Some of the best things in life come from struggle, challenge, adversity, and abandonment, which drives people to go certain directions in life. 

Jeff Smith is the founder of Cannon Fitness and Performance, Host of the Tactical Empire Podcast, Co-Owner of 68 Rental Properties, and is a Business and Fitness Coach.  His previous career took him into the Army Special Forces with the Ranger Battalion, one of the most difficult achievements to attain in the Army. He is a father to 4 children ages 2 years to 9 years of age.  To say his life is busy is an understatement.

The two Jeffs discuss the challenges of coming up in school, playing sports that drove a natural competitive spirit in both of them. Jeff Smith talks candidly about growing up without a Dad and having adversarial engagements with adults on his way to maturity. Jeff also shares his journey from the Help desk at State Farm after the military to, eventually working his way into IT where he worked building systems out for years before he and his wife opened a gym. They talk about society, focusing on the family, home schooling, and the overall mission of our time here on this planet. 

 

What You'll Learn:

 

• How Jeff coped with a non-traditional childhood
• Sports he played while in school 
• Jeff’s discovery of entrepreneurship and how he battled being unfulfilled
• What it takes to be a high-performance individual by working less time by investing more
• The lack of financial education in the United States and why people have to continue to slug away working more
• Powerful investment vehicles that are available in the world we live in
• Why Jeff is passionate about hosting masterminds and the power of connecting other people to help move them forward in their lives
• The biggest reason Jeff and his wife Kirstin decided to homeschool their children even though they’re more enterprising than the average entrepreneur
• A unique ecosystem of leaders focused on family values
• The reason why there is a breakdown of great leaders in our communities 
• What Jeff’s legacy will be and where he gathers his inspiration
• And much more! 

 

FAVORITE QUOTE:

“I am passionate about understanding my responsibility for those 4 human beings I created and that is my legacy more than any other thing that I’m gonna leave behind and how are they going to impact the world.”  

-Jeff Smith     

 

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Addicted to Winning connects listeners through stories that prove why mindset matters. Jeff Brekken was working a 60-hour week on his family’s farm by the time he was 10. When he wasn’t helping with the harvest, he was at the hockey rink. Jeff’s early life experiences taught him he needs to be either all-in or all-out. 

In 2000 he started a single-family home construction business and by 2008 he was looking for his next big thing. Jeff founded the Blue Sky Benefit Solutions & Rise Above HR/Recruiting on top of a lifelong passion for helping people. Through this show, Jeff will take that passion one step further.

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