Fri-Date

Fri-Date

By Rob MurgatroydBusiness
Download on the App Store

Fri-Date episodes

  • 025: Tommy Baker | How To Increase Space & Act On Your Revelations

    We all want to maximize our business and put more play into our lives – but today’s guest, Tommy Baker, really lives his life this way.

     

    Tommy made the decision to leave NYC and head to Phoenix, AZ, where his heart called him to be, and now he’s living his passion by growing the Resist Average Coaching Academy.

     

    We dig deep into the nuts and bolts of how anyone can create measurable change in their life – I took a ton of notes, and I think you will too.

     

    In This Conversation We Cover:

    • [3:15] What it was like growing up in Colombia VS the U.S
    • [8:35] The #1 self-development tool
    • [9:30] Tactics you can use to make 2018 the best year of your life
    • [14:15] The three C’s of massive success
    • [15:45] Experiencing breakthrough & acting on your revelations
    • [18:00] Insight & integration
    • [20:00] Key ingredients to executing your vision
    • [23:40] Emotional intelligence & awareness
    • [30:45] The Daily 6 (six daily habits that all entrepreneurs should have)
    • [31:45] Choosing where you live & designing an environment that supports you
    • [36:10] How you can find more space in your life
    • [40:10] UnResolutions & goal setting
    • [42:50] Getting 1% better every day
    • [45:00] What you can do if you know you want to do something new, but don’t know where to begin
    • [56:00] The behavior that Tommy is currently trying to change
    • [1:01:20] What’s currently on Tommy’s vision board
    • [1:03:15] The one indulgence that Tommy allows himself
    • [1:06:30] Challenges with growing a business & relationship, simultaneously
    • [1:07:30] Nerves & public speaking

     

    The #1 Self-Development Tool

     

    People often ask Tommy what the #1 self-development tool is, and he always has the same answer:

     

    “Go travel, and if you can, travel alone to a cultural that is unfamiliar to you – because you learn real quick how to be humble, you learn real quick how to have perspective, you learn real quick how to harness communication skills that are going to help you for the rest of your life.”

     

    The Three C’s of Massive Success

     

    1. Clarity. If you ask someone, “Where will you be in five years,” most people don’t have an answer for you; they won’t be able to tell you exactly what they want to create. If you don’t know what it is, how can you achieve or create it?
    2. Consistency. Clarity is a daily practice, and you have to be consistent with that practice to maintain clarity.
    3. Certainty. If you are consistent with your clarity long enough, you will develop certainty, which is just self-trust; “a self-reliance in who you are, what’s important to you, and where you’re headed.”

     

    If you combine these three things, it’s just a matter of time before your dreams start coming to life.

     

    The Insight Integration Process

     

    After we have insight, we need to change our behaviors for it to have any impact on our lives, meaning we have to integrate that insight into our lives.

     

    “We integrate by taking inventory of our patterns, routines, habits, mindsets, the media we consume, our relationships, what we eat, what we drink – all of that stuff.” Then, we begin to make changes.

     

    There are three steps to the integration process:

     

    1. Knowing
    2. Doing
    3. Being

     

    After we make those changes, and that original insights seeds a new habit, we become the principles that we learned by living it every single day.

     

    The Daily 6: Six Daily Habits for Entrepreneurs

     

    Tommy gamifies good habits for himself and his clients, tracking them on Wufoo.

     

    Every single day, Tommy practices…

     

    1. Gratitude
    2. Meditation
    3. Encouragement
    4. Physical training
    5. Read about business
    6. One purposeful action for his business

     

    “I think tracking is massive, even with simple things like our habits and routines.”

     

    UnResolutions: Setting Better Goals

     

    92% of resolutions go nowhere, for two reasons: a change in the calendar does nothing to create change in your behavior or life, and people tend to set half-hearted goals; “people are interested in things, but they’re not actually committed.”

     

    People expect their resolution to be at level 10 – something that creates massive impact in their life – but their commitment is only at level two – taking one action occasionally.

     

    So we have two options at this point: lower our expectations or level up our commitments.

