what you love consistently so that you build positive neural networks that crave the “high” of achievement that ultimately transforms you into a motivated, goal-seeking person!
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As life has accelerated the perception that we must keep the pace has conditioned many people to make snap or quick decisions so that they can stop the brain overload and stress they feel. The irony is that when we take a beat to think by considering that we don’t know what we don’t know, we might just change our mind and make a better strategic decision that helps us move closer to our intended goal.
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The greatest part of having an idealistic goal is that it propels us forward each day and gives our lives true and deep meaning. However, when we first start chasing our ideal, we tend to ignore that the path will be filled with harsh lessons that will often stop us from continuing onwards. However, we must embrace that the fun in chasing an ideal is that our perception of what’s important to us is always changing and we can course correct and keep on pushing and become a much bigger version of ourselves.
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Although many people criticize the existence of societal hierarchies, they are a simple fact of the human condition. Although many hierarchies come with a negative dominance component, the great news is that the competence hierarchy is completely available for anyone to climb. The best way to advance is to focus on becoming more competent at what you love to do, don’t compare yourself to others and just keep climbing.
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In life we always seem to be compromising on what we really want and accepting our plan B. While sure, plan B might be a great result in the eyes of many people, it’s still ac compromise on what we really wanted. The toughest part is that it plants the seeds of regret which tend to grow over time. However, it’s never too late to set a big goal and go relentlessly and resourcefully in the direction of achieving it. However, beware of your own animal brain and loved ones that want you to slow down. Stop compromising! GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE:
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As a coach it’s my job to push people to be better and in order to stay authentic in that work I subscribe to the philosophy that there is no best as long as there’s better. This has nothing to do with liking yourself, rather, it’s the development of a drive to not think that you’re ever ok so that you stay curious and are always learning and improving so that you can live a long and fulfilling life.
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Many people start of with a fabulous goal for themselves that would fit them perfectly, however, they often don’t even take the first action step because they incorrectly assume that everybody else is doing the same thing and how could they ever compete. The fact is that a very small minority of people ever take action. So the simplest thing to do is a take the smallest easiest step to open up communication with someone in a power position that can help you succeed. When you find them, be as impeccable as possible with your communication. The Bonus Section: Always remember, that you don’t need everybody to say yes, you only need the right one.
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When you look back over your life, I’m certain that you’ll remember the times that you were really there for people. The highest peaks in life always seem to be when we go out of our way to truly serve others without expecting anything in return. If that mantra scares you into believing you’ll go broke living like that, I’ll assure that extremely successful people understand that this authentic approach to helping solve problems for other people and leaving them better than they found them, is not only the ultimate personal standard, but also a supreme business standard.
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It’s important to recognize that we are goal seeking organisms. Therefore, we must have a meaningful goal that we are interested in pursuing so that we can trigger the power of our own enthusiasm. It’s enthusiasm that allows us to move swiftly through obstacles and stimulates our psychological and physical well-being. Goal-directed enthusiasm just might be one of the greatest natural “cure-alls” that’s readily available to all of us.
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Discipline can feel so elusive. When we can’t seem to keep ourselves disciplined and we fail, we often look for something or someone to blame especially our parents or family. However, discipline to succeed is not inherited so we must instead figure out how to grow our own. I believe this starts with falling in love with something that you really want to achieve, almost so badly that it feels similar to a life or death situation. When we do we then must accept that in spite of a disciplined effort we will fail and must accept that as a never-ending part of the journey. That will help us build the character upon which long term discipline will grow.
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Throughout our life’s journey we often experience a dissatisfaction with the outcomes we are experiencing. Those negative outcomes are the cause of much pain and suffering that lead us to seek new environments and guidance from mentors. However, that initial change is only the first step in self-improvement. The next step is the realization that resistance does not go away. We must beware in those moments, that our exasperation will seek an outlet to blame. Our target is usually someone else. We must stop the urge to blame and instead see yet another opportunity to improve and call upon our character to persevere.
