The Playbook With David Meltzer

Every month I like to host a session on clubhouse called, "Takeaway of The Week" so I can share my biggest lesson I learned from the week and so I can learn what some of your biggest takeaways were as well. There were so many valuable lessons learned this week so I here are a few of my favorites from the session! Tweet me your takeaway from today’s episode @davidmeltzer Email Me! david@dmeltzer.comSign up for my Free Weekly Training https://free.dmeltzer.com/friday-training-1Text Me! (949) 298-2905 

To avoid feeling burntout, be sure to take a vacation every day because 2 minutes a day is more valuable than 2 hours on a Sunday.

Paul Magnone, Head of Global Strategic Alliances at Google & Author of “Decisions Over Decimals”, shares his insights on the best way for decision-makers to get their bearings before making a critical choice, as well as how to avoid some of the most common mistakes that business leaders make during the process.Magnone and Meltzer sit down to chat about a wide range of topics including why it’s essential to have a data-based “recipe” for your decision making, how to avoid being overwhelmed by an abundance of data, and the many benefits of taking a team sports approach to decision making.

Choosing to detach from an outcome, can seem extremely conflictual, and it is hard for people to understand. One of the common questions I get is this: “How do you have goals yet remain detached from an outcome?” The truth is, I’m very driven toward the goals I set. I try to take my ego and time, two driving factors for many, out of my goal setting. What I do is this: I set a goal, and at the same time, I detach my happiness from the goal. I do not create an immediate plan to get to my goal.My plan, when I start out, is simply to provide value toward that overall goal every single day, making sure I put forth a minimum amount of effort toward the achievements I want and “raising the bar” each day as I proceed, in order to build momentum.

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Tony Brown, legendary music producer, shares stories about: [4:41] - What he learned from playing with Elvis and his thoughts on the new Baz Luhrmann biopic [11:35] - Why working with Barbra Streisand was one of the biggest turning points in his career [13:27] - What motivates him to continue working with younger acts like America’s Got Talent’s Drake Milligan [18:02] - How his faith set him on the path to success in the music business Tweet me your takeaway from today’s episode @davidmeltzer Email Me! david@dmeltzer.comSign up for my Free Weekly Training https://free.dmeltzer.com/friday-training-1Text Me! (949) 298-2905 

There is one truth I believe holds true for all entrepreneurs, the reality ofachieving your goal, no matter how much effort it takes to reach it, will not make you happy. Michael Jordan said, “Winning isn’t always championships.”Attaching emotional success to achievement or believing that achieving your goals is the path to happiness is what leads to unhappiness.Unfortunately, we tend to attach our happiness as business leaders to the results we achieve.We tell ourselves things phrases like:“Once I get the funding, I’ll be happy.”“After I land that client, I’ll be happy.”“Once I make my first million dollars, I’ll be happy.”Guess what never comes, even if you achieve those goals? Your happiness.

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Rebecca Holland New, CEO at Bleep Sleep, shares her thoughts on: [1:16] - Why such a large percentage of the population has issues with their sleep  [2:55] - How their new Eclipse product solves some of the most common problems with CPAP treatment [7:17] - How she adapted the company’s approach to advertising since joining  [14:28] - Why an “old school” marketing strategy has helped Bleep Sleep to reach more customers than ever before

Friday I was fortunate to be joined by three extraordinary guest during my weekly Free Training. I was lucky enough to talk to LifeBrand Founder and CEO, TJ Colaiezzi, Henco Global founder and CEO, Simon Cohen, and former world-class athlete, Dr. Pascal, who has treated olympians at 4 Olympic Games. Let me know which conversation you found the most value in on Twitter, @davidmeltzer

I was getting tons of comments from you guys on my latest Instagram post asking to hear the full story so here it is! This gift I received from my father was one of the moments that changed my life and it was always there to remind me the lesson he was trying to teach me when I hit rock bottom.

One of the biggest keys for any business leader comes from an understanding of the ego and how it tends to put us on a trajectory in the wrong direction.Ego Edges Goodness Out of your life.Why? The ego has illusionary needs, which can create a waste of your time and energy. The ego also has the need to be right or to be offended. It can cause you to feel a need to be separate, inferior, or superior. Ego can cause fear, guilt, or shame. It will have you searching for recognition for your achievements, instead of simply being happy with what you have achieved.One of our biggest problems comes when we get caught living in this ego-based consciousness and accelerate into the negative emotions we are experiencing.Our ego causes fear, which is followed by fear-based reactions. Those fear-based reactions are what cause us to end up off-track.