49 min
Perseverance, Mentorship, and Why Mindset Matters with Trevor Arndt Orange County Business Success
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In this episode, Chris talks with Trevor Arndt, owner of Aesthetic Climbing Gym, a rock climbing space dedicated to creating a positive climbing experience for families and athletes at all levels.
With plans to become a physical therapist, a business class early in college changed Trevor’s trajectory. Despite plenty of pushback, and after months of planning, Trevor dropped out of school to raise funding and begin the process of launching his rock climbing gym.
Although Trevor and his partners faced plenty of ups and downs in their first decade of business ownership, nothing could have prepared them for the impact of COVID. As 2020 and its unique challenges unfolded, Trevor sought professional help, leaned on lifelong mentors, and found support from the community he’d spent years serving.
Chris and Trevor discuss how to overcome massive hurdles, the secret sauce to success, and why guarding your mental health as a business owner and entrepreneurial leader is essential.
“There’s research out there that says 70% of our self-talk is negative. And so if you’re hyper critical of yourself, and then you have other people out there being critical of you, that’s just negative energy in your body. And so guarding your mind is really important, having that be a garden surrounded by the best defense possible. It’s something I have worked really hard on over my journey as a business owner. And I found that it was kind of an X factor.” ~ Trevor Arndt
Main takeaways
[12:52] Your attitude has to be massively positive and optimistic, you have to have a consistent work habit, and you need a dream.
[14:21] When you’re in the thick of entrepreneurship, especially when you’re just starting out, every moment is a lesson. You just have to keep pushing through adversities until you reach the other side.
[32:52] Your business flows through you. If your mental health is starting to falter, it will impact the business and everyone depending on you. Make mental health a priority.
[44:15] Every successful person has mentors in their corner helping them navigate the wins, the losses, and the moments where all feels lost. No matter your story, you need good people speaking into you if you’re ever going to successfully ride the entrepreneurial wave.
Links
Trevor on LinkedIn
Aesthetic Climbing Gym
Aesthetic Climbing Gym on Instagram
Aesthetic Climbing Gym on Facebook
USA Climbing
Free Solo
Connect with Chris
Chris Struckhoff website
Connect with Chris on LinkedIn
Follow Chris on Twitter
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In this episode, Chris talks with Trevor Arndt, owner of Aesthetic Climbing Gym, a rock climbing space dedicated to creating a positive climbing experience for families and athletes at all levels.
With plans to become a physical therapist, a business class early in college changed Trevor’s trajectory. Despite plenty of pushback, and after months of planning, Trevor dropped out of school to raise funding and begin the process of launching his rock climbing gym.
Although Trevor and his partners faced plenty of ups and downs in their first decade of business ownership, nothing could have prepared them for the impact of COVID. As 2020 and its unique challenges unfolded, Trevor sought professional help, leaned on lifelong mentors, and found support from the community he’d spent years serving.
Chris and Trevor discuss how to overcome massive hurdles, the secret sauce to success, and why guarding your mental health as a business owner and entrepreneurial leader is essential.
“There’s research out there that says 70% of our self-talk is negative. And so if you’re hyper critical of yourself, and then you have other people out there being critical of you, that’s just negative energy in your body. And so guarding your mind is really important, having that be a garden surrounded by the best defense possible. It’s something I have worked really hard on over my journey as a business owner. And I found that it was kind of an X factor.” ~ Trevor Arndt
Main takeaways
[12:52] Your attitude has to be massively positive and optimistic, you have to have a consistent work habit, and you need a dream.
[14:21] When you’re in the thick of entrepreneurship, especially when you’re just starting out, every moment is a lesson. You just have to keep pushing through adversities until you reach the other side.
[32:52] Your business flows through you. If your mental health is starting to falter, it will impact the business and everyone depending on you. Make mental health a priority.
[44:15] Every successful person has mentors in their corner helping them navigate the wins, the losses, and the moments where all feels lost. No matter your story, you need good people speaking into you if you’re ever going to successfully ride the entrepreneurial wave.
Links
Trevor on LinkedIn
Aesthetic Climbing Gym
Aesthetic Climbing Gym on Instagram
Aesthetic Climbing Gym on Facebook
USA Climbing
Free Solo
Connect with Chris
Chris Struckhoff website
Connect with Chris on LinkedIn
Follow Chris on Twitter
Subscribe and stay in touch
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Google Podcasts
49 min