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The Art of Understanding Fear with Kristen Ulmer (Ep. 54)

The Art of Understanding Fear with Kristen Ulmer (Ep. 54)

Think fear holds you back? 

Think again. The real obstacle isn’t fear itself but your relationship with it. 

Much like the Olympians who are gearing up for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, Kristen Ulmer, a thought leader and former world-class extreme skier, has worked through her fair share of fear and anxiety leading up to big moments.  

This week on The Millionaire Next Door, Kristen and Rob Curtiss dive into mastering your relationship with fear. Get ready to gain valuable insights into how the principles she learned over her life and now teaches can provide a unique perspective on managing fear, overcoming obstacles, and entering a flow state to make smarter life and financial decisions.

Rob and Kristen discuss:

  • Kristen’s background in professional skiing and how it shaped her understanding of fear
  • Understanding the different types of fear and how it presents itself
  • The role of fear and anxiety in decision-making both in life and investments
  • How to transform fear into a powerful ally rather than something to be conquered
  • Tips on developing a healthy relationship with fear to enhance overall well-being
  • And so much more!

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About Our Guest:

Kristen Ulmer is a thought leader, high-performance facilitator, and fear/anxiety expert who draws from her tenure as the Hall of Fame’s most ‘fearless’ woman extreme skier in the world for 12 years, from studying Zen for 15 years, and from facilitating over ten thousand clients on the subjects of fear, anxiety and achieving flow states.

Her remarkable work has been featured in such media as NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, Tim Ferriss’s Tribe of Mentors, The Robb Report, The Megyn Kelly Show, over 150 podcasts, and many more. Kristen is now also an author, having published her book, The Art of Fear: Why Conquering Fear Won’t Work and What to Do Instead, which radically challenges existing norms about what to do about this misunderstood emotion.