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In this short episode. Your host Matt Aitchison dives deep into the topic of a very important question "What does it take to earn the right".....the right to what?... Tune in and find out in this short episode of the Millionaire Mindcast. Let's Dive-In   To Learn more about our sponsor The Rich Life Academy. Please visit TheRichLifeAcademy.com    

In this episode of the Millionaire Mindcast, we have an epic interview with Ross Buhrdorf, who shares all the actions and beliefs they’ve applied to flip up a startup company into a multi-billion dollar travel industry. Get ready as we dive in on today’s conversation! Ross Buhrdorf is a serial entrepreneur, CEO at ZenBusiness, which democratizes entrepreneurship by making it easy to create, maintain and manage an LLC or other corporate entity. He is responsible for building both the team and the technology platform that ultimately created and defined the concept of the “short-term rental” and “vacation rental by owner” market. In his more than 30 years as a technology leader, entrepreneur and corporate executive, Ross helps transform the way consumers interact with technology. Also, CTO of the year in 2011 and founding chief technical officer for HomeAway (NASDAQ: AWAY) which he helped grow the company from a startup to its current position as a $3B global leader in the travel industry. Also, a member of the Board of Directors for American National Bank (where he is helping them through a digital transformation and security upgrade). He is passionate about the consumer Internet, security, mobile technology and how to apply innovation to build better products and a better world. At an early age, Ross was exposed on entrepreneurship. He is a risk taker, who believes that the best way to startup is to get out from your own comfort zone. It’s just how managing the risks and being not afraid to fail and to continue the journey. However, Ross had failed startups but preferred to learn more from the failures in many cases. He knows that everything isn’t going to be what he expected. But handling the situations wisely, setting a standard culture, finding the best actions, tools, and resources will help give more to the world. It is everyone’s responsibility whatever selections they’ve made but making sure that you’re getting the right perspective. Moreover, he believes that everything starts with the team and neighborhood. It doesn’t need the right information but the right people. Ross trusted everyone’s talent and capabilities. The team must have a common set of goals and culture, passion, and believed that you can do it. It empowers to come up something that is legendary and beyond to what expected. Action and consistency lead to the rewards if it’s good or bad it depends on whatever actions you’re taking. But don’t forget to take extreme ownership and accountability in whatever actions or situations you’re in. Lastly, Ross emphasized that at the end of the day it’s not about the money or wealth but it’s all about the freedom that money can give, and the control you have with your destiny!  Some Questions I Ask: Where did it all start for you? (08:49) What are some of the things looking back that contributes to how wise you’re right now being a successful entrepreneur? (18:20) What’s your thought in the overall landscape of today’s marketplace? (21:13) What was HomeAway? (26:11) How did you guys get into the level of success, & was that designed or some luck along the way? (27:44) Tell me more about the great culture in HomeAway? (29:11) What is it about a culture that makes you so passionate and strongly needs to be present in many areas of life and successful business? (39:37) What are some of the things you guys found that attracting more amazing talent into your world without you doing anything? (43:32) What are some of the biggest challenge or needs that you consistently see new business owners are lacking? (48:16) In This Episode, You Will Learn: What’s one of the things he learned early on his career. (10:48) What are the things he learned on his early failures. (18:57) What’s Ross greatest superpower. (29:02) How to find out if you’re in the right neighborhood. (29:38) Tips for startup culture. (30:54) The number 1 culture a company or team must have. (34:03) The advantage of startup. (41:01) The advantage of solopreneur. (41:44) Quotes: “Why would not go out on the risk if it’s the same amount of risk?” “It’s better to go out on the risk curve especially in this world economy.” “You got to begin in the right neighborhood.” “You got to work with the right people.” “It starts with the team and it starts with the neighborhood.” “You’re responsible at your own career and your own voyage.” “If it’s damn luck, we’ve been like pretty damn lucky.” “Culture is fundamental.” “No one is going to get fired for making a mistake, guaranteed you get fired for not making the decision.” “I think we all need a purpose in life.” “There’s nothing wrong with money or wealth it’s not bad, what you do with it is important.” “The money in the pocket allows you to have more freedom.” Connect with Ross Buhrdorf: Website LinkedIn Twitter

