Going Beyond Joseph Campell and The Hero's Journey with Peter Merrick

In his 20s, Peter J. Merrick was just like any other young person to start their career: brash, cocky, and full of himself. It didn't take long for him to become disillusioned. One book changed his life: Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. Within the pages he discovered that all men live through phases in life...from proving yourself, to giving back, Peter learned what each of us must do at each stage in our lives. Peter has been on a mission to share with the next generation of men the simple, timeless truths that have made great leaders throughout every society...also Brad and Peter talk about the late great Tom "Too Tall" Cunningham. About Peter J. Merrick: Peter J. Merrick is an income and capital enhancement consultant, CFP, speaker and author. Since the early 1990s, Peter's career in business succession consulting and post-secondary financial education has been unparalleled in terms of depth and experience. He is considered one of the leading experts in business succession planning, intergenerational wealth transfer, risk management, estate and trusts, cross-border financial planning, and executive benefits and pensions. Peter is a sought after keynote speaker with expertise in project management for business succession. He is also one of the foremost experts in business succession planning solutions for some of the largest public and privately held businesses, property owners, financial institutions, accounting and legal firms and professional and trade associations. Peter is the author of three successful textbooks: ASK: Advisors Seeking Knowledge - A Comprehensive Guide to Succession and Estate Planning - The TASK: The Trusted Advisor's Survival Kit - and The Essential Individual Pension Plan Handbook. All are considered seminal resources on tax minimization, business succession, estate planning and executive benefits. They have been referred to as "The Dr. Spock" references for succession planning experts, lawyers, accountants and wealth and risk management communities. Peter is also a professional financial writer, with over eight hundred published articles. After being in the financial service industry for more than a quarter of a century, Peter has now written his first business novel, The King of Main Street: business – mentorship – succession - legacy. His hope is that it will help the business minded reader understand the financial solutions and core values currently known primarily by experts. He wishes to pass on new and innovative ideas, along with successful strategies, to the seasoned business leader and aspiring entrepreneur alike. He believes the best business succession planning is done through the mentoring of our next generation of societal leaders. About Awakened Nation:A Deep Dive Into The ExtraordinaryWith guests like Dog The Bounty Hunter, NY Times Bestsellers Panache Desai, Stephen M.R. Covey, and Dan Millman, Chester Bennington's original band mates from Grey Daze, Star Wars artist Matt Busch, Grammy® nominated recording artist David Young, BNI founder Ivan Meisner, David Bowie promoter Tony Michaelides, MLB player Shea Hillenbrand, and many more...host Brad Szollose sets out to ignite game-changing conversations with today's outliers and cutting edge entrepreneurs, idea makers and disruptors—conversations that take a deep dive into the extraordinary. This podcast will shift your thinking. Think Art Bell meets Joe Rogan.