Conquering Depression and Overcoming OCD in business and life with Brad Feld

Hi, I am Ryan Williams. My life is divided into two life spans: Before Breathwork (BB), and After Breathwork (AB).

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Have you been feeling stressed out with family, over-exhausted from the never-ending pandemic, or seeking a way to treat your insomnia? If you are curious about the type of impact Breathwork can have on burnout, stress, and emotional exhaustion Breathwork teaches us to release stress in a natural way – through exhaling.

You're going to love this Breathwork for Beginners episode!

If you live in Southern California, you’re invited to the next Breathwork with Ryan full Moon outdoor class on Feb. 5th! We are doing it on every full moon.

RSVP to Full Moon Breathwork here on Feb. 5th (Sunday) at 6:30 pm in West LA!

Why join the Breathwork with Ryan community?

Come join this community and practice Breathwork if you are:

- Looking to drink less caffeine, alcohol, or sugar drinks

- Crafting a vision around finding more meaningful work

- Wanting to sleep more deeply and to "doomscroll" less on your phone before bedtime

- Building a new routine around fitness, exercise, or decreasing stress

- Channeling more creativity and releasing the blocks around your artistry

- Complimenting work you’re already doing around mental and nervous system health 

- Relieving dating app obsession, clarifying your vision of a loving partner, and you are tired of inappropriate dating matches

To practice Breathwork you lay on your back, breathing in a rhythmic breathing pattern. Music is playing in the background, and your goal is to relax your body. 

***Please do not practice breathwork while operating a vehicle. If you are pregnant or have any known health issues, please consult your doctor before performing Breathwork. If you feel unsafe during the meditation, have a history of trauma, or feel overly activated, you can stop, breathe through your nose, and open your eyes and stop the practice. 

It goes like this:

• Inhale in the chest

• Inhale in the belly

• Exhale it all out

You breathe in two deep inhales. First in the belly, then in the chest. Then you exhale it all out. It's a lot of fun, thanks for joining!

Hi, I am Ryan Williams. My life is divided into two life spans: Before Breathwork (BB), and After Breathwork (AB).

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I am a writer, Breathworker, teacher, social media marketer, and podcast host.  I am a certified as a Breathwork teacher, Yoga Nidra teacher, and meditation instructor. You may be familiar with my first book, "The Influencer Economy," and podcast of a similar name.

After working in stand-up comedy, social media for Disney, Machinima, and many tech startups to help spread their stories, I now use my skills to further my mission: helping people learn how to heal themselves.

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Why join the Breathwork with Ryan podcast community?

Come join this community and practice Breathwork if you are:

- Looking to drink less caffeine, alcohol, or sugar drinks

- Crafting a vision around finding more meaningful work

- Wanting to sleep more deeply and "doomscroll" less on your phone before bedtime

- Building a new routine around fitness, exercise, or decreasing stress

- Channeling more creativity and releasing the blocks around your artistry

- Complimenting work you’re already doing around mental and nervous system health 

- Relieving dating app obsession, clarifying your vision of a loving partner, and are tired of inappropriate dating matches

What does Breathwork feel like?

In Breathwork you breathe with intention, which helps to calm down the nervous system. Intentional breathing helps to relax, since many of us spend our days breathing in fear, worried about our job security, or even anxious about missing traffic lights. We are burned out, Breathwork retrains us on how to breathe in a more healthy and even fun way.

To practice Breathwork you lay on your back, breathing in a rhythmic breathing pattern. Music is playing in the background, and your goal is to relax your body. You breathe in two deep inhales. First in the belly, then in the chest. Then you exhale it all out.

It goes like this:

• Inhale in the chest
• Inhale in the belly
• Exhale it all out

Listen to the podcast

Feel free to subscribe to the Breathwork with Ryan podcast for Breathwork classes, conversations, and workshops. You can follow me on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

If you have any questions, leave a comment below 👇🏼 or DM me on Instagram.

Paul Jarvis is the author of Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business. What is the key to success in business was to work for yourself, book your own work hours, while becoming profitable at the same time? If you want to listen to our archives, click here!

Paul is a software designer, author, online course developer, and even worked with Shaquille O'Neal to develop one of Shaq's first websites. he's worked for himself for 20 years. He doesn't work 80 hour weeks to make tons of money. He works hard on the right things, at the right time, to control his own schedule. 

In this episode we talk about:

• Finding purpose with how we make money
• Why we need to generate profits now and can worry about projected growth later
• How working for yourself can provide you more freedom to do what you want
• Why growth hacking is a stupid term and doesn't work for everyone's company

 Read Paul's book, Company of One

Paul's website is here.

Want to listen to a FREE chapter of my book: How to launch your idea, share it with the world, and thrive in the digital age: In The Influencer Economy? I'm excited to announce that my book is now available on Audible, click here to check it out! You can also buy it on Amazon, click here. To celebrate I'm giving you a free chapter during this episode.

 We will outline the bold vision of the book, and the platform that got me to this point. I want to thank you the listener for all the support, and feel free to leave an honest iTunes review here!

The book's framework is:

Rand Fishkin, the founder and former CEO of Moz, tells the secrets and tricks about how traditional Silicon Valley "wisdom" leads far too many companies to struggle.

Did you know only 5% of startup businesses make it?  95% of startups fail, lose money, and never succeed. But if you read any book about Silicon Valley, entrepreneurs will glamorize the highs and ignore the lows. 

I hate the word hustle and grind, and it's refreshing to see people like Rand tell the truth about how startups can actually succeed.

Buy Rand's book: Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to Launching a Business.

Roman Tsunder is the CEO and Founder of the membership communities of WORLDZ and PTTOW! He wants his company to save the world. He thinks you should include that mission into your business too. In this episode he tells an epic story about how he booked the Dalai Lama at one of the first PTTOW! events. 

Listen to our podcast archives with guests like Seth Godin, Brian Koppelman and Troy Carter: http://www.influencereconomy.com/

Roman brings together influential minds and brands in the world with the goal of shaping the future of culture.  WORLDZ is a global summit and community of leaders and dreamers.  More info:http://worldz.us/

Follow Roman: https://twitter.com/romantsun

Dorie Clark, a successful entrepreneur and author, has done it all. And in Entrepreneurial You she provides a blueprint for professional independence, with insights and advice on building your brand, monetizing your expertise, and extending your reach and impact online. Her site: https://dorieclark.com/

Sign-up for our FREE email newsletter for 99 actions to grow influence for your business and life: http://www.influencereconomy.com/

Seth Godin is a best-selling author of books like Linchpin, The Dip, and Tribes. You can find his work here: https://seths.blog/

The Influencer Economy hosted by Ryan Williams includes rare interviews with best-selling authors, Oscar nominated filmmakers, and business leaders in the new economy. For a free download of 99 Actions to Grow Your Influence. Click here: http://influencereconomy.com/

David Spinks delivers a master class on how to build amazing, loyal, and collaborative communities. I get a lot of questions from listeners asking "do I build a community first, and then a product," or "do I build a product and then find a community." David votes for community first, and we dive deep into that. Listen to all our archives with authors like Seth Godin, Dan Ariely, Brad Feld, YouTubers like Franchesca Ramsey or Freddie Wong: http://www.influencereconomy.com

The 4 steps in community engagement are:

Nicole Walters calls herself a "hot mess." She once quit her high power insurance job via a livestream, with 10,000 people watching. She now helps others "monetize thyselves" and has some epic stories to share.

Influencer Economy: http://www.influencereconomy.com/ryan-williams-storytelling/

Nicole Walters: http://www.nicolewalters.tv/