EDDIE
You Can Make Excuses, Or You Can Just Do It
EPISODE 12 - NOVEMBER 2018
In this episode, Eddie takes us on his personal journey from janitor to successful radio personality and how he found himself working with some of the most talented people in the entertainment industry. Despite losing his job and overcoming an addiction to alcohol, he continued to preserve through even some of his most difficult times
Powerful quotes in this podcast:
- I’ve learned in life mediocrity is always going to be there you can always be mediocre sometimes you got to leap and actually try something [8:53]
- I’m scared of mediocrity [11:43]
- The lesson of investing in humans is the biggest thing. Its because I've treated people with respect and not because i wanted to get anything from them [15:09]
- Most people die without giving the world our talents that's our job. It's about finding our talent and giving it to other people [16:16]
- There's no monopoly on success [18:48]
- God can't bless you with the next thing he has for you until you appreciate what he's done for you at that moment [25:40]
- Most things are feasible if you are willing to spend the time most people aren't willing to spend the time I am [39:24]
- You can make excuses, or you can just do it [51:40]
- There are opportunities allotted to us, and we're not taking advantage of them because we are getting in our own way [51:55]
- I want more, we should all want more not just for ourselves but each other. We should empower our whole community to want more [1:00:49]
Some questions I asked in this podcast:
- How Eddie went from being a janitor at 18 to becoming one of the most popular radio personalities in Seattle [1:40]
- How he went from on the most know radio personalities in Seattle to selling cable [19:11]
- Eddie talks about his battle with alcoholism and the impact it had on his life [41:56]
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