In this episode, Founder of Focus.CEO, David Wood, talks about his new book, Mouse in the Room: Because the Elephant isn't Alone. Today, David talks about the importance of naming your mice, the hurdle of instant gratification and being unapologetically authentic. What does it mean to have 30% more courage? Hear about the art of dealing with rejection, when not to follow your courage, and get David’s advice to his younger self, all on today’s episode of The Healthy, Wealthy & Smart Podcast.   Key Takeaways “A lot of us are putting on, unconsciously, an act for the world because we don’t want to get in trouble, and we don’t want to be uncomfortable, and we don’t want to make the other person uncomfortable, so we say what’s going to fit into a nice box.” “You can choose the discomfort of wearing a mask or the discomfort of telling the truth.” “If you don’t ask, you’re already starting with a no.” “Every time you name a mouse, it gives you a chance to increase your confidence and belief in yourself.” “You can have anything you want in life if you’re willing to ask 1000 people.” – Byron Katie “Start writing things down, knowing that you don’t have to do anything on those pieces of paper.” “You’re already doing things right. You got this far. You don’t need fixing.” “At times it’s going to get very hard. It might get so hard that you don’t know if you’re going to make it, but you do.”   More about David Wood David is a former consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies. He built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching and coaching thousands of hours in 12 countries around the globe. As well as helping others, David is no stranger to overcoming challenges himself, having survived a full collapse of his paraglider and a fractured spine, witnessing the death of his sister at age seven, anxiety and depression, and a national Gong Show! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgKwAJieQes). He helps business owners and leaders become the badass leaders people want to follow, creating more authenticity, connection, confidence, and revenue.   Suggested Keywords Healthy, Wealthy, Smart, Courage, Challenges, Confidence, Discomfort, Authenticity, Rejection, Persistence, Commitment, Awareness,   Get Your FREE Gift Mouse in the Room Book.   To learn more, follow David at: Website:          https://focus.ceo Twitter:            @_focusceo Instagram:       @_focusceo Facebook:       @extraordinaryfocus YouTube:        https://www.youtube.com/c/ExtraordinaryFocuswithDavidWood LinkedIn:         https://www.linkedin.com/in/focus-ceo   Subscribe to Healthy, Wealthy & Smart: Website:                      https://podcast.healthywealthysmart.com Apple Podcasts:          https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthy-wealthy-smart/id532717264 Spotify:                        https://open.spotify.com/show/6ELmKwE4mSZXBB8TiQvp73 SoundCloud:               https://soundcloud.com/healthywealthysmart Stitcher:                       https://www.stitcher.com/show/healthy-wealthy-smart iHeart Radio:               https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-healthy-wealthy-smart-27628927   Read the Full Transcript Here:  00:02 Hey, David, welcome to the podcast, I am happy to have you on to talk about, amongst other things, a new book release that's coming out today, which is for people not listening. Today is June 13. So we will definitely get to the book, and we'll get to a lot of other things. But thank you so much for coming on.   00:23 My pleasure. And it's nice to meet you.   00:25 Yeah, it's great to meet you as well. So I guess I let the cat out of the bag a little too quickly. We're gonna get to the book towards the end. But let's get to the book in the beginning. And at the end, how's that sound? Yeah, so tell us the name of the book. And I will hand the mic over to you to give us a little snippet.   00:42 Sure. And the I would have mentioned the book because it's going to fit in with the topics we want to talk about, like c