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How to Create Your Life Vision Plan with Michael HyattDecember 7, 2016

Show NoteS: http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session243

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Pat: ThisisTheSmartPassiveIncomePodcastwithPatFlynn,session

number2-4-3,243,let’sdothis.

Announcer: WelcometotheTheSmartPassiveIncomePodcastwhereit’sall

aboutworkinghardnow,soyoucansitbackandreapthebenefits

later.Nowyourhost,hewearst-shirtsfromstartupsalmostevery

singleday,PatFlynn.

Pat: Hey,hey,what’sup,everybody.Thankyousomuchforjoiningme

todayinthissessionoftheSmartPassiveIncomePodcast,sohappy

you’reherewithmeandmyspecialguest,MichaelHyattfrom

MichaelHyatt.com.He’sbeensomebodywhohasbeenamajor

inspirationformeoverthelastcoupleofyears.Backinepisode163

Ichattedwithhimaboutbuildingateamandleadershipbecause

thatwasrightaroundthetimebackinmid-2015whereIwasreally

gettingfocusedonbuildingateam.Itwasbecauseofhimactually.

HewasthereasonwhyIknewbuildingateamwouldbeincredibly

beneficialformyselfandforSmartPassiveIncomeandsincethen

I’vebeenbuildingmyteamandbuildingbiggerandbetterthingsto

serveyou,theSPIaudience.

It’sbeenawesome,alotofgreatthingshappenedthisyearfrom

theredesignofthewebsitetoWillItFlycameout,itbecameaWall

StreetJournalbestsellertothebrandnewre-launchofthesmart

podcastplayeranditsbrandnewlookandsomanyotherthings

thathavehappened.Alotofthathappenednotjustbecauseofmy

team,butbecauseofthegoalsthatwesetandhowweachieved

themwhichiswhatIwantedtotalkaboutwithyouinthisepisode

todaywithmygoalandthatisgoal-setting.

Heactuallyhasacourse,it’saprettyfamouscoursethathascome

outthelastthreeyearsinarowaroundthistimeofyear.It’scalled

5DaysToYourBestYearEver.It’sacoursethatI’mactuallytaking

myselfthisyearbecauseIneedtogetevenmorehelpwithmy

goal-setting,gettingsuperfocused,gettingthataccountabilityand

alltherightthingsintoplacetomakesurethatIfollowthroughon

thesebig,bigitemsthatIhavecomingupin2017.Iwantyoutodo

thesamething.Whetheryoutakethiscourseornotwe’llsharea

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linkforyouattheendonhowtogetit.

Justthisepisodeisgoingbesomuchgoldinformationforyoufrom

howtosettherightgoalstohowtofollowthroughandachieve

themtohowtoevenunderstandwhetherornotyoushould

changeyourgoals.That’sactuallyoneofthebiggestquestionsI

get.Iget,Pat,howdoIknowwhentokeepgoingwithsomething

orstopandmovesomewhereelse?It’soneofthebestframeworks

I’veeverheardonhowtoapproachthatquestiondeliveredby

Michaelinthisepisode.

We’regoingtogetrightintoit,sothisisMichaelHyattfrom

MichaelHyatt.comandfounderofthe5DaysToYourBestYearEver

coursewhichafunfact,it’sactuallyoneoftheshortestcoursesI’ve

evertakenintermsofthelengthofvideosandthecontent.Itreally

taughtmeforthoseofyouwhocreateonlinecoursesoutthere,it

reallytaughtmethefactthatyoudon’tneedtocreatemorevideos

andmorecontentinordertomakethebestcourse.Sometimes

it’sjustthequalityofthecoursethatreallyiswhatmatters.That’s

somethingIpickedupfromMichaelevenjustthroughhisexample

inthatcourse,5DaysToYourBestYearEver.

Anyway,we’regoingtogetintothatinalittlebit,butfornow

letmeintroduceyouorreintroduceyoutoMichaelHyattfrom

MichaelHyatt.com.Hey,everybody,I’msohappytowelcome

MichaelHyattbacktotheSPIPodcast,backagaintojustshare

withusanumberofthingsthataregoingtohelpusmoveforward

intothenewyear.Michael,thankyousomuchforbeinghere.We

always,alwaysloveyouontheshow.

Michael: Oh,thanks,Pat,alwaysajoytobewithyou.

Pat: You’veinspiredmequiteabit.IknowalotofpeopleknowIgive

alotofcredittoyouforhowI’vebeenabletobuildmyteam,

soIwantedtothankyoupubliclyagainforthat.Itwastrulylive-

changing.Ialsoknowthatfromwatchingontheoutsideyou’ve

beendoingalotinyourownbrandtomakesomechangesaswell.

I’veseenMichaelHyatt.comundergomassivechanges.Iknowthat




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you’vecomeoutwithevenmorecoursesandplatformuniversities

justexploding.I’dlovetojusthaveyousharewiththeaudience

whatyou’vebeenuptolatelyandwheredidthissuddenrushof

amazingproductsandstuffundertheimagebrandcomefrom?

Michael: I’vereallybeentransitioningfrombeingasolopreneur,thenwitha

smallteam,andnowtodaywe’vegot23full-timeemployees.

Pat: Wow.

Michael: Aswellasalotofkeycontractorsthatworkwithusandthe

companyhasdoubledeveryyearsinceIstartedin2011.That’sbeen

amazingtowatchbecausewhatit’sallowedmetodoistogetmore

andmorenarrowlyfocusedonthehandfulofthingsthatIdowell.

Idon’thavetodabbleatallthethingsthatIdon’tdosowell.Asa

resultofthatI’vebeenabletojustreallyfocusoncreatingcontent

anddeliveringthatcontent.

ThispastsummerIcreatedanewproductivitycoursewhichwe

launched.Itwasaseven-figurelaunchforaproductcalledFree

toFocusanditwasreallymyconvictionthatproductivityisnotso

muchaboutgettingmoredone,butgettingtherightthingsdone.

Particularlytheabilityasentrepreneurstocreatealifewherewe

canhavemorefreedom,thefreedomtoreallyfocusonthework

thatmatters,thefreedomtoreallybepresentwiththepeople

welovemostandthefreedomtobespontaneous,sothatwe

haveenoughmargininourlivesthat…Formewhenmykidsor

mygrandkidsdropbyIcanstopwhatI’mdoingbecauseI’vegot

thatmargin.It’sfuntosharethatwithpeopleandjustseethe

transformation.

Iknowthisistrueforyou,butmyfavoritethingisgettingthose

emailsorthosevideotestimonialsfrompeoplewhojusthada

radicaltransformationasaresultofcontentthatwe’vebeenableto

produce.It’sbeenreallyfunformetobeabletoproducecontent

inthecontextoftheteam,sothatIdon’thavetodoeverythinglike

Iusedtohavetodoit.I’vegotpeoplethatcanhandletheresearch

andcreateslidesforwebinarsandallthatstuff.




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Pat: Nowwhenyouwerestartingoutasanentrepreneur,evenrecently,

doyoufeelwithFreetoFocuswereaddressingyourearlierself?