All New Episode where Matt goes off the cuff and brings you One more new episode every week, dropping serious knowledge, valuable information and mindset strategies from an entrepreneurial perspective and experience. Let's Dive in on today's episode "The One Thing Most People Don't Have That Prevents Them From Living Their Dream Life"  Summary: When it comes to achieving big goals, big income, and a big life, there is a formula for success. However, most people don't know all the variables that go into that success equation and set themselves up for failure before they even begin. What is this success variable? In today's short episode, Matt dives into the one thing that most people are missing that prevents them from achieving their dream life. Not only that, he shares a simple formula on how you can overcome that obstacle and use this simple solution to achieve whatever goals you desire in life. For questions or to be featured on a future episode please send inquiry to Mattya@MillionaireMindcast.com

Fasten your seatbelt as we dive in on this first live studio interview! In this episode of the Millionaire Mindcast, we are so delightful to have Cayla Jordan, who speaks her entrepreneurial journey, how her business thrives, the lessons she learned along the way, how she builds relationships with other people, helping, inspiring, and motivating them, and living a rich life in her business. Cayla Jordan is an entrepreneur who is building her brand nationwide. She owns Caramel Corn business, and is the Founder of Creamy's, that creating the highest quality gourmet cheesecakes fresh from scratch every day.  Cayla had baked goods in retail stores, traveled the nation decorating cakes for a global company, and has own storefronts. She also owns Baking Show called Cayla Jordan TV to share all her knowledge in baking that she experimented with over the years. She created her first cookbook “#CHEESECAKEQUEEN”, a cookbook where she shared tons of different recipes on how to make cheesecake. This diligent woman started baking when she was 4-years-old and was taught by her mom. She’d loved staying at home and baking than playing with kids outside. At an early age, she was able to learn about supply and demand. She loves baking cakes during occasions and through lots of practice and self-education, she naturally grew her skills. Cayla started making and selling caramel corns in her high school days and later on hustling and grinding from baking cheesecakes and delivering it to different stores all by herself. Cayla’s core values were tested when she tried to collaborate with different manufacturers who wanted to control everything in her recipes which was not align with her values and her brand. Cayla remains true to her brand and didn’t sacrifice her core values to get into a big-box store or get her products out there because she wants to have control over what she put up. She resists everything from them and wanted to start from scratch. This was the moment when she found out what’s really her passion and that’s creating recipes, and creating cheesecakes.  It was a little challenged in her journey but it paid off because it gives birth to her brand. Although she did a lot of trial and error she puts everything in business and working so hard. She wants to be her business as the most important thing because she wants it to grow and she knows she will see the benefits later on. Every day is not a work for her because she did what she loved and there’s no amount of money can replace it. The quality of life is her wealth and these moments where she can stay for a while and be with the people whom she loves. Some Questions I Ask: Tell us a little bit more about you and how you got started in this whole entrepreneurial journey? (01:58) How did the ‘cheesecake queen’ come about? (04:18) What do you consider a failure? (04:33) What have been some of the biggest things that you’ve kept on repeating that give you great success and the things that you’ve tried to avoid as learning lessons as a business owner? (08:53) How do you attract the right people into your organization & how do you ensure that they uphold that standard even you’re not around? (10:03) How did you find ways managing all the things you’re doing without having breakdowns? (14:31) Is there been a time when you thought about quitting? (15:33) What keeps you pushing through those hard times? (16:53) Who some of the people that inspired you? (17:57) Has this discipline has always been in you? (19:54) How do you protect and recharge your energy? (20:34) What’s your favorite cheesecake to make and favorite cheesecake to eat? (20:52) Tell me about the process of how you come up with your product? (22:25) What is your social media strategy? (24:20) What is Creamy’s vision in the next decade? (25:14) What has been your biggest challenges as a business owner? (26:29) If I give you a million dollars today and you have to invest in the next two weeks,  how would you invest that money? (28:49) Who’s been one of the most influential people over the last year for you and why?  (29:19) If you have only two weeks to live, what are the 2-3 things you want to check off in your bucket list? (31:25) What would be your one piece of advice for young entrepreneurs and entrepreneur wannabes?  (32:18) In This Episode, You Will Learn: The time when she discovered her passion. (06:34) How to not burn out with baking and all her works.  (09:18) The wake-up call for her and her learning lessons. (10:32) One habit to her success. (13:04) Quotes: “I want to have control over what I create, what I put up.” “I just wear myself out.” “If I have nothing to deal at this point, I want to deal with what I loved.” “I really tried to avoid not burning myself out.” “Everything is full circle.” “I know I will see the benefits later on.” “Every day I get up and do what I loved and there’s no amount of money can replace it at all.” “People who have the same values are attracted to you.” “Don’t give up, don’t quit just keep going.” “I just want to be with my family.” Connect with Cayla Jordan on: Website Instagram Pinterest YouTube Facebook

Chris Naugle is a real-estate guy, a money Guru, the co-founder and CEO of FlipOut Academy, a real estate education company that coaches its students how to get results and create passive income through real estate. He authored the book, “The Private Money Guide: Real Estate Edition: Solutions To Finding Money. Where To Go & How To Ask” and owns the podcast, The Real Estate Money School.  Chris has built and owned 16 companies since 1992. From a $500 loan and in his mom’s basement, to have a 10,000 sq ft incubator office space and a multi-million dollar real estate business that has done over 200 transactions since 2014.  In this episode of The Millionaire Mindcast, we have a stellar guest, Chris Naugle who will share nuggets about wealth building, unlocking financial freedom and actions, the sexy word of money and how it really works, making long-term and passive investments, understanding economic crisis,  explains the importance of having financial education, and shares some techniques on securing and growing your wealth.   At the age of 16, Chris was degraded so much in his work and swear to himself he would never work for anybody again. Out from a scratch, he opened a clothing line business. To his dismay, Chris dad never gives his supports and wanted him to stop and work in a factory and get a retirement just like him but that wasn’t his dream. His mom is the only person who truly believed in him and always allows him to dream big. Furthermore, Chris struggled a lot and experience lots of ups and downs in his business to almost a bankrupt and getting back on track again. Until he ended up landing in the financial industry and serving as a financial advisor for 16 years while doing his business.     Chris noticed that there are so many people not living their dream, get stuck and doing something that they hate in their entire life because they don’t understand that everything is possible.  They won’t take that extra steps to do it because nobody taught them what they need to do to make it happen. That’s why he created the Money School.   According to him, your dream should be the most important thing. Don’t fear to try and take the first step and never use the time and money as an excuse. Make your time to do it. There is so much money out there that you need to get into your dreams. Don’t hesitate to start from small, keep working hard, educating yourself, surrounding yourself with the right people, and never ask for money but offer an opportunity that can change people lives.   Some Questions I Ask:  How did you get started and find your groove in this journey?  (01:15)  Why did you feel the need and the call in to create the Money School Podcast? (13:00)  What’s the biggest thing you see holding a lot of people to pursue their dreams?  (17:55)  What are some of the lead dominos that you see needing to get stuck up before you can start talking all out?  (28:01)  What are some of your prediction on the economy over the next 12 to 24 months and how were you positioning yourself or how you recommending people to stay work and capitalized on what is to come? (42:59)  In This Episode, You Will Learn:  Some of the valuable lessons he learned as a business owner. (05:55)  The point where he almost wanted to quit. (07:18)  How he gets back on track from almost bankrupt to 36 units of apartment buildings. (08:28)  The pivotal moment for him to understands money. (08:54)  The stuff he takes to learn more about how his business really works. (09:55)  The things he learned in creating the Money School Podcast. (13:58)  The two things that stopped people. (15:24)  Understanding more about money. (19:03)  Bull Market Cycle. (20:01)  Three rules of money according to Warren Buffet. (20:21)  How you do not lose money. (21:07)  The solution to secure your cash. (22:40)  Learning how banks work. (23:17)  How to make money while sleeping. (24:40)  3 secure mechanisms for funding.  (25:45)  The most common mistake people do. (28:37)  How to put your money to works. (30:46)  How to make money from your 401k fund without losing money. (35:21)  The economic storm preparation. (43:39)  Quotes:    “I felt like I could do everything better than anybody else.”  “My business was only able to grow because I could grow it.”  “Life w

