The Cannonball Mindset

Arnold Greene was the latest guest on the Cannonball Mindset podcast. He's living an incredible legacy. Arnold grew up in Queens, made it to Cornell, and is currently the Chief Human Capital Officer at The Beneficient Company, a large investment bank based in Dallas.

But more important than his incredible accomplishments, Arnold is truly living a life of service. On this episode, Arnold shares how he made it from Queens to Cornell. He also talks about the importance of cultivating greatness in others and why you should think about your "dash."

People told her she didn't fit the mold.

A teacher in high school noted that Allie must have quite the engine "to move all that weight."

She also came from a divorced family of alcoholics, her sister passed away Allie's junior year of college, and then she suffered a major injury.

None of that kept her from placing 5th in the New York City marathon in 2017, with a time of 2:29:39.

I interviewed her for the Cannonball Mindset podcast, and here's what she had to say about never giving up, checking the boxes, and winning the race:

By the time he was in high school, Brad Hudson was already running 140 miles per week. Right before his last year of high school, he moved from New Jersey to Oregon by himself, because he believed the move would give him better opportunities to run.

Today, he's a renowned running coach and trains some of the world's most elite athletes and Olympians. Brad came on the latest episode of the Cannonball Mindset podcast to talk about his story, what makes an elite athlete, and what makes a great coach.

Here's what he had to say.

Chad recently jumped on the The Dad The Best I Can Show to talk with Rob Roseman about being a father raising twin girls and what he's learned from Jesse Itzler and the Build Your Life Resume course.

Jesse Golden is a renowned yoga instructor, author, entrepreneur, and wellness expert. You could say she's living the dream. But this dream wasn't handed to her. In fact, she fought every step of the way to make it happen. The golden girl paved her own streets of gold.

Here's her story

Jesse grew up in Chicago. Her mom ran a dance studio, so naturally, Jesse grew up training as a ballerina. Her childhood was very regimented, and was a bit rough. One day, while on a trip to Florida as a 17 year old, Jesse decided she was staying. She wasn't going home.

Florida allowed her the freedom and independence she craved. Jesse had a tough start in Florida. She lived out of her car and cleaned houses for a living. But she didn't care. She was happy.

Eventually, her aunt dragged her to a modeling call. Jesse signed as a model in South Beach. After living in Miami for a while, Jesse moved to L.A., after a brief pit stop in Vegas.

She was living the life. At 25, she found out she was pregnant. She proceeded to deliver and raise the child, all on her own. At 29, she figured to extend her modeling career, she would earn her yoga teaching certification, to give her a leg up with new brands like Lululemon.

That's when her world came crashing down.

Here body shut down. Jesse was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. The outlook for those with RA isn't good - After ten years, 60% of people with RA are considered completely disabled.

Jesse didn't walk for a year. And every other movement she made was slowly, and with pain. But instead of being the victim, she became the victor. Her illness gave her a platform to share her story. Today, she is known for being able to accomplish incredible feats of strength and flexibility. And her mind is just as strong - she's determined to find the positive in every negative situation. Today, Jesse is a well-known yoga teacher, author, wellness expert, and influencer. But she's got one more credit to her name - entrepreneur. Even after everything she'd been through, Jesse wasn't done. She launched her own organic skin care line, another of her many successes.

Throughout her journey, Jesse learned a lot. Here's a snapshot of the top lessons she learned, lessons that have impacted her life for the better.

If Gary Vee is Robin Hood, Jeff Ragan is Batman.

He's lurking in the dark, quietly spreading joy and changing lives in the world.

Jeff is Founder and CEO at Kize Concepts, an energy bar company dedicated to changing the world. They've served millions of meals in Haiti and locally. He came on the Cannonball Mindset podcast to talk about success, what is means to be on a mission, and how you can make an impact in the world.

Here's what he had to say.

If you don't already know the name, just google Judge Graham. You'll quickly realize he's a near-sensation for his particular niche: scaling and exiting a business.

He has a top-ranked business podcast, he's an author of several books, and most importantly, he was a stellar guest on the Cannonball Mindset.

He joined me and delivered 4 powerful business lessons on entrepreneurship. Oh, and guess what? You won't hear about these in college.

Over here, we love to talk about champions — those who challenge us, push through impossible obstacles, and obtain their objective.

The word "champion" has been overused. Even we might have overused it, but not on this episode of the Cannonball Mindset podcast.

We interviewed a man with the legitimate title of champion, Frank Shamrock.

He was the first UFC Middleweight Champion. He defended his title 4 times, retiring from the UFC undefeated. He went on to become an international speaker, mentor, homebuilder, entrepreneur, author, and documentarian.

But his story didn't start out as a champion. It started out in abuse, dysfunction, and prison.

GaryVee needs no introduction. If you don't know who he is, just ask anyone. Or go on LinkedIn. Or Facebook, or YouTube, or your podcast player… he's everywhere.

Guess what?

We interviewed him.

And we didn't throw him any softball questions. (Who throws softballs to GaryVee?) We asked him what he's going to do after he buys the jets, what he thinks about being the modern-day Robin Hood, and more.

This is the episode of the Cannonball Mindset you can't miss.

When Christy Rutherford was in college, a friend, who had recently joined the Coast Guard, came home from boot camp driving a Mitsubishi 3000GT. That was the moment Christy decided she too was going to join the Coast Guard.

Christy built a thriving career in the Coast Guard, becoming the 13th African American woman to achieve the rank of Commander in the Coast Guard's 225 year history. This is especially astonishing, considering that her demographic made up only 0.1%.

She has also published five #1 best selling books on Amazon, graduated from Harvard Business School, and now runs her own successful executive coaching business.

How did she do it? Grit.

On our latest Cannonball Mindset podcast, Christy shared her story, along with several lessons she learned about earning your seat at the table (and then defending it).