DNX GLOBAL Keynote ★ Jules Schroeder - Ignoring Conventional Wisdom To Create An Unconventional Life: How to weed through the mountain of noise and truly listen to yourself!
DNX GLOBAL Keynote ★ Jules Schroeder - Ignoring Conventional Wisdom To Create An Unconventional Life: How to weed through the mountain of noise and truly listen to yourself!
1. IGNORING CONVENTIONAL WISDOM TO CREATE AN UNCONVENTIONAL LIFE:
HOW TO WEED THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN OF NOISE AND TRULY LISTEN TO YOURSELF
JULES SCHROEDER
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3. The Unconventional Life
• B o r n o u t o f a r e s p o n s e t o c o n v e n t i o n a l w i s d o m
• C o n v e n t i o n a l M o d e l :
• G o t o u n i v e r s i t y
• G e t a j o b
• S a v e u p m o n e y f o r a h o u s e
• H a v e k i d s
• R e t i r e
• D i e
• C o n v e n t i o n a l M o d e l P r i n c i p l e s :
• “ S a f e C h o i c e ”
• S t a b i l i t y & s e c u r i t y
• F o l l o w i n g “ t h e p a t h ”
• L o g i c b a s e d r e a s o n i n g
4. The Unconventional Life Principles
• L i v i n g y o u r l i f e i n t h e d r i v e r s s e a t
• W h e r e y o u r g r e a t e s t s o u r c e o f h a p p i n e s s i s a l s o
y o u r g r e a t e s t s o u r c e o f i n c o m e
• L i v i n g y o u r l i f e o n f i r e
• C r e a t i n g f r o m n o t h i n g : A l i g n m e n t , E a s e , F l o w
• C o m m i t m e n t t o t h e u n k n o w n
5. My Journey
• S u c c e s s a t a y o u n g a g e , f i r s t 6 - f i g u r e c o m p a n y a t
1 8 a n d f i r s t 7 - f i g u r e c o m p a n y a t 2 2
• A t 2 4 , h a d a b u s i n e s s p a r t n e r e m b e z z l e w e n t i n t o
$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 w o r t h o f d e b t o v e r n i g h t
• To o k 2 m o n t h s o f f t o h e a l & f e e l , c r e a t e d a 6 0 - d a y
g a m e
• O v e r t h e n e x t 8 m o n t h s l o s t e v e r y t h i n g
• A s k e d m y s e l f w h o a m I w i t h o u t a l l t h i n g s I
i d e n t i f i e d w i t h ?
• S a v i n g s , S t a t u s , R e l a t i o n s h i p , N e t w o r k , B u s i n e s s
6. “Hell-Yes” Or No Game
• 6 0 d a y s w h e r e m y o n l y o b j e c t i v e w a s t o l e a r n h o w
t o l i s t e n t o m y s e l f
• S t e p 1 : G a i n e d a w a r e n e s s o n w h e n a n i n v i t a t i o n
w a s a h e l l y e s o r n o t a n d w h a t t h e r e s u l t w a s
• N o t h e l l y e s = n o t h e l l y e s o u t c o m e
• H e l l y e s = h e l l y e s o u t c o m e
• S t e p 2 : S y n c e d u p a w a r e n e s s & a c t i o n
• M o r e I s a i d n o = m o r e a l i g n e d o p p o r t u n i t i e s
• M u l t i p l i e r e f f e c t
• S t e p 3 : T r y a s a n e x p e r i m e n t f o r 1 w e e k
• E n d o f e a c h d a y t a l l y d e c i s i o n s m a d e , n o t i c e
e f f e c t
8. Rapid Visioning
• M i n i m u m M o v e m e n t M a x i m u m
I m p a c t S t r a t e g y
• O n e s t e p f o r w a r d t o g e t 1 0
s t e p s o u t
• S t e p b y s t e p c r e a t i o n , m o m e n t
b y m o m e n t
• C a s e S t u d y :
• $ 8 0 , 0 0 0 n e w r e v e n u e .
s t r e a m i n 3 d a y s
9. My Toolkit
• “ H e l l Y e s o r N o ” G a m e
• R a p i d V i s i o n i n g
• C o n t r a c t i o n v s . E x p a n s i o n
• F o l l o w i n g Y o u r H i g h e s t E x c i t e m e n t
• C r e a t i n g S p a c e = R a d i c a l S e l f C a r e
• B l i n d T r u s t