 Good morning, Alexander. I am so excited to have you here. You have such a story I just want people to know that I would absolutely love it if you would leave your comments below My discussion with Alexander is going to be broken down into three parts We are going to talk about his introduction because he's from East Germany and he's a success and mind coach International speaker will be writing a book and He's also a world-class athlete. I could go on and on But I just want you to know I am so eager to see people Understand that they can do any business that they want so long as they have the correct mindset so I would love it if you would go on my YouTube and subscribe to it and Connect with Alexander. So good morning, Alexander. Let's get started on your amazing story Thank you, Jenny. It was a great introduction. I'm Alexander Richmond. I'm a coach I'm a success and mindset coach and I'm helping people as I see myself You know having a calling for helping people just in general so Well, you mentioned I grew up in East Germany East Germany was under the control of the Soviet Union at a time and made it so made a part of their communism system and Well, as I grew up in there, you know, not knowing any better at age six just Entering school. I had been selected to wrestle Basically, I started my wrestling career with age six We have been selected for various sports because East Germany was a very small country and yet If you look at in history like always played a big part at Olympics throughout history the modern Olympics and Through in that time, you know being a part of Olympic program, you know, it was an important part For the individual as well for the country So the selection had been done early. So at age six when I started came there The coach was speaking to all of us after we wrestled and that gave me a vision and that's something I wanted to share when the coach spoke, you know to all of us and I Just had a feeling I could visualize as he mentioned, you know And he pointed to a few people and he also pointed at me looked at me and that spoke even more To me that he said like, you know, imagine you could be one day It didn't matter how you did today, but you could be one day walking up standing on a podium Being put the metal around your neck at the national anthem place You know and millions of people watching You know that event and seeing you receiving that medal and being announced as a Olympian or world champion how does it feel and I don't know I That's how it was I I Go through the motions again. It really woke me up. You know touched me and And That's a vision from there on When you have a vision when you have a desire all of a sudden, you know, you see yourself and that's you decided in that moment That is what you want to do Is the turning point to everything when you have a burning desire? you create a faith a belief in Everything there is the system the coach or whatever you see in a moment, right because all of a sudden I believe every word he said you have a desire you have the faith and you take actions But the action whatever the outcome is goes right back and fuels the desire again and Having the faith, you know, well didn't happen yet you go on but you see improvements I can guarantee you if you stick long enough with it and Issue is with so many people that they don't keep track, but we had to keep track You know for us, we had a journal like boss was important as athletes early on you get a little booklet All your matches had been recorded. Oh Outcomes how do you score? You know, how did you win by points by, you know pinning an opponent, you know How long did it take and and and what was the technique? So it was very scientific and I want to bring it on early because if you don't keep records You know, we forget But so many people don't have that unfortunately, but you know, that's why they always have to look for mentors That's why they always have to go and look around them, you know to create a team around their life In order to become more successful Everything is possible Everything that too, it's all a matter of your mind Yeah, and and but I like the point that you're making here about accountability and having the Metrics keep them written down. That is really important Yeah, the biggest part is the vision first of all true And you have to feel it You know, it's not something like I can put something draw it on but if I don't truly have the passion if I don't have that fire If I don't feel it inside. Yep, you know, then it's not quite the right one true very I Might have some success, but that's not something, you know, it will not be sustainable over time That's what people can also read if it's not your passion. They can sense it Instantly, yeah, if you're intuitive, definitely I'm intuitive so So I made it I made it to go to the Olympics even though I got my butt cake coming back after like Was it August? 