I was fired, what should I do? I lost my business, what should I do?

Main subjects

AVAlexander VolchekWork, profession, and career pathAcceptanceF/Friend / friendsTimeAnxiety, stress, and inner calm

Main threads of the conversation

• 00:00What do you do when your business fails?
• 00:36Possibilities after failure. Personal effectiveness
• 01:52Perceiving change and recognizing the reality of making a decision
• 06:36How long can you afford not to work? Your possible future earnings
• 09:03The most important thing in this situation
• 09:42The V100 development program and the desire for immediate gain
• 12:05The importance of being aware of the future
• 13:50Accepting that life is finite
• 17:38Professional development and your whole life
• 19:13A person without a goal
• 20:18Values, principles, and strategy
• 23:52Goals for 10, 15, or 20 years ahead: what people forget when setting goals
• 32:32The unseen in business
• 38:08An important text from V100

Claims made here

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• 07:12

  At that moment, it's very important to be aware of all these points, rather than live in illusions and thoughts about whether you're stressed or not, whether things will go well or badly.

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• 08:14

  Especially if you're asking this question, there will be a trigger: the time will come when I run out of money, when this person runs out of money, and once they do, they'll have certain problems.

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• 16:51

  Knowing that life is finite, while recognizing that at this moment of trouble or difficulty with work there's still a great deal of professional life ahead, actually gives you incredible inner strength. Most importantly, it gives you the ability to make genuinely…

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• 23:17

  As I said, a great deal of professional life lies ahead, but that doesn't mean everything will be amazing or better than before.

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• 24:09

  In general, people don't want to face this. They don't want to face it, because if I face the fact—right now, I have a number of businesses.

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• 25:20

  It definitely will, because it brings up an energy the other person doesn't want to discuss.

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• 29:02

  Those watching this video shouldn't think we seriously deceived each other or had enormous conflicts.

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• 30:17

  But that synergy, that absence of conflict, didn't come about because we knew we'd be around each other for so many years. We don't know what lies ahead.

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• 30:59

  That comes from who you are, not from knowing we'll be together for a long time.

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• 39:21

  The idea that each of you has earned your position, that you owe everything you have to yourself alone, is the starting point and foundation of each of your lives.

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