At the end of the day, we are only responsible for ourselves and our internal experience. Today we’re looking inward with Tucker Max, Co-Founder of https://scribewriting.com/ (Scribe Writing), and author of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell. Tucker’s life hadn’t always been easy. Going through many negative experiences, he left his destructive lifestyle behind and pursued his affinity for writing. Years of rejection after rejection from publishers, he broke through and has since been labeled best selling author of several titles. Today, Tucker is on a mission to unlock the wisdom of the world by helping executives and entrepreneurs turn their ideas and messages into books.

Let’s dive right into Tucker’s wild story and learn about a better way to live. 

Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 - 11:28] Opening Segment

I introduce today’s guest, Tucker Max

What Tucker is known for 

Tucker gives some background on his life growing up 

Lived in Kentucky 

A miserable time with a broken family 

Good at school 

Grew up playing basketball in Lexington 

Able to fit into any group 

Tucker’s time at a law firm 

Emotionally disconnected 

Just following the typical life structure 

Fired after two weeks 

Tucker talks about his time working for his dad

About Tucker’s dad 

Fired by his dad

[11:29 - 17:35] There is an Audience 

Tucker talks about finding his affinity for writing 

Sent his content out to publishers

Rejection on a personalized level 

Started a blog on his own 

Tucker’s first book 

Written 2002 then came out 2006

Bottomed out at 900 copies then came back up

Found an audience by being funny and current 

Insights on writing something good

The people who find value in it 

Just putting in work isn’t good enough 

Work to resonate with people 

[17:36 - 36:07] There Has to Be a Better Way

Tucker shares about his life post first book release

A movie made from his life 

Wrote three more books 

Wildly successful having everything you could ever need

Still not happy 

Getting into personal development 

Tucker shares his time in psychotherapy 

The overwhelming nature of meditation 

Changing the game 

Processing the trauma 

Finding happiness by dealing with the trauma 

Tucker’s life now 

Father and husband 

Secure attachments 

The effect of keeping in your emotions 

Your body doesn’t forget the fight or flight 

The animal analogy 

The problem of religion 

Internalized experienced versus the externalized 

[36:08 - 50:01] Closing Segment

Who you know or What you know?

The what doesn’t matter, just the who 

Tucker’s definition of success 

The internal and external

Advice for people having trouble with relationships

We are a bunch of traumatized monkeys 

Get off the ship 

Ask how am I showing up? 

How are you healing yourself? 

Take full responsibility for yourself 

You don’t have a relationship problem, you have a ‘you’ problem

Don’t adopt a victimhood lifestyle

What would you want to be your primary message?

Getting rid of the virus of victimhood 

Complete radical responsibility for yourself 

Everything starts at home 

The RanDoM ROuNd

Resources and links below 

Final words 

Tweetable Quotes: 

“There’s one definition of good: does this resonate with people? Do they get value from it? Do they want to engage with it? Do they want to share it?” - Tucker Max

“Having a map of Manhattan doesn’t really tell you what Manhattan is like, you kinda gotta walk the island… Knowing what you feel and feeling what you feel are totally different things.” - Tucker Max

“My definition of success is doing things that matter with the people I love.” - Tucker Max 

“All growth and all healing starts with taking...

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Travis Chappell and his producer, Eric, discuss the reason Travis founded Guestio – a software that is changing the game when it comes to booking guests for your podcast, YouTube channel or other platform.

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Tameka Montgomery, founder of the podcast, Raising Entrepreneurs, and CEO of Core Strategy Partners, Tomi Lahren, Fox News contributor and youngest political talk show host in history, and Phillip Stutts, Founder and CEO of two startup marketing companies, and author of Fire Them Now, The Seven Lies that Digital Marketers Sell, all share how to win big in the political conversation.

Key Takeaways:

Connections are key.

Be unapologetic about your message.

Everything you do is based on 3 R's – reputation, relationships, and referrals.