Isthatsomethingyoustrugglewithwithtryingtoprioritizeand

figureoutwhattodoandyoufeltsometimesmaybethatyouwere

workingonthingsthatweren’tmatterful,oristhissomethingyou’ve

alwaysbeenanexpertat?

Michael: It’ssomethingI’vedefinitelyalwayshadaninterestinbecauseon

theStrengthsFindersI’manachiever.WhatthatmeansisthatI

lovecheckingoffboxes,Ilikeaccomplishingnewbiggergoals,but

theproblemisisthatunbridledthatcouldjustbasicallytakeover

yourlife.WhatIdidn’tdosowellearlyinmycareerishavework-life

balance.Ireallysacrificedmyhealthandmyfamily,thankfullynot

toalevelwhereitwastragic.Certainlywhereitwasalevelwhere

therewasanimpactbecauseIwaspursuingmycareerjustgetting

productive,soIcoulddomoreandmoreanddoitfasterandfaster

andneverstoppingtoaskthebiggerquestionofwhatkindoflifedo

Iwant.Whereisthisallgoing?I’minthisforthelonggameandIwant

toleavealegacy.Thattakessomeintentionandsomeplanning.

Pat: Right,andthatgoesverymuchinalignmentwiththerecentbook

thatyouhadco-authoredcalledLivingForwardwhichisgreat.

Michael: Thankyou.

Pat: IhaveanumberofcopiesthatI’vegivenoutforfreetomy

audienceandtheyjustarelovingit.Everythingthatyoudoandyou

touchseemstoreallyhaveamassiveimpactonpeople’slives.I’d

loveforyoutospeakalittlebitonhowdoyouknowwhatitemsto

tacklethataregoingtohavethebiggesteffectonyouraudience.

Ithinkalotofpeoplewhoarelisteningtothishaveanumberof

ideas,anumberofdifferentproductsthattheycouldcreateor

thingsthattheycoulddotohelptheiraudience.Forwhatever

reasonyoujustalwaysseemtopickthatperfectonethatstartsthat

dominoeffectlikeJayPapasanandGaryKellertalkaboutinThe

ONEThing.Howdoyoudecidewhattodo?

Michael: Yeah,that’soneofthegreatthingsabouthavingablogorapodcast




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becauseyougettotestcontent.Ialwayslookatmyblogandmy

podcastasalabwhereItrythingswithoutalotofinvestment.Itry

tobethoughtfulinmypodcastsandItrytobethoughtfulinmyblog

posts,butthere’salotofdifferencebetweencreatingapodcastor

ablogandcreatingacoursewhichasyouknowbecauseyou’ve

createdthemit’sanall-consumingthingwhereyou’remakinga

hugeinvestmentoftimeandmoneyandeffort.

I’mlookingattheblogpoststhatreallyresonate.Iwatchtheemail

thatcomesin.Wegethundredsofmessagesadaywherepeople

arewritinginandtheyaskacertainnumberofquestions.Justwhat

peoplearesayingandwhatthey’relookingtomefor,soIthinkif…

MyfriendDanMillersaysthatifyougetthesamequestionabouttwo

orthreetimesyouneedtoconsidercreatingaproductaboutit.Idoit

alittlemorethantwoorthreetimes,butifwe’regettingthatquestion

overandoveragainlikeproductivityIrealize–andthosepostsare

alwayssomeofmyhottestposts,Iknewthatthatwasabigarea.

Thenwewentfromtheretoasurveyandsowedoasurveyevery

yearonmyblog.Oneofthethingsthatweaskaboutwaswegave

himseveraltopicsandsaidifIcouldcreateacourseforyouthat

wouldmeetapressingneedthatyouhavewhatwoulditbe?We

gavehimseveralexamples.Forthelastyearproductivity’salways

beenatthetop.

Pat: Ilovethat,soyou’reliterallytakingtheguessworkoutofitandyou’re

havingyourownaudiencetellyouexactlywhattheyneedanyway.

Michael: Yeah,totally,andoneofthethingsIdidwiththecourse,Iforgot

aboutthis,butthiswillbeimportantforyouraudienceisthatI

createdaFacebookgrouparoundproductivity.Ithoughtthiswill

bethebetagroupandI’lltestthecontent.Wedideverything.We

testedtheoutline,wetestedthebasicconceptualmodelsthatwe

usedinsidethecourse,wetestedthetitle,wetestedthedesign,

theart,andallthat.Wehadover12,000peopleinthatgroup.

Pat: Wow,andtheyknewthatacoursewascoming.




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Michael: Theydid.IsaidI’mgoingtocreatethiscourseandIwantyouguys

tobemytestgroup.Ifyou’rewillingtodothatI’llgiveyouaspecial

dealonabetaadditiontothecourse,sodidthatoverthesummer.I

soldthecourseforhalfpriceandwelimitedtheinvolvementto300

peopleandwhatwewantedwastheirfeedback.Thenwecreated

anotherFacebookgroupwherethosepeoplewereabletogiveus

veryspecificfeedbackandthenwerecreatedthecourseinAugust

andthenre-launcheditinSeptember.

Pat: That’swhenitwentbigtime.

Michael: That’sright.

Pat: Great.DidyouhaveanyissueswithusingFacebooktocommand

andallowthediscussionstohappenthewayyouwantedthemtoor

wasthatgoodenoughforwhatyouneededatthetime?

Michael: Ithinkitwasgoodenough.ThethingIloveaboutFacebookisit

happensinthecontextofwhatpeoplearealreadydoing.You’re

notaskingthemtogotoanothersitewheretheyhavetolearnthe

protocol,theyknowFacebook.Iwouldsaythebadpartaboutit

wasIreallyintendedthatbetagroup,thatfirstgroup,tobeabout

1,000people.Ididn’tknowthedifferencebetweenaprivate

FacebookgroupandasecretFacebookgroup.Anybodythatwas

searchingforproductivitythatgroupwouldcomeupandwehad

allkindsofpeoplejoiningit.IthinkIwouldlimititalittlebitmore

becausewegotpeoplethatreallyweren’tpartofthedemographic

thatwereinthere,thatweren’twillingtopaywhatIeventually

chargedforthecourse.

Pat: IbelieveandcorrectmeifI’mwrong,privatemeanspeople

knowthatthatgroupexists,buttheycan’tgetaccesstoitunless

somebodyweretogetinvitedorgetacceptedintoitversus…

Michael: That’sright.

Pat: …asecretonewhichevenifpeoplesearchforitit’shidden,right?




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Michael: Yeah,that’sthedifference.

Pat: Okay.

Michael: Withthesecretonetheycan’tsearchforitandfindit.

Pat: Okay,great,andforsomethinglikeabetagroup4orfounding

membersforanupcomingcourseIfeellikeandI’mguessingthisis

whatyoumean,thesecretgroupwouldbethewaytogo.

Michael: Itwouldbethewaytogobecauseoneofthethingsthatwedid

whenIpostedaboutthatinmyblogisIhadthemgodoasurvey,

amonkeysurvey.Oneofthethingsthatwetestedforiswesaid

look…Oroneofthequestionsweaskedwaswouldyoubewilling,

ifyouwereconvincedthatthisprogramcouldsaveyou10to20

hoursaweek,wouldyoubewillingtopay$500ormore?The

peoplethatsaidnothentheyweren’tinthemarket.Peoplethat

saidyeswereinthemarket,butonceitgotintoFacebooksearch

thenanybodycoulddoit.

