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In this episode of Freestyle Friday, your host Travis Chappell shares insights and life lessons he learned from his recent trip to Europe.   Key Points: Controlling your emotions is a must, don't let them control you. Don't allow yourself to be caught in a cycle of negative confirmation bias. Give yourself 5 minutes to be upset about something and then move on. Tweetable Quotes: "If your emotions and your mental state can be controlled by the situations around you, then you will always be at the whim of your situation." "We can never control what happens but we can control how we react to what happens to us." Resources Mentioned:  Learn how to network at events at http://www.travischappell.com/yes (www.travischappell.com/yes) Visit Travis’ website at http://www.buildyournetwork.co/ (Buildyournetwork.co)  Join the Build Your Network Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/byncommunity/ (BYN.media/fb) Join the Build Your Network University Facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Fbynuniversity (byn.university) Leave a rating and review for the Build Your Network Podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-network/id1268488944 (iTunes) Watch Travis’ free masterclass on how to build the network of your dreams at https://threenetworkingsecrets.com/webinar-registration30876682 (threenetworkingsecrets.com) Download the Himalaya App in the https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcast-audio-player-himalaya/id1275493456 (App Store) or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ximalaya.ting.himalaya&hl=en_US (Google Play) For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calvin Wayman, author of Fish Out of Water, Annette Raynor, co-founder of Wealth Engineering LLC, and Edwin Arroyave, CEO of Skyline Security Management Incorporated, share with your host, Travis Chappell, their thoughts on "connecting with legends."   Episode Highlights:    Calvin Wayman  Masterminds have been the fastest shortcut to his success in business and networking.  Annette Raynor Annette started her career in 1983 with Xerox Corporation in emerging technologies. As a female in the technology field in 1983, she was in a male dominated field. She worked with the Palo Alto research center of Xerox to help the scientists there bring the technologies they were creating to the salesforce. This experience was invaluable in applying technology. She supported fortune 50 companies in solving their largest technology problems. The adoption of technology in the financial sector was practically non-existent. Applying the power of technology to the financial sector to support the common individual is totally overlooked. Her career was filled with great success and great loss that led her to her passion. She created Wealth Generators to share her experience with other entrepreneurs.  Edwin Arroyave More excited now than when he first started the company in 1999. The first 10 years he wasn’t sold on the security sales industry, he did it because the money was great. Early on they started doing 200-250 accounts a month, he trained one guy at a time. He started investing back into the organization and brought in a CFO. He then went from six office employees to 50. He then left the field and focused on the operations. Made less money for a few years. Then they started growing. Even though he took himself out of the field, he’s still very involved with the sales guys. He’s an accessible owner and likes to be well-informed. His investment in his company forced him to be committed to the organization. Keep yourself accountable by forcing yourself to take action on a bigger level.   Tweetable Quotes: “Mastermind relationships compound and benefit you year over year."- Calvin Wayman "The most important things in life are really not associated with the actual money. It's a resource. It's the satisfaction and application of the resource toward things that create a better environment for people." – Annette Raynor "Results give you the confidence." – Edwin Arroyave Resources Mentioned: Visit Travis’ website at http://www.buildyournetwork.co/ (Buildyournetwork.co) Learn more about mentorships and masterminds for FREE at http://www.freemmcourse.com/join (freemmcourse.com/enroll) Download the Himalaya App in the https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcast-audio-player-himalaya/id1275493456 (App Store) or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ximalaya.ting.himalaya&hl=en_US (Google Play) Get more free content from Travis at http://threenetworkingsecrets.com/ (threenetworkingsecrets.com) For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ronsley Vaz is a fellow podcaster who runs the podcast conference "We Are Podcast" and one of the largest audio marketing agencies in the world. He helps clients produce high-quality, marketing-focused audio content. We discuss the psychology of entrepreneurship, and mental health for entrepreneurs, and a variety of topics around podcasting.    