Summary: At the age of 30, Erik Wahl lost everything. Forced to reinvent himself, instead of returning to the corporate world he became a graffiti artist. His speeches have received over 1000 standing ovations and he's the author of the best-selling business book, Unthink. Here are some highlights from our conversation: * A Look at What It Takes to Create Breakthrough Results (http://blogcastfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/97413edc4eee264ef0c0c582addc9062.jpeg) * How Erik's World Was Impacted By the Dot-Com Bust * Some Keys to Dealing with Loss So You Can Benefit * Why Erik Abandoned Security and Money as Life Goals * How Changing Your Definition of Success Changes Your Life * Why the System is Set Up to Cause Resistance and Rationality * The Reasons Erik Explores Art Forms Outside His Interests * Cultivating Fanaticism within a Tribe or Audience * Why Erik Has Never Hired a Speaking Coach * The Power of Exploring Different Art Forms for R&D * How Your Extracurricular Activities Impact Your Business Abilities * Why Breakthrough Thinking Requires a Blank Canvas * The Keys to Leaving Your Heart on Stage with Every Speech You Give Tweetable Insights Include: * I had to lose everything to gain my life back (Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/Q0a7b)) * It's in unlocking our mind that we're able to break outside of the lockstep of conformity(Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/73b46)) * Living is getting out there where things aren't that comfortable(Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/k2qb2)) * Everything that I do is centered towards creating epic audience experiences(Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/fbwKR)) * If you're pushed into something you weren't expecting you might find something new(Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/3Ox0Y)) * To me, art is verb, it's not a noun(Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/gdam5)) * Unthinking is more important than thinking(Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/lmu92)) * The marketplace on mediocre has been cornered(Click to Tweet (http://clicktotweet.com/94k6Q)) Erik Wahl (http://theartofvision.com/) is an artist, author, and performer. You can follow him on twitter @ErikWahl (https://twitter.com/ErikWahl). If you liked this article, would you share it with your friends? Just click here (http://ctt.ec/n6AY2) to post it to Twitter. Oh, and we’d be really grateful if you write us a review in iTunes. (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/blogcastfm-the-bloggers-podcast/id352721366)
