Welcome to a new episode of Business Lunch! In this episode, Roland Frasier and Ryan Deiss discuss strategies for managing overwhelm and maintaining high agency during challenging times, drawing from their personal experiences with issues like a moth infestation, car accidents, and the impact of external factors like tariffs and interest rates on their businesses.

Highlights:

"Overwhelm is not an acceptable state. I am the agent of change, and I am in control of making this happen."

"There are two types of people in this world: those who believe the world happens to them, and those who believe they happen to the world."

"Overwhelm is a state of hopelessness, and the solution to it is, hopelessness is not an option."

"Don't share this episode with somebody if they're in the midst of this, do go to them. Throw an arm around them and walk within this framework to help them."

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

02:46 - The importance of maintaining high agency during challenging times

11:38 - Ryan's approach to helping people through difficult situations

15:45 - The value of creating an inventory of overwhelming tasks

22:06 - The importance of prioritizing and sequencing tasks

25:28 - The importance of actively seeking to confirm the impossibility of solutions

30:00 - The value of having a supportive partner or peer to navigate through challenges

34:02 - The choice to be someone who "happens to the world" rather than someone the world "happens to"

37:22 - The importance of providing support and not just offering solutions

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