148. Dion Monkivitch - Why Motivation Is Bullshit

“Want to live a life by design not by default? Register for the upcoming life by design summit HERE”https://thedreamoutloudmethod.com/summit"If I didn't hit rock bottom, I wouldn't be where I am right now." -Dion MonkivitchHow do you look at failure?Are you an action-taker?In this episode, Dion talks about his journey from being financially free at age 25 to ending up homeless before returning to become a very successful business owner, entrepreneur, and mindset coach. Aside from inspiration, he offers some excellent advice on discovering your true self and finding your purpose in life, including the essential component, aside from motivation, that we need to fulfill our life goals.Dion Monkivitch is a father of two, a serial entrepreneur, a business owner, and a mindset coach. He's been in business for the past 14 years, starting at just 18 years old. Having grown up in a successful network marketing business, he scaled multiple gyms and ran masterminds, helping people unlock their true potential. After becoming financially free at 25, and then just weeks later, he became homeless, living out of his car with his dog. He discovered the lives of Bob Proctor, Les Brown, and Tony Robbins. He started to adopt a new way of thinking he would then went on to build three gyms, and he's worked with CEOs, helping them scale their businesses as well. Check out these episode highlights:03:32 - Who is Dion Monkivitch?05:17 - Where did Dion get his enormous motivation and enthusiasm to change people's lives06:38 - How does one recognize their limitless potential07:40 - Why hitting rock bottom is the best thing11:23 - Why we fail to achieve our goals16:58 - The power of Understanding Your True Self23:09 - Dion's biggest awakening26:01 - What is Money thermostat27:58 - If you want to improve your life, you've got to raise your standards30:23 - The two most important things we need to improve on ourselves34:04 - What is motivation36:21 - Four stumbling blocks to motivationConnect with Dion:https://www.facebook.com/dioncmonkivitchhttps://www.instagram.com/dion.monkivitch/https://www.linkedin.com/in/dion-monkivitch-b1984113b/https://www.youtube.com/c/dionmonkivitchJoin the Dream Out Loud Facebook Communityhttps://bit.ly/2RSBKVFFollow me on Instagram herewww.Instagram.com/morgantnelsonAre you ready to launch your own successful podcast? Hit the link below, fill out the application, and if you are accepted, you’re going to a free strategic call with Morgan to plan a strategy for your own podcast and to hear more about the Podcast Mastery course on how you can explode your podcast for the next 30 days.https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSez6RiA4rWLTZsKlxln9kYQRmb3iPbbPx1qcCnCEvVaMg0Udg/viewform