Show Your Value with Lee Benson
Oct 14, 2026 · 1 hr · 12 segments
Erik Qualman has written five number one bestsellers, spoken in more than 60 countries, and reached over 60 million people. He also tracks how many nights a year he's away from his daughters. Last…
Erik QualmanGuestLee BensonHostSometimes I wonder, is it the thing that you don't like, or is it the mindset and belief structure that's causing it? And, and the re- reason I say that, I, I remember all the way back to where I was supporting myself my senior year in high school.
Um, it was so much fun working with all those people, and I had this mindset, I'm gonna be the best at anything I do.
Probably not gonna be a cook the rest of my life, but I'm gonna be the best that ever did it before that.
And I s- I still am in contact with a number of the folks I worked with in the late '70s.
Like, it almost doesn't matter what you do, we get to work with people, and it's so cool, and I think, I think we've lost it.
Um, with, with The Focus Project, like finding the thing and creating the most value, the big...
How much of it's influenced on you've found the right thing versus the mindset and belief structure? Does that question make sense?
It does make sense 'cause sometimes I'll even ask myself, like we just talked about, was I lucky to have these roles that I enjoyed, or was no matter what role I was put into, I was gonna enjoy it or make the best of it? Um, it's probably a combination of the two.
It's kinda like not a black-and-white answer, 'cause now I'm starting to think out loud, 'cause I did work one summer.
Um, and I had the, the graveyard shift, so I'd start at 10 at night and then go till 6 in the morning.
Sometimes I wonder, is it the thing that you don't like, or is it the mindset and belief structure that's causing it? And, and the re- reason I say that, I, I remember all the way back to where I was supporting myself my senior year in high school.
Um, it was so much fun working with all those people, and I had this mindset, I'm gonna be the best at anything I do.
Probably not gonna be a cook the rest of my life, but I'm gonna be the best that ever did it before that.
And I s- I still am in contact with a number of the folks I worked with in the late '70s.
Like, it almost doesn't matter what you do, we get to work with people, and it's so cool, and I think, I think we've lost it.
Um, with, with The Focus Project, like finding the thing and creating the most value, the big...
How much of it's influenced on you've found the right thing versus the mindset and belief structure? Does that question make sense?
It does make sense 'cause sometimes I'll even ask myself, like we just talked about, was I lucky to have these roles that I enjoyed, or was no matter what role I was put into, I was gonna enjoy it or make the best of it? Um, it's probably a combination of the two.
It's kinda like not a black-and-white answer, 'cause now I'm starting to think out loud, 'cause I did work one summer.
Um, and I had the, the graveyard shift, so I'd start at 10 at night and then go till 6 in the morning.
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