Mindset: Identity & self-belief

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Resilience & grit

YouTube

Executing advice beats consuming it: Gary Vee on action and mindset

GaryVee May 25, 2023


Resilience & grit 9
Identity & self-belief 8
Founder interviews 5
  • 99% of advice-listeners never execute — action is what proves anything
  • Artificial timelines force bad decisions; let the right move emerge naturally
  • Ignoring criticism requires equally ignoring praise — they're the same trap

Resilience & grit

Podcast

How a 109-year-old neighbour embodied stoic wisdom on living well

The Daily Stoic May 24, 2023


Resilience & grit 10
Identity & self-belief 8
Origin stories 7
  • Contentment and purpose matter more than the pursuit of happiness
  • You control only which handle you grab on any situation
  • Mixing generations deliberately is maintenance, not a nice-to-have

Resilience & grit

Podcast

Transform anxiety into power through avoidance awareness

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life May 22, 2023


Resilience & grit 9
Identity & self-belief 6
  • Avoidance, not anxiety, keeps you stuck — stopping the pattern creates choice.
  • Map your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to recognize anxiety before it triggers avoidance.
  • Align daily actions with your core values to reduce anxiety and reclaim meaning.

Identity & self-belief

Podcast

Work as one part of life: rethinking careers and identity

Deep Questions with Cal Newport May 22, 2023


Identity & self-belief 9
Work-life balance 8
Productivity & habits 6
  • Why treating work as your identity makes you fragile
  • Define 'good enough' before work expands to fill everything
  • Lifestyle vision first — then find the job that fits it

Motivation

Podcast

Stoic joy: finding happiness beyond pleasure and material gain

The Daily Stoic May 22, 2023


Motivation 8
Identity & self-belief 6
  • Stoic joy is the absence of misery, not the presence of pleasure
  • Six questions to ask before chasing money or ambition
  • Service and purpose — not isolation — are the true sources of joy

Identity & self-belief

YouTube

How to advance your career when nepotism is working against you

Dr. Grace Lee May 20, 2023


Identity & self-belief 8
Communication 6
  • Your reaction to nepotism reveals your own biases more than the event itself.
  • Nepotism is a values conflict — hiring family fulfils perceived benefits, not just favouritism.
  • The fix: communicate your value in terms your decision-maker actually cares about.

Resilience & grit

Podcast

Find a way to use what life hands you

The Daily Stoic May 18, 2023


Resilience & grit 9
Identity & self-belief 7
Management 5
  • AI disruption is a stoic opportunity, not a threat to resist.
  • Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations as a grieving parent mid-pandemic.
  • The four Cardinal Virtues are inseparable — courage needs wisdom to matter.

Deep work & focus

Podcast

Protecting morning time and reading beyond your comfort zone

The Daily Stoic May 11, 2023


Deep work & focus 9
Identity & self-belief 7
  • Protecting your morning hour is how serious thinkers stay serious.
  • Reading only what you agree with is a form of intellectual stagnation.
  • Understand opposing views fully — arguing straw men makes you look foolish.

Identity & self-belief

YouTube

Business success does not require sacrifice — if you define it yourself

GaryVee May 2, 2023


Identity & self-belief 8
Resilience & grit 7
Motivation 5
  • $800K/year is top 1% — no 19-hour days required
  • Wanting money too fast is the real source of burnout
  • Entrepreneurship is micro-losing; practise failure more

Resilience & grit

Podcast

How stoicism and discipline helped actor Alexander Ludwig get sober

The Daily Stoic April 29, 2023


Resilience & grit 9
Productivity & habits 8
Identity & self-belief 6
  • Recovery is lifelong structure, not a destination—small daily practices prevent relapse
  • Discipline redirects destructive energy into creative growth and building better habits
  • Stoicism teaches you can't escape feelings by changing locations or circumstances

Resilience & grit

YouTube

Five principles for turning an adversarial boss relationship into a partnership

Dr. Grace Lee April 22, 2023


Resilience & grit 9
Identity & self-belief 6
  • Your boss rarely intends harm — your interpretation does the damage.
  • Self-governance: acting from your values, not external imperatives.
  • Repeated negative patterns across jobs signal internal triggers, not bad bosses.

Identity & self-belief

YouTube

Gratitude, forgiveness, and intuition as foundations for happiness

GaryVee April 19, 2023


Identity & self-belief 9
Resilience & grit 6
  • Gratitude — not money — is the real source of lasting happiness
  • Forgiveness unlocks your own growth; it doesn't excuse others
  • Gut intuition beats pure logic for spotting big opportunities early

Identity & self-belief

Podcast

How to make better decisions and build a joyful career with Ada Chen Rekhi

Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth April 16, 2023


Identity & self-belief 9
Communication 6
  • Crowdsource decisions with a structured curiosity loop, not vague advice-seeking
  • Your values are an internal scorecard — career 'obvious moves' often fail the test
  • Explore broadly early-career, then exploit deliberately once you find your edge

Identity & self-belief

YouTube

Gary Vaynerchuk on why chasing money makes you miserable

GaryVee April 14, 2023


Identity & self-belief 9
Motivation 6
  • Material goals leave you empty the moment you reach them
  • Monday dread is a signal your work doesn't match your nature
  • Forgiving others is something you do for yourself, not them

Identity & self-belief

YouTube

How to prepare yourself for a startup career as a student

Y Combinator April 14, 2023


Identity & self-belief 8
Resilience & grit 7
Productivity & habits 5
  • Learn to code now — coders hold the real power inside startups
  • Ship low-stakes projects early to build the founder muscle
  • True ambition means patience; startups take 7–10 years

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