https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM_Episode_625.mp3   What determines whether a person becomes successful, or whether they struggle endlessly in life? To answer this question, we need to look at the environment in which we were raised. Many people were raised in an environment where the focus was on SURVIVAL—not on someone’s desire to create the life of their dreams. The truth is, success is easy. We were born to be a success. Each one of us has a purpose in life…but change is the hard part for most people. If you subconsciously learned the idea of “survival” growing up, it’s going to be difficult for you to change into the person you need to be in order to become successful. Many people stay stuck in the same place for years, because of their resistance to change. They’re afraid to let go of the past. In this episode, I discuss: How your parents’ or caretakers’ view of life subconsciously impacted your ability to be successfulHow we spend 20 years of our life under the authority of other people, asking constant permission for everything we doWhy you have to BECOME the person who can pull off and master certain skill sets in business, in order to achieve successWhy the answer to your struggles is usually found in the place where you least want to lookHow the people from your past generally don’t have the ability to support the “new you” that you want to become, because they don’t share the same values (the moment you start to change, they feel threatened)Why you can’t have safety and risk at the same time2 questions you should ask yourself in order to embrace success If you’re stuck, ask yourself: “What am I resisting changing in my life?” And why are you resisting that change? When one part of you wants to move forward—and the other part of you doesn’t want to lose what you’ve created from the past—that’s when you’re torn. You’re literally split in half. When you’re in that place, you can’t possibly make the right decisions or grow the way you need to grow, to follow the desire in your heart—because you’re always cutting yourself a little bit short, based on what you’re afraid to walk away from that’s behind you. Episode 201 – Life Can Change in an InstantEpisode 287 – Make Your Success RealEpisode 331 – I Can’t Change the World, but I Can Change Myself If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David’s book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We’re available wherever you listen to podcasts: Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandoraiHeartRadioAmazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post Success is Not a Hobby appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM_Episode_624.mp3   Think and Grow Rich has helped millions of people become multimillionaires all over the world. The author, Napoleon Hill, says you can’t just “wish” or “hope” for success in something—you have to actually believe it’s possible and that you can do it. He writes, “There’s a difference between wishing for a thing and being ready to receive it. No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.” Many people get stuck from moving forward, because they don’t believe they can be successful. They don’t believe they can be, do, or have the things they truly desire in life. The average person over-identifies with the word “impossible” and finds all the reasons why something CAN’T be done. Their mind is focused on the obstacles that appear to be holding them back (usually time and money). This negative bias towards their life is based on all the things that have gone wrong in their past, and all the negative influences from other people who told them they can’t do it. This blocks people from taking the first step. I’ve helped countless business owners break through the limiting belief that they have to have money before they can start doing something. That’s not true. Everything you need comes AFTER you make a decision. The decision comes first—and the starting point is your desire. What do you want to be, do, or have? In this episode you’ll learn: Success comes to those who are “success conscious”; failure comes to those who are “failure conscious”In order to be successful at any endeavor, you must learn to redirect your mind away from the obstacle and towards the success you want Open-mindedness is essential for belief; closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, or belief“No more effort is required to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty”How the Law of Polarity can help you break through negative, one-sided, “all-or-nothing” thinking that keeps you stuckWhenever you notice something, the opposite of that thing is always present and true at the same time (you can’t have a question without an answer; you can’t have a problem without a solution)How you might be making the problems and risks too big in your life Episode 609 – Desire Points the Way, But Commitment Gets it DoneEpisode 406 – Get Off the Revenue RollercoasterEpisode 172 – Start Where You Are If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David’s book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We’re available wherever you listen to podcasts: Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandoraiHeartRadioAmazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post The Starting Point is Desire appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM_Episode_623_Stephanie_Stuckey.mp3   Today my guest is Stephanie Stuckey, granddaughter of the man who founded Stuckey’s—a roadside pecan stand in Eastman, Georgia, in 1937 during the Great Depression. As the first national roadside retail chain, the company grew to almost 370 stores throughout the US, along every major highway. Stuckey’s became synonymous with “the road trip.”Before there was Love’s, RaceTrac, Wawa, or Buc-ee’s—there was Stuckey’s. Stephanie’s grandfather sold the company, and it was out of the family’s hands for over 50 years. The result was a decline in his legacy and the company brand—with dilapidated, sad-looking stores on the side of the road. However, one day, Stephanie got an unexpected call with an offer to buy back the family company. It was for sale. She invested her life savings and bought Stuckey’s, even though she had a full career as an attorney and an environmental advocate, and no business background. “When an opportunity like this comes along, you grab it,” she says. Today Stephanie is the CEO of Stuckey’s, and working to revive her grandfather’s legacy. The company’s sales have grown $10 million in the past 36 months, with 75 employees. “Our goal is to be the go-to