David Waldy is a life & business strategist, speaker, and helping people master their emotions, business systems, and personal habits. Fierce Empathy serves to empower leaders to get out of their own way, create aligned abundance, and never stop becoming who they said they would be.

Some questions and topics we explore during this episode:

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I sit down with J.R. to speak about the impact he is making with the Veterans Ranch. In this episode, we talk about how veterans can connect with horses to help with PTS. J.R. is providing this at NO CHARGE to veterans and its all being funded by people like you. J.R. also gives a promo code for the online store. Check out the website to donate and even for some amazing merch  at https://www.theveteransranch.org 

You can get the promo code by going over to the blog or listening to this episode! https://www.forginglife.org/blog/S3E2

Welcome to Season 3 of the Forging Life podcast. I speak with Jim Cermak, the Host of the Trade Show University podcast, and a coach for Exhibitors to help double their leads and sales from Trade Shows and events. In this episode, we speak about being a parent, entrepreneurship, and how you can use trade shows to stand out from the competitors and have massive results. 

Some questions for Jim:

What were some small shifts in your mindset that you started doing to help get you to where you are today?: Realizing I am in control of my future, and it's up to me to take action and advantage of opportunities  

What breakthroughs have you had in life?: Realizing God wants me to succeed, and we have to live every day with a servant heart toward all we do  Leaders are readers. 

What was a book that assisted you in life or is your "go to" for motivation/inspiration?: A few - The E-Myth Revisited (Gerber), The Common Path to Uncommon Success (Dumas), The One Thing (Keller)

Where can people go for more information, sign up, or follow you?: Sign up for my newsletter at tradeshowu.biz, or follow the Trade Show University podcast on all the major podcast players

He is an award winning speaker, has been featured on ABC Nightline, spoken on stages all across the country, has clients all across the world, delivered 4 TEDx talks related to Mindset Performance, and been chosen by TED global as the featured speaker of the week. He specializes in a Nobel Nominated process that teaches you how to think at a higher level and allows you to access different parts of your brain on demand. As a result of this training *most of his clients go on to double their income by purposely working half as many hours.His background as a classically trained musician has equipped him with a unique set of tools for leveling up your leadership.For recreation you’ll find him flying,skydiving, or mountain bike riding. But his most prized accomplishment was winning the World Tickle Championship in the 5-year old category.

What a fun conversation I had with a good friend of mine, Justine Mader. Justine is a mother, wife, and entrepreneur that sits down with us to share her struggles through life and business. We discuss giving birth during the lockdown of COVID with her child being in intensive care for several weeks. We even discuss her rise in the social media platforms to help some of the top influencer's in the world! Justine is a coach, mentor, conversation leader and connector. She leads with excellence and integrity and empowers her clients to achieve their highest aspirations through accountability, mindset and integration

What were some small shifts in your mindset that you started doing to help get you to where you are today?: Small shifts really started as gow can i help just a bit more, serve more, solve the real problems at hand

Such an awesome time interviewing Army Veteran and Author, Jennifer Hobbs. In this episode, we sit down and talk about experiences in the military while serving in a combat zone and the challenges that came from within. Jennifer also talks about her book that dives deeper into her own experience as well as PTSD. You can grab her book and follow her now by going to:

Book - Calmed. Growth After Trauma https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096HLWZQ9/

Email: [email protected] 

Website: https://www.thejenniferhobbs.com/  

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/author_jennifer_hobbs/

Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/authorjenniferhobbs 

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorjenniferhobbs/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferhobbs-3b08b195 

Please explain what you do. If you're an entrepreneur, tell us how you provide value to your clients.: 

I recently published my first book July 1 called Calmed.Growth After Trauma I just recently resigned from teaching after 12 years to start my own business to continue writing and helping others right, as well as helping veterans and their families. I have created a wellness course based on a healing framework that I would like to reach the families and friends of veterans. Eventually I would like to help people from all areas of trauma and struggle not just our veteran families.  What were some small shifts in your mindset that you started doing to help get you to where you are today?: Well there is definitely a turning point when I started to educate myself on post traumatic growth. That has helped me to identify different ways to get more in touch with myself, practice mindfulness, and a whole lot of self-care.  

What breakthroughs have you had in life?: I would say the last year and a half there has been a number of breakthroughs. One of the first would be suffering from a head injury in February 2020 which then led to a rough recovery. Once identified that I was not in a good place emotionally, I knew I had to do something to get out of my funk. So from there I decided to get back to writing and write the book I told myself I would write for 16 years. I did just that but along with it came more breakthroughs with my own personal development as well as healing between myself and my husband who is also a combat veteran.  

