I recently became interested in the study of Etymology, which in case you're not familiar is the study of the origins of words. When you truly understand the essence of a word, where it comes from and its true meaning you’re able to better apply the concept of the word to your studies and your life.

Conversely one idea and concept that is probably more misunderstood than any other is the concept of money. Interestingly enough most of us dedicate most of our lives to making money for ourselves and our families but we never truly understand what it is or how its really created. As a result we wind up becoming slaves to it and it winds up controlling most of our actions and time.

The established "system" teaches us that money is something that comes from trading our time to an employer in exchange for it. And very often even when we become entrepreneurs we still employ that same mentality, which keeps us trapped working inside of a business. Instead of building a real asset that creates income independent of our own time and energy.

My guest today Dame DC Cordova is on a mission to educate the world about financial literacy and transform the way the world sees money. She does this through her 2 education companies; Excellerated Business Schools for Entrepreneurs and Money and You.

More than 100,000 graduates have been trained through her programs worldwide. In fact many of the top wealth and business leaders in the world have attended her programs. Including names such as Jack Canfield, Tony Robbins and T Harv Eker just to name a few.

DC was also business partners with Robert Kiyoskai in the early stages or each of their careers, in fact many of the concepts that he teaches today come from what he learned in DC’s program’s.

If you are someone who has struggled to master the concept of money, what it really is, how to create it and most importantly how to keep it, then this is a conversation that you'll want to listen to.

During this interview we talked about...

• The one thing that you must have in place to create wealth in business
• The little known 4 part formula that all highly successful businesses employ
• The hottest industries for entrepreneurs to be in right now
• How to select a niche for your business that empowers you to succeed
• The fundamental traits that all wealthy entrepreneurs have in common
• The 4 members of your business team that are critical to your success
• How to identify hidden self-sabotaging thoughts about money
• Understanding your "money biography" and how to create lasting change with your personal finances
• The difference between educational and transformational change

Show Links

Link to Free Money & You Gift

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Leonardo DiCaprio is one of my all time favorite actors. A while back he played a character named "Cobb" in the movie Inception. If you've never seen it check it out, it was a pretty heavy movie. It's one of those movies that makes you think about what you're thinking about.

In the movie Cobb was stealing corporate secrets and planting ideas by entering a "target's" dream. Being able to steal secrets was good but the real power was being able to plant an idea that would cause his "target" to take a set of desired actions.

Pretty cool, right?

Well believe or not my guest today, Rob Scott has a process that works kinda similar. Rob is Master Coach who specializes in removing self limiting beliefs which he replaces with beliefs of empowerment and confidence. A process which he calls Identity Shifting.

In fact he's so good at what he does that he's consulted for companies such as Mind Valley, Evercoach and The Foundation, just to name a few. He's also one of Eben Pagen's personal mindset coaches.

In the past you may have tried to create a new life for yourself, lose weight, find a new relationship or maybe even make more money. Your intentions may have been good but for whatever reason you fell off the wagon.

The reason that you fell off is because we all have an internal picture of ourselves (i.e.- our self image) that acts kinda like an internal thermostat, regulating everything that we do and believe about ourselves which determines who we're becoming.

This self image determines how much money we make, our physical condition and even how well we perform in our relationships.

Any changes that we try to make without first changing our core identity is usually short lived because we're using willpower to make the change, which is only a short term source of power.

Habits will win in a battle with willpower 80% of the time.

Rob has developed a process for tapping directly into the subconscious and creating lasting changes and personal improvement.

In this conversation you're going to learn...

• How your beliefs create your reality

• How he turned around a life of being abused, incarcerated in prison, drug and alcohol addiction to become a high end transformation coach.

• The #1 thing that most people fail to  understand about their perception of reality

• The simple steps that anyone can take to shift the circumstances of their life

• Why you need to continuously challenge your limits to maintain a healthy psyche

• How to find your invisible negative beliefs

• How to avoid self sabotaging your success

• The shift that is required to create the mental power needed to accomplish your goals.

I believe the true essence of entrepreneurship is having the ability to recognize an opportunity. An opportunity to take a product or situation of lower value. Enhance it. And then turn around and offer it back to the world at a higher value.

This process of alchemy can be applied to anything; real estate, cars, clothing, services and what you'll learn in conversation today is that it can even be done with your story.

My guest today is Anthony Trucks, Anthony became an entrepreneur against his will at the age of 3 years old, when he was placed into foster care by his mother. The statistics say that he should've wound up dead or in prison.

Instead he went on to go to college, play in the NFL, launch a successful business and is currently an international speaker, author and consultant for entrepreneurs.

Through all of the adversity he's experienced he's still been able to create a great deal of success and in the process he's created a proven system for achieving success that he teaches all over the world through his brand, Trust Your Hustle.

If you're dealing with any kind of adversity (and even if you're not don't worry because you will...lol) you're going to enjoy this amazing conversation.

In this interview you're going to learn:

• The decision he made that turned around his life and took him to the NFL
• The mental process that has consistently allowed him to beat the odds and win in life
• The power of consistency
• How to avoid the big mistake of leading with your ego
• How he uses 2 simple words to drive him to success
• How he took his business from $7K to $27K per month in 60 days
• How he approaches self doubt when dealing with life's challenges
• The critical aspects of any business and why most people struggle in entrepreneurship
• Why looking for an easy route is never good in business
• His concept for reframing failure

Show Links

anthonytrucks.com

Trust Your Hustle Part 1

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Will Lane

The Dream Chaser Show

Your words and your imagination are the tools that you will use to either create your wildest dreams or the nightmare of your poverty.

Once you become conscious of the fact that the questions that you are asking yourself NOW are literally creating your reality you will find that what you want to experience while here on this planet is 100% up to you.

My guest for today's episode is Mark Hoverson. Mark has created has created a business empire and his dream lifestyle by simply asking himself questions and taking action on the answers that were given to him.

I first came across Mark on youtube maybe 5 or 6 years ago and since that time I've learned a lot from him about entrepreneurship, sales psychology and business leadership. 

Mark comes from the humble beginnings of once living in a trailer home, qualifying for welfare and being in as much as $40,000 in credit card debt before he made a decision to turn it all around by following his passion. He's since made ten's of millions of dollars through his multiple online businesses over the last 8 years. 

There were a bunch of different topics we could’ve tackled in this interview but instead of trying to force too much Q&A structure around the conversation I decided to just talk and see what came up and as I guessed would happen he wound up dropping a ton value. 

Some things you'll learn in this interview;

• Why he was able to earn millions of dollars after being broke and living in a trailer home for 5 years
• The idea of genetic entrepreneurship
• Why basing decisions on logic can often be a mistake
• The power of asking yourself questions
• The one question that he continually asked himself that took him from making $38K per year to making over $38K per month
• The power of bringing ideas to completion
• How to use emotional outcomes to propel your success 
• Why story telling is critical in influence and leadership
• The 4 questions you should alwasy ask before creating content
• How to get your content to go viral
• Mark's #1 daily success habit
• How he would create success again if he lost everything 
• The power of having a big vision

If you’re a fan of psychology and persuasion then get ready to listen to one of the best direct response marketers in the world. Mark charges private clients as much as $100K for a private consult. He also doesn’t do a lot of interviews so shout out to his partner Tyler and the whole team over at Hoverson Leadership for helping us put this one together. 

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Minute With Mark Podcast

I'm a big-big-big fan of sales.

Why?

In a world of rapid change and instability its the one skill that once mastered will give you the best chance to maintain some degree of control over your financial future. And when it comes to selling online there are few people that can show you how to do it better than Eric Louviere.

Eric has been creating businesses online since 2004 and has generated well over $15 million dollars in revenue over the last 12 years. He's created many 6 figure earners and has also helped a number of his students reach 7 figures.

Eric's philosophy is that business is more of a mindset game than it is a tactical know how game. One of the things that I like about Eric is that he really does care about helping people, you'll be able to sense this for yourself when you listen to the interview.

Some of the things that we talked about;

• What separates the 1% of people who make millions of dollars online from the majority who struggle
• The advantage that anyone has who is starting at rock bottom
• How he deals with fear
• The power of belief systems and how they effect your financial success
• The importance of having specialized knowledge
• The quickest way to change your self worth and raise your income
• Where most of your time should spent when starting any online business
• The mindset shift that needs to take place to take your business from $250K - $1MM
• His daily success routine
• and more

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Will Lane

Does your career have you feeling uninspired and burnt out?

Have you recently thought about quitting your job and changing careers?

Would you like to know how you can go into any industry and quickly be seen and respected as the go to expert?

If you answered yes to any of those questions then you're going to learn a lot from my guest today. Terri Trespicio is a branding and marketing consultant who helps businesses and entrepreneurs build highly visible brands that stand out dominate the competition.

Terri has an extensive professional resume which includes working as an editor and radio host for Martha Stewart. Contributing as a writer for Huffington Post, The Robb Report, and Jezebel, among others. As well as numerous TV appearances including Dr. Oz, The Early Show, The Martha Stewart Show, The Anderson Cooper Show.

You can also find her showcasing her talents on The Grant Cardone Network as the host of the show Solopreneur. She is also an in demand speaker recently giving her first Ted Talk that went viral and currently has over 1.3 million views on youtube.

