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Never Fight Alone: Helping Teens with Shelomo Solson

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Shelomo Solson is the founder of Teenage Impact. When you look or talk to him, he seems motivated and confident. He wasn’t always like this. Below is his condensed story – the story of an underdog.

Shelomo was bullied starting in 3rd grade. He dreaded going to school for ten years because of it. He was bullied for his accent, ethnicity, religion, athleticism, weight, height, the clothes he wore, not having a girlfriend, the list can goes on.

Sometimes he would come home with bruises crying. He didn’t want to defend himself or tell an adult because he was afraid of being known as a “snitch” or getting beat up harder. He made his parents not say anything.

Now, Shelomo runs Teenage Impact, where he helps teenagers overcome their challenges.

Episode highlights:

How to make money as a youth speaker
How to help teenagers with the unique problems that they face
What to do about bullies.
How to support a loved one dealing with suicide ideation
Encourage young people to dream and set goals
Plan backwards. Decide where you want to be, then make an actionable plan on how to get there step by step.
Everyone experiences setbacks and roadblocks. Instead of letting them get you down, acknowledge them and make simple adjustments to overcome them.
The best way to become good at public speaking is public speaking.

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Take Some Time - Gain Clarity

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:26:51 +0000

Today, we’re taking a break from our usual 40 minute interviews. Instead, I invite you to spend the extra time you have to sit down and gain some clarity into the steps you need to take to reach your goals. You got this!

Becoming a Thought Leader with Adam Mendler

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Adam Mendler is the Chief Executive Officer of The Veloz Group, where he co-founded and oversees ventures across a wide variety of industries: Beverly Hills Chairs, a leading office furniture e-tailer; Custom Tobacco, a one-of-a-kind cigar customization e-commerce platform; and Veloz Solutions, a technology consulting and software development practice. Adam remains active in each portfolio company, providing strategic guidance and support. Adam also provides business thought leadership as a speaker to businesses, universities and non-profit organizations; as the host of the leadership and personal / professional development podcast Thirty Minute Mentors; as an expert regularly cited in national media outlets; and as an advisor, consultant, coach and board member.

Episode highlights:

Specialization is important. It’s really hard to run a lot of businesses at once. Find 1 thing that you’re really good at and double down on that.
Becoming a thought leader - become an expert in your desired subject matter. Say something unique and be authentic. Put content out there.
Don’t be the best version of someone else. Be the best version of yourself.
Become a good listener. Listen more than you speak.
Is it a good idea to work with family?
You need to be clearly focused on the right priorities and vision in order to move your business forward.
Don’t forget to focus on cashflow and revenue.
You can’t do everything on your own. In order to scale a business you need to hire good people.
Work on your business. Not just in your business.
When you’re starting out, take your lumps early and learn as much as you can.

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Commercial Real Estate Investing with Paul Moore

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 14:00:00 +0000

After graduating with an engineering degree and then an MBA from Ohio State, Paul entered the management development track at Ford Motor Company in Detroit. After five years, he departed to start a staffing company with a partner. They scaled and sold the company to a publicly traded firm five years later. After a brief “retirement”, Paul began investing in real estate in 2000 to protect and grow his own wealth.

He completed over 85 real estate investments and exits, appeared on HGTV’s House Hunters, rehabbed and managed dozens of rental properties, built a number of new homes, and developed a subdivision. Three successful real estate developments, including assisting with the development of a Hyatt hotel and a very successful multifamily project in 2010, convinced him of the power of commercial real estate. Paul is married with 4 children and lives in Central Virginia.

Episode highlights:

The best way to succeed is to fail and learn from failure.
Commercial vs residential real estate investing.
True wealth = assets that produce income.
Investing vs. speculating. Investing is math. Investing is boring. But investing is predictable.
Everything has a learning curve. Take time to learn. Start small.
Look for experienced mentors and coaches. NOT “gurus”
Wealth doesn’t bring happiness.
Success is finding out why you are on the planet and then doing it.

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Content Marketing & Personal Branding with Maeva Cifuentes

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:27:05 +0000

Maeva is the founder of a content marketing agency that focuses on creating user-focused and SEO-driven content. They get to know target customers and their real pain points instead of guessing based on a marketer's hunch. With empathy and educational content, they help businesses become a trusted authority in their niche.

Episode highlights:

Cultural exposure is important! If you can, visit another country or learn another language. It will change the way you see the world.
With PPC ads, you have to pay to get traffic. With content, you don’t.
Talk to your customer support and sales departments! They talk to the customer every day and can tell you what pain points they have. Then, create content to solve their problems.
Content isn’t about promoting your products. Instead, it’s about solving problems.
If you do content marketing correctly, it’s not guesswork.
Good marketing and good sales go hand in hand. If you provide value then sales will be easy.
Start a podcast! A podcast is an amazing tool that provides so many benefits. It lets you network with people, and it creates incredible content.
Create systems in your business and document these systems. This will help you outsource and get help.
The value of creating a personal brand. Build relationships!

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Winning the Game of Work with Terry McDougall

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:46:46 +0000

Terry Boyle McDougall is an executive coach, speaker and author of Winning the Game of Work: Achieving Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms. She specializes in working with high- achieving leaders who are successful but not satisfied. Terry relies on both formal training as a coach and firsthand experience as a corporate leader to support her clients as they work towards their goals.

Prior to launching her coaching practice in 2017, Terry was a marketing leader within the financial services industry for 21 years. During her corporate career she led high-performing teams, developed and executed on marketing strategies and advised senior leaders. She leverages her understanding of large, complex organizations to help her clients effectively navigate the interpersonal and political dynamics that exist in business.

Episode highlights:

When what you like to do is aligned with what you’re expected to do, there’s a lot more flow and less resistance.
Look at your skills and learn how you can repackage them in a way that aligns better with your interests and passions.
FIRST: Define what happiness looks like. Define what you want.
SECOND: Look at where you are and where you’d like to be and create a plan to close that gap.
It’s not the things that happen to you, but what you think about the things that happen to you.
You always have a choice. You have power over your own life.
“There IS a sweet spot where career success and personal happiness intersect.”
“What other people think of you is none of your business.”

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Building Companies and Raising Capital with Nicholas Hinrichsen

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:43:45 +0000

Our guest today is Nicholas Hinrichsen, a Stanford MBA who built a digital platform for used car sales in 2013. He raised $2M in seed funding from angel investors and the startup accelerator YCombinator by 2015. After doing a pivot in the business model, sales took off and Nicholas and his co-founder Chris Coleman raised a $8M venture capital round.

In 2017, the two founders sold their business to Carvana, which was growing at a rapid pace. Nicholas and Chris stayed at Carvana for three years to see their vision come to fruition and left June of this year to start a new company. WithClutch.com is a FinTech platform to refinance your auto loan. With just a few clicks you can save thousands of dollars, 100% online.

In this episode we talked about his incredible journey building companies and raising capital. We also talk about business partnerships, credit and more. Enjoy!

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Become the best human you can with Sam Lister of Starting Blank

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:46:23 +0000

Sam is the founder and owner of Blank Slate Media and the host of the Starting Blank Podcast. He is only 20 years old, and has found incredible business success. Sam is one of my favorite content creators on LinkedIn. In this episode, we talk about

Pivoting shouldn't be a new thing. Businesses should pivot all the time.
TEST. Sam has tested so many different things in order to find success.
The power of networking and how to network correctly.
The quickest way to fail and hate your life is to live for the money.
Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.
Document your journey! Start as early as you can.
How do you feel about yourself when you’re by yourself?
Be authentic!
You are in control of your own life. Take ownership of everything.
The value and importance of mediation.
Build a team and system to support you. Trust other people to help you. Surround yourself with people that are better at what they do than you are.

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Positive, Passionate, Purposeful Existence with Shawn Anderson

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0000

About Shawn:

Shawn is a #1 ranked motivational author, unlimited thinker, and lifetime entrepreneur with a history of inspiring others. A seven-time author, Shawn is also the creator of Extra Mile Day...a day recognizing the power we each have to create positive change when we "go the extra mile." (On 11/1/19, 533 cities made the declaration and recognized local extra-mile heroes.)

Shawn walks his talk. Besides having inspired tens of thousands through his speaking and writing (including an inspirational speaking tour in the Philippines attended by 20,000 attendees), Shawn’s built a million dollar company, pedaled a bike solo across the U.S. (twice), and created adventures in 45+ countries including having walked over 3,000 miles across seven countries since 2014 (England, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and 750 miles around Shikoku, Japan.) He will be walking across Scotland in May 2020.

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The Four Fibs, SOAR to the Top!, Amicus 101: A Story About the Pursuit of Purpose and Overcoming Life’s Chaos, Extra Mile America: Stories of Inspiration, Possibility and Purpose, Lessons From A. Friend, A Better Life: An Inspiring Story About Starting Over

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Pivoting during times of difficulty with Sam Kamani

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0000

About Sam:

Sam is the Co-founder and CEO of ProductDone. Since graduating in Computer Science, he has worked in three continents and before starting ProductDone he was working with startups in New Zealand and USA.

H frequently speaks at business events about Startups, Entrepreneurship, Gaming/eSports, Growth, Scaling, Digital Marketing and Customer Acquisition. He is also Co-author of the Amazon Bestselling book “The 30 Day Startup”.

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How to Heal - Mental Health with Jessi Beyer

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0000

About Jessi:

Jessi Beyer is a speaker, #1 best-selling author, and mental health advocate who's on a mission to help those around her design lives they love waking up to.

Jessi believes that discussions are the missing ingredient in removing the stigma surrounding mental health. Because of this, she’s on a mission to help those around her feel valid, heard, and appreciated in their mental health struggles and know they’re not alone.

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Come Home to Yourself with Cuyla Coogan

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 17:59:17 +0000

About Cuyla:

I cured my anxiety disorder and now I am a Queer Life Coach and Motivational Speaker, helping queer leaders unlock themselves so they can unlock their life.

But really what I do is I help people COME ALIVE!!!

