AoE #25 - Financial Freedom and Self Expression with James Lavers

🎙️Episode 25: Financial Freedom and Self Expression with James Lavers 🎧

Welcome back to Agents of Everything. In this episode I am in conversation with James ‘No.Guru’ Lavers. James is the guy who saved my financial bacon back in the 2008 global financial crisis, through his business (though James doesn't look at it that way), impact and creation mentoring.

In this rich conversation James shares his wisdom on topics such as developing money making skills, engineering paydays, the path of the public figure versus the private figure, working with Tony Robbins and Bob Proctor, facing criticism, realising goals, creative expression in the market place and so much more. (FULL CONTENT BREAKDOWN BELOW).

You can find James Lavers online at no.guru

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All the very best

James Tripp

🔍 Episode Contents:

Primary Topic: Intelligence, Lay Skills and Academic Work

• Lavers reflects on the idea that some become experts in certain modalities (such as NLP) showcasing intelligence without doing the academic work

• Flaunting expertise as a path to feeling intelligent

Primary Topic: Inner Work for Practitioners

• James Tripp discusses the importance of practitioners doing inner work to improve their craft and overcome personal patterns hindering their success

• Tripp discusses his experience of facing pushback and criticism when entering the hypnosis field and the personal growth that came from it

• Lavers highlights the value of facing scrutiny and criticism in honing one's ideas and products

Primary Topic: Financial Independence and Entrepreneurship

• Lavers and Tripp discuss the impact of developing the ability to ‘engineer paydays’

• The drivers of freedom and independence from working for others

• Tripp shares his experience of initially doing Hypnosis Without Trance and growing his business (under the mentorship of Lavers)

• Discussion on making money from serving ‘unknown audiences’ and the importance of understanding modern buying and selling dynamics

• Being a Public Figure Vs Private Figure, including the trade-offs and expectation sets of each choice.

• The importance of realistic expectations relating to each choice

Primary Topic: Self-Expression and Creativity

• James Lavers and James Tripp discuss the importance of selling an idea, adapting to market demands, and the need for artists to have income-generating skills while maintaining artistic integrity

• Importance of selling an idea and artistic integrity

• Cocreation, testing ideas with the market before fully developing them

• Reflections on the origins of Hypnosis Without Trance

• Embracing uncertainty and the role of surprise in the creative process

• Fear of death, releasing the excess importance placed on others' opinions, and embracing risk as a part of life

Primary Topic: Values and Meaning

• Emphasizing the significance of valuing and acknowledging what one has in life and creating from a place of passion rather than just for monetary gain

• Reflections on choices in life, suffering as part of the journey, and the importance of embracing the role that one has in life

Primary Topic: Career Trajectory and Public Figure Status

• The demands of being a public figure, making choices in life, and accepting both positive and negative aspects

• The career trajectories of successful individuals, transitioning from private to public figures, and being known for knowing things

• The impact of life's challenges and discomfort on growth and meaning

Primary Topic: Importance of Serendipity and Action Taking in Creation

• The value of small, practical tools and the power of following personal dreams and intuitions

• The concept of finding one's purpose and having a direction of travel, and the idea that creation reveals itself

Primary Topic: Deeper Fears - Personal Anecdotes and Reflections

• Reflecting on experiences of receiving harsh emails, addressing academic underachievement and fear of being seen as stupid, and accepting and owning perceived flaws

Primary Topic: Unpredicted Success and Belief in Destiny

• The unexpected success of Hypnosis Without Trance

• Lavers' shares his thoughts on destiny

• How James Lavers' came to work with Tony Robbins, years after Robbins’ audiotape set cured his blushing

Primary Topic: Market Changes and Fear of Being Unlikable

• Reflecting on the changing landscape of the industry

• Resistance coming from fears of being unlikable and stupid

Primary Topic: Value of Inner Work and Overcoming Criticisms

• Victor Frankel's distinction between passive and active life, and the value of addressing and owning fears

• Tripp talks about almost quitting due to personal attacks and how that lead to growth

• Further reflections on how life's challenges and discomfort can lead to growth and meaning

Primary Topic: Financial Independence and Choices in Life

• Discussion of the expectations and choices that come with different paths in life, such as income, visibility, debt, and workload

• Should we prioritise money making or creating and difference making? Discussion of the pros and cons