The Hardcore Closer Podcast

This is a lesson I taught back in 2012.    What I've learned is if you want to have great friends, you have to be a good friend.    You have to make it all about the good friends.    I've watched Ed Mylett and he skillfully makes every conversation about the people even if they're complimenting him.    He gets it.    If you want people to like you, make it about them.    Make sure you like people'...

Have you ever noticed?     Worst case never happens.    I died one time and somehow I cheated that.    We always think in worst case scenarios.    The probability of the worst thing happening never happens.    Before we had guns, electricity, and war, we were more concerned about getting attacked by saber toothed tigers.    Our amygdala keeps us in the worst case scenario mindset.    It's how we'r...

I was doing some research the other day on changing out some things in one of my businesses.    I asked ChatGPT what the number one struggle entrepreneurs face and it gave me one of the best answers.    It's not usually the business, it's the weight of the business.    Carrying the responsiblity alone.    Clients.    Partners, and employees may not fully understand the sacrifices made like balanci...

The most expensive thing that everybody does is chase the new thing instead of mastering the old.    When something is new, you don't know anything about it.    You think it's going to be easy, but as you get into the day-to-day, you realize it wasn't that easy.    I've had people come work for me for 3 months and quit.    The next person comes in and gets their book of business and makes a killin...

I've been through a lot in my life.    Adoption.    Prison.    Divorce.    As an entrepreneur, you're going to go through some stress.    Everything that happened to me prepared me to be an entrepreneur.     I've had slow months.    Been audited by the IRS.    And have been hit with things I didn't plan on.    Entrepreneurs are often overweight, out of shape, and have health issues.    The amount...

I just had a guy come out and quote me on building a fence out at my place.   He went through everything and we agreed upon a price.    Well, a few days later, he came back and asked me if I wanted the fence painted.    I said, "Sure."    And he replied, "Okay, I'll that'll be an additional XYZ dollars."     I thought that was discussed in our original meeting, but he told me it would be an additi...

One of the biggest truths about life is we're emotional beings.    We have hormones.    We get emotional.    For men, our testosterone is at the highest levels when we're 18 and start declining after that.    In women, menopause and perimenopause is a real thing.    Many relationships take a beating because of the communication challenges.    I've been on TRT for awhile and it's a game changer bey...

Gather round for another parenting storytime.     This one is something that's happened to most parents at one point or another with at least one of their children.    I usually keep a little cash on hand in the event we need something.    I went to dig into the stash cause there's something Amy wanted and I noticed there was some money missing.    We have maids, nannies, and people at the house b...

I was talking to my eldest son Jax the other day, and he said, "Dad, I got an idea of something you can talk about on your podcast."     I said, "Okay, whatcha got?"   He said, "What's the true key to success?  I know it's staying focused and fighting the force of average, but what is  the true key to success?"    I told him he had it all figured out and I had a proud dad moment, but he said he di...

I was talking with one of my employees Monico the other day and something amazing happened.    I won't share the details, but it was something you would call a miracle.    It was a miracle.     Unexplained circumstances that worked out better than I could've planned.     And the only thing I can reconcile as what happened was something called Godfidence.    That confidence to act as if it's alread...

Most people fail at the game of life because they choose not to protect their inner peace.    This is not a hokey podcast episode about the Law of Attraction, even though I believe in that stuff.    What I am talking about it people allowing their validation from external forces or people.    I used to be insecure about the outside world.    I thought if I had a Lambo or Jet lease, I would finally...

I've been on a ton of adventures in my life.    Adoption.    Prison.    Divorced 3 times.    Married 4.    Raising 4 children.    Running businesses.    Hiring and firing employees and clients.    But there are a few adventures that stick out in my mind as a Netflix series.    This is one of them and while this story is not remotely close to business at all, I'm sharing one formula I used that has...