In this episode we talk about

Mindset
Thoughts
Accepting yourself
Coming home to yourself
Anxiety
Quieting you mind
Being present

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Leveraging Failure with Hayley Luckadoo

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:47:15 +0000

Hayley started her entrepreneurial journey as a wedding planner, before opening a second business as well. She’s now a serial entrepreneur in the digital marketing space, and hosts her passion project, the Females On Fire podcast. Since she started out in business when she was still in college, she’s had a different business journey than most, and loves sharing her best advice for fellow entrepreneurs.

More than that, she loves inspiring other women to not only succeed in business, but go after their biggest, wildest dreams and enjoys creating motivational content through various personal development platforms. Hayley isn’t your typical speaker, and takes a more comfortable approach to connecting with her audience, always focusing on keeping the energy high and even getting them on their feet. Though she identifies more as an introvert in a one-on-one setting, Hayley speaks to her audience like she’s their best girlfriend, and loves any opportunity to have fun and connect with people.

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Plant Based Diets and Nutrition with Marina Yanay-Triner

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Marina is a whole food, plant based transformational wellness coach and recipe developer. She creates easy and delicious vegan recipes and shares the health benefits of a plant-based diet, focusing on evidence-based nutrition information.

She supports her coaching clients in transitioning to plant based eating, and maintaining the lifestyle long term, combining nutrition and coaching education with transformational mindset work.

As a transformational mindset coach, I also help my clients uncover and address the underlying blocks that hold them back from going plant based, and living the dream life the’ve always wanted, reminding them that the power to transform their reality is found inside themselves.

The shift is from the inside out, so that you become the powerful creator of your reality.

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Intentionality and Wellness with Shahab Nilgiri

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Shahab has been in the Fitness & Coaching industry for the past 7 years, and loves every minute of it.

He takes care of peoples movement health by implementing the proper programming for their needs, as well as guide them through any mental blocks they might be facing. These could be blocks pertaining to their current routine, social circle, food, etc...

With all this, He naturally fell into personal development and mindset coaching. He offers this in person, but mostly online so he can reach a wide variety of people. He believes that overall health starts in the MIND first, then everything else follows.

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Wealth Perspective and Marketing with Naresh Vissa

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Naresh Vissa is Founder and CEO of Krish Media & Marketing – a full service online and digital media and marketing agency. He has worked with leading publishers, media firms and institutions such as CNN Radio, JP Morgan Chase, EverBank, The Institute for Energy Research, Houston Rockets, Houston Astros, the American Junior Golf Association, Agora Publishing, and Stansberry Research.

Naresh helped launch an online radio network generating six-figures in monthly revenue. He managed the production and marketing for the first online retail physical precious metals trading platform. He’s a #1 bestselling author of PODCASTNOMICS: The Book Of Podcasting… To Make You Millions and has been featured on USA Today, Yahoo!, Bloomberg, MSNBC, Huffington Post, Business Week, MSN Money, Business Insider, India Today, and the Hindustan Times. He was also the Director of Media Strategy at the largest private and independent financial publisher in the world.

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Overcoming Adversity with Randy Brown

Thu, 21 May 2020 17:07:55 +0000

Randy Brown successfully spins three plates in the world of speaking, writing, and basketball. His life has been highlighted in his new book, Rebound Forward, which details the unthinkable tragedy he and his family has faced. This adversity tangled with personal, emotional, mental, and professional hurdles have made him truly who he is today. In Rebound Forward he unashamedly writes in detail about his struggles, tears, successes and pursuit of purpose, holding back no punches.

Randy Brown is a basketball lifer and ambassador. His 20-year college men’s coaching career is as diverse and successful as any. At the age of 21 he set three goals; become a Div. I assistant, become a Div. I head coach, and coach in the NCAA Final Four. A nail-biting loss in the 2000 Elite Eight to Michigan State kept him from achieving his final goal. 12 NBA players have resulted from Randy’s college coaching, including Steve Kerr, head coach of the Golden State Warriors.

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Olympics, Real Estate, and Business with Hans Struzyna

Thu, 14 May 2020 15:09:59 +0000

Hans Struzyna Bio:

In my 30 years on this planet, I‘ve learned a few lessons that I apply to everything I do. The first is that all goals must be written down and visible on a daily basis. The second is that there’s no such thing as overnight success and consistent work is the only path to success. Finally, everything is the way it is because someone made it that way. So to understand people is to understand the world.

I‘ve applied these lessons to my 12 year rowing career culminating as a member of the 2016 USA Olympic rowing team. After the Games, I had to descend from the metaphorical mountain I‘d spent years scaling and ended up feeling lost for the first few months. Searching for my next climb, I found real estate. I got my license six months later and have been pursuing all avenues of this business ever since. I‘m a Realtor Partner with a Wall Street Journal Top 100 nationally ranked team, The Gunderman Group. We focus on advocacy, risk management and exceeding our clients personal definitions of success. By staying true to those core values, we’re the top team in the East Bay of the Bay Area and sell over $180M per year (with over $1.5B sold in total) with an average price point of $1.2M. I’m also fascinated by real estate investing and completed my first flip during my first year in the business. My wife and I also invest in out-of-state multi family properties. I’m actively looking for my next few deals.

I wanted to share the value of creating your own path and building a life of freedom, so I recently created a podcast called Another Way To Play. I believe that if you trade hours for dollars, you will never achieve true freedom in your life. I bring inspirational and practical content to listeners at their own personal crossroads by interviewing entrepreneurs, thought leaders and industry experts to learn how they achieved freedom in their lives.

I recently got married to the love of my life, Kristin, who is also an Olympic rower and entrepreneur. She runs her own business and loves real estate investing and we are actively building what we call our “business/real estate empire.”

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Hacking your Fear with Mike Szczesniak

Thu, 07 May 2020 16:08:57 +0000

Mike Szczesniak is the world’s leading high performance coach for Millennial Executives and Entrepreneurs. Having struggled with anxiety and panic attacks in his early 20s, Mike realized he had a very skewed view of what it really meant to be 'productive'.

This set him on a path of personal growth, and ultimately led to his obsession with productivity and high performance.

Through his content, speaking, and coaching, Mike helps his clients show up more powerfully and get to the next level. Period.

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Beards, Fighting and Business with Erik Allen

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Erik Allen is the Owner of Top Rated MMA. His wife and him have always had a passion to give back and have done several mission trips to build homes for those in need. Giving back is our passion and we believe the core values of MMA and that of our US veterans go hand in hand. That’s why at Top Rated MMA we proudly support and donate to Hire Heroes USA.

Kalob and Erik discuss his incredible story, business, overcoming challenges, God spirituality and more.

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Being a Jack of All Trades with Yuri Buzzi

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Yuri Buzzi is a lifestyle coach and creative director with a passion for photography and poetry. He works with everyone who wants to be more authentic, present and effective in their everyday life with family, friends, colleagues at work or in front of the camera for interviews, speech confidence for conferences and round tables.

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Leadership & Lifelong Learning with SJ Baracony

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000

SJ Barakony is a Serial Entrepreneur, Advisor, Futurist, Thought Leader, and Board Member with more than 8 years of success serving other entrepreneurs, self-employed individuals, and other varied institutions. His broad areas of expertise include entrepreneurship, replicative leadership, business development, and strategy. SJ has a passion for youth/teen entrepreneurs, start-ups, and family businesses.

In this episode, Kalob and SJ discuss entrepreneurship, leadership, lifelong learning and more.

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Live Vicariously Through Yourself with Angela Marshall

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Angela Marshall, is a positive words powerhouse who puts personal life experiences of struggle, strength and success to work for captive audiences and readers abroad. She speaks and writes with positive purpose and passion to motivate others while encouraging them through challenging times. Life has taken her on a journey which took three major turns; Reality, Rags and Riches, each leading to a road of exploration and discovery; each crafting her into the person that would become skillful at using life’s compass in navigating new directions and living vicariously through herself.

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Going All In with Ken Wentworth (Mr. Biz)

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 16:00:00 +0000

For more than 20 years, Ken Wentworth, also known as Mr. Biz, has advised businesses – from Fortune 15 companies to startups – on how to establish a solid financial path. In this episode of SuccessQuest, he and Kalob discuss following your dreams, creating your perfect career, business and more.

SMAC:

Start with yes (don’t limit yourself).
Model Expert Behavior.
Accountability
Consistent perseverance

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Self-Worth | Alison Donaghey of Domino Thinking

Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Alison Donaghey is an international best-selling author, successful entrepreneur, and host of a popular online radio show turned podcast. Known for challenging people to reflect on new points of view; Alison has always had a natural gift to be able to hold space for both sides of a conversation without bias, judgment or opinions. She has started a movement and is proving that with the right mindset, anything is possible.

On this episode of SuccessQuest, Kalob talks with Alison about mindset and self-worth.

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Your Brain Chemicals with Loretta Breuning

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:41:19 +0000

Loretta Breuning: Study of the brain chemicals in animals and finding correlations in order to help us understand our brains more.

Life is complicated, Loretta found that many children struggled in school in a similar way, mainly a lack of motivation. A motivation to do things that aren’t necessarily fun.

The animal brain does what it needs for reward. In the modern world you can do a whole lot, for a reward, without the need to do very much.

Loretta speaks on how the Society has made life easy and simple, yet we are taught that things are hard, that you experience mental illness, that you are a victim. We need to become aware of the power that we hold over our brain chemicals.

Our brains are amazing, we have two main parts to our brain, the 1st part that makes humans unique from animals. The 2nd part that controls the chemicals, the fight and flight for example, which is almost entirely the same as apes. We can look to animals to understand ourselves much more.

Loretta teaches us how we look for 1 up opportunities. She makes it simple for us to understand how to simply take hostile situations in the mind and build an awareness that can help us overcome stressful, traumatic, or degrading situations. These aren’t necessarily big moments; this includes small moments such as someone not laughing at your joke.

Ways to distract yourself from letting your brain chemicals negatively affect you.

Distracting are healthy for 20 minutes

It’s time to get in tune with your inner mammal! Check out Loretta and her book for more information!

