Helping and Serving with Intention with Robert Kanaat
Today’s guest Robert Kanaat brings a beautifully vulnerable story into the light for entrepreneurs everywhere who have found themselves in a dark place. Robert’s life is no stranger to darkness, from losing the trust in his role model, to a major accident at 16, to literally trying to end his life with drugs and alcohol. But while Robert’s journey hasn’t always been a pleasant one, his life today is full of gratitude and joy, and he’s willing to share his experiences to the listeners of What’s Working Now looking for some hope.
Join him and host Katie Richardson for this honest and invaluable episode about centering your existence around a state of genuine gratitude and how that will reward you in business as well as personal endeavors for the rest of your years.
3 Key Takeaways:
- How locking himself in a room to write for days therapeutically saved Robert’s life
- The importance of maintaining a constantly healthy environment–and when you may need to move out of yours
- Robert’s 3 major focuses to those looking for a way out of their deepest, darkest places
Show Notes
[20:45] Robert introduces himself as marketer and writer
- Writing as establishing his valuable relationships
- SEO expert
[2:33] Robert talks about his family
- Travel as the platform for him to create his family
- His close call with COVID shutdowns at the airport
[25:31] Robert shares what events made him feel he was supposed to get back to the USA
- Writing about SEO
- Audiobooks opening up huge opportunities
- His first experience with publishing his work
[29:01] What destroyed and derailed not only Robert but the business
- Alcohol and drugs’ affect on his mind
- Robert opens up about what caused the pain that he tried to suppress with drugs and alcohol
- Rober’s accident being hit by a car
- Missing a year of school
[32:43] Robert’s educational journey to NYU ruined by his pain
- Writing becomes Robert’s therapy
- “That stuff’s happening to you, but that stuff’s happening for you” -Robert Kanaat
[34:47] The moments that Robert realized the pain would move him to become better
- Going to Europe to die
- Waking up to vomit his own blood as a changing moment
- Robert chooses life
[37:00] Moving home to make stability for himself
- Writing all day, every day, never leaving the house
- “It’s only until later when something better comes around”-Robert Kanaat
[39:40] Feeling empty despite the wealth surrounding him
- “Money is not the whole thing.” -Robert Kanaat
[40:44] Choosing life despite not being able to look yourself in the eye
- K’s 3 Ms, including Momentum, Money
[42:41] Today, when Robert notices the pain, here’s how he manages it
- Put yourself into a state of gratitude
- Be grateful for your body
- As soon as I switch to that then good things start happening
- Start to give
- Radiate your gratitude
[47:00] The good things happening to Robert right now because of his desire to help others
- Give away value for free
- Robert’s example speaking in a masterclass with Roland Frasier
- “I put myself into a state of giving, and that one relationship expanded things out”-Robert Kanaat
[50:30] Returning to his example: Simply talking about SEO
- Understanding that people can see your intention
[53:10] Centering yourself to the right energy
- Robert’s faith in God as his center of life
- Trust and faith as the same as gratitude and abundance
[55:13] Living what you learn and embodying it
[56:17] Robert’s advice to those in a dark place looking to get back to vibrating gratitude
- Change your environment
- If you already know what to do, listen to yourself
- Reach out for help
- Start making a list of what you’re grateful for
- “No matter what failure this is, something will change if you keep going” -Robert Kanaat
Connect with Robert Kanaat
Blog: https://www.wanderlustworker.com/about-this-blog/
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