Unfortunately, nobody is immune to frustration. It’s a completely normal symptom of being human and reacting to certain stimuli. We can, however, learn to take responsibility for our reactions and manage our feelings of frustration as they arise. In this episode, you’ll discover six ways to deal with frustration in a mature and healthy manner. We delve into the value of curiosity and how to employ the OODA loop in moments of frustration. And, if those tactics fail you, you can practice observing your thoughts and asking yourself who you need to be in this particular moment. Alternatively, you can simply change your state by changing your focus, or allow yourself some space and time, and today, you’ll find out how to do so! Tune in to learn more about managing your expectations, thus frustrations, with just six simple steps! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• What you can expect from the 90-day Relentless Growth Mastermind.
• The relentless nature of mastery.
• Today’s topic: how to deal with frustration!
• What frustration is and why we are personally responsible for our own frustration.
• How some people are behaviorally hardwired to get frustrated quicker than other people.
• The importance of taking a higher level of responsibility for your reactions.
• Step one: Approach your frustration with curiosity.
• Step two: Use the OODA loop to deal with frustration.
• Step three: Observe your thoughts in moments of frustration.
• Step four: Ask yourself who you need to be in this moment.
• Step five: Change your state.
• The triad of the human state: physiology, focus, and language.  
• Step six: Add some space and time.
• How to add space and time without physically leaving the room.
• A quick recap of the six best ways to deal with frustration!

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Chris Goodman

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Joining us in conversation today, we have Ryan Brazzell, founder of Assistant Launch, which helps high level entrepreneurs and CEOs to gain freedom in their personal and professional lives by getting time back. Ryan’s team of Executive Assistants have saved clients over 10 million dollars worth of time, and over 60 000 hours for them to focus on high level activities. During today’s conversation, Ryan unpacks the difference between a Virtual Assistant and an Executive Assistant, before revealing the ins and outs of his process and how he gains a deep understanding of who the client is, personally and professionally, before determining what they need. Ryan introduces us to the three zones he uses to distinguish where you thrive, and where you need support. Learn about the role of coaching, his focus on helping clients to understand what is possible, and why it is so important to live a full life beyond your work. Tune in today to hear all this and more! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• The 90 Day Relentless Growth Masterclass and why Chris created it. 
• What you get with the 90 Day Mastermind, including weekly coaching, life advice, and friends for life.
• Ryan’s goal at Assistant Launch, to help level entrepreneurs and CEOs to gain freedom in their personal lives and get time back.
• The difference between a Virtual Assistant and an Executive Assistant and what that means.
• What we generally expect during the beginning phases of entrepreneurship and why it doesn’t have to be that way.
• What his process begins with: trying to get a deep understanding of who the client is. 
• Why part of their work is to help clients to understand what is possible.
• The conversation he has with every client about what they are passionate about and proficient at.
• What he refers to as the Distraction Zone: where you are passionate but not proficient.
• The Drudgery Zone where you are proficient at something but not passionate about it.
• The difference between having a time management problem and having a decision making problem.
• Why oftentimes you don’t need a second version of yourself, but someone who is different.
• A hindrance to hiring help: the question of what will be left for you to do. 
• The importance of coaching in identifying your blindspots.
• What Ryan’s girlfriend teaches her dance students: the importance of living a full life.
• The role of an executive assistant in getting you organized with expense tracking, bill management, and more.
• Why you have to understand how to properly delegate to thrive with an executive assistant.
• The self love, systems, and infrastructure necessary to support an executive assistance. 
• The general rule with anyone they hire: they have to be someone Ryan would have coffee with.
• Ryan’s book recommendations: Awareness, Almanack of Naval Ravikant, Traction, Rocket Fuel, the Third Door, Will by Will Smith, Blue Fishing.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Ryan Brazzell on LinkedIn

Assistant Launch

Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Awareness

Traction

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Traumatic life experiences can trigger a cascade of painful emotions, limiting beliefs, and destructive behaviors that might seem impossible to resolve. But today’s guest has developed a revolutionary method for quickly and painlessly clearing the ongoing effects of traumatic events, even if they’ve been repressed or forgotten. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jon Connelly, who has been conducting training programs for medical, mental health, and life coaches for more than 40 years. He is the ...

