Let Me Save You 25 Years

Shawn sits down with Ray Angry — musician, producer, and member of The Roots - to dive deep into the Shawnism: "Envision with Precision."  Ray explains how this mindset directly contributed to his multiple performances at Carnegie Hall and why having a clear, intentional vision is essential for success. The two discuss the parallels between improvisation in music and adaptability in business, and...

How many times have you thought about doing something, but convinced yourself that now is just not the right time? And when you continued to delay doing this thing, did that perfect moment ever actually come? This week Shawn sits down with the co-founder of Whole Foods, John Mackey , to discuss the powerful Shawnism: "Now is Better than Perfect." We hear the invaluable lessons that both have learn...

This week Shawn sits down with Hubert Joly , former CEO of Best Buy, to discuss the Shawnism: "Play Full-Out"—a powerful approach to living with purpose and leading with passion.  Shawn and Hubert dive deep into the importance of identifying your own purpose, why the key to playing full-out lies in self-awareness and self-compassion, and how recognizing crucible moments can fuel both personal and...

Whether he’s creating an 11ft tall skull made from electronic waste, or hanging off of a 30-story skyscraper; Benjamin Von Wong is the epitome of “Try Everything.” This week, Shawn invites Benjamin onto the show to talk about his incredible journey from mining engineer to artistic activist, why it’s important for us all to determine our personal metric for a year well-lived, and how creativity and...

He’s the Ambassador of Joy, and Shawn welcomes him onto the show to talk about the Shawnism: Enjoy Hard Things. In the span of a few hours, Barry Shore went from a perfectly healthy and happy individual to a complete quadriplegic. He lost the use of his arms, his legs, and even his ability to speak. But one thing he didn’t lose was his positive spirit and outlook on life. And where he now is today...

We can all admit that it is fun to buy stuff. But what is truly motivating our desire to purchase more things? How do we reconcile what we want vs what we need?  The answer is in this week’s Shawnism: “Only Buy Things You Love.”  Shawn sits down with bestselling author and personal finance Guru, “Your Rich BFF” Vivian Tu , to talk about the growing lack of financial knowledge today, how social med...

Have you ever been checking out in line at a fast-food restaurant and the person behind the counter had a glazed-over, can’t make eye contact, “I’d rather be anywhere but here” expression, and you weren’t even sure if they got your full order? How did that make you feel? Enthusiasm is infectious and it can either work for or against us.  This week, Shawn is joined by the man who has made his mark...

Look at any object and there is a business behind it—probably a dozen or more. Look at any activity—there is a business behind it. Probably a dozen or more. There’s a million ways to make a million bucks.   This week, Shawn sits down with entrepreneur, business mogul, and one of the most influential investors in the world, Mark Cuban , to talk about the art of choosing the right business path, pre...

Season 2 of the Let Me Save You 25 Years podcast is officially here, and Shawn D. Nelson is back to bring you some brand-new, life-changing Shawnism’s each week.  This week we start with a hard truth that many of us have to learn: Business is a contact sport.  Shawn sits down with CEO, author, investor, and one of the biggest personalities on the net, Gary Vaynerchuk , to discuss why success in bu...

Love matters - in life, business, personal growth - it matters immensely. But this doesn't mean that becoming a loving person always comes easily. With life's challenges and burdens, it can be difficult to define who you want to be and then commit to becoming that person. Garrett Gee, Family Travel Journalist at The Bucket List Family, is just the person to break down this week's Shawnism: Love ma...

If you want a successful business, you can't treat it like a side hustle. When you jump in, proudly wear the title, and love the grind long-term - that's when the magic happens. You have to maintain top ambition with intimate patience if you want to build something iconic. Nate Checketts, CEO and Co-Founder of Rhone did just that. Jumping head first into his business, Nate left behind a job at the...

When you can practice confidence to leverage humility that can temper your stubbornness - the possibilities are endless. This week a true American hero joins the pod to break down this week's Shawnism: practice stubbornness with confident humility. Travis Mills, just one of five surviving quadruple amputees from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, successful entrepreneur and business owner, and founder...