     

    If you want to resist average then, obviously, you have to level up your commitments, but you have to do it strategically because change is hard.

     

    A “2018” resolution, or a goal that’s a year away, doesn’t create a lot of urgency. Keep that one-year vision, but then bring it down to what needs to happen in the first 90 days, and then even further into the first 30 days.

     

    If you don’t do something today, then chances are that nothing is going to happen.

     

    Resources:

    • Start resisting average at resistaverageacademy.com
    • Listen to Tommy’s podcast: Resist Average Academy
    • Connect with Tommy on IG: @tommy_resistaverage
    • Read: UnResolution: How to Ditch Resolutions Forever, Live Life by Design, and Achieve Your Dreams
    • Read: The 1% Rule: How to Fall in Love with the Process and Achieve Your Wildest Dreams
    • Insight timer - Tommy’s favorite app (he suggests the meditations by Sarah Blondin)
    • Watch: Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (2018)
    1 hr 16 min
  • 025: Tommy Baker | How To Increase Space & Act On Your Revelations
    We all want to maximize our business and put more play into our lives – but today’s guest, Tommy Baker, really lives his life this way.
    Tommy made the decision to leave NYC and head to Phoenix, AZ, where his heart called him to be, and now he’s living his passion by growing the Resist Average Coaching Academy.
    We dig deep into the nuts and bolts of how anyone can create measurable change in their life – I took a ton of notes, and I think you will too.
    In This Conversation We Cover:
    [3:15] What it was like growing up in Colombia VS the U.S
    [8:35] The #1 self-development tool
    [9:30] Tactics you can use to make 2018 the best year of your life
    [14:15] The three C’s of massive success
    [15:45] Experiencing breakthrough & acting on your revelations
    [18:00] Insight & integration
    [20:00] Key ingredients to executing your vision
    [23:40] Emotional intelligence & awareness
    [30:45] The Daily 6 (six daily habits that all entrepreneurs should have)
    [31:45] Choosing where you live & designing an environment that supports you
    [36:10] How you can find more space in your life
    [40:10] UnResolutions & goal setting
    [42:50] Getting 1% better every day
    [45:00] What you can do if you know you want to do something new, but don’t know where to begin
    [56:00] The behavior that Tommy is currently trying to change
    [1:01:20] What’s currently on Tommy’s vision board
    [1:03:15] The one indulgence that Tommy allows himself
    [1:06:30] Challenges with growing a business & relationship, simultaneously
    [1:07:30] Nerves & public speaking
    The #1 Self-Development Tool
    People often ask Tommy what the #1 self-development tool is, and he always has the same answer:
    “Go travel, and if you can, travel alone to a cultural that is unfamiliar to you – because you learn real quick how to be humble, you learn real quick how to have perspective, you learn real quick how to harness communication skills that are going to help you for the rest of your life.”
    The Three C’s of Massive Success
    Clarity. If you ask someone, “Where will you be in five years,” most people don’t have an answer for you; they won’t be able to tell you exactly what they want to create. If you don’t know what it is, how can you achieve or create it?
    Consistency. Clarity is a daily practice, and you have to be consistent with that practice to maintain clarity.
    Certainty. If you are consistent with your clarity long enough, you will develop certainty, which is just self-trust; “a self-reliance in who you are, what’s important to you, and where you’re headed.”
    If you combine these three things, it’s just a matter of time before your dreams start coming to life.
    The Insight Integration Process
    After we have insight, we need to change our behaviors for it to have any impact on our lives, meaning we have to integrate that insight into our lives.
    “We integrate by taking inventory of our patterns, routines, habits, mindsets, the media we consume, our relationships, what we eat, what we drink – all of that stuff.” Then, we begin to make changes.
    There are three steps to the integration process:
    Knowing
    Doing
    Being
    After we make those changes, and that original insights seeds a new habit, we become the principles that we learned by living it every single day.
    The Daily 6: Six Daily Habits for Entrepreneurs
    Tommy gamifies good habits for himself and his clients, tracking them on Wufoo.
    Every single day, Tommy practices…
    Gratitude
    Meditation
    Encouragement
    Physical training
    Read about business
    One purposeful action for his business
    “I think tracking is massive, even with simple things like our habits and routines.”
    UnResolutions: Setting Better Goals
    92% of resolutions go nowhere, for two reasons: a change in the calendar does nothing to create change in your behavior or life, and people tend to set half-hearted goals;...
    1 hr 16 min