‘LEGACY OF LOVE’ IS EVERY PARENT’S LEGACY WITH KEN WIMBERLY  Failure is not a sign to give up but a sign to strive hard and learn more. Everybody made mistakes, it’s just how you’ve learned from it and use the best of it in the future.   In this episode of the Millionaire Mindcast, we have a remarkable guest, Ken Wimberly who dig in his constant entrepreneurial evolution and endeavors, shares his journey of living like a millionaire in all areas of his life, how he balanced his time for business, family, and for himself, and things that bring awareness and enhance your intentionality as a person.   Ken is a bit of a serial entrepreneur, a successful real-estate investor, owns real-estate offices, own lots of real estate asset, community leader, and constantly gives back to charities. He is the founder and Chief Visionary Officer of KW Net Lease Advisors, a commercial real estate brokerage firm headquartered in Fort Worth, TX. He is a founding partner in Laundry Luv, a chain of laundromats with a mission to educate, equip, and inspire those in the communities where they serve. He is also the Operating Principal/Franchise Owner of Keller Williams Realty in Abilene, TX. He has 16 streams of passive income and 4 streams of active income.  Ken Wimberly is the founder and visionary behind Legacy of Love, LLC., is the world's first and foremost parent-to-child journaling platform. The mission is to inspire parents and grandparents to become more involved and more purposeful in helping their children to grow up with happy, determined, and fulfilled lives.   Early in his life, Ken didn’t have positive influences and had a negative life.  As he grew up, he feels like there were lots missing in his life. Influenced by Tom Cruise’s movie and seeking for discipline, at 12-years-old he got into a full-time military boarding school where he learned discipline and leadership. Did well academically and graduated as valedictorian of his class. It gives him confidence, it instills a sense of pride and confidence. Later on, he served the country as a US Navy.  Other than that, Ken always loved numbers and so he decided to become an entrepreneur and open up a restaurant. But he always thought about the real-estate industry while operating his restaurant. So when opportunity and chance came, he grabbed it & got into the commercial real-estate business. He tried hard and did researching properties and learning everything. He believed he can figure things out. He surrounded himself with the right mentor, right people, tirelessly did repetition and repetition in building his skills over and over until he became that person that earns that paycheck and more consistent paychecks. Ken continues working and working and putting deals in front of other people. His commission goes higher and higher.   In addition, he found a book that got him into the journey of self-discovery, continuously creating more relationships and building the right mindset.  Despite how busy in his entrepreneurial career, Ken still makes time for his family, and himself. His family is his top priority and communication is key to get that support from them. Above all, Ken gives value to the memories they’ve shared in their family especially his children and so he created the ‘Legacy of Love’. It’s a legacy that captures memories that might otherwise fade away with time.  Some Questions I Ask:  Where it all began and what lead you down to the path that you’ve been on for the last 15 or so years? (01:48)  Why did you choose commercial over residential real-estate? (22:18)  Was it always that you have this clarity in your ‘why’, are you intentional of building that or was it an accumulation over time? (24:31)  Is it necessary to be all-in on business, if yes, how to balance other areas in your life? (27:30)  What are some of the challenges that you’ve encountered in pursuing a rich life? (33:26)  What are some of your biggest challenges with this new business that you’re kicking of? (40:30)   What is the Legacy of Love? (41:42)  If you have a million dollars right now and you have to invest it, what would you do with it and why? (54:06)  What’s the most influential relationship you’ve had in the last year and why? (54:42)  If you were given two weeks to live, what’s your top one or two bucket list items that you would want to check off? (55:32)  The number one habit or muscle or discipline that you’ve had really developed that serve you at the highest level over your entire life, career, or business? (56:17)  What’s the number habit or discipline that you’re working on strengthening this year? (57:34)  In This Episode, You Will Learn:  One of the biggest mistake he did that shuts down his business. (08:39)  How did Kim pull himself out of the dark times in business? (10:02)  How he decided to make a leap and get into real-estate. (12:27)  The concept of ‘big why’ that awaken him up. (17:21)  The affirmation that he did every day that keeps him in line with his purpose. (19:06)  The analogy of business and family. (26:48)  How health relates to being all-in in all areas of life. (31:02)  Kim’s one piece of knowledge or advice to unlock a rich and fulfilling life. (59:13)  Quotes:  “Do something that’s going to make you different”  “We made mistakes after mistakes.”  “I believed in myself.”  “I believed that we could have done what we wanted to do.” 

