600: You Have More Control Over Your Life Than You Think with Ron Lynch

Achieve Your Goals with Hal Elrod

Hal Elrod

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🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Life can be hard. Things happen that we don’t see coming. And while you can’t always control the circumstances, you always have control over how you respond.

That’s the throughline of my conversation with Ron Lynch. He’s lived life as a true Renaissance man—from writer, director, and producer to cook, inventor, traveler, and philanthropist. He’s built billion-dollar brands and mastered dozens of skills, but what really sets him apart is his ability to choose joy, no matter what life throws his way.

In our conversation, Ron shows how that same mindset applies to staying relevant and resilient in today’s world. He explains why developing a wide range of skills is your best defense in a future being reshaped by AI, how to approach learning without adding overwhelm, and why your emotional state is always within your control, even in difficult or uncertain times.

We also explore Ron’s powerful “Introduction from God” exercise—a practice that forces you to confront who you want to be remembered as, and challenges you to live in alignment with that vision every single day.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Why You Have More Control Than You Think
Choosing Peace Instead of Stress and Anger
The Da Vinci Model for Becoming More Useful
How to Learn New Skills Without Overwhelm
Skills That Won’t Be Replaced by AI
Why Artisan Trades Are Making a Comeback
The One Truth Most People Avoid Facing
How Faith and Science Intersect in Purpose
Discovering Your True Purpose in Life
Writing Your “Introduction from God”
The Difference Between Happiness and Joy

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Achieve Your Goals podcast, the show that empowers you to wake up to your full potential and achieve your biggest goals and dreams.
0:09.6	I am your host, Hal Elrod, and I invite you to join us each week as we share actionable strategies to take your life to the next level,
0:16.6	as well as interview world-class experts and entrepreneurs who have achieved extraordinary goals themselves,
0:22.6	and we ask them to give you a peek behind the curtain and teach you exactly what you need to do to do the same.
0:28.0	Ready? Here we go.
0:36.3	Hello, friends. Welcome to the Achieve Your Goals podcast. If life's ever felt chaotic like you are barely hanging on, you're about to meet someone who can flip your perspective immediately. Ron Lynch is part inventor, part storyteller, part modern day Renaissance man. He has launched over 70 brands, 300 products, generated billions in revenue,
0:56.6	and still finds time to be a cook, gardener, husband of 35 years, father of three, moonshiner,
1:02.6	and yes, a failed child actor. People call him the world's most interesting man,
1:07.3	but he'd tell you that he's just a curious guy trying to learn and share as much as he can.
1:12.5	Today, he'll reveal why building a range of skills is your best defense in a world being
1:17.7	rewritten by AI and how to take back control of life when it knocks you sideways.
1:23.1	We're talking meaning, purpose, and the mindset shifts that can change everything. Trust me, by the end,
1:29.0	you won't see life the same way. Ronald Lynch, it is good to see you, brother. Good to see you,
1:37.9	Howell. Thanks for having me. Oh, man, it's a pleasure. Now, do you prefer Ron, Ronald, or Ronnie,
1:43.0	or something else? Ron or Ronnie is pretty normal. I think you'd have to probably work at the DMV to call me Ronald. Yeah. I like Ronnie. Ronnie's actually really fun. That's a fun name. All right, so you and I, we just spent 20 minutes talking, and we've known each other for years, so it's not like we're getting to know each other, but we just spent 20 minutes kind of talking about how we can add the most value for people listening. And one of the things that you talked about is that you believe people have way more control, far more control over their lives than they think they do. I'd love to just start there. Why do you believe that that's true? Because it's, I think it's an absolutely indistinguishable fact.
2:18.1	So I would just do it real quickly.
2:20.4	Can you picture a blue rabbit?
2:23.4	Already done.
2:25.0	Okay, can you touch your nose?
2:27.1	Yeah, done.
2:28.9	You're in control of now.
2:31.2	And you're always living in now.
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