SOLO | Make Money by Rethinking Your Beliefs
On this solo episode, Travis Chappell continues his series on “25 Questions to Live a Better Life,” drawing from years of door-to-door sales, entrepreneurship, and podcasting to unpack the exact prompts he uses to rethink beliefs, handle hard seasons, and choose better long-term outcomes. He walks through questions 5–10 of his list, mixing personal stories, mental models, and thought experiments you can steal to upgrade your thinking and your life.
On this episode we talk about:
Why “When was the last time I changed my mind about a belief?” reveals whether you’re actually growing
Using “This sucks, but what’s the alternative?” to push through necessary hard things
How to map out “What is the worst case scenario and is it really that bad?” so fear stops running the show
The power of asking “Why am I feeling this emotion?” to shift from reactive to intentional
“Who do I know that has the results I want?” and “What are our cigarettes?” as long-term filters for your environment and worldview
Top 3 Takeaways
If you’ve never changed your mind about a core belief, it likely means you’ve never truly examined where your values came from or whether they’re actually yours.
Most “worst case scenarios” are far less catastrophic than we imagine, and clearly defining them makes it easier to take the risks required for a better life.
Identifying people who already have the results you want—and humbly modeling what works for them—is one of the fastest ways to accelerate your own progress.
Notable Quotes
“If all of your core beliefs were passed down to you and you can’t articulate why you believe them, odds are they’re not your beliefs.”
“This sucks, but what’s the alternative?”
“What are our cigarettes—what do we view as normal now that people will vilify in 200 years?”
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