Ascent Life Podcast
Ascent Life Podcast
Podcast Description
Inspiring 1 million people a day to live their best lives, and be the best version of themselves. That is living an Ascent Life! Host, R. Brandon Long speaks with leaders, artists, CEO’s, Entrepreneur’s, Dad’s, Mom’s, and those who want to share their definite major purpose, and their definition of success.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The show emphasizes personal development, inspirational success stories, and critical life lessons. Topics include purpose-driven success, like leading with love in business and life as discussed in episodes featuring guests like Nate Davenport and Jodi Graham. Other episodes explore the value of humanities in shaping perceptions of success, the concept of agency in life choices, and actionable insights drawn from books like Inner Excellence.

Inspiring one million people a day to live their best lives, and be the best version of themselves. Built on the philosophy of living Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise, host R. Brandon Long uses humor to direct approachable conversations with artists, adventurers, entrepreneurs and everyday people who live admirable lives. Ascent Life seeks to explore what defines success, how to live with purpose, and become the best version of yourself: healthy, wealthy & wise. That is living an Ascent Life!
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Ascent Life Podcast
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ascentlifenow
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ascent-life-podcast/id1800541658
Intro:
Welcome to the Ascent Life podcast, I’m your host, R. Brandon Long, here with the mission to inspire 1 million people a day to live their best lives, and be the best version of themselves. That is living an Ascent Life
Please subscribe to the show on YouTube @ascentlifenow
We begin today with our From The Pages segment – reading from Psycho-Cybernetics, first published in 1960 by author Maxwell Maltz – When it comes to defining SUCCESS, Maltz introduces a handy acronym for us.
Sense of direction
Understanding
Courage
Compassion
Esteem
Self-Confidence
Self-Acceptance
“Accept yourself as you are—and start from there. Learn to emotionally tolerate imperfection in yourself. It is necessary to intellectually recognize our shortcomings, but disastrous to hate ourselves because of them.”
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Our guest today is friend, artist, rock climber, and pontificator, Eric Zschiesche
Welcome to Ascent Life,
2011 Climbing Article Bio: https://www.climbing.com/news/eric-zschiesche/
Interview:
Preview the Big 3 Questions: Purpose, Success, Remembered
- Let’s begin with your art and when you began producing art and how it helps you express who you are
- Do you remember your first time rock climbing and how it felt?
- How does rock climbing contribute to your life philosophy?
- YouTube videos (Eric Zschiesche)
- What is your Definite Major Purpose
- How would you define success or living your best life?
- What is your biggest fear?
- How do you want to be remembered?
- Favorite places to climb?
- Favorite artists?
- The goal is to help as many people as possible live their best life, what advice would you give to yourself to help remind you to live your best life that others may also learn from?
Outro:
Thank you for tuning into this episode of the Ascent Life podcast
If you made it this far in the program, please subscribe on YouTube @ ascentlifenow. For your daily dose of visual inspiration, follow Ascent Life on Instagram.
And, please subscribe to my weekly Ascent Life Newsletter where I share what I learn each week on how to live your best life. Link to subscribe is in the Show Notes.
Thank you for joining me on this journey as we all push towards self actualization through resilience, and adaptability, creating a positive impact on the world —using our “unique ability” to fulfill our purpose, and become the best version of ourselves.
We’ll continue our paths together on the next Ascent Life!
Cheers, and Godspeed
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