Ryan Dusick – Invest Yourself in Something That’s Meaningful

<p><strong>BIO:</strong> Ryan Dusick is an associate marriage and family therapist, life coach, mental health advocate, and the founding drummer of the world’s most popular band, Maroon 5.</p><p><strong>STORY:</strong> Ryan’s worst investment ever was spending a decade of his time, energy, and focus believing that he had control over his life. Simply playing God with the reality of his existence.</p><p><strong>LEARNING:</strong> Happiness comes from connection and purpose. Investing yourself in something meaningful to you establishes purpose.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="ql-align-center"><strong>“If you want to achieve certain things in your life, you must put yourself out there and be prepared for setbacks, disappointments, and failures.”</strong></blockquote><blockquote class="ql-align-center">Ryan Dusick</blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Guest profile</h2><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-dusick-ma-amft-26460894/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Ryan Dusick</strong></a> is an associate marriage and family therapist, life coach, mental health advocate, and the founding drummer of the world’s most popular band, Maroon 5.</p><p>He is also a columnist for Variety Magazine and the author of the new book <a href="https://amzn.to/47MGU7z" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>“Harder to Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery.”</em></a></p><p>His life has been a long and winding road from an aspiring pop star with anxiety to a heartbroken alcoholic to a thriving mental health survivor and messenger of hope in recovery.</p><h2>Worst investment ever</h2><p>The worst investment Ryan ever made was investing a decade of his time, energy, and focus into an illusion. The illusion was that he had control over his life, simply playing God with the reality of his existence. There were moments in that decade that were pleasant, enjoyable, and fun for Ryan.</p><p>Maintaining the lie that Ryan had control of his life and that he could escape the feelings that