In this episode of The Millionaire Mindcast Podcast, we have powerful guest, Ray Zinn who shares his journey on how he inspired and changed lots of lives with his leadership and character. He speaks about the truth, true happiness and tackles the stuff that is priceless and that adds value to everyone’s life.   Get ready as we drop lots of nuggets on today’s episode!  Ray Zinn is the founder and CEO of Micrel Corporation for 37 years, a business legend and contrarian, Zinn is the longest-serving CEO in Silicon Valley. He founded Micrel without venture capital, but with the relentless will and mindful discipline that defines all great entrepreneurs. This has resulted in a nearly unbroken string of profitable years for Micrel, a feat unheard of in the semiconductor trade.   Ray talks about the books he authored, “The Tough Things First” and “Zen of Zinn”. According to him, having the right character is a big part of his leadership. He used to have that environment that people changed for the better. In fact, praises played a big part in his success in business and marriage. He is a positive person who focuses on the good and not the bad. Making sure that what he does are operating on truth and not operating with information. Not be too quick to react in any situation but slows down. He takes time to think and make sure whatever decision he makes is consistent with the truth.  One other thing, he makes sure he works 10 hours a day and 5 days a week to spend time with his family and see him as a father and not just a businessman. As stated, working 7 days a week and 10 hours a day means something wrong in a way that you’re running your life, your family, and your company.  It’s a matter of managing your time in a very appropriate way and not letting your work become your life.   Lastly, he shares how he distributes the wealth that he has. In line with that, it’s not about how much money you have, it is what can you do with that wealth.  It’s not what you get for yourself, but it’s what can you do for others. That’s where you get your happiness. Your happiness is not your wealth, your happiness is how you used your wealth and donate your time that’s more than your money.   Some Questions I Ask:  Tell us a little bit more about who you are & take us back a little bit to your journey to where you are at today. (02:11)  How were you as this company evolved and your life evolved?  (10:20)  How vital was mentorship to you? (12:57)  How did you continue to attract  the right people and talent into your organization.(16:43)  How you have continued to grow yourself and your business and still have a better relationship with your wife? (20:49)  How was your focused on your health while prioritizing your business and your family?  (24:47)  What should business owners be staying aware of to position themselves in front of these changes in business and technological transformation? (31:10)  If I will give you a million dollars right now, what would you do with it and why? (36:53)  What’s your recommendation for people in making contribution and charity as a pillar for success and fulfillment? (41:40)  If you are given two weeks to live what would be one or two bucket list items that you would want to check off? (44:44)  What’s been your number one habit or discipline that allowed you to achieve the results in a life that you want to achieve? (47:15)  What is your challenge to anybody to live their biggest, best, and rich life? (51:45)  In This Episode, You Will Learn:  Ray’s big AHA moment. (02:34)  The story when Ray first established his first company. (05:09)  Four Pillars of Ray’s company. (07:23)  The key to having a successful business. (14:37)  One thing that makes his marriage success. (23:02)  An analogy that you can apply to your business and in life. (35:25)  Quotes:  “I was not going to work for anybody, I just going to work for myself.”  “Do whatever it takes, no excuses.”  “You can’t make a mistake if you correct it.”  “Failure is not my buddy as you would.”  “You want to have differences but not controversy.”  “I strive for harmony.”  “I’m not different with anybody else.”  “I know what heaven is going to be like because I live in heaven.” 

