#108 - Flow, Fear, and the Freedom to Be: Lessons from Alex Agahzadeh Part 1
In this deeply reflective conversation, host Ryan Watts sits down with Alex Agahzadeh, author of The Mycelium Mindset, to explore what it truly means to live with purpose and presence beyond the endless chase for success.
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Alex shares his extraordinary journey—from arriving in the U.S. as a refugee at sixteen, to building a global legal career and managing multi-billion-dollar transactions featured in The Wall Street Journal. Yet, behind every milestone was a deeper realization: achievement without awareness can become a quiet form of survival.
Together, Ryan and Alex examine what happens when external success no longer satisfies and how to reconnect with life’s innate flow through awareness, curiosity, and mastery. The conversation bridges philosophy, neuroscience, mindfulness, and human experience—offering a new lens on what it means to “make choices” rather than operate from conditioning.
In This Episode:
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How early survival wiring can trap even high-performers in a perpetual “next milestone” mindset
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Why most of us mistake justification for choice...and how to reclaim real agency
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The surprising relationship between fear and excitement, and why both are signals for growth
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How language shapes the way we experience reality and limits our creativity
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The meaning of “flow” and how to find it in everyday mastery
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Lessons from The Mycelium Mindset ... what fungi can teach us about adaptability, resilience, and living in alignment
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Why success begins with knowing who you are not
đź”— Follow Alex on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alexagahzadeh
