Stop Faking It with Greg Martin

07/25/23 • 56 min

In this interview, you’ll learn about how you can set yourself up for success if you want to make the leap into entrepreneurship. Greg Martin is a podcaster, investment advisor, and career expert. One of my favorite stories Greg shares is when he talks about the question he asks himself to ensure he is on track.

Highlights from the interview:

Greg shares why he went back to finance when the pandemic crushed his business.
Learning to appreciate what he had.
Why he started a podcast.
Leaping into entrepreneurship and how he tried to set himself up for success.
The framework that helps him understand what he wants.
Making uncomfortable choices because it helped him go after what he wanted.
Money wasn’t the driving force behind his decisions.
Why our egos can help us take on difficult tasks that we might otherwise avoid.
You don’t appreciate your opportunities into you really get into it.
Growing our self-awareness.
When you are not afraid to talk to people about their jobs you can learn how to grow your own career.
Getting good at pattern recognition, so you can make improvements that helps you grow your skills faster.
Writing down something about your day to help you remember important parts of your life.
Going back through your notes will help remind you of the things you did in your life and career.
Not faking happiness and being someone you’re not.
Being honest with yourself.
Making lists can help you figure out what you really want.
Are you genuinely enjoying your career?
The power of self-reflection.
What is our happiness scorecard?
It’s hard not to doubt yourself.
Accepting our strengths and weaknesses.
Finding opportunities in a job change.

You can learn more about Greg Martin over at Lifetime at Work. You can listen to his podcast as well over at Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

And as always, if you have any questions or want to submit a guest for the podcast that you think would be amazing, just reach out to me on the Dig to Fly website, and I’ll do my best to get them on. If you enjoy the interview, please take 30 seconds to rate the Dig to Fly podcast on your favorite platform. Thanks!

Highlights from the interview:

Greg shares why he went back to finance when the pandemic crushed his business.
Learning to appreciate what he had.
Why he started a podcast.
Leaping into entrepreneurship and how he tried to set himself up for success.
The framework that helps him understand what he wants.
Making uncomfortable choices because it helped him go after what he wanted.
Money wasn’t the driving force behind his decisions.
Why our egos can help us take on difficult tasks that we might otherwise avoid.
You don’t appreciate your opportunities into you really get into it.
Growing our self-awareness.
When you are not afraid to talk to people about their jobs you can learn how to grow your own career.
Getting good at pattern recognition, so you can make improvements that helps you grow your skills faster.
Writing down something about your day to help you remember important parts of your life.
Going back through your notes will help remind you of the things you did in your life and career.
Not faking happiness and being someone you’re not.
Being honest with yourself.
Making lists can help you figure out what you really want.
Are you genuinely enjoying your career?
The power of self-reflection.
What is our happiness scorecard?
It’s hard not to doubt yourself.
Accepting our strengths and weaknesses.
Finding opportunities in a job change.

You can learn more about Greg Martin over at Lifetime at Work. You can listen to his podcast as well over at Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

Previous Episode

Simple Framework for Habit Change

In this episode, you’ll learn about how you can create a monthly framework to help you improve in a small sliver of your life. I call this the SOP Framework for Habit Change. Just the act of writing down how the steps of how I will change my brain’s operating system.

Here is the breakdown of what you’ll learn:

Why I created the SOP Framework for Habit Change.
Six main areas of your life that you can work on improving. (Health, Work/Career, Finance, Relationship, Personal growth, Hobbies.
Compound interest of improving in important areas.
The steps to the SOP Framework.
Why we create the SOP for a 30 day timeframe.
Why this framework helps you be more consistent with your actions.

Next Episode

The Fear of Being Wrong When Documenting with Adrienne Bellehumeur

In this interview, you’ll learn about why we are afraid to document their processes at work. Adrienne Bellehumeur is a documentation expert and the author of the 24 Hour Rule. One of my favorite stories is why people are afraid to document their own work.

Highlights from the interview:

Adrienne shares how she got started in her current career.
Why documenting her processes didn’t come easy to her.
Why we learn best when teaching other people.
Her documentation superpower saved how career.
The reason we don’t remember things well after 24 hours goes by.
Building the documentation habit so you improve your memory.
The best way to document processes in a company.
Developing the discipline to document your processes.
Why we can’t live in a fast-paced world without making time for reflection.
The brain knows how to process information.
The need to see progress and why small wins matter so much.
The five steps to powerful documentation.
How to create documents that aren’t dry as toast.
Leveraging documents.
Why we are afraid to document our processes.
Why writers aren’t afraid of deleting the first draft of their writing.
Working on your own documentation in your company.
Why templates are important to getting the most out of documentation.
Improving client delivery.
Use what you know.
How to look for potential issues.
How documentation should drive action.
What to do within 24 hours of an important meeting.
Check out her book - 24 Hour Rule.

You can learn more about Adrienne over at Bellehumeur Company. You can also connect with her on LinkedIn. You can also check out her book the 24 Hour Rule (Amazong Link).