Episode Highlights:   What Ronsley has been up to, and current projects. Using what you are passionate about to create content The importance of mental health for entrepreneurs. The effect of social media on mental health. What might surprise you when discussing psychology with entrepreneurs. Navigating the line between "be ok with who you are" and "need to improve yourself." The need to focus on the day to day development vs. the destination. The detriment of the "destination mindset." The key indicators that you need to "take a step back" and re-evaluate. How busyness gets in the way of allowing for our personal needs. Confirmation bias: the best way to lose yourself. The moment Ronsley realized he was doing the right thing. The top skills every podcaster needs to be successful. Empathy: the missing piece of all relationships. Who you know or what you know? Both: what you know can influence who you know, and vice versa. The Random Round: a quick-hit question and answer session.   3 Key Points: Entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned with skills and challenges that require extensive work to create a healthy mental state. Focus your daily activities on what you need to do to be where you want to be. Spend the time necessary to just "be" and listen, so that you don't get lost in the noise of our world.   Tweetable Quotes:   “As entrepreneurs, we have different psychologies and different ways that make the noise inside our heads harder to deal with.” - Ronsley Vaz “The destination is only a result of the work you put in.” - Ronsley Vaz “If you squeeze an orange, you only get orange juice, you don't get apple juice. If you squeeze, what's inside you, comes out.” - Ronsley Vaz "The answers to our questions are already inside us, we've just got to get ourselves out of the way to listen." - Ronsley Vaz "As a podcast host, I think our job is to get someone's story." - Ronsley Vaz Resources Mentioned: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/psychology-of-entrepreneurship/id1479526992 (“The Psychology of Entrepreneurship” Podcast) with Ronsley Vaz http://www.ronsley.au/ (Ronsley Vaz’s Website) https://au.linkedin.com/in/ronsley (Ronsley Vaz on LinkedIn) Visit Travis’ website athttp://www.buildyournetwork.co/ ( Buildyournetwork.co) Join the Build Your Network Facebook grouphttp://www.buildyournetwork.co/fb/ ( BYN.media/fb) Join the Build Your Network University Facebook group herehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/bynuniversity ( byn.university). If you want to amplify your network through podcasting apply athttps://travischappell.typeform.com/to/Lm38Rt ( travischappell.com/coaching) Get the #1 online tool to make your business management quick and easy with Honeybook. Go to http://www.honeybook.com/travis (www.honeybook.com/travis) to 50% off your first year! Download the Himalaya App in theCheck out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Freestyle Friday, your host Travis Chappell shares why you shouldn't wait until 2020 to make important changes.   Episode Highlights: Learn the importance of implementing necessary changes immediately. Discover why you should get used to doing RIGHT NOW. Key Point: Build a better reputation with yourself by seeing through your commitments. Tweetable Quotes: “If it's worth getting done in 2020, it's worth getting done now." "Don't wait for some magical distant date in the future to start taking action toward your goals." Resources Mentioned:  Learn how to network at events at http://www.travischappell.com/yes (www.travischappell.com/yes) Visit Travis’ website at http://www.buildyournetwork.co/ (Buildyournetwork.co)  Join the Build Your Network Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/byncommunity/ (BYN.media/fb) Join the Build Your Network University Facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Fbynuniversity (byn.university) Leave a rating and review for the Build Your Network Podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-network/id1268488944 (iTunes) Watch Travis’ free masterclass on how to build the network of your dreams at https://threenetworkingsecrets.com/webinar-registration30876682 (threenetworkingsecrets.com) Download the Himalaya App in the https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcast-audio-player-himalaya/id1275493456 (App Store) or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ximalaya.ting.himalaya&hl=en_US (Google Play) For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tameka Montgomery, from the Raising Entrepreneurs Podcast, Mark Brazil, from Ikonick, and Jon Gordon, author of “The Power of a Positive Team," share with your host, Travis Chappell, their thoughts on "connecting with legends."   Episode Highlights:    Tameka Montgomery Takema has connected with Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. The Presidential Management Fellow program with the US Department of Justice recruits people out of grad school and law school to fasttrack in the upper levels of government.  How did Tameka go from working for the local Denver Small Business Development Center to working in the Obama Administration?   Mark Brazil Mark has connected and is in business with Gary Vanerchuck. It is all about providing value first in a networking relationship.  You can’t be a fan and a friend.    Jon Gordon Jon does speaking and training for NFL and NBA teams around the topic of leadership. How did Jon get his foot in the door with major sports organizations and work with them? What is the most annoying approach that people have when they meet Jon at an event?    