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0:00 - Intro 

1:36 - What is Motivation 

2:25 - Why Motivation is an Illusion & Not Necessary To Hitting Your Goal 

3:42 - What You Do Need To Hit Your Goals 

5:00 - Importance of Your Systems & Processes 

5:30 - Why External Motivation has flaws

7:30 - How to Create Clarity & Systems to Replace Motivation 

9:00 - Breaking Down Your Processes & Milestones to Your Goal

10:00 - Habit Stacking + Being Efficient  

11:50 - 5 Things You Can Do To Move the Needle In Your Business or Towards Your Goal Daily 

13:15 - The Gap Between Success & Failure 

13:55 - How Fears Play Into Resistance  

15:35 - How to Overcome Resistance & Self Sabotage 

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About the Podcast

Serial Entrepreneur and Podcast host Kristen Slonicki guides us on a journey to leveling up in life and leadership. Through her insights and guests we learn how to hack our dopamine receptors to pursue healthy hits of dopamine through pursuing excellence.

In this episode, host Kristen Slonicki takes you through a vulnerable journey of how she has tracked her dopamine pursuits to identify where dopamine is sometimes controlling her versus her controlling it. Through the journey of exploring and identifying dopamine exploitation, Kristen does a deep dive, giving you examples of where we may be receiving dopamine and how we can replace those pursuits with more positive and healthy habits.

This episode is for anyone looking to unlock new levels of success this summer and for anyone who would like to have more awareness of how they can identify any subconscious driving patterns that may not always be for our well-being.

You will better understand the science of dopamine, and learn effective techniques for managing your dopamine levels. Providing practical strategies for a dopamine summer detox, improving mental health, and achieving personal growth.  Discover how to overcome dopamine addiction, develop healthier habits, and create a more balanced, fulfilling life.

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About the Podcast

Serial Entrepreneur and Podcast host Kristen Slonicki guides us on a journey to leveling up in life and leadership. Through her insights and guests we learn how to hack our dopamine receptors to pursue healthy hits of dopamine through pursuing excellence.

In this episode, we are joined by Jordan Laplace, a multi-millionaire sales and leadership director, with close to two decades of experience. Jordan has a specialization in approaching behavior and leadership from a science and psychological perspective. 

He takes us through what dopamine and other neurotransmitters actually are, how they can both hurt and benefit our behaviors, and we dive into what was behind his break out performance year. Jordan walks us through how he discovered how to hack his own dopamine in order to create a life built around his neurotansmitters working in a positive and unified way towards the goals he wanted to achieve. 

This episode is giving you the blueprint on how to achieve optimal success in any area of life with tangible easy to follow steps. This is an episode you don't want to miss. 

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About the Podcast

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In this episode we explore the depths of how our day to day consumption influences our thought processes as well as our behaviors. Host, Kristen Slonicki, gives the audience tangible takeaways to becomming more aware of how we think, what we are attracting, & how we show up in the word. This episode is about increasing our self awareness, & maintaining a positive source of energy, being a fountain, not a drain. 

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Time Stamps:

00:00 - Intro 

01:30 - How Are Thoughts Contribute To How We Show Up In The World 

02:39 - How Our Every Day Consumption Influences Who We Are 

04:25 - Importance of Monitoring & Cleaning Up What We Are Consuming  

07:19 - Self Analyzation of Our Current Thoughts 

09:52 - Be A Fountain Over A Drain 

12:35 - Two Types of Thoughts That Humans Have 

14:49 - How To Increase Influence Over Our Thought Processes 

15:50 - Benefits of Having Increased Mindset Mastery

16:30 - How Our Environment & Consumption Can Effect How We Judge Ourselves & Others 

18:38 - When Building A Brand Through Negativity Attracts More Negativity 

21:50 - Being Intentional & Examples of Settings Intentions 

24:17 - Questions To Ask Yourself To Determine If You Have Accidentally Been Bringing Negativity To The Table 

25:40 - Healthy Ways To Check Ourselves & Releasing Any Negative Energy

26:40 - Characteristics to Embody To Attract More Positivity

29:38 - Overcoming & Identifying Negative Patterns 

30:35 - Creating Consistency & Sustainability For More Positivity 

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About the Podcast

Serial Entrepreneur and Podcast host Kristen Slonicki guides us on a journey to leveling up in life and leadership. Through her insights and guests we learn how to hack our dopamine receptors to pursue healthy hits of dopamine through pursuing excellence.

