Humans are naturally resistant to change. Being in a comfort zone makes people complacent and content with what they have or what they are doing. Sometimes, in order to improve, it's necessary to step out and challenge oneself by trying to overcome anything that opposes you.
Zach Even-Esh talks about his life experiences, and lessons, and gives advice to future leaders. Learn how he overcame adversity, how he took criticism and came into self-realization, and how the way he worked things out affected the outcome of several moments in his life. Tune in as young leaders ask Zach questions about life, personal growth, and more!
Quotes:
- “Sometimes you got to do what you got to do and get the work done. And it might mean the early morning, the late-night, but whatever it takes. If you want to change the outcome, you often have to change your output.” – Zach Even-Esh
- “People always talk about: Do you work smarter? Do you work harder? It’s both. You work smarter and you try to get more efficient in what you're doing while still putting in that effort – Ryan McClure
- “A life spent looking for shortcuts is a long road to nowhere.” – Naval
- “If I would have listened to everybody who's said, I'm an idiot, I'm dumb. It won't work. You know, nothing would happen.” – Zach Even-Esh
- “When you get to that level where you're doing work that matters. You're no longer going to be interested in going out to find a job. They're just going to come to you and these big jobs that everybody wants.” – Seth Godin
Takeaways:
- Doing whatever it takes to get the work done is a simple concept. Just keep telling yourself that you have to do it, no matter what. Because the only way you can change the outcome of something is through changing the way you do things in the first place.
- The way you work would severely affect the output of your work. Therefore, working hard and working smart at the same time is key to getting good results.
- Instead of trying to make things easier for yourself and running out of time to do anything at all, it’s way better to just start doing it in the first place. Stop looking for excuses.
- People will always criticize you no matter what you do and no matter how you’ve done something. It’s best to keep our head up and power our way through adversity in order to achieve our goals.
- Loving what you do is key to being satisfied with the work you’re trying to do in the first place. Once you are content with that, good things will always come your way.
Conclusion:
Personal growth is very difficult to attain especially when you’re someone who is weak of heart and very self-critical. Sometimes you just have to power through every obstacle that gets in your way, even yourself. At the end of the day, you will realize that through perseverance and the guts to never give up, you will achieve what you’ve always wanted.