2021 Tax season is upon us! I bring on Juanna Brown who is a tax and finance professional!

Juanna shares all the new information and tips to maximize your rebates for the 2021 tax year:

1. What is different for the 2021 tax year vs previous years
2. Rebates you could be eligible for the 2021 tax year 
3. Rebates for small businesses affected by the pandemic
4. Rebates based around the pandemic for you and your family
5. If you received stimulus money, how it can affect your taxes
6. If you have investments, how that will affect your taxes [Key to know for first-time investors!]
7. More

This is a great podcast for anyone! It is straight to the point and Juanna makes it easy for everyone to understand! Good luck with your taxes!

Reach out to Juanna for any questions or professional services:

website: https://juannac.myonestoptaxes.com/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/juanna.council
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanna-brown-4857b210/
IG: @juanna.council

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We all fear the dreaded C-word: Cancer. However, because of modern medicine, it is much more manageable and curable than ever before.

This allows many to still go to work and live their daily life like our guest this week, Fitz Koehler.

In 2019, Fitz was diagnosed with breast cancer and beat it!

She could have thrown herself a pity party and gave into cancer. However, just like everything she has done in life, she had the right perspective, mindset, and positivity that enabled her success!

To chronicle her journey, Fitz published her memoir "My Noisy Cancer Comeback: Running at the Mouth, While Running for My Life". Her book has become one of the go-to books for people diagnosed with cancer to read to understand have confidence they can overcome cancer as well.

Who is Fitz? Fitz Koehler, M.S.E.S.S. is one of the most prominent and compelling fitness experts and race announcers in America. As the voice of the Los Angeles Marathon, Philadelphia Marathon, Big Sur Marathon, Buffalo Marathon, DC Wonder Woman & Batman Run Series, and more, she brings big structure, energy, and joy to sport.

She’s also passionate about guiding others to live better and longer through her company, Fitzness®.

Fitz has appeared on national media outlets and has worked as a speaker and spokesperson for corporations like Disney, Tropicana, Oakley and Office Depot. She has also inspired millions of kids to get active through her successful school running/walking program, The Morning Mile.

Fitz's courageous and inspiring story teaches all that you can overcome hardships in your life. You can overcome whatever hardships you are experiencing in your daily life with the right perspective and mindset, as Fitz did with cancer!

website: http://www.fitzness.com/blog/
book: https://fitzness-store.myshopify.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fitz-koehler/

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Everybody defines leadership differently but I really like the way John C Maxwell defines leadership, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

Irrespective of how you define a leader, he or she can prove to be a difference-maker between success and failure. A good leader has a futuristic vision and knows how to turn their ideas into real-world success stories.

In this week's Leap of Fate Pod, we take an in-depth look at some of the important leadership qualities that separate good leaders from a bad one.

We explore this with Saurabh Sardana, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at  Blackbox Research, a global corporation.

Saurabh rose through the corporate leadership ranks to become COO. Along the way, he learned many lessons and morphed himself into a great leader.

We explore these lessons such as Saurabh's 3 E's of People Philosophy of building a great business:

1. Exponentially
2. Exceptionalism
3. Experiencial

Quality traits for a leader to have:

1. Empathy
2. Communicative
3. Vulnerability
4. Staying in Touch
5. Availability

Saurabh and I have a very engaging conversation sharing experiences, examples, and best practices around these concepts!

Use this podcast to help learn how you can position yourself to move into leadership or grow your skills as a leader!

https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/recast-with-saurabh-sardana/id1534835447

https://linktr.ee/saurabh.sardana

https://www.facebook.com/REcast-with-Saurabh-Sardana-107599404453433/

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The American Dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone. The American Dream is achieved through sacrifice, risk-taking, and hard work, rather than by chance.

This is truly represented by LOF’s guest this week, Noa Ronen. Noa is an immigrant from Israel who moved to America with her husband in their late 20s. She had a successful life and career in Israel that she left; however, Noa had to get used to the new reality that every time she opened her mouth, people can hear that she is different and start from the beginning again. 

This new reality taught her to see people and life situations from a new perspective and respect the different and different opinions. This is why her passion is to create bridges between people and enCourage others to keep challenging others and never settle on the norm so you can create the change you care about while stepping into BEyond leadership.

Noa brings over 20 years of experience in Change Management, Human Resources, Project Management, Talent and Development, Relocation, and Expatriate Coaching. Her first experience as a leadership coach was when I served in the Israeli Navy. 

Since then, she has worked at the for-profit and the non-profit sectors, inside organizations and as an external consultant, I led employees for money and led volunteers for passion. 

Noa shares with us how to overcome insecurities and find your voice. When you present value, people will want you to share that knowledge with them and others. Use this podcast to help learn how you can have the right mindset to achieve what you want in your life!

Noah Ronen:

https://www.noaronencoaching.com/mentor-coaching
https://www.linkedin.com/in/noarcoach/

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Overcoming obstacles can feel extremely daunting. Maintaining self-belief when everyone else doubts you is hard, but YOU can do it.  Dr. James Perdue has never broke from belief in himself. He is a Quadriplegic Motivational Speaker who speaks this week on the Leap of Fate Pod.

Dr. James Perdue, "The Professor of Perseverance" is a successful teacher and coach even though becoming a Quadriplegic at 19 years old. James Perdue delivers motivational speeches and messages with humility, humor, and gratitude to motivate people to triumph over tragedies. James' wit engages audiences as they hear his inspirational story.

Dr. James was told he would never be able to walk again, maybe never be able to have movement from the neck down. He overcame adversity and has regained some movement in his limbs.

He has continued to live his life by teaching and help others how they can overcome obstacles, big or small, in their lives.

We all have ups and downs in our lives. Use this podcast to help learn how you can have the right mindset to overcome these. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesperduespeaks
Dr. James YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bball238283

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Overcoming Life's Challenges to turn your life around can feel extremely daunting. Leap of Fate speaks with Dean Fox, an internationally renowned speaker and coach, about how he overcame extreme low points in his life to persevere. When it’s the low of lows, this can feel like a really dark place where you are alone and not able to reach out for help. If the right mindset isn’t right, it literally can be the difference between life and death. How do you ask for help and move forward when it feels like the pressure of the world is falling on you?

https://www.deanafox.com/

Through Dean's uplifting message and mindset, Dean normalizes the conversation of speaking about your emotions and trauma. As a result, Dean has amassed a global following from his engagements. 

Dean lost about everything in the stock market crash of 2008. Compound that, Dean and his family were in an extremely bad car accident that left them all severely injured.

When it’s low of lows, this can feel like a really dark place where you are alone and not able to reach out for help. If the right mindset isn’t right, it literally can be the difference between life and death. How do you ask for help and move forward when it feels like the pressure of the world is falling on you?

Dean lost about everything in the stock market crash of 2008. Compound that, Dean and his family were in an extremely bad car accident that left them all severely injured.

Without the ability to support his family, this leads Dean to feel all the personal blame and be in a dark place. Suicidal thoughts crept in and almost became a reality of him taking his own life. By investing in himself and sharing with others know what was going on so they could help, Dean has rebuilt his personal and professional life.

Over the past 10 years, Dean has used his entrepreneurial spirit to start and grow a 6 figure consultancy and coaching business and has several other business interests. 

He shares his story with others to help enable people to know it's okay to share your feelings and provide best practices to be successful in their lives. This pod works to normalize and bring to the public that it is okay to speak about your feelings with others. Others want to be there to help you. 

We all have ups and downs in our lives. Use this podcast to help learn how you can have the right mindset to overcome these. And how you can ask for help!

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LOF Fans. You've heard the ads. You've seen the promos....The pod we have all been waiting for! Awear Apparel has dropped their new apparel line!

Founder and CEO Sean Levitan is back for his 3rd pod! We have been following his story leading up to the launch of his new line! We dive into everything around the launch and execution:

Sales, Marketing, SEO, Website Design, and of course his apparel and company mission! You'll hear about the sacrifices, the motivation,  and the grind Sean goes through to make the launch happen.

https://awear-apparel.com/.  Use code LOF21 for FREE SHIPPING on ALL ODRDERS

For entrepreneurs anywhere, people invested in a great company and mission, and of course fans of LOF who have been on this journey with us, this is the right pod for you to listen to!

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Want an easy to follow step by step guide for learning how to start a podcast in 2021? This is the audio-video for you! This is how to create a podcast guide in 2021. I cover everything you need to know ranging from equipment, software, social media, and different recording techniques to make your show successful!

I created a step by step video guide for you. It's simple, shows multiple options, and makes it really easy for you.

https://youtu.be/9Sf1Q6NtGRA <- link to the full-length video on Leap of Fate's Channel! Please watch the video as I share photos, videos, diagrams, tutorials, and examples of everything you need to know to start! 

My goal is to just enable your success! No affiliation. No sponsorships.  I did my own research, chose what I thought was best, and then started everything on my own. The goal of my channel is to share and enable success so that's what I am trying to do! 

Let me know your questions, comments, and other videos you need!

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Do you feel unfulfilled in your career? Have you had thoughts about changing your career? Have you doubted that your "natural gifts" can be your full-time job to make a living? Is that voice in your head casting negative thoughts?

You aren't alone. I have. They come up all the time.  It's more common than we think. To help, I hired a coach to work through my emotions and thoughts. It was life-changing and helped me realize my goals and potential.

 LOF's guest this week is my coach Julia Wuench! I asked her to come on to share her positive message and program with the LOF family!

Julia and I have a honest conversation around fulfillment in your career. If you aren't fulfilled, what are some steps you can take to change your career or find other outlets to have passion in your life.

It leads us down speaking of Julia's key program, The Authenticity Guide.

In addition, we dissect what qualities make good managers, how to set small achievable goals that add up to the biggest goal you have, and how you can utilize your connections (network) to help further your ambitions.

This all-encompassing interview is great for anyone who is looking for some career guidance and how you can make changes in your own life.

About Julia Wuench: website

Julia enables her clients to find more fulfillment in their work lives. Julia changed her career twice before she found her 3rd career, coaching. By using her own experiences, she Founded The Authenticity Guide.

Julia is a leadership and career coach, corporate trainer and keynote speaker with a mission to enhance human connection and fulfillment at work and in life. Using positive psychology and her blueprint The Authenticity Guide, she provides critical confidence and “soft-skills” training to individuals, corporations, and university teams.

Julia is a Contributor to Forbes and was named a Business Insider Most Innovative Career Coach of 2020. Some of her clients include Marriott, Lenovo, Cisco, Women Business Owners Network, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and many more.

Julia holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics (magna cum laude) from Brandeis University, and a Masters of Business Administration from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. I am credentialed as a strengths coach from The Marcus Buckingham Company through Cisco, and I am also a Positive Intelligence Coach.

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The Stock Market had a 2020 year of massive volatility. Extreme lows in the Spring. All-time highs in the Fall.

As the pandemic comes to end, there is significant optimism for the stock market to grow in 2021. There is also significant worry that stocks are overinflated and it could lead to a steep decline in 2021. 

What should you believe?

In this week's LOF, 5 friends invested in the stock market share our insights. Experience ranges from just starting to invest in stocks to years of stock trading.

We go over:

1. 2020 best and worst-performing stocks and sectors
2. 2021 prediction for the best and worst-performing stocks and sector
3. Macro and micro global issues that can affect the stock market in 2021
4.  Long term bets (10-15 years)
5.  How buying & selling stocks affects your taxes
6. Different types of stock market buying and selling techniques

This engaging hour will provide you valuable insights into guiding educated decisions for yourself.

This is geared for all levels of experience! If you are thinking of starting for the first time or you have experience, we share valuable insights and tips for all!

For anyone interested in personal wealth growth, finances, the stock market, and educating yourself, this is the perfect pod for you!

Disclaimer: None of us are financial advisers or stock traders. We are a group of 5 friends who are interested in stocks to acquire more personal wealth. We speak on it daily and are sharing our group insights on this pod.

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