  • 024: Travel Strategies To Take A Month Off | Fri-Date
    Today’s Topic: How and why we travel (without breaking the bank)
    Most people say they love travel and everybody has their own bucket list, but very few people are actually checking items off that bucket list.
    If you want to make travel real priority, this episode is for you – because Kim and I have a lot of tips for travelling more often, making the most out each trip, and doing it all without gouging our wallets.
    Today you’re going to learn…
    How always having an upcoming trip has made Kim and I more focused, more creative, and less stressed.
    How we manage to spend a month in Europe without racking up a huge credit card debt.
    Our strategies & tips for make the most of your trips (without coming back exhausted).
    Travel Strategies and Tips
    Plan to take at least two weeks off if you are flying anywhere abroad.
    Take your time in any one place – you don’t have to see everything at once! You’re not going to get the most out of a trip to Rome or Paris if you only visit them for a day.
    You also don’t need to plan every single minute of your day! Some of the most memorable moments from our trips were unplanned.
    Book your next trip before you go home.
    Get a credit card with amazing travel benefits, and then put every purchase possible on that card.
    Sites like (http://www.1800flyeurope.com/) can save you a lot of money on air fare, and booking on Tuesdays makes it even cheaper!
    Find a hotel in a convenient location, but don’t book online – call them up and negotiate the rate (often, they will offer you a better deal than you find online because they have to pay a commission to those sites!).
    To help us budget, we pre-pay by arranging with the hotel to charge us monthly throughout the year. This will help you avoid that huge credit card bill at the end of a trip.
    Every week, we transfer money to a Travel savings account, and that’s our spending money abroad.
    Drink just as much, if not more, water! Dehydration is a key factor in exhaustion.
    Kindness goes a long way, everywhere!
    Resources:
    Did you learn something from this episode? We’d love to hear about it. Click here to leave a 5-star Review.
    Want to wind down after a long day? Try the Organifi Gold Superfood Powder for 20% off using discount code "WORKHARDPLAYHARD" at (http://organifishop.com)
    Read: “The Art of Letting Bad Things Happen (and Weapons of Mass Distraction)” by Tim Ferriss
    25 min
  • 024: Travel Strategies To Take A Month Off | Fri-Date
    Today’s Topic: How and why we travel (without breaking the bank)
    Most people say they love travel and everybody has their own bucket list, but very few people are actually checking items off that bucket list.
    If you want to make travel real priority, this episode is for you – because Kim and I have a lot of tips for travelling more often, making the most out each trip, and doing it all without gouging our wallets.
    Today you’re going to learn…
    How always having an upcoming trip has made Kim and I more focused, more creative, and less stressed.
    How we manage to spend a month in Europe without racking up a huge credit card debt.
    Our strategies & tips for make the most of your trips (without coming back exhausted).
    Travel Strategies and Tips
    Plan to take at least two weeks off if you are flying anywhere abroad.
    Take your time in any one place – you don’t have to see everything at once! You’re not going to get the most out of a trip to Rome or Paris if you only visit them for a day.
    You also don’t need to plan every single minute of your day! Some of the most memorable moments from our trips were unplanned.
    Book your next trip before you go home.
    Get a credit card with amazing travel benefits, and then put every purchase possible on that card.
    Sites like http://www.1800flyeurope.com/ (1800flyeurope.com) can save you a lot of money on air fare, and booking on Tuesdays makes it even cheaper!
    Find a hotel in a convenient location, but don’t book online – call them up and negotiate the rate (often, they will offer you a better deal than you find online because they have to pay a commission to those sites!).
    To help us budget, we pre-pay by arranging with the hotel to charge us monthly throughout the year. This will help you avoid that huge credit card bill at the end of a trip.
    Every week, we transfer money to a Travel savings account, and that’s our spending money abroad.
    Drink just as much, if not more, water! Dehydration is a key factor in exhaustion.
    Kindness goes a long way, everywhere!
    Resources:
    Did you learn something from this episode? We’d love to hear about it. Click here to leave a 5-star Review.
    Want to wind down after a long day? Try the Organifi Gold Superfood Powder for 20% off using discount code "WORKHARDPLAYHARD" at http://organifishop.com (organifishop.com)
    Read: “The Art of Letting Bad Things Happen (and Weapons of Mass Distraction)” by Tim Ferriss
    25 min
  • 024: Travel Strategies To Take A Month Off | Fri-Date