snack brand for pecans in the country,” says Stephanie. In this episode, we discuss: My own experience going on family road trips all across the country, and how we couldn’t wait as kids to stop at Stuckey’s for their infamous pecan roll (the recipe of which was perfected by Stephanie’s grandmother)How Stuckey’s was an “oasis on the side of the road” that broke up the monotony of driving for hours without seeing anything—and how it provided travelers with a unique, wonderful experience, even during the era of racial segregationHow Stuckey’s started, why Stephanie’s grandfather was so passionate about expanding the company, and how it made money as a franchise by selling gasWhy Stephanie purchased the company and how that opportunity came aboutHow Stephanie is working to bring Stuckey’s back to the grandness that it that it once was Stuckey’s is a brand with “sticking power”—87 years later, they’re still around. “Our pecan snacks are rooted in roadside Americana. We represent a brand that is all about Americana—getting in a car, exploring, and that unique American sense of independence,” Stephanie says. “When you buy a pecan log roll you are celebrating the comeback.” Episode 282 – Dr. Stephanie EstimaEpisode 317 – Growing Your Business from Zero to HeroEpisode 587 – Understanding the Recession and its Impact on Buyer Psychology If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David’s book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We’re available wherever you listen to podcasts: Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandoraiHeartRadioAmazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post Stephanie Stuckey: UnStuck: Rebirth of an American Icon appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM_Episode_622.mp3   Becoming successful is more about changing your awareness than anything else. The beliefs we’ve been given control our perception of the world we see around us. If you have a belief system that says “life is hard, success is hard, and making money is hard”—then you’ll see this belief reflected in your reality. Not realizing their beliefs control what they see and experience, many people never break out of that illusion. They live in a “matrix” where everything they see is the result of their programmed belief system. Today, our world is filled with massive amounts of information about every topic imaginable. Our minds are often easily manipulated by things that aren’t real (including AI). This is why you need to develop something inside of yourself in order to be able to “go deep” and find out the truth. In this episode, I discuss: How I started my journey of self-development in the 1990s—after tripling my income and wanting to know how I’d done thatHow I turned my car into a library by listening to books and seminars on tape during my drive to workHow I get “locked in” on an idea and want to know everything about it—so I go deep and study everything I can get my hands onHow I went through a process of deconstructing my worldview in my 20s that said, “Success isn’t for me; making a lot of money isn’t for me; success is difficult”—and how I began to see a polar opposite viewpoint of everything I’d been raised to believeHow your habitual, automatic thinking makes life difficult—and how you can shift your thinking in order to make success EASYWhy you should “go deep” and read a book more than once (you have to read it to understand it, not just to get through it) What do you notice now in your life? What do you repetitively talk about now? How are you seeing your life, currently? You’ll see the equivalent of whatever your belief system is. If you change that, you can start to tell your mind to see something different. Episode 197 – The Power of Your Mind Episode 309 – Flipping the Switch from Struggle to Success Episode 600 – The Anatomy of Belief If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David’s book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We’re available wherever you listen to podcasts: Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandoraiHeartRadioAmazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post Flip the Script on Success Being Hard appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM_Episode_621.mp3   2024 is a year to do amazing things…AND I believe it will be one of the most challenging years we’ve ever seen. Laws are changing. Innovation is speeding up. Different ideas are being brought to the table when it comes to business. So many changes are taking place, for many different reasons. Most people aren’t paying attention to what’s happening around them. Many people get locked into one way of doing things—until suddenly, they look up and the unexpected has happened (like Covid), forcing them to change. People’s difficulties are created by their beliefs—consciously and unconsciously—about the world. The key idea we need to embrace is, “never quit when it gets hard.” How have you approached difficult times in the past? What have you learned from them? Have you created a plan to change how you’re going to deal with difficult things in the future? In this episode, I discuss: The massive change—and possibly even chaos—that’s about to take place in 2024 with elections, wars, and many other messy problems that humanity is trying to move throughHow we can acknowledge and accept that we’re in a difficult times, so that we can psychologically prepare for what needs to be done in our own life and business this yearHow many of us were raised with the psychological construct of “hard work” and how we self-identify with itHow people drop like flies when things get hardWhy believing that “things have to be hard” makes you look through a lens of perception that actually makes them hard (and this becomes exhausting)How you can make some basic changes in your thinking and your belief system that will allow you to sail right through difficult times Your ability to think through a challenging situation can save your business. What makes something “hard” is your perception of it. If you change the first fundamental belief in your thinking to, “Success is easy”—something shifts. By installing this as a belief in your mind, you’ll literally begin to see things through a very different lens. The solution to your problem will come to you quicker, and it will be easy. Start telling yourself that “success is easy”—that earning a lot of money is easy. You’ll start to attract the easiest path that exists in the universe. You’ll move through it very, very quickly. Episode 500 – Something Good is Coming Your Way Episode 396 – The Closer the Breakthrough