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Self-Compassion | Kamini Wood

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Kamini is the founder and CEO of Live Joy Your Way and the AuthenticMe® RiseUp program. An international best-selling author Kamini is driven to support both teens and adults struggling with perfectionism to let go of stress, overwhelm and anxiety. Kamini is a certified life coach, board-certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, trained in conscious parenting and conscious uncoupling. Kamini aims to meet her clients where they are supporting and guiding them on their journey back towards inner confidence, energy and empowerment to be themselves both personally and professionally.

In this episode of SuccessQuest, Kalob and Kamini discuss perfectionism, authenticity, self compassion, forgiving yourself, relationships and more.

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Looking at the Markets | David Moadel

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000

David is an educator, investor and YouTuber. His YouTube Chanel has over 44K subscribers, and he teaches finances and investing with a focus on stocks and options trading. David and Jacob discuss investing in stocks, crypto currency, precious metals, and more.

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Creating a Personal Brand | Bob Macintosh

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 02:29:55 +0000

Bob helps entrepreneurs get where they want to go and overcome the obstacles they've set in front of themselves. He is a successful entrepreneur and Author. In this episode, Kalob and Bob talk about creating a Personal brand, hustling and grinding, balance, and more.

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The Art of Success - Live Event | Andrea Palten & Vinnie Enriquez

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Come join us as we discuss business, success, entrepreneurship, and whatever else comes up. Join in the conversation, and learn as much as you can!

Our Panelists:

Andrea Palten: Marketing Expert & Business Coach. Host of the Marketing Guide to Grow Your Business Podcast.

Vinnie Enriquez: Real Estate Guru. Host of the Road to Growth Podcast.

Jacob Harmon: Web Designer and Tech Wizard. Co-Host of the Success Quest Podcast.

Counteracting Stress | Kevin Rose

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Kevin Rose has been a Manual Therapist for twenty years, and logged over 30,000 hours of clinical practice. He works to empower people and help them counteract stress in their lives. He works closely with wild animals, and created The CATalyst, a human-wild animal interaction experience. In this episode, Kalob and Kevin talk about how to better handle stress.

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Mindset, Perspective & Hardship | Artisha Tyson-Bolding

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Artisha Bolding is a Georgia-based Empowerment Coach and Author. She is the Head of T Bold Media Group and is best known for her loud belly laughs and love of Truth. As a consultant and speaker, Artisha has spent the last decade providing relationship and spiritual advice to friends, clients and youth groups. In this episode of SuccessQuest, Kalob and Artisha talk about mindset, perspective, hardships, near death experiences, karma and more. Enjoy!

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Profit, Purpose, & Pleasure | Kat McLead

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Kat McLead is a former dominatrix sex worker turned millionaire Stay at Home Mom who has run her own multiple 6 figure businesses out of her living room. She’s experienced severe abuse, changed her life, and followed her dreams. She currently helps fellow moms start fulfilling, profitable businesses. In this episode, Jacob talks to Kat about her story. Enjoy!

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Experience is Greater Than Money | Nick D’Urso

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Nick D’Urso is living his dream life as he travels from Arizona to Argentina. He left his 6 figure job to travel the world, and wrote a book to help millennials control their money. Kalob and Nick discuss saving money, travel, experiences and more.

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Just Be A Good Human | Laura Brandao

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Kalob enjoys a fun conversation with Laura J. Brandao, the President and the only woman partner of AFR, a national mortgage company. She holds many business and mortgage awards. They talk about women in business, being ambitious, living life backwards, networking, attitude, relationships and more.

Marketing & Personal Branding | Andrea Palten

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Jacob talks to Andrea Palten about culture, communities, marketing, personal branding… oh yeah, and her gangster years :). After 18 years of corporate marketing & 10 years of consulting, Andrea packaged up her knowledge and started teaching it to consultants, coaches, and entrepreneurs!She's owned multiple businesses and knows what it takes to scale and grow a business the right way!

Andrea Palten

Andrea’s Podcast: Marketing Guide to Grow your Business
Jacob’s Episode: Balancing your Side Hustle
She is from Germany and immigrated to US as a teenager.
Since she was the youngest, she learned English the fastest, and led the family.
She went to school for journalism, and had to do a story on the Columbine shooting. It was really hard on her to do such a horrible story.
She did a radio job, and met the CEO. She told him that she wasn’t happy in her job, and he said that he needed a marketing coordinator.
She worked her way up in marketing, and eventually became an executive of marketing.
She started teaching marketing and found that her true passion was helping and teaching others.
Her Dad passed away, and she left her job, sold everything and went to help her mom.
She decided that “life is short, you don’t know when you are going to go, you need to do what you love.”
She decided to become a business coach with an expertise in marketing.

Immigration, Culture, and Community

The younger you are, the easier it is to integrate into a new culture.
She went from a small town to a big city.
Andrea got caught up in the Gang culture. She went to places she shouldn’t have been.
When you get to know people who are different, even when their from a “bad” place, you see that they really are just people.
Put yourself in a new environment. It will teach you a new perspective on life.
Where does happiness come from? Will money or worldly possessions make you happy? No.
We need community! We need to feel welcomed and help other people!

Marketing

You can’t run a business without marketing.
You can’t run anything without marketing.
What’s the point in running a business if you don’t have any sales?
There is black hat and white hat marketing.
The best marketing is being a good person.
Marketing is vital to your business.
GIVE, GIVE, GIVE, GIVE then you ASK.
Provide value and people will be willing to give value back.
Create real lifelong relationships with people.

Most important marketing tasks

Find your Niche
Define your value proposition (you aren’t selling a product or service you are selling a transformation)
Create a lead magnet

Creating a Personal Brand

Become a Thought Leader
LinkedIn is an important platform for this.
Get a LinkedIn account and start growing your network.
Most important: create valuable content related to your industry.
Even if you’re not an expert, start learning! Share the things that you are learning and you will quickly become an expert.
Your Network is your Net Worth

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Fitness & Mindset | Adrienne Rivera

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Kalob and Adrienne Rivera discuss fitness, mindset, love, motivation, priorities, relationships and more! Adrienne is a certified personal trainer and received her degree in psychology from Virginia Tech. She helps high-performing, spiritual people like you transform their relationships with food, fitness, and their significant other so that they can create more love in their lives.

Show up for yourself!

When you aren’t taking care of yourself, there is a lack of love.
You need to show up for yourself! There needs to be intrinsic motivation. It can’t all come from a coach.
When you show up for yourself, you show those you love that you care about being around for the long haul.
You deserve to show up for those you love!

How to Prioritize fitness

You DO HAVE time for fitness. You may just not be prioritizing it.
You need to understand WHY you want to be fit.

Fit through love

Love is essential.
Fitness can be a tool to strengthen relationships.
It is also important to love yourself.
1 Define your self-worth
2 You then develop self-trust
3 Finally you get to self-love
Positive selfishness. You need to take care of yourself first.

Motivation

Fitness is a lifestyle.
A motivator can be ego and wanting to be macho.
This can be a great motivator, but a stronger motivator can be love. Being motivated by relationships is powerful.
There is nothing wrong with wanting to have abs or biceps.
There should be a deeper, more meaningful why, though.
People say: “I want to feel better.”
The problem with “better:” you can always be better. What does better look like? You need to define it.

Making time for yourself

You invest in your business
You invest in your family
You invest in so many things. Why are you afraid to invest in yourself?
You are worthy, simply because you breath.
You are successful because of who you are.
Be creative! If you feel like you don’t have time because of your kids, go outside and play with your kids as a workout.
Think outside of the box!
Trainerize app

Relationships and Fitness

It’s harder to live a fit life without the support of your partner.
A way to explain why fitness is important to you and encourage them to join you on the journey.
Step 1: Ask for what you want.
Step 2: Explain how important it is to you.
Step 3: Express appreciation.

Can I do it on my own?

A coach or mentor can help you get where you want to be faster.
You can do it on your own, but it is harder to keep yourself accountable.

Physical fitness can effect EVERY aspect of life

This is incredibly important because EVERY other area of life is effected by physical fitness.

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Podcasting and Communities | Rom Raviv of Spreading Success

Thu, 02 Jan 2020 16:18:38 +0000

This week we talk to top 100 podcaster, Rom Raviv. We talk about entrepreneurship, college, podcasting, podblade, and more. Enjoy the show!

Welcome to 2020!

Rom’s Story

Rom is 19 years old.
He’s currently a sophomore in college studying digital marketing
He has a top 100 podcast called Spreading Success
He noticed people like Gary Vee that were creating content.
His dad was an entrepreneur, but his interest in Entrepreneurship came organically watching and listening to content.
He has now started a company around podcasting

Creating Content

START as early as possible.
The earlier you start, the better off you’ll be.
Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there.

College

Rom was fortunate to get a full ride scholarship.
College is for some people, but not for everyone.
If you go to college, take advantage of clubs and networking.
There are so many entrepreneurial opportunities!
College is a cushion between high school and the real world.
It’s a great opportunity to explore and test things out without super high stakes.

Podcasting

Rom started his business journey with drop shipping.
He went to an event and one of the speakers at the event was Casey Adams.
Casey told the group that the #1 thing they should do is start a podcast.
Rom immediately ordered a microphone, and made a goal to start a top 100 podcast.
He made a list of the people he wanted on the podcast. Many of them have been on the show!
Think of a podcast as a free mentorship call.
It’s basically a FaceTime call with a microphone.
Be clear on your goals. For Rom, # of listeners isn’t as important as the relationships he is making.
Find something that brings VALUE and PASSION.
Rom has decided not to monetize his podcast.

Podblade

Rom and his partner, Apple Crider, have started a professional podcast editing company. They will edit a show for $20/episode.
Rom got connected with Apple, and they started talking about podcasts.
Over time, Rom proved that he was serious about podcasting and improving.
Eventually, Apple offered his editor to Rom.
Now, they are running a full podcast editing company.

