Teflon Don Positive Mindset

Too many times, people think they need to feel like doing something in order to make progress. That is a complete fallacy. In fact, 95% of your growth will come in the moments when you don’t feel like doing anything. It’s the idea that you’re forcing your body to stay committed to the action as opposed to giving in to the way you feel about the action. When you do this, you are able to create muscle memory. And when you create consistency along with muscle memory, that’s when things begin to take flight. Listen to Teflon Don Positive Mindset - 109: Do It When You Don’t Feel Like Doing It and save both of these episodes to remind you when you don’t feel like doing it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

I used to hate problems. No you didn’t read that correctly. I USED TO HATE PROBLEMS!!! HATE. With a passion. I just wanted a day of no problems. An easy going day. I wanted many easy going days. Well that never happened. EVER. And I began to get discouraged in life. I began to think to myself that my lot in life was to suffer. I’m not kidding. Until I read The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone. Once I realized that problems were challenges that I needed to defeat, it was game on. I had a different approach. I started looking for problems and soon you know it, I began leveling up exponentially. Listen to this episode to understand why your problems are the challenges that you need to defeat. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teflondon/support

I used to invest energy into the wrong things. I was all about needing to feel comfortable in every moment of my life. That is until I read The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone. It woke me up from my comfortable stagnant state and turned me into a productive working beast!! In this episode, I tell you about the amount of energy I put into going out with my buddies to downtown Chicago and why that energy was the same as The 10X Rule. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

Your perspective can impact your thoughts everyday. It’s more important than you would think. I used to have a great attitude but often times my perspective was negative and thus would impact my approach to do things. What if you could change your perspective? What if you could simply change your thought process of how you perceived a situation from a different vantage point? It’s time to view your situation from a different vantage point to gain clarity, vision and insight. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

Before I began my entrepreneurial journey in October 2015, I used to think self-development was completely corny. I never sought after it. I didn’t develop myself. Why? ‘I’m not weak. That’s for weak people.’ That’s how I thought. Until I signed release papers from Schaumburg School District 54 and found myself out of a job. I wasn't winning in life and I wanted to know how the winners win. This is when I began to include self-development as a part of my daily routine. Listen to how my routine plays out in a day. It’s no accident that I’m where I am today and I attribute that to a solid self-development regimen. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

Friday used to be MY day. I couldn’t wait for Friday. Especially if it was a hard week at work. I used to round up my favorite crazy crews and “get down on it.” I had two crews that I rolled with and I had nicknames for them. 1) The A-Team and 2) The Usual Suspects. I’m not joking, these were my people that I rolled with from Laremont School. But as time wore on, I got tired of the same thing giving me the same results. Get up for work (begrudgingly) on Monday, work my ass through Hum Day (Wednesday) and postpone excitement for TGIF (Friday). It was a broken plan. I finally decided to change that in October 2015. It was the best decision I’ve ever made. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

Appreciate where you are currently in life. It may be a hard and brutal situation but if you’re working to level up in life, you will eventually rise above the ashes and become who you were meant to become. It’s hard to appreciate the bad situations but understand this, EVERYONE goes through them. EVERYONE. No one’s exempt. So be willing to appreciate this tough time because it’s what’s helping you to become stronger for the next big thing ahead. Be ready to receive your blessings. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

Most people hang on to friends that they know are bad for them. Toxic friends. People that aren’t looking to help them become better and aren’t (and will never be) happy for their success. Why do people do this to themselves? I know why - I used to do the same damn thing. It’s because people hold their friends opinions in higher regard than their own opinions of themselves. I was forever seeking approval from my friends. Like I needed to be validated for my purpose in life. Listen to me, get rid of these garbage “friends.” If you need a crash course on how to rid yourself of these fools, listen to the list of Teflon Don Positive Mindset episodes below: Teflon Don Positive Mindset - 032: Who Gives a Shit What Your Friends Think About You Teflon Don Positive Mindset - 081: Do Not Allow Family and Friends to Dictate Your Life Teflon Don Positive Mindset - 090: What Do Your Friends and Family Think About The Word Risk? Teflon Don Positive Mindset - 099: Surround Yourself with Positi --- Support this pod

I’ve always been silly. It’s in my DNA. I can’t be too serious for too long. It drives me insane. I use these silliness skills to bring joy and happiness to peoples lives. There are so many people that lack energy that are in desperate need of a shot of good energy. Look, be the change. Be someone that’s going to infuse some energy and life into your environment. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

