Contenders Wanted

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Physically, who’s the biggest, baddest, strongest person you can think of? Maybe it’s Andre the Giant. Or The Rock. Or maybe Hafþór Björnsson, i.e. the Mountain from the hugely popular TV series, Game of Thrones. Either way, physical strength and size can be awe inspiring.  But there’s another kind of strength that isn’t so easily viewed from the outside. It’s an inner strength, usually born and cultivated over years in the rich soils of trial, loss, pain, heartache, and injustice. And this strength can be just as powerful and just as awe inspiring. That's what makes our guest today so incredible. He's a combination of both physical and mental strength.

Our guest today is Shea Taylor.  Shea is a devout Christian, an amputee athlete, a professional MMA fighter, a top 5 U.S. ranked adaptive golfer, an avid cook, an entrepreneur with a very successful consultant company, a public speaker, a bully to bullies, and, since this recording, he was named Mr. Health and Fitness 2021. On the show today we discuss the following:

• Who is Shea Taylor and what does he do (5:49)
• The impact of Shea's childhood on his future (7:31)
• Shea opening up about his family (18:23)
• Becoming the Bully's Bully (25:50)
• How Shea got into MMA (29:22)
• Shea loosing his leg and what this taught him about humility (35:43)
• How Shea strives to maintain the humility he was given (43:35)
• A couple of Shea's daily routines for success (52:00)
• What does it mean to Shea to be a Contender (57:25)

How to learn more about Shea:

• Shea's Instagram: @loving_mcnubbin
• Shea's Consulting Company: Taylor Industries

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Todd Duffee
• Lima Bros (Dhiego Lima and Douglas Lima)
• Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
• Shea's church: 12 Stone Church

Contact the Host: [email protected]

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Have you ever lost a close loved one? Perhaps a parent, sibling, close grandparent, or friend. Was it painful? It likely was. And each of us has our own way of dealing with those inevitable pains of life. Some more healthy than others. But no matter how we deal with it, we have to deal with it. We can't just run and hide, we have to face the pain. On the show today I sit down with a woman who has not only had incredibly painful experiences in her own life loosing two children, but she shares how she had turned those experiences into a source of strength for her that she now uses to help and coach women going through the same things.

Andi and her amazing husband of almost 15 years are parents to 4 great kids and 2 angel babies. Andi has always loved people. With her bachelors degree, she was able to work as a Recreational Therapist until the kids came along. She says she got her business training by accidentally (and eventually intentionally) building a network marketing business. She fell in love with coaching her team members and furthered her training by becoming a Certified Life Coach through The Life Coach School. She is currently living in Austin, TX with her family and homeschooling her two 6th graders as they build a business together (@duoshelf). On the show today we discuss the following:

• Who is Andi and what does she do (6:22)
• Andi's experience in both Eastern and Western Germany (9:16)
• Andi's story of losing a child (14:12)
• Andi's advice on how to sit with and deal with pain (20:17)
• Andi's perspective of what a relationship is (24:46)
• What happens when we don't deal with pain (29:43)
• How Andi deals personally with fear and failure (41:04)
• What does it mean to her to be a Contender (46:34)

How to learn more about Andi:

• Andi's Website: heysweetmama.com

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• doTerra
• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

Contact the Host: [email protected]

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If you could sit down with someone who's played professionally in two different sports, what would you want to ask them about success? Maybe it's how they did it. Maybe it's the biggest struggles they went through. Maybe it's the attributes they've seen in the most successful in their sports. Or maybe you ask about stuff that most people don't see. On the show today we talk about all these things and more with our guest and learn just what it takes to become pro at two different sports.

