The Stone Cold Truth of What It Really Takes To Win

Winning big in life requires grit and the ability to persevere when others doubt you. In this episode of Social Authority, Pat Hilton shares the "stone cold truth" of what it really takes to win, using the story of professional wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin as an analogy for entrepreneurs. Pat emphasizes the importance of staying focused, taking control of your results, and ensuring your brand is marketable. Learn how being overlooked or even fired can be the catalyst that propels you to success, as those who doubt you may eventually become your competitors whom you overpower. Discover how surrounding yourself with the right people, like Grant Cardone, can turn you from a threat into an asset and why successful people look at talent as an asset, not a threat.

0:00 Introduction to Social Authority and the "Stone Cold Truth"

1:56 Staying focused and realizing you are in control of your results

3:00 The Pro Wrestling Independent Contractor Analogy and marketability

4:00 Stunning Steve Austin's WCW career and the Stone Cold Truth

7:41 WCW fires Steve Austin after an injury

8:53 Vince McMahon signs Steve Austin and creates the "Stone Cold" persona

10:07 The importance of avoiding the wrong people in your career

14:14 Encouraging the audience to work hard and make decisions for themselves despite doubt

18:01 Grant Cardone hears a jingle and puts the speaker on stage in front of 10,000 people

25:22 Successful people view talent as an asset, not a threat