There are few things in this world that are as powerful as words. They can be used to build relationships and make a change, but also have the potential to create a negative impact on people. Words are so powerful that they are capable of affecting not only those around us but also our own lives. How can we protect ourselves from the negative effects of words and harness the positive power of language? In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Jonah Larkin talks about the influence his father&#39;s words had on his mindset as an entrepreneur, what it takes to deal with some potentially life-threatening situations, and how he applied the lessons he learned from his experiences to become a leadership coach today. Jonah Larkin is a combination of an executive coach and a life coach with expertise in mindfulness, communication, interpersonal dynamics, and entrepreneurship while still maintaining your health and well-being. He helps founders, executives and those in the helping professions create higher levels of self-mastery.  Enjoy! In This Episode3:18 - What Jonah holds onto when facing difficult situations6:16 - How he developed an entrepreneurial mindset10:38 - Jonah&#39;s biggest screw up as an entrepreneur12:18 - How he overcame the thought of &quot;I don&#39;t know how to make money&quot;15:50 - What Jonah did to change his mindset about money21:00 - Why going out and simply doing things outside of a framework is also valuable26:18 - How Jonah deals with some potentially life-threatening situations27:52 - Why &#39;done&#39; is better than &#39;perfect&#39;30:23 - Listening as a fundamental tool for solving problems Favorite Quotes10:48 - &quot;I grew that company into about a $5 million company, sold it and I was 32 years old. And within five years I had burned through all of that money through some poor investments, through not paying attention to it. And I got into a position where I was convinced that I was a horrible business person and that I didn&#39;t know how to make money.&quot; - Jonah Larkin 13:34 - &quot;What I realized was that the imprinting that I got from my dad, who&#39;s very suspicious of people with money and would always talk down to me about people with money, I realized that I had this internal program that I thought that if I had money, my father wouldn&#39;t love me. And so I had to act that out until I had no more.&quot; - Jonah Larkin 22:24 - &quot;There&#39;s something about coming up rubbing against those areas of fear that I just find so life-affirming that I can&#39;t stop doing it. It&#39;s because if you&#39;re too afraid of death, you&#39;re never going to live.&quot; - Jonah Larkin 22:47 - &quot;You have to understand that there&#39;s only one way out of this place. And so you might as well live as best you can. I can say that to anybody, but it&#39;s up to each of us to learn that for ourselves.&quot; - Jonah Larkin 30:33 - &quot;I think this (listening) is super important no

The Influence of Words

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