Pat: IrememberseeingaheadlinethatyouhadpostedonFacebooka

whilebackandIthinkatweetortwofromit.Itwasreallyintriguing

becausetheheadlinewassomethingtothelikesoffiveproductivity

tipswhichwe’reautomaticallydrawntotheproductivitytipsinthe

firstplace,butthenhere’sthekicker,fiveproductivitytipsthatare

actuallymakingyoulesseffectiveormakingyouworkslowlyor

slower.Thatwasreallyinterestingtome.Couldyoushareoneor

twoofthosethingswithus?Ithinkthat’dbecompletelyhelpful

beforewegetintothemeatofgoal-setting.

Michael: Yeah,youbet.Yeah,itwasactuallyawebinarIdidwhereIdid

about10ofthoseandoneofthemissometimeswe’reencouraged

tosleepless.Thatwecouldactuallyusethattime,getupearlier,

usethattimetowriteabookoraccomplishsomethingthatwe

reallywantedtoaccomplish.Infact,whenIwastheCEOofThomas

NelsonPublisherswepublishedabook.I’mnotproudofthis,but

wepublishedabookwherethewomanadvocatedthatyoucould

trainyourselftosleeponjustfourhoursanight.Alltheresearch




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saysthat’stheexactoppositeofwhatyouneedtodo.Whenyou’re

tiredyou’relessfocusedandyou’re,therefore,lessproductive.

Ifyouthinkaboutit,whenyou’rereadinglateatnightandyoufind

yourselfhavingtoreadthatsameparagraphoverandoveragain

becauseyoujustdon’thavethefocusandyou’retired.Sometimes

justagoodnight’ssleepwillmakeyoumoreproductiveandfocused.

Anotherthing,too,that…Anothertipisthatsometimeswe’retold

weneedtowriteeverythingdownweneedtodofortheday.

OneofthethingsthatI’vereallyfoundthat’shelpedmeis

somethingIcallMyBigThree.ForeverydayIhavethreeandonly

threetasksthatIhavetodo,butthey’reimportant.They’rethings

thatarereallyimportant,they’renotthetrivialstuff.Idohavea

startuproutinewhenIgettotheofficeandIhaveashutdown

routineattheendofthedaywhereIhandlethingslikeemail.That

doesn’treallygoonmytodolist,butwhatIdohaveonmytodolist

arethethreethingsthat’llreallymovetheneedle.IfigureifIcando

threethingsadayandIcandothatconsistentlyfivedaysaweek

overthecourseofayearandaccomplishthosethings,750things

orso,that’sagoodyear.

Pat: Yeah,absolutely.Doyoufigureoutwhatthosethreethingsare

thedaypriororaweekaheadofschedule?Whendoesthatcome

intoplay?

Michael: IusuallydoitthenightbeforeandI’llhavethingsthat’llshowup

thatmaybeIputareminderonbecausetheyhavetobedonetoday

likegottofilemyincometaxesorwhatever,theyhavetobedone

today.

Pat: Right.

Michael: UsuallyIdoitthenightbefore.Thenasapartofmymorningstartup

routineIjustconfirmthatsomethingelsehasn’tcomeupandthose

arestillthebigthreeforthatday.

Pat: Ilovethat,sonotasuperhugetodolist,butactuallyashorter




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onecouldworkoutinyourfavor.Ifyou’reconsistentwithit…Like

yousaidthosethingsaddupandIalsohavetoagreewithyouon

thesleepthing.ItremindsmeofwhatIlearnedwithworkingout

andphysicalexercisewhereyoufeelyou’relosinghoursbecause

you’renotworkingandnotdoingthesethingstogetaheadinyour

business,butitactuallycomesbackandhelpsyououtevenbetter

afteryouaccomplishthosethings.

Michael: Sotrueandjustbackonthelistthing.IwanttoshareatipthatIgot

fromDanSullivanwho’ssomebodyIreallyadmireandhesaidso

manypeoplearesettingupagamethattheycan’twin.They’vegot

thislongtodolistwhentheystarttheday,nowaythey’regoingto

getthemalldone,sotheygettotheendofthedayandthey’vegot

lesscheckedoffthantheyhaveleft.Theyjustfeellikeafailure.You

wakeupoverwhelmed,yougotobeddefeated,andyou’resetting

yourselfupforagamethatyoucan’twin.Ontheotherhandifyou

dothethreethingsthatyou’reactuallygoingtodotoday,thebig

things,thethreethings,that’sagameyoucouldwinandyoucould

putyourheadonthepillowatnightandfeelgreatthatyougotthe

importantthingsdone.

Pat: Ilovethat.Thankyou,Michael,forsharingthat.

Michael: Yeah.

Pat: Nowweareapproachingthenewyearanditjustseemslikeitwas

yesterdaythatIwasplanningout2016andherewearemoving

into2017already.Ithinkgoal-settingandaccomplishingthingsthat

we’vealwayswantedtodoisonpeople’sminds.Wheredopeople

startwiththis?Ithinkthisisabigthing.Alotofpeoplehaveatonof

goalsandhowdoyouknowwhichonestopickintothenewyear?

Ithinkalotofpeoplesufferfromgoalfatigue,goaloverwhelm

andevenjustwhentheystartthinkingaboutwhattheywantto

accomplishknowingthatthere’sallthisstuffalreadyhappeningin

theyear.Wheredoweevenstartwithanyofthat?

Michael: Yeah,Ithinkwehavetostartintherealmofpossibilitywherewe

thinkaboutwhatcouldwedothisnextyear.Ifwereallywanted




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tomakethisnextyearourbestyeareverwhatwouldhavetobe

truebythetimewegetto12/31/2017?Whatwouldhavetobetrue,

whatwouldhavetohavehappenedthislastyearforittobeagreat

year?Ithinksometimeswe’resodefeatedbeforewestart.Maybe

wedidn’taccomplishthegoalsthatwereallywantedtoaccomplish.

Ithinkwehavetoremindourselvesthatthisnextyearislikeablank

canvas.Nothing’sbeendone.It’swideopen.Wecanpaintitany

colorwewant.

Ithinkthatwesometimeshavetogetpastthelimitingbeliefsthat

holdusback.Ithinkconfrontingthoselimitingbeliefsisareally

importantexerciseandoneofthethingsIdoinmycourseishelp

peopleconfrontwhatarethelimitingbeliefsthataremakingthem

thinkthatcertainthingsaren’tpossible.Idobelievethataswe’re

thinkingaboutthisnextyear,Ithinkit’simportanttothinkaboutthe

totalityofourlife,sothatallofourgoalsjustaren’tbusinessgoals.

