The Motivated Mind

Struggling with confidence? Well you're in luck, confidence is a learnable skill. No one was born feeling confident or not confident. It’s years of social conditioning and all the other factors that make us adopt certain mindsets. How you think about yourself, who you are, and your capabilities will greatly influence your success. In this episode, I discuss four keys to unlock your confidence. In...

We all desire freedom, security, and confidence when it comes to money. Damari has a unique perspective on money and personal finances. She holds a Master’s Degree in Accounting and Finance, has been a practicing tax accountant for over ten years and owns a firm, The Gold Standard Accounting & Tax Inc. As a first-generation American and an entrepreneur herself, she understands the difficulties tha...

How do you start to rip away at the safety net you've built and empower yourself to live life according to your own terms? To strive for a more meaningful life means to venture down trails you've never explored. If you want something different in your life, you have to do something different in your life. In this episode, I discuss four tactics to break out of your comfort zone. In episode #144 we...

The other week, I posted a question on my Instagram story about alcohol, specifically around removing it from my life. I asked each of you if you’d be interested in hearing about this journey. Many of you said yes and some even shared the fact that you are either in the process of removing alcohol from your life or thinking about it. So in the name of adding value, I thought I’d share my personal...

Ron Halliday, founder of First Floor Equity is building an interesting career in real estate. Uniquely focused on purchasing underperforming hotels and repositioning them into hybrid housing. In this episode, Ron shares his real estate journey, how to get your feet wet, what it means to be a leader, and decision making. In episode #142 we cover: Getting into real estate What it means to be a leade...

How do you start being honest with yourself? Sometimes, we struggle to be honest with ourselves because it can be painful. If we aren’t honest then we can’t expect to learn and grow. We have to be willing to recognize reality for what it is before we can change it. In this episode, I discuss four ways to be honest with yourself. By the end of this episode you'll be able to apply these lessons to y...

We’ve all struggled with finding motivation and navigating our way out of the “laziness dugout”. It’s when this struggle starts to become commonplace that it can interrupt our success. In this episode, I discuss four reasons why laziness can show its ugly face and how to avoid it. By the end of this episode you'll be able to overcome laziness and become more productive. In episode #140 we cover: A...

Chris Voss began his career as a member of the New York City Joint Terrorism Task Force before spending 24 years with the FBI. Here he worked as lead negotiator in the Crisis Negotiation Unit. Chris has years of experience of high-stakes life and death negotiations, including more than 150 international hostage cases. In this episode, Chris shares his journey as a negotiator and practical tips to...

Approximately 40 million people in the US alone deal with some form of anxiety. The crippling experience can hold us back from attending a networking event to going after your dreams. There are a number of strategies you can use to address your anxiety, in this episode I discuss four of the most effective. By the end of this episode you'll be able to effectively manage your anxiety and take contro...

Accountability is probably the single most important element fueling success. Accountability is along the lines of habitual commitment to yourself and what’s important by continually choosing to take ownership and responsibility. By removing these barriers we create room for opportunity and faster growth. In this episode, I discuss how accountability leads to success and how you can start the proc...

Serial entrepreneur, speaker, life coach, and happiness expert, Will Moore joins today's episode. After exiting his delivery startup for $323 million in 2019, Will confirmed what he’d spent the past 25 years researching: True happiness isn’t about money, power, or fame. It’s about figuring out what makes you happy and taking consistent action on those things every single day. We dive into aligning...

How do you boost your self-confidence? The feeling of rejection can undermine our confidence and make us doubt our worth. It can make us freeze right in our path or sabotage our success. This thinking is the very thinking that limits our shots on goal. In this episode, I discuss four ways to overcome fear of rejection. In episode #135 we cover: Construct your own narrative Understand the value in...

How do you free yourself from limitations? This idea of freedom sounds elusive to so many. Freedom is actually a state of mind rather than a specific spot within your existence. If you can break the shackles you've locked yourself in, you are truly capable of anything. In this episode, I discuss four ways to release those shackles and achieve your full potential. In episode #134 we cover: Defining...

Our lives start as a blank canvas and that canvas can change color and pattern daily. Becoming the artist of your life means exploring different mediums and trying new techniques. Now the question becomes, does the artist keep painting everyday? Chris Roberts has created quite the life painting. Serial entrepreneur, Founder of Sterling Rhino Capital, and author of You've Earned It! joins the podca...

When we don't prioritize mental health and self-care we compromise our happiness and health. This leads to jeopardizing our relationship with ourselves, our goals, and our relationships. You might have a good enough understanding that self-care is important, but the challenge is actually adopting a self-care practice that can improve your life. In this episode, I discuss four ways to set effective...

Intention means putting purpose behind everything we do. And whatever those intentions are, they need to align with your values, the person you want to be, or the person you are. And if they don't, then they’re not worth your time, energy or attention. In this episode, I breakdown four key components to setting intentions and offer questions you can ask yourself as you build those intentions. In e...

Overcoming any crisis will give you the power to transcend your difficult circumstances by accessing vital tools to bring you into full present awareness. And no one knows this better than Dr. Hal Bradley. Recruited by the Mexican drug cartel as a teenager, he rose up the ranks to become one of the top drug smugglers of narcotics in the United States. Despite multiple near-death experiences he sur...

Why is mediocrity riskier than taking a leap? The only thing that is certain is that time can never be replaced. Everything is an experiment and experiments don't always turn out perfect, but they lead to breakthroughs. The individuals that made an impact on this planet are those that challenged the norm, they colored outside of the lines. In this episode, I discuss four reasons why doing nothing...

In this episode, Talon Majors joins the podcast. Singer and songwriter, she has overcome adversity in her life to become the best version of herself. And she’s not done yet. Facing challenges such as growing up in a broken home with physical and mental abuse, falling into addiction to hide the pain, and then dealing with her own personal demons as well as MS, can either make or break a person. She...

How do you unlock your internal motivation? When you’re not motivated, you’re most likely neglecting your personal and professional goals. One of our greatest resources is our own motivation. In this episode, I share four factors that are limiting your motivation and how to overcome them. In this episode we cover: Understanding what makes you tick Creating a plan Surrendering to the moment Tacklin...

Your perspective determines your reality. Your experiences and perceptions determine how you process information and feel about your surroundings. Your problems are only as big as you make them. Your problems don’t cause negative feelings, your perspective does. In this episode, I discuss four ways to shift your perspective and focus on opportunity. In this episode we cover: Focusing on the facts...

In this episode, Alex Kuhn joins the podcast. Alex is the Founder of Born to Lead, which helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs become the leaders they were born to be and start, grow & scale 6, 7 & 8 figure businesses. We discuss everything from leadership and operating in your genius to building a business that aligns with you. In this episode we cover: True leadership Operating in your genius Cogni...

The balance between your work life and personal life is essential. Most think this balance is about simply dividing hours, and while it's part of it, it's not all. In this episode, I discuss four ways to improve your work-life balance, having the flexibility to get things done in your professional life, and still having time and energy to enjoy your personal life. In this episode we cover: Accepti...

Willpower and self-control are two of the gears to success. It’s the ability to control behaviors in order to avoid temptations and to achieve goals. Just like anything else, we have the ability to increase our willpower and self-control. In this episode, I breakdown four practices to improve your self-control and the odds of achieving your goals. In this episode we cover: Removing temptations  Ma...

Research shows that self-awareness is directly related to both emotional intelligence and success. So how do you improve self-awareness? In this episode, Jericho Bulaun joins the podcast to dive into exactly that. Jericho is a transformational coach and speaker that focuses on cultivating inner freedom through self-awareness. In this episode we cover: Forms of self-awareness Introspective and the...