Fri-Date

My coach asked me a question that completely flipped the script for me the other day. He said: “Where do you think the source of your results come from?” The truth was, I had been going down a rabbit hole thinking of what I didn’t, and don’t, have. But when I thought about my answer to his question… Everything I’ve ever earned, I felt really good about beforehand. The lesson, paradoxically, is that you’ve got to feel how you would once you achieve your goals BEFORE you’re able to actually achieve them. In this episode, we share how we put ourselves into that state.

In This Conversation We Cover: 

• [02:10] Where the source of your results comes from
• [06:27] The energy of success
• [10:36] Following your intuition
• [16:56] Putting yourself in a state of attracting success

Resources:

• Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course
• Mastermind: workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind
• Connect with Rob on Instagram: @robmurgatroyd
• Connect with Kim on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: workhardplayhardpodcast.com

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George Bryant has one hell of a story… from growing up in a family full of trauma, abuse, and neglect, to joining the Marine Corps out of high school, to becoming a massively successful paleo blogger and bestselling author, all while trying to heal his own insecurities and eating disorders. After that wild ride – and trust me, I’ve only broken the surface – George found what lights him up by helping entrepreneurs grow and scale their businesses ethically. Come for the amazing story, stay for the incredibly helpful entrepreneurial advice. You’re going to love this one.

In This Conversation We Cover: 

• [02:09] Growing up fending for yourself
• [11:43] The atrocities of war and finding comfort in the chaos
• [20:53] Releasing family and childhood trauma
• [28:22] Building a paleo empire and then walking away from it
• [36:24] Putting the humanity back in business and marketing
• [42:05] Focusing on fulfillment over acquisition
• [54:22] Rapid fire

Resources:

• Instagram: @itsgeorgebryant
• Listen: Mind of George
• Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course
• Mastermind: workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind
• Connect with Rob on Instagram: @robmurgatroyd
• Connect with Kim on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: workhardplayhardpodcast.com

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Months into our new life in Italy, it continues to be endlessly fascinating how different the Italian culture is. For example, today, we’re talking about honesty. In America, we have a thing called a “white lie.” When someone asks how their butt looks in a dress, you do somersaults trying to let them down politely – or flat out say it looks great in order to make the sale or move on from the moment. In Italy, someone might say “That’s no good on you” or “You have no ass.” While it can take you by surprise, we’ve come to really appreciate this honesty. We discuss that and more quirks of Italian culture, such as the value they place on beauty, rest, and quality of life, and how you can capture more of each in your life.

In This Conversation We Cover: 

• [02:47] The brutal honesty of the Italian language
• [13:12] The heart of honesty in Italian culture
• [18:25] Valuing beauty and quality of life

Resources:

• Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course
• Mastermind: workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind
• Connect with Rob on Instagram: @robmurgatroyd
• Connect with Kim on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: workhardplayhardpodcast.com

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As a podcast guest, Jeffrey Madoff, presented about a thousand different angles and directions to take the conversation. We begin the journey in the grocery store cereal aisle, where, as an eighth grader, he dabbled in cognitive neuroscience and the hidden brain training that goes into product merchandising. From there, we hit the neighborhood streets, where, at the ripe old age of sixteen, Jeffrey became the nation’s top selling Fuller Brush sales representative. 

He goes on to describe his 50-year love affair with life in New York City before we unpack the valuable lessons he learned in the film industry, world of fashion, and his fifteen-year teaching career at Parsons School of Design.

Jeff, who authored “Creative Careers: Making a Living With Your Ideas” in 2020, walks us through the mindset and leadership practices that have allowed him to pursue and achieve the collective life experience of many individual people, combined. His inspiring story is a great example of when betting on yourself goes incredibly right.

In This Conversation We Cover: 

• [3:00] Jeffrey’s early interests and sales success 
• [12:10] Turning his attention (back) to fashion 
• [15:53] Making the jump to New York City
• [21:23] Learning the movie industry 
• [28:18] Business motivations and priorities 
• [30:57] Living by creativity and curiosity
• [46:28] Rapid fire questions 

Resources:

• READ: Creative Careers: Making a Living With Your Ideas
• READ: Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment
• LinkedIn: Jeffrey Madoff
• Psychologist wins Nobel Prize
• Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course
• Mastermind: workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind
• Connect with Rob on Instagram: @robmurgatroyd
• Connect with Kim on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: workhardplayhardpodcast.com

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Everything comes to an end. The sooner we can come to terms with that, the sooner we can get the most out of every moment of the present. In this episode, Kim and I talk about coming to terms with micro-expiration dates on shorter periods of time in our lives, the important relationships and experiences we’ll never get back after they’re gone – whether it be our dwindling years with Sophia in this dream apartment or how many walks are left in the family dog. This realization is part of the reason we moved to Italy, and a bigger reason why that decision has paid off so immensely.

In This Conversation We Cover: 

• [2:34] Recognizing that nothing lasts forever
• [7:40] Expiration dates on periods of time and experiences
• [10:30] How this concept influenced our move to Italy
• [12:04] Giving yourself choices in life  
• [15:12] Playing the question game

Resources:

• Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course
• Mastermind: workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind
• Connect with Rob on Instagram: @robmurgatroyd
• Connect with Kim on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: workhardplayhardpodcast.com

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Paul Attia is a trial lawyer, family business advisor, and an executive in his own family’s enterprise. Working as a litigator for nearly fifteen years has provided him ringside seats to the results of poor decision making. In the courtroom, Paul saw the process often as a person at the bottom of a cliff, catching those who have already jumped. However, as an advisor to family businesses and enterprises, Paul works with each member to help them identify, grasp, and distill the issues at play, and works to guide them to their desired outcomes. We talk about his upbringing, his history working in his own family business, and why it’s important to walk into situations assuming you haven’t figured it all out.

