[1/4] Get Unstuck: The Power of Present Courage
The Market Your Message Show
English - March 10, 2023 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.45 MB - ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsCareers Business Technology blogging blogs wordpress online business seo website traffic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Introduction:
Story:
Recounts the night before a live event where the speaker, Jonathan Milligan, planned to play his first YouTube video to show attendees how bad he was when he first startedDiscovers that the publication date of the video was exactly 10 years prior to the eventReflects on how the moment of courage to publish the video led to a room full of people wanting to learn from him a decade laterIntroduces the concept of present couragePresent Courage:
Explains that every successful business can be traced back to a moment of present courage, such as signing a lease or buying a domain nameShares examples of successful companies started in humble locations (e.g. Disney in a barn, Amazon in a garage)Argues that to get your message into the world, you need present courageIllustrates the concept of present courage with a mental visual of a 20-foot wall with a rope hanging down, and thousands of people rooting for you to climb over it to reach your big dreamQuotes John Wayne: "Courage is feeling the fear and saddling it up anyways"Asserts that courage comes when we make do with what we already have and step forward, despite personal lackShares a prayer from Martin Luther King Jr. to help strengthen resolve and accept one's tools, however dull they may beEncourages listeners to start before they feel ready and to develop their tools over timeImplement the Blogging System that 40x My Online Business! Click here to get the training video