In this episode, we go through tangible action steps to help you rewire your mind and get you out of a funk when you aren't feeling like your best self. We go into depth of how to become our highest selves and how to get through the ups & downs that life will inevitably always send our way. 

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Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro 

01:16 - How to Get Unstuck When Feeling In A Funk 

02:00 - Releasing Judgement for Being In A Funk

04:20 - Self Analyzation

06:30 - How to Become Your Highest Self 

09:02 - Finding Inspiration When In A Rut

12:45 - How to Shift Your Thoughts 

15:00 - How to Expedite What You Are Going Through 

17:15 - The Healthy Habit That Makes All The Difference 

18:45 - How to Get Things Done Even When You Don’t Want To 

20:00 - Examples of Replacing Screen Time with Positive Hits of Dopamine 

21:00 - Building Habits & Finding Your Daily Practice 

23:00 - Completing Goals That Are On The Back Burner 

24:50 - Creating A Positive Network 

27:43 - Practicing Mindfulness & Gratitude Consistently 

28:26 - Finding Purpose in The Hard Things 

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About the Podcast

Serial Entrepreneur and Podcast host Kristen Slonicki guides us on a journey to leveling up in life and leadership. Through her insights and guests we learn how to hack our dopamine receptors to pursue healthy hits of dopamine through pursuing excellence.

In this episode, host Kristen Slonicki, takes you through a different podcast experience as she shares a diary entry like experience of her business incentive trip to Iceland. Kristen opens up in this episode with a more personal take on not only how she felt throughout the trip, but she shares travel tips, advice on what to bring on your own trip to Iceland, where to travel in Iceland, but also the mindset that enhances any experience when traveling.

Through laughter and valuable travel insight, Kristen shares a raw view of her trip and a play by play of the different places and activities that were experienced while in the beautiful landscapes of Iceland. 

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00:00 - Intro 

01:08 - Pursuing Healthy Hits of Dopamine Through Traveling 

03:44 - Planning A Trip To Iceland 

04:00 - Why I Won’t Be Flying Iceland Air Again 

06:20 - Benefits of Sticking to Flying with one Airline 

07:44 - My Favorite Travel Credit Card / Best Travel Hacks & ROI

12:55 - Reykjavík Airport Recommendations

14:52 - Blue Lagoon Iceland Experience 

17:26 - The Bathing Suit From Hell 

21:35 - Best Hotel In Reykjavík

23:50 - The Northern Lights Excursion Experience + Recommendations 

29:45 - An Adventure + A Lesson In Time Management

31:31 - Katla Ice Cave Excursion & Experience

35:23 - Skógafoss Waterfall Experience + Finding Gratitude & Clarity While Traveling

38:00 - Nightlife in Reykjavík

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Serial Entrepreneur and Podcast host Kristen Slonicki guides us on a journey to leveling up in life and leadership. Through her insights and guests we learn how to hack our dopamine receptors to pursue healthy hits of dopamine through pursuing excellence.

In this episode, we dive into the dynamic world of marketing, offering essential strategies tailored for businesses at every stage of growth. Whether you're launching a startup, refining an existing brand, or seeking to enhance your online presence, this episode is packed with actionable insights to propel you forward. From preliminary rollout tactics to post-launch optimization techniques, we guide you through each phase of the marketing journey, uncovering effective tools and systems to streamline your efforts. Join us as we explore the four-step process of preliminary rollout, pre-launch, launch, and post-launch optimization, empowering you to cultivate anticipation, engage your audience, and achieve sustainable success. Tune in now to discover how to leverage the power of marketing to elevate your business to new heights.

