A Billionaire’s Guide To Healing Your Mind And Extending Your Life: Christian Angermayer | E72

Introduction

In this section, the host introduces his guest, Christian Angermayer, and talks about his impressive career as an entrepreneur and investor.

Introducing Christian Angermayer

• The host describes Christian Angermayer as the most interesting human being he has ever encountered.

• Christian is an entrepreneur and investor who has started companies in various industries such as psychedelics, space tech, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, and fintech.

• He is the biggest investor in the psychedelics industry which aims to cure mental health disorders.

• The host believes that Christian will become one of Europe's most important investors and entrepreneurs.

Childhood and Early Entrepreneurial Spirit

In this section, Christian talks about his childhood growing up in a small village in Bavaria. He also shares how he developed an entrepreneurial spirit at a young age.

Idyllic Childhood

• Christian had a very happy childhood growing up in a small village with only 90 people.

• He knew everyone in the village and had many children around his age to play with.

• They spent their days outside playing like they were on a farm or something similar.

• There was no crime or risk so it was safe for him to be out all day long.

Developing an Entrepreneurial Spirit

• From a young age, Christian had an entrepreneurial spirit.

• At six years old, he wrote invoices for salads after learning how to write.

• He started selling lemonade to neighbors and lollipops at school.

• When he went to the cinema for the first time at seven years old, he was fascinated by people buying something that was also on TV. So he started charging his parents when they wanted to switch on the TV because he pretended he was running a cinema.

Early Entrepreneurial Spirit

In this section, the speaker discusses how their parents' absence created a void of freedom and independence that led to their early entrepreneurial spirit. They also talk about their love for school and how it played a role in their first business venture.

Early Influences

• The speaker's parents were never around, which created a void of freedom and independence.

• The freedom to be whatever they wanted was always encouraged by the speaker's parents.

• There is no direct connection between freedom and entrepreneurship.

• The speaker had an innate curiosity from an early age.

Love for School

• The speaker loved school from an early age.

• School was the only time in life where they did something purely for learning with no material meaning.

• Their first real business was a tutoring business started at 14 years old.

Tutoring Business

• The tutoring business was started because the speaker was extremely good in school and liked explaining things.

• Teachers treated children better who came to the speaker for tutoring, creating a positive cycle of more students coming to them.

• Other pupils were employed under the same brand, allowing for scaling up of the business.

Avoiding Public Service

In this section, the speaker talks about avoiding public service in Bavaria. They discuss their libertarian views on government involvement in military service and share some personal anecdotes about trying to avoid it themselves.

Libertarian Views

• In Bavaria, there is a public service requirement that the speaker tried to avoid.

• The speaker believes that people should want to be soldiers or something else, and government involvement in military service is wrong.

• The speaker was always thinking about how to avoid public service and shares some personal anecdotes.

Hospital Job and Entrepreneurial Spirit

In this section, the speaker talks about their experience working in a hospital at 18 years old. They proposed to reorganize everything in the hospital to make their job easier and more efficient. They eventually stopped showing up for work but got doctors to write letters so they could manage money for them. This led to a year of entrepreneurial activities that changed the course of their life.

Hospital Job

• At 18 years old, the speaker worked in a hospital.

• Proposed reorganizing everything in the hospital to make their job easier and more efficient.

• Eventually stopped showing up for work.

Managing Money for Doctors

• Got doctors to write letters so they could manage money for them.

• Speculated on the stock market since age 15 or 16.

• Became friends with all of these doctors and managed money for them.

Entrepreneurial Activities

• Did entrepreneurial activities during free time such as tutoring and managing money for doctors.

• Wrote a book and tried to sell it.

• Met two guys who were pinnacle of biotech, did a company together, dropped out of uni.

Serendipity Spirituality

In this section, the speaker talks about how they believe that things happen at the right time due to serendipity spirituality. They explain that everything happens for a reason even bad stuff because they believe in positive thinking which attracts good things.

Belief in Serendipity Spirituality

• The speaker believes that things happen at the right time due to serendipity spirituality.

• Everything happens for a reason even bad stuff because they believe in positive thinking which attracts good things.

Power of Positive Thinking

• The speaker believes in the power of positive thinking.

• What you think and how you think is important, not just the details but more the essence.

• If you continuously expect positive stuff then you look out for that stuff and it's more like a numbers game.

Starting a Successful Company

In this section, the speaker talks about his experience starting a successful company with two university mentors.

Founding a Successful Company

• The speaker founded a company with two university mentors that went on to be worth around 15 billion dollars.

• He sold his shares early when the company went public for one billion dollars.

• The speaker does not regret selling because he sold at a lower share price and the money was the basis for his future investments.

Early Inspiration

In this section, the speaker talks about an early inspiration that led him to explore spirituality and success.

Discovering "Think and Grow Rich"

• At age 14, the speaker discovered "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill in a bookstore in Munich.

• This book was his first introduction to spiritual-infused success.

• The book's author interviewed successful people of his time to find common traits that make them successful.

Spiritual Principles of Success

In this section, the speaker discusses spiritual principles of success and how they have worked for him.

Visualization and Positive Thinking

• The speaker believes in visualization as a key component of success.

