So this episode could potentially destroy my career. I decided to sit down and get really honest about a few beliefs of mine in lieu of an email I received from a listener. Honestly I felt really exposed recording this, and I'm still not sure if it was the right move or not. One thing I always want to make sure and do is be authentic with you guys...and I want us all to be authentic with each other. I think it's really important to open up respectful dialogues and debates on important topics and to try to understand each other's point of view.
Successful Dropout is a very special community. I want it to be a place where anyone from any background in any circumstance can succeed and feel like they are home.
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Matt is originally from the Rocky Mountains in Idaho and moved to Miami after founding Daycation and leaving school at Brown Unive. The goal was to get closer to the hotels Daycation was partnering with to begin building the company. Matt worked in hotels growing up in Idaho and always had a passion for architecture and hospitality. Matt left school after his first year at Brown where he took courses in economics, urban studies, math, business and philosophy.
I loved chatting with Matt and hearing his story. From the early days of building a startup, to dropping out of college, to hitting rock bottom (literally sleeping on rocks!)...it's a familiar and inspiring story for many of us. I especially loved talking with Matt about acting from first principles...this is a habit you need to get into!
Some lessons:
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Loved having my wife Te on for this one! We sat down with a couple drinks to talk about excuses, "extreme ownership" and several other things.
Te is a serial entrepreneur, health coach, yoga instructor, and author. In addition to owning Renu Hot Yoga and NUYU Juice Bar, she also hosts her own yoga teacher trainings, runs private health retreats, coaches private clients, and sells her book "Choose You".
Quotes that stood out in this episode: "there's no such thing as a good excuse, even if it's a good one." and "that really chaps my ass".
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Cheyenne is a writer and futurist with a fierce love for leveraging digital communication. She’s mostly ghostwriting, copywriting, and content writing about life, innovation, technology, and human-centered design. She is the current Editor-in-Chief of The Catalyst, a design publication owned by Paradigm Innovation. When she’s not writing or learning something new, Cheyenne travels and spends time with her little boy. She currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.
I know Cheyenne's episode would be a good one...but wow! Listening to her tell her amazing story definitely exceeded my expectations. From being broken and hitting rock bottom, to rising up and inspiring thousands of people with her writing and entrepreneurial spirit, Cheyenne is the epitome of a Successful Dropout. I think you will really enjoy this episode and her story. Make sure to follow her journey...it's going to be epic!
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Grant Schroll is a co-founder at Mission Collaborative, an organization that runs nights-and-weekends programs to help young professionals make career changes. He’s passionate about helping people build careers they love and redesigning higher education to better serve learners today and throughout their lives.
Grant is just an all around stud who's on the forefront of the changing education and career climate in the world today. If you're in a place of confusion in regards to your life and you career, this is the episode for you and Grant is the guy to connect with! Expect to see him again at Successful Dropout.
Here are just some of the things we discuss:
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