3 Key Points: People do business with people that they like.  The reals know the real ones.   Go in to give with your skillset without an agenda.     Tweetable Quotes: “Business is all about relationships at the end of the day.” - Tameka Montgomery “I’m just giving favors to everybody. I can’t really think of that many people in my head that its like, ‘I owe you one.’” - Mark Brazil “If I had an agenda, I’d pretty much ruin the relationship and ruin future opportunities. So, I was just going there to serve and make a difference and make an impact with that coach and with that team.” - Jon Gordon Resources Mentioned: Visit Travis’ website at http://www.buildyournetwork.co/ (Buildyournetwork.co) Learn more about mentorships and masterminds for FREE at http://www.freemmcourse.com/join (freemmcourse.com/enroll) Get your tickets for Travis new live event in Vegas at http://www.bynlive.com/ (www.bynlive.com) Tameka Montgomery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tsmontgomery/ (Linkedin) Mark Brazil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmastrandrea/ (Linkedin) Jon Gordon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jongordonenergy/ (Linkedin) Download the Himalaya App in the https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcast-audio-player-himalaya/id1275493456 (App Store) or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ximalaya.ting.himalaya&hl=en_US (Google Play) Get more free content from Travis at http://threenetworkingsecrets.com/ (threenetworkingsecrets.com) For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Clear is the world-renowned author and speaker who focuses on habits, decision making, and continuous improvement.  He's the author of the New York Times Best-Seller "Atomic Habits." He's been featured in numerous publications and his website receives millions of visitors each month.  We discuss if entrepreneurs should or shouldn't suck at school, how to truly change your identity, and how long it actually takes to get a book deal.   Episode Highlights:   James' background and journey through school and beyond. Benefits of a smaller community. Combating the need to perform. The Entrepreneurship vs. School debate: a different perspective. Concentric Circles: the best way to change the world. The importance of developing habits of reflection and review. 2 ways for developing habits.  What it took to finally get a book deal, after writing 2 articles a week. The "Incubation period": what it takes to develop habits for the long haul. "Lagging Measures": how to not get restless when developing habits. Signals of progress: balancing expectations with results. Why every person should have a period of reflection and review. The "common denominator" habits for high-level performers. Who you know or what you know? Historically, who you know.  As time goes on, what you know. The Random Round: a quick-hit question and answer session.   3 Key Points: Role modeling behavior is the key to sharing how and why things should change. You have to be able to put ideas into practice to understand what the struggle is really like to implement into daily life. Focus your time on higher level "identity-based" tasks that help you develop into the type of person you want to become.   Tweetable Quotes:   “Where you're at in life is where you're living, so might as well make the most of every situation you have.” - James Clear “We all need a continual sense of reflection, review, and self-reflection.” - James Clear “It's not the last sentence that writes the book, it's all the ones that come before.” - James Clear "Your results are a lagging measure of your habits." - James Clear "Once you start to assign an identity to yourself...you're not pursuing behavior change anymore, you're acting in alignment with the type of person you already see yourself to be." - James Clear Resources Mentioned: https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299 (“Atomic Habits”) by James Clear https://jamesclear.com/ (James Clear Website) Visit Travis’ website athttp://www.buildyournetwork.co/ ( Buildyournetwork.co) Join the Build Your Network Facebook grouphttp://www.buildyournetwork.co/fb/ ( BYN.media/fb) Join the Build Your Network University Facebook group herehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/bynuniversity ( byn.university). If you want to amplify your network through podcasting apply athttps://travischappell.typeform.com/to/Lm38Rt ( travischappell.com/coaching) Get the most smartly-designed and comfortable clothing at https://mackweldon.com/ (Mac Wheldon).  Enter promo code: Travis at check out. Download the Himalaya App in thehttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcast-audio-player-himalaya/id1275493456 ( App Store) orCheck out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Freestyle Friday, your host Travis Chappell shares how you can skip levels in life.   