WhereitreallygetsexcitedtomeiswhenIthinkaboutwhatcould

Ireallyaccomplishinmyhealththisnextyearorinmyrelationship

withmywife.I’vebeenmarriedfor38yearsandit’sourgoalalways

totakeourrelationshiptothenextlevelinthenextyear.Howcan

wecontinuetobuildonwhatwe’vealreadygottomakeiteven

betterthisnextyear?Thinkingaboutthetotalityofyourlifeisreally

importantaswell.Thatstartsgettingmejazzedandexcitedabout

thepossibilityofwhatcouldhappen.

Pat: Whataresomeofthosecommonlimitingbeliefsthatyou’refinding

fromyourstudentsinyourcourse?Arethereanycommononesthat

aremoreuniversal?

Michael: Yeah,Ithinksomeofthemarejust…Thelimitationsthathappen

aroundtheirfailures.SomebodymaythinkIcan’tloseweight

becauseI’mjustabig-bonedpersonorsomestorythatthey’re

tellingthemselvesabouttheirweight,I’mjustdestinedtobeheavy.

OrI’mjustnotsomebodythat’samorningperson.Igetthatthere

arecircadianrhythmsandthere’salotofotherthingsthatinfluence

that,butthosealsocouldbechoices.




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IhaveawholeblogpostthatI’vewrittenonhowtobecomea

morningpersonandthere’ssomethingsyoucoulddo.Ifyouwant

todoit,youdon’thavetochoosetodoit.Ifyouwanttodoityou

candothat.Ormaybeit’salimitingbeliefaroundmoney,I’mjust

notverygoodwithmoney,I’veneverbeenabletoaccumulateitor

Ican’tseemtomakeanymoreorI’mstuckinmycareer.Anytime

youstartinhibitingyourfreedomorpullingyourselfbackfromwhat

couldbepossiblethere’sagoodchancethatyou’rerunningup

againstalimitingbeliefthat’sjustinyourhead.

I’lltellyouastory,Iusedtohavethisdog,hisnamewasNelson

andweputaninvisiblefenceinouryardbecausewedidn’thave

…Wehavenowarealfence,butatthatpointwedidn’thaveareal

fenceandIdidn’twanthimtorunoutontothestreetandgetkilled

becauseweliveinaverybusydowntownneighborhood.Wedid

theinvisiblefenceandIwasalittlebitnervousaboutit,butwe

trainedhimovertimeandliterallywhenhewouldapproachthe

fencehewouldjustgetalittlevibration.Firstitwasavibrationand

asoundandthenitjustbecomesavibration.Totallyhumane,it

doesn’tdoanythingnegative,buthewouldbackoffassoonashe

gotthatvibration.Itgotsointenseandhewassowell-trainedthat

Iwouldhavemygrandkidsstandontheothersideoftheinvisible

fenceandtrytocalltohimwithtreatsandhestillwouldn’tcome.

Nowhere’sthequestion,wherewasthefencebecauseweturned

offtheinvisiblefenceandhestillwouldn’tcomeacross.

Pat: Itwasinhishead.

Michael: Wherewasthebarrier?Itwasinhishead.Thathappenstousona

lotofdifferentissueswherewehavethisbarrierinourheadthat’s

holdingusbackandthat’swhatwe’vegottoconfrontifwe’regoing

tohaveagreatyearandifwe’regoingtoanewlevelinthevarious

areasofourlife.

Pat: It’ssointeresting,everytimeIapproachanewyearIsetnewgoals

formyself.Ihappentoaccomplishalotofthemwhichisgreatandit

happensformanydifferentreasons,buttheonethingIalwayslook

backonattheendoftheyearandthegoalsthatI’veaccomplished




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isthatI’mactuallyverysurprisedatmyself.SometimesIwillhit

thosegoals,butcrushthem,gowaypastwhatIeverthoughtwas

possible.EverytimeIreachthosegoalsIoftensaytomyself,man,I

keepundersellingmyselforIkeepnotbelievingthatIcouldactually

dobetterthanthis.Myquestiontoyouishowdoyouknowhow

fartogowithyourgoals?Iknowitmaybeadifferentapproachfor

moreyourpersonalandlifegoalsversusyourbusinessgoals,but

howcanwegauge…Ithinkanybodycouldsayatanylevelnext

yearI’mgoingtomake$1billionwhere…

Michael: Right.

Pat: …thatmaynotbeverypossibleformostpeople.Wheredoesthat

linegetdrawnandhowdoyoudrawthatline?

Michael: Yeah,thatisagreatquestionandit’sacommonquestion.Ithink

ofitasthreedifferentzones.Alotofpeoplewanttosetagoalin

thecomfortzone.It’sjustanincrementalimprovementinsome

areaandtheyknowtheyabsolutelycanslamdunkit.Here’sthe

problemwiththat.Itdoesn’tcreateanygrowthanditdoesn’tcreate

anyexcitement.Theresearchthatwe’vegatheredshowsthatyou

actuallyhavelessofachanceofaccomplishingthosegoalsthatare

incrementalandlocatedinsidethecomfortzone,sothat’szoneone.

Zonetwoisthediscomfortzone.That’swhereitstretchesyouwhere

it’salittlebitbeyondwhatyouthinkmightbepossible.Youmayfeel

andIthinkthesearethemarkersinthediscomfortzoneandthisis

whytheycallitthediscomfortzone.Youmayfeelsomefear,you

mayfeelsomeuncertainty,youdon’tknowexactlyhowyou’regoing

toaccomplishit.Youmayfeelsomedoubt,you’renotsureyougot

whatittakestoactuallyaccomplishit.Thosearegreatmarkers.

Whenyoustartfeelingthatyouknowyou’resquareinthemiddle

ofwhereyouneedtobebecauseallthegreatstuffinlifehappens

inthediscomfortzone.Nothinggoodhappensinthecomfortzone.

That’swherewewatchtelevisionandwevegout,wedon’treally

achieveanything,butthediscomfortzone’swhereithappens.




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Nowzonethreeiswhatyouwanttoalsoavoidandthat’sthe

delusionalzone.IfIthoughtthatIcouldmakethePGASeniorTour

anybodythat’splayedgolfwithmewouldtellyouthatI’mbeing

delusional.That’snotpossible.Idon’twanttogointothedelusional

zone,Iwanttomaybegouprighttotheedgeandthenclickitback

afew.Iwantittobeinthediscomfortzone,sothat’showIthink

aboutit.AmIfeelinguncomfortable?Awesome,that’swhereIwant

tobe.

Pat: Ilovethat.WhenIthinkbackinmypasttosomeofthegoalsthat

I’vesetsometimesIfeelandI’madmittingthisnow,Isetgoalsthat

IknowIwillachieve.IthinkI’mplayingtrickswithmyselfsaying

I’mjustgoingtowritedownsomethingthatIknewIwasgoingto

alreadydo.

Michael: Exactly,wedothatwithtasklists.Ifyou’rethekindofperson

andIconfessthatI’vedonethisfromtimetotime,asanachiever

sometimesI’lldothetaskandthenI’llwriteitonmylistbecauseI

wantthecreditforbeingabletocheckitoff.