We can all win together - but not without a conscious effort to connect, grow and perform as a top-tier leader. Are you making decisions that serve the people around you best, or do your decisions serve you? On this episode, Shawn D. Nelson is joined by Ginny Clarke, an expert with decades of experience tapping into the multitude of talent to match the right people with the right positions and dev...

There is no situation you could land in that can't be approached with a cool head and a healthy dose of understanding. Life isn't about what happens to us - it's all about how we handle it. On this episode of Let Me Save You 25 Years, Shawn D. Nelson is joined by the one and only adventure extraordinaire Marshall Mosher to break down this week's Shawnism: Stay Cool & Be Kind. Facing perhaps more t...

Everyone says, "be authentic" if you want success. But what really is authenticity? Before you can be authentic, you have to know yourself and your purpose. There is no one better to break down the concept of knowing yourself and your purpose than serial social entrepreneur and best-selling author Miki Agrawal. Miki shares that being yourself isn't being an echo chamber - it's about diversifying y...

You want success? You CAN'T be the smartest person in the room. You shouldn't want to be. When you're building something great and scalable, you need to surround yourself with people who are better and smarter than you and enable them to do their best work. Until then, you'll never be able to get a product better than the one in your own brain. One of the world's foremost experts on jobs, careers,...

Life is busy, especially when you're investing yourself across a lot of avenues. Between business, family, relationships and everything in between, It can be hard to balance everything. But, balance isn't what you need - prioritization is the key to investing in the right areas of your life. Everything else is dust. Your family, the people you love and the things you really care about - how much o...

Don't be a cover band - play your own original music. Proudly. If it's truly original, unique and interesting, you'll appear larger than life, even when your resources are meager. It all starts with this week's Shawnism: Talk Big; Work Small. You can be and become whatever you want - it just takes figuring out something in the universe you are good at or finding a pattern in the universe no one el...

There are a few universal principles that set successful founders and entrepreneurs apart from those who fail, and no one's talking about them. One of those superpowers successful entrepreneurs ALL have in common? The ability to THRIVE in uncertainty. On this episode, actor and writer Lukas Gage, a Hollywood hot commodity who plays roles in your favorite shows today - White Lotus, Euphoria, You, a...

The nastiest, gnarliest physical, mental, emotional things we face are really quite simple: QUIT or KEEP GOING.Both are viable and reasonable options, and both should be used at certain times in our lives. You have to start with a strong WHY. Why are you doing this? Your purpose is the main thing that will drive the decision to stop or keep going. For deeper insight into this topic, we welcome the...

Whether you're responding to a life-altering mistake or a life-changing success, you need to keep this week's Shawnism in mind: IT'S YOUR FAULT.Sure, there are often outside factors or other people that contribute to our decisions and their consequences. But, as Shawn and today's guest discuss, there's always room for more accountability-and that's the not-so-secret ingredient to positive change a...

Experts are important- we need people who are so immersed, so focused on one thing that they know it inside and out. BUT there are times when they can be too much in it and the vision narrows, instead of expanding to the possibilities..So this is when you need to MIND THE EXPERTS- know when to disregard them and move ahead anyway. We have a true expert in a super tricky field this week to weigh in...

Luck isn't what it seems. You don't sit back and receive it passively - you go out, live your life a certain way, make choices and DO things (sometimes many things) that position you to MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK. You need to get to where the opportunity is and be ready for it. This week we welcome to the pod a social media phenomenon: London Lazerson, Viral Creator of Londonlaz, and someone who has prove...

Fun is essential. You can be the worker bee, head down- getting it done- but not only will you be missing out on the FUN, you may just miss the mark entirely. All work and no play? It may cost you your business. That is the Shawnism this week: PLAY ALONG THE WAY.This week we have a modern day business TITAN: John Mackey, Founder of Whole Foods Market. He revolutionized retail and grocery while sta...

If you really want to do something- anything!- and you want to be great, you've got to work in EVERY seam and crack because it's a competitive world and there's a TON to get done. That's the ESSENTIAL Shawnism for you this week from Shawn D. Nelson, host of Let Me Save You 25 Years: work in the seams and cracks. This is for everyone who wants to excel in what they are doing- from building a busine...