    Today’s Topic: How and why we travel (without breaking the bank)

     

    Most people say they love travel and everybody has their own bucket list, but very few people are actually checking items off that bucket list.

     

    If you want to make travel real priority, this episode is for you – because Kim and I have a lot of tips for travelling more often, making the most out each trip, and doing it all without gouging our wallets.

     

    Today you’re going to learn…

     

    1. How always having an upcoming trip has made Kim and I more focused, more creative, and less stressed.
    2. How we manage to spend a month in Europe without racking up a huge credit card debt.
    3. Our strategies & tips for make the most of your trips (without coming back exhausted).

     

    Travel Strategies and Tips

     

    • Plan to take at least two weeks off if you are flying anywhere abroad.
    • Take your time in any one place – you don’t have to see everything at once! You’re not going to get the most out of a trip to Rome or Paris if you only visit them for a day.
    • You also don’t need to plan every single minute of your day! Some of the most memorable moments from our trips were unplanned.
    • Book your next trip before you go home.
    • Get a credit card with amazing travel benefits, and then put every purchase possible on that card.
    • Sites like 1800flyeurope.com can save you a lot of money on air fare, and booking on Tuesdays makes it even cheaper!
    • Find a hotel in a convenient location, but don’t book online – call them up and negotiate the rate (often, they will offer you a better deal than you find online because they have to pay a commission to those sites!).
    • To help us budget, we pre-pay by arranging with the hotel to charge us monthly throughout the year. This will help you avoid that huge credit card bill at the end of a trip.
    • Every week, we transfer money to a Travel savings account, and that’s our spending money abroad.
    • Drink just as much, if not more, water! Dehydration is a key factor in exhaustion.
    • Kindness goes a long way, everywhere!

     

    Resources:

