When You Stop Wanting, You Get Everything.

07/01/2025 16 min Episodio 100
When You Stop Wanting, You Get Everything.

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Episode Synopsis

In this week’s episode, I talk about my journey from chasing the wrong things in life to surrendering to a bigger purpose. I share stories from my career, including the mindset shift that inspired me to create a charitable wine festival, which completely redefined my goals. I highlight how letting go of material desires and aligning my work with a greater purpose has brought me both personal fulfillment and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on my community. Key Points • It's impact over income for genuine success • Surrender to purpose yields life's riches • Charitable visions can multiply into millions • Realizing self-worth trumps net worth • Serving others becomes the ultimate goal Best Quotes 02:04 - 02:11 • "I can remember my mom telling me that if I could just put a thousand dollars in my checking account and forget it, I would never bounce a check." 05:53 - 06:02 • "The impact that we just made was a hundred thousand dollars to the cancer center and, and $75,000 to other charities." 07:24 - 07:35 • "I started to reframe the way that I actually looked at things, surrendering, knowing that there's something bigger than me, that God's guiding me and I just made an impact that I hadn't dreamed of." 08:54 - 08:58 • "I was chasing impact, I had the confidence to bet on myself." 13:36 - 13:44 • "You have to detach yourself from the result and attach yourself to the work. You have to reevaluate your goals." 14:32 - 14:41 • "It's really a matter of finding what you're great at and building towards that, knowing that you're going to build towards something that's gonna make an impact on the world."  

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