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Thinking Thoughts.
December 06, 2017 09:04 - 16 minutes - 17.1 MBYour thoughts aren't magic. What you dream about at night is the result of who you are. Your thoughts are the manifestation of your subconscious. Whether that is good or bad. Don't fall into the trap of believing that because you thought something, it must be right. The truth is that your thoughts aren't real. They are the combination of memories and intentional beliefs that you have cultivated over the years. What are you thinking? Let's talk >> http://edgy.es/fbgroup
Better Questions.
December 05, 2017 09:04 - 16 minutes - 16.3 MBOne of the overwhelmingly apparent habits of high achievers is their insatiable curiosity. They question everything. They don't just want an answer. They want the explanation behind the answer. They want the research behind the explanation behind the answer. But to get there, first they have to ask the right questions. Because as Richard Bandler said, the quality of your life is determined by the quality of your questions. What questions are you asking? Let's talk >> http://edgy.es/fbgroup
Awesomepalooza.
December 04, 2017 12:35 - 18 minutes - 18.2 MBWhat happens when the book is finished, the live broadcast ends, the podcast is over, the newsletter is opened? “What’s Next?” Well, AWESOMEPALOOZA is next. I’ve put together an epic one-day event in Greenville, SC on December 13th. Yes… a week & a hald from now. I would love to have you. I’m working on a VIP dinner the night before the event where we can sit down, chit chat, and you can let me know what topics to cover the following day. I’ve got 3 days of notes crammed into this AWESO...
Be. Do. Have.
December 01, 2017 09:04 - 16 minutes - 16.5 MBWhether you achieve success or not directly depends on the stories you're telling yourself. Right now. Think about that. The stories you repeat to yourself are the limits you are putting on your success. Instead of just explaining that you tried and failed, you tell a story about how life treated you unfairly. That limits your ability to be successful in the future. Instead of just trying something different or reaching out for help, you revert back to your story. And it's a depressing, d...
[Bonus] The Secret Attitude of Superstars.
November 30, 2017 09:04 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBAlmost since the day he was born there was nothing that Clay wanted to do more than to become a professional fisherman. From the time he was five years, he would spend hours each day with a rod and reel practicing the perfect cast. Fishing was Clay's world. After school. On the weekend. Anytime he could get away, he was in the water trying to catch something. And his practice seemed to pay off. He could cast with pinpoint accuracy. He could do it all -- overhanded, sidearm, even flip-and-p...
Clarity From Action.
November 29, 2017 09:04 - 15 minutes - 16.3 MBClarity forces action. Take a moment to breathe. You might be surprised at what a fresh perspective can do for you. The stakes are high. But they've always been that way. You're left bothered by where you are. You're concerned by all the places you need to be and the progress you need to make. In truth, there is no amount of hustle or charm that can speed things up faster than they are going to move. If you're doing all you could do, the only thing left to adjust is your perspective. ...
3 Lessons Learned.
November 28, 2017 09:04 - 17 minutes - 17.4 MBYou're going to make mistakes. You're going to find yourself in situations where life chews you up and spits you out. Your mission is to learn and improve. You don't need to get it right the first time. Or even the second or third time. But you do need to learn from your mistakes and figure out a way to make sure you get to where you want to be. That's the secret to breakthrough. Continual improvement. An obsession with being a better version of yourself. Let's talk about what lessons yo...
[Bonus] One Way To Guarantee That Your Life Makes a Difference.
November 23, 2017 09:04 - 5 minutes - 5.51 MBWayne sat on the edge his couch in early 2004 watching the breaking news of a tsunami crashing into Indonesia. Destroying miles of land. Ripping homes off their foundations. Crushing town after town in a torrent of twisted metal and anything else that the raging water swept up in its path. Utter destruction. What caught Wayne’s attention was footage of a single shoe drifting slowing along the shoreline. It made him sick to his stomach. How does this story inspire you? Let's talk about it >...
Invested in Renewal.
