The Playbook With David Meltzer

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Matt Kalish, Co-Founder & President of DraftKings, shares his thoughts on: [3:13] - Why it took the DraftKings co-founders longer than they expected to get a positive response from VCs [5:48] - How they encourage their team members to “act like an owner” of the company [7:55] - The stabilizing force that has helped DraftKings to deal with new regulations and a changing market [16:52] - What it means to have a team that deeply understands the needs of the customer 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

What you pay attention to and give intention to creates the coincidences you want in your life. Think about what you want every single day, if you think about what you want every day, you immediately have a mathematical advantage of getting it. 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

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Rina Hurst, Chief Business Officer at Shipt, chats about: [4:52] - Why your company should be representative of the communities that you serve [6:55] - How personalization creates an even better connection between you and your customers [11:09] - The “smartest move” that Shipt has ever made and how it’s impacted the business since  [13:00] - How Shipt’s 3 Ring Strategy helps to guide their expansion

Studying human nature is an essential part of life, as human nature is something that never changes. One of my favorite pieces of literature that discusses this comes from ancient Sanskrit, and it lays out the twelve rules that apply to all of our lives, no matter who you are and where you live. Understanding these rules will help you to identify resistance in your life and then push past it.Sanskrit’s 12 Lessons of Life1. You will receive a body – Part of being human is being born into a human body.2. You will learn lessons – This is an essential part of life. Without learning, we cannot progress.3. There are no mistakes, only lessons – Take the perspective that there are no mistakes, they’re just lessons that we need to absorb and implement.4. A lesson will be repeated until it is learned – If we do not learn a lesson initially, the universe will keep teaching us that lesson.5. Learning lessons does not end – As long as we are alive, lessons will keep coming to us.6. ‘There’ is no better than ‘here’ – Taking a grateful perspective about where you are in life is essential.7. Others are merely mirrors of you – We cannot see outside of us what is not inside of us. Often, we are simply projecting our thoughts about ourself onto others.8. What you make of your life is up to you – Be accountable for the results of your decisions.9. Life is exactly what you think it is – Your perspective is what shapes your reality.10. Your answers lie inside of you – You already have everything you need; you just have to learn to access it.11. You will forget all of this – Nobody is perfect, and we will all forget these lessons at some point in our life.12. You can remember it whenever you want – While we do forget all of these lessons, we also have the capability to remember them.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

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.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

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Ricky Williams, Legendary Running Back, Founder and President of Highsman, sits down to discuss: [2:35] - His belief that we are all born with the potential for excellence  [8:24] - Why entrepreneurs must open their mind in order to receive “subtle information” from the Universe  [12:07] - How his faith plays a crucial role in the way he sees the world [14:08] - Why people are conditioned to “create through conflict” and why we need to break that conditioning

Today's episode is a flashback to my conversation with John Paul DeJoria, the Cofounder of Patron and Paul Mitchell. We are going to talk about the #1 trait of a good salesman and the greatest lesson he learned from being homeless and selling encyclopedias.Let me know if you want to hear more of these Flashback Friday episodes and if you want to see me sit down with John Paul DeJoria for another episode.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

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Daniel Weissland, President of Audi of America, shares his thoughts on: [1:10] - Why inclusivity should be a part of the foundation of your business [6:34] - How their flexible and customer-centric approach has helped Audi adapt to come of the changes brought on by the pandemic [12:18] - Why he believes that the future of transportation is electric (and autonomous) [15:22] - The reason that Audi works to inspire people by challenging what’s possible

An analogy I like to use to explain this is a blade of grass pushing through the soil to enjoy everything the sun has to offer. The fragile bit of grass is beneath tons of soil and stone. It doesn't know if it is getting nearer to the surface and the sun, it only knows the direction it must keep pushing. Not until the instant it breaks through the cold soil into the light does it know the effort will be rewarded. A blade of grass, of course, doesn't suffer from the doubt and second thoughts that make our path seem harder as we get closer to our objective. In fact, so many times when we are just about to succeed and grow free in the light is when we quit because the dirt is just too hard.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

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Daymond John, the Founder, President, and CEO of FUBU, and investor on Shark Tank, sits down to discuss: [1:42] - When he realized that he could change the world by being an entrepreneur  [5:15] - The single biggest takeaway he’s had from his time on Shark Tank and why it changed his approach to business.  [8:15] - Why an entrepreneur’s personal brand is critical to attracting the right people and deals [13:22] - The question that his mother asked him which opened his eyes to the possibilities around him  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