Rock Your Money, Rock Your Life

Can you name one successful person who did not have a mentor, coach, or guidance of any sort? The answer is likely going to be: No. Mentors and coaches accelerate growth, reveal blindspots, and motivate people towards their success. Often, having guidance or not is a defining factor between being successful and being average.  Micheal Burt became a basketball coach and won his first championship a...

Do you spend your day jumping from one task to another, finding yourself easily distracted? If the answer is yes, you are probably lacking focused energy. Many of us are trying to tackle too many tasks at the same time instead of being laser focused on the things we know will take us one step closer to success.  Due to a lack of experience in sales, Daniel Lesniak was rejected in more than 50 inte...

How do you deal with pain? Some people meditate, workout, or read, while others turn to alcohol or other substances. How you deal with pain often stems from your childhood programming. Fortunately, you have the power to not only change your identity, but to take the negative labels you’ve been given, embrace them, and make them work for you. After overdosing three times, three days in a row, Brodi...

Think about what kind of leader you could be if you knew, with absolute certainty, that you were the best person for the job. Now, think about all the reasons you can't be that leader. The stories you carry, your failures—everything that's in your way. Truth is, anyone can be the strong, inspirational leader you imagine by leading authentically. Despite a track record of spectacular failures, Dane...

Are you working because you want to or because you have to? Most people are trapped in a state of solo-economic-dependency. In other words, income stops as soon as you stop working. But there is more than one way to solve this stress-inducing problem. Mark had a high-stress, soulless corporate job, and felt trapped in a state of solo-economic-dependency. He was always focused on material things: a...

Are you paying attention to what's really important? We spend our lives hustling daily to make money, and at times we neglect the thing that brings us the most joy and fulfillment. Money can buy us many things, but without connection and authentic relationships, happiness will always seem out of reach.  Aaron T. Walker was a successful businessman, who spent most of his time making money. At the y...

Do you use past life events to fuel your fire? Everyone alive today has lived through an extreme emotional event. Some come out stronger and with a sense purpose, while the others play the victim. It’s your choice whether you use an extreme emotional event to fuel your fire, or to extinguish it.  At his core, C-Roc is a grinder – he’s a guy who had a fire lit in his heart at an early age after his...

What’s a “good” life to you? We’re programmed to think a good life entails getting a college degree, a decent job, a family, and a home. What we don’t realize is that most people with a “good” life are stuck inside a cubicle most of the day, trading time away from their families for money. So, is “good” really good enough? Mike Sjogren did all the right things. He got the grades, the degree, and a...

Ask yourself, “What am I worth?” Do you have a hard time answering that question?  Sometimes we don’t know our true worth because it’s constantly being defined by other people.  As a widow and single mother, Denise Liebetrau used to struggle with this question. On top of managing a life with kids and a demanding career, she found herself working her way up the corporate ladder.  But Denise —  no l...

When you look in the mirror, who do you see? Do you see the BEST you? Self-improvement can be an uncomfortable process, intertwined with failure in the pursuit of our goals.  But failing is part of what helps you to become the very BEST you.  After a self-proclaimed struggle with networking, Jeremy Ryan Slate stuck with his journey of self-improvement and struck gold with his Create Your Own Life...

How do you handle rejection? Most people see rejection as a personal attack, failure, or loss, while the people who always come out on top see it as an opportunity for self improvement. The question is, which one are you? At age 22, Michael Altshuler started a copier company that would go on to become a multimillion-dollar business. After selling the company to multibillion-dollar industry giant I...

There are two types of people, those that thrive in times of uncertainty, and those that hide away and hibernate. COVID-19 has left us all with massive amounts of uncertainty for our futures. It’s up to you to decide what you do with this opportunity.  Nick Bradley is a business scale-up specialist, helping entrepreneurs grow their business to create freedom, build wealth, achieve their mission, a...

