Suffering

Noah Kagan Presents

Noah Kagan

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

My book Million Dollar Weekend is for aspiring entrepreneurs who dream of starting their own business. I break down the process of starting into simple steps that you can do in just one weekend.

Something clicked for me during a grueling bike climb - I wanted to quit. And isn’t that how it feels for everyone sometimes, in business and life? But it’s our ability to push through the right kind of suffering that drives real success.

In this week's episode, I dive into my own personal struggles and professional setbacks, sharing how pushing through those tough moments fueled growth at AppSumo and helped me reach my biggest goals.

In this episode, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things:

How embracing suffering can lead to long-term rewards?
Why voluntary suffering can prepare us for unexpected hardships?
How to align pain with our purpose?

All these plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way.

Transcript

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0:20.0	What is up y'all? I'm experimenting with the new types of content since I've become a girl dad and so instead of knocking on doors or interviewing super old rich people, I'm going to be experimenting with content where I talk about things going on in my life and things I'm learning that I'm just experiencing. I think it can benefit a lot of you all and I'm excited to share, especially since becoming
0:23.6	a dad and how I've changed a lot of what matters and how I'm spending my time.
0:29.1	So I love to hear your feedback in the comments or tweet at me or whatever at noocagan and let me know what you think
0:34.3	about it today's topic is suffering I know welcome back to the show so it's suffering and I think it's something that we can all succeed at suffering. Let me tell you a little bit of story.
0:47.8	So last week, I think it was around last week. I'm peddling my bike and it's up a super steep hill right by Matthew McConaughey's house
0:54.9	right in Austin, Texas, right out there. It is steep, my friends, super steep.
0:59.4	And I'm looking far up ahead. All I can think about when I'm seeing far ahead is, oh man, I can't wait to give up.
1:06.5	You guys ever have that thought? You ever do something? Maybe it's the crossword puzzle. Maybe it is something physical. Maybe it's something in business, maybe it's a dream of
1:14.4	getting a certain amount of money, maybe it's trying to get your husband, whatever that is.
1:18.6	And you start negotiating with yourself, you're like, I can just skip this last part of the ride where it's going to be really hard.
1:24.6	You know I've done a good job I'm proud of myself.
1:27.6	Who's going to even know?
1:29.3	You guys know what I'm talking about.
1:30.7	And so I kind of shake my head and I keep pedaling and I ignore those thoughts.
1:37.0	And I finish the climb.
1:39.0	And it feels like I'm having a heart attack. I'm like, this is crazy.
1:44.0	So I stop, take a deep breath. A few seconds pass.
1:50.0	Another deep breath.
1:52.0	I hop on my bike again and I start biking again.
1:56.8	That's suffering. And all of us have a moment that you've experienced where you've suffered.
2:03.0	And there is bad suffering where it's really painful
2:06.3	and you're maybe not learning anything.
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