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Because we all want to matter, we often try very hard to achieve goals by ourselves without any help so that we can show the world how important we are. Even though many of us do go on to achieve great things, we’re actually limiting our true potential. Achievement in any field is predicated on having many different types of expertise and we all are better at some skills than others. Therefore, to really self-fulfill at our greatest, we must look for help and start adopting a “we-do” vs an “I-do” mentality if we really want to do our best work!
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I’ve had the recent task of working through both scripts with my coaching clients and essays with my twin boys applying to schools. What’s common in both processes is the consant grinding away at editing. Too many people put the least amount of effort into building out the expression of their thoughts and stop far too early before ever really being able to fully express themselves. I’ve discovered that you start with a mind dump, then chunk the major thoughts into a logical order and then edit away until you have the simplest articulation of your thoughts so you can effectively communicate your ideas.
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So many of us want to do catch a dream like a fish but wait around as if someone is coming to give us our dream. In reality, it’s about going to get what you want. You must first decide clearly what you want and who can help, then just start fishing until you get a bite. Learn more: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/go-fishing/
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The main challenge in life that prevents us from getting the life that we want is our own inner Resistance that is derived from our inner animal and it’s desire to do the least amount to survive. Ultimately, if you can convince your animal that a more professional approach is going to in the long run give you more of a life beyond just mere survival.
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Life has become so competitive that we are trying to do too much and are becoming underachieving generalists. It’s better to stop worrying about what the world expects of you and specialize in what you enjoy. Pursuing mastery of your own life’s desire will not only make you happier, but also make you more interesting to other people.
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When we hear that we need structure in our lives we cringe or worse run away from the painful work that we perceive putting structure in place appears to be. The simple truth is that structure is nothing more than simple outlines for action steps that will release the highest level of your performance!
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The words of a successful entrepreneur calling his customers ignorant is both insulting and sobering. To recognize in P.T. Barnum’s statement our own vulnerability to being taken should be enough to make us stop being emotionally played and start seeing life for what it actually is and being diligent enough to critically think our way through life rather than shut down when our animal brain gets lazy.
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This week I was able to make a new distinction about anxiety and depression thanks to my twin boys and my father. I learned that it appears very clear to me now that there are many triggers that might set us up to suffer, but it’s also clear to me that the acceptance of constructive criticism as nothing more than course corrective information coupled with being intentional about always having a clear goal and an action plan to achieve it both, serve as powerful weapons to fight back against anxiety and depression instead of resorting to harmful behaviors such as drugs and alcohol or worse.
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One of the most frightening realizations in life is that too many of us are being stripped of our beautiful creative side. It’s far too easy to be institutionalized by a world that pressures us into careers that guarantee we’ll make a living even if we really don’t like what we’re doing…sounds like breaking into jail for me. So in whatever capacity you can express and pursue your creative ideas, full time or part time, you must if you intend on living a fulfilling life that is truly the identity your were born to be.
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Many of us spend time trying to find an external force that motivates and inspires us into taking action steps that lead us to a better life. The truth is that unless we have a real reason “why” we want or need to do anything in particular we may find that motivation and inspiration fall flat and don’t work. However, when there’s a real meaningful “why” motivation and inspiration might be the perfect fuel for the engine.
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We live in such a heightened state of anxiety and frustration and perhaps we never consider that there might be some simple things we can do to bring ourselves to a more relaxed and happy state. Perhaps if we would simply practice forgiving others and ourselves, stop trying to keep up with others and finally see ourselves at our best we would find peace of mind and relaxation!
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I lost my little dog Louie this week and I’m heartbroken. You might think I’m crazy to do a podcast about him so fast but that’s the point…he’s left me with a critical lesson about unconditional love. No matter what tough spot in life I was facing I could always find solace in him, holding him, laying with him, sleeping with him and talking to him on the regular. Although there have been and will be many tears as I mourn this loss I share with you the gratitude I have for having been loved and to have loved him back unconditionally.
