Limitless Life

Hello Everyday World Changers! I'm grateful to introduce you to today's guest, Mastin Kipp. You might know Mastin from The Daily Love, which was his popular website and email subscription that he used to operate. It's how I discovered him years ago and I've always looked up to him because of it.

Mastin is now a best-selling author, renowned public speaker and the creator of Functional Life Coaching, which is an innovative, unique and accelerated approach to creating lasting personal and business change. He's been recognized by leaders like Oprah Winfrey, Tony Robbins and Arianna Huffington as a thought leader in personal development. Mastin's latest book, Claim Your Power, is a 40-day journey to unlocking your life's purpose, healing yourself from the inside-out and becoming who you were truly meant to me.

In this interview Mastin is talking about something that as he says, he's never discussed really anywhere else before. He shares his method for healing the trauma you've experienced in your life, whether it is big or small. He's got tactical tips for both your mindset and your physical health that are going to help you to heal that trauma so you can live your best, happiest and most transformational life - right this very second. He also shares his story about hitting "rock bottom", becoming addicted to drugs and how he was able to pull himself out of his lowest point to create a transformational brand that has helped millions.

I am so excited to share this episode with guest Nataly Kogan. Nataly is the founder and CEO of Happier, which is a global learning platform and app that has helped more than one million people live happier lives. Her work has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Tedx Boston and more. Today she is sharing some of the top tips from her latest book, Happier Now. Nataly really brings it here and she's got the knowledge, the stories and the attitude to really help you make a transformation in your life!

This episode inspired me deeply. I love the charisma and realistic outlook that Nataly brings to this conversation. Not to mention, she shares tons of practical tips and advice for anyone who wants to live their happiest life, right now. You'll also hear about how she came to the US as a refugee from the Soviet Union and ended up building an incredibly successful business, but it ended up being unfulfilling to her. Now she focuses more on finding joy and purpose in her life instead of chasing achievements. Can you relate to that? I know I sure can as I've totally been there too.

This is one of my favorite episodes to date, and if you enjoyed it too and got something out of it, I would be so happy if you could take a screenshot of you listening to it on your device. Post it on your Instagram feed or stories, and tag me, @melyssa_griffin, and let me know how it's resonated and helped you in your life!

Although I am an entrepreneur and I do some business coaching, I didn't want this podcast to be about giving you tons of business advice. If you know my story, which I share more of in Episode 1, then you know how I'm a big proponent of prioritizing your personal growth and happiness first and that money and status will never be enough. So you know that when I bring an entrepreneur on the show, he or she is a big deal to me. Today's guest, James Schramko, is that kind of person.

James is an online business coach who's helped over 2,000 of his students create and maintain 6, 7 and 8-figure businesses and before running his own company, he gave up a multiple 6-figure income to strike out on his own. James is all about creating a business that supports the lifestyle that he wants to live, instead of working himself into the ground to make more money. He's found ways to automate his income and create recurring income streams so that he now has more time to do whatever he wants.

In this episode James shares how he exited his corporate career and the way he was able to build his business while working a full-time job (while having a family of several kids)! He's literally been able to build a company around the mentality, "Work Less, Make More." If finding balance is important to you, then you'll want to listen to this conversation with James Schramko.

Today's guest has many different titles: conscious entrepreneur, speaker, philanthropist and author. Inc. Magazine has even labelled her as one of the "Top 10 Female Entrepreneurs Changing the World." As a 20-something millionaire, her personal mission is to mobilize the next generation of conscious changemakers.

It wasn't too long ago that today's guest, Peta Kelly, was working on her PhD in Science. Despite the incredible level of academic success she had achieved, her soul was just tugging her along to the next part of her journey – entrepreneurship. After creating a 7-figure income for herself in her early 20's, Peta become fascinated with re-writing economic rules. Her desire is to circulate wealth and give back in a meaningful way, and her new book, Earth is Hiring, is about the new way to live, lead, earn and give consciously.

In this interview we talk about some of the concepts from her book, like the lessons Mother Nature can teach us, how to get into alignment with our soul's mission and how to honor our spiritual path. If you listen to the episode and you just love this woman, then make sure to check out her book tour, which is happening very soon! Peta will be in LA on May 19th, New York City on June 9th and London on June 16th.

A few months ago someone on my team sent me a message saying that she had just read an absolutely amazing book called Playing Big, by a woman named Tara Mohr. Now I had never heard of Tara, but I'm always looking for new book suggestions, so I went straight to Amazon to purchase her book. Not only is it well-written and eloquent, but it is fascinating and empowering, like the author knew exactly how I was holding myself back and what I needed to do to get rid of my limiting beliefs and play bigger in life.

Tara Mohr is an expert on women's leadership and well-being, as well as being an author, educator and certified coach. Her book Playing Big was named a "Best Book of the Year" by Apple iBooks. Tara is also the creator of the Playing Big Leadership Program for Women, and her work has been featured on The Today Show and in publications such as The New York Times. She's worked with major corporations like Google and Starbucks on leadership initiatives and her Playing Big concepts have also been incorporated into middle and high schools in the United States and United Kingdom to support girl's leadership development.

