The Apex Podcast - Casual Monday: Leveraging Mentorship and Building Self-Worth

Casual Monday: Leveraging Mentorship and Building Self-Worth

05/09/23 • 35 min

Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes, we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it.
In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week.
Today Jan and RJ talk about their approaches to mentorship and building self-worth. They use stories and examples from RJ's bodybuilding career and Jan's military background to compare and contrast different ways of:
1. Identifying a Good Mentor
2. How Seriously to Take Their Advice
3. What your goal as a mentee should be
After spending some time talking about mentorship, they change pace and discuss their journeys of building self-worth, and steps you can take to start giving yourself more credit on a daily basis. Especially if you are someone that has big dreams that feel really far away. We all have to start somewhere, and making sure you have a strong sense of self is super important as you chase that dream.
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Apex Interview: Ignore the Noise, Build Your Business and Be Philanthropic w/ Wil Reynolds

From a reluctant entrepreneur to a trailblazer in marketing, Wil Reynolds' story from knocking on doors to having 150+ employees is quite the inspiration - especially because he's managed to stay rooted in his passion for philanthropy and giving back to his community.

In this episode, you will be able to:

Discover the significance of choosing good mentorship to help yourself gain experience.
Uncover the hidden dangers of social media and the necessity of remaining genuine in the digital world.
Tackle the toughest challenges for both personal and professional growth.
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The key moments in this episode are:
00:00:00 - Introduction,
00:03:51 - Starting SEER Interactive,
00:09:20 - A False Sense of Success,
00:12:22 - Being Willing to Be Weird,
00:13:14 - The Negative Effects of Instant Access to Information,
00:16:10 - Why Dumb People Are More Likely to Get Rich Than Smart People,
00:18:10 - The Importance of Validating Ideas,
00:23:48 - Building an Advisory Board,
00:25:51 - Balancing Business and Ethics,
00:27:14 - Feeling out a mentorship relationship,
00:29:00 - Red flags when seeking mentorship,
00:32:26 - Smoke and mirrors of the coaching industry,
00:35:32 - Retraining the brain on YouTube,
00:39:10 - Retraining the brain and shaping reality,
00:40:33 - The Impact of Social Media Algorithms on Personalization,
00:41:57 - Leadership Lessons from CEO Swaps,
00:44:20 - The Flawed Reward System of Serial Entrepreneurship,
00:50:50 - Recognizing and Rewarding Employees,