The Hunt for Dopamine

Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean discuss tips and strategies to stay motivated as entrepreneurs and manage tasks, including “grunt work.” They share personal tactics like breaking tasks into smaller chunks, using dopamine rewards (e.g., taking breaks, engaging in enjoyable activities), and leveraging the fear of failure to push through unappealing tasks. They highlight the importance of maintaining momentum by celebrating small wins and integrating fun tasks into the workday.

They also explore the value of building a “talent stack” by listing personal achievements and using tools like ChatGPT to identify and articulate skills. This practice helps boost confidence, foster self-promotion, and create opportunities for further growth.

Additionally, the hosts touch on themes like humility and self-promotion, encouraging listeners to showcase their accomplishments in a way that builds credibility without arrogance. They share an anecdote about David Bowie advising someone to “always make your name as big as you can” to enhance visibility and success.

• 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #622 for Wednesday, February 12th, 2025
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• 00:03:14 What tricks do you use to keep yourself inspired to do the grunt work necessary to run your businesses?
  • The hunt for dopamine!
  • The fear of failure vs. the fear of being a failure
  • Rewarding yourself with a quick dopamine fix
  • Doomscrolling for ten minutes
  • Stacking work by sandwiching the grunt work between rewarding work
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• 00:12:08 Humility vs. Negative Self-Deprecation
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  • To make it easier to talk about yourself, ask the question: What have you done? AND WRITE IT DOWN, then you can read your talent stack back to yourself.
  • Ask ChatGPT: “I need to create a list of my talent stack, but I’m not good at bragging. Can you create this list for me that we can collaborate on so that I can just have it and see it?”
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