Tweetable Quotes:

 build authentic personal relationships so that they meet their customers for where they are not for what the company wants to talk about. – Phillip Stutts

Resources Mentioned:

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For those who are pursuing world-class caliber, today we’ll learn from my guest, Maurice Ashley, the Chess Grandmaster. This man lives his passion through his love for chess, and he not only made history as the first African-American Grandmaster in the annals of the game but he has managed to translate his love to others as a three-time national championship coach, author, ESPN commentator, iPhone app designer, puzzle inventor, and motivational speaker. Maurice has a wealth of experience from traveling the world as an ardent spokesperson of the many character-building effects of chess.

Let’s tune in together and grab some powerful life insights from the Grandmaster himself.

Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 - 08:09] Opening Segment

I introduce today’s guest, Maurice Ashley

Maurice gives some background on his story

Early childhood 

Raised in Jamaica by his Grandmother 

Free-time activities 

Built a love for games 

The transition from Jamaica to the US 

Educational life

[08:10 - 14:06] So Much More Than a Game 

Maurice talks about his story of getting into chess

Going into the chess club 

Chess finds you 

The brain for the game

How chess sharpens other areas 

It’s about making good decisions on every move 

Getting inside the mind of the opponent 

Patience and diligence 

[14:07 - 25:24] Pursuing the Elements of World-Class; Insights from Chess 

Maurice talks about pursuing world-class 

Being a humble learner 

Look at the best in your field 

Don’t imitate, emulate 

Willingness to fail 

Improving at the plateau 

Process over result 

The goal to become a grandmaster 

Maurice’s college experience 

Becoming better than Brooklyn

15 years to get to that level 

Maurice explains the tiers 

The martial arts analogy 

Top of the food chain 

Beating the people with the title 

Takeaways from Chess

You can come in at every level 

So many resources online 

Having an opponent with real ideas 

The person you speak to have ideas 

Learn what others think 

[25:25 - 33:04] Closing Segment

The importance of embracing failure 

Take the lessons and grow 

How to make decisions in life?

There is no system or sequence 

Every situation has it’s own process 

Look for the expectations as well as the rules 

Think about the other person first 

Stop and analyze 

Who are people that inspire you? 

Learning through books

Tim Ferriss

Jacky Robinson 

Fredrick Douglass 

Dr. King and Malcolm 

Sports stars and business leaders 

Final words 

Tweetable Quotes: 

“Chess finds you… it’s a little bit like a virus except it’s not looking necessarily for everybody who’s gonna get obsessed with it. There are certain people’s brains work a certain kind of way, and it goes, ‘ok, I got a Live One here!’” - Maurice Ashley

“I think anyone who wants to be world-class, there are certain elements that have to be in their tool-kit. The biggest one is to be a humble learner.” - Maurice Ashley 

“It’s much more important that you get inside the other person’s head, really parse out what they’re about every time we act…. It’s always we, not just me.” - Maurice Ashley 

Resources Mentioned: 

https://amzn.to/3kSq6Dp (Mastery)

You can connect with Maurice on https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauriceashley/ (LinkedIn), https://twitter.com/MauriceAshley?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (Twitter), and https://www.instagram.com/mauriceashleychess/?hl=en (Instagram). Visit https://mauriceashley.com/ (https://mauriceashley.com/) to learn more about his space.

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Today’s guest is on par with the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs. I have the pleasure of interviewing Kara Goldin, Founder and CEO of https://www.drinkhint.com/ (Hint Inc). Kara is a disruptor, builder, thought leader, and a successful entrepreneur who has been named one of InStyle’s Badass 50, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs, Fortune's Most Innovative Women in Food & Drink, and EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California. She is an active speaker, author of the book titled Undaunted, and host of the podcast The Kara Goldin Show.

Let’s jump in and learn from Kara’s story how to grow a huge business you actually care about. 

Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 - 08:50] Opening Segment

I introduce today’s guest, Kara Goldin

Activities and Success

Announcements 

https://guestio.com/ (Guestio.com)

Kara gives us some background on her story 

Kara’s childhood 

School life 

Early job experience 

Always curious and learning

[08:51 - 16:55] Cultivating Curiosity 

Kara talks about her sense of curiosity and how it played into her life 

Always doing something in sports 

Curiosity forces creativity 

Able to look at the company as a whole and approach things differently 

Breaking traditions 

Kara talks about cultivating curiosity as a parent 

The challenges 

Kara’s story having a start-up with a child 

Being an example as an entrepreneurial woman

Bringing the kids into the conversation 

Propelling them to do things way harder than you had to

[16:56 - 30:17] Growing a Huge Business You Actually Care About

Kara talks about setting out after high school 

Parents caring about graduating from college 

Got a job first with a magazine 

Finding a job despite the negativity 

Kara’s transition over to AOL

Learning from watching Steve Jobs 

Acquired by AOL 

Running shopping on the site 

Decided to leave and make a difference 

Kara shares about building a business following her growing interest in health

Lost 24 pounds, and cleared her skin by cutting out diet coke

These days, it’s hard to get healthy with odds stacked against consumers

Realized there was a hole in the market for healthy drinks 

Now one of the largest health beverages in the country 

Kara talks about her book

Overcoming doubters and doubts 

Champions have doubts too, but they get back up and try 

An honest entrepreneur book

[30:18 - 38:17] Closing Segment

How relationships have impacted you?

No way to build this company without a team 

Thoughts on mentorship and coaching

Invested in by John Legend

Who you know or What you know?

A bit of both 

How you get information

The RaNdoM RoUnd

What profession would you love to try out?

An hour with anyone about anything?

How do you consume content? 

Favorite Podcast?

Morning routine 

Go to pump up song 

Something you’re not very good at?

How to connect with you? 

Links below 

Final words 

Tweetable Quotes: 

“When you’re educating, and being educated, I think that you have a lot of fun doing it.” - Kara Goldin

“When I hear there are no jobs out there, I think it’s a great time to actually get a job, raise money, whatever you think you can’t do… Figuring out a way can be challenging at times, but if there’s a will there’s a way.” - Kara Goldin

“Who you know ultimately helps you think, and helps you get information.” - Kara Goldin

Resources Mentioned: 

Buy a copy of her book, Undaunted. Overcoming Doubts + Doubters, here: www.drinkhint.com/network

You can connect with Kara on https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ (LinkedIn), https://twitter.com/karagoldin?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (Twitter), and https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/?hl=en (Instagram). Visit...

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On this episode, we're sharing Travis' appearance on the incredible podcast, Finding Founders.

Travis Chappell starts by describing to us just one of the many rules he was taught to abide by in the small, religious town of Lancaster. Growing up in a structured environment where your appearance, your music, your profession are monitored, it seemed that Travis was destined for a life of rigidity and conformity. However, Travis didn’t follow the path his community paved for him, he forged his own and became the host of Build Your Network and the founder of Guestio. And that entrepreneurial spirit was uncovered at a young age. As soon as Travis could walk, he was shadowing his father in the world of real estate...

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Daniel Blue, President of Quest Education, Brian Clayton, cofounder and CEO of GreenPal, Ravi Abuvala, founder of Scaling With System, share their secrets to building, funding, and scaling your start-up.

Key Takeaways:

You must be able to duplicate yourself.

For most entrepreneurs, venture capital should be avoided.

Make bets on yourself by investing financially into courses and masterminds.

Tweetable Quotes:

“You're not selling a product, you're selling yourself." – Daniel Blue

Resources Mentioned:

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Sam Acho is an NFL player, writer, public speaker, and humanitarian. A linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he speaks widely at colleges, events, conferences, and churches, and also co hosted the podcast, Relevant Is Doing a Sports Podcast. The founder and president of Athletes for Justice, he is a vice president of the NFL players association and a graduate of the University of Texas and the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

On this Episode:

Sam explains how he hated football when he started playing at 12 years old, and how his parent’s immigrant background gave him the mindset of “don’t quit.”

