From Little Rock, AR to 3300 Paid Speeches with Jim Cathcart

<p>In today’s episode, Jeff interviews Jim Cathcart of Cathcart Institute. Jim grew up in Little Rock, AR and wasn’t really sure what he wanted to do in life until he heard Earl Nightingale on the radio. Earl said something that day that really resonated with him and he began working really hard to learn all he could about personal development. Jim spoke 400 times before getting his first paid speaking engagement and his first paid speech was for $10. Jim is currently mentoring and living life beyond his dreams. </p> <p> </p> <p> Jim and Jeff discuss:</p> <p> </p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">Grew up in Little Rock, AR and was born in 1946; son of a telephone repairman who fought in the army and was the acting mayor of the city. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Cathcart wasn't around anyone successful and wasn’t encouraged to dream big. He was an average student in school. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">He got married in 1970 and had a new baby in 1972. At the time he was working as a clerk making 525/month with no college degree, no money in the bank and no connections.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">One day at the office, Jim heard Earl Nightingale on the radio and he said that if you spend an hour a day on a field of your choosing for 5 years, you would be an expert.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">This really resonated with Jim and he began studying personal development and really got active in the Junior Chambers of Commerce and was ultimately hired to train 300,000 members. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Today all of his dreams have come true and then some. 3300 paid speeches and has written and published 23 books.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The most important step to his success was recognizing early on that he had to change his world. The way he was conditioned to see the world wasn't going to get him to where he wanted to be.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Cathcart doesn't get depressed when things seem to take longer; depression is taking the negative outcome and dreaming ab