    • Did you learn something from this episode? We’d love to hear about it. Click here to leave a 5-star Review.
    • Want to wind down after a long day? Try the Organifi Gold Superfood Powder for 20% off using discount code "WORKHARDPLAYHARD" at organifishop.com
    • Read: “The Art of Letting Bad Things Happen (and Weapons of Mass Distraction)” by Tim Ferriss
    25 min
  • 024: Travel Strategies To Take A Month Off | Fri-Date
    Today’s Topic: How and why we travel (without breaking the bank)
    Most people say they love travel and everybody has their own bucket list, but very few people are actually checking items off that bucket list.
    If you want to make travel real priority, this episode is for you – because Kim and I have a lot of tips for travelling more often, making the most out each trip, and doing it all without gouging our wallets.
    Today you’re going to learn…
    How always having an upcoming trip has made Kim and I more focused, more creative, and less stressed.
    How we manage to spend a month in Europe without racking up a huge credit card debt.
    Our strategies & tips for make the most of your trips (without coming back exhausted).
    Travel Strategies and Tips
    Plan to take at least two weeks off if you are flying anywhere abroad.
    Take your time in any one place – you don’t have to see everything at once! You’re not going to get the most out of a trip to Rome or Paris if you only visit them for a day.
    You also don’t need to plan every single minute of your day! Some of the most memorable moments from our trips were unplanned.
    Book your next trip before you go home.
    Get a credit card with amazing travel benefits, and then put every purchase possible on that card.
    Sites like http://www.1800flyeurope.com/ (1800flyeurope.com) can save you a lot of money on air fare, and booking on Tuesdays makes it even cheaper!
    Find a hotel in a convenient location, but don’t book online – call them up and negotiate the rate (often, they will offer you a better deal than you find online because they have to pay a commission to those sites!).
    To help us budget, we pre-pay by arranging with the hotel to charge us monthly throughout the year. This will help you avoid that huge credit card bill at the end of a trip.
    Every week, we transfer money to a Travel savings account, and that’s our spending money abroad.
    Drink just as much, if not more, water! Dehydration is a key factor in exhaustion.
    Kindness goes a long way, everywhere!
    Resources:
    Did you learn something from this episode? We’d love to hear about it. Click here to leave a 5-star Review.
    Want to wind down after a long day? Try the Organifi Gold Superfood Powder for 20% off using discount code "WORKHARDPLAYHARD" at http://organifishop.com (organifishop.com)
    Read: “The Art of Letting Bad Things Happen (and Weapons of Mass Distraction)” by Tim Ferriss
    25 min
  • 023: Hayden Vavra | Add Network Marketing To Your Portfolio
    Hayden Vavra and his wife Emily are only 30 years old, but they’ve made over $1,000,000 every year since they were 26 – which puts them in the top 0.5% of American income.
    How did they accomplish this feat? Network marketing!
    We break down why Hayden chose to do network marketing, why network marketing gets such a bad rap, and a whole lot more.
    In This Conversation We Cover:
    [2:50] Hayden’s physical transformation
    [8:00] What network marketing is
    [10:05] Why network marketing gets a bad reputation
    [11:50] When and why Hayden started network marketing
    [21:00] The income model of network marketing
    [29:15] How Hayden’s mindset has changed since he started network marketing
    [32:00] Social media & network marketing
    [35:30] Struggling with rejection
    [38:45] Hayden’s favorite failure
    [49:00] What’s on Hayden’s vision board for the future
    [51:10] Hayden’s daily routine & workout regimen
    What is network marketing?
    Hayden describes network marketing as “business stripped down to its most fun parts,” which are connecting with people, offering solutions, and helping people reach their goals. Hayden and Emily, specifically, are helping people reach their nutrition goals.
    Entrepreneur defines network marketing as, “A business model in which a distributor network is needed to build the business. Usually such businesses are also multilevel marketing in nature in that payouts occur at more than one level.” Some of the best-known examples are Mary Kay Cosmetics, Avon, and Tupperware.
    Network marketing often gets a bad reputation because it is compared to or confused with pyramid schemes. Hayden thinks this is because, like in any profession, there were some bad actors – but he also thinks the profession has matured beyond those growing pains and the worst days are behind it.
    And it makes a lot of sense that these businesses are increasingly popular today because everyone is looking for a side hustle, or just a little extra income, and everyone wants a product to solve their problems and help them reach their goals.
    If you want an even more in-depth explanation, Emily Vargas breaks it down in their video, “Give Yourself a Raise.”
    The Income Model
    Hayden likes the income model of network marketing because everyone is equally invested; “If I don’t help other people be successful, I can’t be successful, and vice versa.”
    When things start out, like in any other business, you will feel like you’re doing way more work than you’re getting paid to do. But as momentum builds – as you find the right people – things will begin to snowball.
    “All of a sudden, it’s this big wave of people who have the same mission, the same vision, and they’re all moving in the same direction.”
    However, a lot of people expect immediate results and instant gratification (a common problem with popular side hustles these days). But if you are patient, find people who have already figured out the process, listen to them, and then trust that process, you will succeed.
    “You have to do the work if you want the results.”
    Resources:
    Learn more at emilyandhaydenvavra.com
    Connect with Hayden: Instagram | Facebook
    The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John C. Maxwell
    53 min
  • 023: Hayden Vavra | Add Network Marketing To Your Portfolio
    Hayden Vavra and his wife Emily are only 30 years old, but they’ve made over $1,000,000 every year since they were 26 – which puts them in the top 0.5% of American income.
    How did they accomplish this feat? Network marketing!
    We break down why Hayden chose to do network marketing, why network marketing gets such a bad rap, and a whole lot more.
    In This Conversation We Cover:
    [2:50] Hayden’s physical transformation
    [8:00] What network marketing is
    [10:05] Why network marketing gets a bad reputation
    [11:50] When and why Hayden started network marketing
    [21:00] The income model of network marketing
    [29:15] How Hayden’s mindset has changed since he started network marketing
    [32:00] Social media & network marketing
    [35:30] Struggling with rejection
    [38:45] Hayden’s favorite failure
    [49:00] What’s on Hayden’s vision board for the future
    [51:10] Hayden’s daily routine & workout regimen
    What is network marketing?
    Hayden describes network marketing as “business stripped down to its most fun parts,” which are connecting with people, offering solutions, and helping people reach their goals. Hayden and Emily, specifically, are helping people reach their nutrition goals.
    Entrepreneur defines network marketing as, “A business model in which a distributor network is needed to build the business. Usually such businesses are also multilevel marketing in nature in that payouts occur at more than one level.” Some of the best-known examples are Mary Kay Cosmetics, Avon, and Tupperware.
    Network marketing often gets a bad reputation because it is compared to or confused with pyramid schemes. Hayden thinks this is because, like in any profession, there were some bad actors – but he also thinks the profession has matured beyond those growing pains and the worst days are behind it.
    And it makes a lot of sense that these businesses are increasingly popular today because everyone is looking for a side hustle, or just a little extra income, and everyone wants a product to solve their problems and help them reach their goals.
    If you want an even more in-depth explanation, Emily Vargas breaks it down in their video, “Give Yourself a Raise.”
    The Income Model
    Hayden likes the income model of network marketing because everyone is equally invested; “If I don’t help other people be successful, I can’t be successful, and vice versa.”
    When things start out, like in any other business, you will feel like you’re doing way more work than you’re getting paid to do. But as momentum builds – as you find the right people – things will begin to snowball.
    “All of a sudden, it’s this big wave of people who have the same mission, the same vision, and they’re all moving in the same direction.”
    However, a lot of people expect immediate results and instant gratification (a common problem with popular side hustles these days). But if you are patient, find people who have already figured out the process, listen to them, and then trust that process, you will succeed.
    “You have to do the work if you want the results.”
    Resources:
    Learn more at emilyandhaydenvavra.com
    Connect with Hayden: Instagram | Facebook
    The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John C. Maxwell
    53 min
  • 023: Hayden Vavra | Add Network Marketing To Your Portfolio