In This Conversation We Cover: 

• [02:11] Being the child of an immigrant
• [09:02] How debating ideas bring about progress
• [12:58] Fighting for what’s right instead of what your client wants
• [21:23] Working in the family business
• [26:11] Helping families navigate difficult conversations
• [45:52] Remaining open-minded and not making assumptions
• [54:09] Navigating work-life balance 
• [01:14:22] Making lasting change by sticking to one thing at a time

Resources:

• yourfamilyenterprise.com
• papaalpha.ca
• Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course
• Mastermind: workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind
• Connect with Rob on Instagram: @robmurgatroyd
• Connect with Kim on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: workhardplayhardpodcast.com

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The thing about growth is that it never stops. Just when you’ve hit a new level, it’s time to look up and see what bigger challenges lie ahead. No matter how skilled a climber you are, each time you step into something new, the all-too-familiar fear of the unknown starts to creep into your psyche. In this episode, we talk about stepping into projects and dreams that seem too big to handle. It’s always daunting, and it should be. But being able to make jumps like these is what living a big life is all about.

In This Conversation We Cover: 

• [03:05] The fear of stepping into a new lane
• [06:49] The gap between your taste and skill level
• [13:26] Focusing on the process instead of the outcome
• [18:41] The vulnerability of being out in the open
• [20:25] How stepping into action puts you out of fear

Resources:

• munchkinpublishing.com
• Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course
• Mastermind: workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind
• Connect with Rob on Instagram: @robmurgatroyd
• Connect with Kim on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: workhardplayhardpodcast.com

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Daniel Vitalis is wild. No, really. A former vegan, he’s found that, for himself and many of the people he’s worked with over the years, one of the best ways to lead a healthier, more fulfilling life is to “rewild” yourself and remember how to integrate with nature. After learning the skills of hunting, fishing, and foraging, Daniel teaches and inspires others to pursue their own wild-food journey and reconnect with the wisdom of nature. Beyond food, he is incredibly grounded and brings a lot of thoughtful discussions to the table. Among many other things, we talk about the skills people learn from spending time in harsh environments, what our teeth can tell us about nutrition, and getting intimate with death.

In This Conversation We Cover: 

• [01:46] Recontextualizing the skills gained from a hard life
• [04:48] What being a vegan taught Daniel about the transformational power of food
• [10:02] How one dentist’s findings radically changed how Daniel thinks about food
• [19:12] Rewilding and rediscovering wisdom in nature
• [27:35] The demasculinization of culture
• [37:24] Getting comfortable with hunting and killing animals
• [43:27] Rapid-fire questions

Resources:

• danielvitalis.com
• Watch: WildFed
• Listen: ReWild Yourself Podcast
• Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course
• Mastermind: workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind
• Connect with Rob on Instagram: @robmurgatroyd
• Connect with Kim on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: workhardplayhardpodcast.com

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We all have tales we like to tell about our lives, but sometimes our stories can begin to dominate conversations and get repetitive for those around us. They start to define who we are. Don’t get me wrong, some stories are great. You climbed Everest? Killer. It’s the negative, naggy, and pointlessly personal stories that we want to leave in the past. Holding onto them is only eating away at you, hurting your chances of moving on and living a better life. In this introspective Fri-Date episode, we make the argument for why you should leave those stories behind and start drafting a new narrative of your own making.

In This Conversation We Cover: 

• [00:00] Learning foreign curse words
• [05:25] Leaving stories behind in the past year
• [08:56] The story of Rob learning Italian
• [16:49] Kim’s search for the perfect yoga studio

Resources:

• Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course
• Mastermind: workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind
• Connect with Rob on Instagram: @robmurgatroyd
• Connect with Kim on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: workhardplayhardpodcast.com

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What Katie Spotz has accomplished defies all logic. In fact, while researching for this interview, I had to double and triple-check my sources just to be sure. Katie is a world-class endurance athlete who has shattered world records and defied the impossible on more than one occasion. Her list of accomplishments is so long I couldn’t even begin to share them all here. She’s run five Ironman triathlons, cycled across the country from Seattle to Washington D.C., run 100 miles nonstop, and swam the entire length of a 325-mile river. We talk about the mindset it takes to accomplish challenges of this ilk and how important it is to have a strong why to keep you going when you’re about to give up.

In This Conversation We Cover: 

• [02:01] What an endurance athlete is
• [04:00] What inspired Katie to attempt cycling from Seattle to DC
• [08:55] Pushing through the pain
• [14:04] The desire to push through boundaries and see what’s possible
• [20:44] Mentally preparing for the impossible
• [27:44] The injuries you expose yourself to doing endurance sports
• [31:00] What drew Katie to becoming a coast guard
• [33:18] Why Katie is passionate about access to clean water
• [35:48] Rapid fire questions

Resources:

• katiespotz.com
• Instagram: @katiespotz
• Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course
• Mastermind: workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind
• Connect with Rob on Instagram: @robmurgatroyd
• Connect with Kim on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: workhardplayhardpodcast.com

Work Hard Play Hard is a production of Crate Media