At the end of the day, we're all struggling, we’re all growing. And nobody, no matter what circumstance they find themselves in, no matter how rich they are, how little work they have to do, how many family members they have, or how deep their support network is; everybody has stress and fear, and everybody has something to outgrow, including you. Today our host, Chris Goodman, opens up about the value of coaching and a profound revelation that he had in a session with one of his own coaches, Dr. Keith Waggoner. Chris talks about how much money he spends on coaching, why he has three coaches, and why he believes it’s such a valuable investment, before he explains how his own coach helped him uncover what was really holding him back. He then explains how he came to discover the three underlying fears at the root of the stress he was feeling, and breaks down how to go about addressing these blockages. To find out how you can get to the root of your fears and change those thoughts into something that empowers you so that you can reach new levels of success, happiness, and relentless growth, tune in today! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• Today’s topic: A revelation that Chris had with one of his coaches.
• The goal of this episode: to give listeners permission that it’s okay to keep growing and evolving.  
• How everybody has stress, fear, or something to outgrow.
• Why you should consider where you need to grow most. 
• How the Relentless Growth Mastermind may be beneficial to you.
• Why Chris has three coaches and how much he invests in coaching. 
• How one of Chris’s coaches, Keith Wagner, helped him uncover what was really holding him back and how it was not what Chris expected.
• How it’s not the feedback that causes the transformation, it’s the change in how he thinks.
• The three underlying fears at the root of the stress Chris has been feeling. 
• How to address fears like these: change those thoughts into something that empowers you. 
• Why it’s okay to think those fearful thoughts from time to time, but it’s not okay to stay there.
• How to get to the root of your fears. 
• The next step: to get curious as to why your brain holds on to these fears. 
• Chris’s challenge to listeners to make a decision or commitment as to what you’re going to do about what’s holding you back. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Keith Waggoner 

Chris Goodman

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The Relentless Growth Mastermind

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On today’s show, we’re taking a break from our regular format to bring you a live coaching session led by Chris Goodman himself! Tuning in you’ll hear him coach Kristen Sterling, a realtor from California, as they strategize goals on how to grow her business and uncover the fear, insecurity, and doubt that's been holding her back. In their conversation Kristen shares her goal to create 75 YouTube videos to grow her business, what she hopes to gain from it, and what she suspects might be holding her back. You’ll hear Chris help Kristen uncover the root of her fears, how she has stepped out of her comfort zone in the past, and how anyone can draw on lessons from past successes to reach her goals. We also discuss the value of having a coach, why accountability is key, and how to find the type of motivation that is based on what you truly want. By the end of today’s session, Kristen seamlessly shifted from a fear mindset to one of abundance and was excited to get started with her project. We’re so happy that Kristen had the courage to participate in today’s live coaching session and can’t wait to see how her videos turn out. Tune to see Chris in action and get to know Kristen Sterling in this special episode!

Key Points From This Episode:

• See Chris in action during this special live coaching episode.
• Meet Kristen Sterling, a realtor from California and today’s special guest.
• An overview of what to expect from a coaching session with Chris.
• Kristen shares her desire to start a YouTube channel and grow her business.
• Hear Kristen unpack the obstacles that have prevented her from starting a channel.
• Chris helps Kristen identify a time in her life when she persevered through discomfort.
• How Kristen found extra confidence and reserves to see her through that season.
• Examples of how our brains protect us from vulnerability.
• Chris helps Kristen visualize how her decision-making would need to change for her to achieve her goals.
• Chris shares the exercise Pat Mancuso taught him about getting clear on one’s priorities.
• Hear Chris and Kristen brainstorm what the first few topics for her videos should be.
• How this exercise helped Kristen feel closer to her goals.
• Why it’s important to ask yourself ‘what’s the worst that could happen?’.
• Chris shares his observations on how Kristen shifted from a fear state to a contribution state during their session.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Kristen Sterling on Instagram
Kristen Sterling on Facebook

The Relentless Growth Podcast Episode 40: From a Mobile Home to 81 Million Views with Justin & Megan Hickman

