Personal Health is Your Most Valuable Asset with Parker Gates

Dive into the Roller-Coaster World of Entrepreneurship with Parker Gates as he shares his journey From burnout to mindful balance!Parker is a coach, serial entrepreneur, and teacher at Stanford's d.school. He helps entrepreneurs and leaders suffering from burnout and was one of the host's first tenants in a real estate deal many years ago. Parker emphasizes the importance of emotional support and mindfulness for entrepreneurs, such as developing a mindfulness practice to become aware of data points and journaling to become self-aware. He also stresses the need to prioritize values over wealth and take time for reflection to audit one's life. Listen as Parker shares how reflection can help individuals realize they may be living a life not in alignment with their values.[00:00 - 08:38] From Burnout to EntrepreneurIntroducing Parker to the showHe has started several companies in the past and now helps entrepreneurs and leaders suffering from burnoutHow Parker got into Design Thinking[08:39 - 14:19] How Burnout Can Lead to a Pivotal Change in LifeQuitting good jobs turned out to be the most remarkable thing in Parker's lifeParker left Stoked due to burnout and wife's health issues[14:20 - 20:57] The Benefits of Mindfulness and Self-Awareness Creating a mindfulness practice is vital to become self-awareJournaling prompts to pause and reflectAwareness around health, wellness, and mental health is increasingIntegrating methods like movement, therapy, etc. into life is important[20:58 - 35:43] What Successful Entrepreneurs Need to Know About Existential DreadThink about the goals that are important to you and then reverse engineer your way into how much money does that takeThere is a feedback loop which makes you think you're winning the gameReflection and journaling can help people live the life they intend to liveIt is hard to be the black sheep when everyone around you is doing something unhealthy[35:44 - 40:04] Closing SegmentConnect with Parker through the links belowQuotes:"The way that we make any change in life, we have to hit a bottom." - Parker Gates"I had a hard time recognizing that I had a problem because I had surrounded myself with lots of people who had a problem." - Parker GatesConnect with Parker!Website: www.ParkerGates.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parkergates/ Connect with me on LinkedIn!LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND LEAVE US A REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on. Thank you for tuning in, and Stay Tuned for the Next Episode COMING SOON!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.