Tech Bytes - with Dan Hafner

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I had the chance to have what I had wanted for months - the chance to start something new and go big. But I backed off, I didn't go for it and I didn't leap. Instead I bowed out like a little bitch. But you know what - it was better in the long run that I didn't go for it at that moment. Where in your life have you stepped back from the ledge and not leapt into something, but learned that the timing was better by delaying? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

So after I was suddenly unemployed and had no idea what to do, I managed to find a way to build structure into my life. I started what became the single-most powerful tool in my entire arsenal - my morning routine. As I started to workout again, meditate, fuel my body with smoothies and journal in a notebook, I noticed changes begin to happen, not only internally, but externally as well. The more consistent you are with the things that you do - the bigger results you will have. - Consistency = growth. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

After a while of being unfocused, unproductive and lacking results, my employer started to notice that I wasn't an asset to them any longer. I was literally forced to exit the company and spent 3 weeks afterwards mulling around my "business opportunity" but made no real progress. It was extremely difficult to be let go at this company and be without the "safety net" of a job to pay my bills. As a result, I went straight back to the safety net of my old job - the one I had previously quit. Going your own way and doing your own thing in business requires a lot of letting go. You have to learn to let go of expectations, ego and all kinds of things. It is the only way that you can be open to receive whatever is coming to you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

As I pursued down this rabbit hole and started to do more of a deep-dive than ever before, I found different feelings arise within me about what I wanted. I wasn't sure how to handle some things I found about my reality and myself, which was very difficult. I discovered that something was "off" and I didn't want to be in my current job anymore. So I started the process of transitioning out and it happened very fast. Ultimately, it takes time to figure out what you want and you have to go through this process alone. I can't tell you what you want - no one else can tell you what you want. You have to figure it out on your own - but there is help! Head to www.runyourday.run and opt-into our mailing list and you can be among the first to get free access to the Run Your Day Membership program to end your isolation and get the support and guidance you need. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

There has been a choice or decision you've made at some point in your life that has led to the "rabbit hole" that you are currently experiencing. Whatever it is and whatever area of your life it is within, the important thing to realize is that it was YOUR CHOICE to go that direction. Not anyone else - YOU.  So, with that in mind, what rabbit hole are you currently down and can you identify why you ended up down this path? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

I remember vividly sitting on the couch wondering how in the hell my life had become what it had become. Lost, drifting, no purpose or direction. Maybe you've been there, maybe you haven't. The ultimate lesson I learned from that experience: RADICAL CHANGE REQUIRES RADICAL OWNERSHIP. Once you start to get comfortable with owning the facts of your life and where you are TODAY - the easier radical change becomes because you are moving forward on a foundation of reality, not fantasy. Where in your life are you in need of radical ownership? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

The Run Your Day podcast moving forward is going to be spicy, interesting and EXTREMELY VALUABLE. Buckle up for the ride of the past 18 months as we dive deep into the life, the mind and the overall growth of host Dan Hafner. Dan leaves it all out for you to hear, consume, analyze and learn from. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

I used to drive very conservatively and would take things very easy. What I never realized was how this bled over into my mentality of always forgoing what I wanted in life. The mire I’ve started to drive aggressively, the more I’ve started to make bigger moves in my life and business. Where in your life do you need to start adopting the “attack” mentality and apply it daily? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

Using coupons to get discounts at the store is a great idea - just don’t get used to using them in real life. There is no “coupon” to shortcut success and nothing that is going to ultimately pay the price for you. That my friend - is up to you to pay. Where in your life do you have the “coupon mentality?” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

I can't tell you how many times in my life I ended up chasing overly-complicated things when all I needed to do what simplify the living hell out of whatever I was doing. I stressed myself out, caused un-needed anxst and all kinds of other self-imposed things - but never realized that all I had to do was simplify. You are better off doing something simply and doing it better than you are doing something complicated and doing it half-ass. Where in your life do you just need to simplify? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

Imagine what your life would be become if you took the time to slow down and review things every Sunday? Imagine coming to the end of another week and knowing that you actually moved your life and career forward with purpose and momentum. A weekly review is the single greatest routine I’ve put in place in my life and what has changed it the most. Try a weekly review and plan for yourself and just see where you are in one month. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

You can gain all the information in the world. You can commit to studying everything and anything you can get your hands on - but all of it is worthless without execution and implementation. Where in your life have you become a pure consumer of information without actually executing it? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

You’re either going forwards or going backwards. There is no benefit in standing still. Even if you end up going backward for a bit, at least there is a gift to be found in that experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

Time lag is real! There is both a "front-facing" time lag and "back-facing" time lag. Backwards: The seeds you plant today you will reap down the road. When? Who knows - but it will likely be several months at least. Forwards: Always being forward-thinking in your own mind creates a constant results-oriented time lag where your current reality will not align with your future expectations. And it's not supposed to! That is the point! Where do you suffer from time lag, either backwards or forwards? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

Different things lead to different things. There is a current world view that holds your mind captive to the way a certain thing works or what “it should be.” In the end, everything that exists today does because someone, somewhere had the bold idea to make it happen despite what anyone thought. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

Expectations are a dangerous thing. Learning to be ok with yourself and your current status in life - regardless of how ugly or dissatisfying it is - comes down to a choice you make to adopt that mentality. Where in your life do you just need to be happy with the results you have manifested, but also start pushing for more? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

Ever watch the Lion King? Of course you have - that's a stupid question. Remember when Simba eats the bugs under the log and Timone says "Slimy, yet satisfying?" That is how life is sometimes. Sometimes you have to put up with the slimy shit in order to get the satisfaction out of the work you are doing. The result doesn't always show up the way you imagined it, and the work to get there isn't always glamorous. But hey, if it were easy - everyone would do it, right? What "slimy" part of your world do you need to embrace more? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

Ultimately, you can't go anywhere in life if you aren't willing to get radically clear about where you are. If you ignore the facts of what IS for you, the place you say you are going is a fantasy. It is pure bull shit. I lived in the land of fantasy for a lot of years looking back, but the process of getting super clear in my life across all of my domains gave me the opportunity to move forward based on a foundation of truth and power. Where in your life do you need to get super clear and be real about the facts you are facing? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support

Sometimes it's ok to take a day off or stop pushing towards something. This might seem counter-intuitive to what I talk about every day, but the reality is that no one can be "on" all the time. There is an ebb & flow to life that must be respected or you will burn yourself out before you even get started.  It's not about hustling all the time, but it's not about relaxing all the time either. It is about finding that balance that works for you and is respectable to everyone else in your life. Our temporary homepage is: https://www.runyourday.run/optin --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techbytespodcast/support