Podcast Episode #393: Reinvention and Permission to Pivot – The Entrepreneurial Frontier – Alastair Macdonald
Episode #393: Dentist Freedom Blueprint Podcast
Reinvention and Permission to Pivot – The Entrepreneurial Frontier – Alastair Macdonald
So often in life, we follow a path that has been deemed ‘for us’ and down the road, we wonder if this path is really what we’re meant to be doing. My good friend Alastair Macdonald joins me on the show to talk about reinvention and the importance of taking responsibility for your education and evolution. You will learn about how to choose the right path, the importance of mentorship, and how to succeed in the right way.
Listen in as we go over what qualifies people to be what they are and how we so often misqualify ourselves in many ways. Alastair also shares a piece of his own upbringing and provides insight into the importance of allowing children to have their own experiences. You will also hear about how to get unstuck from a rut so that you can pivot into better and more meaningful things.
Minute Markers:
3:10 – How Alastair grew up and the benefit of not getting stuck in your career path.
6:20 – The scale of possible difficulty and how that may affect decisions and crisis management.
9:50 – The value of on-the-job training and mentorship.
14:50 – Where Alastair’s career changed and the scary part of changing direction.
18:08 – Mistaking the ‘how’ for the ‘what.’
20:55 – Why you should never disregard your own experience.
24:43 – The importance of developing additional skillsets as you go.
28:00 – Why specialization isn’t for everyone and lateral movements are key.
Featured on the Show:
Alastair Macdonald: TEDx | DSN | Facebook
P.S. Whenever you’re ready, here are some other ways I can help fast track you to your Freedom goal (you’re closer than you think) :
In this episode, we finish up the second part of my interview with Rob Swanson and his eight rules of investing. (If you haven’t listened to part 1, be sure to go back and give that a listen before jumping into this one.) Today, we pick up where we left off, covering rules four through eight and talking about everything from decision-making to cash flow and risk reduction.
Listen in as Rob shares his incredible insight and experience in real estate and investing to give us a few rules that help make our decisions and investments more solid. You will hear about the importance of looking at margins before buying and what boxes need to be checked when it comes to predicting a solid income stream. Rob also discusses how to define and mitigate the different risks involved so that you can come out on top.
Alastair MacDonald is a private advisor to established entrepreneurs, investors, and business owners, as well as a TEDx speaker who lectures on economic, social, and financial forecasts. Join me today to hear part two of our conversation at the Freedom Founders Mastermind, where we dive into the concept of certainty, how to hedge against a volatile economy, and why the abdication model is no longer one that works.
Listen in to learn the reasons why Alastair is not worried about consumer price inflation (and what he’s really worried about instead) and why the 401(k) is not always the investment that it is made out to be. You’ll learn why he is most concerned about the issue of division and polarity in the Western world, why your business is your best asset in a volatile economy, and how you can maintain its viability to weather the most intense economic storm.
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