Ep. 39: Existential Wellness & Creativity Coach, Coach Trainer, and Prolific Author, Eric Maisel

Eric Maisel has been coaching creative and performing artists for the past 35 years. Over that time, he has also authored more than fifty books on subjects such as the creative life, mental health, life purpose and meaning making, and self-authorship.

In this conversation, we begin by discussing some of the biggest obstacles people face in becoming the person they want to be. From there, Dr. Maisel shares some tips for making the most of our human agency.

This is Eric Maisel's second appearance on the podcast. You can listen to our first conversation together (Ep. 2) here: https://thepersonyouwanttobe.buzzsprout.com/1964290/10453704

Eric Maisel Links:
Website: https://ericmaisel.com/
Psychology Today article "The Sixth Model of Personality": https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/rethinking-mental-health/202110/the-sixth-model-personality

Eric Maisel's trainings in collaboration with Noble Manhattan Coaching:
Creativity Coach Certificate & Diploma Program: https://creativitycoaching.online/
Existential Wellness Coach Certificate Program: https://wellnesscoachtraining.online/

About Your Host, Eric Teplitz:
Website: http://ericteplitz.com/
Schedule a FREE coaching consultation: http://ericteplitz.com/work-with-me/
Access a FREE preview of my online course "Opening to Greater Possibilities": https://ericteplitz.thinkific.com/

Chapters

• 0:00 The Person You Want to Be intro
• 0:38 Introducing Eric Maisel
• 2:50 Obstacles to becoming who we want to be
• 4:36 The biological model
• 7:11 The psychological model
• 13:31 What is personality?
• 18:22 The clearest example of our agency
• 21:14 Social elements to behavior
• 24:47 The human ability that gives us our freedom
• 30:50 Daily practice
• 32:06 Life purposes
• 36:06 Mattering
• 37:06 Anxiety management
• 38:32 Sadness
• 39:51 Meaning
• 42:12 Anxiety management (continued!)
• 50:29 Changing life priorities
• 55:37 When to hold 'em and when to fold 'em
• 58:30 An echo from the Universe
• 1:03:30 Where does Eric draw inspiration from currently?
• 1:07:49 New offerings