November 22, 2017 09:04 - 16 minutes - 17.2 MBDan Waldschmidt and his Chief of Staff spent 5 days in Laguna Beach recharging and hanging around people who can feed your soul. How can you use Thanksgiving break to recharge your soul? Let's talk about it >> http://edgy.es/fbgroup
Empathetically Amazing.
November 20, 2017 09:04 - 17 minutes - 17.6 MBYou can't motivate people when you're judging them. You can't help people or get them to change if you're labeling them and putting them in a box. One of the key reasons why businesses struggle to grow is a lack of empathy. Instead of loving prospects and getting to understand them where they are, business leaders automatically assume that the person not buying from them is an idiot. By the way, that is the same reason why churches fail. And associations that do good work. What do you thi...
Chasing the Light.
November 17, 2017 09:04 - 16 minutes - 16.8 MBI was more than 18 hours into my run and slightly more than 92 miles closer to the finish line of the Arkansas Traveller 100 than when I started at 5 a.m. earlier that morning -- and I had to go to the bathroom. Bad. My stomach was blowing up. I didn't feel like eating or drinking or anything else. I just wanted to run those last eight miles and be done with my first hundred mile race. I stepped off the trail to handle my business, and my running partner took the opportunity to take a littl...
[Bonus] The Plan is Really Your Success.
November 16, 2017 09:04 - 5 minutes - 5.02 MBLasse Viren of Finland, was a police officer who burst onto the international track scene in 1971 running the 5,000 and 10,000 meter events. He finished a miserable 7th and 17th place in each respective race. He ran too fast at the beginning of the race and faded fast. Determined to make a difference, Lasse decided to move more than 4,000 miles away to Thompson Falls in Kenya to begin a brutal training regiment. Under the 250 foot scenic waterfall at the base of the Ewaso Narok river, La...
Outside of Work.
November 15, 2017 09:04 - 16 minutes - 17.2 MBWhat are you doing outside of your professional life to push you towards greatness? Want to read Dan's thoughts on running 100 miles? Check it out here >> https://www.danwaldschmidt.com/articles/2014/10/business/11-lessons-for-winning-i-learning-running-100-miles-in-the-ozark-mountains Then let's talk about it here >> http://edgy.es/fbgroup
The Basics.
November 14, 2017 09:04 - 16 minutes - 16.5 MBSuccess comes down to doing the basics really well. Having a purpose. Treating others with kindness. Putting in the work. Delivering on promises made. As much as you might want a fancier formula, it's the basics that end up working. So when you're feeling stuck, the answer isn't to pursue some new shortcut you heard about from someone who can magically make all of your problems go away and put you in the driver's seat of your destiny, it is to get back to the basics. To return to the simp...
It's Just Life.
November 10, 2017 09:04 - 15 minutes - 16.2 MBIt's OK to feel lost along your journey to success. In fact, if you're going someplace new you'll be lost until the moment you arrive where you want to be. And even then, where you end up can feel awkward and odd. So you probably need to get comfortable feeling your way around the dark. You need to get used to bumping into the edge of sharp objects and falling into open construction pits. Let's talk about it >> http://edgy.es/fbgroup
[Bonus] Beating Selfishness with a “Dying” Plan
November 09, 2017 09:04 - 4 minutes - 4.39 MBIn a small town with fewer than 300 people in Center, North Dakota, Hazel and Emmet and Myrdith lived in a small, simple home with their parents William and Blanche. Fifteen-year-old Hazel was the oldest of the children and responsible enough to drive the horse and buggy to the one-room, country school two miles away. In the late morning of March 15, 1920, a blizzard began to move into the area. Concerned for the safety of the students, the teacher quickly dismissed the students so that ...
Being a Hero.
November 08, 2017 09:04 - 15 minutes - 15.9 MBThe hard truth about discipline is that repetition isn't the same as practice, excellence, and focused determination. Superstar athletes and high-performance business executives share the same ability to maniacally develop improvements in their own abilities, no matter how good they already are. Let's talk about it >> http://edgy.es/fbgroup
It's a Marathon.
