Rick William is an EQ mastery coach and business strategist. He synthesizes the best in Western and Eastern psychology to support high performing business owners, investors, and coaches to achieve peak performance and life fulfillment.
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Toolbox by Rick William – Multi-Modality Coaching and Meditation Trainings.
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3 Value Bombs
1) Entrepreneurship is the athletics of business. Business is a psychological, emotional and spiritual game in many ways.
2) It is important to have a mental health awareness. It takes courage and responsibility to look after your mental and emotional health.
3) Business is not a sprint but a marathon and it is important to prioritize your inner state to play long in the game.
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Show Notes
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Today’s Audio MASTERCLASS: How to Optimize and Prioritize Your Mental Health as an Entrepreneur.
[1:14] – Rick shares something that he believes about becoming successful that most people disagree with.
- Inner skills that has something to do with our nervous / attachment / relational system is essential to success. The important thing in life is fulfilment and that feeling of success impact our actions and benefit those who are receiving it (e,g, family, community).
[2:44] – Rick tells why he believes entrepreneurs need to optimize and prioritize their mental health.
- Entrepreneurship is the athletics of business. Business is a psychological, emotional and spiritual game in many ways. Becoming an entrepreneur requires learning skills because they take on many roles not only to be successful in making an impact to his team and serve his clients but also to allow him to play in the game for a long time.
- Study says that 49% of entrepreneurs have reported to have depression, ADHD, anxiety and substance abuse problems which only show that entrepreneurs are emotional athletes.
[6:05] – Rick talks about the main cause of self-sabotage.
- It is important to have a mental health awareness. It takes courage and responsibility to look after your mental and emotional health as an entrepreneur and a leader in your business.
- Part of the super power of an entrepreneur is to be able to live in to the future and bring it in the present but when you live in the future all the time and you become dissatisfied in the present moment. If combined with all the different stress, the nervous system deals with it and if you don’t have the skills on how to release those stress into the enjoyment of the present system , you will experience burn out and at some point your body will say no and give up in your business.
- He thinks of it as a self protection and not self sabotage when the body can no longer step up and begin to see the larger picture and learn the inner skills.
[12:55] – A timeout to thank our sponsors!
- HubSpot: Get ready for growth, without the growing pains! Visit HubSpot.com/spotlight to see the dozens of major product updates that’ll make impossible growth feel impossibly easy!
- Vanta: Helps SaaS businesses of all sizes manage risk and prove security in real time. Vanta has a special offer waiting for you of $1,000 off at Vanta.com/fire!
[16:08] – Rick talks about the best tools to optimize mental health.
- He gives a workshop on how to optimize the 3 core systems; the nervous system, the attachment system and the attentional system.
- Create a space to honor, respect and train your internal state by allotting 10-30 minutes of your time in the morning to prioritize your inner state and well being. It can be an ice bath, sauna , 20 minute workout or meditation.
- Business is not a sprint but a marathon and it is important to prioritize your inner state to play long in the game.
[20:09] – Rick talks about how to integrate internal vision with external success.
- Internal vision and external success are intertwined.
- His coach helped him to unlearn the skills that causes him to be burn out and learn to apply and align his values in his business.
- Studies also show that there is reduce in mortality rate when there is fulfilment and purpose. Having a bigger vision and combining that with skills gives motivation.
[24:15] – Rick talks about the steps to take to optimize and prioritize our mental health.
- Recognize that it is your inner being that is reflected and it is your responsibility. Prioritize and empower your inner state and make a 10-30 days commitment to do it.
[26:35] – Call to action.
- Toolbox by Rick William – Multi-Modality Coaching and Meditation Trainings.
- Rick William’s Website – Check out Rick’s website and get the free 7 days challenge.
- Rick William’s Instagram – Follow Rick on Instagram.
[27:34] – Thank you to our Sponsor!
- HubSpot: Get ready for growth, without the growing pains! Visit HubSpot.com/spotlight to see the dozens of major product updates that’ll make impossible growth feel impossibly easy!
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1) The Common Path to Uncommon Success: JLD’s 1st traditionally published book! Over 3000 interviews with the world’s most successful Entrepreneurs compiled into a 17-step roadmap to financial freedom and fulfillment!
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