Facebook Communities

Podcasting Community by Podblade!
To grow the podblade customer base, Rom and Apple created a Facebook community for podcasters. It is a thriving place for
To create a vibrant group:
Don’t allow people to spam links! Instead create specific threads.
Send personal invites to get people into the group.
Create a safe space.
Create value.
Make the group fun!

Social Media Tips

Get in on newer social networks like TikTok
Create content specifically catered to different platforms. LinkedIn content should be different than Instagram content, which should be different than TikTok content…

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Making A Big Ask | Nicole Matthews - Henley Company

Thu, 26 Dec 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Have you ever wanted something so bad that it’s all you could think about? Well, on this episode of SuccessQuest, Nicole Matthews will teach you how to accomplish your dreams. In fact, it’s as simple as asking :)

Nicole’s Story

She has been an entrepreneur since 2007.
She was working in events and PR for a big law firm.
She felt like she was in a wrong spot, and it took her 5 years to get out of her job.
She started her business on the side and eventually went in full time.
She founded Henley Co. They plan events and do concierge service.
She’s worked 3 Olympic Games and 6 Super Bowls.

Side Hustle vs. Jumping all in

Nicole is grateful that she spend time in corporate America for a while.
You are where you are to learn the lessons you need to learn and make the connections you need to make.
Because she started it as a side hustle, she was able to slowly scale her business and learn skills from her current job.

How do you know when it’s time to move on?

A family friend had a 14 month old almost drown.
This made Nicole think about how short life is, and she didn’t want to live it with any regrets.
She hadn’t planed on quitting, but one day, going into work, she felt peace and decided to quit.

Benefits of events

Technology is amazing, and it provides opportunities to meet virtually.
That said, there is still a huge benefit of meeting face to face.
Don’t throw parties for the sake of parties.
An event needs to be purposeful and well planed.
If the event could be done virtually, maybe it should be. Do something different that makes the face-to-face connection meaningful.

Struggles building a company

You need to be brave enough to get out of what you’re not good at.
Be willing to outsource work you don’t care about or aren’t good at.
The whole point of doing your own thing is being free and creative. If it feels like a job, then why not stay in corporate America.
Do what makes you feel fulfilled.

Outsourcing & Delegation

As your business grows, you NEED to have your business continue even if YOU can’t be there.
Be selective.
Be clear on direction.
Understand that they won’t love your business like you do.
TRUST - you have to trust people to get the work done.

BIG ASK

Book - Permission! Stop Competing and Start Creating the Life You Want to Live
Nicole loves the olympics and England.
When she heard the olympics were going to be in London, she really wanted to work at the olympics.
The power of a network: “Somebody I know, knows somebody that can make it happen”
You have to be bold enough to ask people to help you accomplish your goals.
She sent a message to her network letting people know about her goal (125 people).
She got about 30 responses!
She was connected with people who helped her become the account manager for the CEO of Visa Europe.
She was his personal assistant for the course of the games.
She had an amazing experience, and it all happened because she was willing to ask.

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Utilizing your Brain's Full Potential | Odille Remmert

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 14:00:00 +0000

Odille will take you on a journey to fully unlocking your brain’s potential! If you've been wondering how to overcome fears, past traumas, and overall change the way your brain works this is the podcast for YOU!

Toward the end of 2015, at 51 years old, Odille was divorced, renting a room in a shared house in England, cleaning other people's houses, and still unable to pay her bills. This, after a lifetime of struggle (financial and emotional), including extraordinary failures, fibromyalgia, IBS, and suicidal plans.
In 2016, not only was she able to pay her bills, but she'd also travelled to America (multiple cities) three times, Spain (twice), Ireland, and Greece (paying for her sister and son to come with her to Greece).
She now lives in Peoria, Illinois (which she loves), is married to the love of her life (they met in Feb 2017), doing what she loves for a living AND - She now owns the rental properties she used to clean!

What Changed:

She discovered two things that helped create the success she experienced:

1 - Based on the latest in neuroscience, She conditioned her brain and body, physiologically, to produce more "feel-good" chemicals like endorphins, serotonin, and oxytocin (which she then developed into a modality, and wrote a book on the topic: You Have a Superpower).

Whenever you're feeling any negative emotion, your brain and body are producing stress chemicals like adrenaline and cortisol.
These stress chemicals cause blood to drain from the prefrontal cortex of your brain (where you do your cognitive thinking like problem-solving, strategizing, processing information, and noticing opportunities) - so you literally can't think straight and your judgement is impaired.
When you switch from stress chemicals to feel-good chemicals, blood returns to the prefrontal cortex, bringing that part of your brain back "online".

So, feeling good is about more than just feeling good - it's about keeping your cognitive thinking online! ;)

2 - Again, based on neuroscience, she discovered the connection between subconscious "evidence" from childhood and teenage experiences, that "proves" who we are and how the world works - and the results and struggles we experience in life as adults... and how to change it.

For more on the science behind that, here's an article that sites some of the scientific references:

Can We Change Adverse Childhood Memories?

She and her husband created a proprietary modality: The Remmert Method - which helps people to:

Gain complete control over their emotional state (and condition their brain and body to produce more "feel-good" chemicals - like you would condition your body to get fitter through an exercise program.
Change the original subconscious "evidence" that is supporting the limiting subconscious beliefs ... that are creating the current results

It's like changing the "GPS" in your subconscious - to where you want to go, rather than leaving it on "default".

For more details and information on what we do and how it works, and to see a little of what we'd be like to interview, here are some links:

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More Information on Childhood Memory Transformation, on our website:

https://www.theremmertmethod.com/what-is-cmt.html

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Change Your Life | Lynda Sunshine West

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 13:00:00 +0000

In this episode we jump into the shoes of Lynda Sunshine West whose upbringing led to an incredible amount of fear and anxiety. Yet through those hardships she rose and became the success she is today! Listen closely and take notes! She has changed her life and soon she may change yours.

Lynda’s Story

Growing up Father her was an Alcoholic which affected the family both physically and mentally. She grew up with fears of being ridiculed, judged, and abused. At 5 years old she ran away for an entire week to escape. And when she did this... no one came to get her. Fast forward to her adult life, she married someone like her dad. She was hit once, and she got out of that relationship. She couldn't just relive the same life. After she left, she met her current husband (relationship of 31 years now). Now at 51 after hiring a life coach, she has learned to peel away the pain and traumas. Now she has re-emerged as a coach herself. She then decided to follow her passion of helping people. Jumping into business without a "net". She quit her job suddenly and out of the blue to pursue her passion.

First thing, everyday she decided to face a fear for an entire year. She would wake up and find a fear first thing in the morning then faced it everyday. And she did it. For an entire YEAR. Now she has built up real solid confidence.

What would you say to someone who is either being abused or dealing with hard times?

Everyday was pain. Fear. No more.
I don't know what you're going through personally, but there are ways out of that. But the thing you have to do is GET AWAY.
Live your life with NO REGRETS.
Reach out to people, even strangers, find SOMEBODY who you can talk to. You need to be HEARD. You have a decision.

Lynda has always had a burning desire to do something great. But to get out of the "rut' she was in, she had to find ways to change her mindset, her pattern of behavior.

"You're either interested or you're committed. A want isn't a commitment." Value Bomb!

How do you define Success? How did you decide you weren't successful in your well paying job?

Everyday driving to work was the worst.
Work was a source of sadness.

How did Spirituality factor into your story?

It didn't really play a role growing up but there was a time where she felt she had found Jesus.
If you truly have faith you know things are going to work out.
FEAR - FAITH ERASES ANXIOUS REACTIONS
Check in with your faith

Tell us a little about what you're doing now!

Women’s mastermind program
Helping others find their purpose.
Help women gain confidence, clarity, and focus

Check out Lynda at Women Action Takers, or find her on Social Media with Lynda Sunshine West. https://form.jotform.us/90556299122158

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Leadership | Scott McCarthy - Moving Forward Leadership

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 13:00:00 +0000

In this episode we dive DEEP into how to improve our leadership skills! Scott has been in the military from the moment he was graduating high school. Having served 18 years in the military he joins us to speak from his life experience as a veteran and a leadership coach.

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About Scott

First mission is serving his country and secondary is helping people become better leaders. Last job was a squadron commander of 200 soldiers. 36 years old. Rank of Major. Army logistics Officer.
Why did he join the army? - He had always known since he was little, hometown of 400 people, that he was going to join the military. He wanted to do something different from his family and from his hometown.
What do we do about changing the mindset from becoming money hungry bosses to people loving leaders?

Can everyone become a leader?

YES! Does this mean everyone can become a leader of a country or a nation? Not really, but being a leader at any level is important

What can we do first and foremost to become better leaders?

Communication!
Don’t assume people understand you
Better to over-communicate then to under communicate

What is the difference between good and bad communication?

Information is power, but only if it gets shared. Information is POTENTIAL power. The ability to share it, and share it effectively makes or breaks good leadership.
Make sure that it isn’t something solely relayed but UNDERSTOOD.
Being a leader isn’t a self-imposed title. It’s given through pure action.

How big of a role does trust play in effective communication?

HUGE! But who deserves it? You’ll be better off giving a certain level of trust from the beginning or things can easily spiral out of control.
Key Characteristic of being a leader is looking for the good in people

What are some of the leadership skills you’ve obtained from the military?

Spreading the vision
Motivating
Having a plan

How to become an efficient Co-Leader?

Servant Leadership
Making sure needs are being met, understanding those needs, not determining those on your own.
Being someone who desires to serve others which translates to good leadership.
Leadership is something that can applied in your daily lives.

Can I be a good communicator without being able to be super articulate?

Double Down on your strengths
Continue to work on your weaknesses
Great leaders don’t necessarily need to be great speakers. Good communication doesn’t necessarily equate to great public speaking

Opportunities to improve leadership are there! Seek them out!

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Leaving your Comfort Zone & Real Estate | Vinnie Enriquez

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Jacob talks with Vinnie Enriquez, real estate agent and podcast host. They talk about travel, leaving your comfort zone, real estate, podcasting and balance.

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Thanksgiving!

What are you grateful for today?