Paul Lasike is a New Zealand-born, USA international rugby player who currently plays professional rugby for the Harlequins Rugby club in the English Premiership League. Prior to joining the Harlequins, Paul played rugby for Team-USA and the Utah Warriors. Paul was the centre of Team USA’s historic 30-29 victory over Scotland in 2018 – the country’s first major win over a Tier One nation. He represented USA at the Rugby World Cup in Japan starting all four pool stage matches. Prior to his professional rugby career, Paul played running back and full-back for the Arizona Cardinals and later the Chicago Bears. Paul attended Brigham Young University and played both rugby and then football once NFL scouts came knocking. Paul is a dedicated husband and father, one of 10 children in an ethnic Tongan family, and his talents stretch beyond the sports field as he is also a talented musician. On the show today we discuss the following:

• Who is Paul and what does he do (4:10)
• Lessons learned from sports as a kid that continue to impact him today (11:29)
• Traits of those who play sports at the highest levels: obsession (20:38)
• Traits of those who play sports at the highest levels: confidence/ego (28:38)
• Life as a pro-athlete with a young family (39:53)
• What does it mean to him to be a Contender (50:46)

How to learn more about Paul:

• Paul's Facebook Page
• Paul's Instagram Page
• Team USA Rugby Bio
• Harlequin Rugby Bio

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• The USA vs. Scotland game (Full Match)
• The Chimp Paradox
• Highland High School Rugby and Coach Gelwix

Contact the Host: [email protected]

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I think it’s almost a universally understood fact of life that the old kids in a family are the guinea pigs and life tends to be very different when you compare the oldest and youngest children in a family. Part of that is that life circumstances change and part of that is that parents get better with time. Generally though, this is because parents tend to use an equity based parenting system and not an equality based system. But what is the difference between equity and equality and how can we use it to more effectively parent? On the show today we talk about this ethical principle and so many others that we can apply in parenting, business, and in life as we strive to make better decisions and have better long-term outcomes.

Brad Agle is the George W. Romney Endowed Professor, and Professor of Ethics and Leadership in the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University (BYU). He is founder, chairman, and chief scientist at Merit Leadership and served as a Fellow and chair of the BYU Wheatley Institution Ethics Initiative from 2008 - 2020. Previous to his appointment at BYU in 2009, he spent 17 years as a professor of Strategy, Organizations, and Environment in the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, where he also served for eight years as the inaugural director of the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership. His teaching brought the University of Pittsburgh the distinction of being the #2 ranked executive MBA program in the world in business ethics by Business Week. Dr. Agle received a Ph.D. in Business Management from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Information Management from BYU. In 2014 he published the book “Research Companion to Behavioral Ethics in Organizations: Constructs and Measures.” In 2016 he published the book "The Business Ethics Field Guide." Brad and his wife Kristi are the parents of Erik, Lindsay, Christian, and Amanda. On the show today we discuss the following:

• Who is Prof. Agle and what does he do (4:18)
• The creation of the ethical field guide for the special forces (5:30)
• The 13 Ethical Dilemmas (19:53)
• The ethics of loyalty and it's application in Nazi Germany (22:22)
• How to apply these principles outside your professional life (31:30)
• Consequences for not following ethical principles (37:03)
• Equity versus equality in parenting (41:22)
• What does it mean to him to be a Contender (45:27)

How to learn more about Professor Brad Agle:

• Prof. Agle's full BYU Bio
• Prof. Agle's Book: The Business Ethics Field Guide

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Moral Injury
• Dalow Concentration Camp
• Leading Saints
• The Man in the Arena Speech
• Merit Leadership

Contact the Host: [email protected]

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What comes to mind when you hear the word freeloader? What about mooch? Parasite? Slacker? Or deadbeat? No matter what came to mind, it likely wasn’t something nice. But at the end of the day we all know what it means: someone who takes advantage of the kindness and charity of others who shouldn’t.  And almost universally we wouldn’t want to be described like that. But the problem is that none of us really is a “lone wolf”. We all need each other. So how do we appropriately accept and even at times elicit help from others without becoming that freeloader we all despise?

Well our guests today were given a lesson, or better said six little lessons, in how to give and receive help when in less than four years they went from a young married couple with no kids to parents of six and they had to learn how to be willing to receive help in order to just keep things afloat and, later, the value of returning the favor. 

Dallin & Alyssa McEwen’s story began when they were 12 years old leading them to finally be in the same place at the same time in college. They’ve been married for 8 years. The first year spent playing college sports and the next two spent trying to grow their family. After a successful first round of IVF they had twin girls join the crew. 18 months later came what they believed to be the biggest surprise of their life when their little boy was born. But then a year and a half later, they got pregnant with triplets!  If you’re still doing the math that’s 6 kids in 3 years. As they say, their life is busy and chaotic and filled with love, giggles and a lot of diapers. They wouldn’t change their circumstance for the world, but instead have jumped two feet in to making the day to day not just manageable but enjoyable. On the show today we discuss the following:

• Who are Dallin & Alyssa and what do they do (4:08)
• How they have 6 kids ages 4 and under (5:43)
• What is life like? (10:17)
• How structure helps Dallin & Alyssa thrive (12:51)
• Learning how to allow others to serve them (14:35)
• Dallin & Alyssa's annual ritual that keeps their lines of communication open (20:57)
• How they make time for each other every day (25:53)
• How Dallin uses the financial pressure of life with 6 small kids to make him better professionally (29:33)
• How Alyssa became an Instagram Influencer (38:16)
• How Alyssa handles social media trolls (44:08)
• How Alyssa balances being authentic and protecting her children (46:36)
• What does it mean to them to be a Contender (51:52)

How to learn more about Dallin & Alyssa:

• Dallin's LinkedIn
• Alyssa's Instagram (alyssa_mcewen)

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Marriage Communication Book: For All Eternity by John L. Lund

Contact the Host: [email protected]

Giveaway: If you'd like to learn how to get more time back in your day like we talked about on today's episode, send me an email at [email protected] with the subject line "Time" and I'll send you a free copy of my e-workbook "6 Ways to Get More Time Instantly".

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Have you ever been so invested in something it becomes part of your identity? So much so that when it disappears from your life, a part of you seems to disappear with it? Our guest today is Dave Woodward and he did the same thing when he tied a part of his identity to his company that in 2008 went from incredibly successful to hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt almost overnight. But that's just part of his story.

Dave Woodward graduated from Brigham Young University. He became Regional Director of Americo, a local Texas firm which he took national in just 2 years’ time. Dave then founded Monopolize, Inc, a direct response marketing agency focused on financial services and the real estate industry. But he recognized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when he met Russell Brunson and Todd Dickerson, the two founders of ClickFunnels back in 2014, when the company was just a startup. Russell and Todd felt immediate kinship to Dave and invited him to come onboard. Dave became a vital part of the team as Chief Revenue Officer. The rest, as they say, is history. And for Dave, it’s never about the ‘title’ of CEO...it’s about RESULTS. In addition to his CEO duties, Dave is the energetic host of the wildly popular podcast,
“ClickFunnels Radio.” Dave has a true gift for making his guests feel right at home. So it’s no wonder he gets some of the savviest business owners and self starters on the planet to share
‘never-before-revealed’ sales and marketing secrets on every show. Dave is first and foremost a devoted husband, family man, and avid adrenaline junkie. On the show today we discuss the following:

• Who is Dave Woodward and what does he do (3:33)
• Dave's Guinness World Record story (5:04)
• Dave's choice to not go to medical school (8:46)
• How passion and selfless service showed Dave his path forward (12:42)
• The trial of losing his company in 2008 (16:40)
• What Dave would do differently if he had to do it again (21:41)
• How Dave has included his family in his entrepreneurial journey (26:09)
• The legacy that Dave is creating (30:29)
• What does it mean to Dave to be a Contender (37:48)

How to learn more about Dave:

• Clickfunnels.com
• Dave's LinkedIn Profile
• Dave's Instagram

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Gary V
• Harmen Brothers
• Operation Underground Railroad
• Village Impact
• Dan Kennedy
• Liga Charity
• Russell Brunson
• Todd Dickerson
• Tony Robbins
• Brendon Burchard
• Lady Boss

Contact the Host: [email protected]

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Do you ever feel like life is beating you down? Like you’re trying so hard, but just not getting anywhere? Like you have the tools you think you need to succeed but it’s just not happening. Well our guest today is Anthony Trucks. He has felt all of these things and so much more and now he coaches people on how to overcome these barriers by focusing on your internal identity instead of more tools and tactics.
 
