The Cannonball Mindset

Most people live 80% versions of themselves. They haven't even scratched the surface of what they can accomplish.

Jesse Itzler is a New York Times Bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur, owner of the Atlanta Hawks, and the list goes on and on. He also founded Build Your Life Resume, an eight-week coaching program that will help you reach your potential. Whether you're trying to train for a marathon, grow your business, or live a healthier version of yourself, this program will help you cross that finish line.

We sat down with Jesse to talk memorializing life moments, starting from nothing, and living your best life.

Navy Seals have always had this air of mystery to them. But they're not as secret as they used to be.

They weren't open and transparent about their line of work for obvious reasons. But they decided to approach their lack of public information differently when they realized it was hurting their ability to recruit new SEALs.

So what could we learn from them when they pulled the curtain back?

Brent Gleeson is a Navy SEAL combat veteran and author of Taking Point: A Navy SEALs 10 Fail-Safe Principles For Leading Through Change. Upon leaving SEAL Team 5, Brent turned his discipline and lessons from the field to the world of business. He now speaks and writes on topics ranging from leadership and building high performance teams to culture and organizational transformation.

In 2004, roughly equal shares of people identified as Democrats (33%), Independents (30%) and Republicans (29%). But now, Independents are surpassing the two major parties. In 2014, 39% of the public identified as Independents, more than those identifying as Democrats (32%) or Republicans (23%). And in 2017, 42% identified as Independents.

That's why Neal Simon is choosing to run for a US Senate seat in the state of Maryland as an independent candidate. He grew up watching the two major political parties become more and more divided and polarized leading to negative results in the federal government.

Having successfully run four companies in professional services and sat on the board of many nonprofit organizations, he's ready to take a break to focus on creating change on The Hill.

70% of Americans aren't engaged at work. Are you one of them? More importantly, are you a part of the problem?

Most of us aren't strangers to challenges in the workplace. Things like donor engagement, sales, marketing, etc. are thrown at us each day from every direction. But what if there was a more efficient and effective method to solving those problems that actually made people happier?

Andrew Tarvin is a humor engineer who's worked with companies like CNN, Fast Company, ESPN, and the FBI. He studied computer science and engineering where he learned how to solve challenges using technology, and now he's using those skills to solve problems using humor.

Human beings are wired for connection.

All of our experiences culminate in who we are today. What people see is a sculpted piece of art. We wouldn't change the chisel strokes, but it's always helpful to have people along the way who help us realize our potential.

On this episode, I listened to Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia, talk about her journey to a seat where she can positively impact not only the more than eight hundred employees of Vaynermedia, but all of those who may have struggled as she did.

Claude stands out as a person who loves and believes in others. It's apparent from the moment you meet her.

We often see the results of a person's life and make up our own story of how they got there.

As a powerful person and successful lawyer, it would be easy to assume that Lori Kalani, Member and Co-Chair of State Attorneys General Practice at Cozen O'Connor, was born into wealth, money, and success.

We'd be wrong.

On this episode, Lori talks about her much-less-than-normal childhood and how her march to success continues on in generosity towards others who are making a similar journey.

Let others own the impossibility of things.

In the second part of a two part interview, I finish the interview with Charlie Engle, Author of The Running Man and ultra marathon runner.

At this point in his story, Charlie has just made the decision to fight the addiction that's killing him and clung to running as an avenue.

• Sometimes you jump on the train and don't know how to get off.

In part one of a two episode series, I sat down with Charlie Engle, Author of The Running Man and ultra marathon runner, to listen to his story of addiction, recovery, and the track that led him to becoming one of the premiere long distance runners in the world.

Charlie ran across the Sahara desert, but the physical demands of ultra running were not his biggest life challenges.

It's not about who you know - It's about who knows you. This episode's guest is David Avrin - and due to the 74,700 results that pop up when you search his name, you probably already know him as The Visibility Coach. After over 20 years, he left the worlds of Marketing and PR. He now travels the world to teach people how they can stand out and stand apart.

"Work for a person, not a company". Some of the first words offering a glimpse into the Cannonball Mindset of James Orsini, COO and right-hand man for Gary Vaynerchuk at VaynerMedia. But even more telling is how he'd describe the work he does for Gary: "I take dreams and put them into action plans". Whether its integrating 5 generations into the company workforce to facilitating the dreams of their Fortune 500 clients across the company's 4 locations - it all starts with understanding what people do. Then, he simply connects the dots.