the Bigger the Obstacle Episode 12 – Don’t Quit in the Darkness If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David’s book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We’re available wherever you listen to podcasts: Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandoraiHeartRadioAmazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post Never Quit When Things Get Hard appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM_Episode_620.mp3   Many people believe that reaching a goal will change their life. But that’s actually an illusion. A goal gives your life direction, but the actual transformation comes from the inside—you have to BECOME the person who reaches the goal. Inner transformation doesn’t come from getting the house, the car, the money, the new relationship, or anything else. It comes from you being the best version of yourself in your present environment, today. In The Science of Getting Rich, Wallace Wattles points out that in order to transform our lives, we have to start from the spiritual nature or energetic nature of who we actually are right now. Transformation is about becoming bigger than your current environment in order to expand into something different. The biggest error people make when they set goals is, they believe that when they accomplish the goal, it will change their life experience. When many of my clients became millionaires for the first time, they realized when they got to the million, nothing really changed. Most people think, “I’ll change when I reach my goal”—but that’s not true. What do you think the goal will bring you that you can’t do right now? In this episode you’ll discover: Why your attitude or the way you’re looking at your current environment, is so importantA simple exercise to help you analyze why you’re setting a goalWhy you must learn to maximize everything in your current situation—and bring what you want into your present environmentWhy I made my 980-square foot house in Illinois as beautiful as possible 25 years ago—and how this changed my lifeThe universal law of giving and receiving and how it affects your moneyWhy reaching a goal is about creating internal transformation first—and becoming the person you need to be to reach the goalHow being your best in everything you do today, causes you to grow into the person that will be your best someplace else If you want something, start creating it right now. Start being that person right now. In order to attract what you want, you have to maximize whatever you are right now. This works for money too; this changes your expectations in life. Episode 50 – The Power of Commitment Episode 385 – Study Where You’re Going Episode 454 – Be Persistent to Acheive Your Goals If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David’s book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We’re available wherever you listen to podcasts: Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandoraiHeartRadioAmazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post True Transformation Comes From Within appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM_Episode_619.mp3   Most people are stuck in a “structured bubble” of reality that they never break out of. We all remember the movie, “The Matrix.” The bubble is a lot like the matrix. (And, I actually have a sales program called The Matrix that helps people see beyond the way that they’ve been programmed to see things in their life.) Today I’m going to share something with you that can help you break out of the matrix of randomness and the susceptibility of “the same” in life. The truth is, success is easy and we’re born to be a success. But most of what we’ve been taught is keeping us stuck, sick, broke, and striving for things that seem impossible to the average person. It isn’t difficult to earn a lot of money. I’ve proven this myself, and with thousands of clients I’ve worked with worldwide. I’ve created countless millionaires and multi-millionaires in business. I believe there’s enough for everybody, and that anyone can be extraordinarily successful. However, each individual must rise up to their own potential and become the best version of themselves, throughout their lifetime, in order to do that. In this episode you’ll learn: You don’t need endless formal education that keeps you trapped in a job, to be successful—you just have to be YOUEverything you want is already inside of youThe more money you make, the easier it is to make moneyWe’re here to create, not compete in business—there’s more than enough for everybody, and everyone brings something unique to the tableHow I broke out of the “structured bubble” I was stuck in, and went from being a truck driver to a millionaire (I went from making $50,000 a year to $50,000 a month—and it happened in one month)How asking myself the question, “How can I be a better version of me every single day?” completely changed my lifeHow my mentor challenged me at my core to think about things differently, and to behave differently within the environment I was currently in Most people make decisions based on the apparent limitations of their external environment, rather than based on what they want. The only question you ever have to answer in life is, “What do you want?”—and make decisions from that place. Episode 144 – Break It Down to the RidiculousEpisode 428 – The Inner Game of Sales – Part VEpisode 479 – Rise High For Success to See You If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David’s book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We’re available wherever you listen to podcasts: Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandoraiHeartRadioAmazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post Breaking Free From Your Matrix of Limiting Beliefs appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM_Episode_618_Mike_Gionta.mp3   Today I’m speaking with one of my clients, Mike Gionta, founder of The RecruiterU, a consulting agency that helps recruiters and recruiting firm owners build real businesses that serve and liberate them. When Mike first began working with me, he came to one of my in-person events in 2015 and realized he was in resistance. “I had success, and success always came from working hard,” he says. “I realized that nothing happens until you make a decision. I had all these options. I had all these things I wanted to do, but I wouldn’t make a decision.” Mike invested in a VIP day with me in Montreal. And that day, he had a breakthrough that changed everything. In this episode we discuss: How Mike was stuck, but he didn’t know WHY he was