A balloon is manufactured out of a simple piece of plastic. It stays deflated and remains useless until someone decides to fill it up with air. But once it’s filled to its capacity, it’s seen in celebrations, birthday parties and festivities. Then it’s serving its purpose.
Similarly, human beings can expand and reach their max.
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And it’s never too late for humans as well.
A customer of mine (old seasoned guy) was willing to adapt and learn from me. He admits he’s not in the exact place he wanted to be nor at the ideal stage of the business he wanted to be. He was willing to expand.
Result? He’s got an approval for a 25k fund proposal.
In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below (plus many more):
-How people are cutting themselves off and choking themselves out
-There’s always some area you can improve by making a deliberate, intentional and proactive pursuit.
-It's never too late and you're never at a point where it's time to think that you've reached your max
3 inspiring quotes from the episode and many more.
· -You never can be satisfied in the station that you're at currently in life because we always realize that there's a little bit more to expand into
· -The balloon serves its purpose when inflated, you need to do your thing and serve your purpose as well
· -The best way to serve your purpose is by expanding and upping into your Capacity
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Does a company like Airbnb make mistakes on listing their prices?
Even if they made a mistake, can you imagine their in-charge wanting to pass the mistake on to their customer?
Yes, that is the kind of experience Airbnb has given me during one of these days.
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It's my wife’s 40th birthday and we wanted to stay at a pretty nice place.
But the experience with Airbnb deeply provoked my emotions and compelled me to talk.
How would you handle this situation?
In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below
o Should businesses prioritize good principles over profit?
o Do great products or better offers matter if values and principles are compromised?
Quotes from the episode:
· You can have a better offer or great product but a really shitty person or business formula or system or standard that doesn't care about values and principles is no good at all. Great products are elsewhere as well
· When you're choosing dollar over principle with a first time customer; that just makes his head turn away, may be forever
· Taking responsibility, owning a mistake: what a blessing it is? What level of freedom and excitement comes along!
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Bill is a Managing Director and co-founded Cross Keys Capital in 2006.
Bill leads the healthcare practice and is responsible for successfully closing 50 physician practice management transactions since 2010.
He has over 25 years of experience in M&A including divestitures, acquisitions, restructurings, and capital raises for a broad range of clients both domestically and internationally.
Prior to founding the firm, Bill worked at Outsource International, where he raised private capital, took the company public and led over 40 transactions.
He has also worked at Ryder System, where he participated in a leveraged buyout of the truck rental unit, and began his career in the investment banking department at Morgan Stanley.
Bill Britton wanted to be financially independent even as a young 10 year old...
He’s cleaned most toilets than most maids have ever cleaned in their life...
He has done more trashy house work and low-level jobs...
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All those jobs did not break Bill but built him.
He did not attend the best school nor was he in the best grades. But when he went to school, he told himself that he was going to be the best.
So, he graduated as first of his class. He was focused. First couple of years in college was not fun but he knew what he wanted to do and where he wanted to be.
He later went to Wall Street and did some good work which allowed him to go to a really good grad school and it just gave the opportunity to do what he wanted to do.
Today, Bill is not interested in doing 2 billion dollar deals of Golden Sachs which are relatively easy but he’s doing 20, 30, 40 or 100 million dollar deals which are changing people’s lives
In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below (plus many more):
o Formula or recipe for luck
o Criteria to evaluate people for a mentor mentee relationship
o How to elevate mindset or financial blueprint to attain big numbers
o Entrepreneurial stages
o Advice for people getting into ‘Investment Banking World’
Inspirational Quotes from the episode:
-If you work hard at something and you stick to it, you'll have more opportunities to create your own version of luck
-Unfortunately today, a lot of people think it's just instantaneous: it should happen to me right away, but that's just not how it works
-No matter where you went to school or what you learned, it's on the job training that really works for everything
-One of the most important things that anyone could do especially at a younger age is find a really good mentor or two who can guide them through the various facets of life
-It’s those relationships that make it a lot more challenging: whether it's business relationships or personal and navigating some of those things is really hard
-You got to hit a lot of singles to get someone around the bases
-If you're going to be a trash man, be the best freaking trash man out there because one day you may figure out a path how to do something different with that
-One of the biggest challenges that we actually see is entrepreneurs are not thinking big enough
John Ply sold his company Insight Beverages at multiple 9 figures.
Because, when he started his company with 1 employee, he had only one goal in mind: ‘Be the best, instead of being the biggest’, which they achieved. Every client of theirs told them that. All leading chains in the country bought from them because they’re the best.
But his beginnings were low.
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John’s parents could not afford private school— his three older brothers and sisters went to public school because it’s free. In fact, John saw tears in the eyes of his mother when she did not have 75 cents to pay for the newspaper. His dad was a butcher and worked two jobs to make ends meet.
Though his parents didn’t have the money, they gave them lots of love.
John graduated in Finance from Indiana University out of scholarship.
He started his career as inventory controller but grew up become the president of the company all within 1 year. And he was just shy of 24 at the time.
