Life's Essential Ingredients
Life’s Essential Ingredients is spinoff of C4 Leaders, a California based non-profit who uses PIZZA to guide all people in RISING TOGETHER. The show is hosted by two best friends who were college roommates at the University of San Francisco – (Jeff with a Mike). Season 5 started in 2025 and the show is currently listened to in 94 countries and 918 cities.
The educational and entertaining show takes a deep, yet humorous look at life’s essential ingredients. The hosts engage in interesting conversation with some of the world’s best leaders, authors, athletes, musicians, chefs, architects, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, comedians, CEOs, coaches, professors, teachers, and many, many, more industries and professions.
The goal of the show is to have the guest highlight their life’s essential ingredients and for the listener to add an ingredient or two to their life recipe.
The hosts create space for the guest to be the star of the show and provide an incredible platform to highlight their life, their business, their passion, and most importantly, their gift they share with the world.
Our listeners are diverse and 9% are 18-24, 18% 25-29, 13% 30-34, 18% 35-44, 18% 45-54, and 55+ 24%.
Life's Essential Ingredients
Season 3 Episode #28 Richard Friesen is Sharing a Lifetime of Wisdom!
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Season 3 Episode #28 Richard Friesen is coming from San Jose, California
You can find Richard via his website https://conversations.money and https://conversations.money/gift
About our guest:
Richard works with professionals and business leaders who want to increase their personal effectiveness with joy and grace. His neuroscience-based Mind Muscles™ model gives his clients the opportunity to reach their goals with online training, simulations, interactive exercises, group support, and real-time decision processes.
Richard has been a broker, floor trader, and built and sold a successful options trading firm and financial software company. He is also the inventor of ten significant trading interface patents. This combined with his Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and neuroscience focus, brings a unique framework to business, investing, and career success.
Richard is also the author of “A Private Conversation with Money” the book observes the main character “Joe” dealing with conflicts, self-sabotage, and belief systems around money and wealth.
Richard, thanks for sharing your countless gifts with the world and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients. Welcome to the show.
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In this episode:
What was life like growing up?
What are your life’s essential ingredients?
Congrats on your book…what was the highlight of writing it? Experience the 10 keys to financial freedom…
Decision making – real time decision processes and long-term decision making…let’s explore…
Great coaches and mentors…
Let’s talk about self-awareness and agency…
RAS and visualization…
What is Joy and Happiness?
Last book or books you recommend?
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