Episode #040: How To Break Free From The Trap of Fitting In with Manny Wolfe and Kingsley Grant

Here’s a summary of what was discussed in this episode:

✅ When to know it’s time to make a change

• A burning desire within
• Looking on your life and realizing you’re not going to fit into the traditional structure of work

✅ Pushing through challenges

• Knowing what you can do better
• Pursue Personal Development
• Embracing the highs and lows of the journey
• Finding the legs to hold up your big ideas
• Having family members and/or loved ones not believing or giving up on you can serve as a good motivator.
• Realizing that you can’t serve the conflicting masters of:
  • Wanting to be a self-made person and being in charge of your destiny and  
  • Trying to seek the approval of a group of people who will never understand you.
• Unwilling to be “the average of the 5 people you hang around.”
• Acknowledging the impossibility of trying to shoot for the stars when you are hanging around a group of people who have collectively decided to think small in their souls
• Surrounding yourself with a key relationship that is supportive of your dream.
• Redefining success to fit your context.

✅ The need for Personal Development in two primary areas

• Personal Awareness. It is a lifelong process. It is a journey, not a destination
• Personal Accountability. This is utmost importance. How you show up in your relationships, endeavors, etc.

✅ Pros:

• Self-directed. Autonomous.
• Feelings and reality of accomplishment and you get to keep them.

✅ Cons:

• It’s a hard process. There’s potential for doubt along the way.
• The insane hours of work
• Not having a focused work environment
• Finding the elusive balance
• The pressure you feel because your business rests on you

✅ Build support from your family:

• Seek to get the buy-in from your close family members. Make it your responsibility
• Make sure you clearly define your why and let them in on what that is

✅ How to get in touch with Manny:

www.facebook.com/groups/1000speakersacademy

Book: The Tao of the Unbreakable Man available on Amazon

✅ Now what?

• Connect with Manny Wolfe or Kingsley Grant for coaching and any other help you might need

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