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People that see you as overly ambitious versus themselves will tend to talk you down by telling you that you’re doing too much. Instead of listening blindly to them and thwarting your growth, focus on what must get done to reach your goals and systematize the use of your own time to do only what matters and is effective. Then grow more time by delegating the execution of what must get done to other qualified, specially skilled people who are looking for opportunity. That’s how to do “too much” without failing!
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We spend an enormous amount of time in our lives reacting to what’s happening to us. Often times we don’t like those things so we end up reacting negatively and that saps our energy, depresses us and dangerously pulls us closer to the edge of the abyss. So take action and be aggressive by being proactive and curious like a child. As you act proactively you become more positively well developed and incredibly resourceful often leaving your negative reactions in the dust.
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In the words of the late, great Zig Ziglar: Why be a wandering generality when you can be a meaningful specific? These words are critically important to understand because with specific goals your brain begins to operate like a guided missel that no matter what negative circumstances is encounters it will find the resources to overcome them and ultimately help you be successful!
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Negativity is one of the most contagious and damaging viruses you’ll have catch and spread. So it’s time to stand up to it and pick a life-long fight. We are wasting too much of our time drowning in negative emotions which is causing us to not fully enjoy our lives and help other people do the same. Focus on developing awareness about your own negative feelings and develop thinking tools to overcome and rather than running away from people that are struggling with the same problem, do you best to help them find a way out too!
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Most of us want something out of life that really matters to our sense of self-esteem and self-fulfillment. However, we are far too concerned with the public approval and validation of other people so we tend to only do the work when people are watching. However, the true achiever knows that the pursuit matters only to them the most and works at it for the most part when nobody is watching and applauding.
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As we grow out of childhood and into maturity it’s hard to shed the desire for instant gratification that we might have experienced when others were in charge of our well being. However, we must realize the need to embrace hard work and paying our dues as the ultimate and best pathway to personal success, but perhaps the only way to true self-pride and self-fulfillment.
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Although it is difficult to maintain the high standard of keeping your word about others impeccable it is critical to try your best to do so. Because we are competitive and insecure about our own shortcomings it’s far too easy to deflect our own pain onto others by speaking negatively about them, as-if in some way that might improve our own standing. The truth is that the opposite happens and we end up hurting ourselves further. The best starting point is to be aware of a negative word from us and others and to halt the conversation and push towards a positive re-direction!
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Too often we believe that somewhere deep inside that all people have a kind heart and that’s just not true. There are many people that are simply wired to be pirates. They are very good at recognizing weaknesses and take advantage of people for their own gain. So the key is to work hard at building up a strong self-image in order to trust your instincts better because pirates will steer clear of the strong!
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It’s hard to be a great listener because we want to be heard so we speak. However, if we want to really matter and be loved, then the most important skill to develop is the art of being a great listener. When we listen, we learn, we feel empathy and when we know how other people really feel we can lead them to where they want to be. Ultimately, we can self-fulfill and really matter all by listening first.
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What you focus on expands in your mind and if it’s driven by your emotions you’ll find yourself quickly consumed by that subject and often short on time and exhausted. The key is to question why you are focused on a particular subject and what you expect to get out of the pursuit, however, most importantly, what or who provoked you into that direction and what was their motivation to do so!
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Intuition and Instinct are very powerful onboard programs that we all have that help us avoid pitfalls and achieve a successful outcome. However, beware that our instincts may be very wrong because they are derived from what we know and not necessarily based on all the facts. Therefore, it’s best to listen to our instincts, but even better to consider the facts as well.
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Too many of us have big dreams for what we want to do and achieve, yet spend the majority of our time apologizing for being so bold to think so big. That translates into the creation of a fragile persona that gets whipped around by the thoughts and opinions of other people and prevents us from speaking our dreams aloud and igniting the start of a fabulous journey of never ending improvement and achievement.
