JM Ryerson - The Power of Growth Mindset: Leadership, Coaching, & Ayahuasca
Jul 23, 2024
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JM Ryerson, an entrepreneur turned leadership and performance coach, shares his transformative journey influenced by ayahuasca and plant medicine. He discusses how these experiences can fuel spiritual awakening and highlight the importance of a growth mindset in leadership. Ryerson emphasizes vulnerability as a key to personal growth and effective leadership, while also sharing insights on the role of community and discernment in business. His reflections explore the balance between entrepreneurship and coaching, inspiring others to transcend self-limiting beliefs.
Embracing vulnerability is crucial for leaders as it fosters genuine connections and creates an environment of trust and openness.
A growth mindset enables continuous improvement and personal evolution, encouraging individuals to view challenges as opportunities for growth.
Deep dives
The Importance of Vulnerability in Leadership
Embracing vulnerability is fundamental for effective leadership, as it fosters genuine connections with others. The transformative experiences facilitated by ayahuasca and plant medicine can help leaders unlock this vulnerability, making it easier to share their authentic selves. By allowing others into their personal journeys, leaders can create an environment of trust and openness, which is crucial for inspiring teams. Vulnerability is not a sign of weakness; it's a powerful tool that can significantly enhance a leader's influence and effectiveness.
The Role of Ayahuasca in Personal Transformation
Ayahuasca has the potential to catalyze profound spiritual awakenings and deeper connections to a higher source. Participants often experience heightened awareness and clarity regarding their life paths, allowing them to embrace new perspectives. This journey into inner consciousness can lead to powerful insights about personal and professional growth. Such transformative experiences encourage openness to exploring all forms of healing, including other psychedelics that promote self-discovery and healing.
Lessons from Entrepreneurship and Coaching
Entrepreneurship offers numerous lessons about resilience, discernment, and the importance of alignment in partnerships. Successful entrepreneurs often learn that their failures can be crucial teachers, leading to personal and professional growth. In coaching, the focus shifts to helping clients unlock their potential and achieve their goals, requiring both empathy and clear expectations. Finding the right clients is key; when individuals are eager to improve, the coaching process becomes rewarding and transformative.
The Integration of Mindset and Growth
A growth mindset is essential for both entrepreneurs and those engaging in psychedelic experiences, as it enables continuous improvement and learning. Such a mindset encourages individuals to embrace challenges and see setbacks as opportunities for growth. The narrative of upgrading rather than changing highlights that personal evolution can be viewed as an enhancement to one's character rather than a repair of flaws. This outlook fosters resilience and encourages individuals to navigate life with a renewed sense of possibility and purpose.
Host Paul F. Austin welcomes JM Ryerson to discuss his journey from entrepreneurship to coaching and the profound impact of plant medicine on his life and leadership.
JM shares how ayahuasca fueled his spiritual awakening and connection to spirituality, emphasizing discernment in business and the power of a growth mindset. He also highlights the value of openness to new perspectives and the transformative role of psychedelics for leaders. Join us for insights on “upgrading your life,” leadership, and the significance of vulnerability.
JM Ryerson founded and sold 3 businesses and is now helping leadership teams do the same. He is a Leadership & Performance Coach, International Speaker, host of the Let’s Go Win podcast, and Best Selling Author of the books “Let's Go Win”, “Champion's Daily Playbook”, and “Upgrade”. JM has been building companies and leading sales teams for over 20 years. He is the co-founder and CEO of Let's Go Win whose mission is to increase leadership, enhance culture, and help teams achieve peak performance. JM’s great passions are inspiring people to live their best lives and become open to what life has in store for them. His ultimate goal is to give others the tools that will allow them to transcend their self-limiting beliefs. JM was raised in Montana and lives in Boca Raton, Florida with his wife Lisa and their two amazing boys.
Highlights:
The deeper meaning of ‘Let's Go Win’
JM's journey into entrepreneurship
The importance of discernment in business partnerships
How JM’s recent ayahuasca journey impacted his life
Tapping into spirituality, lineage, and new perspectives