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00:00 - Intro 

01:07 - Launching or Relaunching Your Business

02:44 - The Four Step Process for Launching Your Business

03:58 - The Preliminary Roll Out Before Your Pre-Launch 

05:42 - Coming Up With Your Freebie & Building Your Funnel 

06:09 - Building Your Email List 

10:37 - Utilizing Chat GPT for Marketing Your Business 

13:58 - How to Build Anticipation For Your Offering Prior To Pre-Launch

17:36 - Planning Out Your Pre-Launch 

19:34 - Steps to Take During Your Business Pre-Launch | Sub Phases of Your Pre-Launch 

21:00 - Step 1 | Verbal Pre-Launch Sub Phase 

24:50 - Step 2 | Visual Pre-Launch Sub Phase 

27:28 - Step 3 | Value Pre-Launch Sub Phase 

29:45 - Launch Day Recommendations 

31:45 - Driving More Volume During Launch Week

32:30 - How to Have A Launch Party 

35:10 - Repurposing Your Content - How to Create 20+ Different Pieces of Content From One Original Piece 

36:00 - Best Way To Learn What Is Working With Your Marketing 

37:32 - The Secret Sauce | Marketing & Business Automation 

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Serial Entrepreneur and Podcast host Kristen Slonicki guides us on a journey to leveling up in life and leadership. Through her insights and guests we learn how to hack our dopamine receptors to pursue healthy hits of dopamine through pursuing excellence.

In this episode, host, Kristen Slonicki, guides you through the essentials of branding.

Explore how to define your brand's purpose, identify your target audience, and craft a consistent visual identity. Discover actionable strategies for creating a compelling brand story and building meaningful connections with your audience. Whether you're launching a new business or revitalizing an existing one, this episode provides practical insights to unlock the potential of your brand. Tune in now and embark on your journey to brand clarity and success.

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Time Stamps:

00:00 - Intro

02:38 - The Elements of A Brand 

03:37 - Identifying Your Goal &Targets for Your Brand 

06:11 - Finding The Why & Higher Purpose For Your Brand 

07:26 - Defining Your Niche Avatar For Your Brand 

11:29 - How to Research What Your Ideal Customer Needs 

13:01 - Extreme Clarity on Ideal Client & How You Can Serve Your Client

14:30 - How To Give Your Customer Access to Your Brands Offerings 

16:11 - Example of Becoming Authentic To Your Brand 

17:08 - Getting Clear on Your Brands Value Content Pillars

20:00 - Defining The Energy, Consistencies, & Mood of Your Brand 

21:12 - Mind Mapping The Elements of Our Brand 

22:02 - Clarity on the Visual Elements of Our Brand 

22:22 - Creating A Brand Board

24:15 - Branded Content Templates

24:38 - Getting Your Brand Seen

26:50 - How to Simplify Your Brand Photoshoots

27:52 - Brand Packaging & Brand Personal Touches

28:50 - Brand Logos, Brand Website, Brand Merch, & More 

31:00 - Verbal Element of Your Brand 

32:42 - Bringing As Much Value To Your Brand As Possible

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Serial Entrepreneur and Podcast host Kristen Slonicki guides us on a journey to leveling up in life and leadership. Through her insights and guests we learn how to hack our dopamine receptors to pursue healthy hits of dopamine through pursuing excellence.

In this episode, host Kristen Slonicki shares her personal journey toward health and fitness, exploring the mindset shifts and sustainable systems needed for lasting change. Discover why most New Year's resolutions fail, how to avoid common pitfalls like fad diets and sugar overload, and the importance of building healthy habits for life, not just for summer. Kristen offers practical tips, motivational stories (including her marathon training experience), and recommendations for top health and fitness experts to follow. Whether you're a beginner or looking to reignite your motivation, this episode will inspire you to take action, set long-term goals, and create a healthier, happier lifestyle.