Episode Highlights: Learn the #1 way to skip levels in life. Travis shares how you can begin the process of learning how to launch, grow, and monetize your podcast. Discover the importance of connecting with higher level people. Key Points: Connect with people who are operating on a different level than you. You don't have to play small. Tweetable Quotes: “You'll always fall to the level of the people you hang out with." – Travis Chappell "If you are the most successful person in your friend group, you should probably get around other people." – Travis Chappell Resources Mentioned:  Learn how to network at events at http://www.travischappell.com/yes (www.travischappell.com/yes) Visit Travis’ website at http://www.buildyournetwork.co/ (Buildyournetwork.co)  Join the Build Your Network Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/byncommunity/ (BYN.media/fb) Join the Build Your Network University Facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Fbynuniversity (byn.university) Leave a rating and review for the Build Your Network Podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-network/id1268488944 (iTunes) Watch Travis’ free masterclass on how to build the network of your dreams at https://threenetworkingsecrets.com/webinar-registration30876682 (threenetworkingsecrets.com) Download the Himalaya App in the https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcast-audio-player-himalaya/id1275493456 (App Store) or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ximalaya.ting.himalaya&hl=en_US (Google Play) For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Brown, award-nominated podcaster, consultant and speaker; Jordan Harbinger, Wall Street Lawyer turned talk show host, social dynamics expert, and entrepreneur; and Brandon Turner, active real estate investor and co-host of the Bigger Pockets Podcast share with your host, Travis Chappell, how to run a successful podcast.   Episode Highlights:  Jeff Brown Why Jeff believes in developing relationships for their own sake The value of being a proponent of other people’s work and being intentional, consistent and altruistic in your promotion of it Jordan Harbinger Did another show called The Art of Charm for 11 years. Most of the team came with him when he moved to the Jordan Harbinger show. If he’d stayed with the old brand he would have been lazily plodding along. Watched around 300 Larry King interviews to see what he did and did not like 900-1500 edits in the show to cut out any flubs, tangents, unnecessary promotions, jokes that don’t land, etc. A minute of a listener’s time is worth a lot to a listener. Used to be an attorney, he considers himself an advocate for the listener. It’s not about the guest, it’s about what the guest can teach the listener.? Spends an average of 6-10 hours researching a guest, sometimes 12. Brandon Turner Bigger Pockets chad a bigger launch than most because of the community they had already built. 90% of podcasters don’t make it past episode 7. They teach education for free and sell it on software. You need to follow the LAPS model – Leads, Analyze, Pursue, Success. When you’re a peer or someone who appears as an equal, it helps you stand out. 3 Key Points: Become a proponent of other people's work. Do your research. Approach guests as a peer, not as a fan. Tweetable Quotes: "Be intentional about promoting other people's stuff." – Jeff Brown "A minute of a listener’s time is worth a lot to that listener." – Jordan Harbinger “Starting a podcast is fantastic for talking to people who are where you want to be.” – Brandon Turner Resources Mentioned:  Jeff Brown: Website Jordan Harbinger: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/ (Website) Brandon Turner: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store (Website) Get podcast coaching from Travis at http://www.travischappell.com/apply (www.travischappell.com/apply).  Learn how to network at events at http://www.travischappell.com/yes (www.travischappell.com/yes) Visit Travis’ website at http://www.buildyournetwork.co/ (Buildyournetwork.co)  Join the Build Your Network Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/byncommunity/ (BYN.media/fb) Join the Build Your Network University Facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Fbynuniversity (byn.university) Leave a rating and review for the Build Your Network Podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-network/id1268488944 (iTunes) Watch Travis’ free masterclass on how to build the network of your dreams at https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Lugavere is a filmmaker, health & science journalist, and NY Times bestselling author of Genius Foods. He appears regularly on TV shows like Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray, and the Today Show. In this episode of Build Your Network, you will find out how Max started from nothing and became a bestselling author, and how he ended up in the health and wellness space.   