November 07, 2017 09:04 - 17 minutes - 17.4 MBDan debriefs on the results of his marathon where he goes after a sub-2:30:00 marathon and shares some of the lessons he learned. The value of pacing. It's a lot better to run a marathon than a sprint Momentum happens in small doses Let's talk about it >> http://edgy.es/fbgroup
Real Productivity.
November 06, 2017 09:04 - 16 minutes - 16.9 MB"The mark of productivity is not necessarily getting things done, it's getting the things that matter done." - Anthony Iannarino Be productive in things that matter. Are you getting things done that don't matter? If you're not feeling accomplished, start with Dan's 1/3/5 method: Accomplish either 1 "big" thing OR 3 "medium" things OR 5 "small" things. Write it out. Make your own list. Share it in the Facebook Group. Or just share your thoughts on productivity >> http://edgy.es/fbgroup
Just Try.
November 03, 2017 08:04 - 15 minutes - 15.5 MBDan's son Bryce joins him while driving to football practice to talk about the value of continuing to try. What do you think? Talk about it here >> http://edgy.es/fbgroup
[Bonus] Why You Need to Almost Lose it All.
November 02, 2017 08:04 - 6 minutes - 5.71 MBMike Weaver took up boxing in the swamps of Vietnam in early 1970. Not yet twenty years old, the young Marine found the training deeply inspiring and threw himself into it with a passion. He lost his first fight as an amateur. His opponent, Duane Bobick, was a future superstar who would fight in the 1972 Olympics. After leaving the Marines and Vietnam, Weaver moved to California where he would train to the point of exhaustion. What do you think? Let's talk about it >> http://edgy.es/fbg...
Your Purpose.
November 01, 2017 08:04 - 15 minutes - 15.6 MBThe great pyramids of Egypt were started by a single stone, placed by a single worker on that first day. That single stone didn't amount to much of anything. The slave worker who placed it there didn't get a bonus. There wasn't a celebration to commemorate the occasion. Most likely no one cared -- or stopped to notice. It wasn't anything worthy of a second thought. But that start -- that first stone -- became a monument we call one of the great wonders of the world. Millions of people arou...
Timely Rewards.
October 31, 2017 08:04 - 15 minutes - 15.7 MBSeveral years ago I got conned out of about $100,000 by a business partner con man. This guy had the right lines and the awesome business plan and I was silly enough to lose out. Stupid me! (It wasn't the first time I made a stupid play...) Soon after, I let it go and moved on to focusing my attention on other more important matters. For a while, I was thinking about blasting the person on one of the popular support forums, but I could never come to grips with the lack of professionalism of...
No Free Pass.
October 30, 2017 08:04 - 15 minutes - 15.8 MBAnything you want in life can be achieved with enough hard work. It doesn't matter what your goal is, the resources you have, or what odds are stacked against you, hard work levels the playing field. It makes heroes out of ordinary grinders. It catapults the diligent ahead of the intellectual. It's the perfect get-rich-quick scheme. Without the quick part. Listen to Carl Brashear's story again: https://edgy.simplecast.fm/carlbrashear Read more: http://edgy.es/syRMIB Let's talk about it...
Happy Warrior.
October 27, 2017 08:04 - 14 minutes - 14.6 MBThere are times when it is easier to be happy than others. But being happy isn't just luck. You can make yourself happy. Surround yourself by people who love you. Give to others more than you take from them. Take time to reconnect with old friends. Laugh a little more. Take pictures of the moments that matter. Create an environment that makes you smile. Believe in magical possibilities. Sit still. Watch. Soak in the laughter. Say "Thank You" and "You're Welcome" a few more times ea...
[Bonus] The Will to Win: C'est Pour Toi, Maman.
October 26, 2017 12:45 - 4 minutes - 4 MBFor 24 years, Joannie had trained to be in this position. She entered the Olympics, with 12 gold medals in the last 12 consecutive Canadian National Championships. Along the way she had picked up international medals in China, the Grand Prix, and Russia -- competing in 39 different competitions. She practiced until she turned her 17th place showing at the World Championships into 2nd place just five years later-- officially becoming the vice-World Champion. And now the Olympics. The sta...
