Right About Now with Ryan Alford: Mastering Mindset with Rudi Riekstins

Release Date: February 11, 2025

In this compelling episode of Right About Now with Ryan Alford, host Ryan delves deep into the transformative power of mindset with guest Rudi Riekstins, a renowned high-performance coach. This episode, titled "Mastering Mindset: Practical Steps to Optimize Your Performance in Business and Life," offers listeners invaluable insights into optimizing personal and professional performance through strategic mindset shifts.

Introduction to Rudi Riekstins and His Approach

[00:48] Ryan Alford (Host):
"Rudy is one of the best performance coaches on the earth. He knows his shit and he's on our network because I love him."

Ryan introduces Rudi as a distinguished performance coach whose expertise lies in elevating individuals and organizations to their highest potential. With a focus on high performers—from budding entrepreneurs to Fortune 100 executives—Rudi’s approach emphasizes the profound impact of individual mindset on overall business success.

The Power of Mindset in Achieving Success

[04:02] Rudi Riekstins (Guest):
"When you can impact the individuals inside of any organization, they're going to play at a higher level. And the higher the level they play, the better the profitability for the business."

Rudi underscores the critical role mindset plays in both personal and organizational success. By fostering a positive and proactive mindset, individuals can unlock their true potential, which in turn drives significant business outcomes. Rudi explains that influencing the mindset of team members leads to enhanced performance, increased revenue, and sustained growth.

Real-World Success Stories

Rudi shares several compelling examples illustrating the tangible benefits of his coaching:

1. Transforming Personal Lives and Business Ventures:
   [06:47] Rudi recounts the story of a 31-year-old man who, under his guidance, transitioned from homelessness to earning a million dollars through an e-commerce business within eight months. Additionally, this individual also experienced personal growth by entering a long-term relationship for the first time.

2. Boosting Sales Performance:
   [06:47] In another instance, Rudi worked with a salesperson who struggled with self-doubt and limited their sales potential. Through targeted coaching, the salesperson’s monthly revenue surged from $7,500 to $140,000 almost overnight.

3. Revitalizing Organizational Growth:
   [06:47] Rudi describes assisting a Canadian startup during the COVID-19 pandemic. By addressing the employees’ limiting beliefs about the affordability of their products, he enabled the company to escalate individual sales quotas from $7,500 to $300,000. This mindset shift propelled the company’s monthly revenue from under $100,000 to nearly $1 million.

Overcoming Limiting Beliefs and Enhancing Performance

[12:31] Rudi Riekstins:
"When you can manipulate the emotional state, you can manipulate the outcomes."

Rudi emphasizes the significance of identifying and overcoming limiting beliefs that hinder performance. He illustrates how subtle negative thought patterns, such as believing that a product is unaffordable, can severely restrict sales and business growth. By addressing these internal barriers, individuals and organizations can experience exponential improvements in performance and revenue.

Practical Steps to Optimize Your Mindset

Rudi provides actionable strategies for listeners to implement in their daily lives to foster a high-performance mindset:

1. Curate Your Morning Routine:
   [15:41] Rudi advises starting the day with intention by crafting a deliberate morning routine. This involves setting clear intentions, visualizing successful outcomes, and preparing mentally for the day ahead.
   "If you wake up and you're nervous and anxious, the brain will tell you to stay that way. Instead, curate a feeling of success from the very beginning of your day."

2. Journaling for Clarity and Focus:
   [20:56] Highlighting a study, Rudi mentions that all self-made billionaires he interviewed practiced journaling. This simple act helps clarify thoughts, set goals, and maintain focus.
   "Every single self-made billionaire out of the hundred billionaires interviewed journaled."

3. Managing Stress to Enhance Creativity:
   [15:41] Rudi discusses techniques to manage chronic stress, which hampers logical thinking and creativity. One such technique involves creating physical distance from stressors to regain mental clarity.
   "Take a pen, hold it a couple of feet from your face, and stare at it to create distance from your emotions."

4. Developing Emotional Coherence:
   [20:56] By fostering coherence between the left and right brain, individuals can enhance their cognitive functions, leading to better decision-making and creativity.
   "When the brain's coherence is restored, inspiration flows, creativity flows, and stress levels drop."

Building a Supportive Community: The Empowered Life

[24:18] Rudi Riekstins:
"The Empowered Life Community is about teaching people how to take control of their lives back, how to create happiness, joy, fulfillment, freedom."

Responding to high demand, Rudi introduces the Empowered Life Community, a group coaching platform designed to extend his impactful teachings to a broader audience. Priced accessibly at under $500 annually, the community offers the same high-caliber training provided to his corporate clients, making transformative mindset coaching accessible to more individuals.

Conclusion and Call to Action

[37:43] Ryan Alford:
"Rudy is the performance coach that you need. He's bringing incredible value to the world."

As the episode concludes, Ryan and Rudi reinforce the importance of mastering one’s mindset to achieve unparalleled success. They encourage listeners to take proactive steps by joining the Empowered Life Community and leveraging the free course "Mindset Reset", which includes a journal, downloadable meditations, and insightful videos on brain optimization.

[38:15] Rudi Riekstins:
"I’m going to run around my house five times naked, man. Appreciate you."

The episode wraps up on a light-hearted note, leaving listeners motivated and equipped with practical tools to elevate their personal and professional lives.

Key Takeaways

• Mindset Matters: Transforming individual and organizational mindset is pivotal for achieving significant business and personal success.

• Actionable Strategies: Implementing intentional morning routines, journaling, and stress management techniques can dramatically enhance performance.

• Community Support: Joining supportive communities like the Empowered Life can provide ongoing guidance and accountability for sustained growth.

• Overcoming Limiting Beliefs: Identifying and addressing internal barriers are essential steps towards unlocking one’s full potential.

For more insights and to access the Empowered Life Community, visit www.RyanIsRight.com or follow @rightaboutnowshow and @ryanalford on Instagram.