When he started his own company, he made sure the employees were paid well and treated well. After the initial struggles, the company grew in leaps and bounds: 1.8 million a year to 4 million a year to 15 million a year to 33 million a year in sales.
John wrote an amazing book ‘You Can Be the Best: Life Lessons from the Butcher and the Businessman.
The book gives the definition of success: it's not dollars, it’s far from it. His book is meant to help others achieve their dreams.
In this episode you will take away many promising insights (plus many more):
-What true entrepreneurship is
-How to treat employees as an owner
-Why being the best is better than being the biggest
-What good parenting is
-How doing good pays back
-Why and how you should always be growing as a human being
Inspirational quotes from the episode
-If you can't give up that comfortable job that has a lot of benefits and all the other stuff, you cannot start a company
-Employees will jump through hoops for you when you pay them well and you treat them equally
-You may never be the biggest but you can be the best
-Money doesn't buy happiness, it buys a lot of comfort; in many instances money can buy a lot pain and grief
-All that my dad ever talked about was: how blessed he was, how happy he was, how grateful he was, and how content he was
-To do good is the only reason we are here on earth and you can take those words into so many places of your life
-Do good for others, it'll come back not tenfold; it comes back many many more times than tenfold, I'm a walking proof of that
-You should always be looking for ways for growing as a human being
John Ply’s book on Amazon You Can Be the Best: Life Lessons from the Butcher and the Businessman
“Did you allow some sort of concrete to set in to you, where then you became fixed and you been happy with you being fixed for so long?”
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You see in the real world where we've got pavements and roadways and things that we drive on, when they start to rot, get some cracks because of a huge emergence of new people into the city, people expand these roadways because it doesn't make logistical sense anymore.
People take them down and expand them and make them better.
One of the most infamous corners in Las Vegas, the exit ramp of Tropicana and the I-15 in Las Vegas which has been here since ages is going through a huge overhaul.
They’re taking down the exit ramp and building out a new road. They're expanding it and it's quite fascinating.
In your own life, are you willing to put yourself under construction?
Rather than being a permanent fixture, are you always evolving, always expanding, and fixing your roadways, the little cracks, the little holes here and there.
Are you always making it better?
In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below
Importance of having a flexible expanding and evolving mind set, how watching constructions can teach us to grow ourselves, what perpetually putting ourselves in uncomfortable situations makes us.
Interesting Quotes from the episode:
-Did you allow some sort of concrete to set in where you became fixed and you been happy with you being fixed for so long?
-Internally, your beliefs, your mentality, how you see the world: is it just solid and fixed?
-Are you willing to put yourself under construction and taking that step further, are you willing to stay under construction?
-Rather than being a permanent fixture, your new ‘norm’ is like: I'm always evolving, I'm always expanding, I'm always fixing my roadways, I'm always fixing the little cracks, the little holes here. I'm always making it better
-Because you've decided that the new ’norm’ is slightly different: it's a perpetual state of putting yourself in uncomfortable situations
-You're ready for the now new ‘norm', more uncomfortable situations and because of that you've reinvented yourself
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We just finished up the Super Bowl here in Las Vegas and it was all a madness experience for people who came.
The festivities were large and charged. Arguably one of the best experiences of the time spent here for the full week or week plus of what was going on here in Vegas.
My friend who's the chief marketing officer of Resorts World and he said it was the busiest time ever in his 20 years of being in Vegas.
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What made this Super bowl so special?
Unlike the NFL or Formula 1, they made it a full Fan Experience: they were committed to integrating the fans and the people with every stop that they possibly could around town, so that the kids, the moms, the dads, the brothers, the sisters could all be a part of something.
What a fascinating picture that paints?
There was a magnificent appeal to the greater people to be a part of something special and meet their favorite stars, go to one part of the town and engage in this activity and then go down here and throw a football, and then go to a concert that night.
But the real question for you is: What is ‘Your Super Bowl’?
In this episode I’m gonna through intriguing questions that would help you reach success in business and in life:
-What is ‘Your Super Bowl’?
-What are you working for? What is going to be the ‘Super Bowl’ for you? Have you defined that for yourself?
-What playing field are you on? Do you know what you're doing on this playing field? Do you have the Playbook? Do you have the rule book?
Inspirational Quotes from the episode:
-In business and in life, a goal not as defined as it is, unlike in sports like as in a super bowl
-Did you hit the glory of where you potentially could be in your life which you had defined to be ‘Your Superbowl’?
-Lot of us haven't really thought of yet to figure out within what context are we playing the game of Life
-We have not thought of what context are we living through and figuring out how to operate in a system
-We have not thought of the boundaries/ limits of a place that allows us to do our best
-In business, it's actually much more muddled than you would think when it comes to playing football
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This was a good ball bustin' conversation! And loaded with tremendous wisdom. Big Bob and I had fun!
Bob’s best year in business did about 50 million dollars.
His business also won awards ‘Small business of the Year’ from the greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, ‘The Blue Chip Initiative’ from the US Chamber of Commerce, ‘Ernst and Young’ finalist for Entrepreneur of the year.
But Bob did not start that business with a million dollars cash.
It was a just $15,000 startup.