So it's pretty safe to say, if you're interested in growing a brand and getting lots of media attention while doing it then Terri is the person that you talk to to make it happen.

She's now teaching others how to get major media attention and create powerhouse brands with her new course that she co-created with Paula Rizzo called Lights, Camera, Expert.

In this entertaining, inspirational and educational interview Terri and I talked about;

• Her unexpected transition from the "safe and predictable" world of Corporate America career into the uncertain world of entrepreneurship.
• The vital skills that every person must possess in order to thrive as an entrepreneur.
• Her secret for going into completely new industries and quickly being viewed as an expert.
• The mindset shift that most people fail to make that prevents them from ever being seen as the go-to industry expert.
• The step-by-step process that she uses to build a powerful network of industry movers and shakers from scratch.
• The importance of embracing uncertainty in both business and life.
• Why looking for a passion to build your business around is a waste of time and a big mistake.
• Plus a lot more.

Interview Links:

lightscameraexpert.co

Terri Trespicio's Ted Talk - Stop Searching For Your Passion

territrespicio.com

Solepreneur

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How to Find Passion and Profit with Bobby Cappuccio

My guest today is Peter Sage. If this is your first time listening to a Peter then you will almost certainly experience a shift in your way of thinking by the time you're finished listening. He's quickly becoming a household name in the arena of human potential and personal development.

I came across Peter recently while listening to some podcasts on a 12 hour drive from Atlanta to Philadelphia. As you'll soon agree, I was blown away with his profound level of clarity and wisdom about life.

In this interview you'll hear him talk about what money really is and how anyone can create it without the need of large sums of investment capital or complex business ideas.

Peter has lived a very full life, some of his list of accomplishments have included;

• Competed as a professional bodybuilder
• He's a trained marksman
• Competed in the Marathon des Sables known as "The Toughest Footrace on Earth", 6 days and 250 kilometers in the Sahara desert.
• He has created over 20 companies from scratch
• One of the youngest trainers ever to work with Tony Robbins
• Founder of Space Energy, Inc
• An expert NLP practitioner
• A member of the Dangerous Sports Club 
• Best selling author
• Co-founder of The Energie Fitness Group
• Creator of The Sage Business School

It was a great conversation filled with lots of wisdom and profound insights. In this interview you will learn;

• Peter's daily routine for success.
• His unique perspective on life and how he embraces failure.
• What money really is and how to increase your income.
• How a close brush with death changed his perspective on life.
• The common mistake that keeps most people broke and unhappy in life.
• The one characteristic women find more attractive in men than financial security.
• and more.

If you'd like to learn more about Peter Sage be sure to visit PeterSage.com.

I also encourage you to consider registering for the Sage Business School coming up in October, 2016 in London. I'll be there and look forward to meeting you there.

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Why would any sane person want to jump into a sled and get pushed down the side of a mountain going over 80 mph? Well my guest today made an Olympic career out of doing just that.

When Ruben Gonzalez was growing up he had the goal in mind of becoming an Olympian. When he was 21 he decided to make that goal a reality so he took it upon himself to learn the sport of luge.

Even though all of his critics told him that he was a too old to start as a beginner and compete on a professional level he still went for it.

4 years (and a few broken bones) later he was competing in his first Olympic games competition. He then went on to compete in 3 more Olympic games and at the age of 47 he was competing in the Vancouver Olympics against guys half his age.

Ruben has made a habit of continuously recreating himself throughout his life. While selling copiers in Downtown Houston Ruben decided to quit his job to become a professional speaker, with absolutely no professional speaking experience. He's now one of the most popular professional speakers in the U.S.

In this interview Ruben shared a lot of insight around his thought process and how he's been able to create excellence in different areas of his life.

During the interview we talked about;

• What competing in the Olympics taught him about overcoming fear

• The key to developing relationships with powerful people

• His daily success routine

• The secret power of writing out your goals everyday

• How he launched his speaking business

• The mindset shift that he learned from an early mentor that he uses to eliminate stress and increase his odds of success

• The one secret that he learned from reading tons of biographies

Click Here To Check Out My Interview With Ruben Gonzalez

No question about it, having an online business is the best kind of business you can have. Think about it...there's no real estate to maintain. No equipment to buy. No rush hour traffic jams to deal with. And best of all you can keep it open 24/7 and allow it to make money for you while you sleep.

My guest today, Justin Gilchrist, has purchased and sold so many online businesses that he's widely considered to be the foremost authority on online business acquisition. 

Purchasing an online business can be a great way to invest and generate cash flow.

