Intro: I am thrilled to introduce Gary Mahler to you in this episode. I came across Gary on social media, by some intuitive pull. He’s lived in Paris, Japan, Hawaii, owned and sold a business and created his ideal life and now coaches others to do the same. He lives each day in such a centered and purpose driven way. He has some amazing things for you to consider. I would highly suggest having a notepad and taking some notes on this one.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Lessons from Parisians on living a slow, full life
• How our relationship with our identity impacts the rest of our life
• Disassembling parts of your life no longer serving your purpose
• Learning to recognize the judgements of yourself that are running the show
• The end result of ego-driven goals
• Why the WAY you go about getting something matters
• How to leave the “grind” behind and still reach your goals
• How to use whatever the Universe gives you and and with with rather than against it
• How to look at surrender with fortitude and dignity
• What a coach should REALLY help you do
• Understanding center and balance from a martial arts perspective

Resources:

Book- “The Surrender Experiment” by Michael Singer https://untetheredsoul.com/surrender-experiment

Book- “Letting Go” by David Hawkins https://www.amazon.com/Letting-David-Hawkins-M-D-Ph-D/dp/1401945015

Website- https://www.garymahler.com/

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/garyl.mahler

Steven Lawson is the founder of Monk Manual. After spending a decade pushing himself to achieve, crush goals, and increase his capacity to “do” more, he slowed down, looked around and realized something was wrong. The ways of modern productivity are making people sick. Determined to find a way of life that accounts for the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—Steven began a soulful journey that has led him to develop the Monk Manual. Inspired by the wisdom of monks, and rooted in psychology, the Monk Manual 90 Day Planner is the first of several practical tools designed for peaceful being and purposeful doing. Steven lives in Buffalo, New York with his wife Lauren and their three children.

What you’ll learn:

• What most people are really searching for when they say they want to be more productive
• The benefits of taking time throughout your day to find stillness
• The difference between “feeling busy” and “being productive”
• What we can learn about productivity from monks and transcendental ideas
• How to be intentional in structuring your day
• How to make decisions that support your own well-being
• Finding your awareness gap
• How your belief about the way the world works affects your daily life
• The importance of spirituality and a “higher power” as your foundation to everything else in your life
• The first steps in creating cultural change

Links:

www.Monkmanual.com

Instagram: @monkmanual

My guest on this show is Ryan Tansom of Arkona. I had the honor of being a guest on Ryan’s podcast last year and had blast talking about the importance of vision in transition. For years Ryan worked as part of a family business started by his dad and played a major role in turning the company around and eventually selling it. He founded Arkona based on what he learned through the process. He now helps business owners improve valuation and get clear on what they want in order to build a strategic and operational plan to drive the exit outcome they are looking for.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Navigating turning your vision into a direct path
• What to do when you feel trapped in the business
• How to know If your successor is ready to run the business
• Why resilience isn't always enough
• The importance or vision as a starting point to succession
• What “vision” really means as a business owner
• What you need to be clear on in order to have a successful exit
• When is the right time to start planning your exit
• How to use the pandemic as a lesson to create leverage
• Why context is important when seeking advice on transition

Resources/links:

• Arkona- https://arkona.io/
• Intentional Growth Podcast- https://arkona.io/podcasts
• LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-tansom-4a440710/
• Book- The Happiness Advantage
• Book- The Infinite Game

Audiograms:

6:22 – 7:04 Family business dynamics. Did you love the business?

8:27 – 9:22 What happens when you feel trapped?

15:05 – 15:39   What does vision mean as a business owner? Vanity metrics.

18:20 – 18:55 Your business is your vehicle. Separating your identity.

If you are someone who has dreamed of a life that allows you to travel around the world whenever you want, this show is for you. My guest on this show is Avin Kline. Avin is a former client of mine, who is an amazing example of someone who built a life by design. He and his wife have created a life that allows them to travel around the world, work from wherever they are, and create the income necessary to support this lifestyle. In this show he shares the strategies, values, and vision that made this possible. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Strategies to manage full time travel and a full time career.
• Specific paradigms that need to be addressed to build a dream lifestyle 
• What you need to have in place to make a travel lifestyle work
• How structure breeds freedom
• The mindset necessary to create this structure
• A practice to improve jet lag
• How your health and wellness impacts other areas in your life
• The role core values play in relationships
• The parenting view that has helped Avin and his wife create this lifestyle
• Some of the paradigms in our society that hold parents back from creating life experiences for their family

Resources/links:

Health and wellness resource: Dr. Mark Hyman  

Book: The Four Hour Work Week

Avin Kline LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avinkline/

Today’s guest is CJ McLanahan. CJ is a keynote speaker, advisor, and describes himself as a recovering overachiever. For over 17 years, CJ has been helping others focus on what’s important, not defined solely by income or job title. His focus is on moving toward our hearts and the amount of kindness we deliver to others, and what happens to both our business and our personal lives when we do just that.

CJ McLanahan runs a podcast called success 2.0 and I came across him organically in looking for podcasts that aligned with my own message.I immediately knew we would have valuable conversation and content together. He has an expansive and varied  background in areas such as law, politics, accounting, coaching, manufacturing, and sales to eventually realizing that running his own company was the way to create the life he really wanted for himself.