About Vinnie

Vinnie has moved around and done a lot of things.
Real Estate Agent - The Enriquez Group
Podcast Host - Road to Growth

Traveling/Seeing the world

Europe has great public transportation.
RyanAir - Cheap air travel in Europe
An opportunity came for him to move to Afghanistan
It was a difficult choice, but he decided to do it since he wasn’t fulfilled in his current position and wanted something new.
Seeing different cultures, norms and customs can give you a lot of perspective.

Leaving your comfort zone

Go somewhere you normally wouldn’t go.
Interact with people you usually wouldn’t interact with.
TALK to people. Have real conversations.
Find excuses to meet new people.
Dig deep! Have engaging, non-superficial conversations.

Real Estate

There is a low barrier to entry to get into real estate.
Just about anybody can get into real estate
That said, the failure rate is high. 60-70% failure rate in the first year.
As a real estate agent, you need to be able to deal with rejection
Most real estate transactions occur during a major life event. This gives you an opportunity to really connect with and help people.
Make sure that you are always looking for new deals, even when you are in the process of closing a deal.

Balance

Boundaries are key. Set your own boundaries and live by them.
Vinnie won’t answer the phone once he leaves the office.
Stress is a real thing.
You only have one life to live.

Podcasting

Vinnie started the podcast because he kept seeing amazing stories of real people.
His podcast is all about the stories of growing businesses.
He focuses on the hard work that it takes.

FIND YOUR WHY! :)

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Real Estate Agent - The Enriquez Group
Podcast Host - Road to Growth
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Public Speaking & Interviewing | Marco Yim

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:00:22 +0000

Jacob and Marco Yim talk about effective communication, public speaking, interviewing and resumes. With over 10 years of experience in speaking, training, and workshop facilitation, Marco knows that anyone can become a great communicator. With the right training, preparation, and mindset, speaking can shift from feeling like a nightmare to an energizing, confidence-boosting experience.

Whether you’re trying to land a new job, presenting at a small meeting, or demanding a refund on a defective product, speaking with impact matters!

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About Marco

Marco started his undergrad hoping to become a lawyer.
In his last year of studies, he decided that he didn’t want to be a lawyer.
He worked as a technical writer for two years.
He transitioned to working as a customer success rep at SAAS companies.
He started his own company: Extempra to help young professionals speak with confidence and credibility in the workplace

Other’s expectations vs. your own path

Marco’s parents expected him to be a “professional”
Have a frank conversation with people about what you want in life.
Over time, they’ll come to see that it’s the best path

All experience is valuable

Every experience, no matter how big or small is an opportunity to hone your skills.
Jumping around to different roles can provide a lot of different experience in different areas.
Moving around is great as long as you can tell a narrative of your professional experience.

Customer Success

SSAS - Software As a Service
A customer success rep owns the customer experience from beginning to end.
They meet with customers and help them reach their goals.
They help the customer grow and nurture the companies relationship with the client.
The best way to grow any business is by nurturing the relationship with the client.

Public Speaking

Instead of focusing on problem areas, think about what you are good at.
Find your strengths as a speaker and really focus on those.
FILLER WORDS! There is actually an acceptable number of filler words.
They can help the audience process what we’re saying.
UMS, AHS, AND FILLER WORDS: WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH ACTUALLY SAY?
You don’t have to be incredibly enthusiastic and energetic to be a good speaker. If you don’t have as much energy, double down on more facts and research. You can be just as impactful as a speaker.
1.28 filler words per 100 words is the tipping point.
Filler words can contribute to authenticity.
If you moderate your pace, you’ll use less filler words.
Get immediate feedback! Becoming aware of your quirks as a speaker will help you change them.
Record Yourself!

Interviewing Skills

Speaking and Job interviews are similar.
Structure is incredibly important. The interviewer should be able to write clear notes on what your answer was.
Prepare for the common questions (Example: “What are your strengths/weaknesses”)
There are 5 Major types of questions:
1: Generic About you questions
2: Situational/Behavioral questions
3: Technical questions
4: Negative-reframe questions
5: Extemporaneous questions
THE BIG 5 INTERVIEW QUESTION TYPES INFOGRAPHIC
Back up your answers with stories!
When you don’t know what to say, use the first thing that comes to mind.
PEP- Point, Example, Point
If you can’t think of an answer, explain your process to the interviewer.

Resumes

FORMATING
Be careful. Keep your formatting simple so that Applicant Tracking Systems can go through them.
If you’re applying to a smaller start up, it can be more creative.
Keep the formatting clean and consistent.
CONTENT
Give details!!
Instead of saying that you “planed an event” explain exactly what you did to plan the event.
Give statistics, numbers and key indicators. Show that you know the measure of success.
Drill deeper!
ALWAYS adapt your resume to each job application.
Use keywords and choose which experience and bullets to include.
To help with this, you can have a master resume that you adjust.

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marco@extempra.com

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Successful Parenting | Samantha Barkley of A Mom Around Town

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Kalob talks with Samantha Barkley about parenting and how to be a successful parent. Samantha is a mom to a crazy little two year old, wife of 7 years and creator of A Mom Around Town.

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About Samantha

Website: A Mom Around Town
Full-time Engineer
A Mom Around Town is a side hustle
Married 7 years
2.5 year-old son

Parenting: The hardest job

It requires self sacrifice
It demands so much more than some of the most difficult jobs
“It’s all kinds of hard”

Advice for starting out as a parent

Listen to yourself!
There are so many opinions and mixed messages.
“Take what works for you and leave the rest behind.”
“Be confident in yourself”

Advice for Dads

It can be easy to feel like you don’t have a role as a parent.
Get in there! Be involved in the parenting.
Make opportunities to spend time with the kids and give your spouse a break.
Both parents should work together.

Expectations vs. Reality

Reality - Expectations = Happiness
Expectations erode at the reality of situations
Things aren’t going to be perfect
High expectations set ourselves up for failure
Let your kids be kids
Don’t compare yourself to everyone you see on instagram

Comparison

It’s easy to compare your kids with other’s kids.
Comparison is part of our human nature
Recognize the comparison and that it is okay
Every kid has different gifts and talents

The Happiness Guide

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7 Focus Points
Each morning, use a new Happiness Guide template. Write in the date and choose ONE of the 7 Steps to Happiness to focus on for the day.
Pray
Serve
Move
Breathe
Talk
Relax
Priority

Preparing for Teens

Set the stage!
The things you do when a child is young affect how they turn out when they’re older.
Model how you want them to be.
5 Love Languages - Gary Chapman

Parenting to your kids

Every kid is different
Our job is to help our kids be successful in life
While they won’t always be happy, we need to help them progress.
Give children choices!
Let them have power and accountability
Set the boundaries and let them live where they want in the boundaries.
Decide what is non-negotiable

Discipline

The language of listening
Positive Parenting
Every kid is different
Experiment and figure out what forms of discipline your child responds to.
Make consequences logical and related to the behavior.

Give yourself grace! :)

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SuccessQuest 2.0 - Checking In

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Kalob and Jacob sit down and talk about SuccessQuest and this success journey that they’ve been on. They talk about what’s worked and what hasn’t. They also talk about what’s next for SuccessQuest.

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Patience vs. Complacence | Andrew Engel of Venzo Group

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Jacob Harmon had the pleasure of talking with Andrew Engel, Co-founder of Venzo Group. Andrew dropped out of college to pursue his passions in life, and now runs a successful digital agency with the goal to elevate businesses and people alike. They talk about the value of college and schooling and whether or not it’s right for you. They have an insightful conversation about passion and finding your purpose in life, patience vs. complacence, delegation, culture, and more.

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Andrew’s Story

Andrew was studying medicine, but dropped out of college.
He worked for BMW for a little bit.
He went from a sales commission based job to a salary job.
He didn’t feel fulfilled in his job… sound familiar?
He took a risk and started his own company: Venzo Group

Thoughts on School

In some fields, like marketing, what school teaches can be antiquated.
Other fields, like becoming a doctor or lawyer, school is essential.
Before you start school, take a step back and figure out what you want to do with your life.
Make connections! Talk to people that are in the field. Shadow people!
AFTER you’ve done your research, decide if school is right for you.

Making your own path

If you want to be successful, you need to focus on you first.
Zone out other people and their opinions.
Pursue what makes you happy.
Put off immediate gratification for the future.
Put yourself in a position where you can grow.

Patience Vs. Complacence

LinkedIn post about Patience and Complacence
Are you doing what you're doing out of patience of complacence?
You have the ability to make an impact and a difference in the world!
Fulfill your potential! No regrets!
Take calculated risks when you can. Without risk there’s no reward.
It’s okay to be patient if you have a plan. As long as the things you’re doing are working toward a greater goal, you’re good :)
Do a risk assessment.
It takes time to build something great.

Success Tips

Surround yourself with good people
“You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with”
Delegation - Find people that are better than you at specific tasks, and take them on.
Culture - Create a productive culture.

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Business Building, Anxiety, Depression and Spirituality | Manuj Aggarwal

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Jacob talks to Manuj Aggarwal about building businesses, mindset, anxiety, depression, and spirituality. Manuj is a successful CTO, and he's worked at large technology corporations as well as smaller technology startups. Originally from India, Manuj started his career working in a factory and making $2/day.

Manuj Aggarwal

Manuj started working in a factory making $2/day when he was 15.
He wanted more, so he enrolled in a computer programing course.
Since then, he’s worked at large corporations and small startups.
He had a tough childhood that left a lot of scars.
He turned to spirituality, and was able to help his situation.

From $2/day to a successful CTO

MINDSET. What do you want out of life?
You don’t need to know how to get there, just know what you want.
Take it one step at a time.
Inches accumulate into miles.
Surround yourself with good people.
Fill yourself with good thoughts.
Be ambitious.
Don’t give up.

Building a company

Businesses revolve around revenue.
Focus on revenue.
Find the path of least resistance to get revenue.
Find a niche that doesn’t have a lot of competition.
Look for needs in the market.
Find a niche that you’re passionate about.
The more specific the niche the better.