• He meditates twice daily using visualization techniques to plan out his week, month, year, and life goals.

• He tries not to have negative thoughts as part of his positive thinking approach.

Maintaining Positivity

In this section, the speaker talks about how he maintains positivity in his life and relationships.

Rules for Dealing with Problems

• Friends can call for a problem, but the solution is to go through the problem.

• If someone repeatedly calls with the same negative topic, they cannot call again on that topic.

No Negative Thoughts or Feelings

• The speaker has a rule of not watching movies with bad endings or negativity.

• He believes that feelings are more important than thoughts because they are the underlying driver.

• He trains himself to focus on positive thoughts and feelings since he is not allowed to have negative ones according to his religious philosophy.

Turning Negativity into Positivity

• Even during hard times, the speaker believes that everything happens for a very positive reason.

• The worst things in his life turned into the best ones.

• He encourages everyone to focus on positive thoughts and emotions and dare to be happy.

Toxic Positivity and Victim Mentality

In this section, the speaker discusses toxic positivity and victim mentality prevalent in millennial culture.

Unapologetic Positivity

• The speaker advocates being unapologetically positive and not allowing others' negativity to affect one's own positivity.

• There is a movement happening on Instagram called "toxic positivity," where people criticize excessive positivity as harmful.

Victim Mentality

• The speaker believes that part of millennial culture is victimization and always focusing on what is wrong instead of finding solutions.

• He grew up in a small village where people were homophobic, but he did not blame them or reduce himself to just being gay. Instead, he focused on other aspects of his identity like friends.

Taking Responsibility for One's Emotions

• The speaker believes that one can decide whether to be hurt or not when someone is rude or says something bad.

• He encourages people to work on themselves and their environment instead of trying to change others.

Serendipity and Positive Thinking

In this section, the speaker talks about serendipity and positive thinking.

Seeing the Positive in Life

• The speaker is trained to see the positive in life, even during hard times.

• He believes that if he had been straight, he would not be where he is today.

• He encourages everyone to focus on the positive aspects of life.

Making Decisions Based on Pragmatism

• The speaker did not blame homophobic people for their behavior but instead made pragmatic decisions like not reducing himself to just being gay.

• He believes that sometimes life is not fair or nice, but one can decide how they react to it.

Conclusion

The speaker advocates for positivity and taking responsibility for one's emotions. He also discusses toxic positivity and victim mentality prevalent in millennial culture. Finally, he emphasizes seeing the positive in life and making pragmatic decisions based on it.

Reasons for not drinking alcohol and taking drugs

In this section, the speaker talks about why he has never drunk alcohol or taken drugs. He explains that he was afraid of revealing his homosexuality if he got drunk at a young age. Additionally, he wanted to focus on his strengths and avoid anything that could take away from them.

Childhood reasons for not drinking

• The speaker was afraid of revealing his homosexuality if he got drunk at a young age.

• He wanted to focus on his strengths, such as being smart and getting good grades.

• He thought that alcohol could make him dumb and take away from his strengths.

Adult decision to avoid drugs

• The speaker has never touched alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, cocaine or any other drug.

• He decided as an adult that he had the perfect equilibrium in life and did not want to upset it by taking drugs.

• A famous drug researcher advised him against taking any drugs after showing him a chart of the harm caused by different substances.

The Risks and Benefits of Drugs

In this section, the speaker discusses the risks and benefits of different drugs.

The Worst and Best Drugs

• The worst drugs are heroin and crystal meth.

• Alcohol is also bad, but people don't realize it because it's legal.

• There is no drug with enormous upside and little downside.

• People should be responsible for their own decisions about drugs.

Risk vs. Return

• Everything in life involves risk vs. return.

• Some people may find that smoking a joint once in a while helps them relax, but they should be aware of the risks.

• People aren't aware of the risks associated with alcohol.

Psychedelic Drugs

• Magic mushrooms are at the very end of the scale in terms of risk.

• LSD is also relatively low-risk compared to other drugs.

• Psychedelic drugs have been used medically in the past for depression.

Trying Magic Mushrooms

• The speaker was initially hesitant to try magic mushrooms.

• He read about them for a year before trying them with his best friends on a trip to an island where they were legal.

• He was nervous but ultimately decided to try them after receiving positive recommendations from a doctor friend.

The Power of Psychedelics

**Section Overview# The Power of Psychedelics

In this section, the speaker talks about his experience with psychedelics and how it changed his life.

Life-changing Experience

• The speaker had a life-changing experience with psychedelics.

• He realized that he wanted to do something else in life and that he was on the right path.

• The experience confirmed that he was living an honest life to himself.

• The effects of psychedelics are dependent on the individual's mindset and can lead to different outcomes.

Legalization of Psychedelics

• After his trip, the speaker believed that psychedelics should be legal.

• For two years, he kept his experiences with psychedelics low-key until he had another trip that convinced him to talk about it more openly.

• Today, there is more openness around discussing psychedelics due to books and success stories.

Mission to Share His Experience

• After his second trip, the speaker felt a mission to share his positive experiences with others.

• He believes that talking about it openly can lead to good things.