The Mike Dillard Show

Today I have the absolute pleasure of introducing you to someone incredibly dear to me… My friend Kamal Ravikant.

Kamal and I met at an event in Austin about two years ago and he has become a friend, a colleague, and a mentor, not because of what he has accomplished as an entrepreneur, (which is substantial), but because of what he has overcome, and how he chose to face those challenges.

Every business owner will go through their long dark night of the soul… An event or period in their life when everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. A time that breaks your spirit, and that even can destroy you identity.

During that period, everything you hold dear will be stripped away from you.

Your business, your money, your security, your confidence, and your self-worth. In fact the only thing you'll have left,is the reflection staring back at you in the mirror.

It's not the event or what went wrong that will define you, but what you choose to do in the moment, staring at yourself in the mirror, will.

This is exactly where Kamal found himself, stripped, broken, and ready to end it all.

And in that moment, he realized that there was one simple thing he could do to save himself, and turn it all around…

And that was to simply learn how to love himself… Truly, and genuinely, for the very first time in his life.

If you are depressed, unhappy, frustrated, angry, suicidal, or lost…

There is a way back, and you're about to discover it.

I cannot think of a more valuable or powerful form of transformation than learning how to love yourself, so without further ado, please help me welcome Kamal Ravikant.

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Well, this is it… The very last podcast episode of 2019.

As you know this has been the most challenging and also the most rewarding year of my life, and I just want you to know how incredibly grateful I am for your support.

I have a feeling that 2020 is going to be an absolutely incredible year, and I'll continue to do my best to provide you with the knowledge, inspiration, and skills you need to bring your dreams to life.

Now make sure you take a day or two this coming week to reflect back on 2019 and ask yourself what worked, what didn't work, and what might you do differently here in 2020.

Write down your goals, and then start to work backward so you can see exactly what you need to accomplish, and by when in order to bring those goals to life.

If you're a part of Mike Dillard Mentoring, you already know that we cover this process in detail so make sure you go back and review the goal-setting episode with David Osborne, how to create a life-changing morning routine with Hal Elrod, and how to create a Vivid Vision for your life and your business with Cameron Herold.

If you watch and implement these three lessons this week, you will be unstoppable in 2020.

If you don't, you're likely going to repeat 2019 all over again.

And if you aren't a Member of MikeDillardMentoring yet, make sure you jump on the waiting list over at MikeDillardMentoring.com. It is an unprecedented opportunity to get an entire year of weekly mentoring from myself, and an all-star cast of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world.

We'll be opening up registration to new students on January 1st.

Now with that being said, we're going to end up the year talking about one of the most important topics in the world for entrepreneurs…

How to get more traffic, more leads, and more sales in 2020, and to help us do that, we're joined by one of the best online marketers in the world, my friend Vince Reed.

Vince has an incredible rags to riches story that you're going to hear today, and if you've ever been to the annual Traffic and Conversion event, you've probably seen him speak from stage, sharing his incredible knowledge when it comes to this important and fascinating topic.

If you want to find out how Vince and I are going to build our businesses, produce more leads, and generate more customers in 2020, this episode is going to tell you how.

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Imagine if you're a doctor, and not only are you a doctor, but you're an Oncologist who specializes in treating patients with cancer.

And one day you start to wake up with some strange symptoms… Fluid accumulating around your ankles, lower energy… And so you go into the hospital where you work to take some tests, and the next day you find out your body is quickly shutting down, organ by organ, but no one knows why.

Well that's the position that Dr. David Fagenbaum found himself in.

Today you're about to hear his amazing story as he fought to identify what was going wrong in his body, so he could have a chance to save it.

Today's interview is a story of hope, perseverance, and of the fighting spirit.

If you or someone you know finds themselves in the midst of a health crisis, this incredible interview with David is going to provide you with critical hope, and the steps you need to take in order to heal.

Every challenge has a silver lining. Every challenge can become a win if you're willing to shift the way you look at it. You are only a victim if you allow yourself to be, and David is living proof of what's possible when you put your mind to work for you, instead of against you…

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Today you're going to sit down with me and eavesdrop as I catch up with an old friend that I haven't seen in years...

His name is Tom Dyson.

Tom was the co-founder alongside Mark Ford, of the wildly successful investing and financial education company, the Palm Beach Research Group.

Together, they turned the business into a $100 Million company.

And then a few years ago Tom went through a divorce, depression overtook him, and he simply walked away from everything.

Well today you're going to hear the fascinating story of what happened, and why it ended up being a massive blessing in disguise.