Bootstrapping

Venture capital and angel investors are becoming popular, but many successful business build slow and steady.
Build your company feature by feature.
Reinvest revenue and grow organically.
Historically, this is how businesses have been built.
Get feedback from your customers so you know you’re building something people want.
When you have revenue before you raise money you have more leverage in negotiation.

Mindset

Entrepreneurship is about mindset.
It’s not an easy road.
You need to be prepared to put in a lot of work.
90% of entrepreneurship is experimentation and many fail.
If you’re not careful, you’ll get fatigued mentally and spiritually.
Social media gives us an incorrect view of what the world is like.
Enjoy the journey :).

Emotional Health

Anxiety and Depression are very common right now.
Often, they originate from experiences that we’ve had.
For Manuj, his anxiety came from being uncertain about what would come in the future.
It can be like a fog around your mind.
Seek help!
Talk to someone!
Peel back the layers and try to understand why you are the way you are.
Try to understand your thought patterns.

Spirituality

Manuj grew up in India, where religion is an important part of society.
Unfortunately, many religious organizations have turned spirituality into a transaction where you have to “purchase” your way to heaven.
Manuj has become deeply spiritual. He spends time meditating and digging deep.

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Linkedin
tech.innerget.com
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Achieving Goals - No Excuses

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:28:00 +0000

Kalob asks Jacob what he can do to start actually making progress toward his goals. They have an inspiring conversation about achieving goals and how to stop making excuses. And don’t forget about our live event on October 26th!

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Achieving Goals - No Excuses

It’s so easy to come up with excuses :(
If something is important to you there wouldn’t be excuses.
Sometimes our brains get used to doing things a certain way. Bad habits are hard to change
Indistractable - Nir Eyal
Create more friction for the things you don’t want to do.
Decrease friction for the things you want to do.
Make simple decisions that will help you do what you want to do.
MAKE A COMMITMENT
It’s easy to talk about making changes, but you need to actually follow through
Find someone who will do it with you and keep you accountable.
SuccessQuest is all about helping you achieve your goals.
Too many people live their lives doing something they don’t love. We don’t need to live like that!
Start where you are!
No more excuses!

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Perseverance, Attitude, and Opportunity | Nathan Bracken

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Kalob interviews Nathan Bracken about his journey from lowly Jamba Juice employee to franchise owner of four Jamba Juice locations. They talk about the importance of hard work, perseverance, attitude, opportunity and more. Don’t miss this inspirational story!

Notes

Jamba Juice
Start young! Nathan started working at Jamba juice when he was 15.
Don’t get discouraged when you get passed up for opportunities.
3 minute interactions with people can make a difference!
Offer to do things above and beyond your job description. Show your value!
Hard work, hard work, hard work! Hard work yields great results.
Every job is an important job. Even if it’s a means to an end, do your best work.

Perseverance

Work your butt off!
Learn from your role models.
Be willing to work even if you don't make a lot of money.
Enjoy the work!
Attitude is key!

Is it worth it?

Don’t ask: “is this what I’m passionate about?”
Instead, ask: “Can I find a way to love this?”
Do whatever it is you’re doing to the best of your ability.
It’s more than just a job. What can you contribute?
Focus on what’s most important.
Do the best you can even if it’s a means to an end.

Opportunities

Opportunities are like doors.
Sometimes they close, but they can often be forced open.

Are you happy?

Nathan is super happy.
He’s had to set boundaries from work because he loves it so much.
As an owner, the purpose isn’t to just make smoothies. They need to teach their employees work ethic and how to be the best they can be.

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Side Hustles and Mentorship | Peter Schmitz

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Jacob has an insightful conversation with Peter Schmitz about side hustles, getting out of debt, and mentorship. This interview is jam packed with inspiring insights.

Side Hustles

You can build side-hustles in parallel with your career.
This is a great way to diversify your skills and income.
Side hustles can be an outlet for creativity and passion when your 9 to 5 isn’t fulfilling.
They can be a low risk way to build a business. Your 9 to 5 can provide the income to pay your bills, while your side hustle builds.
Side hustles aren’t for everyone. You need to find out what works best for you.
Some people will thrive in a normal career. Others need a career and side hustle, and others need to jump in with two feet into an entrepreneurial venture.

Getting out of $30K+ of student loan debt

Peter’s course: Live Debt Free & Live Your Dreams: Student Loan Guide.
When you leave college, continue to live frugally.
Be conscious about your income and expenses.
Prioritize getting out of debt.

Mentorship & Relationships

OWN the relationship when you’re a mentee. Make sure you’re cultivating the relationship.
Mentors are incredibly important.
Instead of coming up with an idea, focus on who you can learn from.
You can pay for a life coach, or you can find a way to build something together where you’re both financially invested.

What does Success Mean to you?

Being able to provide for a family.
Having control over my life.
Being able to continually work and grow.
Health, Spirituality, Relationships, Business and Income Streams.
It’s about the journey!
Embrace the private victories.

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Livestream | Jody Sedrick

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:10:10 +0000

Jacob and Kalob kick off SuccessQuest’s live events with their first-ever livestream! We do a Q&A and answer our listener’s questions and talk to our guest, Jody Sedrick.

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Going Viral on LinkedIn | AJ Wilcox of B2Linked

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Jacob talks with LinkedIn Ads expert AJ Wilcox. They talk about college, taking risks, growing and scaling a business, entrepreneurship, and how to be successful on LinkedIn.

AJ’s Story

LinkedIn - A Professional social network
LinkedIn tends to be a safer social network because people’s comments are tied to their professional profile.
AJ came from a conservative family and never thought he would be an entrepreneur.
He has technical experience and got a degree in Marketing.
After getting laid off from a job, he started thinking about creating his own company.
He took the leap and decided to start his company.
B2Linked has now been in business for over 5 years.

Is College Worth it?

You don’t necessarily need a degree to excel.
If AJ were to do it again he would get a degree in information systems.
Find a marketable major!
College can be good for more than just the classes and course material.

Taking Risks

Prayer! When trying to make big decisions in life, it can help to be grounded in prayer and spirituality.
It’s not easy. But it’s worth it.
The first 5 months were some of the hardest times of AJ’s life.

Growth, Scaling, and Hiring

B2Linked has grown a lot and now has 6 employees.
You can do everything on your own, but you will spread yourself thin. Eventually you need to scale.
AJ made the mistake of hiring two 20-hour a week interns instead of one 40-hour a week employee.
It’s scary to hire people because it’s such a large expense.
It’s great to support other people and their families.

Entrepreneurship Advice

Invest as much time as possible in things that don’t bring immediate revenue.
Don’t be afraid to work for someone else and be trained in a skill.
Become the best at something.

About LinkedIn tips, tricks and strategies

LinkedIn is the easiest network in the world to go viral on.
Everyone that likes, comments, or share’s your post expands the network that can see it.
While LinkedIn isn’t as big as Facebook, the demographic of people that are on the platform are more affluent and decision makers.

LinkedIn tips, tricks and strategies

Complete your profile!
Professional photo that’s tight around your face.
A Headline that lets people know the value you provide.
Fill out your about section!
Send customized, authentic connection requests.
Be active on LinkedIn!
Like, comment, and share posts from people you like, know and trust.
Post often.
Make real connections with people!
LinkedIn ads can be expensive. The average cost/click is $6-9.
LinkedIn ads are good for big lifetime value products. For example, if a sale brings $15,000 or more over its lifetime, LinkedIn may be a great platform to post ads on.

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Success with YouTube & Music Videos | Micah Harmon

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:25:52 +0000

Jacob talks with his little brother, Micah Harmon. Micah is a musical artist, YouTube star, and social media influencer. They talk about the process of creating music videos on YouTube.

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Self Improvement Daily & Podcasting | Brian Ford

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 16:51:37 +0000

Jacob has an insightful conversation with Brian Ford, the host of the Self Improvement Daily Podcast. They talk about not getting discouraged, podcasting best practices, being an “expert,” balancing responsibilities and more.

Don’t get discouraged when growing something

It’s not about the numbers. Quality is better than quantity.
Paul Brunson - Matchmaker. Started a youtube channel. Didn’t get a lot of views, but ended up getting in touch with Oprah.
You never know who’s listening.
Jordan Paris
Mark Metry
At the beginning, things grow slowly. You need to get through the first hurdle and then things explode.
Reach a critical mass.

Brian’s Story

He didn’t think he’d ever have a podcast.
He thought: “Who has the authority to put a microphone next to their lips and talk for an hour and think that that’s worth listening to?”
He realized that podcasts are a connection and education resource.
Decided to do voice because it was on the cutting edge of marketing.
Brain chose personal development so that it would be a benefit to himself
Self Improvement Daily
Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing
Understand the Flash Briefing Skill API
Steps to Create a Flash Briefing Skill

Podcasting Best Practices

Do something unique! Something that sets you apart.
The title of your podcast is important. People will be searching in podcast apps. SEO is important for podcasts.
6 ways to grow your podcast audience with SEO
Frequency of content. The more content the better!
In Brain’s case, the short bite-sized podcast has helped because people listen to the entirety of the episode and often listen more than once.

Do you need to be an expert?

Doing the podcast has had a big impact on Brain. He has been incorporating his own tips.
He doesn’t consider himself a self improvement expert, but doing the podcast has helped him become better.
It’s important to be transparent and intentional about letting people know you’re on a journey with them.
Having a podcast helps you become credible and create authority.
Consistency is huge! The podcast has taught Brain the importance of consistency.

Coming up with content for the podcast

Be curious!
Every day experiences can create opportunities to create content.

Balancing multiple responsibilities

The medical device start-up is Brain’s full-time job.
The podcast is his passion project.

It’s not about the money

Brian is very intentional about the purpose of the podcast.
The podcast fulfills him.
You can be fulfilled by something even if it doesn’t make money.
You can receive other benefits from something.
Identity. What you do creates your identity. Do things that you like and that you’re proud of.
Unfortunately, money is a big focus of industries.