Sam Monreal is a strategic advisor, the Founder and Head of Sales of Pitchstack, and the Director of strategic partnerships at Opcity, oversees enterprise sales efforts leading to growth from $30M to over $4B in transactions in 2.5years with a successful exit to News Corp subsidiary Move, Inc. in 2018. He is also an amazing author, art collector, real-estate investor, and a dad to a 7-year-old daughter. This guy is a ‘sells machine’, knows more about sales & how to scale things through sales. He has written, Why Startups Fail, and The Ten Commandments of Scale. Sam is a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in the intersection of tech & real estate and has been involved with multiple technology firms resulted in over $1B in successful exits as a part of the leadership in those companies as a Sales marketing and branding expert. He’s leader and owner of firms with over 600 employees in central Texas with 49 products successfully launched, scaling high productivity and efficient prospecting organizations, and mastery level proficiency in complex negotiations and deal closing. Sam grew up from a poor family and had failed so many times. He filed bankruptcy twice and failed 13-14 businesses, but Sam is hyper-motivated by the need to provide the utmost value to the society. Sam believes that his calling is helping more people in homes, doing his best for the society. He lives intentionally in all areas of his life, truthful with himself, and show up his best version. He describes himself as an ‘intropreneur’, the guy that takes someone else idea and executes it. But what was so hard for Sam is building a full and end solution and held the whole journey 100% accountable. Moreover, he learned to pull his ego from the shelf and be part of the bigger journey, process, and the greater good and not having the name on the side. Sam believes that though they are working on different areas, they belong to one culture, in the same team, and in the same mission. Despite being a successful leader & negotiator, he still learning how to be more patient, be a better trainer, be a better leader, and really his own world through leverage. According to him, the best entrepreneurs really understand the power of leverage. Sam used problems as opportunities to figure out new things. He learned of not making a judgment of the people based on your perception of them but allowing them to prove who they are. Sam emphasized of being selfish enough, be honest with yourself about what is going to drive you and the things that you want and stop focusing the money and focused on the mission and the money just comes.   Some Questions I Ask:   Tell me about that epic piece of artwork over your left shoulder. (03:15) What it looks like for you before all of these massive exits? (08:13) How do you know when it’s time to stop & packed it up? (11:12) Do you think that every entrepreneur needs an entrepreneur or that integrator to be successful in vice versa? (18:24) Why the first hundred clients are the hardest? (24:22) What is the couple of top points in The Ten Commandments of Scale that you think is imperative? (27:53) How did you continue to push through the challenges in life after all the failures? (38:35) How did you learn to focus on mission & not the money? (50:28) Sam’s one message about finding the path for growth and rich life. (01:06:37)  In This Episode, You Will Learn: The primary reason why Sam doesn’t accept the client. (28:36) The two biggest things that most companies struggled with. (31:08) The common misconception in the industry. (31:42) One of the most impactful moments in Sam’s career recently. (32:22) Sam and his team mission. (35:44) One of the hardest things about scaling the company. (36:02) A unique place for an entrepreneur to get to. (41:42) The three common things that most startup companies make them fail. (43:04) The most important thing in becoming an entrepreneur and being successful at it. (45:04) The why & the mission attached to that why. (45:45) Be selectively selfish. (53:18) The tough things for people who excel in business. (56:27) Ayahuasca and the plant-based medicine experiences and the lessons that Sam learned. (58:30) The importance of practicing acceptance. (01:01:39)   Quotes: “Only buy things that you can’t live without and it will make your life better if you see them every day.” “Not every idea is going to land, and not every idea is going to be a great idea.” “The best entrepreneurs are aggressively lazy.” “It’s not because nobody sold it yet, & nobody’s paid for it and nobody’s willing to buy it doesn’t mean it’s not saleable.” “If you keep your eye on the future state, all now slips away.” “Cash flow over ego, it is not that important if I’m right, it is not that important if I’m important.”

