{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d8001706cae0cd6477aa726/5f818e18d50033590e297cd8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Winning The Game That You Choose to Play with Alex Terranova","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5d8001706cae0cd6477aa726/1602325738822-a96a1e1e5df19e22565d4d16ddf3fb10.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>You have to figure out what game you want to play. The last thing you want is to win at the wrong game.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Today I spoke with the founder of DreamMason® Inc. Performance Coaching, Alex Terranova. He is also the author of Fictional Authenticity and the Host of The DreamMason Podcast &amp; Flip the Lens. His journey all started with his passion for helping others rediscover their dreams and goals in life.&nbsp;</p><p>Let’s dive into this episode and find out how to accept pain as part of our learning process and win the game you are playing.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Things you will learn in this episode:</p><p><strong>[00:01 - 16:59] Opening Segment&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>I introduce my guest,&nbsp; Alex Terranova, to the show</li><li>Alex talks briefly about being a Dream Mason</li><li>Finding the meaning of being a Life Coach</li><li>Most people lose their dream in the journey of life for some reason</li><li>Mason means builder: builds dream with their own hands</li><li>Everyone is a dream mason if they’re willing to be courageous enough to declare that they have dreams</li><li>Alex talks about his current life and projects</li><li>Running his first company DreamMason® Inc. Performance Coaching</li><li>Launch the Dream Mason podcast</li><li>Co-host of the Coaching Show</li><li>Created multiple courses and coaching programs</li><li>Alex talks about his book ‘Fictional Authenticity.’</li><li>All of us have dreams from when we were young&nbsp;</li><li>We did not get the answers and clarity.&nbsp;</li><li>We create a version of our dream that we compensate for because of our fear</li><li>We might not realize it because the dreams are not who we are</li><li>Alex talks about his background.</li><li>He was born and raised in LA.</li><li>Being surrounded by vanity and how things look like from the outside</li><li>Went to college and found himself in the bartending and restaurant world</li><li>Living his 20s based on ego and avoidance behavior</li><li>Found himself lost and doing things he did not want</li><li>Moved to NYC</li><li>Had a n awakening</li></ul><p><strong>[17:00- 22:14] Winning the game that you choose to play</strong></p><ul><li>Alex talks about what brought him to that place where he lost his dreams</li><li>We get exactly what we want</li><li>Subconsciously we want some things but not the consequences&nbsp;</li><li>Figure out what game you're playing</li><li>You might win at the game that you did not want to be playing&nbsp;</li><li>With each level that we are at, we have to drop another story</li><li>We have to peel the old skin off</li><li>Step into the unknown of something new&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>[22:15- 27:41] Being comfortable addressing your pain&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Alex talks about facing pain in life</li><li>Pain is something that we’re all going to feel at some point</li><li>We have a choice on how to deal with pain&nbsp;</li><li>It is going to be painful to leave a part of life behind</li><li>You get to choose what you do with your pain</li><li>You could suffer from it</li><li>You can choose to do something else with it</li><li>If you want to leave something behind, you have to be okay with being uncomfortable</li><li>Everything that we want is on the other side of this comfort</li><li>Learn to embrace the discomfort and make meaning of it</li><li>Enjoy the ride as we go</li></ul><p><strong>[27:42 - 33:19] Creating a Bigger Life</strong></p><ul><li>Take the risk to get into the unknown</li><li>There are consequences for everything, but there’s nothing wrong with it</li><li>You get to choose your problem if you want to create a bigger life</li><li>If you want to experience a life other than what you are living, you’re going to have to do things other than what you have done</li><li>Put up efforts in another way</li></ul><p><strong>[33:20 - 39:55] The FOCUS FIVE Segment</strong></p><ul><li>What book have you gifted most often?&nbsp;</li><li>Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue by Neale Donald Walsch&nbsp;</li><li>If you can get an hour of somebody's time and ask questions, who would that be and why?</li><li>Michael Jordan</li><li>He has committed and sacrificed a lot of things the be the best at what he wants to be</li><li>What is one thing you believe that most people would disagree with you:</li></ul><p>We usually say we don’t know; we just say it as an excuse to get out what we have to deal with or the consequences of the answer that we might give</p><ul><li>Morning routine; How do you start your day?</li><li>Meditate before he does anything else for about 16-25 mins</li><li>&nbsp;What is the best place we can connect with you online and find your book?</li><li>See below for social links.</li><li>Final words from me</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Tweetable Quotes:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>“ Everyone is a dream mason if they’re willing to be courageous enough to declare that they have dreams.” &nbsp;- Alex Terranova.</p><p>“Figure out what game you're playing, because you might end up winning at the game you didn’t want to play.” &nbsp;- Alex Terranova.</p><p>“If we are struggling with something right now, ask yourself, what are we getting from the struggle?”&nbsp; - Alex Terranova are</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources mentioned in the episode:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0340693258/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=streamlinedme-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0340693258&amp;linkId=baac3c9f102bf476f99c0b980f57e910\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue by Neale Donald Walsch</a></li><li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Jordan</a></li><li><a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dreammason-podcast/id1324731000?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The DreamMason Podcast</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/169280684X/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=streamlinedme-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=169280684X&amp;linkId=af0c27232aa792e570b232e5380f0d3e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fictional Authenticity by Alex Terranova</a></li><li><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flip-the-lens/id1501912845?i=1000468039961\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Flip the Lens Podcast</a></li><li><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/the-coaching-show/id1448785589\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Coaching Show Podcast</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>You can connect with Alex on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/inspirationalalex/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> and <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexterranova/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn </a>. You can also visit his website on <a href=\"https://www.thedreammason.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.thedreammason.com/</a> and visit this link to get a Free Ebook:<a href=\"https://audit.thedreammason.com/audit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Authenticity Audit.&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode or click <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/another-way-to-play/id1480302990\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> to listen to our previous episodes.</p><p><br></p><p>Are you working <strong>HARD</strong> but not really moving the needle on anything? 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