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Aug 21
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258. Rick Walker | 9 Steps to Build a Li...

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In today’s episode, we have the pleasure to interview Rick Walker, author of 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning: How to Unlock Your Mind, Happiness, Power, and Your Enemies’ Demise.


Rick is a high-impact founder, philosopher, and private equity leader who built a 400-person company by age 26, scaled a 2,000+ team member nonprofit across 53 countries, and helped bring $5 billion in capital investment to his hometown. He’s advised billionaires, met privately with a U.S. President, and draws his insights from a lifetime of studying ancient texts, world religions, and strategic leadership.


In this episode, you’ll learn how to escape a life of comfort that’s killing your potential, why choosing a worthy enemy is the fastest way to unlock purpose, and what it truly takes to sacrifice the present to win the future.


We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Rick Walker.

To Learn More about Rick and buy his book visit:

The Book: https://a.co/d/flqGgNf

Website/Socials: https://rickwalker.com/

https://twitter.com/RickWalkerTX

https://www.facebook.com/RickWalkerTX

https://www.youtube.com/@rickwalkertx

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwalkertx/


Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:48 Men rarely value what they don’t earn

3:35 Victimhood & what you attract

5:41 Wisdom is trading short term discomfort for long term gain

9:08 Choosing a worthy enemy to fight

12:14 Regret as an enemy

15:32 Your attention is a form of love

17:51 Priorities and saying no

21:06 Unmet potential as an enemy to fight

23:12 Rick’s morning routine & habit system

27:12 Wisdom that stands the passing of time

33:08 Stories on doing what is right

39:05 A warrior in a garden vs A gardener in war

41:38 Having something to fight for as a country

47:33 Where to connnect with Rick

49:08 Hope threatens the world’s threats

50:01 Rick’s book recs & biggest mentors


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