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Many of waste too many years of our lives trying to fulfill other people’s definition of who we are and what we should be doing instead of giving ourselves permission to break the chains and do what we love to do. Once free, we simply have to find someone living a similar dream, research their steps, build a plan and lean into the obstacles to speed up the journey!
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It strikes me that there is plenty of information about pushing ourselves to stay physically healthy through exercise and healthy eating, however, is there enough of a reminder, especially in a digitally distracted world, to regularly exercise our minds by reading, writing, pursuing educational curiosities and blocking out intentional time to pursue them all?
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Leadership is always a hot topic. The World and its evolution, or lack thereof, is effected very directly by those that gain the biggest following. Although each current generation falls prey to the belief that their current day society is degrading faster than ever before, the reality is that there is always a fight between the benevolent servant versus the malevolent selfish leader. The simple question is which will you follow or better yet, which will you choose to be?
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We are under attack by our own distractions like never before. It’s nearly impossible to completely avoid their forces so you must declare war against them! The simplest way to do so is to write down your most precious and valuable goals and protect them with all you have because they truly represent your best life or the death of your dreams!
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An idiom is a phrase that typically presents a figurative non-literal meaning. Idioms of which there are thousands of examples, are essentially a formulaic way of making it easier to communicate. However, there may be real danger in negative idioms such as, “I don’t know” and “I can’t”, because they program the brain over time to stop trying to be inquisitive, resourceful and ultimately serve to dumb us down and steal our confidence to learn and grow new and exciting brain wirings.
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It’s so easy to “blame” talent for the success we see in others because it makes it easy for us to blame our lack of giftedness as a reason for failure. The truth however, is that talent alone is very rarely the sole factor behind success. In fact, when studying successful people who appear to be talented you’ll tend to find that the majority of them were really just persistent and determined to reach the goal that they had firmly decided upon.
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When you listen to the personal stories of successful people you often find that they can remember a very specific historical moment when they made a decision and asked themselves “why not me?” A decision that strong and powerful can awaken an incredible resourcefulness inside of you that moves you towards success so swiftly that you appear to others to be a completely new person!
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There’s a natural tendency to assume we know what other people are thinking based on the actions we see them take. However, when we do this we tend to fill in the blanks with our own assumptions and fillers that are often negative and before you know it we’ve created adversaries where they may not have been any. The best solution is to start asking people what they’re thinking and how they’re feeling about something so that we know without having to assume. In turn we can be more effective in producing positive outcomes by resolving real issues rather than creating unnecessary problems.
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There’s a natural tendency to assume we know what other people are thinking based on the actions we see them take. However, when we do this we tend to fill in the blanks with our own assumptions and fillers that are often negative and before you know it we’ve created adversaries where they may not have been any. The best solution is to start asking people what they’re thinking and how they’re feeling about something so that we know without having to assume. In turn we can be more effective in producing positive outcomes by resolving real issues rather than creating unnecessary problems.
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Life is filled with struggle that causes conflict. When that conflict involves you personally it immediately triggers strong negative emotions which hamper out ability to resolve the issue. The way out of that state starts with digging into why the conflict really exists at its simplest root cause and then making the first move to resolve it by giving up something to invoke the law of reciprocity and the power of humility to heal.
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Although we have big goals that we really want, we often find ourselves stricken by overwhelm because when we begin to learn the new concepts we’ll need to master to grow we can’t imagine how we’ll be able to do all the work required. The fastest way to overcome this dilemma is to accept the fact that there are other people who have special talents and knowledge that can leverage us if we could only just accept the help.
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In the body of work we’ve come to know as self-development we are often confronted with the concept of falling into our comfort which can take on a negative connotation and become a self-defeating limitation. However, if we consider the work we did to find our current zone and learn that it came from seeking and learning new causes and effects then we can turn that process into an asset for constant and never ending improvement.
