Inside Strategic Coach: Connecting Entrepreneurs With What Really Matters The Right Way And The Dangerous Way To Think About Ambition
Dec 24, 2024
20:35
Entrepreneurs need to be ambitious. But what happens when you achieve your ambition? In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller explain the drawbacks of having ambition as a destination and describe the incredible benefits you can expect when you see ambition as a capability.
Here’s some of what you’ll learn in this episode:
- Why Dan sees ambition as an internal capability.
- Measurements you should be making every day.
- What’s made Dan’s life simpler over time.
- How Dan gifts Strategic Coach® members extra years to their entrepreneurial lives.
- What you need to avoid to be continually ambitious, and why.
Show Notes:
- Ambition is a capability, not a destination.
- Simply by continually improving your ambition each day, you’ll experience exponential growth over time.
- Dan Sullivan feels more ambitious at 80 than he did at 50.
- To strengthen your ambition, it’s important to measure your daily accomplishments and strive for continal growth.
- You can measure your progress not just in achievements, but in the ability to accomplish more in less time with greater impact.
- Ambition itself should be measured in terms of increased capability and confidence.
- Simplifying life by eliminating distractions (like television) can reclaim valuable time for personal development and ambitious pursuits.
- Surrounding yourself with growth-oriented individuals, often younger, can inspire and fuel your ambition.
- To be continually ambitious, there are three things you should avoid: celebrity, retirement, and legacy.
- It’s important to focus on being useful and impactful in the present rather than worrying about future legacy.
- Viewing ambition as a capability can also help you feel more fulfilled personally—and have a greater impact on your community.
- Every day, ask yourself what you can do so that you’re more ambitious tomorrow.
- Being around people who aren’t invested in growth is an obstacle to your ambition.
Resources:
Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy