My friend Chris Harder is an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist who has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, MSNBC, CNBC, Medium, and Yahoo Finance. Every single time I talk with him I leave the conversation thinking bigger, bolder, and with more intention for my life and business.

Today’s episode will leave you thinking the same way…

Chris and his wife Lori have started and scaled FOUR different multi-million dollar businesses (along with investing in several other successful startups). Plus his hit podcast has earned more than 5 million downloads featuring Chris’ advice and guests like Tony Robbins, Gabby Bernstein, John Maxwell, Grant Cardone, Ed Mylett, and dozens of other life-changing experts. Chris’ entire brand helps entrepreneurs bust through their limiting money-mindset beliefs and faulty strategies in order to become unapologetic about their pursuit of wealth and success. He’s also building a brand new peer-to-peer lending platform that will completely change the way people think about lending and borrowing money.  

The confidence Chris exudes makes you think he hasn’t hit many bumps in the road, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. About 10 years ago, Chris lost his job, his home, and most of his possessions. In today’s episode, he explains why he looks back on that experience as one of the best things that ever happened to him, and why he has become SO intentional about making memories with the people he loves.

We discuss why ego is your greatest overhead, the value of releasing judgment, how to know if you should pursue a new opportunity, why relationship capital is more important than financial capital, and lots more!  If you’re struggling to find your path, Chris Harder’s wisdom is just what you need to hear today. 

Highlights from this episode:

• Why Chris believes relationship capital is more important than financial capital.
• How Chris has grown his podcast to more than 5 million downloads over the past 3 years, and how you can do the same with yours. 
• Chris’ opinion of saturation in the market.
• The responsibility of having a large social media following.
• Chris explains how the rise of cancel culture affected him in the past, and why it no longer does.
• Fundamental characteristics that make Chris who he is.
• The Power 9: one of Chris and his wife, Lori’s, daily practices.
• Excitement about the upcoming charity dinner Chris and Lori will be a part of.
• How to know if your ego is making your decisions.
• Chris speaks candidly about the major life changes he was forced to make during the last recession, and why he now views this time as a positive experience.
• Valuable advice for anyone going through a “rock-bottom” experience.
• Why Chris loves his “classy and angry” Aston Martin. 
• One of my favorite memories with Chris and the story of a 1982 wine at Wallys in Santa Monica.
• How Chris Harder wants to be remembered.
• Two daily offerings you can subscribe to by texting ‘Daily’ and/or ‘Bulletproof’ to Chris

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Chris Harder

Chris Harder on Instagram

Text ‘Daily’ and/or ‘Bulletproof’ - +3104210416

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With little to no money, Steve Valentine and his wife have amassed a real estate portfolio worth 50 million dollars. During today’s episode, he encourages listeners to start small, remembering the old adage that says, ‘a faucet fills a bucket’. He tells the story of his journey to success, moving from working for investors to working with them, hiring a life coach at the height of his success, and landing on the term ‘wealth builder’ to direct the course of his career. Steve urges listeners to invest in themselves so that they make better decisions with what they have, before touching on some common myths that curb real estate success. Using stories from his own life, Steve shares the details of how he turned around the complicated legacy left behind by his father in order to build generational wealth for his children. He believes in aiming for maximum problem-solving rather than maximum profit for his clients and reveals how he goes about building strong relationships within his business by being his most authentic self. Join us for an episode jam-packed with hard-earned lessons and resources to grow your portfolio today! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• An introduction to today’s guest, strategic real estate investor, Steve Valentine.
• How Steve started out, partnering with his parents, and his father’s legacy of knowledge.
• Distinguishing between working with investors versus working for investors.
• The story of how Steve and his wife amassed a 50-million-dollar real estate portfolio over the last seven years, with little to none of their own money.
• What led him to hire a life coach despite having so much success.
• Why it is essential to invest money in yourself.
• How Steve landed on the term ‘wealth builder’ and how he helps clients build wealth.
• Common myths: the importance of leaderboards, problem-solving, and wealth.
• How undervalued a real estate license can be in building wealth.
• The story of how Steve acted according to the principle ‘say yes and figure out how later’.
• Why he chose to use the Seasoning Rule.
• How his portfolio reduces the amount he has to pay to the IRS each year by $2000 per house.
• Statistics around real estate investment and sales.
• The golden ticket of advice Steve’s father left him with: don’t die with no real estate!
• Setting up generational wealth so that your children can do the same thing as you, but also change other people’s lives.
• His goal: 50 single homes at the age of 50, bringing in $50 000 in net income.
• Why you have to have a full-time CFO to manage all the finances in your business.
• The importance of having a CPA who looks after all your taxes.
• His advice for listeners: a dripping faucet fills a bucket! 
• One final book recommendation: Atomic Habits.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Steve Valentine on LinkedIn
Steve Valentine on Instagram 

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

Cashflow Quadrant

Atomic Habits

Before You Quit Your Job

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Welcome to the 100th episode of the Relentless Growth podcast! Everything that we do at Goodman Coaching is focused on helping you grow in your life and in your business in a way that makes you feel genuinely fulfilled. I start off this episode by giving an overview of the four facets that make up Goodman Coaching and how you can benefit from each of them, for those who are new to this space. The rest of the episode is dedicated to explaining the importance of expressing gratitude for the things that are going well in your life, rather than focusing on the things that are not. I’ve had my fair share of experience living a results-oriented life and I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that you will be much happier and be able to achieve much more if you adopt a celebratory approach instead! Thank you for being a part of the Relentless Growth journey, I am grateful for you!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Welcome to Episode 100!
• Some of the most memorable interviews we’ve done on the podcast.
• An overview of the four facets that make up Goodman Coaching; this podcast, Breakthrough Coaching, the Relentless Growth Mastermind, and one-on-one coaching.
• How getting a coach changed my life.
• The importance of slowing down and celebrating the good things in your life. 
• Challenges and bad days are inevitable, but you can control how you feel about them.
• How your focus changes your perception. 
• Why all of my coaching calls begin with an expression of gratitude. 
• The power of ritualizing celebration. 
• How I start each day. 
• Examples of powerful ways to express gratitude. 
• This week’s call to action: commit to bringing a new level of celebration into your life, and find someone to hold you accountable to that. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The Five Minute Journal

Chris Goodman

Goodman Coaching Application

Goodman Coaching Inc 

The Relentless Growth Mastermind 

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Jim Carter III knows how it feels to be burned out and overwhelmed. When he was chasing money he never felt satisfied. And when he asked himself if his goals were worth the effort he was putting into them, he realized the answer was no. Jim’s realization was affirmed when he read Adam Braun’s book, The Promise of a Pencil, and this was where his transformative journey began! Today, Jim is dedicated to providing changemakers with the technological tools they need to thrive. He is motivated by serving his family and making the world a better place and he is wealthier (in all senses of the word) than he ever has been. During this conversation with Jim, he shares his advice for finding your purpose, key tools to overcoming impostor syndrome, and his approach to creating a workplace culture that is built on the core values of freedom and balance.

Key Points From This Episode:

• An introduction to today’s purpose-driven guest, Jim Carter III.
• Fast Foundations Mastermind: an overview of what this program is and how it changed Jim’s life.
• Where Jim’s interest in service-based projects began.
• The burnout that Jim experienced when he strayed from his passion for service. 
• What Jim is motivated by.
• The catalyst for Jim’s transformational journey. 
• How Jim managed to overcome impostor syndrome.
• Advice for finding your purpose.
• Where Jim is currently directing his focus.  
• Values that are foundational to the culture that Jim has created in his company; Carter and Custer.
• Jim’s approach to leadership.
• Examples of the ways in which Jim’s fully remote company maintains open communication amongst their team members.
• Information that Jim shares daily via text message. [Get his cellphone number at 50:57 if you are interested]
• Jim’s top book recommendations.
• Brendon Burchard; why Jim would love to learn more from this man.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Jim Carter Cellphone Number — +3104963389

