Rick Walker Podcast

Alexander, Aristotle, and Homer In 2023, shortly after Christmas, I stood alone. Facing the mystical Dutchman Rembrandt. Shannon and the girls were already in the next gallery hall for a fashion display, but I lingered. The beloved museum nestled in Central Park, the refuge of the capital city of the world – every political capital is rendered mute by power’s financial capital. Passing through a h...

Win or Lose - Introduction and Mind I think we all assume a need to win – in our friends, children, careers, and strategies. Have you ever considered that potentially, the purpose of your life may not be to win, but to lose? https://rickwalker.com/essays/is-the-purpose-of-your-life-to-lose/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rick...

What the Creation of a Myth Can Teach Us About Our Own Stories https://rickwalker.com/essays/the-brand-of-alexander-the-great/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rickwalker.com/amazon/   Visit my website https://www.rickwalker.com to get more essays or to enrol for free with my biweekly newsletter! Let's connect on socials:  http...

Emerson Walker’s Summary of the First Chapter of "How To Win Friends and Influence People." https://rickwalker.com/essays/dont-criticize-condemn-or-complain-dale-carnegie-classic-book-summary/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rickwalker.com/amazon/   Visit my website https://www.rickwalker.com to get more essays or to enrol for...

How my Dad taught me to take risks. https://rickwalker.com/essays/painting-flagpoles-as-a-kid/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rickwalker.com/amazon/   Visit my website https://www.rickwalker.com to get more essays or to enrol for free with my biweekly newsletter! Let's connect on socials:  https://twitter.com/RickWalkerTX   h...

Emerson Walker’s Summary of the Second Chapter of How To Win Friends and Influence People https://rickwalker.com/essays/give-honest-sincere-appreciation-dale-carnegie/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rickwalker.com/amazon/   Visit my website https://www.rickwalker.com to get more essays or to enrol for free with my biweekly ne...

"We all have an internal generative model of the world that parametrizes what we believe about the external world. There has been quite the assault on truth, with a capital “T.” People are now free to come up with their truths." – Tomer Solomon https://rickwalker.com/essays/how-natures-patterns-shape-our-lives/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy yo...

Your Greatest Defense Against the Evils of the World Can Be Your Own Mind https://rickwalker.com/essays/evil-has-an-algorithm/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rickwalker.com/amazon/   Visit my website https://www.rickwalker.com to get more essays or to enrol for free with my biweekly newsletter! Let's connect on socials:  http...

A 10-Step Fool-Proof Plan for Defeating Problems, And Enemies https://rickwalker.com/essays/tiny-wins-and-the-ten-urgency-accelerators/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rickwalker.com/amazon/   Visit my website https://www.rickwalker.com to get more essays or to enrol for free with my biweekly newsletter! Let's connect on socia...

How Society’s Often-Accepted Form of Justice Is Rarely True Justice https://rickwalker.com/essays/the-injustice-of-lower-justice/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rickwalker.com/amazon/   Visit my website https://www.rickwalker.com to get more essays or to enrol for free with my biweekly newsletter! Let's connect on socials:  h...

Have you ever felt the need to repay a favor? Have you ever felt you shouldn’t accept a favor, because it would not be worth the trouble? I have.  https://rickwalker.com/essays/the-law-of-the-third-participant/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rickwalker.com/amazon/   Visit my website https://www.rickwalker.com to get more essa...

A man can never buy a good suit right when he needs it. Rather, he will only need it if he first buys it. https://rickwalker.com/essays/a-man-only-needs-one-good-suit/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rickwalker.com/amazon/   Visit my website https://www.rickwalker.com to get more essays or to enrol for free with my biweekly ne...

This is an excerpt from my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning. My toughest negotiations always involve long-term investments. I am always negotiating the purchase or the sale of a real estate or private equity investment. Investing is not an act of taking but of giving. Your money is given to an entrepreneur to take a risk on his success. So, wealth building is not an act of greed but of...