Look at the bigger picture

Just because you can’t see value of something doesn’t mean it’s not providing value.
Just because it seems like it’s not paying off doesn’t mean it’s not paying off.
Look at the bigger picture.
When it comes to dreams and passions and being fulfilled, it’s a long-term game.

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Talents: How to Recognize & Develop Skills & Abilities

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:01:15 +0000

This week, Kalob and Jacob discuss talents and how we can recognize the things that we’re good at. Talents are an integral part of becoming successful. We also talk about how you can develop and hone your skills once you recognize what they are.

Pre-Show

Jacob makes sure he’s actually using his good mic to record. :)

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America’s Got Talent

Kodi Lee - Blind & Autistic: Wows You With A Historical Music Moment! - America's Got Talent 2019
A great platform that shows unconventional people and their great talents.
Susan Boyle's First Audition 'I Dreamed a Dream' | Britain's Got Talent
Shin Lim - AGT 2018 Winner
Eric Chin - AGT magician
Greg Morton Audition

Talents

EVERYONE has talents
Often we have a tendency to be overly critical of ourselves.
We need to be kind to ourselves and recognize our talents, gifts and abilities.
Don’t take it too far and become egotistical or prideful though.
Micah Harmon (Jacob’s Brother) Youtube Channel

Jacob’s Talents

Being a nice person
Technology
I keep my word.

Kalob’s Talents

I can bring the energy.
Singing
Public Speaking

How to recognize talents

Ask those that are close to you
Ask us :)

Developing Talents

Talents aren’t static. We can get better and worse at them.
We need to invest in talents. It takes work and energy
Choose something that you want to be good at and spend time doing it
The Parable of the Talents: Matthew 25:14-30

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A Message from Kalob

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:55:22 +0000

This week, Kalob talks about SuccessQuest and what we’re trying to accomplish. He talks about our upcoming events and how you can help and support us.

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Conquer Overwhelm! Manage your Time & Prioritize Important Tasks

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 11:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Jacob asks Kalob what he can do to be less overwhelmed. An insightful conversation about time management and productivity ensues.

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The Problem

As Questers for success, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.
We are BUSY! We are juggling so many things. What should we do about this?
(Video) David A. Bednar: Balance - spinning the plates

Priorities

Learn to focus on what matters.
You can let the things that don’t matter go.
Big Rocks, Little Rocks, Sand, Water Story
(Video) Big Rocks
What’s most important to you? What are your big rocks?
Put your “Big Rocks” first.
TED Talk - Sleep

Learn to say no

Learn to say no to things that aren’t important so you can focus on what’s important.

Minimize Distractions

Avoid distractions and unfulfilling time-sucking activities.
Put your phone charger away from your bed
Set a timer to limit TV or video game time.

GTD (Get Things Done) Method

David Allen - Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

Chart that shows the GTD Method

Capture
Clarify
Organize
Reflect
Engage

Time blocking

Routines

Turn being productive into a routine and it will create less stress in your life.
Just do it!
“We become what we want to be by consistently being what we want to become each day.” - Richard G. Scott

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How to Survive College | Michael Amalfitano

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:03:55 +0000

Jacob sits down with Michael Amalfitano and talks with him about how he got through college debt-free. They discuss simple things to do to make money and how to invest.

Making Money on the side

Recycling bottles and cans for $0.05-0.10
REI - Used Gear Sales
GoPro
Ebay
MacBook Pro
Reinvest money into bigger and better opportunities.
Using time wisely: Instead of watching TV or sitting around, do something productive!

Getting through college

Scholarships! Michael applied to 30+ scholarships and got 8.
Scholarships are FREE money! The invested time is worth it.
Don’t just apply during high school. You can continue to apply for scholarships throughout school.
Working part-time at college.
Find a job that will give you a paycheck and more!
Apple Campus Rep Program
Time organization and prioritization.

Investing

You don’t have to wait till you’re rich to invest.
Invest what you can when you can.
Invest when the stocks are lower.
Invest in industries you’re informed about.
IPOs are unstable.
New York Mortgage Trust
Robinhood - app for investing - FREE STOCK!

Learn about personal Finance

If you’re in college and have the opportunity to take a personal finance class, TAKE ONE! It’s time well spent.
If you are not in college, there are lots of personal finance resources. Invest some time into learning basic personal finance information.

College Degree: Is it worth it?

It depends on the major and field.
Some degrees are in high demand and you’ll learn great marketable skills.
College is more than just the degree though. You learn a lot and meet a lot of people.

Contact Michael

amalfitano7297@gmail.com

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Following Your Passion | Mario Thurber of PVC Armory

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 21:51:18 +0000

Kalob sits down with Mario Thurber and talks with him about PVC Armory. They talk about the importance of passion and following dreams in business.

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Adventures in Rejection | Leo Quinn

Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:24:33 +0000

Jacob sits down with Leo Quinn to talk about his Adventures in Rejection. Leo is doing an experiment where he wants to be rejected 1,000 times this summer. Learn more about this experiment and the results it’s bringing.

Summer of 1,000 NOs

Andrea Waltz Author of book Go For No
I can achieve EVERY goal and reach EVERY dream by simply hearing NO more often! @GoforNo
Leo set a goal to hear 1,000 NOs during the summer. This goal was lofty enough to make him nervous.

Benefits of getting rejected

Increased courage.
The more times you ask, you’ll have a greater chance of getting a yes.
You have to experience a lot of failure to get to success. (See our podcast on failure)
Leo has made $1,887 from this project so far. $700 of it is monthly recurring revenue.

What’s the time commitment?

Leo needs 12 NOs a day to get 1,000 NOs this summer.
It takes him an hour to an hour and a half each day to get those 12 NOs.

The importance of being human

Be REAL with people.
Use humor. Charm Offensive
RESPECT other people

If you want to get started

Stunt NOs: It doesn’t really matter either way, but it helps you practice.
Take a look at https://www.rejectiontherapy.com
Rejection Proof Book
Volunteer to do cold calling for a charity or something you believe in.
Don’t give yourself a No from someone else.

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Taking a Break + Guests on Biz 4 Good Show

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:02:36 +0000

Jacob and Kalob will be taking a break from the Success Quest Podcast this week. We will be guests on the Biz 4 Good Show though, so feel free to listen to us there.

Biz 4 Good Show

With Bobby Glen James & Ryan Pilkington

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Spiderman Far From Home - Mentorship and Heroes

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Jacob and Kalob get a little nerdy talking about the new Spiderman movie. We also talk about the importance of mentors and heroes in our lives.

Spiderman Far From Home

Takes place 8 months after endgame

Kalob’s Mentor

Jacob’s Mentor

Mentoring Others

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Failure: Overcome, Surpass, & Learn from it

Thu, 04 Jul 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Jacob and Kalob discuss how to respond to failure. Failure is part of life. Everyone will experience failure. What matters is how we respond to these failures. Will we quit, or will we learn from them?

Follow Up

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Failure

Failure: An Essential Ingredient of Success (Blog Post)
Learning to walk analogy
Failure is an unavoidable part of existence on this earth
We shouldn’t quit.
Instead, we should learn and pivot.

Famous Failures

15 Famous Failures of All Time (Video)
Steve Jobs - Kicked out of his company
Michael Jordan - Cut from high school varsity team
Abraham Lincoln - Failed at business and campaigned for office many times.

How to respond to failure

Admit failure
Understand Why
Make the necessary changes
Repeat

Additional Resources

Interested in learning more about failure and success? Here are some more resources to check out:

12 Truths to Tell Yourself After a Mistake or Failure - Marc and Angel Hack Life
30 Powerful Quotes on Failure - Forbes
What The Hype Behind Embracing Failure Is Really All About - Fast Company
If You’re Not Failing, You’re Not Growing - 99U
7 Powerful Ways to Turn Every Failure Into Success - Inc.

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Story Time! 3 Tips for Overcoming Difficult Circumstances

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Jacob tells a story of a difficult experience and explains the lessons he learned.

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Lesson 1: Step back & get a new perspective
Lesson 2: Have a good sense of humor
Lesson 3: Be Grateful

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Emotional Success: Improve Attitude, Mental Health, & Emotional Status

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Jacob and Kalob discuss how to become emotionally successful. Life is difficult. There is a roller coaster of emotions, and in this episode we talk about how to be in control instead of letting your emotions control you. We also talk about mental illness and anxiety and depression.

SuccessQuest Milestone: 8 Episodes!

8 straight weeks!
We’ve finished talking about all of the different areas of success.
Physical Success
Intellectual Success
Financial Success
Social Success
Spiritual Success
Emotional Success (This episode)
Consistency is important.

Emotional Success

Be in control of your emotions. Don’t let them be in control of you.
It’s also important to understand the importance of emotion.
Emotions are good. Without them the world would be boring and unfulfilling.

Attitude

The way we react to and adjust our emotions.
Triggers will happen, and we will experience emotions.
Attitude allows us to take a step back, analyze the emotion, and appropriately respond to it.
This is a skill that can be learned. It takes practice.

An Outlet for Emotions

Find an effective way to express emotions.
You could:
Punch a bag,
Go for a walk,
Pray…

Ways to cope with anxiety and depression

Talk Therapy (Counseling)
Medication
Exercise
Relaxation Techniques
Check Your Diet
Get Support
Take Some Steps on Your Own
Be creative
Read a good book

Ways to support someone who struggles

Finding out if the person is getting the care that he or she needs and wants—if not, connect him or her to help
Expressing your concern and support
Reminding your friend or family member that help is available and that mental health problems can be treated
Asking questions, listening to ideas, and being responsive when the topic of mental health problems come up
Reassuring your friend or family member that you care about him or her
Offering to help your friend or family member with everyday tasks
Including your friend or family member in your plans—continue to invite him or her without being overbearing, even if your friend or family member resists your invitations
Educating other people so they understand the facts about mental health problems and do not discriminate
Treating people with mental health problems with respect, compassion, and empathy

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Spiritual Success: Purpose and Meaning through Prayer, Meditation and Mindfulness

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Jacob and Kalob discuss how to become spiritually successful. Whether or not you consider yourself religious, spirituality is an important aspect of success. It includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, mainly involving a search for personal meaning and purpose in life. This is everyone’s quest for success or happiness. It's important to find time to pray, meditate, ponder, or have moments to yourself to contemplate your purpose and how you will fulfill it.

