I Was So Focused on Winning I Missed the Joy | Lewis Howes
Have you celebrated where you are today?
It’s important to have big goals. It’s important to have high standards. But you also need to acknowledge all you’ve done.
Life isn’t only about the grind.
It’s also about joy.
This is a lesson I’ve had to learn through the years, and I believe it’s a key to my success.
You have to enjoy every step along the way.
I share this thought and many more on this special episode of The School of Greatness where I invited the winners of the Inspiring Life Contest from around the world to join me in the studio.
This past year, we held a contest on our Facebook Watch show, Inspiring Life. Those winners got a bunch of prizes including getting flown out to CA for an interview on the podcast.
Amanda Michel from Dubai, Jackie Morey from Seattle, Pete Kotzbach from Redondo Beach, Julie Richard from New Brunswick, Canada, and Kelsey Ruger joined me for a live Q&A. They asked me questions on how I’ve created The School of Greatness, what makes a good interview, and my goals for the future.
I also share some behind-the-scenes information on the podcast.
Get ready to hear me answer questions from you, the listeners, on Episode 734.
Some Questions They Ask:
How did you start reaching out to people for your podcast? (5:30)
How did you build up to live events? (11:00)
At what point did you start to think of yourself as successful? (16:00)
At what point did people start asking to come on your podcast? (21:00)
When you started, did you feel that people supported you? (41:00)
Who do you look up to? (46:00)
How far out do you set your goals? (1:05:00)
In This Episode You Will Learn:
The importance of celebrating wins (18:00)
Why you have to come from joy (20:00)
The questions I ask every interviewee before we record (33:00)
How to surround yourself with the right people (42:00)
The lesson that took me six years to learn (43:00)
About the interviews I felt didn’t go well (52:00)
How The School of Greatness evolved into what it is today (55:00)
How I map out the year to accomplish my goals (1:06:00)
How I met my girlfriend (1:14:00)
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