stuckHow conversations about money he’d heard growing up, affected himHow part of Mike’s resistance was around letting go of money in order to go to the next levelWhy I told Mike, “Go spend money and you’ll see it come back”—and how he made a resolution that for one year, “Whatever I wanted, I would buy”How following your desire opens up possibilities in your mind—because you’re not living every day with the idea of, “I can’t do this because I can’t afford it”Mike’s realization that whenever he invested in himself or followed his desire, out of no where, he’d have a client pay in fullHow Mike learned to replace the money he spent, while doing so in faith Mike is now living the life of his dreams. He says it’s “liberating to stay connected to desire and not get caught up in the ‘how’ or safety or security—knowing the solution and the money are there.” He also left a 30-year marriage, realizing he was not happy in it. Episode 80 – How to Break Through Resistance Episode 481 – 4 Ways You’re Letting Success Pass You By – Part I Episode 554 – The Terror Barrier: The Gateway to Success If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David’s book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We’re available wherever you listen to podcasts: Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandoraiHeartRadioAmazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post Student Spotlight: Mike Gionta appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM_Episode_617_You_ll_Always_Get_What_You_Need_When_You_Need_It.mp3   Making money is one of the biggest problems people have in life and in business. Some people have a more difficult time with it than others—it’s as if they have a “buffer” inside of them that won’t let them get too far advanced in how much money they make. They’ll literally change their behavior, self-sabotage, and go back to where they previously were. Years ago, I learned that making money is actually one of the easiest things you’ll ever do—but only if you’re aware of how to do it. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re starting from—you can make money and end up in an amazing place financially this year. If you’re struggling financially, this episode will help you break through the illusion that’s keeping you stuck. In this episode you’ll learn: The psychological process that keeps people in the “have not” category of the “haves” and “have nots”How to become aware of what’s stopping you from making money—and why it doesn’t need to take a lifetime to change this (I work with many people who do it in a month)Why you need to be clear about the things you want—because they give you a direction to move towardsThe purpose of a goal is to give your life direction, and to allow you to expand into becoming the person you need to be, so you can accomplish the goalWhy money is never an outside problem; it’s always inside of youYou’ll always get what you need when you need it—so what are you afraid of?The difference between your wealth line, your need line, and the poverty line (and what causes you not to reach the wealth line) Plus, I will explain how to decide how much money you want to make this year. You should choose this number based on what you desire (not on what you DON’T want to experience in life). In order for you to break out of the struggles around money this year, you have to decide to BE the person you want to be, regardless of what other people think about you. Episode 154 – Create Your Own Economy Episode 276 – Change Your Money Mindset Episode 384 – Raising the Bar If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David’s book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We’re available wherever you listen to podcasts: Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandoraiHeartRadioAmazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post You’ll Always Get What You Need When You Need It appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM_Episode_616_The_Door_to_Opportunity.mp3   More and more people are struggling with finances, so today’s episode will help you shift your thinking around this issue. I’m going to help you reflect on what you’ve done over the past year, and think about where you’ll be going next year. For many years, I worked with my mentor, Bob Proctor, who often said, “A goal is not about getting anything.” Goals give your life direction. They show you what you need to BECOME. Goals put you in a position where you can start to develop yourself, become more, be more—and in being more, you can DO more, and then HAVE more. But it all starts with you becoming more. The problem is, we’ve been raised to believe we have to “get” things first (e.g., money) before we can do and have what we want. This idea gets deeply programmed into people’s minds and keeps them stuck. In this episode you’ll learn: Why having a “job” doesn’t allow you to become the best that you can beJobs were created in a way that you could become the best you needed to be for the job you had In order to create the finances you want, you must have a “vehicle” through which you can “be more”Earning a lot of money in a past corporate job doesn’t have anything to do with creating wealth in your own business In a job, you don’t have to ask anyone for money or make salesMaking a sale and asking for money are the 2 things that bring money into your businessIf you start your own business, you have to become skilled at sales and you need to master the ability to ask for money every single day What do you really want to do with your life? What is tugging at your heart? What do you find yourself drawn to? If you want to be more and have more, you may find that you’re in the wrong vehicle. You can make whatever amount of money you want. You can turn your annual income into a monthly income—and you can do it this month, if you have the right vehicle to do so. If you reverse the way you’re thinking about a problem, the door to opportunity will instantly open for you—and whatever you need will begin to show up. Episode 14 – The Law of Thinking Episode 223 – Shifting Anger to Gratitude Episode 324 – Be Pulled Into Success If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David’s book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don’t forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We’re available wherever you listen to podcasts: Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandoraiHeartRadioAmazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post The Door to Opportunity Will Instantly Open For You appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.