I'm thrilled to say that this story has an incredibly happy ending, but it certainly contains some very, very valuable lessons for all of us.

Now given the fact that both of us are still in love with global economics and investing, we couldn't help but dive into that topic towards the end of today's interview.

What's going on with the markets? Is there a crash looming ahead, and what are Tom and I doing with our money?

I think you'll be shocked to hear the answers to those incredibly important questions…

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If you're an entrepreneur, this podcast has the power to save you at least $10,000 this year if you implement what you learn.

Some of you will end up keeping millions of dollars in the coming years as a result of this episode.

You see, at one point or another, you're going to find out that making money, and keeping money are two completely different things.

And you're also going to find out that the decisions, actions, and personality traits that allowed you to make your money, are actually a liability when it comes to saving and accumulating it.

So how do you avoid that trap?

Well if you want to build real wealth and true financial freedom, the single most important thing you can do is to make a plan and a process to allocate the money you're making, as it comes in.

Now as business owners, the strategies and tools that we have available to us to build wealth, and reduce our taxes, are vast, and they are not created equal.

CPA's and financial advisors are not created equal either, and if you implement the wrong plan, it can lead to dramatically different results.

Well, today we're joined by Garrett Gunderson who is one of the smartest people I've ever met when it comes to saving money, reducing taxes, and building wealth.

He is an entrepreneur like you and me, but he'd dedicated his life to this topic and his company Wealth Factory, was created to help business owners like you and me, achieve the financial freedom that inspired us in the first place.

If you want to pay less in taxes, generate wealth automatically, and invest your money wisely, get ready to take some notes, because Garrett is about to blow you away.

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I think you'll find today's episode is extremely interesting for two reasons…

When Teneshia Jackson decided to make the leap into entrepreneurship, she did so with nothing more than two suitcases, guts, and an idea…

From her previous career, she'd identified an underserved niche in the marketing industry…

Creating marketing campaigns for companies that were designed to speak directly to multicultural audiences.

So she started a marketing agency from scratch to help them do exactly that.

Today, EgamiGroup is an award winning agency with clients that include Proctor and Gamble, HBO, Target, Verizon, Oprah, and Major League Baseball.

It's an incredible accomplishment, and today she's going to teach you some incredibly valuable lessons when it comes to starting a business from scratch, identifying your entrepreneur type, and how to overcome the hurdles all new business owners face in the beginning of their careers.

But that's not all…

I have to admit that this interview was fascinating for me for a few reasons… One of which is the fact that I understand the value of creating marketing messages designed to appeal to different cultures, but that it's never occured to me to do so.

I was born and raised in San Antonio Texas which is one of the most multicultural cities in the United States, but I don't look at people in terms of race or culture.

We all have our biases when it comes to evaluating and judging others who do not look or sound like us, and we all deal with those biases in different ways. My way has been to intentionally ignore these differences, and to judge people based on their words and actions alone.

So it was quite a light-bulb moment for me when I heard Teneshia's story on how she's built an incredibly successful business by directly acknowledging these differences, and creating marketing campaigns that intentionally speak to them.

The bottom line is that you're going to learn a lot today in an interview that I thoroughly enjoyed, and I believe you will as well.

With that being said, please help me welcome, Teneshia Jackson Warner.

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Have you ever walked into a social event and introduced yourself to someone, only to realize that you've forgotten what they said just seconds later?

I know that's happened to me many, many times, and it's a horrible feeling.

Have you been in a meeting, giving a presentation, or on a phone call where you need to remember specific details, but mind just goes blank?

Yep, I've been there as well.

Well today I have the privilege of introducing you to Chester Santos.

Chester is one of the world's foremost authorities when it comes to memory, and today he's going to teach you how to remember anything that's important to you, forever.

He's been a speaker at TED and Google, and has been invited to share his knowledge with millions of people around the world through appearances on CNN, ABC, NBC, and the Science Channel.

And what's really interesting about today's interview, is that he used me as his guinea pig.

After teaching me his system live during the call, he took me through an incredible challenge that demonstrated the power of his system in real time.

Within just a few minutes, I had to memorize a series of 15 random words, and then recall them in order both forwards, and backwards.

Did it work? Did I make it?

Please help me welcome the International Man of Memory, and let's find out…

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If there is one thing that I've learned over the past year from dealing with my health crisis, it's that your thoughts literally create and control your destiny.

You can use your thoughts to heal your body, to calm your mind, and to rapidly change your life for the better…

I think Napoleon Hill nailed it when he titled his book, "Think and Grow Rich"...

