Rich Curtis Write your Own Story; Live your Own Adventure

Rich Curtis is, and always has been, a guide. He spent over a decade as a raft and mountain guide on the rivers and mountains of the American West and as a real estate entrepreneur. Now he spends his time guiding people through life’s inflection points as a best selling author, story expert and success coach. Rich guides, coaches, writes and speaks to help entrepreneurs, CEOs, adventurers and go getters rewrite their stories, get unstuck and live their dreams. As a passionate student of the power of story, neuroscience, positive psychology and behavioral psychology, Rich believes in a world where people are invested in the process of being better tomorrow than they are today. His life’s work, including his book, Change Your Story Change Your Life, are about helping people get there. Outside of work Rich is a dedicated father of two, husband, traveler and outdoor adventurer. Rich Curtis Vroom Vroom Veer Stories His mother died suddenly and unexpectedly; for 2 years Rich blamed himself for "not fighting for his mom; the big a-ha moment came when he was on the phone with his brother driving circles around a parking lotThe "I didn't fight for mom" stories was encoded in his brain without his conscious awareness; once he said out loud he was able to question that story; is this true? Does this story serve me? Thought about what his mother death and realized that he did fight for his mother and helped her die on her own terms; wondered if this "story re-write process" could be useful in other areas of lifeStudied positive psychology and neuroscience of happiness for about 2 years and learned that everyone can re-write their stories You can ask yourself your story about an area of your life that is not working right for you and record that story as a video on your phone; then watch yourself telling the story and take notes are your reactionsOnce you write a new story; you have to repeat in aloud twice a day (at least) for at least 30 days or more; sharing the story with others helps lock it inThe core 4 are sleeping 8 hours a day; 30 -45 mins of cardio; 10-15 mins of mindfulness practice; and a gratitude practice Connections Website