Sam tells Travis about his first mentor and the impact of believing in himself took him to the next level.

Hear Sam talk about how mindset can differentiate you from others and level the playing field.

Travis and Sam discuss what the reason was behind Sam becoming an author in the middle of his career.

Sam shares a few tips from his book about how to know yourself and the opportunities he had as a result.

Key Takeaways:

Believe in yourself first.

Slow down and unplug

“Touch doorknobs” and have courage to try new things!

Tweetable Quotes:

“It seems like the people who do make it long term, and become the Tom Brady’s of the world, are the people who have trained their mind to believe first and then follow through with those actions.” - Travis

“You are worth getting to know.” - Sam Acho

Sam Acho:

Find out more about his book, Let The World See You, at www.Samachobook.com

Resources:

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Nik Wallenda is a seventh-generation member of the legendary Wallenda family. Known worldwide for his incredible feats upon the high wire and beyond, Nik is the holder of eleven Guinness World Records, among which are the highest four-level eight-person pyramid on the wire, the highest and longest bicycle ride on a wire, and hanging from a helicopter by his teeth. Nik’s career began at the age of two, as he learned to walk the wire while holding his mother’s hand, leading from there to record-breaking performances across the United States and around the world. In 2012, Nik fulfilled his lifelong dream to become the only person to walk directly over the precipice of Niagara Falls, which was broadcast live by ABC. In 2013, he became the first person to walk a wire across the Grand Canyon, an epic event aired live by the Discovery Channel in 178 countries, breaking network rating and social media records in the process. The next Discovery special took place in Chicago, where he walked blindfolded between two skyscrapers in November of 2014. In June of 2019, accompanied by his sister Lijana Wallenda, Nik took it to yet another level, becoming the first person to walk over New York City’s Times Square, an event that was carried live on ABC. Nik’s motto is “never give up”, and he carries this positive message with him in every walk with the purpose of “inspiring people around the world to follow their dreams.” 

On this Episode:

Nik gives a historical background to his family line and their life in acrobatic high wire acts.

Nik shares the blessing and the curse of the pressures that come with a family legacy like his.

Travis and Nik discuss the true passion Nik had for performing and how he faced the challenges of going 10 steps forward and 13 steps back.

Hear Nik talk about his decision making process and why he enjoys the challenge of “impossible.”

Nik talks about the importance of the relationships that have helped his family’s career.

Key Takeaways:

Your performance should not be about impressing people but rather inspiring people.

We are in control of where we allow our mind to go- pluck the seeds of fear!

Use negative moments in life to learn and deliver positive messages to others.

Tweetable Quotes:

“Life is on the wire, and everything else is just waiting.” Nik’s great-grandfather

“There is something that clicks in me when someone says ‘It’s impossible’ or ‘It can’t be done’ there is something in my mind that goes ok that’s what I am doing next!” - Nik

“I take something negative and counter it with something positive...I have learned that you have to practice it always!” - Nik

Nik Wallenda:

Order his book, Facing Fear, on his website: http://www.nikwallenda.com (www.nikwallenda.com)

You can also connect with Nik there and stay up to date with all of his future events!

Resources:

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On this episode, Eric and Travis reflect on some of the biggest mistakes they've made during their podcasting journey.

Key Takeaways:

Travis Chappell and his producer, Eric Skwarczynski, answer listener questions.

Episode Highlights:

What is the best resource for finding a mastermind?

Should you wait to reach out to big names for your show?

3 Key Points:

Surround yourself with thought leaders in your space that you want to emulate.

Make sure the mastermind you join will give you the results you need, not just because you want to join the mastermind.

If you book a big guest in the early days of your show – schedule far out so you can get some more interviews under your belt.

Resources Mentioned:

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Book high level guests for your podcast at guestio.com

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