Leaders are readers. What was a book that assisted you in life or is your "go to" for motivation/inspiration?: Struggle Well:Thriving in the Aftermath of Trauma by Ken Falke and Josh Goldberg

In today's episode, I was fortunate enough to speak with Charles J. Read from www.getpayroll.com. Charles has been in business for over 30 years helping small businesses with many areas of money. The services he provides is helping with payroll, HR, and even helping to protect from overpaying the IRS. Here is some of what Charles had to say:

I own a payroll service company. We provide payroll and associated services and products to small business nationally. We are payroll compliance experts and have credentials and experience our competitors don't have.  What were some small shifts in your mindset that you started doing to help get you to where you are today?: Grew up in a small business. Military experience Military experience not being valued by business community. College Corporate life Starting a small business Working with other small businesses   What breakthroughs have you had in life?: getting shot at meeting my wife losing a daughter to cancer starting a business losing a wife to strokes 

Leaders are readers. What was a book that assisted you in life or is your "go to" for motivation/inspiration?: The E-Myth revisited by Michael Gerber. I buy the book a dozen at a time and give copies away.  Are there any topics that you don't want to discuss about your life?: N/A  What episodes of the Forging Life Podcast have you heard?: Bits of several  The Forging Life podcast has a new Facebook group to announce episodes and promote the speakers events. We ask that you join and invite 5 people to the group. This helps all of us network and reach new audiences. Will you join us?: Yes  Do you have anything you’d like to provide, offer to the audience such as free giveaways, courses, mastermind groups etc.?: A free copy of my newest book. The Payroll Book a guide for small businesses and startups.  Where can people go for more information, sign up, or follow you?: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GetPayroll/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/getpayroll LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/10964861/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getpayroll/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxs-_RwC9NgfUcqbwvEaMIQ

I finally had the opportunity to speak with a great friend of mine, Dan Desmond who is a Master body practitioner, massage therapist and holistic coach.

Here's what Dan had to say:

I love helping other ambitious holistic health practitioners excel in life, build a robust & highly lucrative business & carry their passion & vision for healing the world every single day.  

What were some small shifts in your mindset that you started doing to help get you to where you are today?: I started investing in mentorship when I was 18 years old & haven’t stopped since. 

What breakthroughs have you had in life?: That I need to follow my vision so that others can embody abundance.  

Leaders are readers. What was a book that assisted you in life or is your "go to" for motivation/inspiration?: Dan Millman’s Way of the Peaceful Warrior.

What episodes of the Forging Life Podcast have you heard?: I’m new to listening to the podcast but love following your personal work.  

Do you have anything you’d like to provide, offer to the audience such as free giveaways, courses, mastermind groups etc.?: An opportunity for a complimentary discovery call to find out if I can help them build a thriving business & an abundant life as a holistic practitioner.  Where can people go for more information, sign up, or follow you?: On my personal Facebook & Instagram profiles: www.facebook.com/sonorancoyote www.instagram.com/aligned2thrive/ 

At the end of the month, I would like to get the guests on a live zoom call to answer any questions the audience may have. This also gives a second opportunity to have exposure. Would you join us on the month your episode is aired?: Yes

What a great opportunity to speak with Daniel Faust on this episode of the Forging Life Podcast. Just a few announcements:

If you're a parent entrepreneur and you want to enhance the quality of your life in business and home, don't miss the 4 Day Mastermind Retreat. Get more information by going to https://www.forginglife.org/mastermind

Don't forget to cast your vote for the Forging Life podcast in the areas of the Category: Education, Military Branch: Army, and overall best podcast! Go to: http://veteranpodcastawards.com/vote

"I don't believe in transition, only in transformation." - Daniel Faust

Warhero2SuperHero host Daniel Faust has a total of 21 years active and reserve time in the Air Force, cross training from different jobs.

He's also one of the Co-Founders of Legrity Media, a Digital TV service bringing legacy, integrity, and global community back to the digital industry. It aims to help take your message to a global level. On top of that, Daniel is a relationship consultant, helping Military, Veterans Current and Former First Responders Go from War Hero 2 Superhero using Proven Tactical Solutions.

Be sure to follow Daniel on social media also and head over to https://warhero2superhero.onuniverse.com/

Today's episode is with Navy Veteran and Coffee Roaster, Jose Alaniz Jr. What you thought you knew about coffee is probably a lie. I had no clue about the types of coffee's and what you're probably drinking is probably mediocre coffee.

Jose is hooking you up with a discount code (so pay attention to the episode) to get out and order some of the best coffee around. head over to: https://www.thirddaycoffeeseguin.com/ 

Key points in our discussion: