The Missing Secret Podcast

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John introduces a special guest. A man he met about a year ago that said he wanted to learn this think it be it 12 minute a day methodology. Listened to Steve Prendergast’s journey over the last 12 months. He shared that the big Domino for him was appreciating the profound impact that 95% of his daily thoughts and actions are unconscious. Once he gra...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly discuss why this 12 minute a day technique works. John opens the discussion by saying that it’s a combination of two things. It gives a person immense control over themselves. But that is coupled with intelligent success strategies. John points out that when he was in his 50s and was blessed to make 25 times the 200 – $300,000 a year h...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John welcomes back Steve Prendergast as a guest on today show. It was Steve who came up with a line that your subconscious mind is either your greatest asset or your greatest challenge in life. John and Steve bat that idea around. And John points out that the fact that a person is wired for survival is the biggest thing a person has to overcome. And...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly share their observations on creating success in your career. John mentions that he started out as a CPA and became an entrepreneur when he was 30. Then he was in seven different businesses in his 30s and 40s. But in retrospect, he sees that he was not connected to any of them emotionally. Then when he turned 50, he got in the reverse m...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly share a startling observation. In American society today, no one is taught an actual way to create success in life. And people have two problems. First they conceptually can’t articulate how they create success. And secondly, they don’t have an actual way to do it if they could articulate it. But of course the think it be it 12 minute...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly introduce an interesting idea. You are two people in one. There is the do’er you and there is the observer you. John points out that this is a powerful way to look at your life from a 30,000 foot view. And it is particularly appropriate for someone doing the think it be it 12 minute a day methodology. That’s the case because the observ...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly ask a provocative question. Do your results match your potential? John mentioned that when he was 50 years old, clearly his results did not match his potential. And seven years ago when John and Kelly met, Kelly’s results did not match her potential. For both of them there was more gas in the tank than was coming out. So why does that...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly discuss the concept that life works out for you. That whatever happens in life for you, it’s always for the best. Maybe there’s lessons you have to learn from adversity before you experience prosperity. John and Kelly provide a six minute clip from Joe Dispenza. He has a brilliant way of explaining the infinite intelligence of life. Ho...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John shares with the audience something he did with his class at the University of Texas. John had a student play the 20-year-old version of John Mitchell. And John played the current version. John then imparted lessons to the 20-year-old version of himself that would make his life way easier and way more successful earlier. And here’s the essence of...

At 50, John Mitchell realized he wasn’t living the exceptional life he’d imagined. After 20 years as an entrepreneur earning $200K–$300K a year, he set out to understand the science of success —and found it in Think and Grow Rich . But when he discovered the book only revealed half the secret, John spent two months decoding the rest. The result was his 12-Minute-a-Day Method—a system that helped h...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly discuss the idea that self talk establishes your identity. And that’s significant because your identity defines your long-term actions. And your actions ultimately determine your success in life. In this episode John and Kelly play clips from a video by Dr. Joe dispenza – the world acclaimed mind-body expert. So John plays for five min...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly discuss the idea of talking to yourself in the second person. More specifically using focused self talk to create your identity. There is some amazing new research out of Stanford and Dr. Andrew Huberman where he talks about the scientific discoveries regarding how self talk impacts a person’s neurochemistry and autopilot. The connecti...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly discuss the concept of the power of personal growth. Kelly had the benefit of growing up with a father who was big into personal growth. Accordingly, ongoing personal growth is who Kelly is. John didn’t have the same good fortune. When he turned 50 and he wasn’t as successful as he thought he should be, he saw that in his 30s and 40s h...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly discuss is the idea that you have to create yourself from the inside out not the outside in. This comes from a great book called Inner Excellence. And here’s the reality. Most people are creating themselves from the outside in. Driven by social media and what other people think. So who they are is primarily influenced by those factors....

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly dig deeper into the idea that 95% of your daily actions are unconscious. The classic way we explain it is as follows. Your actions determine your success in each area of your life. It is well documented that 95% of your daily actions are unconscious. Accordingly just connect the dots. Your subconscious mind controls your life. And if y...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly talk about the power of knowing your own story. John talks about how he has a weekly personal growth program for the 18 head coaches at the University of Texas. As well as for the 75 people in the athletic department. And this week he provided the coaches with an interview of both Kobe Bryan and Michael Jordan’s mental coach. George Mu...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly talk about the process of getting more enlightened. Exactly how it happens. They take a stroll down memory lane in each area of their lives and look at how they have become more enlightened. They start with career. John talks about launching into becoming an entrepreneur when he was 30. The lesson he got is always be in the control pos...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John interviews a special guest . Rob Dube. Who is truly an enlightened soul. He wrote an amazing book called Shine. He co-authored this book with Gino Whitman, the founder of the wildly popular EOS operating system for businesses.  In this book he talks about how looking inward is the key to unlocking true entrepreneurial freedom. Doe...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly play a short clip from the legendary Jim Rohn, one of the founders of the personal growth industry. He talks about four powerful emotions that will instantly change your life. John then plays the clip. After the clip, John and Kelly talk about it. One of the emotions discussed is getting to the point where you say “I’ve had it”. John n...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly discuss the concept that your identity determines your actions. Kelly is a big believer in this. As an example, if you see yourself as being on top of your health then it’s reflected in your exercise routine and your plan for eating. You make sure that you exercise and eat in accordance with being someone who is on top of their health....

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly discuss the struggle of life, then the solution. So little back story on this topic. Recently John met a brilliant guy that is in the field of maximizing brain health. He read John’s book and had a candid suggestion for John on how to improve the book. He said there w was not enough explanation of the struggle that people go through in...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly talk about the power of using questions to influence people. Kelly has built her business career around asking great questions. It plays out throughout her life. John talks about using questions to influence people regarding embracing think it be it. As an example, sometimes he will ask a person how do you create success in your life....

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , Kelly explains what she would tell the 20 year old version of herself regarding how to be successful. She starts out talking about the immense power of being a grower and a learner from a young age. Her dad turned her on to reading when she was 13 years old. And that’s where she got it. And it played a significant factor in her life. Approaching life...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly discuss the concept that no one is going to save you. This is a famous Mel Robbins quote. You have to save yourself. John talks about when he was 50 he fully embraced the idea that he had to figure out his life. To own creating the exceptional life rather than just, at some level, assuming it would just happen. At 50, John realized he...

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly discuss the concept of Letting Go. This is based on a book from David Hawkings. Truly life-changing book. It’s very similar to Mel Robbins' recent book called The let them theory. The essence of Mel Robbins' book is that you do you and you let other people do them. Don’t worry about the things you don’t control. In this book Mel Robbin...