Pat: Right,right,right,right.That’sreallyinteresting.Nowonthezone

threething,thedelusional,I’veheardmanypeoplepreachand

say,youknowwhat,yougottoshootashighasyoucanbecause

evenifyoudon’tgetthatgoalyou’restillgoingtoendupwith

greatresults.I’mcurioustoyourthoughtsonthatbecausethatis

definitelyinthedelusionalzoneattimes.Mypersonalfeelingis

reachhigh,ofcourse,butIwouldalsofeelbadifIdidn’t…Forme

asbeingaverycompetitivepersonandalsoanachieverIfeelifI

weren’tabletoreachthoseincrediblyhighgoalsI’dstillfeelbad

aboutiteventhoughIweretohavegreatresults.

Michael: Yeah,that’satrickyoneandIthinkoneofthethingsthatwehave

todoisthatwhenwe’replanningforwardandwe’relookingatthe

goalinfrontofuswe’regoingtobemeasuringthegap,we’regoing

tobelookingatwhereweareversuswherewewanttobe.

Pat: Right.




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Michael: ThisisanotherinsightfromDanSullivanandhesaysthatoncewe

gettothegoal,whatever’shappened,weneedtonotmeasurethe

gapwhichispeoplethataresometimesperfectionistsorachievers

they’llmeasurethegap.They’llsayIsaidIwantedtoearn$1million,

butIonlyearned$950,000andthey’llbeatthemselvesupbecause

theycameshortofthegoal.

Pat: Right,right.

Michael: WhatDansaysandwhatIthinkisrightismeasurethegame.Look

backwardsandsay,okay,butwherewasIlastyear.NowI’mgoing

torejoiceinwhathappenedinthislastyearandnotbeatmyselfup

forwhatIdidn’thit.I’llgiveyouagoodcaseinpoint.Mymostrecent

bookisabookcalledasyoureferredtoLivingForward.Mygoal,it’s

mynumberonegoalfor2016wasputLivingForwardonTheNew

YorkTimesbestsellerlistbyMarch31st,2016.I’vehadtwobooksthat

hitTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist,soIknewitwasn’timpossible.

Ididn’tthinkIwasdelusional,butIalsoknowittakesalotofwork

andthatwasabiggoalandit’smorecompetitivethanever.

Igotmyteamtogether,weputtogetherIthoughtagreatlaunch

plan.Weworkedhard.IthittheUSATodaybestsellerlist,ithit

theWallStreetJournallist,butitdidnothitTheNewYorkTimes

bestsellerlist.Thequestionisdoesthatmeanthatgoal-settingjust

doesn’twork.Yousetagoal,youworkedhard,youdidn’tachieve

it,doyoujustthrowupyourhands?No,becausehere’swhy.We

wouldn’thavehittheUSATodaybestsellerlist,northeWallStreet

Journalbestsellerlistifweweren’tshootingforTheNewYork

Timesbestsellerlist.

That’sanotoriousthingwithTheNewYorkTimeslist,too,asto

whytheyputsomebooksonthelistandotherstheydon’tbecause

Iknowbasedonthebookscannumberswehadthenumbers.We

werethesecondbestsellingbookinthenationthatweek,butfor

whateverreasonwemissedit.I’mnotgoingtobeatmyselfup.I’m

goingtocelebratethefactthatIhitthoseothertwobestsellerlists

andwe’regoingtolearnfromthatexperienceandI’mgoingtohave

thesamegoalforthenextbookIpublish.




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Pat: I’msureyouhadothergoalsrelatedtothebookaswell.Thebook

Iknowhaschangedseveralpeople’slivesandhavegotthem

starteddowntherightpathfinally.Thatobviouslyissomethingthat

thebookisdoingthat.Ithinkmostpeoplewouldagreeit’smore

importantthanTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist.

Michael: Oh,itsois,Pat,andthanksformentioningthatbecausethe

truthistheonlyreasonIwanttohitTheNewYorkTimeslistor

anybestsellerlististogetthebookmorevisibility,sothatmore

peopleareexposedandmorepeoplehavethepossibilityof

transformation.Attheendofthedaythat’sexactlywhatI’mafter

ispeoplethattakewhattheylearn,applyit,andexperiencea

transformation.

Pat: Right,sowhenitcomestothingslikethatwherethere’sameterof

whetherornotyourbookisgoingasfarasitshouldorthingslike

that.Youshouldalsorememberthewhybehindwhyyou’redoingit

inthefirstplace.

Michael: Totally.

Pat: Ithinkthatshouldalwaystaketheprimaryconcern.NowI’dlovefor

youtosharearecent…Besidesthebookisthere…Iknowyou’ve

donealotoverthepastyearlikeImentionedearlier,soI’msure

there’soneexampleyoucouldpullout.Couldyousharearecent

exampleofagoalthatyouset,howfarinadvanceyousetitand

whatyoudidtoworktowardthat.

Michael: Yeah,I’mtornherebecausethere’sacoupleofthem,butletme

giveyouonethatwasmythirdgoalfor2016whichwastocreate

andlaunchmynewproductivitycoursebySeptemberthe1st,

2016.ThatwastheFreetoFocuscourse.Wedidn’tknowthat

wasthenameatthetimewhenIsetthis,butIsetthisgoalback

inDecemberwhenIwasfinalizingmygoal-settingfor2016.This

wouldhavebeenDecember2015.Ibegantothinkaboutwhat

that’sgoingtotake.

Actually,theprevioussummerIhadcompiledalltheblogposts

andpodcaststhatI’deverdoneonproductivity,sothatatleastwe




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hadanarchiveorencyclopediaofallthecontentthatwasalready

available.Itmayhaveneededtobereformattedorrestructured,but

wehavethat.ThenwhereitwentfromthereisthatIwentthrough

withmycontentteamseveraloutlinesofthatcourse.Thisisreally

myuniquecontributionisgettingthestructureandtheframeworks

andallthat.ThenwhenIwasinNewYorkonedaywithmychief

contentofficer,JoeMiller,wegotahotelthatwebookedforaday

andwejustgotawhiteboardupandwejustoutlinedthething,all

thedetails.

Thenwecamebackandthenwestartedputtingallthecontent

thatwehad,figuredoutwheretheholeswere,starteddoingthe

research,soitwasreallygettingthecontentdonefirst.Meanwhile

asitbeginstotakeshapeandthemarketingteambeginstosee

themessagingandwhatsomeofthekeyfeaturesaretheystart

workingonthingslikethesalespageandwhatthelaunchvideos

weregoingtolooklikeandalltherest.Formeitstartsasindividual.

I’mthinkingthroughitandwhatmycontribution’sgoingtobe.I

thinkifyourdreamdoesn’trequireateamit’snotbigenough.

Pat: Interesting.

Michael: Ilikeinvolvingateam,Ilikedoingthingswithateamandcertainly

there’sapartofitthatIcanonlydointheprivacyofmyownoffice

whereI’mworkingonit,butIloveworkingonateambecause

withoutthatteamthecoursewouldn’thaveturnedoutaswellasit

didandbeenassuccessfulasitwas.

