Life and business are both full of problems. If you want to be successful, you better figure out how to approach them--and how to solve them.  This is part 1 of a 2-part series.

To be successful, you have to win the battle of the mind.  You have to take your thoughts and bend them to your will.  Andy Frisella tells you how to "autocorrect" your negative thoughts.

In business and life, are you a tugboat or a lighthouse?  That's Sean Whalen's critical question. A millionaire, entrepreneur, social media phenom, and founder of Lions Not Sheep, Whalen joins Andy Frisella for this episode of The MFCEO Project - and the two talk about everything from what ails American politics to a life that adds value.

In a culture that has succumb to the insanity that "everybody wins" and "everybody deserves a trophy," Andy Frisella says that competition is critical for success. It's good for business, America, and all of life.  "Big Jim" Frisella, the MFCE-DAD, returns to the studio to contribute to the discussion.

You may not travel the world and get paid as a motivational speaker, but every entrepreneur has to learn how to transfer enthusiasm and move people to action. In this episode, Andy Frisella shares his methods for motivation.

Before you're successful, people will call you crazy.  After you're successful, they'll call you genius.  Before they will laugh, after they will flatter.  Before they will say "You'll never do that," after they will say "I supported you all along."  According to Andy Frisella, this is all part of the entrepreneur's journey.  But successful people see "The After" before anyone else does.

How do you manage the growth of your small business?  Jillian Tedesco of Fit Flavors joins Andy Frisella and Vaughn Kohler and the three of them discuss challenges entrepreneurs face as they grow more successful.

Who needs to validate you? Who needs to approve of your business idea?  No one but person looking at you in the mirror every morning.  In this Thursday Thunder edition of the MFCEO Project, Andy Frisella shoots it straight: You don't need permission to be great.

Sales expert Andy Frisella discusses the importance of listening, focusing on strengths, showing customer appreciation, and being 'The Guy.' He also emphasizes building relationships in sales, creating the best product, and the changing landscape of advertising.

Do you fear the unknown? Andy Frisella says people get paralysis by analysis because they are constantly asking "What if?" You don't know what's going to happen--and you don't need to. Successful people experience whatever comes--and execute their plan anyway.