Jim Carter on LinkedIn

Jim Carter on Instagram

Carter and Custer

Fast Foundations Mastermind

Pencils of Promise

The Promise of a Pencil

The Dip

Good to Great

Brendon Burchard

Chris Goodman

Goodman Coaching Application

Goodman Coaching Inc 

The Relentless Growth Mastermind

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Today, we are joined by a formidable couple who are focused on building a passionate, meaningful, and energetic life while also building successful businesses dedicated to changing lives. Alli Webb is the co-founder of Drybar and President of Canopy (among many other things), and Adrian Koehler, AKA The Founder Whisperer, is a leadership coach for the restless and relentless. Alli and Adrian allow each other room to be as big as they need to be in the world while also providing each other with a safe place to land. This makes them a perfect match! The power couple joins us today to share wisdom, insight, and actionable advice on how to grow in your love, businesses, and life. In this episode, we hear about how they embrace radically transparent conversations with each other, why Alli chooses to be so open on social media, and why you shouldn’t take a taker! We also discover Alli and Adrian’s thoughts on how to prevent yourself from outgrowing your partner and why you shouldn’t have to convince your partner to grow. Tune in to find out more from these two generous spirits, as they share their experience of love and their expansive knowledge of business.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introducing today’s formidable power couple, Alli Webb and Adrian Koehler.
• What Adrian means when he says, “Nobody survives a great conversation.”
• Alli and Adrian’s choice to make their relationship public and feature in Brides Magazine.
• What drove Alli’s open and vulnerable stance in the social media space.
• How to keep from outgrowing your partner in a mature relationship.
• Radical transparency versus the despair of resignation.
• The challenges Alli faced adjusting to her relationship with Adrian.
• The limiting beliefs that Alli overcame to achieve her success.
• How founding and scaling Drybar to nine-figure success has changed Alli.
• How Alli and Adrian met and fell for each other.
• What it looks like to choose vitality and not be a zombie.
• How Alli and Adrian’s pace and priorities match up.
• The beauty of the ‘generous exchange’ and why it’s important not to date takers.
• Alli and Adrian’s thoughts about trying to convince your partner to grow.
• The importance of being authentic from the get-go.
• What Canopy is, the role Alli plays in the company, and why she got involved.
• Whether great results come from doing or being.
• The purpose of The Revenant Process, and how it works.
• How our assumptions govern our lives.
• What happens when leaders and organizations are not oriented to their brilliance.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Alli Webb on LinkedIn

Alli Webb on Instagram

Drybar

Canopy

Canopy on Instagram

Adrian Koehler on LinkedIn

Adrian Koehler on Instagram

The Revenant Process

“Love Looks Like This”

Three Day Rule

Chris Goodman

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When we don't control our thoughts, our thoughts control us. Today, Chris shares two simple exercises that have helped his coaching clients slow down, observe their thoughts, and propel themselves toward their goals. Tuning in, you’ll learn how to visualize counterproductive thoughts and release them like leaves into a flowing river, as well as how to identify consistently disempowering thoughts by imagining that you’re programming them into a robot. As you know, Chris believes that you can find the answers you seek at the level of what you are thinking, because your thoughts dictate your feelings, which ultimately dictate your actions, so make sure not to miss this ‘thought-provoking' episode!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Updates from Chris: recovering from COVID, losing a mentor, and what it taught him.
• Why Chris’ coaching practice centers on what his clients are being, not what they are doing.
• How your thoughts dictate your feelings and, ultimately, your actions.
• A simple visualization exercise to help you pause, observe your thoughts, and let them go.
• Some thoughts you might want to observe and release, like, “I don’t know where to start.” 
• How you can replace counterproductive thoughts with beneficial ones.
• Another exercise involving a robot that will help you identify your disempowering thoughts.
• The value of honoring the impact that your thoughts and feelings have on your results.
• How your thoughts and feelings translate into dollars, happiness, fulfillment, impact, and showing up as a joyful person in business.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Soundtracks

