
The Entrepreneur Mindset: Build TRUE Confidence And FAIL Your Way To Success | Harley Finkelstein
Rich Roll
Dec 16, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Seek discomfort to break free from success traps
For high-performers, the thing that made you successful can become your new comfort zone, and you must actively seek new areas of discomfort to continue growing.
Embrace 'Misogi' mindset by doing one hard thing yearly
Adopt the 'Misogi' mindset by doing one thing each year that scares you, which serves to 'bookmark the year' and break out of comfortable routines.
Cultivate confidence by embracing adaptability
True confidence isn't knowing what to do, but rather knowing that whatever comes your way, you'll be able to figure it out.
Embrace immigrant entrepreneurship to foster resourcefulness
Immigrants are often the original entrepreneurial role models, forced into starting businesses out of necessity, which creates a resourceful and anti-fragile mindset.
Sharpen unique skills to become a spiky object in your craft
Instead of becoming a well-rounded 'river stone,' strive to be a 'spiky object' by sharpening your unique skills to become the best in the world at your craft.
Understand nighttime anxiety caused by active amygdala
When you wake up anxious in the middle of the night, your irrational thoughts are due to your amygdala being active while your prefrontal cortex is still asleep.
View law school as entrepreneurship finishing school for critical skills
Law school can be viewed as 'entrepreneurship finishing school' if you approach it transactionally to acquire valuable skills like critical thinking, rather than just to become a lawyer.
Cultivate love, purpose, and anticipation for happiness
A timeless secret to happiness is to have three things in your life: someone to love, something to do, and something to look forward to.
Harness anxiety as a superpower for high performance
Anxiety can be harnessed as a superpower that drives meticulous preparation and high performance, as long as you learn to manage it so it doesn't get the better of you.
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