Work Hard, Play Hard with Chris Gronkowski

Experiences make us richer when time is our currency

00:34 Intro and welcome 01:20 Experiential Billionaires 02:51 Hot Dog Eating Champion 03:40 Joey Chestnut 04:32 Traveling the world 6:02 Changes on the Fly 10:14 Be flexible in your expectations 10:43 Growth Mindset 11:40 Having new identities 25:29 Lightbulb Moments 32:12 It's mostly low moments 32:49 We grossly under estimate what could go right 36:18 A farmer in the middle of a field 38:14 Experiential junkies 39:32 Making your life experience rich 40:35 Anti-consumption 41:41 The normal things we put off 44:07 Friendships you foster 45:43 Accountability partners 46:00 The time you have is the most valuable thing  46:49 Your time alone 49:19 Having people there for you 49:37 Living life with urgency 51:09 Near death experiences 52:39 Time is short and the stakes are high 54:21 Most valuable experiences are the negative ones 55:57 Pushing through 56:31 Grittiness 57:19 The cost of Motivation 58:33 The art of being gritty

Culture: how to influence behavior with Marcus Collins

00:35 Intro00:59 Marcus Collins01:34 Understanding Motivation around our behavior02:02 Influencing behavior02:17 Get people to move02:46 Antecedents to Motivation03:07 No force greater than culture03:41 Culture is a system05:56 Norms vs Culture06:36 A system of system - Raymond Williams08:57 Consumption references10:23 We hold many identities11:50 Signaling identity- social animals13:06 Signaling and Motivation15:38 Sociological impulses to move17:25 Gap in Knowledge- Lowenstein19:19 Hip-Hop culture20:35 Discourse drives cultural change21:07 Culture: a meaning making system23:21 Influencer Marketing28:01 Unmet need creates discomfort31:38 The Brooklyn Nets32:58 Propaganda Theory34:54 Cracking the code36:19 How you see the world38:15 Who are people like me?39:03 Cognitive fluidity41:50 The quiet internet46:03 Taking agency to create what's around me47:13 The value of repetition48:00 Culture can't be an event49:20 Collective effervessence51:57 Cancel Culture56:12 Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely57:07 Steve Jobs- "make a dent in the universe"

Surprising learnings from the science of motivation with Ayelet Fishbach.

00:34 Intro 01:19 Professor Ayelet Fishbach 01:49 Get It Done - surprising lessons for the science of motivation 02:26 Dopamine release, Crossing off your list 04:11 social psychology - motivation a function of your situation and framing 04:34 Motivation isn't a muscle- it is your knowledge 06:19 no evidence that self-control is a muscle 06:34 some evidence that some people are more motivated than others 08:30 Goals must be intrinsic and fun. Finding value in the way there. 09:10 Keep searching.  09:32 You need to try something a few times to figure out if we enjoy 10:00 The role of mindset 10:29 you either change the situation or the way you think about it. 11:36 Re-framing the world around you for motivation 11:50 For beginners, more motivated looking back. Glass half full. 13:00 Motivation to start and motivation to stick with it 13:37 Middle Problem- the middle part of long-term goals 14:01 Habits- not the same as brushing your teeth 15:01 The cost of motivation. Staying healthy and happy 16:02 Finding the happy way to pursue our goals 17:42 Not focusing on the numbers alone 19:08 Losing weight isn't a great goal. live a healthier lifestyle 20:02 Change your lifestyle and you'll change the content you see 20:54 Having somebody to check in with 21:18 Helpers and community supporting your goals 22:00 Activate your social network 23:38 Long Term goals 26:05 Tradition, motivation, symbolism 27:49 Rewards work 29:18 What makes a good motivational story 30:55 anticipate 31:54 Understand the effort required 33:11 Recruit your resources and prepare 33:26 Have a plan to reduce anxiety 34:21 The dos and easier the don'ts 36:00 Avoidance goals are generally less effective 38:20 Be realistic and don't have unrealistic standards 39:41 Are we setting a standard that is too high? 40:15 Set backs are perceived as failures. 41:09 Come up with a bad idea. Do something awkward. 41:38 Impossible to live a no failure life 42:11 Gratitude and grace 42:27 the benefits of failure 42:47 We are all a work in progress 47:28 It is always a new start or a new beginning 47:57 A valuable framework

Work Hard, Play Hard with Chris Gronkowski

Chris Gronkowski comes from the “Gronk” family clan which brings to mind an athletic acumen, grueling workouts along with a party hard reputation. Vanity Fair called his family “America’s first family of jocks.” His company, Ice Shaker, offers an insulated, spill-proof, stainless-steel cup for the reusable bot­tle market. He secured Before appearing on "Shark Tank," Ice Shaker bottles were only available in a 26 oz bottle, per its website. The company has since expanded to over 140 bottle selections, selling tumblers, jugs, and sports bottles in a variety of sizes. Guest Shark Alex Rodriguez and Mark Cuban both invested into Ice Shaker, where Rob Gronkowski later bought Rodriguez's stock in the company as it was thriving from their expansion into retail in The Vitamin Shoppe, GNC, and Lifetime Fitness locations. Chris co-owns three businesses with his four brothers: InSite Media Services, which manages Rob’s brand and nego­tiates all his sponsor deals; Gronk Bus, which leases two party buses in the Bos­ton area; and Gronk Nation, an online promotional vehicle for the family. He focuses on applying strategies from football and applying them towards business on a daily basis. He spends alot of time learning from past experiences and successes to make the ice shaker successful. Some takeaways are: Taking success from on the field to off the field and translating it to business strategies. Sports teaches you how to be smart and com­petitive, how to lose together and then rebuild and win together 00:30 Intro 08:06 Shameless Plug 02:23 Welcome 02:45 Buffalo, New york 03:45 Putting it all on the line 04:07 Internal drive 05:15 The value of a dollar 05:56 Two for six years 08:13 Building a business 10:05 Amazon 11:46 Learning from our mistakes 12:17 Bad Hires 15:24 Making the team 15:45 Delegating 17:17 Training 18:19 Hospitality in the DNA 19:30 Mission 20:00 Fullback 21:32 Training people to adapt 22:18 a dying breed 22:43 Shark Tank 23:07 50 X 24:50 Putting you out of business 24:14 The Pitch 26:09 An undrafted rookie 26:57 Mr. Wonderful 28:32 Working for no salary 32:07 A great team 33:03 Calendar 34:58 Not compromising 39:57 Accountability partners 41:41 Relentless pursuit of excellence 45:21 Constant distraction 47:01 Turbulent times 49:19 $500 per pound per day 50:10 Mental and physical grind 57:33 Incentive for Motivation 58:09 Team Goals

What does failure mean?

00:45 Intro 01:23 Friendship 01:50 seeking out challenge 02:16 Failure between air quotation marks 03:26 Impact 03:56 What does failure mean ? 04:54 Failure in the eyes of whom ? 07:26 Reframing 08:44 Learning for next time 09:49 Processing disappointment 10:51 Context 12:02 Celebrate the positives 13:13 Trail running vs Marathon racing 15:00 Doubt as a bond 16:54 No mans land 17:56 The power of community 20:39 Dropping out 24:29  Wasn't this about pacing? 24:53 The journey as the destination 27:30 Creating your own pace 28:00 Making less mistakes 28:58 Pacing with purpose 30:30 Respecting culture 31:20 Remembering why you started 32:09 Two points of gratification 34:20 Quitting 36:38 You didn't quit, you went as far as you could go 37:05 Finding gratitude 37:45 Agree to disagree 39:09 Positive intent 39:56 Thinking differently 40:40 Appreciating the views 41:49 Stay Motivated!