CHris Williamson

Modern Wisdom and Hard Work

 

Episode Notes (by minute):

-2:00 - “Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift heavy ass weights.” - Ronnie Coleman

-3:00 - How social media platforms can help you reverse signal your hard work for others to see

-4:00 - Why everything worthwhile takes hard work

-5:00 - Why hard work on something worth doing is important or “intentional action” as Seth Godin calls it

-7:00 - Why happiness has become a key outcome from Chris’ Modern Wisdom podcast, compared to external vanity metrics

-10:00 - C.A.S.E.S. = Curiosity, Adventure, Self-Development, Excellence, and Self-Care

-12:00 - Every outcome that you have in life is just a lagging measure of the habits that accrue to make it

-12:30 - Chris shares key takeaways from James Clear’s book, Atomic Habits

-14:30 - Why consistency is the hardest habit

-15:30 - A breakdown on the Navalmanack on the book, which is free for anyone to read online.

-17:30 - How Chris created wealth for himself

-20:00 - How Chris realized the importance of actual sleep for himself and getting 7.5 hours of it

-22:30 - How Chris became a better speaker and one with mental agility through podcasting after a previous career years ago

-27:30 - Examples of successful One Email Away stories and the benefits of starting and cultivating relationships over Twitter.

-31:30 - The importance to be a creator compared to a consumer on the internet

-32:00 - Why Chris thinks people should “gas up their friends”

(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)