Anthony Trucks is a foster kid turned NFL athlete and serial entrepreneur with one serious super power. Making Shift Happen, no matter what, by accessing the power of identity. After overcoming over 30+ traumatic life events, and navigating the identity shifts that followed, Anthony has come to be known as the leading expert in “Shifting”. Which is making a shift internally, to elevate how you operate externally, which in turn changes your life. With his unique system  called “The Shift Method”, Anthony weaves together neuroscience, psychology, technology, and hard fought life lessons to help anyone with a desire for more  in their life achieve any goal they want, or have ever wanted. Before making it apparent their goals were actually set far below their true potential in the first place. Buckle up, It’s time to Make Shift Happen.  On the show today we discuss the following:

• Who is Anthony Trucks and what does he do (5:32)
• Traumatic events in Anthony's life (7:27)
• What you create creates you (14:03)
• Finding the shift method (17:38)
• Why you don't need Anthony's life experience to shift life him (27:23)
• What does identity mean to Anthony and why that's the key to success (30:42)
• The be, do, have process for change (39:27)
• How to get clarity on who we really are (45:18)
• What does it mean to Anthony to be a Contender (49:26)

Resources:

How to learn more about Anthony:

• Anthony's Website
• Apply to be coached by him

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Born to Impact Podcast
• Default Mode Network
• Ed Mylett
• Gary V
• Brendon Burchard
• Dean Graziosi
• Ethan Willis
• Trent Shelton
• Russell Brunson

Connect with Us:

• Our Website: www.contenderswanted.com
• By Email: [email protected]
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Do you have that dream career you’ve always wanted to pursue? If not, is it because life seems to get in the way? Maybe you already have a successful career and you tell yourself you don’t have the time to try and go after that dream because you have a family or it might require a bit of an investment, or be inconvenient.  Well if you can relate to these feelings then you’ll love our interview today with Sandra Osborne.

Sandra is a very successful voice over actor and motion capture performer who has had the privilege of voicing characters for games such as NBA 2K21, MARVEL Avengers Academy, MechWarrior 5, Ingress Prime, Brawl Stars, Heroes of Newerth, AFK Arena, and many more to be announced. She's also had the honor of lending her voice to commercials and projects for companies such as Amazon, American Airlines, Hertz, Dove Chocolate, Mobil 1, Corona, Purell, and many others. Sandra is also an award winning journalist who has been recognized by the Florida Associated Press and worked as an on-air news anchor and reporter in both Florida and the Bay Area in California for many years before leaving her news anchoring job to go all in on her voice over acting dream. On the show today we discuss the following:

• Who is Sandra and what does he/she do (6:06)
• Working at Medieval Times (7:47)
• How Sandra's previous careers prepared her for her voice acting career (9:48)
• Things that Sandra did to enable her to go from hobby to fulfilling career (13:33)
• The impact of her early years and lessons learned from her parents (17:04)
• Things you wouldn't know about working in voice acting (23:22)
• The importance of receiving feedback and coaching (31:50)
• The importance of Sandra's husband's support and balancing dreams and family (37:48)
• What Sandra does to continue to progress (47:13)
• What does it mean to Sandra to be a Contender (59:15)

Resources:

How to learn more about Sandra:

• Her Website

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Dave Walsh
• Medieval Times
• Randi Zukerberg
• Dave Fennoy
• Cissy Jones

Connect with Us:

• Our Website: www.contenderswanted.com
• By Email: [email protected]
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What are some of the life lessons you learned while playing a competitive sport or activity? Do you think of team work from the football field, or maybe composure on the golf course? Or maybe it’s how to think ahead from chess? Or maybe it was how to take risks from your favorite family card game. Either way, games and competition have a way of teaching us many life lessons and our guest has some incredible insights gathered while playing competitive poker at the highest levels online. 