    Hayden Vavra and his wife Emily are only 30 years old, but they’ve made over $1,000,000 every year since they were 26 – which puts them in the top 0.5% of American income.

     

    How did they accomplish this feat? Network marketing!

     

    We break down why Hayden chose to do network marketing, why network marketing gets such a bad rap, and a whole lot more.

     

    In This Conversation We Cover:

    • [2:50] Hayden’s physical transformation
    • [8:00] What network marketing is
    • [10:05] Why network marketing gets a bad reputation
    • [11:50] When and why Hayden started network marketing
    • [21:00] The income model of network marketing
    • [29:15] How Hayden’s mindset has changed since he started network marketing
    • [32:00] Social media & network marketing
    • [35:30] Struggling with rejection
    • [38:45] Hayden’s favorite failure
    • [49:00] What’s on Hayden’s vision board for the future
    • [51:10] Hayden’s daily routine & workout regimen

     

    What is network marketing?

     

    Hayden describes network marketing as “business stripped down to its most fun parts,” which are connecting with people, offering solutions, and helping people reach their goals. Hayden and Emily, specifically, are helping people reach their nutrition goals.

     

    Entrepreneur defines network marketing as, “A business model in which a distributor network is needed to build the business. Usually such businesses are also multilevel marketing in nature in that payouts occur at more than one level.” Some of the best-known examples are Mary Kay Cosmetics, Avon, and Tupperware.

     

    Network marketing often gets a bad reputation because it is compared to or confused with pyramid schemes. Hayden thinks this is because, like in any profession, there were some bad actors – but he also thinks the profession has matured beyond those growing pains and the worst days are behind it.