He now works with the folks who are trying to find the most peace and joy they can in life and those who know that financial success ultimately cannot bring you what you are searching for. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Where executive coaching usually goes  wrong.
• The illusions high achievers hold about what creates fulfillment 
• The addictive behaviour patterns of high achievers
• What most people regret at the end of their life
• The concept and impact of using leverage 
• How can we use our morality to create leverage 
• Why it's difficult for overachievers to recognise what is most critical to a fulfilled life 
• The critical piece to start making decisions that will change your course to start living a life based on what is most important to you.
• The two questions that will immediately show if you’re ready to build a life by design
• A new perspective on being content
• What happens to your business when you start focusing on prioritizing your life experience

Resources/links:

CJ Website- https://cjmcclanahan.com/

CJ Podcast- https://cjmcclanahan.com/podcast/

My guest today is Jeff Photiades. To say Jeff is an amazing person is an understatement and I’m honored to have him on this show. He is a friend, brother,  and my personal financial advisor for myself and my business. Jeff has a really interesting story of the way he started in the business, (not being the “perfect candidate” as a 23 year old painter when he started). Now, 30 years later he has built his own highly successful practice, mentors other financial advisors, lives a life that is built on freedom and congruence with his values, and helps others to do the same. 

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How to utilize your “problems” for your benefit
• The power of paying attention to Divine Intervention
• How to let go of unnecessary suffering
• Overcoming the biggest mindset challenge of Entrepreneurs
• The part that healing plays in your “success”
• Releasing the HOW of your desired outcomes
• The process to get through discomfort and create your own narrative
• The alternative to “pushing” through resistance
• The most important thing to look for in a coach
• Finding true peace and joy outside of your profession
• Figuring out what truly drives you and what your values are
• Using internal vs external motivation
• Advice Jeff would have given himself 20+ years ago, knowing what he knows now

Resources/links:

Contact Jeff--

Jeff Website

Books--

Science of Getting Rich

Think and Grow Rich

The Untethered Soul

Mediation app- 

The Breathing App

My guest on this show is Eddie Stern. Eddie is one of the top yoga practitioners and teachers in the world, having been practicing Ashtanga since 1987 and a focal point for Ashtanga in NYC, sought after by folks like Madonna and Gwentth Paltrow. He has a brilliant, scientific mind, has collaborated with Deepak Chopra and done some amazing research in regards to what we can do to lower our overall stress response. In this show we talk about specific strategies you can do for just a short amount of time every day that are proven to lower our stress response. 

In the episode you’ll learn.

• Strategies to expand your level of awareness and consciousness to live a more fulfilling life. 
• What is HRV (Heart Rate Variability) and why it’s relevant to high achievers
• What you need to know about your vagus nerve as it relates to stress and performance
• The largest influence in non-verbal communication
• How stress is created and how to reframe stressful events
• How a high stress load affects your decision making process- critical for CEOS
• How to develop your ability to grow and overcome adversity
• How to harness your attention
• The benefit of yoga for high achievers

Resources/links:

Eddie’s Book - One Simple Thing: A New Look at the Science of Yoga and How It Can Transform Your Life

The Breathing App

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Be Here Now by Ram Dass

Eddiestern.com

https://yoga365.online/

My guest on this show is Amber Lilyestrom. Amber is a transformational branding strategist, business coach, speaker and host of her own podcast, “The Amber Lilyestrom Show” with over 100K monthly downloads. Amber exudes a “real, get-right-to-it” energy alongside an equally powerful grounded energy that is loving, nurturing, and BADASS. 

In this episode we talk about the stories and paradigms holding Entrepreneurs back from true success and fulfillment and what we can do about it. Amber uses real life examples from her own journey as a new mother working a salaried job, to creating her own expansive business, working just 20 hours a week and ultimately creating a truly fulfilling life experience.

In this episode you'll learn:

• Sacrifice vs devotion-- What it means and how to make sure you're saying yes to the right things 

• What happens when you surrender to the higher calling of your life

• How to remove the conflict and guilt many women feel when trying to devote their energy to both their career/business and their family

• The importance of a combined vision as a couple. 

• How to take inventory of your own value and what you have to offer to the world

• Finding your harmful generational beliefs and how they affect your views on work and money, and how it may be negatively affecting your family and loved-ones

• Some of the common paradigms around money and success that are keeping you stuck

• How you might be diminishing yourself and your soul's purpose and how to turn it around to be your best teammate

• The biggest paradigm we hold that has the most power over our outcomes

• The massive shifts that happen in your life when you spend most all of your time in your joy

Resources and links:

Amber’s website-- https://www.amberlilyestrom.com/

Amber’s Mindset Mastery masterclass-- https://www.amberlilyestrom.com/webinar

Amber’s new book, Master Your Money Mind-- https://www.amberlilyestrom.com/master-your-money-mind

Amber’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amberlilyestrom/

Audiograms:

3:38 - 4:31 Sacrifice

6:26-7:11 Surrender

9:10 - 9:52 What is your ministry

13:30 - 14:48 Women leaving the workforce

17:20 - 17:52 - Go for it

19:44 - 20:24 -  Mom Guilt

30:40 - 31:33 - Another way

43:19 - 44:00 - Remembering we’re all one