The Sam Ovens Podcast

9. Why being yourself is a myth in life and business

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Nov 20, 2017
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INSIGHT

Integrate Self Work With Business

  • People who only seek business advice without self-improvement get stuck, and vice versa for those focused only on self-improvement.
  • Sam Ovens argues lasting success requires integrating mindset/philosophy with business skills.
INSIGHT

The Self Is A Construct

  • The self is a constructed character made of choices, preferences, and stories, not a fixed biological identity.
  • That constructed self limits people when it becomes rigid and defended as 'who I am.'
ANECDOTE

Island Moment That Broke Old Beliefs

  • Sam recounts visiting a multi-million dollar private island and realizing many of his childhood assumptions were environment-dependent.
  • That experience started him questioning who he had been taught to be and opened new possibilities.
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