     

    And it makes a lot of sense that these businesses are increasingly popular today because everyone is looking for a side hustle, or just a little extra income, and everyone wants a product to solve their problems and help them reach their goals.

     

    If you want an even more in-depth explanation, Emily Vargas breaks it down in their video, “Give Yourself a Raise.”

     

    The Income Model

     

    Hayden likes the income model of network marketing because everyone is equally invested; “If I don’t help other people be successful, I can’t be successful, and vice versa.”

     

    When things start out, like in any other business, you will feel like you’re doing way more work than you’re getting paid to do. But as momentum builds – as you find the right people – things will begin to snowball.

     

    “All of a sudden, it’s this big wave of people who have the same mission, the same vision, and they’re all moving in the same direction.”

     

    However, a lot of people expect immediate results and instant gratification (a common problem with popular side hustles these days). But if you are patient, find people who have already figured out the process, listen to them, and then trust that process, you will succeed.

     

    “You have to do the work if you want the results.”

     

    Resources:

    • Learn more at emilyandhaydenvavra.com
    • Connect with Hayden: Instagram | Facebook
    • The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John C. Maxwell
    53 min
  • 023: Hayden Vavra | Add Network Marketing To Your Portfolio
    Hayden Vavra and his wife Emily are only 30 years old, but they’ve made over $1,000,000 every year since they were 26 – which puts them in the top 0.5% of American income.
    How did they accomplish this feat? Network marketing!
    We break down why Hayden chose to do network marketing, why network marketing gets such a bad rap, and a whole lot more.
    In This Conversation We Cover:
    [2:50] Hayden’s physical transformation
    [8:00] What network marketing is
    [10:05] Why network marketing gets a bad reputation
    [11:50] When and why Hayden started network marketing
    [21:00] The income model of network marketing
    [29:15] How Hayden’s mindset has changed since he started network marketing
    [32:00] Social media & network marketing
    [35:30] Struggling with rejection
    [38:45] Hayden’s favorite failure
    [49:00] What’s on Hayden’s vision board for the future
    [51:10] Hayden’s daily routine & workout regimen
    What is network marketing?
    Hayden describes network marketing as “business stripped down to its most fun parts,” which are connecting with people, offering solutions, and helping people reach their goals. Hayden and Emily, specifically, are helping people reach their nutrition goals.
    Entrepreneur defines network marketing as, “A business model in which a distributor network is needed to build the business. Usually such businesses are also multilevel marketing in nature in that payouts occur at more than one level.” Some of the best-known examples are Mary Kay Cosmetics, Avon, and Tupperware.
    Network marketing often gets a bad reputation because it is compared to or confused with pyramid schemes. Hayden thinks this is because, like in any profession, there were some bad actors – but he also thinks the profession has matured beyond those growing pains and the worst days are behind it.
    And it makes a lot of sense that these businesses are increasingly popular today because everyone is looking for a side hustle, or just a little extra income, and everyone wants a product to solve their problems and help them reach their goals.
    If you want an even more in-depth explanation, Emily Vargas breaks it down in their video, “Give Yourself a Raise.”
    The Income Model
    Hayden likes the income model of network marketing because everyone is equally invested; “If I don’t help other people be successful, I can’t be successful, and vice versa.”
    When things start out, like in any other business, you will feel like you’re doing way more work than you’re getting paid to do. But as momentum builds – as you find the right people – things will begin to snowball.
    “All of a sudden, it’s this big wave of people who have the same mission, the same vision, and they’re all moving in the same direction.”
    However, a lot of people expect immediate results and instant gratification (a common problem with popular side hustles these days). But if you are patient, find people who have already figured out the process, listen to them, and then trust that process, you will succeed.
    “You have to do the work if you want the results.”
    Resources:
    Learn more at emilyandhaydenvavra.com
    Connect with Hayden: Instagram | Facebook
    The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John C. Maxwell
    53 min

About Fri-Date

From the publisher's feed

Having an exceptional relationship with your spouse affects every aspect of your life and is crucial for experiencing your dream life together. On Fri-Date with Rob and Kim Murgatroyd, you’ll hear…