55: Re-examining your idea of success with Jimmy Tomczak

*My apologies for the audio here guys...not sure what happened.
Guess I should have gone to college for audio engineering. Dang
it. ;)*


Jimmy Tomzak lives to inspire. He's launched multiple creative
ventures, commercialized inventions, and built a rich
network of personal and professional relationships. His
work has earned awards including recognition as a Crain's
Detroit Business 20 in their 20's honoree, a Maker Faire
Blue Ribbon, plus honors from organizations like the Elks
National Foundation where he was named Alum of the
Year. Jimmy has been featured in the Wall Street Journal,
Entrepreneur Magazine, CNN and other prominent media. His
new book, "Lakeside & Tide", hit top 100 on Amazon
Kindle and #1 in its category. Jimmy is an author
and speaker who tells his story to audiences
internationally. He recently gave the TED talk, "Living Your Best
Life Now Starts Today."


I loved talking with Jimmy. In this episode we chatted about what
success really means to both of us, and how many people have
ideas in their head of what success looks like to them without
putting much thought into whether or not they will actually enjoy
and be fulfilled by that idea of success.


What if making a million dollars a year isn't REALLY what you
want? What if everything you ever wanted in life could be
achieved earning only $100,000 a year?


What if instead of setting financial goals, you set lifestyle
goals? How much free time do you want to have? What kind of work
do you want to do? WHO do you want to spend your time with and
HOW do you want to spend your time? 


What if your idea of success is more inspired by what society
thinks than what you would ACTUALLY enjoy and find fulfilling for
yourself? 


It's an important question to wrestle with. 
Resources:

Jimmy's website

Lakeside & Tide - Jimmy's book

Pretty sure this was the Quora question Jimmy was talking
about

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