Chris Goodman

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Goodman Coaching Inc 

The Relentless Growth Mastermind

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Being courageous takes practice, and today’s guest has been learning how to live courageously for as long as she can remember. Romy Marlo is the Founder and CEO of The Uncommon Woman, a coaching initiative that empowers women with the skills and platforms to share their stories with confidence while continuing on their unique path to healing, contribution, and success. She is deeply committed to spearheading social initiatives that support women and children escaping domestic violence, like her Kind Kits initiative, and The Uncommon Woman Black and White gallery. We talk with Romy about surviving domestic abuse, finding the courage to leave someone you love, and how it helped her shift her identity from being an entrepreneur to a business owner. Tuning in you’ll hear Romy describe how she became a fitness entrepreneur, how she built a thriving gym in six weeks with only one thousand dollars, and some of the temporary sacrifices she made for long-term gain. We discuss the moments that have assisted Romy on her spiritual journey and why living with love and courage is a guiding principle in her life. She also shares how her coaching business has evolved, why she is passionate about personal growth, and what she is anticipating for the next phase of her career and spiritual journey. Tune in for an inspiring conversation with the original uncommon woman, Romy Marlo!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introducing today’s guest Romy Marlo, CEO of The Uncommon Woman.
• Romy’s experiences with domestic abuse and how this informed her business journey.
• How Romy became a fitness entrepreneur and built a thriving gym in six weeks.
• The Tribe Called Bliss event by Lori Harder and the impact it had on Romy.
• Insights into Romy’s identity as a business owner and entrepreneur.
• How Romy’s identity shifted when she started her own gym.
• Why Romy considers herself to be both a coach and a mentor.
• Learn about Romy’s unique approach as a coach and what shaped it.
• Romy’s spiritual journey and how she spiritually supports her clients.
• How Romy founded and built her coaching business.
• How Romy has learned to practice her courage muscle.
• The balance of living with courage and joy and how Romy achieves it.
• How to achieve personal change through small steps.
• Romy’s next evolution and how she is reaching the end of her current one.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

The Uncommon Woman

The Uncommon Woman Facebook Group

The Uncommon Woman on Instagram

Romy Marlo on LinkedIn

Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork

Power vs. Force

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Paperback

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If you need a good swift kick in the pants to remember that life is short, this episode is for you. Today’s guest, Bradley Sea, has more than 15 years of experience in the finance industry, but after his first taste of helping somebody buy a home back in 2011, he followed his passion into mortgage lending. He is now a mortgage broker with his own a mortgage broker business who takes an educational and consultative approach to helping clients navigate their way through the home financing process. In just a year and a half of business, Brad has achieved astounding success. In addition to helping an impressive number of clients, he has also scaled quickly and helped 12 people find employment. A large catalyst in Brad’s success was the moment in his life when he was diagnosed with stage four cancer and given just six months to live. Tuning in, you’ll head how this event helped transform Brad into everything he’s become, how he approaches time differently from other people, and how he still manages to stop and smell the roses. You’ll find out how Brad built the foundation of his current success and how coaching helped him through the process. Brad experienced some of the most transformative growth of any of Goodman Coaching’s clients, so tune in today for this inspirational and potentially life-changing conversation!

Key Points From This Episode:

• An introduction to Brad Sea and the astounding success he has had in just a year and a half of business. 
• The defining moment that Brad had when he was told that he had six months to live.
• How this event helped transform him into everything he has become.
• Brad’s words of advice to anyone in the ugliness of their growth right now.
• How Brad approaches time differently from other people and how he takes time to stop and smell the roses in the midst of his massive growth.
• Brad’s journey from 400 hours of chemo to being wildly successful.
• How Brad built the foundation of his current success in the early days. 
• How he shifted from being focused on the money to being focused on helping people. 
• Why you should challenge your money programming and why it’s okay to want to be wealthy.
• The moments in Chris and Brad’s coaching sessions where Brad grew the most. 
• How Brad learned to put his happiness first and some of the results he saw from this.
• Insight into Brad’s personal life as he spent eight years working his way into mortgages.  
• Some of the very big life changes Brad made when he finally started putting himself first.
• Thoughts on choosing between freedom and security.  
• The exercise that Brad did with Chris that made a huge difference in his dating life.
• The biggest shifts in Brad’s identity and his confidence in himself.
• What Brad gained from his coaching experience and the value of accountability. 
• Brad’s best advice to business owners!  

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Brad Sea 

Kentuckiana Mortgage Group Inc. 

