Live Your Mission Show: Audio Experience

This week we'll cover what textured soy protein is, what types of food you can find it in and why it's never found in our snacks!

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In this weeks episode, Peter chats with Michael Hsu, CEO & Founder of DeepSky. A company dedicated to helping entrepreneurs grow profitably by focusing on processes and key performance indicators (KPIs). His mission: happiness. Not only to be happy himself, but to help those around him strive for it as well. Listen as Peter and Michael discuss the importance of living the life you want and not putting off "life" until later, and why staying on a "path of purpose" is better than standing still. Stick around for the Reaper Round where Michael breaks a sweat in the first bite! 

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(0:00) Welcome to the Live Your Mission show! (0:16) Mission Meats presents: The Superfan club! (2:01) Intro to our conversation with Michael Hsu (4:56) Welcome to the show, Michael! (5:44) Michael's current mission // The pursuit of happiness (7:50) "Today is the day" to do the things you've always wanted to do (12:01) Michael's 5-step "Measure and Hack" system (15:50) The 90% of work that you don't see… (18:40) How great systems will allow you to breathe better and avoid drowning in numbers (23:25) Why entrepreneurs and founders are bad at numbers // "Bad data" (27:25) The entrepreneur's dilemma: Basking in growth (30:20) The element of time // "Micro-hustle, macro-patience" (33:18) Society's misconceptions about wealth and happiness (35:06) The "Me-triangle": Personal, Relationships, Business (39:55) If your excuse is because "life happens", you're lying to yourself. (40:57) Surprises along Michael's journey (43:35) FREEDOM // "Today is the first day of the rest o your life" (47:41) Take action: Write down what's most important to you? Find out where you spend the most of your time. (49:41) What Michael would've done differently, knowing what he knows now. // Being more bold (54:09) Focusing on what works >> (58:40) "Pay five guys the salary of eight people, and they will do the work of fifteen" (1:02:41) THE REAPER ROUND (1:14:27) Thanks for tuning in!   Follow Michael on IG: @wmichaelhsu Follow DeepSky on IG: @deepsky.co Check out Deep Sky's website: www.deepsky.co   Think you're ready to try our Carolina Reaper Jerky? Hashtag #MissionReaper for a chance to be featured + win $100 in snacks!   If you have a topic or person of interest you would like to know more about, email me at [email protected]

We are excited to bring you our first compilation episode! Consider this episode a cliff notes version of 5+ hours of interview content from episodes 1-5, highlighting topics like: how they defined their mission, breakthroughs and lessons along the way, and highlights from the Reaper Round!   (0:00) Welcome to our first compilation episode! (0:38) Announcement: Mission Meats Perks!  (1:28) A preview of today's episode (2:30) Defining your current mission/purpose (14:40) Reflecting on past breakthroughs and lessons (23:30) The Reaper Round: Favorite book (28:18) The Reaper Round: Quotes to live by (32:42) The Reaper Round: Best under $100 purchase (35:16) The Reaper Round: Changed beliefs (40:04) The Reaper Round: Biggest business blunder (45:20) The Reaper Round: Favorite Mission Meats flavor (48:02) Thanks for tuning in!   A big thank you to our guests: Nick McCann, David Hauser, Craig Emmerich, Laura Lea Bryant and Noah Kagan   Check out the new Mission Meats Perks Program!   Think you're ready to try our Carolina Reaper Jerky? Hashtag #MissionReaper for a chance to be featured + win $100 in snacks!   If you have a topic or person of interest you would like to know more about, email me at [email protected]

This week Peter talks with Tyler Merrick, founder of a chewing gum company, "Project7" which gives back to 7 areas of need: Healing the sick, saving the Earth, housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, quenching the thirsty, teaching the misfortunate, and hoping for peace. Listen to why you should approach growing your business through "chapters", learn to throw ego out of the window, and focus on adapting to the rapidly-changing markets. Tyler agrees that success means winning everywhere... even if a bag of Carolina Reaper tries to defeat you!

Time Stamps: (0:00) Welcome to the Live Your Mission show! (0:44) Mission Meats presents: The Beef + Veggie strip (2:15) Intro to our conversation with Tyler Merrick (4:43) Welcome to the show, Tyler! (4:58) Tyler's mission (8:26) Reflecting on the "Seven" (14:12) Spreading yourself too thin + the shiny-object syndrome (17:55) Looking at your brand as "Chapters" (23:03) You need to win, everywhere… (24:40) Unexpected surprises… Love/hate relationship with your product (30:46) Boredom: The origin of chewing gum, followed by other inventions (37:00) The rise of birthday-cake flavored gum (38:13) "Ego is the Enemy" // Being okay with being wrong (39:40) Successful team collaboration = transparency, with a shared mindset (41:58) "It was good while it lasted…" // Being able to adapt (49:22) Is it possible to "persevere too long?" (52:47) The "lazy" factor (54:43) Team size doesn't matter! // Pluses and minuses (59:54) Solid advice for fellow retail entrepreneurs: "Build, build, build!" (1:03:58) THE REAPER ROUND

Stay in touch with Tyler and Project7 on Instagram (instagram.com/project7)

 

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This week Peter talks with Matthew Manos, founder of verynice which  helps businesses, non-profits, and governments expand their capacity for impact through design strategy and creative facilitation. Hear how his side project turned into his dream job before he was even out of grad school, plus stick around for the reaper round where he breaks a bit of a sweat!

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(0:00) Welcome to the Live Your Mission show! (0:43) Mission Meats presents: Prosperity Pets! // prosperitypets.co + Amazon + email [email protected] for a LYM listener code! (2:38) Intro to our conversation with Matthew Manos (5:33) Welcome to the show, Matthew! (5:43) Matthew's current mission (6:54) Why he's the right person for the job (8:23) Win-win: Helping others make the real impact (10:18) Creative problem-solving: Matthew's services (13:18) Unintended impact: 826la (15:18) Looking back at initial expectations // How Matthew figured out how to make his passion a full-time mission (18:03) There's a way to keep art separate from passion (18:57) Working for the passion, first! (20:53) Looking back at what Matthew would've done differently (25:16) Avoiding the irrelevant question of, "How big is your team? - instead ask, "What is the mission?" (29:16) Very Nice was always about the mission (32:31) Advice for those who dread those "Mondays" // Taking a step back to analyze your situation (37:44) THE REAPER ROUND  

How to connect with Matthew and verynice: Instagram: @verynice website: verynice.co reginald: reginald.co

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In this week Peter talks with Zach Ware, an entrepreneur and investor that is currently focused on eliminating food deserts and other inefficiencies in the fresh food supply chain. Plus stick around to see him really suffer through the reaper round after just one bite!

Time Stamps: (0:00) Welcome to the Live Your Mission show! (0:45) The Mission Meats gift box! (2:22) Intro to our conversation with Zach Ware (5:38) Welcome to the show, Zach! (7:50) Zach's current mission (15:33) "Time-definite" crops (18:53) Zach's mission to evolve the fresh-food movement (19:56) "You start ahead, if you start from the inside" (23:30) Doing "big messy things" the right way (26:44) The fire-breathing praying mantis (27:46) Why Zach is the right person to be working in the food industry (31:05) Past hurdles in Zach's journey // Taking a step back when work gets too heavy (40:22) "Atomic Habits", and "The Power of Habits" // Incremental knowledge, and the domino effect (44:30) Being present, to take care of the important minuscule tasks (48:36) 3 books that changed how Zach sees everything (53:28) "Be the one who is calm" (56:52) Stay true to yourself and your priorities. (1:05:21) Learning to love the process. (1:08:06) THE REAPER ROUND

How to connect with Zach: Website: zgware.com Twitter: @zachware Instagram: @zgware

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In this weeks episode, Peter talks with Joe Stolte from Purpose First Project, a coaching and training organization focused on helping purpose-driven entrepreneurs launch and scale their businesses. Hear Joe's advice for finding it within yourself to accomplish your dreams by changing your mindset. Plus stick around to see him down a whole bag of reaper jerky while not even breaking a sweat! 

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(0:00) Welcome to the Live Your Mission show! (0:14) Intro to our conversation with Joe Stolte (3:53) Mission Meats update! // Text "MEAT" to 69551 (5:06) Welcome to the show, Joe! (6:27) Joe's current mission (8:25) Living in the entrepreneurial "whirlwind" (10:28) Why "grinding" and "hustling" is bad advice // Achieving a higher level of leadership  (14:30) Becoming aware of your limiting beliefs (16:40) The 4 Disciplines of Execution (19:11) "There's not enough time" (20:46) Acting with specificity // Defining extreme clarity (24:30) Joe's desire for hustle, and his desire to serve  (28:39) Purpose > Money // "It's bad to want what you want" (31:19) Borrowing other desires // Confronting the reality of things that were once perceived as "unattainable" (35:28) The power of association  (39:25) How to get in front of the right people (42:36) Joe's leap of faith in his early career (45:32) Investing in acceleration (47:20) Learning to see pain as "a gift" (49:47) A particularly rough time in Joe's career // Viewing misery as a blessing in disguise  (53:16) Rearchitecting a business after a tough loss (55:25) Noticing negative patterns and hustling harder (59:37) THE REAPER ROUND (1:11:07) Thanks for tuning in!   How to get in touch with Joe: Website: http://www.joestolte.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/joestoltelive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/likejoestolte/   Get 30% off coaching services by emailing [email protected] with "MISSION" as the subject line!   Think you're ready to try our Carolina Reaper Jerky? Hashtag #MissionReaper for a chance to be featured + win $100 in snacks!   If you have a topic or person of interest you would like to know more about, email me at [email protected]

In this weeks episode peter talks with Niyi Sobo, a former NFL running back and professional athlete who discusses the importance of self reliance and self discovery. Niyi also touches on how important it can be to embrace fear and anxiety to be able to over come it. Plus stick around to see him sweat though the reaper round!

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(0:00) Welcome to the Live Your Mission show! (0:40) Shoutout to Jason! (2:10) Intro to our conversation with Niyi Sobo (4:27) Welcome to the show, Niyi! (4:44) Niyi's current mission (5:52) How Niyi's childhood taught him the value of self-reliance // Niyi's journey (14:07) Does fear fuel your decision-making? (15:22) A past example of Niyi's unconscious beliefs (18:35) Your defensiveness can be fear in disguise (23:49) Don't just "Listen to your gut!" // Leaning on past pain (28:00) How to build a fear-proof environment and excel your life (33:46) Be careful of your social-media intake (36:19) Choosing your close-circle (38:02) The "rumble strip" (39:27) Exploring the Law of Attraction (44:30) You gotta know your destination (45:31) How to get started with figuring out what it is that you want (46:06) The "whiteboard session"  (53:40) THE REAPER ROUND (1:14:31) Thanks for tuning in!   Follow Niyi on Instagram (@niyisobo) and check out his website to check out his mindset coaching programs www.imnotyou.com   Think you're ready to try our Carolina Reaper Jerky? Hashtag #MissionReaper for a chance to be featured + win $100 in snacks!   If you have a topic or person of interest you would like to know more about, email me at [email protected]

In this weeks episode, Peter chats with David Simnick, the CEO & Co-Founder of Soapbox. This idea was hatched when David was working as a subcontractor for the United States Agency for International Development and saw a need for basic cleanliness. Soapbox started a one-for-one program and now donates soap to combat illnesses. Plus stick around to see him dominate the reaper round where he has a few Fabio moments and kills an ENTIRE bag of Reaper Jerky while adding some extra hot sauce!  

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(0:00) Welcome to the Live Your Mission show! (0:25) Intro to our conversation with David Simnick  (2:05) Mission Meats update! Happy 2020! (5:48) Welcome to the show, David! (6:26) David, "the traveling soap and sauce salesman" (11:37) Experience from working with the United States Agency for International Development (14:26) Starting a business with zero experience (17:43) Reflecting on the early days of startup (20:45) Avoidable mistakes (24:05) Advice for how you can live out YOUR mission (29:40) THE REAPER ROUND (42:48) Thanks for tuning in!   Keep in touch with David on Instagram! Personal: @davidsimnick Soapbox: @soapboxsoaps Bushwick Kitchen: @bushwick_kitchen   Books mentioned in this episode... Enders Game by Orson Scott Card Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts   Think you're ready to try our Carolina Reaper Jerky? Hashtag #MissionReaper for a chance to be featured + win $100 in snacks!   If you have a topic or person of interest you would like to know more about, email me at [email protected]

In this weeks episode, Peter talks to Josh Dorkin, founder of Bigger Pockets. Hear his story and how he knew when to step back. Plus, stick around for the Reaper Round where Josh makes his own rules and opts to mix some interesting ingredients instead of eating the Carolina Reaper jerky...and actually enjoys it?!

Time Stamps: (0:00) Welcome to the Live Your Mission show! (0:37) Mission Meats update! Shoutout to the OC Movement Church (2:08) Intro to our conversation with Joshua Dorkin (4:16) Welcome to the show, Josh! (7:30) Josh's Bigger Pockets story (15:00) "I will NOT lose" - Jay Z // Work harder than everybody (18:04) Persevering through the first 8 years of hard work (21:45) From building your company, to scaling // Panic attacks (25:20) What fueled Josh's fear of losing his company. (27:10) "You're a fraud!" (29:25) A story about Josh's daughter  (38:38) Realities and reflections // "You know what to do" (43:28) "Trust, but verify" (45:41) Trusting the inner voice that pushes your limits (51:03) Putting the phone down, to slow down (53:23) Advice for your mission-driven journey (56:03) Poem: "The Dash" (57:47) THE REAPER ROUND (1:14:35) Be on the lookout for "Undeniably Curious" (1:20:35) Thanks for tuning in!   Find Josh on Twitter @jrdorkin   Books Mentioned in this episode:   The 5-Hour School Week: An Inspirational Guide to Leaving the Classroom to Embrace Learning in a Way You Never Imagined: https://www.amazon.com/5-Hour-School-Week-Inspirational-Classroom/dp/B07VGTK3MS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=5+hour+school+week&qid=1575660704&sr=8-1   The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Spiritual Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny: https://www.amazon.com/Monk-Who-Sold-His-Ferrari/dp/B0721CHJGQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1CH22MCW5EF8R&keywords=monk+who+sold+his+ferrari&qid=1575661529&s=audible&sprefix=monk+who+s%2Caudible%2C167&sr=1-1   Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet: https://www.amazon.com/Living-SEAL-Training-Toughest-Planet/dp/B0176MAG1M/ref=sr_1_1?crid=8WG8ZQ2Y5BMZ&keywords=living+with+a+seal&qid=1575661575&s=audible&sprefix=living+with+a+%2Caudible%2C170&sr=1-1   A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=a+curious+mind&i=audible&crid=20GR7A8YUII4F&sprefix=a+courio%2Caudible%2C163&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_3_8   The Dash Poem: https://thedashpoem.com/   >> Think you're ready to try our Carolina Reaper Jerky? Hashtag #MissionReaper for a chance to be featured + win $100 in snacks!   If you have a topic or person of interest you would like to know more about, email me at [email protected]