What I’ve Learned About Excellence, Purpose, and Showing Up: AMA with Barrett Brooks
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Dec 17, 2024
Reflecting on essential business strategies, joy in entrepreneurship, and personal growth, the host shares insightful lessons gleaned from past guests. They tackle the unique challenges faced by $1M+ creators and highlight the transformative power of meaningful conversations. With humor, they recount youthful entrepreneurial adventures and discuss the intricate journey of podcasting, from production to distribution. Emphasizing resilience, authenticity, and the lasting impact of relationships, the episode inspires listeners to embrace their own journeys.
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Review Time and Role
Regularly review how you spend your time as a business owner.
Ensure your current role aligns with your desired job and adjust accordingly for happiness and longevity.
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The Role of Coaching
Coaching helps create a space for strategic thinking and self-honesty.
It's about uncovering existing knowledge and capabilities, not giving direct advice.
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Strategic Hiring
Hire for revenue generation or tasks that free up your time.
Delay hiring for tasks you dislike but aren't crucial for business growth.
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Atomic Habits by James Clear provides a practical and scientifically-backed guide to forming good habits and breaking bad ones. The book introduces the Four Laws of Behavior Change: make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, and make it satisfying. It also emphasizes the importance of small, incremental changes (atomic habits) that compound over time to produce significant results. Clear discusses techniques such as habit stacking, optimizing the environment to support desired habits, and focusing on continuous improvement rather than goal fixation. The book is filled with actionable strategies, real-life examples, and stories from various fields, making it a valuable resource for anyone seeking to improve their habits and achieve personal growth[2][4][5].
Since the very first episode, Good Work has been about exploring why our work matters and how it helps us become the people and leaders we’re meant to be. Normally, I interview world-class guests, diving deep into their unique stories and insights. But today, I’m sharing my own experiences, lessons, and reflections. I’ve gathered questions from you, my listeners, as well as past guests, covering a wide range of topics: business advice, lessons learned from podcasting, life philosophy, and how I approach my own work. This episode is a chance to connect on a different level as I reflect on the year and answer your questions. I hope it brings value and inspiration as we wrap up the year together. Let’s get to it!
In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:44) - What's the number one process business owners need to have to stay happy and engaged?
(05:14) - What are the biggest tactical challenges that $1m+ creator/founders struggle with?
(14:05) - What are the common threads in the life ambitions or mentality of the people you've had on the podcast?
(27:25) - How have you changed, matured, or grown as a result of something you've learned from a guest on Good Work?
(31:22) - What have you learned about podcasting that you didn't know or didn't expect when you started?
(39:14) - Has podcasting changed anything about your views on the impact and importance of various forms of media in society at large?
(44:16) - Of all the people you talked to, for whom did your respect increase the most after all the research and conversation, and why?
(47:44) - What's up with the podcast artwork? And is there any meaning behind the studio design?
(56:50) - What is your definition of "enough"?
(01:04:04) - What are some challenges you're proud of solving, and how did you solve them?
(01:13:21) - Over the last 10 years, what's become more important to you, and what's become less important? Does his weekly calendar match the answer?
(01:16:14) - What are you avoiding just because it will take longer than you'd like?
(01:17:09) - What was most surprising about 2024, and how are you feeling about 2025?
(01:19:07) - is there anything you've learned in your life that you wish you didn't know?
(01:22:23) - What six-month period of your life was the most energizing and fun, and what can you learn from the answer?
(01:32:26) - How do you manage your day and your week?
(01:38:27) - What would young Barrett think of the work you're doing today?
(01:44:43) - If you were the teacher for your kids and a few other local kids, what's one class or curriculum you'd love to teach them and why?
(01:48:08) - Why are garbage trucks stinky? And what makes buses awesome?
Good Work with Barrett Brooks 
