Success. How do YOU measure it? Is it purely a matter of the income level you achieve or is there more to it? My guest today would answer that success comes only through complete emotional independence. What he means is the kind of emotional independence that allows you to jump face first into the universe with no fears or insecurities. Sound intriguing? Join us!

Paul Kirchoff is an avid entrepreneur that will blow you away with his insight into business, money, adventure, and spirituality. He’s also an investor and global adventurer----and the list goes on. Currently, Paul serves as the founder and CEO of EPX, an exclusive community for adventuring entrepreneurs wanting to drive faster business success and max out their lives with amazing global experiences. Paul was an early employee at Dell, and was the founder and CEO of SaleAMP, a pay-for-performance digital marketing agency based in Austin, TX.

As if those accomplishments aren’t enough, Paul has directed and sold a film, sold thousands of copies of a corporate thriller novel, and is currently involved in a multinational effort to bring internet connectivity and banking to the poor. He’s also busy building another software venture that will accelerate problem-solving for humanity’s most pressing needs and allow for “adventuring the planet like nobody’s business.” A father and super-bachelor, Paul is a “modern-day James Bond,” as he travels to luxurious and gorgeous places around the world, rubbing shoulders and “hanging out” with such celebrity pals as Richard Branson.

Paul discusses his personal experiences in company startups, including fulfilling the roles of both visionary and operator in the struggle to transition. He shares great advice regarding the different phases of leadership, growth processes, and money strategies.

Another topic in our conversation is the aforementioned emotional independence. What is it—and how do you get it? You do not want to miss Paul’s insight into transforming self, rewiring the brain, and getting rid of insecurities.

In this episode, you will:

• Learn how creativity and systems work together in successful business startups
• Hear Paul’s take on bootstrapping a new endeavor and what it takes to get to “break even” or profitable ASAP
• Understand the importance of positive mindset and gratitude in achieving what Paul calls the ultimate goal—emotional independence

[Tweet ""Nobody knows the 100 billion nightmares between $0 and “making it.”
" - Paul Kirchoff"]

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Have you accidentally let your wealth creation take a back seat?

Most entrepreneurs do. Garrett Gunderson joins us on this episode of the podcast to help solve this problem. 

Garrett is the New York Times bestselling author of Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths That Are Destroying Your Prosperity. And he’s personally helped countless business owners create efficient wealth strategies that fit their unique strengths.

Garrett is the Chief Wealth Architect for Wealth Factory. Wealth Factory is a comprehensive personal financial education and implementation program for entrepreneurs, health care professionals and small business owners. 

Professionals (like dentists, orthodontists, optometrists, and veterinarians) and entrepreneurs typically focus on what they do best, and that's running a great practice and providing state-of the art service. Managing their personal finances often takes a back seat, and this can create tremendous personal and professional stress. And as their business grows, so might the complexity of their finances. So providing a proven, comprehensive solution is well-received by this group of professionals.

Wealth Factory fills that gap and provides an integrated team approach that brings together asset protection attorneys, accountants, retirement planners, investment advisor, insurance experts, estate planners, and cash flow specialists. This is very similar to the kind of integrated services provided by a boutique family services firm for high net worth individuals, but without the high price tag (or the $50M net worth qualifier). Advice and implementation happens in a custom-tailored sequence, facilitated by a financial quarterback so you do not have to waste time.

In this episode, you will…

• Learn the importance of having an opportunity fund instead of a retirement fund
• Understand why you need to utilize your own human life value
• Discover that you shouldn't put too much of your life at stake into something you don’t understand
• Realize the importance of knowing your investor scorecard

[Tweet ""Making more money is not the best solution if you don’t know how much you are keeping." - Garrett Gunderson"]

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Giving Value and Shedding Expectations | with Roland Frasier How do you become transparent enough to give value but hold back just the right amount to ensure the success of a good business deal or agreement during negotiations? The key is in your intention, and in this episode, Roland Frasier tells us how to move deals forward in a way that is positive for everybody involved.

The Levels of a Quality Life We all want more power, money, and freedom, right? These can give us more control, so we hope, and get us to a place in our lives where we can really start living. That’s why we busy ourselves now with our high-achieving lives of business and entrepreneurship; we’re trying to get from here to there.

Are you ready and able to expertly negotiate all the deals that happen in your life? From big business deals to where to eat for dinner to bedtime with the kids, life can be a constant series of negotiations. Learn how to best handle them in this episode. 

Former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss shares the tips and secrets to negotiation in this episode of the podcast. 

Chris is the Founder and CEO of the Black Swan Group Ltd and author of Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It. He has used his many years of experience in international crisis and high-stakes negotiations to develop a unique program and team that applies these globally proven techniques to the business world.

During Chris’s 24 year tenure in the Bureau, he was trained in the art of negotiation by not only the FBI but Scotland Yard and Harvard Law School. He is also a recipient of the Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement and the FBI Agents Association Award for Distinguished and Exemplary Service.

In this episode, you will…

• Learn the secret to negotiation is actually giving the other side the illusion of control
• Understand how teams that were better at their approach actually got to their deals quicker
• Discover the great power of deference 
• Realize one of the best things you can do is help the other side say "no"

[Tweet ""You don’t pull ahead of the pack by doing the same things that everyone else is doing." - Chris Voss"]

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Complexity and overwhelm will stop impact in it's tracks. Are you one of the entrepreneurs that is getting caught up in complexity?

