Ep. 1 - Why Ascent Life | Wealth Advisor, Rex Baxter

When do I get angry? When I’m not living up to my own expectations and abilities.

What annoys me about other people? When other people do not live up their own expectations and abilities. 

I recently answered these questions as they are laid out in Lewis Howes book ‘The Greatest Mindset,’ under the chapter Healing Your Past. 

When I’ve been frustrated and experienced severe anxiety (panic attacks), it’s been when I knew, inside, that I was not fulfilling my expectations of myself - whether that was a job I knew wasn’t my destiny, or a job I knew I wasn’t for whatever reason, capable of bringing my best. 

So, Why Ascent Life?

Because I’m fascinated with and jealous of those who follow their dreams, passions, and true abilities to live a life others do not dare lead. Why are those people successful? What is stopping everyone else from also living their best, most true lives? There are all kinds of reasons - from abuse, to access, to status, but there are many examples of humans who have overcome extraordinary odds to become great. It’s those stories that inspire me, but also, depress me because I have yet to live up to my own expectations for myself. 

This show is the first step in fulfilling those expectations for myself. 

Ascent Life is the study of those who are living their best lives, what makes those people great, and how can we apply what we learn to our own lives.

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VI: Visual Inspo of the day: @thelandrovers // @Ascentlife

 

Our guest today is… Wealth Advisor, Financial Planner with Ameriprise Financial, good friend, and celebrating 30 years in the financial industry!

Interview:

• What is your Definite Major Purpose (Napoleon Hill) / Meaningful Mission (Lewis Howes) / Life’s Task (Robert Greene) - Mine: Help 1 Million People a Day Become the Best Version of Themselves by Living an Ascent Life
• How do you define success?
• Your Story.
• What drives you?
• What is our purpose as humans?

Wisdom: From the Pages… Book quote: The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel (link in description)

“Charlie Munger says the first rule of compounding (interest) is to never interrupt it unnecessarily.”

Outro:

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Thank you for joining me on this journey as we all learn how to level up, and become the best version of ourselves. No wasted ability. We’ll catch tomorrow on the next episode of Ascent Life!