Social Media Expert—A Kid of God on a Mission to Change the World
Tune in to the Scaling Creator podcast, hosted by Soren and Eriksen Dickens. In this episode, they chat with Thor Aarsand, the mind behind @lifebythor with 133k+ Instagram followers. Explore Thor’s journey to authenticity, overcoming doubts, and achieving social media triumph. Learn how to stand out, live with purpose, and embrace a higher calling.
Host: Soren Dickens
Guest: Thor Aarsand
Main Topics:
1. Vulnerability and ego setbacks as pivotal for deep self-awareness and growth
2. How Self-reflection helped him find his core mission
3. Embracing authenticity by revealing your true self in business relationships
4. Surrendering himself to a higher purpose in life
Key Lessons:
1. Embrace ego setbacks fearlessly; they unveil profound insights about yourself and your untapped potential.
2. The fastest way to grow as a person is through entrepreneurship.
3. You can’t be confident if you don’t know who you really are.
4. Stay true to your core values and don’t compromise just to earn more.
Notable Quotes:
1. “You’re supposed to experience growth through experience, have deaths of your ego, which forces you to connect even more with yourself and who you actually are, and rebuild on that foundation.” (Timestamp 15:10)
2. “You have to be willing to explore the darkness. You have to be willing to go into those extremely painful, dark parts of yourself because that is the key that is unlocking the most beautiful parts of yourself, that is unlocking your true potential.” (Timestamp 23:05)
3. “It’s once you are able to tap into all of the aspects of who you are, that’s when your superpower arrives. That’s when you become a beast. That’s when you become unforgettable.” (Timestamp 35:14)
4. “Your perspective, experience, trauma, adversity, all of the things, working through those and really reflecting on them, and most importantly, being hyper present in the moment to take it in is really important as a creator.” (Timestamp 39:07)
5. “Really at the end of the day, storytelling should be in everything you do… The only thing that is unique anymore is really your story.” (Timestamp: 45:38)