During the episode we talk about things like how to access your wisest inner mentor, the ways that journaling can help you become your biggest self, how to update your beliefs so criticism just bounces right off of you, and so much more.

When I first met today's guest Lori Harder, I never thought that she had struggled to find real friends in her life. That's because on the outside, Lori's life is about a perfect as they come. She has a massively successful fitness and personal development business, she sells out her 500-person conference every year and she lives in a gorgeous house in Santa Monica. Lori also has a great husband who I also know (and was a past guest on this podcast). To top it off, she basically looks like a supermodel! So it's easy to peg Lori as someone who hasn't struggled a day in her life, but as a listener of this podcast you already know that's never the truth.

I am so grateful for friends like Lori; people who grow up in abusive households and who felt like they never fit in, spending much of their lives feeling worthless and unloveable. These are the people who have transformed their pain into something beautiful and are now on a mission to heal others from their pain too.

In this interview, Lori and I chat about what it was like for her growing up feeling misunderstood for the first few decades of her life. We also dive into the concepts behind her new book, A Tribe Called Bliss, which is all about finding and creating a deeply connected circle of friends. I love Lori's surprising advice when it comes to relationship building, and I always appreciated her transparency, wisdom and humor.

About a year ago, today's guest James Wedmore and I decided to meet for lunch. To be honest, I didn't know a ton about him at the time, and I just knew that he had a popular mastermind group for entrepreneurs as well as a really successful online business.

I expected our conversation to revolve around things like the latest business strategies and tactics, but as soon as we sat down it was clear to me that James was so much more than a business coach. For the next two or three hours we talked about personal development, spirituality and the crazy stories that had taught us something in our lives. Not to mention, James was funny and relatable, and he brings all of that to this fun and unique interview.

We talk about upcoming business trends and predictions and well as his first real business, but we also dive into his personal journey with spirituality. James shares about how he shifted his brand to talk less about marketing and more about mindset. He combines self-help with business strategy in a way that's seamless, and in my opinion, necessary. We both truly believe that if you want to create an incredible business and life, you need to master your inner game first.

I'm super excited to welcome my friend Sarah Keller to the podcast. As you'll hear, Sarah has a really interesting story because for a decade she was a senior director at Lululemon, helping grow it from a small company with a few stores into a massive multi-million dollar empire.

During the quick escalation to this success, Sarah suffered serious stress-related issues, which led to her changing the way she works and lives. This is coming from a very hustle-minded woman who loved to work and was constantly flying around the world. Sarah didn't know how to stop, but she knew she had to. Eventually she decided to strike out on her own as an entrepreneur and now she coaches women on how they can own their own power and become world-class leaders.

In this interview, we talk about a landmark research study her company is doing to learn more about how some women become what Sarah refers to as "indestructible leaders", and what we can learn from them. This interview is packed with important ideas that are helpful for anyone, man or woman alike, who want to become a stronger leader, have better health and work-life balance. Sarah's story is one that really inspires me deeply to become a better leader myself and to live with more purpose (and to think bigger than I already am).

I have to tell you, right after I recorded today's interview with Dr. Michael Gervais, I immediately texted my boyfriend to say that I just did one of my most favorite interviews for my podcast – ever.

This episode that you're about to listen to is just that good. That's because Dr. Michael Gervais is a high performance psychologist with over 20 years experience working in really high stakes environments, with some of the top athletes, musicians, artist and executives in the world. He's also appeared on Tim Ferriss' Fearless and has been featured in places like the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN and many other outlets. Michael also has a podcast called Finding Mastery, where he's interviewed top guests like best selling author Ryan Holiday and the LA Lakers Head Coach Luke Walton.

Ultimately Michael's mission is to discover the mindset skills of the world's best, in order to change our perspective of what's possible in our own lives. In this interview he definitely delivers on that promise. You'll learn things like the common challenges that all high performers face and why most people struggle to reach their full potential in life. I got so much personally out of this interview, and I know that you are going to as well.

I am so unbelievably thrilled to share today's guest, (who's a dear friend of mine), Jenna Kutcher. I first discovered Jenna on Instagram, and I was instantly touched by her authenticity. Now we're in a mastermind together so I've gotten to know her a lot more.

Jenna started out as a wedding photographer and she became one of the most sought after in the world. Now she focuses primarily on her online courses and her podcast, which teach women how to do business. Something that I love about Jenna is that she's a leader in the body positive and self-love movement, and she brings daily empowerment to her 500,000 Instagram followers. In fact one of her posts recently went viral, where she talks about the insecurity that she felt as a curvy woman being married to (as she calls him), "Mr. Six-Pack." Now this episode was recorded before her post went viral, but trust that we dig deep into what it means to love yourself and your body. Jenna shares how she and her husband have built such a successful marriage and what it feels like to go through a miscarriage in the public eye. Since Jenna is business-savvy too, we also discuss how she's grown her platform, how she manages her time and also some of her favorite business strategies.

This interview made me laugh, tear up and ultimately feel empowered to be and do exactly what I want. I have a feeling that it's going to do the same for you too!