Pat: I’msurethere’salevelofaccountability,too,havingotherpeople

involvedwheretheworkthatyoudoyoudon’twanttofallbehind

becauseyoudon’twantletotherpeopledown.They’rerelying

onyoutogetcertainthingsdonebyacertaintime.IknowIfeel

thatwhenIworkedwithmyteamondifferentprojects.Them,

too,they’regoingtowanttomakesurethattheyliveuptotheir

endofthedeal,too.I’mcurious,beyondtheteamarethereany

otherthingsthatapersoncandotoincreasethelikelihoodthat

they’rereallygoingtofollowthroughonthosegoalswhetherit’s

accountabilityoranyotherstrategies.




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Michael: Yeah,I’mabigbelieverinbringingoutsideresources.Peopledon’t

dothis.Theystrugglewithproblemsforyears,amarriagethatthey

don’tenjoy,orparentingproblemsthatthey’restrugglingwith,or

weightloss,orstrengthtraining,oranyofthat.I’lljustgiveanother

examplefrommyownlife.ForseveralyearsIhadstrengthtraining

asagoal.IwasveryspecificaboutwhatIwantedtodoanditwas

moreofahabitgoalwherehowmanytimesIwantedtodostrength

training.I’vealwaysdoneaprettygoodjobonthecardioandreally

maintainingmyweight,butIcouldseeasIwasgettingolderthat

Iwasgoingtobelosingmystrengthandmusclemassandallthat

whichisimportanttheolderyouget.

IgotsofrustratedwiththisandIwastalkingtoafriendofmine

who’sapsychologist.IsaidI’vehadthisonmygoallistnowfora

coupleofyearsandIjustneverseemedtogettoit.I’mjustlikeI

knowbetter,Iteachthisstuff.Hesaidtome,hesaid,“Youneedto

bringinanoutsideresource.”Isaid,“Whatdoyoumean?”Hesaid,

“Whydon’tyouhireatrainer?”I’mlikeduh,Itwasoneofthose

momentswhereIslappedmyselfontheheadandIwentyeah,why

not?Ihiredatrainer.ThatwasthreeyearsagoandItrainedwith

himthreedaysaweekeveryweekandI’mstrongerthanI’veever

beeninmylife,butthatrequiredbringinginanoutsideresource.

NowwhydidIwaitsolong?Idon’tknow.Itwouldn’thavetobea

trainer.There’sprobablypeoplelisteningtothisthatcan’timagine

hiringatrainer,butitcouldbeaworkoutbuddyliketheguysthat

areinmymastermindorinthiswholethingwherethey’rekeeping

eachotheraccountabletodoacertainnumberofpushupsevery

day.They’redoing100pushupseveryday.Youcanbringinthe

accountabilitypartnerforwhateveritis.Itmaybeacounselor,

itmaybesomeonethatyoucouldbarterwith,butdon’tfeel

likeyou’vegottojustrelyonyourowningenuity,creativity,or

motivation.Havesomebodyelse.

Pat: Ilovethat,Ilovethat.Alotofpeoplewhoarelisteningtothisthey

haveanaudience,theyhaveafollowingonsocialmedia.Would

yourecommendaskinganaudiencetohelpholdthemaccountable

orsharingyourgoals?Iknowthere’stwosidestothis.Sometimes

there’sthe…YougettheaccountabilityaspectwhichiswhatIfeel




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whenIshareagoalwithmyaudience.IreallywanttomakesureI

doittojusttoprovetothemthatIcan.IknowI’mgoingtogetflack

foritifIdon’t.Also,IthinkofDerekSiverswhohadmentionedthat

sometimeswhenwesayourgoalstootherpeoplesubconsciously

itmakesusfeellikewe’realreadyachievingthatgoalwhenreally

we’refarfromit.I’mcurioustoknowhowwouldoneutilizetheir

existingaudiencetohelpthemachievetheirgoals,too.

Michael: IrememberonetimewhenIranmyfirsthalfmarathonIwentpublic

withitandIsaid,guys,I’mgoingtodothis.I’veneverrunahalf

marathon.Infact,I’mnotworkingoutthatconsistently.Thatwas

about15yearsagoandIsaid,butI’mgoingtodothis.Itactually

workedforme,butthenIwatchedthatTEDtalkfromDerekSivers

wherehetalksaboutthatverything.Ofcourse,hesaysyou

shouldneversharethembasicallywithanybodybecauseyouget

thepsychologicalbenefitthatyourbrainthinksyou’veactually

accomplisheditandkindoftakeyourfootoffthegas.

Pat: Right.

Michael: IactuallythinkthatwhatworksbestandalltheresearchthatI’ve

seenonthisisselectivesharingisthekey.Inotherwords,ifyou

shareyourgoalsselectivelywithpeoplethatarewillingtoholdyou

accountable,helpremindyouofwhywhenyougetintothemessy

middleandforgetyourwhyandpeoplethattalkstraighttoyou,

butbasicallyencourageyoubecausenoteverybodywilldothat.

There’ssomepeoplethatyoushareyourgoalwiththatwillkind

ofpoo-pooit.Itmightbesomebodyinyourfamilythatjustdoesn’t

takeitseriously.They’regoingtopullyouback,they’regoingto

discourageyou,soselectivesharingiswhatIbelieveinpractice.

Pat: Ithinkthatmakescompletesensebecausewhenyoushareitwith

youraudiencethey’renottheretohelpyouallthetime.They’renot

necessarilyhavingyouattopofmindallthetime.Ifyou’reworking

withafewpeoplewhoknowyou’retryingtogettothisgoal,maybe

youslackalittlebit,they’regoingtocomebacktoyouandsayhey,

whathappenedtothis,wherewereyouwhenyousaidyouwere

goingtodothat?Tomethat’sgoingtobeverymotivatingbecause

youselectedthosepeopleforareason.They’renotjustgoingtobe




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randompeople,butpeoplethataremeaningfulinyourlifewhowill

–theirwordisgoingtomeanalotmoretoyou.

Michael: Iknowyou’vebeeninmastermindsandIhaveapaidmastermind

withguysthatareinit.Oneofthebiggestbenefits,oneofthebest

thingsthattheygetoutofitisthey’reeverymonthstatingwhattheir

goalsareforthenextmonthtoeachotherandonlyeachother,

butholdingeachotheraccountability.Ijustfacilitatethegroupand

sometimesthey’rereallytoughwitheachother,othertimesthey’re

justreallyencouragingandlet’snotbeatourselvesup,butlet’sget

backinthegame.There’sjustawonderfulthingthathappenswhen

youhaveasmallgroupofpeoplethatloveyouandarecommitted

toyouandwantyoutohelprealizeyourbestversionofyourself.

Pat: OnethingIrecentlylearnedinallthemastermindgroupsthatI’m

inisthatpeoplerespondtoothersindifferentways.Forme,for

example,IrespondverywelltopositivefeedbackandifI’mnot

doingsomethingI’msupposedtoIenjoypositiveencouragement.

ForawhilewhenIwasslackingoffforsomethingsthatIwas

supposedtodoafewpeopleinthegroupwouldgetalldrill

sergeantonmebecausethat’sthewaythattheyrespondbest,but

thatwasnotthewaythatIwouldrespondbest.