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Because Big Bob took time to work and build a business around the brilliant idea that struck him one day.
He didn’t like the carpet in his house when he got married to a girl he fell in love with. Just then he moved into Kansas city and bought a new house. When he wanted to get rid of the old carpet, he put a 3 line classified Ad which got an overwhelming response.
In came his brilliant idea to sell used carpets.
Bob founded 'Big Bob's used carpet stores' and quit his full time job in a few months.
Soon they started opening more stores. They licensed the idea, monetized the licensing, and franchised the idea.
Most of the people he sold franchises to were more successful than he was, made more money than he made. But he was doing something for them they couldn't do for themselves and they recognized it and saw the value. But those who thought they were more successful made more money and smarter than he was and had all the answers he'd say 'Sorry! this is not for you'
Big Bob had stores from Anchorage to Boston, Winnipeg to Corpus. They've opened between 105 to 110 stores over 40 years. Their best year did about 50 million dollars.
In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below
-Entrepreneurial journey of Bob: successes he had and the great big companies he built, the twists and turns
-What are those success stories or what are the things that Bob did that helped be more successful. What are some of those hours and days and weeks and months like where it was the hardest
-What is lose-lose negotiation and an example of it
-What is Bob’s approach in negotiations. What did Bob do for a vendor to give him 20 to 35% discount when the norm is just 5%.
-How does one think that ‘Almost everything is negotiable if asked in the right way’
-Is manipulation always ugly?
-Beginner Entrepreneur’s work week and life style. How did Bob keep going during those trying entrepreneur’s moments.
-Perspective of Bob on 40 to 45 year olds who think they’re late and giving up on themselves and having a hard time because they think didn’t fulfill their potential.
-Bob’s advice on secret to success
-Chicken or Egg first: Is it get revenue first before you hire people or hire people first to get the revenue?
-Why do people reject sales so much on a more macro level, why do normal humans hate doing sales
-How are people buying some products without the presence of a sales person trying to influence their decisions
-Advice to Entrepreneurs who do not like sales and refuse to sell
-What is Manny's natural gift according to Bob
-Side businesses Bob is involved in
Inspirational Quotes from the Episode:
-Being an entrepreneur is not a 40-hour work week. It is probably a 60 to 80 hour work week. It’s cutting pay, it’s cutting benefits. You’re the one who has to clean the bathrooms you're the one who has to do the dirtiest nastiest jobs until it monetizes. In the beginning, you're the first one in, last one to leave and you do not make a big paycheck
-A great idea might make you one or two or 5% more money but avoiding a great mistake could save your whole business
-Addressing negatives is probably one of the best ways to ensure lack of failure
-In entrepreneurship, one of the first things you do is read contracts right, don't assume
-A lot of things in life are non-negotiable. But in the things that are negotiable in life, lose-lose is the best
-It can't always be about you
-Almost everything is negotiable if you ask the right way
-Manipulation is ugly if you're taking advantage of somebody for your own benefit but if you're manipulating a situation where both people benefit, manipulation is okay
-80% of new startup businesses fail
-Fear of failure was my great motivation at the beginning. Fear of not fulfilling to the potential was my next motivation
-Working hard and getting lucky are the keys to success
-Building a business isn't linear, it's leverage. You have to leverage the energies of the people around you
-If you're maxed out on time you're going to be maxed out on potential. So the answer is, how do I free up my time to free up my potential
"Moment's change lives."
Yes.
His mom was driving the car when a call comes over the radio about Kennedy's assassination. She pulled the car to the side of the road and started to cry.
That was the moment when George Chanos decided to become an attorney. Yes, he went on to become Nevada's 31st attorney general. As an attorney general he represented 3 million people, and wanted to represent 30 million.
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In 2012 George Chanos had a heart attack which sent him on a whole new direction. He wanted to prepare his 15 year old daughter for her future. So, he began writing her a letter which eventually evolved into his first book ‘Seize Your Destiny: A Road Map to Success’.
Then he realized that the world he had lived in was not the world that his daughter was going to live in— she was going to live in the next 30 to 50 years. So he began doing research into the future and what he saw amazed him, which became his second book: ‘Millennial Samurai: A Mindset for the 21st century’ to educate her and his nephews and nieces and other people.
He has also been called a futurist and a visionary. He’s an author, speaker, and mentor.
George strongly believes: the next 5 years is going to be highly disruptive. The country that has dominated Artificial Intelligence will dominate the world.
The technological revolution will impact every area of human endeavor.
He founded Uvolution for people who want to make the most of their one and only life, while avoiding predatory programs that overpromise and under deliver.
Uvolution will empower you to think critically, overcome your fears, network and build relationships, communicate and collaborate more effectively, and leverage technology to make the most of your one and only life.
