OVERVIEW:
Rocky Garza is a Dallas-based public speaker, who focuses on helping people figure out who they are through his ‘identity mapping‘ process. In this episode of Fitness & Finance, Rocky talks about how to interact and connect with other people, how to discover your uniqueness and why this is important to a more fulfilling life.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- What was Rocky Garza‘s upbringing like?
- Rocky learned that he was really good at disclosure but not good at vulnerability.
- Rocky has pursued many career paths, including a wedding photographer.
- What is Rocky‘s process of ‘identity mapping?‘
- Was Rocky more of an introvert or an extrovert while he was traveling a lot when he was a kid?
- How do we detach ourselves from our personal biases about our past?
- How do the ‘truths‘ others tell Rocky about him and the ‘truths‘ he tells himself about himself apply to Rocky now?
- How can we build connections with people a lot faster?
- Don‘t ask a question if you don‘t want the answer.
- Everyone wants to be unique, affirmed for that uniqueness, and to know we can use our uniqueness for goodness in this world.
- How can you go about figuring out your uniqueness?
- How can identifiers about ourselves improve our lives?
- Being a great observer makes you better in your work life.
KEY POINTS:
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Rocky Garza is a public speaker who spends ⅓ of his time doing workshops and keynote speeches at conferences or for companies, ⅓ on a process he calls ‘identity mapping,‘ and the last ⅓ on general consulting.
- The two types of stories running alongside each other are the stories that have been told to us about us and the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves.
TWEETABLE QUOTES:
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“Whatever happens to us between the ages of 6-12 is what we do to survive. When I say survive I don‘t mean life or death, unless that‘s a part of our story. Whatever we do to get by is a pretty good accurate description of how we operate as an adult.” –Rocky Garza
- “Everybody deserves to be known and I want to help give you the language and processes required in order for you to see yourself in the way the rest of us see you.” –Rocky Garza
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Schedule a time to talk with Erik.
- Find Erik on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter
- Find Rocky Garza on Linkedin, Instagram, Facebook & YouTube
- RockyGarza.com
