Claim OwnershipThe Main Character Podcast with Zan Bennett
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Conversations with interesting people about passion, the adventures of life, and the many perspectives on the pursuit of happiness and success.
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A framework to build a vision for your career, finding love, and building the life you want.
Practical frameworks to understand what growth strategies work depending on your business type. I have worked as an operator and strategist helping dozens of companies deploy strategies to scale, everything from startups that have yet to decide on their product, to companies worth billions in enterprise value.
This podcast is a high-level, beginner's manual to thinking about playbooks for growth.
Add me on LinkedIn here
How to be intentional about friendships.
The time I bought a one-way ticket to Australia, a dangerous situation at a shipwreck, and some life lessons that shaped me.
This is a solo podcast by Zan where he discusses "The Winning Mindset" uncovering the raw, honest truths about success with authentic, real-world strategies.
Let's face reality, together.
Welcome to the main character podcast, where we dive deep into the quest for happiness and how to achieve balance in our lives. In today's episode, we explore the delicate balance between ambition, legacy, and personal fulfillment. We'll unravel the enigma of living a life that outlives us, yet remains grounded in the present moment.
Follow Daniel on LinkedIn here.
Zan discusses the mindset of success. In this episode, he uses the example of 'how to think about pursuing your vocation' and walks you through both the frameworks he would use and specific examples. This is a great episode to listen to if you are considering a career shift or are wondering where to start on a personal journey and would like to hear about a structured, and battle-tested approach.
@maincharacters.us
Dr. Sara Seager is astrophysicist and professor of planetary science at MIT, and a world-renowned expert on the scientific pursuit of finding life beyond Earth.SARA'S LINKS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/profsaraseagerWebsite: https://www.saraseager.com/Book (The Smallest Lights in the Universe): https://a.co/d/0HE4FrJMAIN CHARACTERS LINKS:YouTube: @maincharactersWebsite: maincharacters.usInstagram: @maincharacters.ioTikTok: Maincharacters.io
Paul Rosolie is an explorer, author, and the founder of Junglekeepers, devoting his life to protecting the Amazon rainforest.
Support his efforts at https://www.junglekeepers.org/
Daniel and Zan talk about how to make an impactful life through changing how you see the world.
Show notes:
Introduction to Designing Life
The Importance of Conscious Life Choices
Life Changes and Insights
The Art of Friendship
Cultural Differences in Social Interactions
Choosing the Right City for You
The Impact of Environment on Lifestyle
Venture Capitalist Advice
Finding Depth in Your Locale
The Role of Adventure in Life
Decision Making, Intuition, and Leadership
Closing Thoughts
Hand-picked frameworks that have personally helped us in life, and that we hope may help you.
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - The grass is greener mindset
3:40 - Don't make decisions when angry
5:10 - The 3-second rule for taking action
6:40 - Circle of competence
8:10 - 80/20 rule
9:30 - Attachment styles in relationships
12:20 - Do things that don't scale
13:50 - Map is not the territory
15:30 - $1000/hr test for priorities
17:00 - Turning work into play
18:40 - Big T and Little T traumas
20:10 - No 7 mindset
21:30 - It's not being wrong that's bad, it's not knowing
23:20 - Focus on what interests you
24:30 - Having agency in your life
Daniel and Zan talk about hard-won lessons in dating, authenticity, and attraction.
Life's most intriguing 'what ifs', challenging listeners to rethink setbacks, success, and self-perception.
Floating within an infinite space, we tend to look for a given "meaning". Yet many of the most fascinating among us craft our own purpose along the way. Through science and philosophy, this podcast liberates us from prescribed meaning. Our choices, not the void, shape our fleeting lives. This is a practice of shaping a perspective to define significance through boldly exercising agency in impermanence.
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Introduction
Humans' brief existence compared to Earth's history
Dinosaurs' lengthy reign on Earth
Earth's age since formation
When life began on Earth
Human genetic similarity
Human population bottlenecks
Current population vs Earth's history
Visualizing 8 billion people
Visualizing population growth
Optimistic nihilism and creating meaning
Agency vs determinism
Quantum physics hints at free will
Embracing life's brevity while defining meaning
Sam does things differently. He tells his story, of growth and overcoming the odds. He shares with us how he was completely broke and in a month made over $100,000 by seeing something no one else saw. We discuss the many definitions of self and of success and how the answer to happiness is not getting what you want, but eliminating the "want" in the first place.
You may follow Sam on Twitter at @sam_feldman_
Josh talks about starting a business at a young age and the career path it leads him down. We talk about the importance of setting a goal in life and working towards the things that really matter.
If you would like to reach Josh, you can't.
But send me a message and I will make sure it gets to him.
Julia has a wonderful way to see the world. We talk about many things, including her life and the path that lead her to a job she loves in a city full of people she cares about. We talk about living a life where luck happens more often and how assigning meaning to everyday things can create a world full of purpose and positive reminders.
Follow Julia on Instagram: @juliayano or on LinkedIn
Lili talks about life growing up in Mexico City, the pros and cons of traveling, and why she chases orcas around the world.
Follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kgarzon/
Hannah tells her story of traveling the world. We discuss life-changing moments, type-2 fun, and our visions of the future. Hannah is one of the rare wonderful people that speaks with her heart. She's a connector, a visionary, and an adventurer to the core.
Kelly Conway is a friend and a mentor of mine. When he was 27 his wife was pregnant with twins and he took out a second mortgage on his house to start a business. Kelly developed into a world-class salesman, a seasoned CEO, and a compassionate leader. He sold his first business for tens of millions, then built and sold his second business for 4X his first. In this podcast, we talk about what it means to find your vocation, what it takes to be a leader, and strategies to build a world-class team.
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