Sounds Like Schmidt

the story of rise@five part one w/ host Ben Schmidt on Sounds Like Schmidt 0002


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intro - excuse me if I stumble and fall
2:10 - rise@five - the self help show
3:40 - found an early rising habit theme in life
6:28 - many attempts, many failures... setbacks
7:09 - bought a house, got my real estate license, & dropped outta school!
9:20 - a little TIME management will solve my new dilemma 
12:35 - I didn't keep my stick on the ice... and the game passed me by
14:28 - returned to my once home now a house
16:12 - at rock bottom the clouds parted & my mountain could be seen
17:54 - my path, by way of The Spellbinder was found on x-mas morning...
18:42 - ... up nExt is Dr. Tiffany Keenan w/ GUT health & poop pills?!

THE STORY OF RISE AT FIVE
So the story of rise@five it didn’t start of May 19 in 2019, when a fateful phone call from Phil started a 90-day rise at five challenge between amigos. No that's not where the Self-Help-Show came to be.

I’d been fascinated with the concept of personal development and the idea of an early rising habit for many years. When I was a boy my dad would take me to hockey camps in the summer, or corn-picking as a teenager, or working at my friend's dad's estate. If I wanted high performance, I needed to rise early!

Even though I felt strongly about this habit many attempts were made, but none stuck.

… the early morning has gold in its mouth – Ben Franklin

Listen or watch the story of how I applied my early rising habits as kid, to the challenge of becoming a college drop out turned sales superstar. Somewhere along the way things slowed down, became lethargic, eventually just ceased. The dull-drum of life had crept in, ands the crushing realization that I had stopped chasing my dream.

.... find out the firm decision I made while at rock bottom, and how my mountain was revealed to me once I finally landed.... oh and my mentor, The Spellbinder is afoot

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Sounds Like SchmidtBy Ben Schmidt