In this episode of Millionaire Mindcast Podcast, we have a great guest, Lauren Tickner a girl to go when it comes to branding. Lauren will share how she designs her own rich & fulfilling life where social media is her change the game, how you can stay ahead of some of the things that will allow you to leverage & unlock more income, more influence, and more impact for your personal brand. Get ready as we dive in on today’s episode! Lauren Tickner is a 22-year-old entrepreneur, a leading business mentor for personal brands, and influencer who's driven by helping people build a profitable name. Lauren helps coaches, creators, and influencers build a profitable brand, online business, and monetize their personal brand. Her authenticity and has always led with value. She owns a NASDAQ Top 10 Podcast ‘Impact School: An Entrepreneurship & Personal Branding Podcast’, helping people to empower and make an impact in your own life and in the world. If you are looking to build your personal brand and turn it an online business, Lauren is the right person to go to. Lauren is the Founder and CEO of the Impact School is the first online school focused on teaching you how to make a real and lasting impact on personal branding. It has two programs: Impact Your Niche and Impact Through Influence. Impact Your Niche teaches you how to find your niche, and Impact Through Influence is a more advanced program which builds upon that, covering all things social media, sales psychology, storytelling, and building your personal brand business from scratch (even if you have no offers right now). It teaches you how to become the go-to leader in your industry and gain top-of-mind awareness. And the Online Fitness Business School, a leading education provider for those who are looking to build a profitable, scalable, and results-driven online fitness coaching business. Lauren was all about building a plan that is profitable and building wealth. Later, she realized that making more and more money won’t make her happy and fulfilled but giving more and more impact on the community. Lauren believes that everybody has own personal brand but it’s just all about how you position yourself and all about connections. She stresses the importance of authenticity & not wasting energy trying to be someone else.  Some Questions I Ask:   Who is Lauren Tickner & how you got into the path of helping people reach their goals? (02:38) What does a personal brand mean & why it’s important for people to really wrap their heads around this in today’s current landscape? (08:25) What are the mistakes that you see people doing right now on their own personal brand? (16:59) How do you create content calendar & what do you do for adding value for your audience? (21:14) What do you see people are doing on social media that drives you absolutely crazy with regards to branding? (26:03) If you have a million dollars right now and you have to invest it, what do you do with it & why? (31:06) What has been the most influential relationship that you’ve made in the past 6-12 months in life? (33:58) If you have 2 weeks to live, what would be your top one or two bucket list items that you would want to check off? (36:42) What’s the number one habit that you believed has allowed you to accelerate your career, your business, and your relationships? (37:06) What’s your challenge to our listeners to empowering them to live a big life, to build a big brand, to have a big impact, & create big income? (37:47)   In This Episode, You Will Learn: The analogy of entrepreneurship. (07:17) How to build an authoritative & most credible personal brand? (09:53) The best way to monetize your personal brand. (13:18) How to choose the best social media platform for your brand. (13:48) Tips on how to come up with content ideas. (21:53) The most impactful relationship that Matty has made in the last 3 years. (32:34) Quotes: “Empathy is a key.” “Content is a key.” “Life is all about experiences, not just money.” “Start & commit to it.” “Move up the triangle, climb up the ladder.”

