Embark on a transformative journey with me, Michael Kane, as we redefine success and chart a course toward true fulfillment. I'll take you through the intricacies of personal achievement, challenging you to look beyond the conventional benchmarks and find the deeper meaning in your pursuits. Whether it's mastering a craft, accumulating wealth, or living with passion, we'll explore what it truly means to thrive in life's grand tapestry. By carving out your definition of success, you may just find that the most precious treasures are those that resonate with your soul, not just those that glint in the sunlight.
In this episode, we also delve into the essential role of support systems in our quest for greatness. I share insights from my book, "Slaying Your Dragons, Living a Life You Always Wanted," emphasizing the impact of community, mentorship, and strategic planning. Join me in a heartfelt conversation about choosing allies who not only share your vision but also stand with you in both triumph and trial. Let's navigate this adventure together, learning how to live our success 24-7, with gratitude for every step we take on this remarkable path.
Embark on a transformative journey with me, Michael Kane, as we redefine success and chart a course toward true fulfillment. I'll take you through the intricacies of personal achievement, challenging you to look beyond the conventional benchmarks and find the deeper meaning in your pursuits. Whether it's mastering a craft, accumulating wealth, or living with passion, we'll explore what it truly means to thrive in life's grand tapestry. By carving out your definition of success, you may just find that the most precious treasures are those that resonate with your soul, not just those that glint in the sunlight.
In this episode, we also delve into the essential role of support systems in our quest for greatness. I share insights from my book, "Slaying Your Dragons, Living a Life You Always Wanted," emphasizing the impact of community, mentorship, and strategic planning. Join me in a heartfelt conversation about choosing allies who not only share your vision but also stand with you in both triumph and trial. Let's navigate this adventure together, learning how to live our success 24-7, with gratitude for every step we take on this remarkable path.
Hello there, my friends, this is Michael Cain, with rum roll. Please, living your success. 24 seven. I'm back. I'm back. I'm back, that's right, never let. Okay, hope you having a good day.
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A good today happens to be Saturday of this recording, so hopefully, you having a great day, you had a good week. Anyway, they say, if you woke up in the morning, you woke up with your mind that you are blessed, and so we're ahead of the, we're ahead of the curve there. So, anyway, what we're going to talk about today, michael Cain? Well, we're going to talk about how long does it take to be successful? Essentially, I'm talking about time, but I am no doubt. But I want to work at the other side of it, the input. The success is the output, right, the culmination of effort, hard work. So, yeah, we are talking about time, but more so the work that goes into it is is the top. So, how long does it take to be successful?
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Let's back up a bit. What's your definition of success? Ah, see, yeah, there's the million dollar question. Really, how long does it take? What does success mean to you? If you ask one person success, they say well, success means I have five million dollars in the bank after taxes. The other person says success means to me that I'm content and happy with what I'm doing every day. I love to get up in the morning and do what I do. It's not really work because I love it. I've never heard that one before. Right, if you truly like what you're doing, love what you're doing, it's not really work. Okay, have you defined what success means to you? That may be a whole other podcast. What does success mean to you? And you know, dig deep here, not just topical, but the stick deep. Does it mean I'm driving around in a Bentley? Just read about Bentley's. Today in the UK, the Queen Mother's Cleaner of England's Elizabeth's favorite car, I believe so is a Bentley, rolls Royce, lamborghini. That determines your success. That shows that you are successful Really. So does material possessions equal success to you? Okay, no condemnation, no guilt trip. If it is, you have to flash that Tiffany, diamond or Rolex, then so be it. That's what makes you feel successful. There's a new podcast right there feeling successful or really being successful.
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Because, as you know, a lot of people buy stuff to look good and buy fake stuff to look better. So, in fact, a millionaire next door was written by Dr Stanley, I believe years ago. There's two or three books and his study revealed that the wealthiest, the most affluent, didn't flaunt their wealth. You couldn't tell by the car they drove or the house they lived in. One great example is Warren Buffett. Warren Buffett, as you know, is arguably the most successful investor of all time and he's 90 something young and he lives in the same house, drives a car, has same similar habits than you know on his younger side, before the massive wealth set in. So the millionaire next door highlights the fact that you know maniares, where and where jeans regular on luxury items, no Rolex, no diamond necklace, not walking around with gold bars in their back pocket. You'll never know who they are and the folks that you do see flash it well, can't judge a book by his cover, but perhaps they're and we know they're not the most wealthy, as in rich.
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So that all said what does success? How is it defined by you? And it's all over the place the responses. So I would first define that my national measurement, extra benchmark, whatever elements of being rich. Notice how I said being rich and not feeling or looking rich. Don't want to be those people because they're just blowing their money in one day, the day of reckoning when they're broke, don't have it, or they wasted all their lives for stuff, and you know it is what it is. It's a matter of fact, not pointing fingers. And so how long does it take?
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Well, it does include the timeline, does include, outside of the definition and the particular elements which define your success is the specific vocation or pathway you're on. You have a business, did you? Or you have a nice paying job, or do you have to go to school? Like to be a doctor? You have to go to medical school. It's no way around it. You want to be an attorney? You have to pass the bar. You may not necessarily have to go to law school, but you sure have to study for years to pass the bar exam, and so there are licenses at stake here that you may have to obtain, which are built into the timeline, unless you're like a doogie. Was it Houser? Remember that? I think they brought that back in a remake when this boy I don't know how he was 12, 13, 14 years old. He was a doctor. He graduated with his bachelor's and advanced degree, a master's degree in medical school as well. I mean, he was a genius. And so outside of that happening. Am I saying you're not a genius, but there's certain protocols you have to do in complete to get to that level. Now let's say you don't have to get licenses and stuff and well being in the right place in the right time.
