Episode 314: The power of vision with Ken Rusk

Links:
kenrusk.com

Summary
Ken Rusk shares his experience of starting his own company and emphasizes the importance of having a personalized vision board and proactive living. He also believes that blue collar work allows for more control over one's life and that defining one's own comfort, peace, and freedom levels is crucial. Samuel Knickerbocker highlights the importance of combining coaching and mentorship skills with a product to be successful in business and defining success for oneself.

Key Points
• Ken talks about his upbringing and how he learned the value of hard work and making money from a young age (1:11)

• Ken's first full-time job was digging ditches for a construction company, where he eventually learned all aspects of the business and helped open franchises around the Midwest (2:13)

• After gaining experience, Ken started his own company in Toledo, Ohio with six people. (4:01)

• Ken Rusk started his own company and expanded into various industries, including construction, chemicals, and real estate (4:28)

• Ken emphasizes the importance of creating a detailed and personalized vision board, backed by science, to manifest one's goals and desires (10:29)

• Ken Rusk discusses the power of having a vision and proactive living, citing examples of successful pioneers like Elon Musk and Steve Jobs (15:05)

• Blue collar work allows for more control over one's life compared to office environments, and taking advantage of supply and demand can lead to financial gain (18:52)

• Ken Rusk believes that some people are misled into pursuing college degrees that may not be useful, and those who fail at their college dreams or choose not to pursue them will eventually fill jobs in trade industries. (20:31)

• These experiences taught him the importance of valuing oneself and asking for fair compensation in employment or business endeavors (32:31)

• Samuel Knickerbocker talks about making over 100k in three months without a degree and becoming unemployable, which led him to start his own company (33:50)

• Samuel Knickerbocker emphasizes the importance of combining coaching and mentorship skills with a widget or product to be successful in business (35:32)

• Ken Rusk talks about the importance of working for oneself first and finding a place to blossom within a company, while also creating the life one wants for themselves. He uses the analogy of building a puzzle to describe gaining confidence and enjoying the process of achieving one's goals. (36:12)

• Ken Rusk discusses how success leads to confidence and more motivation (38:01)

• He emphasizes the importance of focusing on one or two important principles (42:21)

• Samuel highlights the importance of defining success for oneself rather than living up to someone else's definition of success (44:44)

• Ken Rusk encourages listeners to define their own comfort, peace, and freedom levels and not let others dictate them (45:53)