Not Too Stubborn.
October 25, 2017 08:04 - 16 minutes - 16.9 MBYou pretending that you have it all figured out is costing you massive momentum. If you're bull-headed, chances are that you need to get better at asking for help. You need to stop pretending you have it all figured it out and start purposefully asking other people to help you figure it out together. Talk about it here: http://edgy.es/fbgroup Read more >> http://edgy.es/WlItka
Warrior Living.
October 24, 2017 08:04 - 18 minutes - 18.3 MBWarriors act differently than everyone else. They don’t make (or take) excuses. If he wants to win, he wins. How much more impactful would you be if you decided to fight like a warrior? Let's talk about it: http://edgy.es/fbgroup
Quiet Progress.
October 23, 2017 08:04 - 13 minutes - 13.8 MBYou can't make progress without pain. It's a simple as that. It's not fun to hurt. It's not pleasant to be uncomfortable. It's unnatural to willfully put yourself in that position. But it's also the only way that you grow. “Progress doesn't happen automatically. ” You don't earn success because you hang around for enough time. You don't build momentum because you want it really bad. To be successful you have to do hard things. Let's talk about the progress you're making: http://edgy.es...
[Bonus] The Race for Success Is a Long One.
October 20, 2017 08:04 - 1 minute - 1.96 MBAlbert Ernest Clifford Young died a few years ago in late 2003 at the age of 81. Twenty years earlier (at a spry 61 years of age) the Australian potato farmer accomplished the impossible. Talk about it here: http://edgy.es/fbgroup
No Regrets.
October 19, 2017 08:04 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBThe only thing holding you back is you. Your past doesn't own you. That regret you feel don't need to be permanent. The future is there for your taking. Go. Get it. Strive mightily towards it. Run with every ounce of energy you have. That's how you escape your past. You create a better future. Tell us how you're changing: http://edgy.es/fbgroup
Communicate Better.
October 16, 2017 08:04 - 16 minutes - 16.7 MBWhat neighborhood drama can teach you about effective communication & how to get out of your own head... Join the conversation: http://edgy.es/fbgroup
Along the Way.
October 13, 2017 08:04 - 14 minutes - 15.3 MBWhat you do each day directly leads to the results you get and what you ultimately achieve. Just because things aren't the way you think they should be right now doesn't mean that's how they'll continue to be. That's the reality of not yet. Good things eventually happen to people doing good things. Bad things happen to people who do bad things. Let's talk about it: http://edgy.es/fbgroup
[Bonus] Old Dogs, New Tricks, and the Attitude That Will Make You a Superstar.
October 12, 2017 08:04 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MBThree days into 1870, John Roebling began work on a suspension bridge that would connect Manhattan to Brooklyn for the first time. It was a project that would take more than thirteen years and cost the lives of almost thirty workers....and would take his own life. Talk about it here: http://edgy.es/fbgroup -- Outside audio from these sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nevq4bdaHXA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFJcygfAmfI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=324K9XiYdVI https://www...
One Question.
October 11, 2017 08:04 - 15 minutes - 16 MBWho do you envy? Let's talk about it: http://edgy.es/fbgroup
Belief Is a Muscle.
October 10, 2017 08:04 - 17 minutes - 17.7 MBYou might think you believe something right now, but the true test of your belief is what you do when you get tested. What you do when what you think is normal and expected changes radically. Then it's clear to see what is really a belief versus a convenient perspective. It's not always convenient to believe. Isn't it interesting how your beliefs change when your feelings get hurt? Let's talk about it: http://edgy.es/fbgroup
Empathize a Tad.
October 09, 2017 08:04 - 14 minutes - 14.6 MBAre you kind enough? Let's talk about it: edgy.es/facebookgroup
Leveling Up.
October 06, 2017 08:04 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. told his kids, “run with the swift." The way to get better is by losing. You’ve got to surround yourself with people better than you who will push you forward. Who are you surrounded by? Who’s making you a better version of yourself? Join a group of other high performers: http://edgy.es/fbgroup
[Bonus] Success Takes Extreme Behavior.
