How Ben Greenfield Crafts His Daily Routine, His Best Tips For Transforming Your Life From Chaos To Order & The History Of Building A Fitness Empire, With "The Financial Dad Podcast."
Tim Smith, host of The Financial Dad Podcast, shares his journey from early entrepreneurial ventures to building fitness empires alongside his daughter, Hallie. They discuss balancing business success with family harmony and the importance of a structured daily routine. Tim emphasizes shifting from a scarcity to an abundance mindset, the significance of genuine value creation over mere profit, and finding purpose in entrepreneurship. This conversation is packed with actionable insights for optimizing health, finances, and a fulfilling life.
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Early Entrepreneurial Ventures
Ben Greenfield's first business involved selling hoarded Halloween candy.
His interest in fitness led to a tennis coaching business and various fitness-related jobs during college.
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Champion Sports Medicine
Ben Greenfield transitioned from managing a fitness program to co-founding Champion Sports Medicine.
This facility offered cutting-edge sports medicine and performance services.
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Shift to Online Business
Ben Greenfield's busy schedule as a personal trainer and Ironman triathlete prompted him to seek a more balanced lifestyle.
Inspired by a conference talk, he developed an online triathlon training program.
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A Step-by-Step Guidebook to Finding Life Purpose & Making Money Meaningfully
Kyle Kowalski
Ikigai 2.0 is a 70-page step-by-step guidebook and a 20-page bonus workbook designed to help readers discover their life purpose. The book delves into the origin and evolution of the ikigai concept, presenting a redesigned model called Ikigai 2.0. It includes practical steps and a workbook to apply the principles in real life, with additional chapters on making money as a byproduct of one's life purpose. The author shares his personal experience and provides a systematic approach to finding and fulfilling one's ikigai[3][4].
The One Thing
The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
Jay Papasan
Gary Keller
The book discusses the benefits of prioritizing a single task and provides strategies for overcoming distractions, building productive habits, and maintaining focus. It challenges common productivity myths such as multitasking and the idea of a balanced life, and introduces the 'Focusing Question': 'What's the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?' The authors also discuss time blocking, habit-building, and aligning short-term actions with long-term goals to achieve success in various aspects of life[1][3][5].
The 4 Hour Workweek
Timothy Ferriss
In 'The 4-Hour Workweek', Timothy Ferriss presents a step-by-step guide to 'lifestyle design', encouraging readers to question the traditional notion of retirement and instead create a lifestyle that prioritizes freedom, adventure, and personal growth. The book teaches how to outsource life tasks, automate income, and eliminate unnecessary work using principles like the 80/20 rule and Parkinson’s Law. Ferriss shares his personal journey from a corporate workaholic to a location-independent entrepreneur and provides practical tips and case studies to help readers achieve similar results. The book emphasizes the importance of focusing on high-value activities, taking 'mini-retirements', and living life to the fullest in the present rather than deferring enjoyment until retirement.
Principles
Ray Dalio
In 'Principles: Life and Work', Ray Dalio shares the principles he has developed over his career that have helped him achieve success. The book is divided into three sections: the first section explains how Dalio's principles were formed from his personal and professional experiences; the second section outlines life principles, such as embracing reality, being radically open-minded, and understanding the importance of pain and reflection in personal growth; and the third section focuses on work principles, including the use of radical truth and radical transparency to transform an organization. Dalio advocates for systematizing decision-making into algorithms, learning from failures, and building a culture where it is okay to make mistakes but unacceptable not to learn from them.
In this fascinating episode, you’ll get to explore the balance between business success, personal well-being, and family harmony in a special dual release with The Financial Dad podcast, hosted by father-daughter duo Tim Smith and Hally Smith. I’ll share how I built my successful ventures, including Kion and Ben Greenfield Life, and how my entrepreneurial journey—from selling Halloween candy as a kid to launching a revolutionary sports medicine facility—shaped my approach to health, business, and family.
Whether you're an entrepreneur, a business owner, or simply looking for ways to optimize your health, finances, and lifestyle, this episode is packed with actionable takeaways to help you take control and live a boundless life with your family. Tune in now for this inspiring conversation with The Financial Dad!
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