I sat down with Matt Laker, who just returned from an Asia tour... We talk about something people don't really talk about... How to beat depression and loneliness when traveling. We also reveal a new paradigm in business education and how to maintain success for a long time without the massive ups and downs most entrepreneurs face... Matt's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC__nKC5BlhAlzBCZa8cPr-g/featured Matt's related video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBzZUWGm7RI “Want to connect on Facebook? Add me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aleksander.vitkin Being location independent goes with certain expenses. You have to handle yourself emotionally. If you are a high achiever, you have to go through crazy emotions in your life. If you are not going through these emotions, that means, you are not pushing your boundaries. As we get more responsibility, we get a sense that we are contributing back to the world. There are people who start businesses and they immediately get success. They have never faced failure. Most people have to push through a lot of limiting beliefs. Don’t compare with people who have an ever growing spiral of success. Matt is a very ambitious person, but did not have enough experience in the beginning. Matt has tried a lot of ways to start a business and faced so many failures. These failures led him to depression, because he was pushing things very hard with no success. Although Matt had a lot of struggles, he was able to get through it and build a successful business. He always tries to figure out a way to achieve what he wants. One of the keys that led Matt build a real business is his very strong willpower. He uses that power to do stuff that other people do not want to do. Having a good sleep schedule, eating properly and cutting stuff like alcohol and drugs can have a huge effect on people. Matt decreased the amount of alcohol he drinks and stopped eating unhealthy food. Moreover, he goes regularly to the gym to stay healthy and in good shape. He has found the perfect balance between sleeping, eating and drinking. You can use your power of will to do absolutely everything according to your schedule. However, Matt’s opinion is that you need to find the sweet spot that works best for you. If we lead our lives in the right way, we can literally work forever, contribute to the world forever and leave retirement aside. Retirement is the old way of thinking, which is going away. Now, we are able to live a long prosperous life where we are healthy and energetic forever. Doing exercises is a huge thing that boosts your productivity dramatically. Of course, you need to have certain limitations. If you have tasks in your schedule like going to the gym, yoga, running, you will not have enough time to complete your business tasks. You need to find the right balance between those things. Some people’s happiness depends on spending money. There are people who want to spend money on crap which will give them short term happiness. That is the bad way of spending money. Good ways of spending money: • Giving money to charity. You should give money to those who need it the most, so that they rely less on government. This is an awesome way to use money to gain leverage in your life. • Save 10% to 20% of your income, so that you have enough money to survive for a year without any money. It is very normal to have ups and downs in your life as an entrepreneur. A good idea is not only to talk to professionals, but also to your peers. That helps especially if you travel with other entrepreneurs. That is what we called Peer To Peer Mentorship. That is a system that we use in our Daily Business Hustle mastermind to get guys’ success long term and to have them grow continuously long time. It is best to be taught by someone who is not too far ahead of you, because they still understand where you are coming from and what are the struggles that you face.
Comentarios