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The statement, “Show me how you measure me and I’ll show you how I behave.” Is a stunning reminder of how overly concerned we might be to fit in. The eye-opening moment comes when we realize that we are modifying our own behavior and desires to please other people who measure us their way so that we can fit into their mold and not our own…so it’s time to be true to our authentic self and measure against our own standard.
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It’s certainly impossible to be fully aware of everything that surrounds us in life, however, it is critical to seek out and become aware of the blind spots which are keeping us from our goals and dreams. Once they’re identified or perhaps even beforehand, it’s critical to seek out guidance that offers direct strategic challenge to help us modify our behavior patterns and overcome those obstacles.
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Is There A Solution To The Social Dilemma? | The Bonus Section Podcast Episode #28 learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/solution-to-social-dilemma We have entered the age of a real social media dilemma where the profit driven algorithms have taken over at a seemingly uncorrectable pace that will require us to recognize social media as the dangerous addiction that it truly is and perhaps move us to take action to treat it immediately GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools - http://freethinkingtools.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE
The question in this episode's title is meant to challenge AND inspire you: If you won't, who will? I want to offer some practical advice in this episode -- how do you really affect positive change when you see injustice in the world? We are drawn to divisiveness. We might get excited in the heat of the moment, but what happens with the crowds recede? How to you stand firm, draw a line in the sand and bring about real change? Let's dive into this topic! learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/if-you-wont-who-will GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools - http://freethinkingtools.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE
So many of us either believe, or are taught to believe, that we should be pleasing other people instead of asking ourselves what we must do to be truly happy in pursuit of what matters most to us and if we do this simple thing we actually end up serving others at our peak capacity! learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/most-important GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools - http://freethinkingtools.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE
One of the great challenges in life is having the awareness and the patience to take time out to actually manage your life. However, it’s actually quite easy to do when you first chunk up your modules then manage your details learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/break-it-down GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools - http://freethinkingtools.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE
Are you trying to do too much? The answer for most of us, at some point in life, is "Yes!" The question then becomes, why are we trying to do too much? What is inside of us (or outside) that causes us to over-diversify our lives? Imagine how much happier many of us would be if we could specialize in the thing we love, instead of chasing around a bunch of other stuff that is not as fulfilling! learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/too-much-doing GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools - http://freethinkingtools.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE
Our own biases, fears and anxieties cause a phenomenon known as "cognitive distortions." Another way of looking at it is: The lens through which we view the world is distorted. Are you triggered easily by politics, religion, work, marriage or something else in life? If that's true for you, then I want to encourage you to listen to this episode and explore one of the most difficult questions when it comes to self-growth: "Am I the problem?"
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There's no denying that the story you tell yourself -- about you -- has a big impact on you physically and on the pursuit of your dreams. Are you telling yourself that you can achieve your dreams, or is the story you're telling yourself being impacted by negative experiences in the past? Here's a big out-in-the-open secret: You have the ability to write a new script for your own story! Give a listen and I'll tell you how! learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/story-you-are-telling-yourself GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE
The concept of the “placebo effect” in medicine is too easily rejected and ignored as a significant and real outcome. There are far too many positive results attributed to the placebo effect to not at the very least recognize that such an effect is a clear demonstration that the human mind plays a massive role in self-healing and simply protecting us in advance from self-induced ailments. learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/placebo-effect GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE
I have seen far too many people just keep waiting to "get started" at something. How do we break from this perpetual waiting? If you've been listening to this podcast for a few episodes, you know that we all have a "North Star," that thing we want to do to fulfill our higher purpose. This episode will provide you with really practical steps to Stop Waiting and Get Started! learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/get-started GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE
What if you could be rewarded in life for pursuing that one thing -- your "North Star" -- that you are most passionate about? I talk a lot about establishing a Value Ladder to clients in a business and real estate context, but I want to dive into how this concept applies to your passion. Join me as I walk you through the steps on how to establish your own value and why that is so important to life itself
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This episode of The Bonus Section was inspired after watching the Netflix series "Alone" -- a show where they drop people off in isolation in the wilderness and they try to survive, all alone, for as long as possible. It's amazing to watch this process in action, and I've identified two qualities that the people who survive the longest all share. And it's not the ability to bring down a moose (although that might help). I'll talk about what those "winning" qualities have to do with my own Bonus Section and yours in this episode! Learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/could-you-really-survive GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE #DannyGriffin #TheBonusSection #Motivation
We have difficulty thinking of time at all in our hectic lives while we're in survival mode, let alone thinking of time as a "precious" asset. We need a roof over our heads, water in a glass and food on the table. Those are tangible things, so how do we wrap our heads around time as an "asset" that we can assign value to?