SometimeswhentheywoulddothatIwouldjustcurlupintoalittle

ballandhideinthecornerofmyofficeandjustfeelbadabout

myselfthewholetime.That’snotwhatmotivatesme.Onethingthat

we’vedoneinourmastermindgroups…ThisissomethingthatIfeel

everymastermindgroupshoulddoistosharewitheachotherhow

theybestrespondandsharewhatmotivatesthemandwhatdoesn’t

motivatethem.Thatwaytherestofthegroupcanknowwhatthose

qualitiesareandmakesurethatthey’realwaysencouraginginthe

waythatthepersonwouldrespondbestto.

Michael: That’sagreatidea.SomebodythatIhavereadalotofisBrené

Brown.She’sashameresearcheratIbelievetheUniversityof

Houston.Ofcourse,she’sabigmegabestsellingauthorandshe

talksalotaboutshame.She’safascinatingstoryteller,butoneofthe

thingsthatshe’scomeupinherresearchisthatwheneverpeople

feelshameditshutsthemdownandactuallymanifestsmorethe




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wrongbehavior.Idon’tevenmindthedrillsergeantthingaslongas

itdoesn’tturnintoshamebecausethenitcutstoyouridentity.So

muchofourbehaviorflowsoutofouridentity.Thisisonetrickalso

I[inaudible00:36:10]ingoal-setting.Forexample,let’ssayyou’re

tryingtogetconsistentasarunner.YoumaytellyourselfI’mjustnot

arunner.Ifyoureinforcethatidentityit’sgoingtomanifestitselfin

yourbehaviorandyou’renotgoingtobearunner.

Pat: Totally.

Michael: Ifyoustartsayingtoyourself,youknowwhat,I’marunner,guess

what,whatdorunnersdo?Theyrun.Dealwithitatthelevelof

youridentityandbeverycarefulabouttheself-talkthatyou’re

using,whatyou’resayingtoyourself.Thesamethinghappens

withbloggingorpodcasting.Sometimesyoucanfeelyou’rean

imposterwhenyoubegin,buttosaytoyourselfI’mabloggerorI’m

anauthororI’mapublicspeakerorwhateveritis,reaffirmwhatitis

thatyouwanttobecomebecauseyourbehaviorisgoingtoflowout

ofthat.

Pat: Yeah,ownit,everybody.Itremindsmeofourgoodfriend,Jeff

Goins,whowhenhewasstartinginhisjourneyasawriterhewas

strugglingquiteabituntilhestartedtowritedowntohimselfIama

writer,Iamawriter,Iamawriter.Nowhe’sanamazingauthorwith

severalbooksandahugetribeofwriters.

Michael: Yeah,Ilovethatexample.I’veinterviewedJeffontheverytopicand

everythingshiftedforhimwhenheownedthat.

Pat: Yeah,absolutely.Identity’shuge.ThelastthingIwanttotalkabout

beforeIletyougo,Mike,andagainthankyousomuchforyourtime

heretodayandallthewisdomthatyou’resharing.Thisissomething

thatIaskedyouaprevioustimeyouwereontheshow.Ithinkit’s

somethingthatalwayscomesupandthatiswhenitcomestogoal-

settingorthesethingsthatwe’reworkingonsometimeswehavein

ourheadanotherideathatcomesuporadifferentgoalormaybe

thethingwe’vebeenworkingonjustdoesn’tfeelrightanymore,

wedon’tseetheresultsthatwewereexpectingrightawayandwe

oftenwanttochangecourse.Doyouhavealitmustestorsome




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strategytohelppeoplefigureoutwhen’stherighttimetoshifttoa

newdirectionversuscontinueontheonethatyou’reon?

Michael: Yeah,Ibasicallyrunthatgoalandthisusuallyhappensinthemiddle

oftheyearwhenyoulosefocusandyoufeelyou’rerunningata

runwayandyou’renotsureyoucanpullitoff.Irunitthroughthis

litmustestandIcallitthethreeR’s.ThefirstthingIsayiscanI

recommit?MaybeI’vejustlosttouchwithmywhyandthat’soneof

thereasonswhymygoal-settingcoursewespentalotoftimeon

whatareyourkeymotivations,whatisatstakeifyouachievethis

andwhatisatstakeifyoudon’tachievethis?Torecommittothe

goalbyreconnectingwithmywhy.IfIcandothatthat’swhatI’m

goingtodo.

Sometimesthoughyouhavetorevisethegoal.Maybeyouhad

achangeinyourlifecircumstances,yougotadifferentjob,or

youlostyourjob,oryouwentoutandstartedacompany,or

somethingcouldhappen,oryouhadanewbaby,somethingthat

wouldhappenthatwouldchangethecircumstances,therefore,it’s

importanttorevisethegoal.Youdon’thavetocompletelydeleteit,

butyoucouldreviseitandmakeitmore…Ihatetousetheword

realistic,butmakeitmoreappropriatefortheseasonoflifeyoufind

yourselfinnow.Becausewhenwestartatthebeginningoftheyear

orbeforetheyearbeginswe’reseeingeverything,it’salittlefoggy,

we’renotquitesure,butaswemovethroughtheyearwegetmore

clarityandsomethingsmayneedrevision.

ThethirdRthoughisjusttoremoveit.Thisisyourgame.It’snotlike

you’regoingtogettotheendoftheyearandsomebody’sgoingto

…thegoalpolicearen’tgoingtocomeandsay,okay,buddy,how

manydidyouachieveoutofwhatyousetouttodo.Ifsomething’s

reallynolongerrelevantorifit’sdefeatingyoueverytimebyjust

lookingatitgetridofit.Getsomethingonyourgoallistthat’ll

reallymotivateyou.Iwastalkingagaintooneoftheguysinmy

mastermindtheotherdaywhosaidhejustdeclared,whatItaught

before,emailbankruptcy.

Pat: I’vedonethat.




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Michael: HesaidIdeclaregoalbankruptcy.HesaidIjustflushedallmygoals

andstartedoverandfortheselasttwomonthsoftheyearI’vegot

goalsthatIamsopumpedabout.Sometimesthat’snecessary,

sothosearethe…That’stheorderIwoulddo.Reviseifyoucan

orexcuseme,recommitifyoucan,reviseifyoucan’tandthenif

neitheroneofthosetwoworkthenjustremoveit.

Pat: Ilovethatstructure.

Michael: Doesthathelp?

Pat: Yeah,oh,absolutely.Thatmakesitveryclearevenformewho

dealswithalotofthisstuffeverysingledayactually.Icouldstill

imaginepeoplesayingI’veworkedsohardonthisandI’vespent

monthsworkingonthis.It’shardformetoletitgobecauseIfeel…

ThisissimilartowhenIhadgottenlaidoff.I’dgottenlaidofffrom

thearchitectureworld,wenttoschoolforfiveyears,workedinthat

fieldforthreeyears.ItwaseightyearsthatIspentdedicatedto

architecture.

WhenIhadthechancetobecomeanentrepreneurIeventually

finallymadetheplungeandstartedtodoitandreallycommittoit.

