Podcast - Episode 0260 - Surrender To The Work

In this podcast you’ll find:

• Many people are seduced by the idea that they can build an online business that brings passive income and runs entirely on its own.
• “Make money while you sleep.”
• Self-discipline is required.
• How do you stay engaged as you age?
• Instead of resisting the work, surrender to it.
• It’s about the journey, not the destination.
• When we resist work, it is because we don’t feel our work has purpose or value.
• Following your passions is a win-win
• The seduction is: “When you follow your passions you never work a day in your life.”
• It’s unprecedented in human history to have so many options open to every one of us.
• Most of us struggle with knowing what we want to do.
• So we think we deserve a cushy situation then resist the hustle or the need to work from the bottom.
• “You mean I have to work hard at the things I consider beneath me?”
• “You mean I have to work hard in a relationship?”
• “I shouldn’t have to do the labor to explain my message. Everyone else should come to me.”
• When you surrender to the work and stop punting it over to somebody else, you realize that you are responsible for yourself, your livelihood, and your message.
• Self-esteem comes after your surrender to the work and accomplish the things you want
• Return on investment is high when you surrender to the work
• The universe doesn’t care if you are too good to do menial tasks. It still needs to get done.
• Focus on the elements of beauty in the process.
• Resistance is an energy hog.
• Surrender is effortless.
• If you are complaining about something, you are resisting
• Twice the effort for half the return (resistance) vs. half the effort for twice the return (surrender)
• The ‘Luxury’ Fyre Music Festival Has Turned Into a ‘Hunger Games for Rich People’
• Black box thinking: 20-somethings don’t know what goes into all the things they benefit from.
• GenXers sometimes struggle to surrender to leadership.
• Xers don’t like being in the cross-hairs.
• Millennials often think they should be leaders right out of the hatch. They struggle to surrender to the menial tasks that lead to leadership.
• Xers don’t resist hard work, just leadership.
• Millennials need to do the work, so they become seasoned leaders as they age.
• Surrendering to the work looks different depending on who you are.
• Older generations can let go of control and be advisors to the rest of us.
• Younger generations need to respect and honor the wisdom of the older generations.