#105: Serial entrepreneur Matt Higgins joins Chris discuss how people can stop getting held back from their full potential. They talk about why a backup plan might be what's holding them back. They also lay out a framework to get over reservations, understand your motivations, overcome fears, process failures and handle crises.

Matt Higgins (@mhiggins) is a successful businessman and author. He is currently the Co-founder/CEO of RSE Ventures, but previously was the youngest press secretary in New York during 9/11, Executive Vice President of the New York Jets, Vice Chairman of the Miami Dolphins, a guest shark on Shark Tank, and an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School. His book is Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard and Unleash Your Full Potential.

Full show notes: https://allthehacks.com/burn-the-boats-matt-higgins

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Book: Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard and Unleash Your Full Potential

Wharton Research Article: The Downside of Making a Backup Plan – and What to Do About It

Full Show Notes

Introduction to Matt Higgins (00:00 )

What sets this story apart from other business books (02:08 )

Common obstacles that hold people back (04:16 )

Identifying roadblocks (05:54 )

“Face Everything” (08:27 )

Creating change in the workplace environment (11:31 )

Identifying your pathway forward (13:24 )

Opportunity cost decision-making and getting buy-in (15:55 )

Processing decisions and why it matters (21:09 )

The difference between having a plan B and knowing plan B is out there (26:14 )

Chris’s valuable membership vision (29:12 )

How much commitment is needed to “burn your boat” (30:35 )

Consolidating gains (31:48 )

Acceptance and growth (35:42 )

Focusing on your strengths (36:28 )

Processing failures through persistence (38:57 )

Never give up (42:10 )

Moving forward as a paranoid risk-taker (48:20 )

Framework for setting goals (49:38 )

Dealing with crises (51:11 )

Settling vs. pursuing (54:10 )

Publicly committing to plan A: All the Hacks membership (54:55 )

Where to find Matt Higgins online (59:11 )

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