{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68dad060597bc7d53f169b50/6a42dfe1c2fe1c7f49d74748?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Stop Chasing Happiness: Baseline, Momentum, and What Success Actually Feels Like with Jason Feifer","description":"<h1><br></h1><p>Jason Feifer is the editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine, a keynote speaker, startup advisor, and host of the podcast <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/problem-solvers/id1265289056\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Problem Solvers</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>But the throughline of his career is not a title or a resume. It's a single skill: taking complicated ideas and making them simple.&nbsp;</p><p>In this conversation, Liz and Jason explore what it means to build a career that isn't anchored to a job, how entrepreneurs think differently than everyone else, and why the goal might not be happiness at all but something closer to momentum.&nbsp;</p><p>This one went deep fast, and it never slowed down.</p><p><br></p><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><ul><li>Self-conceptions are powerfully limiting.</li><li>The thing that does not change in times of change.</li><li>Horizontal thinkers vs. vertical thinkers.</li><li>Opportunity Set A vs. Opportunity Set B.</li><li>You can be entrepreneurial whether or not you work for yourself.</li><li>$1 is not inherently better than $0.</li><li>Success is a state of being, not a specific outcome.</li><li>Baseline is clarity.</li></ul><p><br></p><h2>Timestamps</h2><ul><li>[0:00:25] Book Deal and Podcast Rebrand</li><li>[0:04:09] Nonlinear Career and Pattern Recognition</li><li>[0:08:40] Defining the Thing That Doesn’t Change</li><li>[0:10:50] Work Your Next Job Philosophy</li><li>[0:13:57] Horizontal vs Vertical Career Thinking</li><li>[0:21:39] Balancing Creativity and Strategy</li><li>[0:27:22] Personal Metrics of Success Spreadsheet</li><li>[0:31:23] State of Being vs Outcome Goals</li><li>[0:37:30] Negative Emotions in a Well-Lived Life</li><li>[0:39:39] Saying No to Misaligned Funding</li><li>[0:46:39] Emotional Baseline and Sustainable</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links &amp; Resources Mentioned</p><h3>Jason Feifer</h3><ul><li>Newsletter — One Thing Better: <a href=\"https://onethingbetter.email\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://onethingbetter.email</a></li><li>Podcast: <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/problem-solvers/id1265289056\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Problem Solvers</a></li><li>Jason on Instagram/X:<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/heyfeifer/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @heyfeifer</a></li><li>Entrepreneur Magazine: <a href=\"https://www.entrepreneur.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.entrepreneur.com</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Book Mentioned</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Nice-Guy-JENNIFER-MILLER/dp/1250189888\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mr. Nice Guy </a>— Jason Feifer and Jen Miller (novel)</li></ul><p><br></p><h2>Connect with Liz</h2><ul><li>Website: <a href=\"http://lizbohannon.co\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lizbohannon.co</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lizbohannon/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@lizbohannon</a></li><li>The Plucking Up Podcast: <a href=\"http://pluckingup.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pluckingup.com</a></li><li>The Boho Beat: <a href=\"http://lizboho.substack.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lizboho.substack.com</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Enjoyed this episode? </strong>Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend who needs this conversation. It's the best way to help more people find the show.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Liz Bohannon"}