Are you letting the judgements of others hinder you from achieving your goals? Self empowerment is one of the key qualities that many successful entrepreneurs have. Remember that you determine your success. It’s time to take ownership of your decisions and create a brighter future for yourself! Anik Singal is the Founder and CEO of Lurn, Inc. Having trained over 300,000 Entrepreneurs all over the...

Are you spending your time on what's really important? Understanding the value of time can be a difficult thing to grasp. We all want more of it, but we’re only given a certain amount of it each day. How much of your time is invested in building financial freedom? By age 24, Mike founded his first construction company in the hopes of finding financial freedom. He went from working 90 hours a week...

How stable is the foundation for your business? Growing a business takes time and dedication. Without a solid foundation, it’s easy for everything to come crashing down.   “You want to go to college, get a good job, and climb the corporate ladder.” That’s what Paul was told before starting his career in the banking industry. However, it didn't take long for Paul to realize that “having a job isn't...

If you got knocked down, would you get back up? Adversity tends to strike when we least expect it, and kicks us when we’re down. It takes an enormous amount of strength, determination and most importantly, courage to get back up and say: “I won’t stop until I win”.   After experiencing his positive outlook on life, it’s hard to believe that Jose Flores is bound to a wheelchair. Being born with a n...

You’ve probably heard it said that we, as humans, don’t know what we have until it’s gone. And that’s true, isn’t it? We overlook the good things we receive or grow bored of them quickly. But when we nurture a worldview and an internal sense of gratitude and real value, our lives become even fuller and more fulfilled.  After transitioning from military service to life as a civilian entrepreneur an...

Our popular media holds up actors, models and musicians as the happiest, most glamorous members of our society. We imagine that they must have the perfect life. But all the money and attention in the world can’t fill you up if you’re unsure of your own identity. After a career in the spotlight as a supermodel, Lucia Giovannini recognized that there were holes in her life that were too big to patch...

When was the last time you looked at someone speaking on a stage or teaching online and thought, “I wish I were as smart as them”? Most of us have, but what many of us don’t tend to realize is that those gurus have no real edge that we don’t. We just haven’t tapped into ours yet. Jonathan Levi admits that he harbors a deeply-rooted obsession with learning. Although shy and unsure of himself growin...

How do you take charge of who you are? Do you have habits and rituals to give you the perspective you need to shut out the world and pursue your own identity and happiness? Mark Metry knows the labels he faces as a young man of 20, but he’s breaking them all down on a mission to spread wisdom, positivity and full transparency to anyone who’s discouraged by the “perfect” lives they see. Currently,...

If someone asks, “Who are you?”, the answer seems simple, right? You probably don’t have to think about it too hard. But do you know why you answer the way that you do – and do you wish the answer was different? Michael Woodward is a speaker who dedicates himself to teaching others, through lessons on faith and entrepreneurship, to stand in their worth, creativity and value. He continues this work...

What’s your source of power? A lot of us tend to stay inside the box we’ve been building since birth – but when you cultivate a perspective that allows you to live with intention, evaluate what you strive for and remain secure in the energy you’re blessed with, you’ll find that the world is yours. Melissa Krivachek is an author and consultant with accolades ranging from international best-seller l...

What does the term “influencer” mean to you? The way we lead others reflects back on what we value and even how we see ourselves – and overcoming our own self-perception to lead others can define the mark we leave on our world. Rick Morris is a certified Scrum Agile Master, Human Behavior Consultant, best-selling author, mentor, and evangelist for project management.  His appetite for knowledge an...

How do you reconcile your past with the person you are today and the one you want to be in the future? Tommy Breedlove's life purpose is to empower others to build and live out a Legendary Life. He guides audiences to discover their zone of brilliance while living a balanced, meaningful life. Tommy really does believe we can have it all - a life of significance without compromising our business su...

Most of us have dreams, thoughts about our future, and goals we hope for. The question is, what steps are you taking to seize those dreams? Brad Mulvey’s personal development journey started from a place of unfulfillment – and the feeling that he needed to regain control. That’s when he decided to make a change. He founded the Millennial Mastermind Podcast to give millennial entrepreneurs the tool...