AtfirstIwaslikeIcan’tletgooftheeightyearsthatIhadspentin

schoolandthat’swhatIthoughtIwasgoingtodo.Doyouhaveany

tipsforsomebodywhohasthatconflictintheirheadrelatedtowhat

theyhadbeendoingthiswholetimeandthattimeandeffortthat

they’veinvestedintothatversusmaybeabrandnewpathwhere

whattheyhaddoneisactuallynotgoingtomatteranymore?

Michael: Thetruthisit’sasunkcost.Youmadetheinvestmentandtheworst

thingyoucoulddowithasunkcostiscontinuetopourgoodmoney

orgoodenergyafterbad.You’remuchbetteroffinthosesituations

tojustcutyourlossesandmoveontosomethingelsewhereyou

couldreallyapplyyourselfandhaveamuchbetterchanceof

achievingit,soitdoestakesomementaldiscipline.

I’mthatway,too.It’seasyformetowanttoholdontothingsand

holdontoolong,butIthinkoneofthebenefitsofage,frankly,

theolderyougetyourealizeeverythinginlife’satradeoff.If




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you’regoingtotakeonnewopportunities,ifyou’rereallygoing

tomovetheneedleinyourbusiness,ifyou’regoingtomoveitin

yourpersonallifealotoftimesendingthingsisasimportantas

beginningthings.I’lltellyouagreatbookonthistopicisabookby

HenryCloudandit’scalledNecessaryEndings.Haveyoureadthat?

Pat: No,butthat’soneofthosebooksthatitwaskindoflike

essentialismandtheonething,it’sbeingtossedaroundthe

entrepreneurialspace.That’sanotheronethatIkeephearing

about,soitwillbeonmybooklistforsure.

Michael: YoushouldhaveHenryonyourshow.He’sagreatinterview.

Pat: Oh,that’dbegreat.What’sthetitleagain?

Michael: NecessaryEndings,abrilliantbook.I’vereaditseveraltimes.

Pat: Man,Mike,thishasbeenfantastic.Thankyouagainsomuchfor

comingon.I’dlovetoaskyoureallyquickwhyeverybodyshould

pickupyourcourseorwhoisitfor?I’vegonethroughthecourse

myself,BestYearEver.me/SPIisgoingtobethelinkforyou.One

oftheinterestingthingsaboutthiscourseisthatit’snotverylong.

Sometimeswhenwearehearingaboutcreatingonlinecourseswe

wanttopackasmanyvideosandworksheetsandallthisstuffin

therebecausewefeelthemorethingsthatareintherethemore

youcouldcharge,themorevaluethatpeoplearegoingtoget

outofit.Idon’tknowhowmanyvideosyouhaveinthisupcoming

roundhere,butit’sveryfew.

Michael: Yeah,justfive.

Pat: Justfive,yeah.Onpaperyou’relikewhat,youhavefivevideos?

It’sexactlythecontentyouneedifthisissomethingyouabsolutely

needhelpwithandit’snomore,noless.That’swhatIloveabout

it.It’slikeyoucanjustgetthecontent,reallygetintothatright

mindset,getwhatyouneed,andthenyoucanstarttofocuson

thesegoals.Thankyouforgivingusagoodexampleofwhata

greatcourseisthatit’snotnecessarilyaboutjusthowmanyvideos

thereare.I’mlearningfromyouhereandinmyowncoursesI’m




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adoptingthesamestrategiestoreallygiveeverybodywhatthey

needtogetthoseresultsquicker.Whoisitforandwhyshould

peoplepickitup?

Michael: Yeah,Ithinkit’sforanybodythatisreallycommittedtopersonal

growth,whoiscommittedtoexcellenceandnotjustinonearea

oftheirlife,buttheyreallywanttohaveitall.Theywanttohave

theirbestyeareverandyougettodefinethat,butforsomebody

whoreallywantstodothatandharnessthepowerofgoal-setting

whetheryou’reanentrepreneurorwhatever,itdoesn’treallymatter.

We’vehadstudentsgothroughthis,we’vehadgovernmentofficials

gothroughit,we’vehadlawenforcementgothroughit,we’vehad

justabouteveryconceivablepersongothroughthis.Anybodywho

wantsabetterfutureandiscommittedtomakingthisnextyearyour

bestyeareverthisisbasicallytheroadmap.

Asyouknowit’scalled5DaysToYourBestYearEver,soitreally

wassetupinitiallyforpeopletotakeonevideoaday.Ittakesyou

about30to45minutesadayfor5daysandyoucomeoutofthe

backendofthatprocesswithaplan,averysimple,executableplan

forthisnextyearthatIpromiseifyoudoityou’llbejazzedabout

thisnextyear,you’llbemorefocused,andyou’llhavemoreclarity

thanprobablyyou’veeverendedayearwith.

Pat: Ilovethat.I’mactuallygoingtobegoingthroughittoprepare

myselffor2017,soI’mhopingtoseemaybesomeofyouguyswho

arelisteninginthereaswell.AgainthatlinkwasBestYearEver.me/

SPIandI’lltalkalittlebitmoreaboutthatafterwegetoffthephone

withMichael.Anyway,I’mgoingtoletyougo.You’vebeenso

graciouswithyourtimetoday,Michael.Alwaysapleasuretospeak

toyouandIcannotwaituntilIgettoseeyouinpersonagain,shake

yourhand,andthankyouagainforallthegreatthingsthatyou’ve

doneformeandtheSPIaudience,soIappreciateyousomuch.

Michael: Thanks,buddy,greattobewithyou.

Pat: Takecare.Allright,Ihopeyouenjoyedthatepisodewith

MichaelHyattfromMichaelHyatt.com.Ifyouwanttocheckout

5DaysToYourBestYearEverwithmeyoucancheckitoutat




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BestYearEver.me/SPI,BestYearEver.me/SPI.We’lltakethatcourse

together,I’llseeyouinthereandwecantalkaboutit.Ireally

hopetocrushthesebiggoalsthatIhavein2017andIknow

youwanttodothesamething.Shownotesforthisepisodeare

availableatSmartPassiveIncome.com/session243.Againthat’s

SmartPassiveIncome.com/session243.Bythewaythatlinkisan

affiliatelink,soIdogetacommissionifyougothroughthatlinkat

noextracosttoyou.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthecourselet

meknow.I’vegoneintherebeforeandhavecheckeditout,buthe

reshootsiteveryyear,it’sawesome.Againthatlinkonemoretime,

BestYearEver.me/SPI.

Awesome,thankyousomuch,Iappreciateyou.Ilookforwardto

workingthroughthatcoursewithyouguys,MichaelHyatt’scourse,

5DaysToYourBestYearEveratBestYearEver.me/SPI.Yeah,good

lucktoallofyouandyourgoalsandthepeoplewhoyou’regoing

toservethroughallthosegoalsthatyou’resetting.Iappreciateyou.

ThankyousomuchforlisteninginandIlookforwardtoservingyou

innextweek’sepisodeoftheSPIpodcast.Cheersandthanksso

much.Bye.

Announcer: ThanksforlisteningtotheSmartPassiveIncomePodcastatwww.

SmartPassiveIncome.com.




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LivingForward

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DerekSivers’TEDtalk

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