Stress is omnipresent in most of our lives. Without proper training, it's easy to get overwhelmed by the pummeling (literally or metaphorically) we experience in modern times. If you ever wonder how some seem to be more prepared and calm under any circumstances, you don’t want to miss out on the conversation between Andrew Marshall and me.

Professional fighter and healer, Andrew Marshall shares how he transformed his deepest wounds into a unique set of inner and outer skills to help others overcome similar struggles. He believes that developing inner strengths and outer strengths together gives a significant edge for any leader.

We also talked about:

• The Importance of staying clear-minded vs. being overwhelmed when facing a stronger opponent
• From feeling worse every day to feeling younger every day (and an important ingredient of his transition)(hint: eagerness)
• Every form of spiritual practice is a form of meditation (He started from not being able to sit for 5 minutes)
• Key areas of skills to master as a transformational healer: meditation, communication, business operation, relaxation
• The importance of logging in ‘mat time’ to become experts of any sort
• Practical advice to apply in various aspects of our life: fitness, family, finances, faith, and fun

As human beings, it's natural to want prosperity. Many seek to manifest it in many ways--using anything from vision boards to writing a check of a million dollars. Yet, they don’t always work.

Instead of chasing from opportunity to opportunity with anxiety, fear, and frustration, what if there are ways? What if we can tap into flow with more ease and peace of mind?

This podcast is with an abundance architect and the author of The 7 Laws of Abundance: How to Win At Life and Influence Reality. Rey Brannen is a serial entrepreneur who has worked extensively in nanotechnology and internet marketing. Brannen is currently the Managing Partner of Illumina Investments Group where he and his wife Rene manage a commercial real estate investment portfolio in the U.S. His portfolio of stocks has had a gain of 104% in 2019 compared to the Standard and Poor's gain of 8%.

We talked about:

• The origin of the atomic molecules we are made of, and how that tie into abundance
• How to cultivate an abundance mindset
• His techniques (including lucid dreaming and out-of-body experience) to cultivate our capacity for abundance
• The journey he took to find his dharma
• His process to follow flow (especially in the financial markets)
• How to have more time, love, creativity, and happiness

Resources mentioned

• Samurai Brotherhood 

Connect with CK

• Mindset coaching for entrepreneurs 

Jose Caballer is a creative entrepreneur, designer, facilitator, meditation enthusiast. Jose founded The Groop a digital agency and there he got his “Street MBA” and got to work with diverse creative clients such as Al Gore, Jamie Oliver, Thomas Keller, Alice Waters, corporate clients like Disney and Nike and over 30 startups including MySpace and One Drop. Today he combines his 20 years of design and businesses experience with his passion for teaching and trains thousands of creative professionals on webinars and in workshops worldwide.

We talked about life, career, and startup with Jose’s unique perspective of design principles, product strategies, and spirituality.

• The process of reinventing yourself every day
• ”How much are you willing to surrender providing your gift to people”
• Jose’s 3-step design process: define the vision, mock it up, share with others
• The Importance of media diet (and the cost of distraction)
• How to get more forward momentum (and feedback)
• How to find your path (hint: your path is right in front of you if you look at the right direction)
• How to innovate in your future path (by asking the right people)

Links

• The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More
• Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon
• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
• The Coaching Revolution: How Visionary Managers Are Using Coaching to Empower People and Unlock Their Full Potential

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I’ve met many people who’ve chosen the safer path rather than the path less traveled. Brent Estabrook abandoned his dental profession the day after graduation. In this episode, Brent told his story of achieving overnight success as a painter in the face of serious debt, doubt, and struggle. He hopes that this story will inspire others to pursue what excites them in life… to follow their childhood dreams to do what undeniably makes them as happy as possible. Brent also shared the key champions, the bold moves he made in the early days, and the advice to help other aspirational artists succeed in the digital age.

We talked about:

• How to thrive as an artist in spite of the fearful moments
• His three morning rituals to gain more confidence, more creativity
• How ayahuasca ceremony was a huge catalyst for his success
• How he made the jump from dental school grad with $400k debt to a full-time 6-figure artist
• The teaching Nobu gave him
• His advice to starting artists
• 3 categories of artists
• The bold moves he made in the early days

Quotes

• "If these people are doing it, why not me"
• "Once you find what you love to do, you can overcome any interferences"
• "Find out what you love doing, that passion will drive you"
• "Confidence will differentiate you as a top artist"
• "The more you do it the better you get; the better you get the more you enjoy doing"

Links

• Brent Estabrook's website
• Brent Estabrook's IG

Connect with CK:

Website | https://www.cklin.com

Coaching | http://www.chatwithck.com 

Blue Truth describes the sufferings of unexpressed insight, unoffered love, and ungiven gifts vividly. And the path to aliveness and freedom. If you are a serious student and teacher of life. This would be a great episode to listen to.

Blue Truth by David Deida http://bit.ly/BlueTruthNW

Connect with CK:

Website | https://www.cklin.com

Coaching | http://www.chatwithck.com 

Stephan Spencer is a recognized expert in SEO and the best selling co-author of The Art of SEO, Social eCommerce, and Google Power Search. He founded the SEO agency Netconcepts in the 1990s and in 2010 it was acquired by Covario. He has invested in over $1M over the last 10 years in personal and professional transformation and we discussed at length the power of transformation in health, mentality, relationships, and spirituality.

Joshua Fields is Executive Director of Consciousness Hacking, a global community in over 50 cities focused on the intersection of modern technologies, ancient wisdom and human flourishing. He holds degrees from Oxford University and CIIS, and in a former life was a Morgan Stanley analyst and amateur boxer.

How to get in flow in the midst of limiting beliefs and adversities? As long as you are human, there will always be adversities and challenges. James is a serial entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and breakfree mentor. His life purpose is to create intellectual property that transforms the human condition thru flow and inspire 1 billion breakthroughs. He currently teaches a powerful breakfree framework that helps entrepreneurs and professionals through the difficulties of divorce by guiding them to the next steps so they can get truly complete with the divorce, create a new identity and move on to creating the life of their dreams.

We talked about:

+The importance and power of the right peer group or mastermind (e.g. Entrepreneurs’ Organization and Tony Robbins Platinum Partnership)

+The greatest reward is where fear and pain is.

+Immersion for super growth

The practice of acknowledging yourself in the mirror every day

+Get into the 3rd perspective you can see the truth

+“Victory to the big mind” - the commitment to yourself, to your growth, to your truths

+How to maintain your heightened state

+How to make better and better decisions from a resourceful state?

+Josh Waitzkin’s technique to cultivate anchors of flow states

The entrepreneurial path is not for the faint of heart. Crosby Haffner has taken the role of founder, operator, turnaround CEO, investor, advisor on this path. In this conversation, he shares his journey, mental models, and disciplines to find meaning and success on this path. If you want to bring more purposefulness and empowerment into your organization, don’t miss Crosby’s story.

We talked about

+The opportunities of ayahuasca ceremonies for entrepreneurs

+The long road his wife and he learned to build trust and depth in their relationship

+The one weekly ritual he and his wife do to build a successful marriage?

+How to use plant medicine ceremony to examine your belief system?

+How to empower your employees to contribute and lead in your organization

+How to have powerful meetings? (The prompts he uses to inspire honest engagement and contribution)

+How to create a safe space for your organization as a cultural practice?

+The one leadership tip Marisa Mayer received early in her career as a Google product manager

+The Entrepreneurial existential crisis and defining one's role in the life cycle of businesses? (Founder, investor, coach, operator, advisor, turnaround CEO)