Eric Zimmer hosts the award-winning podcast, The One You Feed, which has over 260 episode and more than 10 million downloads. Eric is also a dad, serial entrepreneur, behavior coach and author.   The One You Feed features conversations with experts across many fields of study about how to create a life worth living.   In this episode we explore how he went from heroin addict to successful entrepreneur, his realist perspective on meditation, lessons he's learned from hosting a podcast with over 10 million downloads, and much more.   Links:  oneyoufeed.net ericzimmer.coach

Rock Thomas, coming from humble beginnings on a small farm in Canada, became a self-made millionaire, running several successful businesses and killing in in the real estate game. But that was just the beginning.    After achieving massive financial success, Rock embarked on a lifelong journey of learning and personal growth. He traveled the world to study with some of the world's most acclaimed teachers, such as Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, Stephen Covey, and Deepak Cho-pra, just to name a few.   Now he's turned his focus to teaching. He founded Rock Thomas International to bring the top personal development strategies and success formulas to the world. Through keynote speaking, best-selling books, life-changing programs, and coaching, he's helped individuals make massive changes in their lives. His Goalcast videos alone have touched over 54 million lives.   Links:

• Your Epic Life Blueprint Facebook Community
• goM1.com
• rockthomas.com

Alvin Law is a motivational speaker, former radio broadcaster, and an unrelenting inspiration. Would you believe me if I told you that he rocks out on his drum set... but doesn't have arms?   Alvin was born without arms after his birth mother had taken Thalidomide, a drug prescribed to relieve morning sickness, while pregnant. But what most of would perceive as an insurmountable challenge, Alvin just viewed as a challenge to overcome.   In this episode, Alvin shares how any challenge can be overcome with the right mindset.   Links: https://alvinlaw.com/ Goalcast video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp5ju7_2uDM Alvin Toes Law YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeBUa28zZwBmvn0Xp_vcpaA

Aaron Watson is the CEO of Piper Creative, a marketing agency out of Pittsburgh that serves Fortune 500s, startups, and personal brands. In addition to his work at Piper Creative, he has conducted over 300 interviews on his own podcast, Going Deep With Aaron Watson. Aaron also organizes a successful and profitable conference for hundreds of people called the Going Deep Summit, which he started at the age of 26.   Aaron is a kindred spirit and we dive deep into his journey into entrepreneurship. In this episode, we discuss:

• How to strategically kick off your entrepreneurial journey
• The non-linear path towards success
• Scaling your business with productized services
• Growing beyond freelancing

  Aaron on Twitter - @AaronWatson59 Aaron on Instagram - @AaronWatson59 Aaron on LinkedIn Going Deep With Aaron Watson Podcast Going Deep Summit Piper Creative

Happy New Year!!!   In this episode, I'm sharing the framework I use and that we implement at the Launch Pad Mastermind to blast into the new year with purpose and direction.   The three main pieces of the framework are:

1. Reflecting on the past year
2. Setting goals for the upcoming year
3. Creating a Launch Plan (action plan) to accomplish those goals

  Here are a few questions and concepts that are discussed in the episode:   Reflecting on the past year Questions to ask yourself:

1. What went well this year?
2. • What did you accomplish over the past year?
   • What were your biggest wins?
   • What contributed to those wins?
   • How can you make those results repeatable?
   • What didn't you accomplish?
   • Why not?
   • Did you set goals at the beginning of last year? What were they?
3. What didn’t go so well this year?
   • How could you have overcome last year's challenges?
   • What could have made the year better?
   • How do you repeat the positives?
4. What did I learn?