Chris Goodman

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This episode of the Relentless Growth Podcast is a bit different. Today, our host Chris Goodman allows us to listen in on a live coaching session that he conducts with his wife Lindsey Mango. In order to show people how coaching can really help them achieve better results in different facets of their lives, Chris and Lindsey invite people in to witness exactly how it works. Prior to the session, Chris describes what you should be listening out for and Lindsey explains why she wanted to share this conversation and how the realization that she had in it is applicable to listeners. Tuning in you’ll learn about Lindsey’s goal, why she struggles to believe in this goal, and some of the doubts she has before Chris helps her unpack what is preventing her from fully believing in her dream. You’ll hear Lindsey's profound realization about taking an emotional risk, why not being willing to take this risk could cost her everything, and how you can apply this revelation to your own life. For this emotional, real, raw, profound, and potentially life-changing discussion, tune in today!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Why Chris decided to let us listen in on a live-coaching session with his wife Lindsey.
• What you should listen out for in the conversation.
• Lindsey’s intro to this episode and why she wanted to share this discussion. 
• How this conversation exhibits what coaching looks like if you’re thinking of becoming a coach or a client. 
• How the realization that Lindsey has in this conversation is applicable to listeners. 
• The start of the coaching session and the goal that Lindsey wants to reach. 
• The lack of belief she has in her goal and some of the doubts she has about it. 
• What her beliefs would be if she had complete faith in her ability to hit her goal.
• How Chris perceives the differences between her doubts and her beliefs.
• The resistance Lindsey feels in her body that prevents her from believing in her dream. 
• How Lindsey feels caught between a trust fall and trying to have complete control.
• The realization that the emotional risk involved is the part that she is most afraid of. 
• How not being willing to take this emotional risk could cost her everything.
• What it would look like to move forward without regret. 
• How Lindsey hopes to be leading by example by taking this emotional risk.
• More resources to help you on your coaching journey.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Lindsey Mango Coaching 

Lindsey Mango Coaching on Instagram

The Anything but Average Podcast

Chris Goodman

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My coaching clients are benefiting from Pat Mancuso’s work and I’m so impressed that I had to share it with you here…

Pat is helping some of my clients get nearly 200k EACH with a ERC recovery.

What does that mean, and why does that matter to you?

Because if you have W2 employees, and enjoy getting money back that’s already earmarked for businesses like yours, then you need to listen to today’s guest…

You might remember Pat Mancuso from one year ago on Relentless Growth episode #54 (when we discussed how to stop wasting your potential in life & business.) Pat is a highly recognized thought leader, entrepreneur, and consultant, and one of the greatest coaches in the world (and I know because I’ve coached with him for hundreds of hours).

He has built multiple successful businesses, including a real estate brokerage firm that reached nearly one billion dollars in less than four years.

And now I’ve asked Pat to come back onto the show to specifically discuss ONE THING:How he’s helping business owners get ERC (Employee Retention Credit) checks.

If you own a business this can potentially help you get money (that you’ve already earned) into your hands so you can grow your business even faster.

Hear how in today’s episode!

Highlights from #106:

• Get started with this free ERTC
• Survey to see if you qualify for credit recovery.
• Introducing Pat Mancuso: coach, CEO, consultant, thought leader, and successful entrepreneur.
• What is ERC and why does it matter for business owners?
• The widespread misinformation and lack of knowledge regarding ERC credit recovery.
• What Pat discovered when he first explored the tax credit recovery for himself.
• Advice to people who hesitate to pursue credit recovery.
• Why you should still take advantage of credit recovery even if your business did ‘okay’ during the pandemic
• How clients get audit protection with Pat’s company
• Why a research analyst prepares in-depth details about the implication of government mandates on each individual client
• How conflict can arise when your CPA lacks knowledge in credit recovery (aka, how you might get poor advice)
• Requirements to qualify for ERC / ERTC
• Pat’s advice: you owe it to your business to educate yourself about this and see if you business is eligible!

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We have a limited time on earth, and many of us spend that time caught in the hamster wheel of the nine-to-five grind. Our guests today are living the alternative. For Kim and Rob Murgatroyd, life comes first, and their income streams exist to support their dreams. In fact, you may already know Rob and Kim from social media and their inspiring travels around the world! Rob is a former chiropractor and the creator of the Work Hard Play Hard Podcast, and, in this episode, you’ll discover how this formidable couple made the dramatic decision to sell their chiropractic clinic and pursue a life of joy, travel, and creativity. We talk about how contrast creates clarity, and what, in the Murgatroyds’ case, gave them the clarity to up and move to Florence, Italy with their seven-year-old daughter. Rob and Kim reflect on “stupid idea time” and how this simple act of dreaming “impossible” dreams changed their lives. We also touch on the magic momentum of decision-making, what tends to interrupt “flow”, the dangers of being addicted to success, and so much more! Tune in to hear Rob and Kim’s awe-inspiring story and their advice on how to wake up from the trance of the rat race and pursue your dreams!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Rob and Kim Murgatroyd’s life-first approach and what instigated their shift from the rat race. 
• How they create multiple streams of income to travel around the world.
• Kim explains how “contrast creates clarity”.
• The dramatic resolution to shut their chiropractic clinic and live their dream life.
• How something called “stupid idea time” changed their life.
• The Murgatroyds’ various attempts to become location-independent entrepreneurs.
• What accelerated their move from California to Italy.
• The question Chris asked that gave Rob clarity about his decision to move to Italy.
• How everything lined up to support their life in Florence, against all odds.
• The magic of making a decision.
• The life-changing events Kim and Rob host for business owners around the world: what inspired them, how they’re structured, and the purpose they fulfill.
• Rob and Kim’s greatest struggles right now despite living their dream life.
• Kim’s perspective on addiction to success.
• What interrupts “flow” and creativity.
• How to wake up from the trance of the nine-to-five grind lifestyle and follow your dreams!
• Rob and Kim’s book and podcast recommendations.
• Who said, “I would rather smile in my Toyota, than cry in my Ferrari.”
• Rob’s experience of coaching with Chris.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Work Hard Play Hard Podcast

