Zander Fryer: Sh*t You Don’t Learn In College

from Gratitude Through Hard Times · host Chris Schembra

Our education system has created a massive gap in individuals for feeling true fulfillment, true creativity, and true contribution in the world because it's focused more on creating cogs in a wheel than actually individually contributing members of society.The things that you don't learn in college are the things you need to know to be truly fulfilled in your life.Zander Fryer knows and teaches you what they don't teach you in college.Five years ago Zander Fryer was stuck in a 9-5, single, lonely, bored, and lost. He was unfulfilled and unhappy and getting paid a quarter million dollars a year to stay that way. But, after losing his best friend to suicide and struggling with depression for months he knew something had to change.He quit his corporate job in his late twenties, with no idea what he was going to do and only 3 months of living expenses in the bank. Fighting for life, for time and in honor of his fallen brother, he embarked on a new journey. Despite the harsh criticism of those around him, within 3 months, he replaced his former 6 figure salary, and in 1 year he built a 7 figure business from the ground up.Zander is now a best selling author, internationally renowned speaker, and host of the iTunes top podcast – Sh*t You Don’t Learn In College and is happily married to the women of his dreams.He's been featured in TIME, Forbes, Inc., and TEDx and his company - High Impact Coaching - serves over 50,000 people in 27 different countries and at more than 700 organizations.He is praised as the "next generation of leader," by Chicken Soup for the Soul author, Jack Canfield and regarded as the "coach of coaches" by many top industry leaders like Craig Ballantyne and Bedros Keuilian.In this episode, Zander dives deep into the core principles of his book, Sh*t You Don’t Learn In College.Listen to this episode and learn about:Zander giving credit and thanks to his dad, Robert (5:32)How love can be expressed (8:30)The problem with our education system (12:57)How Zander found his niche (24:54)Fear journaling and its benefits (33:43)You have the ability to change (47:41)LinksConnect with Zander on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zanderfryer/Sh*t You Don’t Learn In College Book - https://www.amazon.com/Sh-You-Dont-Learn-College-ebook/dp/B09FYBZY5JSh*t You Don’t Learn In College Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shit-you-dont-learn-in-college/id1559626815

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Our education system has created a massive gap in individuals for feeling true fulfillment, true creativity, and true contribution in the world because it's focused more on creating cogs in a wheel than actually individually contributing members of society. The things that you don't learn in college are the things you need to know to be truly fulfilled in your life. Zander Fryer knows and teaches you what they don't teach you in college. Five years ago Zander Fryer was stuck in a 9-5, single, lonely, bored, and lost. He was unfulfilled and unhappy and getting paid a quarter million dollars a year to stay that way. But, after losing his best friend to suicide and struggling with depression for months he knew something had to change. He quit his corporate job in his late twenties, with no idea what he was going to do and only 3 months of living expenses in the bank. Fighting for life, for time and in honor of his fallen brother, he embarked on a new journey. Despite the harsh criticism of those around him, within 3 months, he replaced his former 6 figure salary, and in 1 year he built a 7 figure business from the ground up. Zander is now a best selling author, internationally renowned speaker, and host of the iTunes top podcast – Sh*t You Don’t Learn In College and is happily married to the women of his dreams. He's been featured in TIME, Forbes, Inc., and TEDx and his company - High Impact Coaching - serves over 50,000 people in 27 different countries and at more than 700 organizations. He is praised as the "next generation of leader," by Chicken Soup for the Soul author, Jack Canfield and regarded as the "coach of coaches" by many top industry leaders like Craig Ballantyne and Bedros Keuilian. In this episode, Zander dives deep into the core principles of his book, Sh*t You Don’t Learn In College.

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