In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below:
-Political climate in the first couple of months in the election year
-The Thinking of Russia behind the terrorist attack on Israel on October 7th by Hamas
-Why does USA have failure in leadership
-Russian as an economic power
-AI race towards singularity
-Why countries need to come together and collaborate
-Examples of inflation caused by governments
-How Greece became bankrupt
-Cloward-Piven Doctrine
-What is eliminating the ‘American Dream’
-Why are some people so afraid of Donald Trump
-How can you leverage technological advancements
-About uvolution.io being run by George
Important Quotes from the Episode:
-Aristotle once said: ‘the man who thinks he knows everything knows nothing at all’
-The first stage of wisdom is knowing and recognizing how little you know
-To think that you have some insight or some knowledge that is truth is just a supreme kind of example of ego
-Our brains are filled with a lot of misinformation, lot of biases, a lot of things that we have been exposed to throughout our lives
-Alvin Toffler said the illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, it will be those who cannot learn unlearn and relearn, importantly unlearn
-You have to get that garbage out of your head
-People don't even recognize that they don't even have the capacity or the intelligence to recognize their own limitations
-War and conflict is not the answer going forward
-Why can't we live and let Live
-We can clothe, feed and house our massive 7.5 billion population through the use of AI and advanced technology if and only if we don't kill each other first
-What I believe or what you believe, that is not necessarily the truth
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Brandon T Adams is the Host and Producer of three T.V. Shows on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Facebook Watch etc. He is a 2X Emmy Award-Winning Producer, T.V. Host, and Media Expert.
But, in his young days he was so different. He had speech impediment and could not speak like everybody else. So, he got bullied. He just did not fit in.
So he would speak and practice in front of the mirror to get better.
Now, he gets invited to speak at conferences and universities. He speaks there to help people get way far than he did in a shorter period of time.
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He had always wanted to prove something to somebody, to show that he was worthy of making money. So, he’s done a lot of work on himself and got a lot better.
He had a career in crowdfunding and went on to launch the 5th largest crowdfunding campaign in history for a book.
He’s now 34. But at 29, he lost everything literally. All the money he’d hard earned.
And when he was younger he found it hard to make money.
But, because he wasn’t just starting out, he started over.
He used the connections, his knowledge, and his brand. This time he was able to make money a lot quicker.
Today, He’s still following his own disciplined path: making money, helping people, doing the right things and not cutting corners.
He became an investor and an advisor. He collaboratively raised over $85 Million for companies.
He is an advisor/owner of over 20 companies, 4 of them with a $100 Million Valuation
He Co-Founded ‘Rise and Record’, an annual event for storytelling through video marketing.
In this episode you will take away many promising insights:
-What will be the fastest path today to get some fame— to become an influencer, to build a personal brand?
-Process of personal branding
-What if people want to be known for something but which does not have any business sense: they do not know how to sell, make products. Is there a value in that?
-Journey of Adam from an investing standpoint?
-How does Brandon keep pushing the goal post forward? How does he intend to keep solving potential challenges while not compromising the goal post?
-On what topics does Brandon speak when he’s invited to speak at universities and other places
-How can anyone get on the show ‘Shark Tank’?
Quotes:
-Most people over estimate what they can do in 1 - 2 years and underestimate what they can do in 5 – 10 years
-You just need to stay focused and disciplined every single day
-It gets easier to make money as you get older and more timed on the path
-People look at influencers out there and compare themselves. But you need to look at yourself and ask ‘How can I be me every day? How can I be the best being?’
-You can buy followers, you can buy likes, buy views. There are influencers with a lot of followers that make no money, they don’t know how to monetize it
-You just need the right followers, you need the right offer – the right value to give. Talk about things that you like, provide value
-Ask yourself what do you want to be known for and who do you want to be known to and then speak to those people
-People don’t look at the sacrifices influencers make along their way
-If you stick with something long enough and start becoming known for something, you don’t need a million followers, you could have a couple of hundred
-You just need the right people to watch, you need to have a unique value and niche
-The more you can acquire likeness and trust now, the more money you’ll make in the future
-Now is the best time to create a lot of content.
-If you put the work in, enjoy doing it, try to master it and stick with it; something will come out of it
-Whatever your brand, what you want to be known for, who do you want to be known to are the 2 questions you ask yourself before you create content.
-Find somebody who’s already achieved what you want to achieve, get them as mentor and figure out how to get in business with them
-When you see a lot of wins behind you, you learn and you’re bound to succeed
-Some of the successful people are never satisfied, that’s why they keep going
-Why to focus on all the negative things some people say when there is always at least one person who says how valuable and good you are
-I love my fans and pray for my haters
-I invest not only in companies but also in people; when I make those big investments, it also helps me grow
-Some people go on these extravagant vacations and some buy nice new cars, but I make investments
-You can get creative on utilizing capital, even if it’s not your own capital to get the things that you want
-How can you structure deals and give value to multiple parties, where everybody gets a win out of the situation
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Real estate investor Ashley Kehr started investing in real estate without cash in hand.
She brought onto the table her previous learning experiences.
She credits much of her success to the use of partners on real estate deals and creative financing.
Her background in accounting helped understand the nuances in business and real estate.
She purchased her first rental property in 2014 and since then has grown her buy and hold portfolio to over 30 units. She’s experienced in residential and commercial properties.
