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The day you stop racing, is the day you win the race.\nSick of the 9-5 grind and trying to fit society\u2019s mold? Our guest, Alex Dunsdon of Potential.co, felt the same until he broke free.\nAfter feeling stuck in advertising for 10 years, Alex realized he needed to stop pleasing people and trying to meet society's expectations. He shares his unconventional path to finding his passion in impact investing and living life on his own terms.\nWe dive into powerful mindset shifts like embracing your quirks, turning off your brain to find your true self, managing ADD, and adopting a \u201cgenerosity strategy\u201d where you give energy to help others. Alex believes this allows life to work its magic!\nHe also started the company Potential VC to fund projects and people making a difference in areas like climate, finance, and education. We explore embracing uncertainty rather than rigid plans, exposing yourself to opportunities, and accepting the world as chaos.\nIf you want to gain perspective, surround yourself with your tribe, and trust in life\u2019s possibilities, join us for an inspiring conversation on breaking free and living with purpose. Unlock your potential today!\n- - -\nOn the growth mindset podcast with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.\nThrough a process of honest self-reflection of what is holding us back and what is driving us forward, we can lose the ego and build awareness of how to be the best we can be.\n- - -\nConnect with Sam:\nSam's newsletter on creativity - Explosive Thinking\nWatch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset)\nTwitter - @samjamharris\nInstagram - @SamJam.zen\nYoutube - @Samjam\n- - -\nShow: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement\nEpisode: Escaping the Rat Race to Find Your Passion\nChapters:\n00:00 Choosing Which Waves to Ride\n03:24 Alex's Experience in Advertising\n04:40 Sam's first job experience\n05:35 What Made Alex Realise He was Heading the Wrong Path\n07:42 Importance of Finding Your Tribe\n11:47 Alex's Resolution in Life\xa0\n12:43 Life as a Game\n14:46 Sam's Vipassana Experience\n16:31 How Alex Came Up With The Concept of Potential VC\n22:49 Take Aways from Vipassana Experience\n24:46 What It's like Running A Business with an ADD Brain\n26:03 How Alex Realized He Had ADD\n27:33 Alex's Version of Vipassana\n32:16 Alex's Imparting Advice\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices