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Clarify What You WANT From Life – David Allen (@gtdguy) – #Entspresso


good morning believe nation today’s

good morning believe nation today’s message is clarify what you want from

message is clarify what you want from

message is clarify what you want from life over to you David Allen I think

life over to you David Allen I think

life over to you David Allen I think people need to get sit down and clarify

people need to get sit down and clarify

people need to get sit down and clarify what experiences are you really looking

what experiences are you really looking

what experiences are you really looking for in your life and that doesn’t

for in your life and that doesn’t

for in your life and that doesn’t necessarily mean it can include lots of

necessarily mean it can include lots of

necessarily mean it can include lots of money but it can also include what do

money but it can also include what do

money but it can also include what do you want to experience with that money a

you want to experience with that money a

you want to experience with that money a sense of freedom a sense of service a

sense of freedom a sense of service a

sense of freedom a sense of service a sense of providing value to the world a

sense of providing value to the world a

sense of providing value to the world a sense of self confidence and self

sense of self confidence and self

sense of self confidence and self efficacy what is it that you’re after so

efficacy what is it that you’re after so

efficacy what is it that you’re after so there’s you know in my own you know

there’s you know in my own you know

there’s you know in my own you know explorations and the whole personal

explorations and the whole personal

explorations and the whole personal growth and self-awareness the own game

growth and self-awareness the own game

growth and self-awareness the own game for years I’ve been involved in that

for years I’ve been involved in that

for years I’ve been involved in that pretty seriously you know there’s an

pretty seriously you know there’s an

pretty seriously you know there’s an exercise that say well what do you want

exercise that say well what do you want

exercise that say well what do you want I want a red Porsche great what

I want a red Porsche great what

I want a red Porsche great what experience do you think that’s gonna

experience do you think that’s gonna

experience do you think that’s gonna give you freedom in a sense of fun

give you freedom in a sense of fun

give you freedom in a sense of fun whatever and then the people get the red

whatever and then the people get the red

whatever and then the people get the red Porsche and they’re worried about

Porsche and they’re worried about

Porsche and they’re worried about somebody going to Dennett and they you

somebody going to Dennett and they you

somebody going to Dennett and they you know they can’t afford the payments on

know they can’t afford the payments on

know they can’t afford the payments on it they didn’t really get the experience

it they didn’t really get the experience

it they didn’t really get the experience they were looking for what happened they

they were looking for what happened they

they were looking for what happened they got the they got the symbol but they

got the they got the symbol but they

got the they got the symbol but they didn’t get the inner experience but if

didn’t get the inner experience but if

didn’t get the inner experience but if you want the experience of freedom and

you want the experience of freedom and

you want the experience of freedom and fun you can have that this afternoon it

fun you can have that this afternoon it

fun you can have that this afternoon it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have the red

doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have the red

doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have the red Porsche but it just means that if you