Currently she is the host of ‘The Real Estate Rookie Podcast’. She’s also the author of couple of books on real estate: Real Estate Rookie, Real Estate Partnerships. Her team runs a range of software tools that help real estate investors do the math and take wise decisions.
Ashley outsources property management and spends her time educating new investors and finding deals to BRRRR.
In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below:
- Importance of accounting to become a successful real estate investor. What should one do to start to get better at accounting if they don't have any sort of education around it?
- About a real estate and asset bookkeeping software that’s simplified and easy to use for anyone who is not good in accounting
- When you want to invest in real estate, what are the available options to get the financing so that you don't have to find a cash partner?
- What are the requirements for someone to get an investment loan from a bank
- Software that helps to calculate and do the analysis before you start investing in real estate
- What are the stones that get left unturned, what are the mistakes one can avoid when getting into real estate investing
- How can someone position himself to be an equal in a partnership where he has no cash to invest
- Four puzzle pieces as the reasons why people usually don't get started
- What does it actually mean when somebody says 'you got to do the work'? What kind of work can one expect to be doing in real estate partnerships?
- What does ‘Always on the Grow’ mean to Ashley?
Few Inspirational Quotes from the Episode
You can grow and scale your business but it's not going to be as successful as it could be if you're not growing yourself personally
· Make sure you're not just trying to grow and scale your business to have that 10 billion portfolio or to have a jet plane but make sure that you're growing personally
· For your first or your first several deals, it is worth giving up a little something just to get started to show your worth, to prove it to someone
· Don't get too bent up on what's fair, what's the best percentage because some percentage is usually better than no percentage if you're not even going to do the deal
· Four puzzle pieces as the reason people usually don't get started: No money, No time, No experience or knowledge, No courage
· If you are struggling to get started, the best thing you can do is to take action even if that action is analyzing one deal a day
Ashley’s work on social channels
Podcast: The Real Estate Rookie Podcast
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“How can you become a non-negotiable utility or a staple in your workplace that they will refuse to ever sell off your services or go to anybody else?”
Yes, you can become such an essential entity that they prefer to cut off a body part rather than removing you.
Because that is what Stephen Pierce became to be after all his humble beginnings.
He’s helped me more than anybody else on the planet with my skills development and in becoming a man of all those great things I'm known for and so grateful for.
Since more than two decades, Stephen is giving more life to people with his new perspectives, inspirational messages and methods to impact you to think and act differently to produce the results you desire.
He made millions from doing online marketing and public speaking and has been seen on NBC News, FOX News, ABC, CBS, Daystar, The Tom Joyner Morning Show and Black Enterprise.
But, many years ago Stephen was kicked out of high school. He was bankrupt, shot on the streets and homeless. From there he bounced back to being a fighter of faith, thriving and leading from the front lines of his industry.
Now, as a public speaker Stephen Pierce shared the stage with Tony Robbins, Drew Brees, Chris Gardner, Michael Phelps, Steve Forbes, Rick Belluzzo, Lou Holtz, Terry Bradshaw, and many others.
He is no stranger to obstacles, challenges, and threats. Stephen keeps his loins girded with truth. No matter the odds and no matter the cost, he continues to skillfully help others sculpt a more meaningful and memorable life of success.
In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below:
Few Quotes from the Episode
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Our family’s philosophy is: Always on the GROW
In the recent past, we have done a lot of thinking in determining our core values and principles and what we stand for.
We spent hours thinking through how we want to conduct ourselves as a family, and as individuals.
In this episode, I’m going to lay down the formula that I have tested out in my own personal life.
Quotes:
- We wanted to start controlling our lives in a way where it’s turning us into people we wanted to see ourselves as today and in the future. By reconciling who we were in the past: what decisions we weren’t making, what expectations we had of ourselves and weren’t following
- Who do you want your son/ daughter to look up to as they’re watching you evolving in life? What kind of standard do you set there?
- If you don’t set the standards early on, it’s really hard to set them later on down life
- Our family’s philosophy is Always on the GROW
- I realized that I was more consistent this year than my previous year
These days, I literally have to work just 3 to 4 days a month to make multiple 6-figures a year.
However, a decade ago, I found it very hard to accomplish the things that I wanted to accomplish.
Reason: partying, drinking, doing drugs, gambling, going out every night were my top priority. Though it seemed like those experiences are full, other parts of me said: there’s no direction. I was extremely complacent.
I was building businesses and restaurants but focus and concentration were fully absent.
This went on for a decade. Till the day I decided to become sober.
But when I decided to go sober, first thing I did was to ask myself ’why is this behavior taking place?
Learn my thoughts and recreation ideas here.
Watch FULL YOUTUBE EPISODE HERE
In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights (plus many more)
- Why is it important for any of us to reinvent ourselves?
- How did I start to make the change happen?
- Open challenge to become the next version of you
Important Quotes from the episode
Just because you had the vision, the want, and the desire to go out do some incredible things; doesn’t mean that you had the level of detail needed in order to execute at a very high level.
Because partying, drinking, doing drugs, gambling, going out every night were my priority; it was very hard for me to accomplish the things I actually wanted to accomplish.
