By Peter Meyerhoff
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Leland "Uncle Beats" Jones is a well-known and successful Artist/Producer/Music Business Consultant and Entertainment entrepreneur who has worked with some of today's hottest artists from Jay-Z to Project Pat.
Uncle Beats comes from the southside of Chicago and has undergone and overcome his own battles with the criminal justice system. Uncle Beats decided to go in a different direction in life than what he grew up in by finding success in the music industry. He recognized that prison and living a life of a crime, which is often talked about it in the rap community, is not a game. No one knows this more than Uncle Beats who lost his own son to addiction.
This week's episode is all about choices and making sure you are making the right ones that align with where you want to be and go in life. Learn to take risks, and invest in yourself and what you believe in.
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David's underprivileged upbringing led him down a path of rebellion and hardship. Despite this, David found a way to tap into his true self through his self-actualization to overcome his past and find peace in his presence. David firmly believes that we as people are designed to react without thinking. This can lead people into a world of anxiety, chaos, and reactionary minds. Therefore, David believes if you can control how you react to people, places, and things then you can control your life.
Presently David works in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with a focus on financial technology, natural language processing/language models, and Convolutional Neural Networks.
In this episode, learn how David went from a life of destruction and pain to working in one of today's most prominent and controversial fields of AI. Find out how he released himself from a life that was no longer serving him, to using his incredible and intelligent brain to change his circumstances for the better.
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This week's episode features my friend Alejandra. She is a licensed Chaplain/Ordained minister and a recovery coach. Most importantly, she's an incredible inspiration. Alejandra underwent extreme childhood trauma, sexual abuse, and hardship. As a result, Alejandra dove head first into alcoholism and addiction.
Alejandra became well-connected in the world of rap and television in Los Angeles when she was younger. She also had a successful shoe line that further threw her into the world of money, celebrities, and partying. As the years went on, her drinking got worse and worse until she inevitably hit rock bottom.
Alejandra discovered that she was feeling spiritually bankrupt despite growing up Christian and with a strong faith. She realized that being a believer is very different than having a relationship with God. Therefore, Alejandra decided to get sober and reconnect with her faith. Alejandra has now dedicated her life to helping and serving others who have found themselves in similar situations.
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Shaun T. is the creator of workouts INSANITY & T25, a mental health advocate, and the host of his podcast, "Trust and Believe with Shaun T." However, how he got to this level of success was no easy feat. Shaun is the survivor of the horrific sexual assault he endured during his younger years of life. Luckily, Shaun escaped from that nightmare and began his journey in life by changing his narrative, finding his path, and creating his own story.
Shaun found purpose and a home within the fitness and dance communities during college and later in life. This would set the foundation for Shaun's biggest pivot in life. Later, he would create his fitness programs and begin to help others. His true calling in life.
Shaun believes fitness is more than lifting weights and eating healthy, it's about transforming lives in EVERY aspect. Shaun's ultimate goal is to help others live their best lives by finding happiness, love, purpose, health, and abundance.
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Addiction does not discriminate and it can affect anyone, at any time. No one knows this more than an opioid survivor himself, Kyle Stark. Kyle experienced the early days of the opioid epidemic when it was just beginning, and no one knew the storm that was on the horizon. Kyle was young, hard-working, and just starting his family when addiction struck him down. Despite being extremely successful in the car business, it didn’t matter; addiction had taken hold of him and it fully consumed his life.
After years of struggling with addiction, through the help of his family and his faith, Kyle eventually got sober and maintained his sobriety. His goal now is to help as many people as possible who might find themselves in a similar position as he once did.
Kyles’s philosophy is, “I will change the way we view addiction, one person at a time!”
Learn from this week’s episode what it took for Kyle to finally put the substances down and get his life back in order. Kyle has taken the experiences and life lessons he has acquired throughout his addiction and turned them into fuel for his fire to get back into the car business and find personal, financial, and physical freedom once more.
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The struggles never stop. Life doesn't wait for you before it gets easier. It's important to believe in yourself and invest in your passion and dreams and go for it. Stay the course, and know that pain is temporary.
Nobody knows this more than Mario Canon.
Mario Canon is the epitome of someone who has worked tirelessly in investing in himself with a huge payoff. Mario is a musical artist, actor, business owner, and personal trainer. He is well-known for his critically acclaimed singing and acting skills and has starred on renowned television shows like Chicago PD and Empire as Charlie Dupree. However, this brilliant artist from Springfield, Illinois, is not your typical musical artist.
Mario has never been afraid to take a chance on himself. His first job opportunity was to be a personal trainer at a gym. Through this experience, he was able to learn the value of hard work and build his credit, and after putting in work there - he ended up buying the gym himself! This was his first big break and taste of financial freedom. Since then, Mario has been extremely successful in life. All because he believed in himself and knew that the hard work he put in would pay off in the end.
Giving back to the community that helped shape him and showing other individuals that there is a right path in life if they follow the course is Mario's passion. He has done just that, and he doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon.
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Paul Kruger has an amazing story about how he was raised in the Mormon church, playing in the NFL, and what life is like after playing the game. Paul grew up in Utah and played college ball at the University of Utah. He was then drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the draft in 2009.
Paul had a ton of success and was a valuable player in the NFL having won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, playing with the Cleveland Browns, and ending his NFL career with the New Orleans Saints. Before playing in the NFL, Paul went on a service mission through his church. Throughout this journey, he learned valuable life lessons and gained perspective on what he truly wanted out of life.
Paul thrived, worked hard, and won big in the NFL. However, he knew in his core that he wanted more out of life. After getting brutally assaulted and injured in Utah, Paul's views on life and its fragility were forever altered.
With strong ties to his faith, and knowing his calling in life has a greater purpose, Paul has taken his wins in both life and the NFL and created success in business and in his personal life as a strong family man.
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Justin Mercer a.k.a. "The Tattooed Realtor" joins Peter on this motivating episode. Justin decided to get into real estate after driving a semi-truck for 13 years. Before that, he worked in education as a teacher. Justin always dabbled with the idea of jumping into real estate but thought his unique and tattooed look would prevent him from succeeding. It wasn't until he hit the lowest point of his life that he fully immersed himself in this industry that changed his life and those around him.
Justin and Peter discuss how that low point in Justin's life was the catalyst for changing his career and circumstances. Justin found himself in a job he hated, despite being the best employee they had, and miserable in his relationships. So he made a change. While still working, he found the time to go to real estate school and obtain his license. Justin is now one of the more well-known real estate agents in Arizona due to his success and genius marketing capabilities.
This motivating episode with Justin will teach you that if you don't like something - change it. Have faith in yourself and your ability to achieve greatness, and don't listen to the haters. The world is always going to try and put you into a box based on how you act and look, but don't let them.
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In today's episode, Peter sits down with Emily Hayden. Emily is a personal trainer, nutritionist, fitness model, podcaster, YouTuber, and IFBB bikini competitor/pro. Emily's fitness beginnings date back to when she was 7 years old, helping her father train his clients in their gym. Soon, she adopted the fitness lifestyle full-time – starting a training business of her own after she graduated from college.
Today's episode and conversation lead Peter and Emily to discuss the mental and spiritual hardships Emily has had to overcome. Despite her incredible success as an entrepreneur and fitness athlete, it hasn't always been a straight path to happiness and success for Emily.
Learn from Emily in this inspirational episode how to have strength in yourself and your faith while finding points of gratitude in everyday scenarios... even when it feels like the odds are stacked against you.
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