You've heard it a thousand times. Follow your dream, do what you love, blah blah blah. But today's guest argues that if you do what you love, the outcome of your success doesn't matter. Your success is defined by the path you chose to take. Ricky Nguyen is the founder of the Millennial Movement podcast, which has reached the top 100 podcasts in the United States, and a clothing brand that follows along the same name. He was inspired by his family, who ran a business his entire life. We always ask ourselves if we can afford to chase the things that we love to do in life, but the question is, can we afford not to?

Brendan King is the CEO of Crisis Consultant Group, and specializes in crises and disaster management. With a troubled childhood filled with addiction, drugs, and alcohol, he rose above the challenges and proved that he wanted to turn his life around. After joining the military, he found a passion for helping others during stressful and disaster situations. This eventually led to him starting his own successful business to help schools and other business do just that. Soon to be author, business owner, and hustler Brendan King shares the key moments in his life that led to his turn around and also offers others tips for how manage potentially disastrous situations in our own lives. 

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You oftentimes hear the phrase "Follow your dreams," or maybe you heard this growing up, but as life hits you, it falls by the wayside. Today my guest is 16 year old singer, India Dupriez, who travels back and forth between Los Angeles and where she lives in Gold Coast, Australia just to follow those dreams. After deciding there was no other pursuit in her life that made the impact that music did, she decided to start getting ahead by educating and immersing herself in music. In this episode, we discuss the importance of holding onto that dream and also dive into how the music industry has changed.

A now life coach and certified yoga instructor, Leta Stevens, talks about her journey of a scary, yet rewarding transition from a corporate 9-5 job into starting her own business. She shares her story and talks about being stuck in a miserable position and needing to make that change. More importantly, she shares insight into how you can do the same, even if you are tied down to financial obligations. Leta's insight will help guide you into the reality of 2019: Things are not the same as they were 20-30 years ago, and that is a great thing. In 2019, it's easier than ever to chase after your passion and turn it into your source of income/happiness. This episode is worth a listen if you are in a corporate setting looking to make a change or if you are looking to gain insight into jumping into something you love. 

In this episode, we dive into the roots of addiction and fear using a very personal story by Dr. Sid Kannon. Dr. Sid fought an alcohol addiction that almost led to ending his life and his future as a dentist. He shares his stories about the underlying fears that caused his addiction, how he overcame it, and how you can do the same with any type of addiction in your own life. 

We often feel overwhelmed with not enough outlets that help us feel steady. Maybe we have an outlet such as drawing, music, etc. and we don't feel that we have the time to actually do them. Today, my guest is Dyon, a rapper/songwriter from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He worked his way into the music scene, becoming serious about his passion during the last leg of high school. He saw an opportunity to do what he loved and became a game changer by not following the straight path that most people were on. Dyon has gotten to release his content on major platforms, has collaborated with some huge names in the music industry, and is happy to wake up every day getting to do something that he loves. Don't we all deserve to follow our passion and do something we love? Dyon shares some stories of his upbringing into the music scene, his success that followed, and lends advice to everyone who is looking to venture out and pursue what they're passionate about.

How many times do we go throughout each day where we make decisions based off of other people, and not our own happiness? Amanda White, owner of Therapy for Women, explains that we need to be making more decisions that make US happy. A lot of times, it starts with setting boundaries with yourself, and can even expand fully into how we deal with the social media world today. She gives us amazing insight into how we can handle social media more responsibly, about how boundaries can lead to greater happiness, and the evolutionary psychology behind happiness. 

Oftentimes we hit milestones in our life that can drastically impact us in a positive or negative way. In times like these, we often don't know how to respond. We think our life is heading in one direction, we get hit, and now it's heading in a completely different direction. Whether it be a change in career, family, relationships, or for my guest today, a path that would lead him to the NBA. Twany Beckham played for the University of Kentucky, until he was impacted by an injury that ended his basketball career. Today on the show, Twany goes through the process of what that was like, how much his life changed, and what inspired him to become a two-time author and speaker. He also shares his best advice on how you can get through your adversity and the mindset that it takes to overcome any obstacle.

Have you ever found yourself going through each day, feeling like there might not be a purpose for anything that you're doing? My guest today is Jill Sinclair, a Tedx Speaker, author, and business coach. She argues that EVERYBODY has a purpose, or a "why," in life. She explains how she found her life's purpose, and how you can go on to find yours. Sometimes life can confuse you with obstacles and conflicts, but Jill reasons that with a little time and digging, it really isn't all that hard to find out the reason that we're here on this planet. Jill goes into strategies that you can use in your everyday life to build yourself up, move closer to your goals, and become a master of what you were put on this Earth to do.

What is the one thing that can drastically improve the lifestyle that you live? With every advertisement on tv promising to alleviate pain symptoms and increase your overall life, is there a true remedy for some of the things that we believe to be chronic? Anxiety and Depression symptoms continue to take hold of millions of people every day, many people feel tired after getting a full night of sleep, and we're having pain that seems to be chronic. My guest today, Craig McCloskey argues that the type of food we eat has much to do with all of these symptoms and that it's a lot easier to correct these things than we think. Diagnosed with tourettes at a young age, Craig turned to nutrition as an answer after experiencing how his ticks affected his own life. He demonstrates that the type of food he ate drastically eliminated his ticks and symptoms of this chronic syndrome and explains how you can do the same in your own life when it comes to chronic pain and your mental state.