Episode Highlights:

• The smile box analogy and the Fluxus art movement
• Self-actualization and enlightenment
• The dysfunctional nature of living in the past and the need to focus on the present.
• Exploration of the common presence of trauma in high performers and how it can drive their actions.
• The impact of taking things personally and the importance of humility in relationships and communication.
• The correlation between personal work, culture, and business growth.
• The influence of neuro-linguistic programming and the learning process through mentorship and practical application.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Having a golden handcuff is really challenging, and I think it's it's not a value unless it costs you something.” — Kurt
• “Values are meaningless in words; it's lived out.” — Kurt
• “Everything that we do in business is all relationships, and we all know that.” — Talia
• “There's so much psychology behind how relationships are built, how the report is built and broken and what you contribute to that based on what your own experiences are in life.” — Talia
• “For as long as you're growing, you need a coach.”— Talia
• “Every word has its own connotation and energy.”— Talia
• “When we go through things in life, we really have two choices: we can numb, or we can kneel, and a lot of us as a society were so accustomed to numbing.”— Talia
• “A lot of those high performers are using the fuel of their past and the pain itself to drive, and sometimes they get so afraid of letting that go cause it's their fuel for so long.”— Talia

Links Mentioned:

• Kurt’s Twitter
• Kurt’s Instagram
• Kurt’s LinkedIn
• Talia Jacqueline
• Talia Jacqueline
• Visceral
• Brain Koppelman
• Christopher Daradics
• Derrick B. Grüner
• Gabor Mate
• Justin Mitchell
• Michael Nitti
• Stacey McKinnon
• Staci Gray
• Tony Robbins
• Morton Wealth
• Organize to Scale
• Real World Asset