EP #116: Experiencing Greatness in the Present with Chris Yonker
We regret the past and we worry about the future. But what about the present? You are a high-achieving family person, entrepreneur/executive, and you want to make the world a better place. Achievement for the good of humanity is important to you. Don’t sacrifice fulfillment for fear of being lazy.
Chris Yonker is the ultimate motivational partner for impactmakers. He acknowledges the truth but doesn’t let conditions define you. We often limit ourselves for fear of the irrational. Everyone deserves to live a fulfilled life. Why prevent yourself? Chris teaches us how to live in the present and take advantage of the time we have here on Earth in this episode.
What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:
How struggles enable us to help others
About “inner child work”
Why Chris wouldn’t change anything he’s been through
How self-esteem affects young people
Why we put ourselves in a box
How high achievers activate
What winning, power and authority, and being known mean to achievers
How the above things are fleeting
The ways our emotions are time contextualized
How the past and future cause stress
The importance of being in the present moment
The importance of keeping things new and exciting
How conditions can be avoided
Why you shouldn’t try to avoid things
How to be clear on what you really want
What’s your life’s compass
The difference between mindset and scenery
How the above things can change together
Chris’ subconscious mind analogy
How to limit negative energy use
Why Chris started a podcast
How your mortality can be a driver
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“Our greatest pain that we have and the things that we overcome can become an outlet for us and help other people do the same thing.” - Chris Yonker
“Hopefully, we can have a sense of joy, peace, and fulfillment along the way..” - Chris Yonker
“My mission has become helping people become more conscious so that they can increase their capacity for fulfillment in regards to how they navigate their lives.” - Chris Yonker
“I’m a life journey sherpa.” - Chris Yonker
“I built in this high alert mechanism.” - Chris Yonker
“It took a while to kind of own that I had gotten to this level.” - Chris Yonker
“There’s the doing side and then there’s the being side.” - Chris Yonker
“This ego driver…also holds us back from breaking through to a higher level of fulfillment and peace.” - Chris Yonker
“What does it mean to be happy?” - Chris Yonker
“As soon as we create a condition, we start giving up autonomy.” - Chris Yonker
“Where do we learn how to unpack emotion?” - Chris Yonker
“Often our emotions are time contextualized.’” - Chris Yonker
“If we build a house on a broken down, falling apart paradigm, it’s going to be difficult.” - Chris Yonker
“They won’t allow themselves to be fulfilled because if they do, they’ll become complacent.” - Chris Yonker
“Drive is good….being disgusted where you are is not.” - Chris Yonker
“You can’t get to where you want to go with the energy and focus of trying not to be somewhere else.” - Chris Yonker
“Strategy alone is never enough.’” - Chris Yonker
“We’re trying to drive with the emergency brake on and we think that more gas is the answer.” - Chris Yonker
“Because you don’t see the how you want to hit the eject button.” - Chris Yonker
“I find a reflection of our own mortality to be one of the biggest drivers of a human being.” - Chris Yonker
“Is there anything that you would change, modify, alter in how you live your life, and what is holding you back from doing that now? - Chris Yonker
“Fulfillment takes actions.” - Bob DePasquale
“You can't be happy first.” - Bob DePasquale
“It’s not a change in the scenery you need. It’s a change in your mindset.” - Bob DePasquale
Resources In Today's Episode:
Chris Yonker - Website - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Facebook
The Secret Thoughts of CEOs Podcast - David Lehmann's episode - Bob DePasquale’s episode
EP #01: The Moments That Define You - referenced by Bob towards the end of this episode
Bob’s Book - Personal Finance in a Public World
This week’s E-Impact Blog Entry
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