October 05, 2017 08:04 - 3 minutes - 3.66 MBWhen Jerry Rice entered the NFL in 1985, only two team were interested in speaking with him. His speed troubled a lot of the scouts evaluating the players. He didn't have the flashiness of the other receivers in the draft. And the college he had played at, Mississippi Valley State University, wasn't a top-tier school. Share your thoughts: http://edgy.es/fbgroup
Focused Feelings.
October 04, 2017 08:04 - 15 minutes - 15.8 MBWhat are you telling yourself? What are you focused on? How you feel isn't an accident. You feel what you focus on. Tell us what you focus on: facebook.com/groups/edgyempire
Fear Less.
October 03, 2017 08:04 - 10 minutes - 11.2 MB"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek" - Joseph Cambell. You're not uncertain. You're afraid. And you're afraid because what you want is so big that you don't know how to pull it off --or if you can even pull it off to begin with. Share what you're afraid of: facebook.com/groups/edgyempire
Change Thyself.
October 02, 2017 08:04 - 19 minutes - 19.4 MBThere are no secret formulas. There are no guaranteed methods. There is no "silver bullet" that will solve your problems. You know everything you need to know in order to get to where you want to be. You may not know all the steps. You may not be aware of all of the options available to you. You might even need some help along the way. But you know what you need to do. There is no secret to that. The same timeless principles that have worked for every generation since the beginning of ...
Word Wise.
September 29, 2017 08:04 - 16 minutes - 16.6 MBWhat you say matters. To you and everyone around you. Winners use winning words. Losers do the opposite. You show your attitude in the words you use. Especially when you aren't paying attention. Anyone can take the stage and rip off glowing rhetoric about potential and motivation and opportunity. But take a moment to analyze the accidental words you use in "everyday" speak. Join the community: facebook.com/groups/edgyempire
[Bonus] Making Excuses is a Choice
September 28, 2017 08:04 - 2 minutes - 2.03 MBCarl "Sugarfoot" Joseph was born in Madison, Florida, a little east of the state capital. The fourth of ten children, he was raised by a single mom. They were a poor family living in the country without any real access to recreation or sports facilities. And that's probably why Carl worked so hard to become a star athlete. Or maybe not. Join the conversation: facebook.com/groups/edgyempire
Wanting to Change.
September 27, 2017 08:04 - 18 minutes - 19 MBDo you want to change? Do you really? Let's talk about why you're changing and what you should do about it. Join the group: facebook.com/groups/edgyempire
Get up. Get out.
September 26, 2017 12:47 - 15 minutes - 15.7 MBWhat do you do when you work for people who suck? Dan answers another listener question. Got something you want Dan to answer? Ask Dan here: facebook.com/groups/edgyempire
Want It More.
September 25, 2017 08:04 - 16 minutes - 16.2 MBIt's not enough to know what to do or how to do it. Winners just don't know how to win. They want to win. They want to win before they know how to win. They're not even sure they have the skills and talent to win, but they are absolutely sure they need to win. It's like oxygen. It's a necessity for life. -- Join The EDGY Empire Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/edgyempire
Greatness Expected.
September 22, 2017 08:04 - 18 minutes - 18.5 MBShades of red, 2 pixels, micromanaging, and what they have to do with greatness. Much love to the whole crew who made the rebrand possible :-) -- Join the community: facebook.com/groups/edgyempire
[Bonus] Effort Is the Great Equalizer.
September 21, 2017 08:04 - 2 minutes - 3.1 MBLips blue and hands shaking beyond human control, Carl Brashear struggled to find the next step up the side of the metal ladder to the wooden pier. As he made it to the top of the landing, he staggered to a wooden bench to sit down. His legs were no longer strong enough to hold him beneath the weight of a 200-pound brass diving suit. No one had survived this long. No one yet. -- Join the community: facebook.com/groups/edgyempire
What's Next.
September 20, 2017 08:04 - 17 minutes - 17.2 MBDan dives into what's next in The EDGY Empire...and why that scares him. -- Join the community: facebook.com/groups/edgyempire