Porsche but it just means that if you

Porsche but it just means that if you start to focus on the inner experience

start to focus on the inner experience

start to focus on the inner experience what would climbing the corporate ladder

what would climbing the corporate ladder

what would climbing the corporate ladder give you as an inner experience why do

give you as an inner experience why do

give you as an inner experience why do you want that what’s important to you

you want that what’s important to you

you want that what’s important to you about that and it could be it could be I

about that and it could be it could be I

about that and it could be it could be I want to I want to provide you know for

want to I want to provide you know for

want to I want to provide you know for my family for you know for after I’m

my family for you know for after I’m

my family for you know for after I’m gone so there’s a sense of building

gone so there’s a sense of building

gone so there’s a sense of building wealth or building net worth or building

wealth or building net worth or building

wealth or building net worth or building assets you know for the people around

assets you know for the people around

assets you know for the people around you that that care that matter to you

you that that care that matter to you

you that that care that matter to you that’s there’s no right or wrong about

that’s there’s no right or wrong about

that’s there’s no right or wrong about any of your answers to this but I think

any of your answers to this but I think

any of your answers to this but I think getting clear about whether you want to

getting clear about whether you want to

getting clear about whether you want to do that or whether you want to get there

do that or whether you want to get there

do that or whether you want to get there because you want to be able to impact a

because you want to be able to impact a

because you want to be able to impact a much larger segment of the world for

much larger segment of the world for

much larger segment of the world for doing good or taking it over I don’t

doing good or taking it over I don’t

doing good or taking it over I don’t know what do you know whatever you want

know what do you know whatever you want

know what do you know whatever you want but I think that’s the key is being able

but I think that’s the key is being able

but I think that’s the key is being able to externalize and start to become

to externalize and start to become

to externalize and start to become objective about well what is it that

objective about well what is it that

objective about well what is it that you’re after

you’re after

you’re after and so just crafting your own ideal

and so just crafting your own ideal

and so just crafting your own ideal scene not only of the things you want

scene not only of the things you want

scene not only of the things you want which is fine don’t don’t stop that

which is fine don’t don’t stop that

which is fine don’t don’t stop that knife right don’t feel embarrassed that

knife right don’t feel embarrassed that

knife right don’t feel embarrassed that you

you

you a red portion so there’s nothing wrong

a red portion so there’s nothing wrong

a red portion so there’s nothing wrong with any of that material stuff that you

with any of that material stuff that you

with any of that material stuff that you might want but it’s also true that it’s

might want but it’s also true that it’s

might want but it’s also true that it’s a real good idea to just say let me just

a real good idea to just say let me just

a real good idea to just say let me just play that all out and then use that as a

play that all out and then use that as a

play that all out and then use that as a map just to then guide you in terms of

map just to then guide you in terms of

map just to then guide you in terms of your intuitive decision-making I don’t

your intuitive decision-making I don’t

your intuitive decision-making I don’t think you have to work at it that hard

think you have to work at it that hard

think you have to work at it that hard but I think you do need to be conscious

but I think you do need to be conscious

but I think you do need to be conscious about it and validate it in some part of

about it and validate it in some part of

about it and validate it in some part of yourself I think people focus on the

yourself I think people focus on the

yourself I think people focus on the wrong things just in general just in

wrong things just in general just in

wrong things just in general just in life people focus on the wrong things

life people focus on the wrong things

life people focus on the wrong things you’re attached to like David said the

you’re attached to like David said the

you’re attached to like David said the porch right you want the porch why do

porch right you want the porch why do

porch right you want the porch why do you want the porch maybe because you

you want the porch maybe because you

you want the porch maybe because you want the excitement maybe just want it

want the excitement maybe just want it

want the excitement maybe just want it as a status symbol so many people have

as a status symbol so many people have

as a status symbol so many people have these goals that I want to make X amount

these goals that I want to make X amount

these goals that I want to make X amount of dollars or I want to go on that

of dollars or I want to go on that

of dollars or I want to go on that vacation or I want to buy that car or

vacation or I want to buy that car or

vacation or I want to buy that car or get that house because it’s a status

get that house because it’s a status

get that house because it’s a status symbol because that’s the sign getting

symbol because that’s the sign getting

symbol because that’s the sign getting that Porsche is a sign that I’ve made it

that Porsche is a sign that I’ve made it

that Porsche is a sign that I’ve made it I’ve made it now because I got that car

I’ve made it now because I got that car

I’ve made it now because I got that car and the fact that you have so much of

and the fact that you have so much of

and the fact that you have so much of your self-worth tied up into objects is

your self-worth tied up into objects is

your self-worth tied up into objects is ridiculous you’re a valuable human being

ridiculous you’re a valuable human being

ridiculous you’re a valuable human being whether you have that car or not I’ve

whether you have that car or not I’ve

whether you have that car or not I’ve gone from living in a basement apartment

gone from living in a basement apartment

gone from living in a basement apartment to living with my parents

to living with my parents

to living with my parents to building a 5,000 square foot custom

to building a 5,000 square foot custom

to building a 5,000 square foot custom home from scratch to living in a condo

home from scratch to living in a condo

home from scratch to living in a condo renting buying doesn’t matter where I am

renting buying doesn’t matter where I am

renting buying doesn’t matter where I am doesn’t matter doesn’t impact my

doesn’t matter doesn’t impact my

doesn’t matter doesn’t impact my self-worth and because somebody else

self-worth and because somebody else

self-worth and because somebody else might look at me and say oh you’re

might look at me and say oh you’re

might look at me and say oh you’re living with your parents versus oh you

living with your parents versus oh you

living with your parents versus oh you have this 5,000 square-foot modern

have this 5,000 square-foot modern

have this 5,000 square-foot modern custom home their impact their thoughts

custom home their impact their thoughts

custom home their impact their thoughts on me has nothing to do with how I think

on me has nothing to do with how I think

on me has nothing to do with how I think about myself and the value that I add to