I’ve completely recreated myself in so many ways
We need to ask ourselves, ‘Is this all that I was put here to do?’
Variables change, mentalities change, businesses evolve; everything is moving at a speed and at a rate.
Because there’s so much available to us, it confuses us and distracts us from doing the things we’re wanted/supposed to do
I literally have to work 3 to 4 days a month and make multiple 6-figures, however, I realized that’s not the standard for me to be known for, internally with myself.
Because I understand the change process so much; I know what people are capable of, I know what the possibility is
We need more people to rise up against the challenges that we’re facing on a big scale
Richard Silverman was a native of Baltimore and grew up in New York. He graduated from New York University in 1985 with a bachelor’s in Philosophy and film.
He was gifted with a blessed childhood because of his parents — his dad was his best friend, mentor and hero.
He strongly believes, ‘Nepotism is a good word if you can use relationships to carve your own path and do your own thing’.
Today, Richard Silverman is a seasoned professional with over 35 years of experience in various industries. He has a remarkable career trajectory in hospitality, food and beverage, events, sports, entertainment, digital, and specialty retail.
After graduation, Silverman initially entered the entertainment industry, managing artists like George Michael, Prince, and collaborating with prominent songwriters.
In 1996, Silverman ventured into the food and beverage industry, collaborating with renowned restaurateur Phil Romano to expand EatZi’s Gourmet Markets. His immersion in the hospitality industry continued in 2001 when he played a pivotal role in repositioning and selling the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Transitioning to the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno in 2007, Silverman executed a remarkable turnaround, elevating it from the 12th to the 2nd ranked property in Northern Nevada within six months. He introduced innovative concepts such as Briscola, the first-ever Italian restaurant under the Charlie Palmer banner, Rim Asian Bistro, Xtreme Sports Bar and Grill, The Beach, The Buffet, and The High Roller Lounge, many of which remain successful today.
Silverman's influence extended beyond traditional venues, as he organized city-wide events like the Xtreme Outlaws Races, drawing massive crowds and achieving record-breaking feats. In recent years, he has consulted with international chefs to bring Michelin Star awarded restaurant concepts to Las Vegas and launched an artisan super premium distilled spirits line of XO Rums.
His diverse portfolio includes producing feature films and television projects, notably the EDM-themed film "We Are Your Friends" and the upcoming film "My Dead Friend Zoe," addressing veteran PTSD and suicide issues. Silverman also co-founded a software firm, GEO-Emblaze, serving multimedia companies during the early stages of internet-streaming content.
Promising insights from the episode
- How and where did it all start for Richard Silverman. Who were his childhood influencers
- Is nepotism a bad thing for anyone?
- Business deals and successes of Richard
- How Richard turned around the history of a biggest hotel in city from worst performing to best performing
- How does someone go about showing what their voice stands for and reflects
- What kind of president would Joe Biden make? A little discussion on politics
Important Quotes from Richard Silverman
-My dad is my best friend, mentor, and hero
-We all get to where we get to in life and become who we are because of the people that influenced us along the way to get us there
-The people that you love and value are the only thing that matter
-I love being told something can’t be done because it’s already been proven to fail.
-My childhood was blessed and gifted
-My dad was a person who I always had respect for
-Nepotism is a good word if you can use relationships to carve your own path and do your own thing
-Having the right person in your life gives you all the perspective
-Right voices are not getting the exposure that they need
A man that got hit by tragedies at a young age is now helping tragic lives!
He had to go through the challenge of becoming an adult real quick, overnight.
A conversation that tackles “whether the experience is bitter or sweet, we need to do the best we can”…
Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE
Manny Kess along with his sister Elena started the Kess group in 2013. The Kess Group is the staple around the world for whatever you need. Manny is an entrepreneur and elite businessman, with more than 20 years in the food, beverage and nightlife industry.
Today, Manny is a multi millionaire who built half a dozen companies through sheer hard work.
Manny travelled around a 100 countries living life the way he wants while his businesses are making money working.
He gives back where ever he can. He leads groups of people who want to help others
Before all this, Manny had to work through two tragedies: loss of his father at a young age, his business going broke.
At 19, Manny began a successful run opening restaurants and watering holes throughout New York City.
A frequent patron of Las Vegas, Manny was recognized for his youthful business acuity and his ability as a connector. He was recruited by Angel Management Group (AMG) a Las Vegas-based nightlife company and moved to sin city in 2011.
By the end of his first year with AMG he was promoted to Lead VIP Host for the Wet Republic Ultra Pool at the MGM Grand.
In 2012 Manny seized an opportunity to open his own company and created “Tonight I’m VIP”. His company rapidly grew into a boutique concierge agency known by an unmatched level of service and a worldwide depth.
