Fitting In Versus Finding Your Tribe: Alex Dunsdon [Potential.co]

The day you stop racing, is the day you win the race.

Sick of the 9-5 grind and trying to fit society’s mold? Our guest, Alex Dunsdon of Potential.co, felt the same until he broke free.

After feeling stuck in advertising for 10 years, Alex realized he needed to stop pleasing people and trying to meet society's expectations. He shares his unconventional path to finding his passion in impact investing and living life on his own terms.

We dive into powerful mindset shifts like embracing your quirks, turning off your brain to find your true self, managing ADD, and adopting a “generosity strategy” where you give energy to help others. Alex believes this allows life to work its magic!

He also started the company Potential VC to fund projects and people making a difference in areas like climate, finance, and education. We explore embracing uncertainty rather than rigid plans, exposing yourself to opportunities, and accepting the world as chaos.

If you want to gain perspective, surround yourself with your tribe, and trust in life’s possibilities, join us for an inspiring conversation on breaking free and living with purpose. Unlock your potential today!

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On the growth mindset podcast with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

Through a process of honest self-reflection of what is holding us back and what is driving us forward, we can lose the ego and build awareness of how to be the best we can be.

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Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement

Episode: Escaping the Rat Race to Find Your Passion

Chapters:

00:00 Choosing Which Waves to Ride

03:24 Alex's Experience in Advertising

04:40 Sam's first job experience

05:35 What Made Alex Realise He was Heading the Wrong Path

07:42 Importance of Finding Your Tribe

11:47 Alex's Resolution in Life 

12:43 Life as a Game

14:46 Sam's Vipassana Experience

16:31 How Alex Came Up With The Concept of Potential VC

22:49 Take Aways from Vipassana Experience

24:46 What It's like Running A Business with an ADD Brain

26:03 How Alex Realized He Had ADD

27:33 Alex's Version of Vipassana

32:16 Alex's Imparting Advice

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