about myself and the value that I add to

about myself and the value that I add to myself and I think that’s an important

myself and I think that’s an important

myself and I think that’s an important distinction because a lot of the things

distinction because a lot of the things

distinction because a lot of the things that you’re doing in life in your

that you’re doing in life in your

that you’re doing in life in your business and in life are just trying to

business and in life are just trying to

business and in life are just trying to impress other people because the fact

impress other people because the fact

impress other people because the fact that they think highly of you now makes

that they think highly of you now makes

that they think highly of you now makes you feel better about yourself stop

you feel better about yourself stop

you feel better about yourself stop caring so much about what other people

caring so much about what other people

caring so much about what other people think about you there’s a great line I

think about you there’s a great line I

think about you there’s a great line I think from Quincy Jones who said not one

think from Quincy Jones who said not one

think from Quincy Jones who said not one ounce of my self-worth comes from what

ounce of my self-worth comes from what

ounce of my self-worth comes from what you think about me and I think it’s

you think about me and I think it’s

you think about me and I think it’s incredibly powerful if you can really

incredibly powerful if you can really

incredibly powerful if you can really embrace that and let that go and stop

embrace that and let that go and stop

embrace that and let that go and stop getting things and stop chasing dreams

getting things and stop chasing dreams

getting things and stop chasing dreams and goals because you’re worried about

and goals because you’re worried about

and goals because you’re worried about or you’re trying to impress somebody

or you’re trying to impress somebody

or you’re trying to impress somebody else you know I look at some of the

else you know I look at some of the

else you know I look at some of the goals that I have you know I want to

goals that I have you know I want to

goals that I have you know I want to have a million subscribers on this

have a million subscribers on this

have a million subscribers on this channel right I want to reach a billion

channel right I want to reach a billion

channel right I want to reach a billion entrepreneurs the goals themselves don’t

entrepreneurs the goals themselves don’t

entrepreneurs the goals themselves don’t matter

matter

matter much more important than how many

much more important than how many

much more important than how many subscribers I’d get is how I get my

subscribers I’d get is how I get my

subscribers I’d get is how I get my subscribers much more important than how

subscribers much more important than how

subscribers much more important than how much money you make is how you make your

much money you make is how you make your

much money you make is how you make your money it makes a big difference because

money it makes a big difference because

money it makes a big difference because yes I’d love to have a million

yes I’d love to have a million

yes I’d love to have a million subscribers yeah I’d get a new I’d get a

subscribers yeah I’d get a new I’d get a

subscribers yeah I’d get a new I’d get a new plaque here that I could put here

new plaque here that I could put here

new plaque here that I could put here this little gold YouTube play button

this little gold YouTube play button

this little gold YouTube play button that’s awesome but does that mean that I

that’s awesome but does that mean that I

that’s awesome but does that mean that I made it now does that mean that suddenly

