The G&E Show

Brian Williams, a trusted source, ruined a 20-year brand, his legacy, and has been suspended from NBC.

Grant commends NBC for taking a stand in this situation and acknowledging that Mr. Williams was wrong and inappropriate. Elena says shame on NBC for not having those around Brian Williams, who she feels knew the truth, come to light as well. There was a team with him, he wasn’t by himself in the field, and they must have known the “facts” were inaccurate.

What would you do with your spouse if you found out they were lying in public?

People need to look at their relationships and their brand as a couple. Your brand needs to be consistent; this builds trust. And you can find out who your friends are based on how they approach you, what they invite you to do, where they invite you to go, and how they act around you.

Your Brand as a Couple:
1. Do people even know who you are?
2. What do people know you for?

“Brangelina” is a brand, as a couple. People see them as a unit, not separate, but a team.

Today Grant and Elena address the issue of bad news being the dominant topic on most TV and news outlets. Relationships are already a challenge. Men and women have different energies. You have different dreams and goals. Every day has new challenges just from your personal life, let alone your business life.

On top of that the kind of headlines you wake up to are things like the Taiwanese plan crashing into a bridge and river. Yesterday it was a Jordanian pilot being burned alive in a cage. And then there is the measles outbreak.

We all have to live in a world with bad news. What are you doing to guard yourself from all that bad news? What about the conflicting data being spread as truth?

How do you avoid the negative news?

Grant Cardone and Elena Cardone offer tips for couples trying to handle the collision between business and marriage. Grant and Elena begin the show in a tiff. They had a disagreement and were trying to work it out for days. Elena mentions how she slept in the guest bedroom because she was mad. The purpose of today’s episode is to help couples navigate disagreements and come to a solution. It is common for couples to feel challenged when trying to handle demands of children, family and the business obligations. These challenges lead to stress and this lights the match setting a firestorm. If couples are too focused on being right as opposed to reaching understandings tensions rise. Grant offers excellent relationship tips.

How To Resolve Conflict

1. Handle yourself, not the other person.

2. Use direct, face-to-face communication.

3. Find agreements not fault.

4. Ask what is needed from you.

Grant explains that although difficult both people must put ego aside and seek solutions and not just to be right. Elena adds that couples must focus on being on the same page about the future they want together. She reminds viewers that anger requires negative energy and both agree people must apply a “Whatever It Takes” ethic to the relationship. Tune in and watch how G & E smooth over their tiff by putting these steps into play.

Grant Cardone and Elena Cardone discuss matters affecting marriage and family. In today's episode Grant and Elena weigh in on college and ask is it worth it? Although their girls are young, Grant says he's only paying if they go to Harvard, Yale, MIT, Stamford, or Princeton so they can connect with blue blood. They speak to Emma Johnson who recently wrote an article for Forbes magazine on the subject of the value of college. Emma questions the return on the investment and doesn’t feel the debt matches the earning potential. Post college jobs aren't guaranteed. Emma explains if a person has drive and hustle they'll thrive with or without college.

Grant and Elena share starling statistics about college costs, completion rates with Grant thinking college is the next bubble to burst. He explains he won't invest in real estate in college towns because he feels people will stop going to college.

Is College Worth It?

1. Only go to top schools to connect to influential people.

2. Consider the trap of loans and debt.

3. Know what you want to do. It may not require college.

4. Consider apprenticeships where you work for someone in Power to learn.

5. Consider a trade school.

Elena Cardone is on her own this episode while Grant is away speaking at a seminar. In this episode Elena interviews author Daphna Levy, author of Picking Right: The Single's Guide to Finding the Right Match. She asks if there's a such thing as soul mates, red flags we cannot ignore, surviving infidelity, how to meet great people, and more! Elena takes callers and one asks her what her top motivators are. Elena is thrilled for the opportunity to carry out the show without any interruption.

Top Tips for Finding Love:

1. Know your purpose and what you want.

2. Strike up conversation and meet people.

3. Create it!

Daphna suggests women keep men on a "probation period" allowing time to get to know them to build rapport and trust. Tune in and weigh in with your comments.

Grant and Elena Cardone discuss the importance of certainty and confidence and how to build certainty. Grant and Elena begin the show discussing medical marijuana. Grant believes weed makes you slow, weak and uncertain in the marketplace. There are many things that cause us to be uncertain and lose confidence. Our confidence and certainty must be preserved and invested into like a bank. According to grant confidence is the key to getting what you want in life. Grant and Elena discuss times of uncertainty and how to become certain, not be careful but instead alert and aware. Grant commends Elena for always supporting him when he is certain he must handle a business opportunity. Elena reveals she is at times uncertain about having the tough talk and avoids confrontation, something common. When it comes to building certainty Grant offers these tips:

How to Build Certainty:

1. Write goals down.

2. Pack a full daily schedule.

3. Avoid anything that may impair judgment making you uncertain.

Grant and Elena Cardone offer tips for parents interested in traveling without their children.

Grant and Elena just returned from a business trip to Russia where Grant spoke to 800 business people followed by a pleasure trip to Paris. Grant begins the show admitting that he and Elena haven’t traveled much and have spent the last decade focused on business. When Grant discovers that people who travel make more money, he decides to up his travel game. Find out what G and E learned about themselves and the people of Russia and Paris. Grant and Elena’s post trip connection leaps off the screen. You’ll get inspired to work hard so you can travel and see the world! Grant returned with an expanded view of new possibilities. Elena returned recharged and ready to handle their two little girls. G and E share the Benefits of Trippin With Your Spouse which include:

1. Get recharged

2. Get inspired

3. Bond and connect

4. Respect the life back at home

Grant and Elena Cardone offer tips to help people get, the girl, the guy, the job, the money and other things out of life.

Grant and Elena discuss how Grant pursued her for 13 months and the steps Grant took to get Elena’s attention. They banter back and forth taking you back to the time when Grant was in hot pursuit and Elena couldn’t care less. How did Grant get the woman of his dreams? How do these tactics apply to other things in life worth chasing?

From the hot girl, the job, the big business deal Grant tells viewers to commit to going for it and then take massive action and never quit. This episode offers a candid look at Grant and Elena. Grant persisted for over a year and Elena reveals funny early observations and judgments that she had back then. In the end they are committed to one another, their daughters and their purpose. If you are trying to find a great relationship or want to light a spark to the one you’re in, tune in and learn how.

Grant’s tips for "Getting What You Want" include:

1. Get specific on what you want.

2. Make contact.

3. Develop a strategy.

4. Never quit.

Grant and Elena Cardone discuss how men women communicate and how both sexes can improve.

G & E are busy working to design and decorate their new home. It leads to frustration and communication mishaps with the workers doing the job. Elena feels Grant’s communication was harsh and Grant feels Elena is too soft. Can they agree on a communication style that is just right?

Grant asks if people think men and women communicate differently from one another and callers weigh in. Grant points out that there are women who offer too many details –a more feminine communication style. He also acknowledges there are other women who are bottom liners and communicate more like men. Grant also encourages women not to begin requests with “can you” and instead, just make the request. “Please turn off the lights, thanks.”

The banter between Grant and Elena is hilarious as they offer the following Communication Tips for Men and Women.

1. Quit blaming the receiver.

2. Get their attention.

3. Consider what else they have going on.

4. Sell the story and close.

G & E start off the show talking about their move to their new home, the design costs and costs of furnishings. Grant explains he needed to make cuts and the thinking process he and Elena needed to go through to make the cuts. Grant explains that there are times more often than not where cuts need to be made. There are things that aren’t truly needed or even necessary. These extras can cut into your family bottom line, weigh upon you and hold you back. So what happens when one person is emotionally attached to something and the other person is insisting cuts must be made?

Elena explains that it is so easy to get caught up in the romance and the dream. The idea of the perfect house, the perfect wedding, etc. can lead to getting all caught up in the emotional side. This is when you need to really take a step back evaluate and decide what is truly necessary and what isn’t.

Grant and Elena offer these three steps for Making The Cut

1. Identify what you absolutely must have.

2. Use logic not emotion.

3. Cut out the rest.