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A lot of people call that luck. You can call it whatever you want. The harder you work, the luckier you are. Have you heard that the harder you work, the luckier you are? So you're put yourself in these positions. That opportunity comes your way. That has a lot to play into too, and people that coach you and mentored you A lot to play into when you will be successful.
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And success can be defined in baby steps. So, for example, my ultimate goal is to get $5 million, however after taxes, but I would say in baby steps. When I hit a half a million I would say that's pretty successful. And then another milestone a million, another success. So I don't think it's just a one-shot thing, think it's an incremental thing that crawls forward, that happens to you. It could be just a one-swing or one-hit wonder. Excuse me, but I would say these incremental steps, these milestones you hit, are reason to celebrate success. Whether you agree or disagree, that's how I see it, you celebrate that moment in time and it doesn't mean there will be other greater moments. But I think to celebrate that victory lap, take the victory lap where you hit these other smaller goals and success, I don't think has anything to do with what industry you're in, because if you look at the Forbes 100 or look at these magazines or these shows that have the richest, wealthiest people, successful people all time, it's all over the place what their businesses made and invest in. People made money in almost everything or anything you can imagine.
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Now some I believe would probably be, could be arguably more difficult than others, maybe oversaturated with other companies like mining companies, and maybe say, okay, do we really need another, this or that? I don't want to pick on any particular kind of company or industry or sector. But you say, well, it's already a hundred of these people in a two-block radius, why do you need 101? Another one more? And then you see that one more is the most successful one after it's all saturated. So you know rhyme or reason. It's about the input to working hard. I know, you know people work 100 hours a week to be successful. Will the 100 hour a week person or entrepreneur rich to be person, will they be more? Is it guaranteed they'll be more successful than the person that only works 40 hours a week? That's not guaranteed. Not guaranteed. But you would think on the surface, if you work, put longer hours into what you do, you would be more successful. Maybe that will speed up the process. Probably won't hurt, but which could be.
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Another podcast is life work balance. Are you killing the dream of having a happy family? Are you already married or have a significant other? Do you already have kids, especially small kids, which could be really detrimental. If you're not, don't spend time with your family. So a lot of people regret that. You know they're married on the outside, but they married the job and and you know the family kind of gets screwed in the process and not having mommy and daddy. So so there's trade offs, perhaps not necessarily balance, but trade offs that you make in order to be successful.
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But I would think I would say tread wisely and don't over encumber your life. For example, okay, let's say you want one kid, five kids or whatever, and you're just and also you're a newlywed, and then you're trying to put in 100 hours a week at the office. Well, it's a good indication that marriage is not going to last. You didn't dedicate sufficient time, personal resources, toward keeping a happy spouse, especially if you have kids. And hey, you're not going to get married, you have kids and hey, you're not putting in your weight and you say, well, I pay for everything. That's not good enough, it really isn't. Are you paying your kids off? You know, hey, daddy can't be with your, mommy can be with you. So you would? You give them 100 bucks to forget it, and so they don't complain.
Speaker 1:
There will be regrets, especially on the death bed or later in life, if you essentially destroy your family. So is it that important to you? And I would say, why have five kids if you can't be with them? Why have kids if you know you're going to have to spend 80 hours, 100 and and and it's important to you? Now, if it's not important to you that's what I'm saying Doesn't matter, it really doesn't, it's irrelevant, move point. I don't care Whatever, and a lot of people may not say it that way, but you say it with your actions.
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You spend your time where your heart is. You spend your time where your mojo is right, where your target is. That's where you spend your time, dedicate your time. It's with your actions, not just saying, oh I love you, well, show me so, and not to go on a tangent, but all of these things play a factor in how long does it take someone to be successful, and it could be six months, it could be 30 years to reach the level of success that you intend or plan, depending on your definition. Again, so to me I would look at the smaller wins as success and keep and, for me, families, very important, although in my what I currently do now is time consuming, but I always make time and it's not as much time as I would like, but I always put that emphasis of where my heart is and that's really where it is. Where is your heart Now? There are episodes and the podcast. I got like four or five podcasts I can do based on this topic here About success. How long does it take to be successful? Don't know, but go for it.
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If your heart is to be entrepreneurial, start your business or get into a field which requires an excessive amount of demand on your time, then I think you should plan your personal life with that in mind and be honest to the significant other of where your loyalty is. I think who wants to say that, well, they're going to find out anyway, aren't they? Might as well be up front. So BS, see, a lot of people do BS stuff and get caught and get messed up later. You might as well know, going in and be up front, be honest with people. Other podcasts there you go.
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So, anyway, all I say is drop a little outline of action plan of how you want to run your life and with whom. Okay, like minded person who gets it when you're not fighting, in conflict and in turmoil, in regret. So it's important that you consider all these things in your quest for success. Hey, they both called episode quest for success. So, ah, or the longer alone does it take to be successful? But anyway, I hope you got some benefit out of the show.
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