56. I don't know anymore after the ceremony The next day we flew back to Schoenfeld and Schoenfeld at the airport, you know, they unrolled the red carpet We didn't make it to the terminal. We stayed on the wall field You know, the team comes out the coaches go first and the support team and you know standing right and left of the red carpet and The athletes come down and everyone is sharing you have like we had like pioniere like School group, but they were there to welcome us. They had flowers and so on then there was music played and Spectators from the media as well as family and friends and Others politicians there. There were speeches held But coming down the stairs so my coach pulled me on the side and pointed to two guys standing on the side And he said like they came to pick pick me up There was my arrest even though I never was officially arrested wow There were no political prisoners anywhere anyway, so not that you knew of anyway Right, you know, I got slapped around a little bit. I got just a beating in my life You know, I got hit from the back and you know shortly after I was out and waking up in a cell you know Just like totally in pain black and blue, but when I found forgiveness in that moment I'm like, you know, they're in great pain. All of a sudden all my rage was gone And I forget it's so amazing that Go a bit like that and I just forgave them and you know in fact, I broke down crying It was emotional at time that you know, just it was a relief Like if the pain was like and really the pain virtually Disappeared the power of a mind is a great You know, if you say that, you know, whatever you Take on as a belief system Whatever you make it mean coming up the past of the experience you have because everything is experienced in the past That will shift Make or break you going forward That is powerful Alexander that is so powerful, you know, and it's so true One day I was taken to the border, you know from prison in the morning early morning you woke me up threw me my clothing and Just a clothing nothing else, you know, I found out later on, you know, I had no ID Know anything with my name on it. No money just taken to the bow Wow and Yeah, and then my life started there and that was like a totally new system best Germany now capitalism It's a new system for me. I Did not have any school papers or anything to refer back to in order to get referrals or whatever. I Started totally new So I immediately went off and look for work and I decided I do whatever it takes just like in sports you do whatever it takes. Yep, and I will develop from there So and it's always like first is kind of like, you know, assessing your environment what it said what becomes available Having your eyes open, right? That was also something as a lesson. I tell some of my clients Because sometimes we just do that coming out of school, right? And then we get lost Because we can you know, there is a way of getting even comfortable standing in manure Oh, that doesn't sound appealing, but I can understand it The reason why I said it that way is because people have to look where they at How many people have excuses For not making a shift in their life Because they just got so comfortable in their misery For not even looking Wow, and you only can get comfortable through your mind if you make it that way You see an excuse is kind of like telling yourself About reality which really does not exist You know, it's an acceptance to that And you pass it You might complain and people complain and complain, but what are they really doing to it? You know, that's the question best part of being is really Be open to everything And attached to nothing Question everything don't take anything as What is what is What is Look at it. There's so many different points of view To get a different approach different, you know Picture of it all What there is And since there's an infinite amount to any point Right before that you go out you can Always create more distance To that point So coming from there there's an infinite amount. So never give up There's always something to it like, you know, if you have an issue, there's always a solution And another part is also whatever you call an issue was created within And said pointing now I could say like, you know, again, that's an issue on the outside But really it was me who had chosen to be a partner You see you're always You can make wrong whatever there is you can always point to the outside But you will never get to the core of the real issue But when you really look the issue with inside of yourself You know, you can become so successful. That's something like a little nugget. I want to leave you here you know for the audience Looking within that's an important part and sometimes it might be an hour of lines part you know, but It is the looking constant Do you call that the ego? No, because so many people make the ego wrong. I tell you this the ego is very important You know everything is in balance Balance is an important part. I want to say like if you want to focus on anything, it's balance balance in all areas of your life And in the next session I will go into that too Because the ego is important if we didn't have the ego we would not have the drive Okay, it is the ego what drives us Oh, you know, it's your thought of it that way. It's behind the desire so Yet you have to be aware of it and keep it in check You know, so for me at least the way I see it the way it occurs to me, you know, we all have different experiences and so on There is an ego necessary in order to do certain things you know And sometimes it really takes some arrogance To go forward And I love all the input you've given Alexander. I can't wait for our next one. As I said We're going to talk about entrepreneurship Is a game and here is why And that is going to be our second Chapter to this story I hope people subscribe and like this interview because You are so fascinating and with that, I thank you very much Alexander You've given so much information I'm amazed at your background and what you went through and where you are today So I look forward to chapter number two Sounds good. I look forward to you. I have a great Thanksgiving talk to you. Thank you. You too Okay, by way