Questers

Definition:

(noun) someone making a search or inquiry

Synonyms:

searcher, seeker

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Spiritual Success

Spiritual success is for Everyone. U b Even if you don’t believe in God, there will be a lot you can benefit from in this podcast.

Finding Your Why

Why?
Why become successful?
Why Improve?
What is your purpose?

Exercise: Ask why 7 times.

(Example)

Q: Why do you want to be successful
A: So I can provide for my family
Q: Why do you need to provide for your family?
A: So they can have a better life than I did
Q: why…

Kalob’s Why

I want to be in control of my destiny.

Jacob’s Why

I want to reach my full potential
The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14–29)

Prayer, Meditation and Pondering

Life is stressful. Prayer meditation and pondering give you an opportunity to escape from this stress.
When else do you do your best thinking?
Allows for outside the box thinking.

Tips for Prayer, Meditation and Pondering

Kalob: There isn’t a best way.
Kalob: Find a quiet place. Kneel down. Take time to think.
Jacob: Try to eliminate distractions.
Jacob: Intentionally talk with God.
Jacob: Take a piece of paper and write down thoughts and impressions.

Benefits of Mindfulness

Get better sleep
Make progress toward weight loss
Stress reduction
Decrease loneliness
Improve attention
Reduce anxiety
Increase brain gray matter

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Social Success - Create Meaningful Intentional Relationships

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:20:00 +0000

Jacob and Kalob discuss how to become socially successful. We talk about what it means to be an effective communicator, what being socially successful can do for you (the benefits), and also how you can take steps toward becoming more socially successful.

Social Success

Social Success: the ability to successfully build relationships and navigate social environments.

We communicate through

body language
Listening
physical touch
and much more

Why does it matter?

Unfortunately, it’s easy to be antisocial. Technology has enabled the avoidance of social interaction.

The 6 Health Benefits Of Being Social

You’re Less Likely To Catch A Cold
You’ll Fight Off Depression
You Get Better Sleep
You’re More Productive
Your Brain Stays Sharper
You’ll Live Longer

Family Relationships

Family is the #1 priority

Tips:

When you’re home, be home.
Put away the smart phone.
Spend quality time with spouse and kids.
Be INTENTIONAL about your family relationships

5 Love Languages - Dr. Gary Chapman

Words of Affirmation
Acts of Service
Receiving Gifts
Quality Time
Physical Touch

Relationships outside of the home

An Introvert’s Guide to Becoming More Social

Start small
Chat with strangers
Don’t get overwhelmed by those who speak too much
Learn to act like likeable people do
Don’t be afraid of silence
Don’t control yourself all the time
Find a hobby that’s social
Go and smile to someone!

Business Relationships

“Healthy business relationships are the foundation of any successful business, large or small” - The Importance of Healthy Business Relationships

Tips:

Be authentic
Develop Mutual Respect
Offer something before asking for something
Plan something fun to do - outside of work. Go networking together, meetups, events, (business related) etc.

(These tips come from the article 11 Ways to Build Solid, Strong, Lasting Business Relationships)

Balance

If you’re at home, be home.
If you’re at work, be at work.

25 Tips to Help You Improve Any Relationship in Your Life

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Financial Success - Simple Choices Lead to Wealth & Prosperity

Thu, 30 May 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Jacob and Kalob discuss how to become financially successful. It’s important to make small simple choices that lead to wealth and prosperity.

Financial Success

While financial success isn’t the ultimate goal, it is an important part of a successful life.
Riches vs. Wealth: Someone who is rich has a lot of money and luxurious items. Having wealth is being in a position where your living costs are sustainable.

Million Dollar Choices

Million Dollar Choices - Scott Marsh “How can you save a million dollars by making a simple decision? A Million Dollar Choice© is a decision to save money that you only have to make once that will eventually help you obtain a million dollars in your retirement plan. By making the right choice about your house, business, automobiles, healthcare and other items today, you can invest the money saved and watch it become a million dollars by the time you retire. Million Dollar Decisions© are so powerful because they are available to every person, whatever their stage in life.”

Millionaire Mindset

“You don’t rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training. That’s why we train so hard.” - Anonymous Navy Seal
Time is worth more than money
Ask what and how questions. Find solutions.
Be confident and positive.
What’s your why? Clarify your vision.

Automate your money

I Will Teach You to Be Rich. - Ramit Sethi
Make your money work for you instead of working for your money.
Guilt Free Money. When you’ve taken care of everything else, you can enjoy the money that’s left over.
Spend money on things that bring you joy and value.

Saving and Investing

Saving money is important.
Eventually, you need to put your money to work and make it grow.
Interest can be your best friend or worst enemy.
EARN interest. Don’t pay interest.

Get out of debt

As fast as possible
11 Ways to Get Out of Debt Faster (we mentioned the snowball method in the podcast)

Where should my money go?

50/30/20 Rule
50% of your income goes to your needs
30% of your income goes to your wants
20% of your income goes to your savings
Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
It’s also good to add charitable donations.

Being a Business Owner

While owning a business is a great way to become financially independent and successful, they aren’t required.
You can be financially successful working a “normal” 9-5 job.

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Intellectual Success - Continual Lifelong Learning

Thu, 23 May 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Jacob and Kalob discuss how to become intellectually successful. The key is learning something new every day.

Follow Up

Follow up on commitments made in Episode 3
Feedback on including a women’s perspective in Physical Success.
We appreciate feedback. Don’t hesitate to send us feedback at podcast@mysuccessquest.com or using the hashtag #askSQHQ on social media.

What is Intellectual Success?

Continuous Learning.
There’s a difference between conventional classroom learning and intrinsic continuous learning. You can spend your time learning things that matter to you.
Definition of knowledge: “facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.”
Becoming intellectually successful will help you become successful in all of the other areas of success. They’re all tied together :).
“Knowledge is power”
“If knowledge is power, learning is a superpower” - Jim Kwick

Books

Books are a great resource.
Lifetimes of experience can be learned in a relatively short amount of time.
Free to Focus - Michael Hyatt
Give and Take - Adam Grant
Ben Carson Story
Ben Carson Story - Video

Additional Resources for continual learning

Online Courses
Online Programs
Live Events
Podcasts
Blogs
Youtube

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Physical Success - Make one healthy choice today!

Thu, 16 May 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Jacob and Kalob discuss how we can make simple choices to become physically successful. Being physically successful is important because it is the foundation of everything else we do. Learn some simple things you can implement today to start your quest for physical success.

Pros of being Physically balanced/successful

Physical success is the foundation for all the other areas of success.
Being able to play with family and friends
Live longer
Your brain works better, you think more clearly, you enjoy your day, you release natural chemicals that give you literal happiness.

Consequences of not being physically balanced/successful

Greater chance of physical illness, Stroke, heart disease, cancer,
America’s obesity problem CDC.gov
Leading causes of death in the WORLD Our World in Data

Different areas of physical Success

Balanced Diet

"Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." - Michael Pollan
Tips:
Clean out the junk food from your house.
Go Shopping with the intention of buying healthier food.
Eat smaller portions. Even if you’re eating the same things, eat less of it.
Drink lots of water.
Exercise (when I exercise I’m not as hungry... )

Exercise

Just move a little more. You don’t have to completely change your life in one day. You don’t need to start a full fledged workout plan… instead, do something active instead of watching another show on Netflix or scrolling through facebook.

Sleep

How much sleep do we need?
Newborns (0-3 months): Sleep range narrowed to 14-17 hours each day
Infants (4-11 months): Sleep range widened two hours to 12-15 hours
Toddlers (1-2 years): Sleep range widened by one hour to 11-14 hours
Preschoolers (3-5): Sleep range widened by one hour to 10-13 hours
School age children (6-13): Sleep range widened by one hour to 9-11
Teenagers (14-17): Sleep range widened by one hour to 8-10 hours
Younger adults (18-25): Sleep range is 7-9 hours
Adults (26-64): Sleep range did not change and remains 7-9 hours
Older adults (65+): Sleep range is 7-8 hours

Tips:
Stick to a sleep schedule, even on weekends.
Practice a relaxing bedtime ritual.
Exercise daily.
Evaluate your bedroom to ensure ideal temperature, sound and light.
Sleep on a comfortable mattress and pillows.
Beware of hidden sleep stealers, like alcohol and caffeine.
Turn off electronics before bed.

The above sleep information comes from The National Sleep Foundation.

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Redefining Success

Thu, 09 May 2019 13:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Kalob and Jacob discuss the term success. We analyze stereotypical definitions of success and talk about how we define it.

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“70 percent of lottery winners end up bankrupt in just a few years after receiving a large financial windfall.” National Endowment for Financial Education

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Dictionary definitions of success:

“The accomplishment of an aim or purpose.”
“The attainment of popularity or profit.”
“A person or thing that achieves desired aims or attains prosperity.”
“The outcome of an undertaking, specified as achieving or failing to achieve its aims.”

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SuccessQuest definition of success: Continual progress on all levels.

Physical
Emotional
Intellectual
Spiritual - 71% of Americans said that their spiritual beliefs are a positive guiding force for them. Time.com - Here’s How Happy Americans Are Right Now
Financial
Social - Loneliness can be a greater health risk than smoking Harvard - The pursuit of happiness

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Failure: An Essential Ingredient of Success

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What is SuccessQuest?

Thu, 02 May 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the SuccessQuest Podcast! In this podcast, Kalob Valle and Jacob Harmon will explore the truths of success.

In this episode, Kalob and Jacob introduce themselves and SuccessQuest.

SuccessQuest Website
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Facebook post that brought Kalob and Jacob together: Friends!!! If you are an aspiring entrepreneur, marketer, or investor of any sort, here in UTAH call or send me a message through Facebook. I NEED to be inspired by YOU! I have a dream... And I know you do too... So let's motivate and inspire one another!
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