In today’s episode, Dr. Rick Rigsby discusses the importance of taking responsibility and how small daily habits can lead to big improvements. 

Drawing from his own experience of losing over 100 pounds, Dr. Rick shares practical steps to develop a growth mindset and achieve your goals. 

With insights from Aristotle, James Clear, and Navy SEALs, this episode offers valuable advice for both personal and professional growth. 

Join us as we explore simple strategies to move forward and improve your life.

Show Highlights Include: 

• Here is how you can decrease entropy and propel growth [01:45]
• What is the real challenge in the pursuit of losing weight? [03:10]
• This is your key to attaining huge results [04:24]
• Discover the importance of assuming responsibility [05:48]
• Learn about the biggest flaw that hinders growth mindset [06:41]
• How can you pave the way for complete accountability [08:14]
• Do you have a right estimate of yourself? [10:32]
• Learn to stop blaming others and making excuses [11:44]

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

Are you dissatisfied with where you are in life? Do you ever look around and know deep within yourself that you could do more? That you could do better? 

In today’s podcast episode, Dr. Rick will tell you exactly what’s holding you back and what steps to take today to start moving forward.

Show Highlights Include:

• The counterintuitive way to stop struggling and live an epic life ([1:47])
• What it REALLY means to live an epic life (Hint: it’s not the B.S. that pop-culture is trying to sell you…) ([3:39])
• Tennis legend Arthur Ashe’s recipe for success ([8:24])
• The only thing you need to start living an epic life ([11:57])
• Why comfort keeps you locked in the prison of an average life, and what to do instead ([14:30])
• How to destroy the fear that is slowly killing you ([16:18])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

When everything around you is changing, traditions can feel like a thing of the past. They don’t seem relevant or valuable.

But when you don’t exercise certain traditions, there’s a sense of loss. You feel less connected to others and unsure of the future.

Traditions link our past to the present. They help remind us who we are and where we’ve come. They reveal what’s most important.

In this episode, you’ll learn the four reasons why having a sense of tradition makes life more meaningful.

Show Highlights Include:

• How to make life more special through the traditions of Texas A&M. ([1:18])
• Why homemade macaroni and cheese brings more belonging and comfort to your days. ([3:30])
• How family stories from the past connect you to a courageous (and more meaningful) future. ([6:33])
• How to honor and appreciate your ancestor’s traditions (even if you didn’t know them). ([8:08])
• The ‘Family Biographer’ essentials for giving the present a sense of meaning. ([10:45])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout, for free.

There is a powerful emotion that’s rarely talked about.  

But it can unleash a surge of positive energy, lift our spirits and inject vitality into our lives.

What’s that emotion? 

Anticipation! 

The euphoric feeling you have when you can’t wait a moment for something you’ve been longing for. From your first day in school to going on your first date, to the day of your wedding.

It’s a one-of-a-kind feeling.

But there’s a downside to anticipation: The waiting can result in worry, anxiety, stress, and even depression.

So how can we cope with and overcome the negative effects of this powerful emotion? How do we position ourselves to 

In this episode, you’ll discover the tremendous power of anticipation and how you can use it to overcome negative situations. I’ll also reveal how you can break free of the anxiety and worry that comes with anticipation. 

Listen now. 

Show Highlights Include:

• How Carly Simon harnessed anticipation and used it to write a hit, Grammy-nominated single in just 15 minutes (and how you can too) ([02:35])
• The most important attribute that protects you from the wrath of negative anticipation. ([04:32])
• 2 steps you can use to break free of anticipatory anxiety. ([05:15])
• The ‘perspective-shift’ technique you can use to change your reality from negative situations to positive outcomes. ([8:52])
• Why you should reframe your thinking to anticipate better outcomes (even in times of crisis). ([12:11])

Do you want to stop existing and start living your best life right now? Click here to get the first chapter of Dr. Rick’s best-selling book, Lessons From a Third-Grade Dropout, for free.