In this conversation you will take away 3 promising insights (plus many more)
- How can one take a bitter life experience and make the best out of it
- What is the decline America is going through, why is it happening and what can one do about it
- How do we regain the DNA of what made us
Important Quotes from Manny Kess
- When you’re in hospitality, you’re always helping people
- When you become an adult real quick, overnight; it’s really challenging
- In life you can deal with trauma in one of two ways: you can use it as Motivation, or you make bad decisions and become an alcoholic, drug addict
- We have to take the lesson, whether it’s bitter or sweet and do the best we can
- My Mom was always loving me and kept giving me life lessons
- As long as we strive to be better than the day before, we’re making progress
- My father instilled in me a work ethic, the notion to just be a man of your word
- 95 out of 100, I always did what I thought was right
- Today, My Mom can look at me today and say ‘I’m proud of my son’
- If you’re better to yourself, you’d be better to others
- What triggers us is a mirror of ourselves in others
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https://www.instagram.com/mannykess/
His companies:
In this Podcast, Manny talks about how happy he is with what is happening with Deion Sanders and the statement he is making.
Sadly, many people don't root for success. It's difficult because people are not where they want to be so they talk about others failures not theirs and throw stones.
In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights
- Why to be happy for others…
- How to stand up for what you believe in.
- What you can do to trust the mission.
Watch the FULL Interview on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/Ra0j2khZoSw
Other great podcast guest episodes:
Atlanta Braves Baseball PA Announcer on Dreams Coming True
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https://open.spotify.com/show/4r7UJnPOK226P61eGCQ1o2?si=3cfa99ca922a4373
Amazon:
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http://alwaysonthegrow.com
Instagram: @thisismannyvargas
https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/
Twitter: @themannyvargas
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In this Podcast, Manny talks about how important seasons are to make personal progress in a way that you don't question your results from a lack of training.
In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights
- What baseball can teach you about life…
- How to utilize the seasons for growth.
- What you can do to create a winning year.
Watch the FULL Interview on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/QFGApKnCRBg
Other great podcast guest episodes:
Mark Shunock on Giving it your All and Making it Happen
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-on-the-grow-with-manny-vargas/id1150064033?i=1000630278205
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Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4r7UJnPOK226P61eGCQ1o2?si=3cfa99ca922a4373
Amazon:
Follow Manny:
http://alwaysonthegrow.com
Instagram: @thisismannyvargas
https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/
Twitter: @themannyvargas
https://twitter.com/themannyvargas
FB: @thisismannyvargas
https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas
TikTok: @thisismannyvargas
In this Podcast, Manny talks about true car sales in a way you're bound to be surprised to help you get more sales in anything you do.
In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights
- Why car sales like this wins them over…
- How to communicate differently.
- What you can do to create a conversation experience.
Watch the FULL Interview on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/M25HfIzJduY
Other great podcast guest episodes:
Sales Legend Victor Antonio on Selling Yourself and Building your Best Life
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https://open.spotify.com/show/4r7UJnPOK226P61eGCQ1o2?si=3cfa99ca922a4373
Amazon:
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http://alwaysonthegrow.com
Instagram: @thisismannyvargas
https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/
Twitter: @themannyvargas
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In this Podcast... Manny talks about loss, loss of results because of a refusal to work the muscle.
In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights
- Why repetition matters…
- How to think in 2024.
- What you can do to make better progress ahead.
Watch the FULL Interview on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/nUJ7PnqJc-A
Other great podcast guest episodes:
Manny and Katy's Relationship Journey Part 1
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https://open.spotify.com/show/4r7UJnPOK226P61eGCQ1o2?si=3cfa99ca922a4373
Amazon:
Follow Manny:
http://alwaysonthegrow.com
Instagram: @thisismannyvargas
https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/
Twitter: @themannyvargas
https://twitter.com/themannyvargas
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https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas
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In this Podcast... Manny talks about his frustration with fathers that lose it, and the responsibility needed to create a better upbringing for kids, and how kids deserve better.
In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights
- Controlling the emotion…
- How to man up.
- What keeps dads from being better.
Watch the FULL Interview on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/Y_ItjOlGSu0
Other great podcast guest episodes:
Manny and Katy's Relationship Journey Part 1
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Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4r7UJnPOK226P61eGCQ1o2?si=3cfa99ca922a4373
Amazon:
Follow Manny:
http://alwaysonthegrow.com
Instagram: @thisismannyvargas
https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/
Twitter: @themannyvargas
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In this Podcast...Manny talks about the compass and navigator to both your personal life and those you come into contact with, that you might be looking to lead, persuade, or influence.
In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights
- The different directions you can take…
- How to navigate them properly.
- What really moves people...
Watch the FULL Interview on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/nZs5DC1gmag
Other great podcast guest episodes:
Marla Maples on Being Reborn Again and Living on Purpose
Born to Perform and Persevere with Jaclyn Marfuggi Caprio
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-on-the-grow-with-manny-vargas/id1150064033?i=1000610828215
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https://open.spotify.com/show/4r7UJnPOK226P61eGCQ1o2?si=3cfa99ca922a4373
Amazon:
Follow Manny:
http://alwaysonthegrow.com
Instagram: @thisismannyvargas
https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/
Twitter: @themannyvargas
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Constricting or contracting?
This video I share what I learned about how to unlock you from holding yourself back and expanding the mind.
In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights
- Physhological acceleration…
- How to catch yourself holding back.
- The difference between high level and low level...