Success is a dazzling word. It’s a common goal for everybody. The reason why everybody else struggles and works harder. When do you say you succeeded in life? Other people linked success to properties, wealth, a huge amount of money in the bank, and favorable career. Yet, it depends on the goals, mindset, and personality you have. Is there a true measure of success? In this episode of Millionaire Mindcast, we have a superb guest, Rod Khleif who shares tons of value about real estate, business, goal-setting, mindset, life, fulfillment, success and giving back. Brace yourself as we dive in on today’s episode! Rod Khleif is passionate real estate investor who has personally owned and managed over 2,000 homes and apartment buildings. Rod has built over 23 businesses in his 40-year business career. Rod has combined his passion for real estate investing with his personal philosophy of goal setting, envisioning, and manifesting success to become one of America’s top real estate investment and high-performance life coaches. He loves training and coaching the “psychology of success” to aspiring real estate investors and entrepreneurs. Rod is the founder and long-serving president of the Tiny Hands Foundation, a children’s charitable foundation that leads several annual community charitable initiatives. Over the past 14 years, Rod’s work has benefitted more than 60,000 underprivileged community children. Rod host of the Top-ranked Real Estate Investment Podcast; “The Lifetime CashFlow Through Real Estate Investing Podcast" with more than 4,500,000 downloads. He is also the author of “How to Create Lifetime CashFlow Through Multifamily Properties” considered to be an essential “textbook” for aspiring and experienced multifamily investors, and the “29 Fatal Mistakes Many Apartment Buyers Make”. Rod started out from scratch and got his real-estate broker’s license when he turned 18. He encountered a lot of challenges along the way but he chose to play the game and never give up. He admits that his life is moving upside down. During best moments, he thought himself as a ‘real-estate God’, but unfortunately, he ended up losing $50 million in 2008. Rod strives hard and strengthens his mindset to recover from bankruptcy. He discovered that 80-90% of success in anything is the mindset and only about 10-20% is the real estate or business & all other stuff.  Rod believes in the power of visualization and stresses to don’t underestimate it. Anything amazing that’s ever built and created in this world was visualized. It is critical to have clarity of your vision because the clearer your vision is the faster you’re going to get it. Whatever field you’re up to, growing up oneself is essential. It doesn’t have to be a massive growth but a consistent gradual improvement. Thus, real-estate is tough, if you want to engage, start to educate yourself, and build a strong foundation. There’s no better time than right now to learn this business. Likewise, focus on the beautiful things that you want, surround yourself with the right people and avoid negativity. Love your family & friends but choose your peers. Find like-minded people, get around with people who are motivated, will push you up and empower you. Don’t let the fears of other people hold you back because the only way to be successful is to be positive. Find what it is that you love and do it because that what makes you fulfilled at the end. Therefore, if you want financial success, know your target, know exactly what are the things you want and know why you want it. Some Questions I Ask: Who is Rod Khleif and what got you into the real estate? (05:51) How did you constantly tap your gear like in terms of discipline and habits? (29:34) Does the identity statement serve you as a thermostat? (36:50) Talk a little bit about multifamily in regards to wealth building through real estate investing. (41:10) What are the things to do & things to avoid to get into real estate investing? (46:02) Don’t you have to have a lot of money to get into multifamily real estate investment? (52:52) What is your partying thoughts and wisdom for those who want to be successful and fulfilled in life? (01:00:01) In This Episode, You Will Learn: How Rod lost $50 million in 2008. (08:53) What is the mindset that keeps him motivated & got him from zero to 2,000 building properties. (10:48) How pictures helped him got the things he wants. (14:06) The goal-setting process that he discovered that he teaches to his students. (15:28) What is the fuel that you needed in achieving your goals. (19:26) The roles of vision board or pictures in hitting your goals. (20:29) Why he felt depressed and unfulfilled after he built his magnificent home. (22:31) What are the things that added riches to his life that eclipses anything financial. (24:49) Rod’s advice on how to achieve fulfillment and financial success faster. (26:48) What’s the number 1 regret of most dying people. (30:28) What’s the key to massive action. (31:12) What are some of the tools he used to stay motivated. (31:22) What’s the key to success. (34:33) The reasons why he recovered from bankruptcy. (35:12) What are the steps to get into real estate. (43:24) The key to success in real estate investment. (49:53) Quotes: “If you want something, you need to experience it.” “Imagine that if you’re going to write it down you’re going to get it.” “Progress equals happiness.” “Life is to be happy.” “Success without fulfillment is not really a success.” “You’re going to be happy if you’re giving back.” “Clarity is power.” “The worst thing in this world is to have regret at the end of your life.” “Stand guard at the door to your mind.” “Do what you loved.” “Education without implementation is entertainment.” “Get started and just do it.” “Learning is earning.” “Imagine because if you do, there’s nothing could stop you.” “It’s really knowing what you want & really wanting it.” “Comfort truly kills.” “I’m the fire, ready, aim guy.”