You need to consider your future and ask yourself, “What would my inner life look like if I willingly took on difficult work and impossible projects with every resource I have without excuses? What if I entered the difficulties and expected to emerge better and stronger?”  https://rickwalker.com/essays/build-your-lifes-meaning-pain-and-pleasure/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meani...

This is an excerpt from my new book, 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning. I wanted to give you some quick hits to trigger your mind to consider the long term. Therefore, think about the span between your now and your destiny. Take 5 seconds to dwell on each of the questions I'm posing - then review my 10 suggested actions. https://rickwalker.com/essays/an-asymmetric-life-now/   Order my new book 9...

Jan Müller’s “Hercules Slaying the Hydra” is a work of myth, movement, and metaphor. At its core, it transcends the retelling of an ancient Greek labor, reaching instead for a deeper commentary on human struggle. https://rickwalker.com/essays/symbolism-in-jan-mullers-hercules-slaying-the-hydra/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://...

Tactics in Negotiations Discomfort never dissipates in negotiations. It is either borne by both parties or burdens one party doubly. Unease is a superpower. I think awkwardness may be the only real superpower in many circumstances. Let me show you why. https://rickwalker.com/essays/the-art-of-discomfort/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your book...

"If you have ideas that are taboo, that you’re not allowed to discuss, my shortcut is to suspect they are simply true." - Peter Thiel Always do the inverse of whatever is unjustly demanded of you. https://rickwalker.com/essays/taboo/     Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rickwalker.com/amazon/   Visit my website https://www.rickwa...

The wisest mind looks into the most distant future for the most valued reward, which can only be purchased with the currency of the present. https://rickwalker.com/essays/how-the-wisest-man-would-set-priorities/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rickwalker.com/amazon/   Visit my website https://www.rickwalker.com to get more ess...

Since such a thing as mass exists, your regrets, anxiety, and indecision have already been defeated. And it will sound like a story. Let me show you why. https://rickwalker.com/essays/einstein-devolved-the-time-causing-your-regrets-anxiety-and-indecision/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rickwalker.com/amazon/   Visit my websit...

There are five questions the below excerpt from the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 34, requires of you. https://rickwalker.com/essays/an-unexpected-greatness-in-tao-te-ching/   Order my new book 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning on Amazon or wherever you buy your books https://rickwalker.com/amazon/   Visit my website https://www.rickwalker.com to get more essays or to enrol for free with my biweekly news...

JOIN 20,000 OTHER LEADERS - GET MY NEWSLETTER! : https://rickwalker.com/newsletter/ (Interview originally aired on July 26, 2024) How does childlike wonder fuel groundbreaking science? Brian Keating, a distinguished physicist and author of Losing the Nobel Prize, explores the essential traits scientists need to succeed, including curiosity, resilience, and a healthy dose of humility. In our latest...

JOIN 20,000 OTHER LEADERS - GET MY NEWSLETTER! : https://rickwalker.com/newsletter/ It’s no secret that we’re living in turbulent times. Everyone seems to have an opinion about what’s right, wrong, fair, or oppressive, and somewhere in the middle of it all, the concept of individual agency feels like it’s on life support. Dr. Stephen Hicks joins us to get to the root of these issues. His insights...

JOIN 20,000 OTHER LEADERS - GET MY NEWSLETTER! : https://rickwalker.com/newsletter/ Have you noticed how many young men seem lost these days? They’re struggling in school, in relationships, and even in the workplace. If you’ve ever wondered why, Dr. Warren Farrell has some thought-provoking answers. In my latest episode, Dr. Farrell, renowned author of The Boy Crisis, delves into why young men tod...

JOIN 20,000 OTHER LEADERS - GET MY NEWSLETTER! : https://rickwalker.com/newsletter/ Are societal expectations keeping men from living a fulfilled life? In this week’s episode, Jimmy Rex and Rick Walker discuss the mask of masculinity and the consequences of masking, finding strength in vulnerability, redefining success, and the power of brotherhood. As a mentor for men seeking authenticity, Jimmy...