In this episode, I'll walk you through ways to visualize time as a real thing, so you can understand that it is a precious asset -- and that you only have so much of it left. If the time you have remaining on this earth is your "Bonus Section," what are you going to do with it?
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We're living through highly emotional times right now with a pandemic, violence related to long-standing racial issues and other social problems in America. One thing is certain: This time in history will pass, and eventually there will be another crisis. But does that really "fix" anything? When these protests wind down -- as they always do -- will any meaningful changes have been made? How can you as just one lonely individual in a big, complex world affect powerful long-term change? Give this episode of the Bonus Section Podcast a listen and I'll walk you through it! Learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/long-term-change GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE #DannyGriffin #TheBonusSection #Motivation
A lot of people suffer from anxiety in a crisis, and boy has 2020 been a year of crisis! Here's an important thing to remember about a crisis: There's always going to be another one. Once the COVID-19 pandemic passes, there will be another crisis for you in the future -- a job loss, a stock market crash, the death of a loved one. So, how do we strategically deal with the anxiety that happens in a crisis? How do we turn the negative energy of anxiety into the positive energy of dreaming big and pushing closer toward your North Star? Give a listen for a strategic plan on how to do just that! Learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/overcome-anxiety GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE #DannyGriffin #TheBonusSection #Motivation
This episode of The Bonus Section Podcast covers a really sexy topic: Resourcefulness! Well, maybe it's not "sexy," but it's incredibly important because your own resourcefulness is your number one untapped resource. And yes, I'm talking to you: That tired person who feels beaten up by life, who is worried about how to pay the bills and wondering if you'll ever get the chance to pursue your dreams. I'm here to tell you today that you can pursue those dreams, if you overcome the fear that holds you back from tapping into your greatest resource: Resourcefulness! GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE #DannyGriffin #TheBonusSection #Motivation
Understanding the Power of the Simplest Solution! | The Bonus Section Podcast Episode #13 Learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/simplest-solution Albert Einstein was not born an accomplished scientific genius. He had to put in the hard work and diligent study just like everyone else. Einstein was really a master of simplicity! In this episode of The Bonus Section, we do a deep dive into "genius" and lay out some very practical steps that you can take to achieve success in ANY endeavor. This is really exciting stuff! GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE #DannyGriffin #TheBonusSection #Motivation
Many people are depressed right now because 2020 has been an extremely trying year. A pandemic, followed by social unrest, followed by possibly more pandemic issues. Those are heavy burdens for everyone. If you want to know the best way to break out of depression, I'll share it with you in this episode. I share the simple, life-changing strategy of serving others as a way to help you weather any storm. Because if there's one thing we can be absolutely certain of in this life, it is that another storm is always coming -- so we need to be ready for it! Learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/fight-depression GRAB THE FREE EPISODE NOTES HERE: ➡ Free Thinking Tools SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE #DannyGriffin #TheBonusSection #Motivation