But if it was just that easy, why isn't everyone walking around fit, happy, healthy, and rich?

Why are the vast majority of people dealing with disease and stress, instead of living in their highest state of being?

Well one of the reasons is that our brains process and create new mental circuits about a fearful or negative event, 10,000 times faster, than they do for a positive event.

Our brains are wired to look for danger, and remember it.

They are not naturally wired to focus on abundance, safety, and happiness.

Once you're aware of this, you'll start to realize that retraining your brain takes a conscious effort. But once you learn how to control and direct your thoughts, you will start to create the life you truly want.

Forget marketing, forget social media, and business strategies.

Yes, those things are important, but mastering your brain first is THE secret ensuring those efforts are effective.

If you have read the books on Phil Knight of Nike, Steve Jobs, or Richard Branson, you know that all of them have one thing in common…

Each of them credit their success in life to adopting a daily mental training practice. and today you're going to learn how to do the same from our guest, John Assaraf.

John is an incredible entrepreneur who's built 5 multimillion dollar companies, written 2 New York Times Bestselling books and featured in 8 movies, including "The Secret" and "Quest For Success" with Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama.

Today, he is the founder and CEO of NeuroGym, a company dedicated to using the most advanced technologies and evidence based brain training methods to help you unleash your fullest potential and maximize your results.

I'll just say this…

Buy John's book, use what you learn for the next 100 days, and you will absolutely change your life forever.

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As of a few weeks ago I noticed that my friend and previous guest on this show Brian Page, had amassed over 600 video testimonials for his online course which is something that you'll rarely see.

Getting 600 people to pull out their phone and record a video review of your product or service doesn't happen on it's own. There had to be an intentional process taking place behind the scenes, so I reached out to his business partner Blake and asked him what they were doing.

Well it turns out they were using a new software tool called GetVideoPeel.com.

GetVideoPeel is a simple online software service that makes it extremely easy for people to send you video testimonials and reviews.

There's no file editing, or need to upload to any kind of file-sharing or video hosting platform.

One click to record, one click to submit, and that's it. They even integrate a legal release form right into the process.

I thought it was an absolutely brilliant idea so I reached out to the Founder of the service, Patrick Tedjamulia.

Now before Patrick started down his own path as a business owner, he was one of the heads of product development for Facebook which means he's an extremely sharp dude.

Patrick's expertise is looking at online user experiences and services, and finding ways to make them easier to use.

Find something that's hard, create a way to make it simple, and bam, you have a thriving business on your hands.

Well today you're going to get the entire story behind the development of GetVideoPeel.com, and some incredible ideas on how you can use it to dramatically increase your sales.

I've personally started using the software as of last week, and it's pretty darn awesome.

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I recently had the opportunity to sit down with a gentleman named Pete Vargas, and it turns out that over the past few years, Pete has become the go-to guy when it comes to anything and everything related to speaking from any kind of stage or platform…

If you want to know how to craft an amazing talk that can move an audience...

If you want to know how to craft an irresistible but casual, no pressure offer that can literally produce millions of dollars in sales in a single day... And if you want to learn how to get paid to speak from stages around the world, then Pete is your guy.

And just to clarify, when Pete and I talk about speaking from stage, that includes speaking from an actual stage with a live audience, as well as speaking on a podcast, or a webinar.

Well after he finished sharing a few stories with me about his work and what his clients have accomplished, I realized that I have been missing out on a massive, massive opportunity to make an impact, and grow my business.

I've always known there were opportunities when it came to speaking, but I had no idea how big those opportunities were.

In fact, a month later I flew out to Wisconsin and spent two days learning how to craft the perfect talk from Pete and his team, and it was just an incredible experience.

Now personally, here's why I'm making stages a huge priority for my business next year…

It's the best possible way to make an impact and build rapport with an audience.

There's no competition… You have a captive audience who's there to hear your message, and if you decide to make an offer at the end of your talk, people tend to buy.

And finally, it's a consistent way to acquire new customers without having to worry about Facebook or Google's algorithm.

Stages have always been around, and will continue to be around no matter what happens on the tech side.

Thankfully Pete was recently back in Austin for another business visit, so I invited him over the house to record this amazing interview so he can share his wisdom with you.

Next year I'm going to start speaking from all kinds of stages, both real and virtual, and I think you're going to want to do the same by the time you finish this incredible interview with Pete Vargas.

You can also download his free training materials at http://www.MikeDillard.com/stages

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