Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2020-09 to 2026-03.
Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
High levels of constant, disciplined, and relentless hard work are the primary and sufficient drivers of success.
18 people · 16 episodes
He believes that achieving significant success requires putting in extensive hours of hard work.
“one thing you can't escape is that to be good at anything, you got to put the hours in. It is hard work.”
The Diary of a CEO · Jun 2024 · 1 episode · 7.2M views on this topicGillie Da King believes that consistent work ethic is rewarded by being blessed with success.
“You didn't get lucky your work your work ethics was good and when your worth ethics is good you get blessed it's not luck it's because god said he really wanted it when you really want it there you go you get it”
Million Dollaz Worth of Game · Jan 2022 · 2 episodes · 1.4M views on this topicCoi Leray believes in maintaining a strong, self-sufficient work ethic to achieve success, including diversifying into multiple revenue streams.
“I'm not just going to be in one lane.”
Million Dollaz Worth of Game · Apr 2021 · 1 episode · 833K views on this topicNLE Choppa believes that hard work, passion, and having a relentless studio work ethic are more important than initial talent.
“it was more than talent it was really just the heart the driving the work ethic the passion”
Million Dollaz Worth of Game · Jan 2022 · 1 episode · 559K views on this topicHe believes in maintaining a relentless work ethic and refusing to be outworked by others to achieve success.
“for me where I was at in my world I refused to be outwork by anybody like if that meant driving 12 hours one way to get to a show to go like I would drive to Toronto to to work a show I didn't it didn't matter I would do it”
The Pivot Podcast · Nov 2024 · 1 episode · 492K views on this topicEffective work requires periods of disconnection, personal reflection, or alignment with personal happiness and passion to be sustainable.
3 people · 3 episodes
True success and creativity require periods of intentional solitude and slow reflection to disconnect from daily urgent tasks.
“Even though I love quick thinking, you know, being in a meeting and spotting a mistake, most of my good work has come from the kind of slow thinking, where I'm off being reflective and maybe coming up with some non-obvious ideas.”
Jay Shetty Podcast · Feb 2025 · 1 episode · 1.7M views on this topicA high level of work ethic is only sustainable and effective in the long term if one genuinely loves the work.
“what I want people to hear in my message about like working hard and discipline and all of that is the only reason that I put as much time and energy into it is because I love it.”
Jay Shetty Podcast · Sep 2020 · 1 episode · 125K views on this topicWork ethic is essential, but it should be balanced with happiness rather than being treated as an end in itself.
“When I started using hustle and it became like it was just my version of work ethic. Work ethic. Yeah, it was your language. but but And and and there's truth in it. I also am probably the single loudest voice in entrepreneurship telling people they're not entrepreneurs.”
Jay Shetty Podcast · Sep 2020 · 1 episode · 34K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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