I've been a father for 13 years at this point.     And beyond learning how to be a better person, came the challenge of becoming a better father, but there's a simple fact you have to remember as a parent.....   We don't stop growing when we become parents.    And we don't stop growing when the kids leave the house at 18.    This is a lifelong journey we take with our children.    Year 8 is going...

Do you know why most people are scattered?    Because they don't schedule shit.    When I was a kid, we didn't have cell phones, gps, or anything beyond a clock and our personal commitment to being responsible for getting to where we needed to be and on time.    Why?    Because if we were late, we got our asses whipped.    So I always made sure I was always 15 minutes early.    If you're not 15 mi...

Time in does not equate to produced results.    Here's what most people do.   They start working in their profession for 6 months and 10 years later, the only thing they have is repeating the same thing they learned in the first 6 months of their career.    They stop growing.    I go to the gym with people who have been going to the gym for 8 years and are still fat and out of shape.    Sure, they...

One of the toughest things human beings have to do is battle their fight or flight mechanisms.    I've run through bad programming in my head.    It was the reason I stayed broke.    It was the reason people came for me.    It was the reason I had issues with my businesses.     But when I got clear about the way I speak to myself, about myself, and my circumstances, things started to change.    I...

What does it take to build the right team in your business?    It's a question most business owners don't ask.    Most operate from a place of finding bodies, outlining job titles, and negotiating wages and putting them to work.     This frees up your time and headaches and gets you out of doing the menial tasks you hate doing or ones that are not a good use of your time.......but.........   This...

One of the quadrants in the entrepeneur's ascension is Investor.    Today, I'm going to show you how to make money with the schematics necessary to elevate yourself to the investory level through Real Estate.    If you're a first time real estate investor, this is definitely for you.  If you're a seasoned real estate investor, I'll give you the real-time mentality of lenders and how to best struct...

Left lane drivers who drag ass at 57 miles per hour are some of the most selfish, self-centered pieces of shit on the planet.    I can say that because they're not a protected class.    You know the type.    They think it's cute to drive 5 miles below the speed limit in a lane intended for going 10-15 over it and it fucks up traffic.    They don't care.    Hell, it doesn't even register that they'...

For many years, I chased other things on this planet.    Money.    Cars.     Houses.    Fame.    Businesses.   A family.    And the craziest thing is after all of the chasing of tangible things tied to this Earth, I fgured out what I want.    I'm chasing the purpose of taking complex concepts and breaking them down for everyone to use in their lives.     Put them into practice.    I'm here to teac...

It's no secret that humans are conditioned to look for the negative.    The constant battle against negativity rages every single day.    Print.    TV.    Social media.    We can't get through our days without some negative news trying to penetrate our mentality.    What happens when we're faced with negativity is our brains are positioned to fight or flight.    But, what if there was a way to bre...

The biggest tin foil hat conspiracy theory we all need to pay attention to is we humans have the ability to think and exist in a bigger way.   From a young age, we're programmed to play smaller.    Why would we do this?     First off, control.    When a colt horse is a colt or a pony, you can tie it to the reigns and to a poll.    Once it realize it can't break free from the pole, it stops fightin...

I don't like being told what to do.    I bet you don't like being told what to do.    No one on this planet likes being told what to do.     But, there's something great about being here.......   We have one another.    We have the wisdom and knowledge of those who have lived, gotten experiences, and learned lessons we haven't.    Most people don't tap into that because their egos don't allow them...

By the time I met my wife, Amy, I was already 3 times married and divorced.    I had one child, my son, Jax.    I was tapped out on marriage, divorce, and everything that comes with it beyond heartache including financial loss.    Well, to my surprise, when I met Amy, I told her straight up.......   I'm not down with mariage at this point.    But over time, as I got to know her better, I learned s...

One of the things I know about life is, it's filled with ups and downs.    It's one of the wildest roller coaster rides you'll take in your life.    Sometimes you'll make a little money.    Sometimes you'll make alot.    Maybe you'll be heartbroken, but only until you find the love of your life.    But you might have to date tons of people and almost lose yourself before you do so.    You may star...