Watch the FULL Interview on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/tYLTLCRktoU
Other great podcast guest episodes:
Marla Maples on Being Reborn Again and Living on Purpose
Born to Perform and Persevere with Jaclyn Marfuggi Caprio
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-on-the-grow-with-manny-vargas/id1150064033?i=1000610828215
Subscribe and Listen to the Always on the GROW with Manny Vargas Podcast on other platforms:
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https://open.spotify.com/show/4r7UJnPOK226P61eGCQ1o2?si=3cfa99ca922a4373
Amazon:
Follow Manny:
http://alwaysonthegrow.com
Instagram: @thisismannyvargas
https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/
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Siamak Sabetimani partnered with the fastest growing field marketing organization to help the middle class America to keep the entrepreneurial dream and spirit alive.
He's now an SVP and equity owner with PHP Agency.
It's his passion to help our clients protect their assets so they can be ready for life beyond retirement.
He also mentors agents who are transitioning into the insurance industry so they can have a recession proof career.
Before that he was in radio and television production for the past 30 years. Started working at the age of 15 with his father.
Behinds the scenes he has edited over 10,000 hours of commercials and have recorded countless radio shows with some of the top entertainers in the Iranian music and entertainment as well as produced and directed a news program.
In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights (plus many more)
- How an immigrants reality transitioned into an entrepreneurial dream…
- The proactive approach to marriage and how to think about what you give to it.
- Why USA is the greatest country in the world!
3 of Siamak’s Best Quotes!
“We were all built to do something great in our lives”
“I had to get used to learning something new”
“Find out what they like and then feed it to them”
Follow Siamak:
https://www.instagram.com/siamaktkb/
Watch the FULL Interview on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/EonyO7K0vcQ
Other great podcast guest episodes:
Raul Daniels on Giving your Best and Seizing Opportunities
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-on-the-grow-with-manny-vargas/id1150064033?i=1000620993542
Ryan Smith on Staying Curious and Having Fun while Building Wealth
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-on-the-grow-with-manny-vargas/id1150064033?i=1000614434237
Subscribe and Listen to the Always on the GROW with Manny Vargas Podcast on other platforms:
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https://open.spotify.com/show/4r7UJnPOK226P61eGCQ1o2?si=3cfa99ca922a4373
Amazon:
Follow Manny:
http://alwaysonthegrow.com
Instagram: @thisismannyvargas
https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/
Twitter: @themannyvargas
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Shannon Elizabeth has starred in over 50 films and television shows, including the global hits American Pie, Scary Movie and the newly rebooted Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back.
Shannon has a deep and abiding respect for all life and is a staunch protagonist of a vegan lifestyle. In 2001, she began to follow her true life’s passion of saving animals by launching her non-profit, Animal Avengers, first as a dog and cat rescue operation and then with the broader remit of wildlife conservation.
Shannon continues her acting career, but her primary focus has become helping wild animals in Africa and elsewhere by whatever means necessary. In order to be hands on with her projects and to expand their scope and influence, Shannon moved to Africa in 2016 and now lives in Cape Town.
The media development of the Shannon Elizabeth Foundation, especially production of video content, will be a major aspect of Shannon’s ongoing work. In addition, Shannon continues to travel for acting and public appearances, speaking engagements and whenever needed to help animals in the hope of making the world an even better place.
In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights (plus many more)
- Going down the path and the meaning to life…
- The bad advice about “acting like a star” Shannon received.
- How your platform today is the start of something so much bigger!
3 of Shannon’s Best Quotes!
“I’ve always been that person that wants to connect other people”
“You can’t live your life for them”
“Everything comes down to what are we here for”
Follow Shannon:
https://www.shannonelizabeth.com/
https://www.instagram.com/shannonelizabeth/
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialShannonElizabeth/
https://twitter.com/shannonelizab
Watch the FULL Interview on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/N4S5gwpt_xo
Other great podcast guest episodes:
Marla Maples on Being Reborn Again and Living on Purpose
Jennifer Fessler on Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-on-the-grow-with-manny-vargas/id1150064033?i=1000604451621
Subscribe and Listen to the Always on the GROW with Manny Vargas Podcast on other platforms:
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This video talks about our relationship with time.
Treat it equally or it might leave you.
I share this in a lot of presentations I do and now have it here for you...
In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights
- How to treat time…
- Why it's important to personify time.
- How to use it with other people...
Watch the FULL Interview on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/wbPJt-POqFo
Other great podcast guest episodes:
Marla Maples on Being Reborn Again and Living on Purpose
Born to Perform and Persevere with Jaclyn Marfuggi Caprio
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-on-the-grow-with-manny-vargas/id1150064033?i=1000610828215
Subscribe and Listen to the Always on the GROW with Manny Vargas Podcast on other platforms:
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4r7UJnPOK226P61eGCQ1o2?si=3cfa99ca922a4373
Amazon:
Follow Manny:
http://alwaysonthegrow.com
Instagram: @thisismannyvargas
https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/
Twitter: @themannyvargas
https://twitter.com/themannyvargas
FB: @thisismannyvargas
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