Episode 79: Dirty Fuel? A Closer Look at What Drives Entrepreneurs w/ Trevor Mauch

We’ve all had moments when our clarity, optimism, and progress suddenly stalls out, giving way to emptiness, confusion, and stress. In this unique podcast swap, Seth sits down with Carrot.com CEO Trevor Mauch and CarrotCast host Brady Winder to grade the different kinds of fuel that motivate the hearts and minds of entrepreneurs. When it comes to scaling successful startups, Seth and Trevor have discovered that the difference in feeling fired up and running on empty has everything to do with taking a deeper look at motives we might not be aware of and less about our goals & achievements.

Join us as we open up the hood and inspect the type of fuel that compels our work, and receive some inspirational insights on how to get our internal engine running clean again. Listen in.

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Key Takeaways

1. Identify the “fuel” that powers your actions and ask yourself if it’s dirty or clean, draining or enduring. You will feel the effect before you inspect.
2. What would you hope is the legacy of your work when it’s all said and done? Look closely, is that legacy about you, or is it bigger than you?
3. Who have you authorized to speak into your life and identify your fuel source? Let trusted people speak into your blind spots–they can actually see them!

Key quotes

1. "We are often driven by our dysfunction." - Seth Buechley

2.  "Build everyone up around you, make it so that the tide raises every ship, including yours, and you won’t care that someone else’s ship is bigger than yours." - Trevor Mauch

3.  "I can leave a legacy, but I don’t have to have my name attached to it." - Trevor Mauch

Resources For You:

• Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle by Jim Rohn
• If you need help building (or selling) a valuable business, reach out to Cathedral Consulting at [email protected]
• Questions for Seth? Send us your feedback at [email protected]
• Pick up your copy of Ambition: Leading With Gratitude