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Time Stamps:

00:00: Intro 

01:46: Setting Longterm & Sustainable Health Goals 

02:59: The American Culture When It Comes To Health 

05:40: Prevalence of Obesity 

05:56: The Sugars In Your Coffee & Sugars in Your “Healthy” Products 

08:36: How Much Sugar Should We Have 

08:54: Insulin Resistance Breakdown 

12:01: Unsustainable Fitness Goals 

13:50: Health Education Accounts to Follow 

16:46: Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset 

17:02: My Path + My Fitness Perception in The 90s 

19:42: My Reasons Now Why I Want To Be Strong & Healthy

21:21: Shifting from a Fixed Mindset & Doing Hard Things 

25:06: Teaching Our Children Discipline & Self Love Through Our Actions, Not Words 

26:49: Small Steps To Take Action In Being Healthier Now 

27:45: Power of Group Training & My Struggles + Mental Barriers with Group Fitness Classes 

31:05: System for Discipline In Fitness

33:18: Long Term Metric Goals to Break The Cycle of Short Term Fitness Stints 

35:16: My Experience with 75 Hard & How I Created Accountability 

39:00: Finding Confidence To Be Able To Complete A Marathon 

40:45: Mistakes Made That Breaks Consistency & Picking Back Up When We Get Out of Our Routines & Grooves 

43:00: How to Hack Our Dopamine with Our Health Choices 

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Serial Entrepreneur and Podcast host Kristen Slonicki guides us on a journey to leveling up in life and leadership. Through her insights and guests we learn how to hack our dopamine receptors to pursue healthy hits of dopamine through pursuing excellence.

We are joined by Don Gomez, where we explore how to harness adversity as a catalyst for personal growth.

In this episode, we dive deep into the transformative power of overcoming loss, shifting mindsets, and attuning ourselves to reach true fulfillment.

Join us as we uncover the importance of resilience and self-awareness on the journey to personal empowerment.

Don is an investor, & a leading sales professional building leadership and teams for the top solar sales company in the nation. He is a renowned thought leader, specializing in developing leaders and guiding individuals to connect with fulfillment and spirituality.

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Time Stamps:

0:00: Intro
1:07: Who is Don Gomez 
4:27: What Shapes Us Into Who We Become 
8:42: How to Find Inspiration 
9:58: Using Deprivation & Loss for Inspiration 
11:11: The Impact Our Parental Figures Have On Our Behaviors & How Emotions Can Be Transferred Through DNA Genetics 
16:50: Utilizing Fitness For Significance  
17:17: What’s behind our behaviors of why we do what we do
18:56: The Path From Rags to Riches 
22:06: Teaching Children Through Our Actions 
24:15: Breaking Free From Circumstances 
27:00: How Work Ethic Beats Talent & Builds Confidence 
27:54: Power of Proximity & Following the Blueprints 
30:35: Network Becoming Your Net Worth & Importance of Your Environment & Inner Circle 
32:21: Ending Cycles & Creating Change Through Mindset 
37:17: How to Pay Attention to The Signs That Are Guiding You Towards Positive Change 
38:38: Utilizing Personal Development Content to Change Your Life 
31:44: Finding Consistency When You Are Trying To Break Negative Patterns 
44:44: How to Build Confidence 
46:44: Power of Looking Within 
49:33: How to Stop Distraction & Apply Right Away 
51:00: Dropping Ego & Being Intentional 
54:00: How to Have Self Reflection & Self lol Acknowledgment 
1:00:00: Creating Leaders & Culture 
1:01:00: When You Hit The Goal & Still Feel Unfulfilled
1:06:20: Hiding Darkness & Depression Through Success & How To Pull Yourself Out 
1.08:02: How To Connect With Don & Learn More From His Mind 
1:11:02: No Gatekeeping | Overcoming Self Hatred & Feelings of Unworthiness 
1:14:02: Utilizing Dopamine with The Right Vehicle

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Serial Entrepreneur and Podcast host Kristen Slonicki guides us on a journey to leveling up in life and leadership. Through her insights and guests we learn how to hack our dopamine receptors to pursue healthy hits of dopamine through pursuing excellence.