Here’s what you’ll learn about:

Overcoming adversity to achieve academic success. (0:00)

• Erik Seversen shares his journey from poor student to college professor, highlighting his determination and resilience.

Overcoming rejection from UCLA and finding success in community college. (1:53)

• Erik was rejected from UCLA and persevered to eventually graduate with highest honors from Green River Community College.
• He reflects on how their first-grade teacher’s negative comment influenced their self-perception and path in life.

Imposter syndrome and overcoming self-doubt in academic setting. (5:32)

• Erik struggles with imposter syndrome in honors college course, professor’s support helps overcome self-doubt and achieve success.

Mentorship, cultural immersion, and personal Growth. (6:33)

• Erik shared his transformative experience in Nigeria, where he learned to be vulnerable and connect with people.
• He hitchhiked and walked across Europe and Africa, facing challenges and learning to adapt.
• Erik’s experiences in Nigeria taught him that being vulnerable is a strength when used correctly.
• He emphasized the importance of mentorship and having someone who believes in you.

Overcoming fear and turning it into excitement through mindfulness and breathing techniques. (11:49)

• Erik shares a harrowing experience of being held at gunpoint in Nigeria.
• He learned to harness fear and turn it into excitement.
• Erik anchors a feeling of safety and success in his mind.
• He now uses this technique in business negotiations to succeed.

Finding inner confidence through self-discovery. (17:02)

• Erik shares his experience of giving a speech in Japan with mixed results.
• He recounts the story of a keynote speaker who impressed him with his fluency in Japanese.
• The audience’s reaction to his speech, including people looking like they fell asleep, is discussed.

Overcoming fear, building rapport, and embracing AI with a life coach. (20:58)

• Eric Severson shares his unique story of becoming a professional speaker, starting with bright red pants to stand out.
• Erik’s speaking topics include overcoming fear, drawing from his experience living with Amazon indigenous tribe, the Wayana.
• He discusses overcoming fear and creating super fans in business.
• Eric Severson is working on an anthology with 27 expert life coaches and an AI mindset book to help people thrive in the next big shift.
• Erik shares stories of his adventures with his sons to help them develop into strong men.
• Son learns from his father’s mistakes and forms a bond with him through their experiences together.

To learn more about Erik’s mission, go to his LinkedIn profile at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikseversen/?trk=eml-email_m2m_invite_single_01-invitation~card-0-view~profile    

or his website at:  https://erikseversen.com/  

Erik’s Bio: Erik Seversen

Erik Seversen (SEE-ver-sen) has reached over one million people through his public speaking and live courses, and he has helped over 300 people become best-selling authors. Erik has visited 95 countries and all 50 states in the USA and has climbed the highest mountains on 4 continents, 15 countries, and 18 states. Erik has published twelve bestselling books on topics of mindset, success, and peak performance. He is a full-time writer, book consultant, and speaker, and he lives by the idea that success is available to everyone—that living an extraordinary life is a choice.

About your host: I’m Drew Deraney, the proud father of three children. For most of my life I’ve been concerned with what people thought of me and how I was supposed to act. I learned not to be my authentic self and instead became a people pleaser, a man wearing a mask.

In a 9-month span a few years ago, I endured four faith-shaking life events that caused me to question my existence.

I became determined to find a better way to live. Through intense self-reflection and awareness, I realized that in order to be happy, I must adhere to my standards of honesty, integrity and truth and needed to break free from the belief system that was anchored in me for close to 50 years.

I found my purpose and my mission in life. I’ve now become the man I know I am meant to be. My mission is empowering men ready to make a change to do the same.

My men’s group and one-on-one Coaching provide a safe space for men to share, without judgement, and transform. My male clients learn to release their inner greatness and stop self-sabotage, the #1 roadblock keeping them from reaching their goals.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH COACH DREW:

Website: https://profitcompassion.com/

Email: drew@profitcompassion.com

Book a Coaching Discovery Call: https://link.mavericksystems.online/widget/bookings/netweaving/connect30

Pick up a copy of Drew’s book: https://amzn.to/40dsbyR

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Drew Deraney Mindset Mastery Coach (Life Coach with a Twist)

Drew Deraney now travels the world both to Live and Virtual Events showing mostly men the steps needed to strengthen self-identity and self-worth, to overcome self-limiting beliefs, and to build confidence while being authentic, maintaining boundaries and to transcend people pleasing skills to become the person they are destined to be. Drew challenges them to reach deep inside and make a lasting impact.

In a 9-month span, Drew experienced a grueling divorce, job loss, his son’s suicidal ideations, and his father’s death which devastated Drew emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. It is a commonality for men to consider any challenge as a weakness as well as to show emotion and ask for help. While writing his book, Drew realized he was not the only man suffering in silence. With more clarity of purpose than ever, he began asking for help. Drew Deraney’s mission is to help especially men, release their inner greatness by showing vulnerability, keeping in integrity of their power, and making a great impact on the people in their lives both personally and professionally.

Drew Deraney was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ where he still lives to this day caring for his elderly mom and his 3 adult children Matthew, Nicholas, and Emma. Drew earned his B.A. in Psychology, M.A. in Applied Psychology, and two psychology research publications while at Fairfield University; a scholarship from the Healthcare Financial Management Association; and his M.B.A. in Health Care Administration from Baruch College / Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NY. His hospital career spanned 24 years where he was co-chair of the Leadership Institute, spoke at JD Power, was one of three leaders interviewed by The Commonwealth Fund, received his Communicating with Empathy Trainer certification and is a Certified Patient Experience Professional. Four years ago, Drew founded Profit Compassion LLC, an entity to coach and empower mostly men to create resiliency and authenticity as Chief Resilience Officer. Drew is the podcast host of ‘From Caving in to Crushing It’ and recently became a best-selling author with his book ‘I’ll Have What She’s Having’ - Memoir of a reformed People Pleaser.