023 - Authenticity and Initiation with Rainier Wylde

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There’s this saying “</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room”</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. While that might be tentatively attributed to Confucius originally (from this author's Google search) and many people thereafter, I like it but wouldn't say I take it as gospel.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cognitive Intelligence is one thing, emotional is another. I suspect we can always learn something from other people, be it something in them that creates a reflection and learning about ourselves, or some unique piece of information that person happens to know, regardless of how they score on an IQ test.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, there’s a room I regularly sit in where I have a clear understanding (belief) that I am most definitely not the most intelligent person in the room. I am often in awe of the gentlemen who sit around me and the conversations we have. I learn a lot from being in that room; about the world and myself.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I bring this up for two relevant reasons; one, my guest today - Rainier Wylde - is a mutual friend of many of these men and it seemed a natural link to have him on the show. And two, sitting on the conversation with Rainier I instantly felt like “yeah, wow, there’s no way I am the smartest man in</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">this</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">room!”</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What unfolded was a wonderful conversation where I was repeatedly left collecting my thoughts from Rainier’s wonderful insights and storytelling.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <h3><strong>In this Episode:</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rainier has such a wonderful and varied background, from being the son of the travelling televangelist to a life of highs, lows, and diving deep into psychotherapy especially ar