Breaking the Needle (ft. Jay Ferruggia)

Breaking the Needle

The average person makes choices that move the needle. How can you become someone who generates so much momentum that you break the needle?

OPENING QUOTE:

We always hear about, build your life around the things you love, build your business around the things you love. But that's really hard to do because for me, I'm really passionate and intense and I love a million things, so that list would be infinite. But, instead of that, what about, what do you hate not doing? ”

—Jay Ferruggia

GUEST BIO:

 Jay Ferruggia is the host of the Renegade Radio podcast, a top 20 fitness podcast on Apple Podcasts with over six million downloads. Jay has been helping people become the strongest version of themselves since 1994, and today is heralded as a coach of coaches, trainer of trainers, and champion of mastering not only physical strength but emotional and mental strength, as well. His work has appeared in Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Fast Company, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, and on ESPN and CBS.

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CORE TOPICS + DETAILS:

[3:37] - Do More By Doing Less

Embracing minimalism has helped Jay Ferruggia excel

We all love to embrace the hustle of achieving 100 different things at a time. But the truth is that many of the people who have reached the pinnacle of success do it by focusing on one thing and doing that thing with everything they’ve got. 

[12:13] - The Daily Non-Negotiables

What’s essential for your daily joy and progress?

Take a look at your life and the things you’re most passionate about. It might be exercise, or spending time outside, or laughing. Make these things non-negotiable as part of your day. Need to make room for them? Drop other things, but never the non-negotiable things that bring you joy.

[22:54] - The Three Forms of Awareness

Awareness of Self, Awareness of Others, Awareness of Situation

Intrinsic motivation doesn’t require someone else telling you to work hard— it comes from awareness of self, awareness of others, and awareness of your situation. When you know what you’re capable of, what others need from you, and where you stand (and where you need to be), you can accomplish anything.

[31:12] - The Power and Limits of Passion

How do you turn passion into playmaking?

Jay is passionate about hip hop, but that doesn’t mean he could get into a recording booth and drop a Grammy-winning rap album. So how do we know our passions could turn into careers? The simple answer is that we don’t. All we can do is choose a path and give it 110% and see where we end up.

[35:25] - The Go-To Daily Purpose

Make your purpose other people

When you wake up in the morning and for whatever reason you don’t feel like you have a strong sense of purpose, what do you do? For Jay, he defaults to helping others. There are always people that need help, and by the end of an act of service you’ll almost always have re-centered yourself on what matters most to you.

[49:04] - The Big Secret

Most people actually want you to succeed

People who succeed love to talk about the ‘haters’ that wanted to see them fail. But the truth is that most people are good people, and we’re energized by each other’s successes. Once you realize that, it’s not about ego— it’s about sharing your gift with people.

RESOURCES:

[0:31] The Power of Playing Offense[1:47] Renegade Radio Podcast[3:37] The 80/20 Principle, The ONE Thing, and Essentialism[4:41] Bedros Keuilian[13:23] Self Control App[24:04] Seth Godin[30:49] My Personal  Journey to Hell and Back, Blog

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CREDITS:

Paul Epstein: Host | [email protected]Connor Trombley: Executive Producer | [email protected]