Chuck Garcia is the founder of Climb Leadership International and coaches executives worldwide on public speaking, emotional intelligence, and executive presence. His clients include many of the world’s best and biggest companies. He is a motivational speaker, Amazon bestselling author of A Climb to the Top, and teaches at Columbia University. Chuck is also a passionate and accomplished mountaineer who has scaled peaks all over the world. He formerly spent twenty-five years in leadership positions at Bloomberg, BlackRock, and Citadel Investment Management. His new book, The Moment That Defines Your Life was released on February 6th and distributed by Simon & Schuster. 00:00 Trailer 00:51 Introduction 02:17 Conversation starts 02:41 Chuck's Life-Changing Experience on 9/11 07:51 From Wall Street to Mountaineering: A Career Transformation 09:02 Family Perspectives and Emotional Aftermath 11:29 Embracing a New Career Path: The Journey of Teaching and Coaching 14:34 The Power of Mentorship and Learning from the Mountains 19:14 Does academia fail to create inspiration? 23:54 Stoicism Meets Emotional Intelligence 33:28 Navigating People Pleasing and Niceness 34:55 The Pitfalls of Trying Too Hard 35:52 Eulogy Virtues vs Resume Virtues 37:47 The Power of Genuine Connections 39:26 Cultural Differences in Communication and Assertiveness 40:46 Embracing Nonconformity: Lessons from Churchill and Gandhi 49:16 Emotional security vs courage 50:42 Building Credibility, Trust, and Respect in Your Career 54:15 Public Speaking and Communication 59:59 Final Thoughts: Changing Yourself to Change the World 01:02:55 Wrapping up

In this episode, I talk to Bryan Johnson about mental health, social connection, and more. Free guide on emotional intelligence: https://newsletter.sankalpgarud.org/52waysguide Bryan Johnson is the world's most measured human. Johnson sold his company, Braintree Venmo, to PayPal for $800m in 2013. Through his Project Blueprint, Johnson has achieved metabolic health equal to the top 1.5% of 18 year olds, inflammation 66% lower than the average 10 year old, and reduced his speed of aging by the equivalent of 31 years. Johnson freely shares his protocols and data publicly for everyone to use. Project Blueprint, is an endeavor to achieve humanity and earth scale cooperation starting within Self. 0:00 Trailer 00:40 Bryan's Introduction 02:57 Does mental health matter to Bryan? 03:59 Relationship between mental health and physical health 05:10 Bryan's relationship with death 06:45 Maintaining gratitude for life in the absence of death 09:12 Lessons from religious upbringing 10:18 Bryan's take on relationships 11:50 Making health a priority