Your Anxiety Is Pointing You in the Right Direction

Your Anxiety Is Pointing You in the Right Direction. In this interview, multi-seven-figure entrepreneur Ray Blakney shares his powerful philosophy that stress and anxiety are the best guideposts for growth. He argues that the things that make you scared are the exact things you need to do, and that successful people aren't without fear—they just walk through it anyway. Ray also shares the raw story of the biggest downturn in his business's 15-year history, which led to a crippling bout of anxiety-induced insomnia where he only slept two hours a night for 14 days straight. He explains how this crisis led him to discover Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and why his most expensive mistake was hiring a five-figure-per-month coach who "didn't do crap". Check out the company: https://podcasthawk.com

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🕒 CHAPTERS

00:00 - My Biggest Fear: Having to Get a 9-5 Job

04:40 - The Crisis That Caused My Insomnia (2 Hours of Sleep for 14 Days)

09:29 - Why Skydiving Is the Perfect Metaphor for Entrepreneurship

14:27 - Your Anxiety Is Pointing You in the Right Direction

19:27 - How My Business Failure Led Me to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

28:51 - Why Emotional Intelligence Should Be Taught in Schools

33:43 - The Hardest Part: Admitting Failure to My Peers

38:28 - My 5-Figure/Month Coach Was a Waste of Money

48:11 - From Hustle to Systems: The Path from 7 to 8 Figures

52:48 - Why Most Entrepreneurs Suck at Operations

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