made it now does that mean that suddenly

made it now does that mean that suddenly I’m a good youtuber and before I wasn’t

I’m a good youtuber and before I wasn’t

I’m a good youtuber and before I wasn’t I love the stuff I’m making I’m really

I love the stuff I’m making I’m really

I love the stuff I’m making I’m really proud of the videos that I’m making I

proud of the videos that I’m making I

proud of the videos that I’m making I was proud of the videos I was making a

was proud of the videos I was making a

was proud of the videos I was making a month ago in six months ago in 3 years

month ago in six months ago in 3 years

month ago in six months ago in 3 years ago and five years ago I might be better

ago and five years ago I might be better

ago and five years ago I might be better now I might have more practice I might

now I might have more practice I might

now I might have more practice I might be turning up a little bit more now I

be turning up a little bit more now I

be turning up a little bit more now I might feel like my impact because of the

might feel like my impact because of the

might feel like my impact because of the skill and work and effort that I put in

skill and work and effort that I put in

skill and work and effort that I put in my impact is greater now but the number

my impact is greater now but the number

my impact is greater now but the number itself the vanity symbol doesn’t mean

itself the vanity symbol doesn’t mean

itself the vanity symbol doesn’t mean anything now I still want to have that

anything now I still want to have that

anything now I still want to have that goal it’s great to have goals I think

goal it’s great to have goals I think

goal it’s great to have goals I think the goals are are important measures

the goals are are important measures

the goals are are important measures that go after it’s awesome but my

that go after it’s awesome but my

that go after it’s awesome but my self-worth is not tied up to whether I

self-worth is not tied up to whether I

self-worth is not tied up to whether I hit a million subscribers or not

hit a million subscribers or not

hit a million subscribers or not and I think that’s a problem for a lot

and I think that’s a problem for a lot

and I think that’s a problem for a lot of people I think people make the wrong

of people I think people make the wrong

of people I think people make the wrong decisions do the wrong things and focus

decisions do the wrong things and focus

decisions do the wrong things and focus on the things are not important me

on the things are not important me

on the things are not important me having a million subscribers is nowhere

having a million subscribers is nowhere

having a million subscribers is nowhere close nowhere near as important as the

close nowhere near as important as the

close nowhere near as important as the impact that I feel like I’m having on

impact that I feel like I’m having on

impact that I feel like I’m having on you guys touching your life getting in

you guys touching your life getting in

you guys touching your life getting in here for you that’s important for me I

here for you that’s important for me I

here for you that’s important for me I want you to go off and do amazing things

want you to go off and do amazing things

want you to go off and do amazing things with your life and with your business

with your life and with your business

with your life and with your business that’s why I make these videos I hope

that’s why I make these videos I hope

that’s why I make these videos I hope that something in here inspires you to

that something in here inspires you to

that something in here inspires you to want to go off and have a positive

want to go off and have a positive

want to go off and have a positive impact on the world

impact on the world

impact on the world that fuels me every single day and it

that fuels me every single day and it

that fuels me every single day and it doesn’t matter if I have a million

doesn’t matter if I have a million

doesn’t matter if I have a million subscribers or not I think just asking

subscribers or not I think just asking

subscribers or not I think just asking yourself why why is this important to me

yourself why why is this important to me

yourself why why is this important to me why is that thing that you’re chasing so

why is that thing that you’re chasing so

why is that thing that you’re chasing so important to you and at the end of the

important to you and at the end of the

important to you and at the end of the day it’s because it’s to impress

day it’s because it’s to impress

day it’s because it’s to impress somebody else or because your self-worth

somebody else or because your self-worth

somebody else or because your self-worth is tied up into something else that’s

is tied up into something else that’s

is tied up into something else that’s the wrong reason to do it and you’ll

the wrong reason to do it and you’ll

the wrong reason to do it and you’ll never really have success doing it

never really have success doing it

never really have success doing it because it’s always gonna be something

because it’s always gonna be something

because it’s always gonna be something else is that was gonna be some new

else is that was gonna be some new

else is that was gonna be some new person to impress or the impressed

person to impress or the impressed

person to impress or the impressed feeling lasts for five minutes and then

feeling lasts for five minutes and then

feeling lasts for five minutes and then they’re not impressed anymore so you got

they’re not impressed anymore so you got

they’re not impressed anymore so you got to go off and do something else or that

to go off and do something else or that

to go off and do something else or that status symbol that you got great great

status symbol that you got great great

status symbol that you got great great for where you are but now it’s always

for where you are but now it’s always

for where you are but now it’s always gonna be somebody else who has more than

gonna be somebody else who has more than

gonna be somebody else who has more than you and that’s just chasing a hollow

you and that’s just chasing a hollow

you and that’s just chasing a hollow existence we’re doing meaningful work

existence we’re doing meaningful work

existence we’re doing meaningful work proud of that’s what you want to focus

proud of that’s what you want to focus

proud of that’s what you want to focus on so I think it’s super important to

on so I think it’s super important to

on so I think it’s super important to understand why you’re chasing the things

understand why you’re chasing the things

understand why you’re chasing the things you are and get that clarity on your

you are and get that clarity on your

you are and get that clarity on your life and when you do has a big it has a

life and when you do has a big it has a

life and when you do has a big it has a big impact in such a direction for you

big impact in such a direction for you

big impact in such a direction for you to be able to go off and do something

to be able to go off and do something

to be able to go off and do something meaningful and powerful so the question

meaningful and powerful so the question

meaningful and powerful so the question of the day today is are you chasing the

of the day today is are you chasing the

of the day today is are you chasing the right things in life what are you

right things in life what are you

right things in life what are you chasing leave it in the comments below

chasing leave it in the comments below

chasing leave it in the comments below I’m gonna join in the discussion I also

I’m gonna join in the discussion I also

I’m gonna join in the discussion I also want to give a quick shout out to Roger

want to give a quick shout out to Roger

want to give a quick shout out to Roger Pierce from Pierce words comm Roger

Pierce from Pierce words comm Roger

Pierce from Pierce words comm Roger bought 2 copies of my audiobook Thank

bought 2 copies of my audiobook Thank

bought 2 copies of my audiobook Thank You Roger really means a lot to me so

You Roger really means a lot to me so

You Roger really means a lot to me so thank you guys again for watching I

thank you guys again for watching I

thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to

believe in you I hope you continue to

believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your

believe in yourself and whatever your

believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love I’ll see you soon

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