Kentuckiana Mortgage Group Inc. on Facebook 

Kentuckiana Mortgage Group Inc. on Instagram 

Rich Dad's Before You Quit Your Job

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When we don’t really know what we want our future to look like, we often find ourselves just bouncing around from strategy to strategy, from relationship to relationship, experimenting, and not purposefully driving ourselves toward our ideal futures. Today on Relentless Growth, we rediscover a powerful exercise to help us break out of this counterproductive cycle in order to achieve true success. One of our most popular episodes introduced listeners to the Future Self Meditation or Exercise. Tuning in you’ll discover what it means to get into a meditative state and visit with your future self, and how this exercise can provide you with a wealth of clarity on your future and how to get there.  If you want to gain real perspective about your motivations and priorities, find calmness about what’s happening in your life, discover the direction you need to grow in next, and reach inside yourself to discover that your most important answers are probably already there waiting for you, get comfortable and listen in! Whether you have done this practice before, or this is your first time, tune in today. Your future self will thank you for it!

Key Points From This Episode:

• What you can gain from participating in the upcoming Relentless Growth Mastermind.
• An introduction to today’s episode: A repost of one of our most popular episodes.
• What it means to get into a meditative state and visit with your future self. 
• Why you should treat this as if you’re going into a new season.
• How this exercise can help you get clarity on your future. 
• Why you should set an intention for what you want to get out of this exercise.
• The first reason why this exercise is so important: to gain real perspective about your motivations and priorities.
• Reason two: to calm yourself down about what’s happening in your life.
• Reason three: to realize that your most important answers are usually found inside of you.
• Reason four: to realize what you really want and what’s really important when times are tough.
• Reason five: to see in what direction you need to grow next.
• Reason six: the Susan Scott quote: “The conversation is the relationship” and how this relates to this exercise. 
• The first step in the exercise: make sure your environment supports your goal.
• Step two: set your body and your breathing for meditation. 
• Step three: take a posture of curiosity. 
• Step four: follow along with Chris as you go through the visualization. 
• How to identify the steps you need to take to become your future self as you come out of the exercise. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Fierce Conversations

Fierce Leadership

Chris Goodman

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Personal finance is usually complex and boring, but Rachel Richards’ approach is exactly the opposite! Growing up in a wealthy area but not from a wealthy family, Rachel was aware from a young age of the impact that money has on quality of life. She made a decision that she was going to change her circumstances and that she did! Her success as a financial advisor and analyst allowed her to retire at the age of 27, and now she is living out her life’s purpose of helping other people achieve their own financial goals. Despite what it may look like from the outside, Rachel’s journey has not been easy, and in today’s episode she opens up about the mental health struggles that she experienced as a result of burnout, and the strategies she used to shift her mindset and overcome this challenging time of her life. For the last 15 minutes of this episode, Rachel and I do a coaching session where we work through an element of her business that she has been wanting to change but hasn’t known how to. Listen to today’s episode to hear it all! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• Where to sign up for the Relentless Growth Mastermind, and why this is something you should do.
• Introducing today’s very accomplished guest, Rachel Richards. 
• Rachel shares one of her favorite Zig Ziglar quotes, and explains how it has helped her overcome her tendency to procrastinate.
• The new career direction that Rachel is now exploring.
• What Rachel believes to be her purpose in life. 
• How Rachel’s approach to finance differs from traditional approaches.
• Rachel explains what motivated her to educate herself about money.
• Mental health issues that Rachel struggled with as a result of burnout, and the valuable lessons she learned during this part of her journey.
• The Miracle Morning; how this practice helped Rachel change her mindset.
• How going to therapy and fostering ‘an attitude of gratitude’ impacted Rachel’s life.
• Why focusing on your mental and emotional wellbeing should be your priority.
• Listen in on a brief coaching session with Rachel where we cover a facet of her business that she would like to improve upon.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Money Honey Rachel

Money Honey Rachel on Instagram

Money Honey Rachel on Facebook

Money Honey

Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement

Passive Income Starter Kit [Gift]

Zig Ziglar

Simon Sinek

The Miracle Morning

Chris Goodman

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Goodman Coaching Inc

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