How To Optimise Your Brain Health | Dan Murray-Serter

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Oct 25, 2021

In this discussion, Dan Murray-Serter, co-founder of Heights and host of the Secret Leaders podcast, shares his inspiring journey through mental health challenges and entrepreneurship. He emphasizes the vital link between nutrition and brain health, advocating for prioritizing braincare to enhance cognitive function. The conversation dives into goal setting versus finding purpose and the emotional complexities of parenthood. Dan also touches on the transformative effects of ayahuasca and the importance of vulnerability in navigating masculinity and building connections.

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INSIGHT

Calmness vs. Apathy

Dan's calm demeanor in stressful situations, like his baby's breathing scare, stems from his desensitization to health concerns due to his father's illnesses.
This calmness, while helpful in emergencies, can be perceived as apathy, affecting his interactions with others.

INSIGHT

Entrepreneurship and Anxiety

Anxiety in entrepreneurship arises from the constant focus on an uncertain future.
This is similar to spiritual concepts of anxiety as wanting to be "there" instead of "here."

ADVICE

Purpose over Goals

Focus on purpose (for others) instead of goals (for yourself) to find more happiness in your journey.
Identify your core values and strive to live by them daily, allowing purpose to guide you.

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"Anxiety is a fixation on thinking about the future, that uncertainty of what might come. That's what entrepreneurship is, you're constantly creating a future that doesn't yet exist." - Dan Murray-Serter

Everything we do is controlled by our brain. Our actions, thoughts, beliefs, emotions, our entire physiological function are all governed by a single organ. But when was the last time you actually put your brain first? Our brains are our bodies CEO and when we don’t get the braincare and nutrients we need our physical and mental health suffers - something Dan Murrary-Serter knows all too well about.

After a journey of depression, anxiety & insomnia, Dan found his remedy in nutrition and co-founded smart supplement brand Heights. Dan is also the host of the UK's Top Business Podcast, Secret Leaders, Co-Founder of Foundrs, writer at Forbes covering UK Entrepreneurship and Communities and an Angel investor. In the episode Dan chats to Ali about his mental health, spiritual and entrepreneurship journey. They discuss everything from identifying your wants and haves in life, to finding your purpose how not to neglect your brain and much more.

Some topics of conversation:

Braincare & nutrition
Goal setting vs. Purpose
Spirituality
Entrepreneurship
And lots more!

Connect with Dan

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danmurrayserter/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/danmurrayserter

Website: https://www.yourheights.com/

Braincare podcast: https://www.yourheights.com/blog/podcast/

Secret Leaders podcast: https://www.secretleaders.com/

Connect with Ali

Website: https://aliabdaal.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliabdaal/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AliAbdaal

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/aliabdaal

Find any resources mentioned on the website: https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/