116: Jesse Paul Smith | Eyes on the Prize, Not on the Price

Jesse Paul Smith is a speaker, entertainer, and coach that helps high achievers take dreams and goals into results. He is also the founder of My Creative District and WorldWide Dance Challenge, projects that he used as tools to provide opportunities to creatives across the world that he sees could have been a game changer for him in the entertainment industry. In this episode, Jesse Paul Smith talks about the importance of focusing on the reward instead of the cost, and he also gets into how self-education gives you the flexibility to be who you want to be. Finally, Jesse shares the 3 important questions you should ask yourself in order to succeed which are: who do you want to impact, how can you impact these people, what are the next steps you can take to get a win. Check it out!  [00:01 – 03:10] Opening Segment I introduce our guest, Jesse Paul Smith I briefly talk about the great values that await you in this episode Connect with our guest. See links below. [03:11 – 20:23] Jesse’s Learning Journey and Masterminds Changes in Jesse’s learning from his early years vs today Learning the value of mentorship Jesse’s Coaches, Mentors, and Masterminds What makes masterminds so valuable [20:24 – 32:06] Self-Education and Jesse’s Experience The parallels of self-education and standard education moving forward What to expect with you investing in yourself and work with Jesse A Success Story from people who worked with Jesse [32:07 – 45:13] Defining Success Key attribute to achieve success Exciting things in store for Jesse Actionable Items/Tips from Jesse Be clear on these 3 questions:  Who do you want to impact? How can I impact them? What is the next step you can take to get yourself a WIN? Final Thoughts Tweetable Quotes: “If you’ll always focus on the cost, you’ll lose out on the reward.” - Jesse Paul Smith “I found that if you want results, if you want to learn something, get close to the ones who are absolutely crushing it and just model what they do.” - Jesse Paul Smith&