Gratefulness As A Weapon! | The Bonus Section Podcast Episode #11 Learn more here: https://thebonussection.com/podcast/gratefulness In this episode, I talk about how gratefulness is a weapon that you should have in your toolbox on your journey to that best version of yourself. Positive thinking is under attack like never before. You might not even be aware of it! Every day that you are online in your "digital" life, you are surrounded in a sea of negativity. If someone says something positive, they are mobbed by trolls. Before you know it, the digital algorithms are putting paid negative content in front of you. Let's explore how to be cognizant of this war on positive thinking and how to nurture and feed your own gratefulness! TOPICS ON THIS EPISODE OF THE BONUS SECTION PODCAST: ➡ Positive Thinking Is Under Attack! ➡ Agitation Of Negative Thinking Is At A Fever Pitch! ➡ The Thriving Trap: Why Feeling Grateful Is So Elusive! ➡ Look To Feed Your Gratefulness Everyday! SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE #DannyGriffin #TheBonusSection #Motivation
In this episode, we do a deep dive into the steps you will need to start moving toward your vision -- your North Star, that thing you know you were born to do. This is extremely practical advice on how to map out your goals, so that you will have a clearer vision. When the vision is clear, that's when you really start to grow and move forward. It all starts in your creative imagination! TOPICS ON THIS EPISODE OF THE BONUS SECTION PODCAST: ➡ The Imagination Births The Goal! ➡ Is A Goal Really A Clear Vision? ➡ The Plan: Where Do You Even Start! ➡ The Bonus Section: A Great Plan Is Flexible & Growing! SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE #DannyGriffin #TheBonusSection #Motivation
The word "discipline" makes many of us cringe a little bit when we hear it. Discipline makes us think of work or duty -- something we have to do, like a chore when we were kids. But discipline can be a major tool in our toolbox as we strive on this journey toward our ultimate goal (our North Star). Discipline, or more specifically self discipline is vitally important because it's what keeps you on the path as you take this journey. TOPICS ON THIS EPISODE OF THE BONUS SECTION PODCAST: ➡ What’s Comes First – The Goal Or The Discipline? ➡ Is Discipline In Conflict With Freedom? ➡ Does Discipline Ultimately Become A Habit? ➡ How Do We Continue To Evolve After We Find A Rhythm? SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE #DannyGriffin #TheBonusSection #Motivation
There’s more than just the pain of losing a loved one physically. There’s a deeper regret that we feel that clarifies for us that maybe we should have appreciated them more when they were around…but rather than just have a nebulous guilt about how we could have and should have, perhaps it’s as simple as recognizing that we should be treating others like the heroes of our own stories TOPICS ON THIS EPISODE OF THE BONUS SECTION PODCAST: ➡ What’s In It For Us? ➡ What If We Could Stop Acting Like The Hero? ➡ Is This Really A Matter Of Perspective? ➡ Maybe Our In-The-Moment Appreciation For Others Is The Key? SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE #DannyGriffin #TheBonusSection #Motivation
For as long as human hierarchies have existed there has always been the opportunity to persuade people to follow a belief system for many advantageous reasons, some benevolent and many malevolent. Become a critical thinker by questioning your own perception and dig deeper for facts to avoid becoming one of the Pursuadables! TOPICS ON THIS EPISODE OF THE BONUS SECTION PODCAST: ➡ Our Own Frustrations Are Seeking An Outlet! ➡ They Know You 5,000 Data Points Deep! ➡ The Real Conspiracy: We Are All Targets! ➡ None Of This Is New News! ➡ P.T. Barnum: Get Woke About Being A Sucker & Become An Independent Critical Thinker! SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE #DannyGriffin #TheBonusSection #Motivation
One of the things that holds us back from chasing our dreams is our desire to please others. We're offered tons of advice about what we should do with our lives by people who care about us and worry about us: Spouses, friends, family, parents, societal expectations. Unfortunately, a lot of us abandon our dreams because we're trying to please others. In this episode, I'll talk about the power of setting yourself free from the (often false) idea that you must please others, so that you can serve others with your true talents! TOPICS ON THIS EPISODE OF THE BONUS SECTION PODCAST: ➡ The Moment Of Overwhelm! ➡ The Pressure To Please! ➡ Breaking Free To Do You! ➡ The Real Fear Is The Best Version Of You! SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE #DannyGriffin #TheBonusSection #Motivation