Rob Murgatroyd on LinkedIn

Rob Murgatroyd on Instagram

Kim Murgatroyd on Instagram

Live Life Now Podcast

Originals by Adam Grant

The Latte Factor by David Bach

The GaryVee Audio Experience

The Chalene Show

Chris Goodm

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Oftentimes, entrepreneurs choose their path to avoid the tyranny of overbearing employers. Why, then, do so many become their own terrible boss? Joining us today to share his open-minded, openhearted perspective is our very own coaching client, Mario Kroll. Mario has a fascinating background, from serving in the US Army JAG Corps to founding Wargamer, rebooting and leading Kalypso Media’s North American and Asian video game publishing business, and finally founding the impressively successful gaming PR and marketing company, UberStrategist. In this episode, you’ll find out how Mario overcame the entrepreneurial myth, stepped back, and empowered his team to exercise their expertise. You’ll also learn about Mario’s mindfulness practices and how coaching assisted his personal transformation, as well as how it continues to benefit both him and his team. Mario is someone who has dared to follow his passions and look within, and today, he fills us in on how he has mastered the four-day work week and how he aims to guide his employees to unlock the answers, rather than simply telling them what to do. Tune in to hear Mario’s inspiring journey, and to find out how you too can avoid being a prisoner in your own business! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introducing Chris’ coaching client, Mario Kroll, CEO of UberStrategist.
• UberStrategist’s impressive word-of-mouth referral rate.
• The exponential growth UberStrategist has seen and Mario’s ambitious goals for 2022.
• Mario’s inspiring story of personal growth, from divorce and bankruptcy to immense success.
• Resources for those struggling with addiction.
• How coaching has assisted Mario’s transformation.
• Mario’s goal to create opportunities for others with his business.
• What he attributes his success to: luck, reputation, and empowering others!
• How Mario overcame the entrepreneurial myth, stepped back, and empowered his team. 
• Mario’s recommended books.
• How coaching and mindfulness practices have shifted his mindset.
• What prevents entrepreneurs from keeping things simple, fun, and easy.
• Mario’s advice for other business owners: take inventory of your successes and define your own metrics of success.
• How Mario’s mindfulness practice has influenced his business.
• How both Mario and his team have benefited from Chris’ coaching.
• The debilitating nature of perfectionism.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Mario Kroll on LinkedIn

Mario Kroll on Instagram

Mario Kroll Email

UberStrategist

UberStrategist Opportunities

Wargamer

Kalypso Media

Dr. Adi Jaffe

The E-Myth Revisited

Who Not How

Chris Goodman

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What kinds of conversations are you creating around yourself? Are you building yourself up every day so that you can uplift others? People grow into the conversations that you create around them and in this episode of Relentless Growth, you’ll come to understand how the best leaders create positive, empowering conversations that put themselves and others in a position to seek out opportunity even in the face of adversity. We touch on the importance of intentionality, discomfort, and commitment, and Chris shares some valuable resources to help you take your next steps towards a happier, more successful, and more fulfilled life. If you’re a business leader, a coach, or a mentor, or even just someone striving to be the best version of yourself possible, you’ll get a lot out of today’s episode! We hope you’ll join us.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Understanding what kinds of conversations you create around yourself.
• How the best leaders create an empowering conversation and allow others to grow into it.
• The role that intentionality plays in creating positive conversations.
• Distilling the conversations you have with yourself into one word.
• Tapping into the power of ‘soundtracks’ as per Jon Acuff.
• The direct correlation between thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and actions.
• Why not all transformation is pleasant or comfortable.
• Identifying the single most impactful thing that you can change about your conversations.
• Reflecting on the conversations that are created around you and why they are important.
• The conversations you create around others and how you can shift that paradigm.
• Chris encourages listeners to make a decision to do something different today!

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Soundtracks

Fierce Conversations

Elite Entrepreneurship Mastermind

Fast Foundations Mastermind

The ONE Thing

Chris Goodman

Goodman Coaching Application

Goodman Coaching Inc 

The Relentless Growth Mastermind

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