Episode 42 Self-Sabotage to Purpose with Brooks Hollan

In this episode, John talks with Brooks Hollan - Entrepreneur, Investor, & Business Coach. He has created two multiple 7-figure businesses and is an investor in multiple early-stage companies. Brooks graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Economics from United States Naval Academy and qualified for the 2000 Olympic Trials in swimming. Listen to this episode to learn more: [01:56] - His backstory [03:49] - Coaching for the Olympics at the age of 10 [05:51] - What led to him getting dropped 13 days from graduation [07:44] - "I was $32,000 in credit card debt" [08:45] - There was an awareness like I need to work on myself [11:55] - The piece of advice I got when I first got into business [13:55] - How to recognize self-sabotaging and get out of it [19:46] - About his website [21:50] - The most basic form of communication [26:12] - Monitoring screen time [30:18] - When Brooks realized he needed to own his gifts [38:45] - Taking charge of your most significant relationships [43:00] - What people want in order to have heart connections [47:00] - Brooks' Porsche QUOTES: "In life, we repeat the patterns until we get the lesson." "Even though I operated at a high level and kept trying to do more and achieve it, there was this belief set that I'm not enough." "We keep thinking that the next thing, next step, next to external achievement is going to fix it. But the thing is, there's nothing external that can fill an internal hole." "Life is an awareness game because every time we advance our awareness, we change the lens. Everything changes every time your awareness increases. Everything you see is different." "With our phones, we have this 24/7 curated constant entertainment so that we can keep our brains busy not to have to go inside and to feel." "Behind every business problem is an internal or personal one." "What a good coach does is really helps you compress time." "I got to blame my dad. I got to blame the military. I got to blame all these other things, but it wasn't until I had to look in the mirror and take responsibility myself and stop being a victim." "Emotions are like crayons. Once you remove the judgment, it's just another crayon. It's another color." "Everything you need is already inside of you." USEFUL RESOURCES: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@brookshollan https://www.service2purpose.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooks-hollan/  https://www.instagram.com/life_of_brooksie/?hl=en  https://www.facebook.com/socalbrooks  CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://thejohnhulen.com  Clubhouse - https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@johnhulen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen  Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen  EPISODE CREDITS Intro music provided by Tony Palacios - https://www.instagram.com/tonytonedog/  Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/