Rick Ellis, on a Life of Creativity, Artistry, and Jiu-Jitsu

Enter the Lionheart

Lawrence Dunning

Entrepreneurship, Business, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.9 • 67 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Lawrence is joined by Rick Ellis, host of the "Art of Skill" channel on YouTube. Rick is an incredibly creative person obsessed with skill development, excellence, and the highest expression of skill, through artistry. Rick first worked in Hollywood as a recording engineer and videographer before starting his software company in the early days of the internet. After his company made him insane riches, the changing landscape of the early internet saw these riches vanishing, almost as soon as they came. Rick gained a powerful insight into the pursuit of money not being the path to strive for, especially at the expense of spending time on your true passions. Rick now seeks to create artistry through jiujitsu, where he trains and teaches at his Jiujitsu school in Wyoming.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the End of the Lion Heart Podcast with your host, Lauren's Dunning.
0:15.0	Today's guest is Rick Ellis, Jiu-Jitsu Blackbel, and a modern polymath.
0:20.0	The cerebral hosts of the YouTube channel, The Art of Skill.
0:24.0	Rick is obsessed with skill development in all forms, helping his listeners become
0:28.2	the best version of themselves, both physically, in skills like Jiu-Jitsu and other sports,
0:33.2	but also helping people become more motivated and more resilient.
0:37.2	And these, in my opinion, are much more useful skills for life.
0:41.2	Rick loves the creative aspect of Jiu-Jitsu, which is a little bit different
0:45.2	from those who focus more on the competitive side, which is seeking to grind
0:49.2	through their opponents and achieve victory or costs.
0:52.2	I'm also fascinated with skill development, fulfilling potential and
0:56.2	anti-fragility, and I'm looking forward to exploring more with Rick.
1:01.2	Rick, my brother, so great to have you here.
1:06.2	It's so good to be here, Lauren. I appreciate you having me on.
1:09.2	Awesome. Well, listen, we were talking a little bit before the recording about
1:13.2	some wild things we're going to be getting on to later about money and opportunities.
1:16.2	But before that, I'd love to start with your Jiu-Jitsu journey because, of course,
1:19.2	that's how we met through our mutual friend, Nick Gregory's.
1:22.2	So when did you start Jiu-Jitsu?
1:24.2	So you were like me or a bit older?
1:26.2	Yeah, I was a lot older than I should have been.
1:29.2	You know, I discovered Jiu-Jitsu as a result of UFC1, like everyone else in the world.
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