Learn the UFC Mindset as an Entrepreneur with Clifford “Big Cat” Starks

When you combine a competitive spirit and discipline it takes to become a UFC superstar, you get a mindset that can break through all barriers. Clifford “Big Cat” Starks is a man with such an unhinged mindset.

 

In this episode of the Super Entrepreneurs Podcast, our guest Clifford B. Starks Jr, drops some truth bombs about how entrepreneurship is similar to MMA. The secret to winning in both is in mindset.

 

Who Is Clifford Starks?

 

Clifford "Big Cat" Starks is a former UFC fighter and current entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and mindset coach. He began his MMA career in 2009 and fought in various promotions before earning a contract with the UFC in 2011. Starks retired from MMA in 2017 with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses.

Since retiring from MMA, Starks has focused on helping people develop a winning mindset through his coaching and speaking engagements.

 

How is Clifford Starks Super?

 

Jeol Green’s super power is his “give-as-much-as-you-can” mentality. His deep love and super competitiveness have elevated him to a high vibrational level, which is why he’s very effective as a motivational speaker and an author. And of course, you know about his career as a fighter…

 

Shahid Durrani’s Key Insight:

Shahid Durrani talks in this episode about developing the right mindset that makes responsibilities feel effortless. Such a mindset that entrepreneurs like Clifford, Shahid, and all of the Super Entrepreneurs Podcast is essentially the foundation upon which everything else is supported. As Shahid says, “with the right mindset, you start taking efforts, but they feel effortless.”

Chapter Stamps:

 

00:00 02:49 Introduction: who is Clifford Starks?

02:49 08:02 The Importance of mental toughness and the Pillars of Six

08:02 11:58 Parenthood is leadership training & how to start your day

11:58 16:10 100% Mindset, 100% Skillset with Clifford Starks

16:10 19:01 Patience and Effort

19:01 20:59 Mind, Body, and Business

21:00 23:30 Innermost superpower: Love deeply and super competitive

23:30 26:23 Self-competition and habit-stacking

26:23 28:40 Final Words: Being Intentional is the key

 

 

Pullout Quotes:

 

“Is it worth it? Is it worth doing it? Is it worth the results I’m looking to get? And if the answer is yes, I’m going after it.”

 

“It’s a lot easier to speak in public after being punched in the face.”

 

“I think as big as I need to think for the moment I’m in.”

 

“The way you start your day is usually how you’re gonna end your day.

 

“You’re always winning when you’re moving forward, when you’re doing your best.”

 

“The two things that get us in trouble (1) either we’re not patient enough for where we want to go or (2) we don’t put in enough effort for where we want to go.”

 

“If you can do it once, you can do it twice. And the more you do it, the more you get precise at doing it, which is super cool.

 

“As entrepreneurs, competition can actually be collaborative if it’s used correctly.”

 

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