Dan Martell - May 15, 2023


Reality Check

Hosted by
Dan Martell
Do Not Take Advice From People Who Can’t Even Solve Their Own Problems Loose lips sink ships.

Episode Stats


Length

35 seconds

Words per minute

246.88

Word count

145

Sentence count

6


Summary

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In this episode, I talk about how important it is to be willing to do the work to show the rest of the team. We're taught a bunch of beliefs that are just not true. You can't build a million-dollar company running around doing $10 tasks. And what are you trying to prove to anybody else?

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 We're taught a bunch of beliefs that are just not true.
00:00:02.700 When I started in business,
00:00:03.620 my dad would say stuff to me like the CEO,
00:00:05.520 they're the chief sandwich maker and office cleaner,
00:00:08.120 and they've gotta be willing to do the stuff
00:00:09.880 to show the rest of the team.
00:00:11.300 If I own a CrossFit gym
00:00:12.420 and I'm spending 10 to 15 hours of my week
00:00:14.640 managing the cleanliness of my classes and the space
00:00:18.280 and putting equipment away,
00:00:19.380 instead of coaching where that coaching hour
00:00:21.620 could be worth a hundred to $500 an hour,
00:00:23.980 why would you do that trade?
00:00:25.560 Like, what are you trying to prove to anybody?
00:00:27.340 When I look at most people's calendar,
00:00:28.920 They're just spending a lot of time on $10 tasks.
00:00:31.380 And what I've learned is you can't build a million dollar company running around doing
00:00:34.500 $10 tasks.