However, the downside is that purchasing the wrong online business can also be a great way to lose a ton of cash if you're not skilled in performing thorough due diligence.

As with any business you want to get the best possible return while also taking the least amount of risk. Justin is the founder and former owner of the online due diligence authority, Centurica, which assists clients from all over the world with the due dilligence process when buying an online business. He is also the author of the ebook Digitally Wed and the founder of 2 additional online companies, FlipFilter and Work Ware. 

Justin dropped a ton of good insights in this conversation not just about online business acquisition but also about business and success in general. 

Some topics that we discussed:

• How he transitioned from brick and mortar business to online business
• What 2 skills you must have to be successful in the online world
• The importance of using systems to mitigate risks
• Understanding the difference between a website and an online business
• Why even as a beginner it's almost always better to invest in a larger business versus starting out small
• Knowing when to hire a team and outsource versus doing it yourself
• His blueprint for exiting the rat race and avoiding the trap of chasing money

Hope you enjoy, don't forget to leave a review on iTunes.

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Great show today ladies and gentleman, this interview right here is right up there as one of my favorites. I like this one so much because it's not so much about money, success or business. It's really just 2 guys talking about life.

My guest today is Chris Winters. Chris is a 7 figure digital nomad. After listening to Chris's story what you'll find is that it's not really so much a story about him as it is a story about all of us.

No matter how much success you've experienced or how low you've might been, you'll hear yourself somewhere in this story.

Chris Winters lived a largely unsuccessful life and even dealt with alcohol addiction up until he was about 42 years old. It was at that point that he entered a contest that completely transformed his life.

If you look at the pictures below you can see what I mean when I say that he completely transformed his life.

He says that the picture to the right is the same guy but just a lower version of himself. At his lowest point his wife left him taking along with her their 3 children. He found himself 3 months behind on his mortgage and in over $40,000 of credit card debt.

As Chris tells the story, “I was sitting home alone, unemployed and in debt, and trying to figure out what I was going to do with my life and I came across…somehow…a contest.

It was a contest from Bill Phillips, who is better known for ESA and the Transformation Contest.”

Bill Phillips is a bestselling author and billionaire. One of his bestselling books is Transformation. To make a long story short, Chris actually winded up winning the contest along with a $50,000 cash prize.

Winning the contest gave Chris a platform as he started speaking around the world at Bill Phillip's Transformation events. This opportunity gave Chris access to some very financially successful people that opened his eyes up to new possibilities.

He said that up until that point his life was headed nowhere. Meeting Bill Phillips wasn't enough to change his life overnight. But it was enough to bump his life just a few degrees in a new direction.

Seeing that it was possible to create success for himself he then took on the next challenge which was creating financial success (he still didn't have that piece of the puzzle figured out yet).

One day Chris came across an email from internet marketer Mike Koenig. He got sucked into the launch of one of Mike's products which to him was an opportunity that just made perfect sense.

The cost of Mike Koenig's program was $2000. At the time Chris didn't have the money.

On the last day of the launch Mike made a payment plan available. It turned out that Chris had just enough on one of his credit cards to make the first payment so he bought it.

This is where the story begins, click the link to listen in...

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The key acquiring great wealth is to increase the number of 000's that you work with.

Most of us know or have at least heard of someone who's made a lot of money in flipping real estate, but have you ever heard of someone who flips businesses?

Well my guest today, Ace Chapman, has flipped over 50 businesses and he's made a nice piece of change doing it.

I came across Ace on another podcast a few months ago. The concepts that he talked about made a lot of sense to me. Curious to learn more, I headed over to Amazon and picked up his ebook, The Ace Formula.

After reading The Ace Formula I knew I wanted to bring him on the show to talk about the process of flipping businesses. 

Ace's core philosophy is that it doesn't make sense to start a new business from scratch. Sounds logical since it's common knowledge that most businesses fail but I had never heard anyone layout the concept in as much detail before I came across Ace.

If you've never checked out his podcast or watched his channel on youtube you gotta check out some of his stuff, he provides lots of great knowledge and value for free. 

In this interview my intention was to avoid as many "fluff" questions as possible to give you valuable insight into how he developed his expertise and how he approaches the process of buying and flipping a business. Which by the way in many cases he uses no money of his own. 

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Some topics that we discussed;

• Why it's 100 times better to buy an existing business than to start one from scratch.
• How he got started with flipping businesses
• How he assesses a business to determine if he's getting a good deal
• The #1 business strategy that he would employ if he lost everything today.
• What he learned from one of his most memorable failures.
• Plus more

If you listen to the interview and get value from it please leave a rating and a review on iTunes.

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Will Lane

The Dream Chaser Show