E214: How to Shift to Contribution and Growth Mindset as an Entrepreneur with David Longhini

<p>The road to embracing the entrepreneur life is a rocky one. It often begins with that one impactful experience that shifts you to a growth mindset and sparks the change you want to bring to the world. David Longhini has come a long way by building his own successful company.</p> <p>But he made sure not to forget his origins. As CEO of Empodio, he helps home and business service companies like his father's scale using software and value-focused processes. He believes that the only reason to start a company is to improve the lives of others. Here, he brings in the lessons he learned from his childhood, getting into Buddhism and meditation, and embracing failure.</p> <p>Listen to the full episode as David shares his journey toward entrepreneurship, networking, and mindset and how they link to his childhood dynamics.</p> <p><strong>Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:</strong></p> <ul> <li>David’s childhood dynamic that sparked his interest in entrepreneurship</li> <li>Introducing new business approaches to his father</li> <li>What getting into Buddhism unlocked for him</li> <li>Shifting your life to a contribution and growth mindset</li> <li>Building deeper networks and circles</li> <li>Figuring out sales and knowing your value</li> <li>Therapy and meditation analogy</li> <li>Addressing codependency and embracing failure</li> <li>Focusing on things you can control</li> </ul> <p><strong>Notable quotes from the Episode:</strong></p> <p>“When you become an entrepreneur, you immediately go from one job you're good at, if you had a corporate degree, to ten jobs you suck at.”</p> <p>“The best entrepreneurs I've ever seen are the ones who build deeper relationships where people come to them, and they build networks, and they build communities around them, by actually being able to provide support.”</p> <p>“There are three things that you need. You need somebody ahead of you, on your level, and below you.”<br> <br> “You have to go learn sales. You will have to. Because you will be that