The Bonus Section Podcast is all about cracking the success code and figuring out how we can go through life to over-achieve and reach our dreams. This episode jumps in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, a psychological theory that you've probably heard of. Everyone has this hierarchy of needs. We need food, air and shelter at the most basic level. Then we need safety and security, such as a home and employment at the next level up the ladder. Then comes love, a sense of belonging, prestige in the community and at the highest level -- self actualization and achieving one's greatest potential. If you want to know what makes people tick, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a really useful thing to be aware of and I'll explain why in this episode! TOPICS ON THIS EPISODE OF THE BONUS SECTION PODCAST: ➡ The Hierarchy Order! ➡ Is This Order Very Strict? ➡ Stories Of Its Affects! ➡ Best Practice Is To Become Aware Of The Levels! SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE
We're a hockey family and one of my sons has a goal to be a great hockey player. His passion for hockey gave us an opportunity to travel to Prague, Czech Republic recently. The Czech Republic has had a tumultuous history in a very short amount of time. This included the Nazi invasion, the creation of a concentration camp in a historic fortress, then communist oppression under the Soviets, and finally, today, to a democratic republic. What's this have to do with The Bonus Section? Listen for the powerful lesson I learned about creative freedom in a very dark place! TOPICS ON THIS EPISODE OF THE BONUS SECTION PODCAST: ➡ Hockey & History! ➡ Gorgeous Architecture! ➡ A Dark Period! ➡ The Voice Of John Lennon! SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! ➡ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2JTwoBE #DannyGriffin #TheBonusSection #Motivation
In this Episode, We’ll Cover: Activating The Theatre Of Your Mind!
- The New Psycho-Cybernetics By Maxwell Maltz!
- The Auto-Success Mechanism!
- Imagination Is The Ignition Key!
- The Theatre Of The Mind: Acting As-If!
Is there a success code waiting to be cracked? There are a lot of "treasure hunters" or success gurus out there today, but almost all of them are standing on the shoulders of a giant: A man named Napoleon Hill who was one of the first success gurus.
In this episode of The Bonus Section, I'll introduce the major concepts that Hill introduced to the world in his work titled, "Law of Success." These are the life lessons Hill learned from guys like Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and others. Join me as we start to crack the success code together!
TOPICS ON THIS EPISODE OF THE BONUS SECTION PODCAST:
➡ There Are A Lot Of Treasure Hunters!
➡ Access Granted: Napoleon Hill!
➡ Rules Of Procedure: 15 Principles – Chunked Up!
➡ Your Best Resource: Your Imagination!
➡ Start With What You Want And Give Yourself Permission To Get It!
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The Bonus Section Podcast Introductory Episode!
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Do you feel like you were meant for something more? Then you're in the right place with The Bonus Section podcast with Danny Griffin!
In this inaugural episode of The Bonus Section, I'll introduce you to exactly what the concept of "The Bonus Section" is. You may reach one of your greatest accomplishments in life, only to discover there's more that you are capable of. That "more" part... that's The Bonus Section! And if you feel like you need permission to pursue your life's true passion, this is the place where you'll find it!
TOPICS COVERED ON THIS EPISODE OF THE BONUS SECTION PODCAST
➡ Wake Up Let’s Go Figure It Out: Born Driven!
➡ Becoming A Person For Others: Mr. Calabro!
➡ Going Past The Finish Line: The 100 Mile Marathon!
➡ It Looks Like Work: The Road Less Traveled By!
➡ Permission To Live: If You Could Only Do One Thing The Rest Of Your Life!
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