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Ep 133 Extraordinary Inputs = Above Average Outputs - We Are Driven Podcast - Quick Hit
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Arun describes how it's important to harness your abnormalities and aim for above average inputs to achieve above average outputs.
Arun "The Driver" Coumar is an automotive entrepreneur, car enthusiast, and motivator, CEO of Driven Automotive Companies. Shop apparel, Join the Driven Network: wearedriven.co
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Transcript
Exceeding Societal Norms
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If you're driven and you're listening to this podcast, then I'm going to assume that you want to be an abnormal person.
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You have abnormal goals.
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You want to exceed the norm that society has set out for us.
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You want to be more rich than average.
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You want to be smarter than average.
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You want to have better relationships than average.
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You want to be in better shape than average.
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And you want to drive better fucking cars than average.
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Well, I hear you.
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And I fucking agree with you.
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I want everything in my life to be significantly better than average.
Embracing Personal Abnormalities
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And the reason for that is because I'm harnessing abnormalities about myself.
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I've learned to do that.
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I can't sit still.
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So I might as well dedicate significant amounts of energy to things that I value to the world so that I can achieve and receive value back.
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I suffer from extreme negative self-talk.
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So I should harness that to pinpoint every single weakness that I have and work to improve upon them.
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Those two things are abnormal about me.
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I have more energy and I have worse negative self-talk.
Surviving and Thriving After Adversity
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Lastly, I have seen what the end of my life would look like.
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I tried to kill myself, but I didn't.
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I survived my own suicide attempts and I stand here today with another chance at life and I'm not going to waste it.
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So, all of those things make me a bit abnormal in the world.
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And I bet you're listening to this because on some level, you can relate to that.
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You can relate to feeling a bit abnormal.
The Necessity of Abnormal Inputs
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Well, that's the best thing that could happen to you.
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Let me tell you why.
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Let me tell you why that's the best thing that could happen to you.
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Because if you want to have above average results in your life, then you're going to need abnormal inputs.
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Your inputs need to exceed what society deems is appropriate.
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And I got a great taste of this recently.
Support from True Connections
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I have people who are very close to me who have started very consistently telling me that they are concerned about me.
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But I'm not concerned about myself.
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Those who are truly closest to me are not concerned about me.
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In fact, they're happy for me.
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They are empowering to me.
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They're there alongside me.
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Those who are concerned about me are people I don't want to be like.
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They're people who I don't agree with on most things.
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There they are saying that I'm doing things wrong.
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Good.
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Good.
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I'm glad you think I'm doing things wrong.
Extraordinary Actions for Extraordinary Outcomes
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I'm very glad.
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If you want...
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your own little run of the mill life, then your inputs can be average.
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Your inputs can be acceptable.
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But if you want the results that you achieve to be extraordinary, you have to put in extraordinary acts.
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It's that simple.
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The cheap seats are the furthest away.
Ignoring Critics and Embracing Uniqueness
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They're the cheapest.
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But I bet it has the most armchair quarterbacks.
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And that's what I want you to be very much aware of today.
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Is the armchair quarterbacks do not dictate your life.
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You dictate your life.
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And if you want to be abnormal, if you have these abnormal traits that you can harness to create better value for your life, then go fucking use them.
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That's it for this week.
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Stay driven.