Episode Highlights: Max was born and raised in Manhattan, and was fortunate enough to be exposed to quite a few different things so he was able to find his passion. Both of Max’s parents grew up rather poor as the children of Jewish immigrants, who started a successful business in the Garment District, so those entrepreneurial characteristics were instilled in him from a young age. He started college as a pre-med student but ended up double majoring in film and psychology. He was highly intelligent and always curious, but struggled with executive function and the skills necessary to be a highly successful student. Max focused on documentary filmmaking and worked with journalists who are now household names. He was always casually researching health and fitness from a young age for his own interest and curiosity, so it became something that people knew to approach him about it with questions. Through his own research, he was getting a highly scientific perspective on health issues like ketogenic diets and other things that were really cutting-edge at the time. When his mom fell ill with a form of dementia, Max decided he wanted to find out what could be done with diet and health to help his mother. People often don’t find motivation about their health until something catastrophic happens, at which point it’s almost too late, but things Max has done are reproducible steps you can take now. His book proposal was rejected by three of the four publishers he pitched to, and was only able to dedicate his time to writing by dramatically cutting his expenses and living a lean life for the year he dedicated to write. His publishers were confident that he was the right storyteller for this content and took a chance on him, but Max knew that publishers are playing a numbers game and there’s no guarantee of a successful book. Max did no fancy marketing, he only used basic social media and leveraged contacts in his network. He knew this book was a once in a lifetime opportunity and was dedicated to investing in it, which for him meant things like hiring a PR firm to help manage incoming requests. Within a week, the book hit #4 on Amazon. After he changed up his Instagram approach, he launched his podcast, The Genius Life, in order to continue having conversations with his followers. Success requires you to foster your relationships, which requires networking. Saying that you don’t like networking is an excuse; networking and building friendships are not two separate activities, they are the same. The Random Round 3 Key Points: You can take the thing you’re naturally curious about and cultivate it into a business. Taking advantage of once-in-a-lifetime opportunities may come with sacrifices too. Networking and building friendships are the same activity. Tweetable Quotes: “I knew that I had to invest energy into Instagram. And when it came to figuring out what strategy was going to work, I basically tried everything. I was not afraid to experiment and to fail and to have a post now and then that had no engagement.” –Max Lugavere “People aren’t willing to suck at something. They’re afraid of the embarrassment or other people’s judgement, but ultimately you have to come to terms with the fact that you are going to suck, and it’s okay. Just keep doing it and you’ll get better.” –Travis Chappell “Life is a collaboration. One of the best things about life is meeting people and then making cool shit with them.” –Max... For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Freestyle Friday, your host Travis Chappell shares his tips for how to become an influencer.   Episode Highlights: Freestyle Friday episodes will be available as videos in the future! If you have to call yourself an influencer, you probably aren’t one. The only way to gain influence with people is to add value. Earning authority is part of it, but it’s not the only thing. Your influence will only rise as far as the value you give back. Use personal development to make yourself a more valuable person to others. Key Points: Offering value is more important than having authority alone. To add more value to others, add more value to yourself. Tweetable Quotes: “If somebody does not add real value, they cannot last in the space for very long.” –Travis Chappell Resources Mentioned:  Get your tickets for Travis new live event in Vegas at http://www.bynlive.com/ (www.bynlive.com) Shop easy, with smartly designed men’s clothes by Mack Weldon at http://www.mackweldon.com/ (www.mackweldon.com) and use promo code “travis” at checkout for 20% off Learn how to network at events at http://www.travischappell.com/yes (www.travischappell.com/yes) Visit Travis’ website at http://www.buildyournetwork.co/ (Buildyournetwork.co)  Join the Build Your Network Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/byncommunity/ (BYN.media/fb) Join the Build Your Network University Facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Fbynuniversity (byn.university) Leave a rating and review for the Build Your Network Podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-network/id1268488944 (iTunes) Watch Travis’ free masterclass on how to build the network of your dreams at https://threenetworkingsecrets.com/webinar-registration30876682 (threenetworkingsecrets.com) Download the Himalaya App in the https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcast-audio-player-himalaya/id1275493456 (App Store) or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ximalaya.ting.himalaya&hl=en_US (Google Play) For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://www.acast.com/privacy (acast.com/privacy)Check out FranBridge Consulting for premier non-food franchise opportunities: travischappell.com/franbridgeOur Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices