I have a philosophy, it's been developed over years of observing, reading and tons of experience... The people who can endure the most pain are the one's that can handle the most happiness and success. It's not rocket science. Think about it, we already know that we can create whatever we want in life....if you're willing to do the work that's required to get it. Last week I had a conversation with entrepreneur, writer, and marketing consultant Ryan "The Hardcore Closer" Stewman. Ryan's a guy who's put in a lot of work and has invested a lot to get himself on top. It's always easy to tell when you're talking to someone who's going "all in" in life. After a few minutes of talking to Ryan I could already tell this was going to be one of the realest conversations that I've had on the show so far. I wasn't wrong about that impression (you'll see what I mean when you listen to the interview). But just to further clarify when I say that he's real I mean that he owns everything about himself and his life, the good and the bad. He doesn't make excuses, he doesn't take the easy route... he just sets an intention and attacks. It's always cool to talk to someone who embraces their truth, there are so many people who build brands around the illusion of being perfect, not this guy. They're far and few in between but every now and then you come across someone who raises their hand and says "Look I've made some mistakes, I'll tell you all about them but here's why you need to listen to me..." Ryan is one of those kinda guys. For me the biggest take aways from this conversation were;

• the importance of investing in yourself
• the power of being intentional and why most avoid it
• how to create opportunity in adversity
• the secret behind his success
• the mysterious connection between adversity and belief
• why you have to be your biggest fan
• why most people are not good in sales
• how he generates traffic to his blog
• the way to think in order to build a 7 figure brand

After listening to this interview you'll walk away with a better understanding of the power of transparency. When you stop trying to fit in and own who you are there will be some people who will love you and some who will hate you. That's a good thing, the worst thing that can happen to you is that someone meets you and they don't have an impression about you at all.

Live Big, Dream Big

Will Lane