The Andrew Baker Podcast

There are quite literally 10s of thousands of software engineers at the major social media companies whose entire livelihood is based upon their ability to get you to use their software. Do you really think you're willpower and mental strength are stronger than all of their collective intellect?

Self love isn't eating a sleeve of Oreos. It's also not forcing yourself to take the "best" path in every single situation. It's caring for your self and also being gentle but firm with yourself. We also get into how important men have been to society and how they've been shortchanged in recent years, listening and giving room to the monster within all of us, and learning to view challenges in life as a beautiful thing that you get to test your mettle against.

In addition to her psychotherapeutic work, she also a professional public speaker and voice-over artist. Her book, "Celebrating Solitude: How to Discover and Honor Your Highest Self," has been a helpful guide for her clients and others during the pandemic. In addition, she is the creator and host of the podcast, "Self Talk with Rachel Astarte." Previous interviews have revolved around self-development toward building a healthier global community. 

Check out Rachel at her website, rachelastartetherapy.com

This conversation with Fletcher was SO insightful!

Do you want to feel more gritty? Resourceful? Flexible? Competent? 

Well..... did you believe in Santa as a child? If you did, it was because there was enough evidence that Santa was real. When you inevitably found out he isn't real, it was no doubt painful.

If you want to feel more gritty, odds are on a scale of 0% to 100% grit, you're not 0% gritty. That means that you've got some grit already in you!! IN THERE ALREADY! Well as you pay attention to the grit you already have, it grows. As you see your grit and grow your grit, you build EVIDENCE that you are gritty! BOOM! Well just like with Santa, because you have evidence you're gritty, it becomes painful to act any other way!

Check out Fletcher's other work!

https://fletcherellingson.com/

Chandler had the foresight going into medical school that he did not want to spend the rest of his life in debt just to push pills.

He got out before he was in too deep and boot strapped together $50,000 to start his own wellness clinic! 

He has since started and scaled several other business and also consults to help other wellness clinic owners scale their businesses.

We get into some also sales advice about how to sell without need, even when you're whole life is depending on making a sale. 

Please check out Chandler on his social sites:

https://9step.cultureofcare.life/care1

https://www.instagram.com/chandler_saf/

https://www.youtube.com/c/ChandlerWalkerSAF/videos

Jack and I talked about his gym business that he sold, life collapsing on him and discovering that some things needed to change if he was going to be the best father and husband he could be. We didn't really talk about this much but I really found inspiration from Jack. I'm also a father and I wish I spent more time with them. I'm inspired by Jack because he's put himself in a situation where he can spend more time with his sons. Jack has a great perspective on addiction, rebuilding his life, rebuilding his life, and growing a business.

It's just about the saddest thing you could ever think of.

Children, teenagers, addicted to drugs and other hard substances? Why?

That's what we're diving into with RIck Capriola. A well researched and practiced youth psychologist. 

Please check out his website - helptheaddictedchild.com

Most of us are working 9-5's and most of us are exhausted! Work should be tiring, but not exhausting.

Check out Mark's book on Amazon!

Rescuing the Exhausted Corporate Hero

Jason and I dive into an amazing conversation about understanding how some of your positive qualities might actually be based on fear, like a love of learning as we discuss, and why internalizing external necessity is key to sustained movement.

Please go follow Jason at his website, coffeewithhumans.com 

We dive into a lot of topics here with Dylan! Accepting you're going to suck at everything you start for a while, why a lack of formal education opened him up to knowledge, and working hard on things you love!