605: Ready, Fire, Aim: Pursue Your Number One Goal, Find Freedom Through Discipline, and Grow Your Business with Motivational Speaker Jake Ballentine

Jake Ballentine is the author of Your Number One Goal, a contributing author in Jack Canfield's Living the Success Principles and the host of the Focus on the Good podcast.

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Jake tells us what we need to know about getting out of our own way, grit & determination, how discipline equals freedom, how to let go of your pride so you can take action, conquering self-doubt & fear, adopting a ready-fire-aim mindset, pursue S.M.A.R.T. goals, find direction, and grow!

Quotes:                                                                                                                                   

“In the world of being a for-hire speaker, it falls under the line of a self-employed person because you are the one who needs to go out and do all the things.” – Jake Ballentine

“It's been two years since I've started making these shifts and changes. What it came down to was knowing I wanted to grow because happiness is found in growth, not in achievement.” - Jake Ballentine

“Anyone who has a complex business should think about making it more simple. Complexity is the enemy of execution. It's very challenging to do things.” - Jake Ballentine

Takeaways:

06:42 Happiness stems from growth, not just achievement.

12:47 Always be willing to take action, adjust quickly, and remove emotional attachment to potential failures.

19:32 Success is 80% psychology and 20% strategy, with fear being the primary obstacle.

21:11 Discipline creates freedom by preventing last-minute stress and expanding future choices.

24:26 Positive thinking requires consistent mental conditioning against default negative patterns.

Resources

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Filed in: Archive 3: 2018-2020 • Interview • Mindset • Podcast

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