Being busy misleads many people to think they’re being productive. Listen, I was THAT guy. I would keep myself busy just doing things and not focusing on productivity. There’s a huge difference between being busy and being productive. Busy = Doing lots of work that has no goal or purpose attached to it. Productive = Doing work TOWARDS a goal and the purpose that’s attached to it. In simpler terms: if you’re a sales person, being busy would be saying that you worked 16 hours today. Being productive would be saying, I made 200 cold calls today. There’s a huge difference and one is going to get you to your goal and the other will only frustrate you and make you feel like you’re on a hamster wheel. Busy work bores the mind. Productive work keeps the mind focused. Don’t be busy. Be productive. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teflondon/support

Often times we work against ourselves. We have a great idea and we put all of this energy into creating something that’s never been done before. The funny part is that we invest an incredible amount of energy into creating something new without understanding that it may have previously been created. My rules for a successful product are simple: 1. Find a product that’s uber successful. 2. Copy the format that made it successful. 3. Tweak it to make it your own. Put your own spin to it. Simple. These same rules apply when you’re working to become successful in your industry. My rules for you to become successful in your industry are simple: 1. Find a person who’s uber successful at what they do. 2. Copy their format that made them successful. 3. Tweak it to make it your own. Put your authenticity into it. Simple. Keep it simple. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

I turn 40 today!! It’s a landmark birthday for me and it’s a much better day than I anticipated it would be. Mentally speaking I’m in an awesome place because I’m in he process of making my dreams a reality. Becoming a multimillionaire by making a major impact in this world!! Listen to why I think it’s important for you to pursue your dreams. Every. Damn. Day. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

The ego can take over your psyche in a New York minute. It doesn’t take much for someone to allow their ego to inflate to the size of Texas. It can be a damaging thing to say the least. Keep your ego in check. Understand that you are no better or no worse than anyone else. Figure out how to create your own success by using these three simple steps: 1. Find someone who’s uber successful at what you want to do. 2. Copy their blueprint. 3. Tweak it to make it your own. Simple. Your ego must be put in check or you’ll never reach anything close to your true potential. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

Don’t be afraid to allow your qualities to shine through. People often change themselves and who they are for fear of what others might think about them. Don’t allow this to happen to you. Here’s my experience with what happened to me while coaching my 3rd/4th grade basketball team for the Sandpoint Parks and Recreation. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

One of the things that most people just can’t do is laugh at themselves. We have to many stiffs that are too busy worried about their image and too unwilling to just unwind and be vulnerable. Be willing to poke fun and laugh at yourself. Free yourself of the binds that society loves to place on people. When you are able to laugh at your own mistakes and poke fun at yourself, that’s when you begin to truly live a life of freedom. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

FOMO is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard but it’s an actual thing in today’s world. This is definitely a generational thing because it doesn’t make sense to me but I understand how it can impact today’s youth. Here’s the thing: your life is what you make of it. I’m not going to allow you to depreciate your value based on someone else’s social media outreach. Listen to this episode and save it when you feel FOMO creeping in. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

Most people ignore what’s going on with themselves because they think they’re supposed to act and be a certain way. They ignore their emotions and feelings and ultimately think that they’re weak because they’re not mentally crushing it. It’s time for you to take time for yourself. It’s time for you to listen to what your body is saying to you and it’s time for you to take a break. Dial it down. It’s time to relax and hit the pause button. This episode will give you insight on the importance of pausing and why it’ll save you in the long run. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

Nothing lasts forever on planet earth. Your bad days, bad deals, bad times aren’t going to last for too long. Yes, it seems like forever that you’re going through your Winter season but trust me, it’ll only last for so long. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

Money is important. It is. Unfortunately most people try to act like money isn’t everything. They try to envision a world with no money to only increase the defeatist attitude and self-pity. Money is important. You get up and work for it everyday. You think about it everyday. You’re either working for it for the rest of your life or it’s working for you for the rest of your life. The questions is: Which would you rather? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beauthenticzone/support

We all experience fear when we go all-in. It’s the point of no return.It means we have to make things happen and if we don’t, we have to face the fact that we failed. What’s the worst that could happen? You fail going for what you want? C’mon now, you have one life. ONE. How are you going to live that life? Because if you decide to stay on the sidelines for most of your life, you will be a spectator watching all of the action to only hope and wish it was you. Don’t hope and wish, go and make things happen. TODAY. NOW. GO!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teflondon/support