Ep. 19: Career coach Alec Sorensen helps dreamers of biz ideas take action via habit-building

<p>Alec Sorensen is a career coach who helps people take action on life-changing business ideas they've been putting off.</p> <p>Alec is also a follower of the Mormon church, a Japan-living American at one point, a California-to-Texas transplant, among other things.</p> <p>We discussed how he got into career coaching, his faith, cultural shocks in Japan, why he moved to Austin from the Bay Area, and more.</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>1:20 Alec as a Coach: His thoughts about the coaching industry, and how he uses habit building techniques to help people achieve their goals</p> <p>12:18 Growing up as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and thoughts on the Broadway show The Book of Mormon</p> <p>20:26 Joseph Smith's controversy: His spiritual experience and his motives of starting the Mormon church</p> <p>27:21 The question of polygamy: Does the current church endorse it, and the logic behind the practice</p> <p>31:59 The Mormon church hierarchical order and how apostles are selected</p> <p>35:39 Religion vs Crypto: They are both a commitment to fulfilling an unrealized vision</p> <p>40:48 Alec's experience as a missionary in Romania</p> <p>45:53 Missionary KPIs and follow-up of new converts</p> <p>49:44 Alec's experience in Japan: Learning a new language, and living in a remote village</p> <p>53:35 Chinese vs American parenting: Expectations of parents of their children, and why economic factors allow for more flexibility</p> <p>58:44 Replaceability of the working class, China vs US</p> <p>1:03:34 Japanese stereotypes that proved true during Alec's stay in Japan</p> <p>1:11:38 Alec's experience as a crisis counselor for male rape survivors</p> <p>1:18:46 Alec's opinion on microdosing and other mushrooming techniques used in counseling</p> <p>1:19:28 Illegal drugs, coffee, tea and sodas: Why the church frowns on their use</p> <p>1:21:57 Coaching: Why coaching, Insecurities, Working with clients to get them results</p> <p>1:31:47 Decision to move to Austin: All the pros</p> <p>1:38:08 How he gets