Dan Kuschell his here to help you simplify. Dan is business growth strategist and the founder of Growth to Freedom. 

Dan is on a mission to help more entrepreneurs have a bigger impact in the world by reducing complexity and overwhelm in their life and business. In this episode of the podcast Dan dives into his story and how three simple questions lead him to sell his business and ultimately make a bigger contribution to the world. 

In this episode, you will…

• Learn the 6 capabilities you need to master as an entrepreneur 
• Understand the importance of getting selfish
• Discover the three questions that lead Dan to sell his business
• Realize what most high performing entrepreneurs truly want

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David Goggins might just be the fittest, toughest, and most inspiring man on the planet… but he did not start out that way.

David graduated 213th out of 214 in his high school class. He bombed his first two attempts at the ASFAP test which would allow him to enlist in the military and basically had to re-learn the entire high school curriculum in just six months in order to pass on his third attempt.

But that when his journey really started…

David went from weighing over 300 pounds to becoming the 36th African American to become a Navy SEAL in the history of the program.

Tune in to hear David’s inspiring story of fighting through suffering, of overcoming obstacles, and finding a whole new level of himself.

In this episode, you will…

• Learn how to David channels suffering into pride
• Understand how when you push yourself, you are able to use negative thoughts as energy
• Discover how the negative perspective can actually create an optimistic outlook
• Realize the importance of looking for approval within yourself, not externally

[Tweet "“If you can control your thoughts, fight through the one second decisions and keep going. That’s when you reach the breakthroughs. – David Goggins"]

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Chapter 5: The Tectonic Shift, Tsunami, and Undertow: Understanding The Power of Directional Pull (Part A) by Ed O’Keefe Most people fail at success principles because they don’t know how to handle the reality of the path.  Goals are vital because they give us a directional point, but they aren’t everything.  In this episode, we discuss understanding the power of directional pull.  The idea that you need to have it all figured out before you get started, is a myth.  The stronger choice is to get moving.

Chapter 4: The Freedom Question by Ed O’Keefe We all seek things we’d like to change in our current life, and all solutions are hiding beyond the obstacles that we currently have.  There’s a distinct pattern of mental breakthrough that I call “The Freedom Question”.  This question allows you to shoot out of the present and into the future.

On this special episode, Craig Ballantyne editor of Early to Rise interviews CEO consultant, Matt Smith, (also from Early to Rise) about helping clients better manage and communicate with their teams.

They discuss the different needs of CEO’s at different levels of business, setting proper budgets, and applying high level thinking to managing your team.

We also dive into:

• Finding the right coach for you
• The art of staying focused and knowing when to say “no”
• Setting “stop losses”
• Constructing feedback loops
• Identifying KPI: Key Performance Indicators
• Incentive Structures and balancing long term perspectives
• The “people” part of managing
• Keeping politics out

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There’s a paradox of success you must be aware of.  At the same time your tsunami of success is finally hitting, there’s an undertow of success generated as well.  Artists, athletes, celebrities, and entrepreneurs all fall prey to the undertow.  Beware of the undertow.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What the undertow does
• Why even good companies fail
• The dangerous mindset of success
• Three mind freeing questions to ask yourself

Pick up a copy of my brand new book Time Collapsing: The New Art of Speed, Money, Power, and Meaning free for a limited time at TimeCollapsing.com and spread the word!

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Most people fail at success principles because they don’t know how to handle the reality of the path.  Goals are vital because they give us a directional point, but they aren’t everything.

In this episode, we discuss understanding the power of directional pull.  The idea that you need to have it all figured out before you get started, is a myth.  The stronger choice is to get moving.

We discuss these concepts:

• Chasing opportunity versus following your passion
• The three phases: the Tectonic Shift, the Tsunami, and the Undertow
• The trim tab theory

Ready for your tectonic shift?  Pick up a copy of my brand new book Time Collapsing: The New Art of Speed, Money, Power, and Meaning free for a limited time onTimeCollapsing.com

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We all seek things we’d like to change in our current life, and all solutions are hiding beyond the obstacles that we currently have.  There’s a distinct pattern of mental breakthrough that I call “The Freedom Question”.  This question allows you to shoot out of the present and into the future.

In Chapter Four of Time Collapsing: The New Art of Speed, Money, Power, and Meaning, I discuss the Freedom Question and:

• What the freedom question is and why it works
• The success stories of Warby Parker, Amazon, PayPal, and others
• Exercises to practice the freedom question
• Tools to see ‘beyond the obstacle’
• The ‘Interview Process’

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One of the biggest problems with self-help and success programs is that you leave with more on your to-do list than when you started.  It’s time to “Lose The Friction” as we dive into the third chapter of Time Collapsing.  When you lose the friction, you eliminate the meaningless work or relationships that are holding you back.

We’ll discuss:

• How removing the friction in your life can help you pick up speed
• The steps to letting go of the friction
• Using zero base thinking to decide what you need to let go of
• Why emotional control is so vital
• Behind the scenes of the stories in this chapter

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