  Write your "old story" of who you were in the last year.   Setting goals for the upcoming year Before setting goals, need to think about what areas/buckets in your life you want to set goals. For example, the main buckets I focus on are:

• Family and Relationships
• Business
• Finances
• Fitness
• Faith

  Make sure you are setting SMART goals:

• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable 
• Relevant
• Time-bound

  Creating a Launch Plan to accomplish those goals Nice goals! Are you feeling some resistance? That's totally normal. You just need a plan because action is the best remedy for resistance.   Here are some tips:

• Start with the end in mind 
• Break each goal down into smaller steps
• Take one step at a time, but always towards the goal
• Key to reaching your goal is CONSISTENT ACTION

    If you're interested in attending Launch Pad Mastermind 2019, you can find more information here.   Cheers!

Don Hunter is the Co-Founder & President of Acceptd, the worlds largest arts network. At Acceptd, they use innovative technologies to assist with the recruitment, application and admissions process for organizations and colleges such as The Juilliard School, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Peabody Awards and hundreds more.   I had the opportunity to meet Don at a men's retreat and was totally blown away by his entrepreneurial journey. He's a humble guy who came from humble beginnings, but has built a truly impressive organization and has an inspiring story of success. In this episode, we take a deep dive into that story and what he's learned along the way.   Links from this episode:

• acceptd.com
• Don on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunterdl/

Rodney Williams is the Founder and CEO of LISNR, an ultrasonic technology that sends data over inaudible audio.    In this episode, we discuss how he left his successful career as a Brand Manager at P&G, working on the Pampers brand, to launch an industry disrupting start-up.   Links:

• @rodneybwilliams on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rodneybwilliams/?hl=en
• LISNR - https://lisnr.com/

Alex Sheen is the Founder of because I said I would, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the betterment of humanity through promises made and (more importantly) kept. Alex and his team created what they call Promise Cards to inspire others to keep their promises. Today, nearly 10 million of these cards have been distributed by request only, across 153 countries.   Alex has been featured on CNN, World News with Diane Sawyer, Megyn Kelly TODAY, The Steve Harvey Show, has given 4 TEDx talks, and spoken to nearly half a million audience members at speaking engagements. It is no exaggeration to say that he has literally sparked a worldwide movement.   In this episode, we get into the power of promises kept, accountability, strategies for keeping promises, and so much more.   Links:

• https://becauseisaidiwould.com/
• Request Promise Cards - https://becauseisaidiwould.com/requestcards/
• Check out the because I said I would. book on:
• • Amazon - https://store.becauseisaidiwould.com/store/thebook/
  • The because I said I would site - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1626345341/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

Angela Duckworth is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, the founder and scientific director of the Character Lab, recipient of the 2013 MacArthur "Genius" Award, and author of the New York Times Best Seller "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance".   In this episode, Angela shares her research behind grit and the impact it has on success.  We chat about how passion and perseverance, applied over a long period of time, are the keys to achieving mastery in any field.  She also explains how we can foster a culture and mindset to assist in our journey to the top.  She shares how this approach has worked for legends like Will Smith and Pete Carroll.   Definitely check out Angela's book by following the link below and let me know what you think of this episode in the comments.   Links

• Grit on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Grit-Passion-Perseverance-Angela-Duckworth/dp/1501111108/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482107784&sr=8-1&keywords=grit
• www.angeladuckworth.com
• www.characterlab.org
• Carol Dweck's book "Mindset" - https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482107830&sr=8-1&keywords=growth+mindset+carol+dweck

Jack McGuinness has over 25 years of experience of working with leadership teams to help unlock their potential. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and served as an airborne ranger with the U.S. Army's prestigious 10th Mountain Division.   Jack went on to fill CEO and COO roles and has since co-founded Relationship Impact, a consulting firm focused on working with CEOs to unlock the potential of their leadership teams. He also serves as a Senior Professional Instructor at the Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business where he teaches courses on strategic management and human capital and is a contributing writer for Chief Executive Magazine.   Today we discuss how to become a great leader and how to develop an effective leadership team around you.   Links:

• Relationship Impact
• Books recommended by Jack:
• • Insight by Tasha Eurich
  • The Founder's Mentality by Chris Zook