Emil Ekvardt, became a USD millionaire at an early age from Online poker. Today he is teaching men how to stop overthinking, find their passion, and develop the confidence to go for their dreams through social media, coaching and the podcast Becoming Great.com. He is also involved in building Great.com, a company that will give away 100% of its profits to help the environment. Today we do a deep dive into Emil’s early career as a poker player and the lessons he learned becoming a world class poker player that translate to success in life. On the show today we discuss the following:

• Who is Emil and what does he do (3:52)
• How did Emil get into poker (4:40)
• What is a down swing and the pain of Emily's first big down swing (9:01)
• How confidence helped Emil get through the down swing (13:00)
• How Emil built systems to enable him to improve so quickly and get to a world-class level (21:05)
• How to avoid sacrificing the wrong things in life (31:17)
• How Emil learned to find real happiness through personal development (36:49)
• Lesson learned through the creation of his podcast and building a business (43:34)
• Stringing together unremarkable days to create remarkable decades (49:35)
• What does it mean to Emil to be a Contender (56:45)

Resources:

How to learn more about Emil:

• Emil's Coaching Website
• Links to all of Emil's Social Media Channels and Podcast

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Joshua Rhodes
• "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle 
• "Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker

Connect with Us:

• Our Website: www.contenderswanted.com
• By Email: [email protected]
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Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you were fairly successful but you felt called to something more? Something that would be uncomfortable or maybe even a little risky?  Well our guest today is Cara Macklin, the founder and CEO of Caram, a professional coaching and business mentoring organization based out of Northern Ireland, and she understands these feelings all too well. 

Cara is a creative thinking entrepreneur and business success coach. She grew up in my family business and opened her first business at 15. She spent 15 years as Director of a multi-award-winning healthcare & hospitality group, growing from 3 businesses with 200 employees to 7 businesses with over 600 during this time. She gained in-depth experience of the highs and lows, the growing pains and the successes that come with scaling a business in a tough industry. Her passion is constantly growing businesses through a creative culture and methodology to develop the best people who are inspired to deliver growth. Through her personal experience and understanding her unique purpose, she envisioned a new model of elderly healthcare creating Northern Ireland’s first lifestyle care home, ‘Milesian Manor.’ Having also worked in Marks and Spencer’s Food Trend Studio in London, her passion has always been how to think creatively and do things differently to grow and succeed. In today’s world of uncertainty, speed of change, complexities and volatility, she believes the ability to think creatively, adapt quickly and be flexible are crucial. As a professional coach and business mentor she runs her company, Caram, where she combines her entrepreneurial experience with coaching. She developed her unique creative methodology, helping leaders and businesses strengthen their creative ability, think differently and achieve powerful change. She has been recognized for her work, being named an Institute of Directors finalist for Director of Innovation, Northern Ireland’s Top 40 under 40, Women in Business Young Businesswoman of the Year and Women in Business Outstanding Innovation awards. She has been featured on dozens of podcasts and media including, the BBC, UTV, Qradio, IIBN podcast, TEDx circle, and she will soon be featured on Fox TV in September 2021.  On the show today we discuss the following:

• Who is Cara and what does she do (4:20)
• What was life like growing up in a family business and lessons learned (5:06)
• What experiences enabled Cara to be successful growing the family business (11:54)
• Cara's advice for solving a problem you have no idea how to solve (19:01)
• How Cara disrupted the elderly care market (27:11)
• What fears Cara faced in leaving the family business (30:45)
• How Cara overcame these fears (34:25)
• Cara's musing on dealing with not making progress fast enough (44:00)
• What does it mean to Cara to be a Contender (49:29)

Resources:

How to learn more about Cara:

• Cara's Website
• Cara's Webinar
• LinkedIn
• Facebook

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Rich Keller
• Erin Brockawich
• Dominique R
• Fraser Cameron Episode

Connect with Us:

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