The Happy Millions Show With Liz Benny

Scaling up is not always the main goal when you have a business. Sometimes, what you need is scaling down.    In this episode, the amazing Nicholas Kusmich, owner operator instantly turned CEO overnight, shared how his life and career shifted by scaling down and “netting up.”   What’s “netting up”? Listen to this episode as we talk about its definition, and about the importance of reevaluating your life, how to achieve bliss in business, how to realign and orchestrate your life around the true purpose and core values, and many many more!   Live and have a business that feeds your lifestyle rather than a lifestyle that feeds your business. SHOW NOTES:    0:00:00 Exploring Success and Happiness with Nicholas Kusmich 0:02:50 Riding the Wave of Success: From Owner Operator to CEO Overnight 0:04:55 The Power of Netting Up: How Nicholas Found Success by Scaling Down 0:07:31 Life at Home and Business Behind-The-Scenes 0:19:05 Alignment with True Self and Core Values for Business Success 0:22:00 Advice for Stepping Out from a Miserable Life 0:26:10 Winning is an Internal Game 0:31:49 Taking Micro Steps to Reach Your Goals   0:36:28 Nicholas’ Recommended Books  0:40:22 Reflection on Reconnecting with Faith and Nature 0:45:27 Creating a Business That Feels Good   0:49:22 Understanding Intuition and Unresolved Trauma 0:53:53 Living a Fulfilled Life and Building a Business For You   QUOTES   “I encourage everybody to ride the wave when it serves one to you.”   “The problem with scaling up is, yes, your top line revenue number goes up, but your bottom line revenue goes down. And I'm like, that equation doesn't make sense to me . . . I'm trying to figure out this thing where I can continue to grow my bottom line revenue while reducing the craziness, the circus, all that other stuff that's attached to scaling up.”   “I make decisions through this lens of netting up.”   “What the hell am I actually doing? Isn't everything I'm doing supposed to be for my family? And yet I'm away from my family for the sake of profits?”   “Why are we working so hard for a future that one day maybe, when we can work hard and play hard right now?”   “When we prioritize bliss, and again, people will call it different things, but we prioritize self care and us and joy and bliss.”   “What I'm going to encourage you to do though is don't get addicted to the grind. That is a season to get you off the ground into where you need to be with the anticipation that you are building a lifestyle business and be okay with that. I want to give people permission to be okay with a lifestyle business because that took me a long time to do.“   “The moment you can orchestrate the entirety of your life around the value of autonomy, you will find joy. And that just hit me. And I said, I give myself permission to be in alignment with who I am. I know that that's not everybody, but I know that that's me. And so for me, I started to orchestrate a life around autonomy because that was a core value of mine, and hence I'm able to do this.”    “Find the value that drives you and pushes you forward, that you feel the best, and when you're aligned and orchestrate your life and your business around that, and the amazing thing will happen.”   “It's important to be in alignment and be honest with yourself and be truthful . . . Be you. Be all of you.”   “Sometimes fun even starts by just being quiet in a quiet place and being alone and just like, centering in on yourself and be like, can I be quiet just for a moment, and just find myself here? And then you might start here.”   “Buy back your time. It's a beautiful alignment idea of understanding your value and understanding how you can live or have a business that feeds your lifestyle rather than a lifestyle that feeds your business.”   “Build a business. Not just a business, but build a life for you.”

Wilco De Kreij, serial entrepreneur and founder of UpViral, shares his journey from being a 'whiz kid' to selling his business and structuring a new one. He talks about maintaining peace of mind as an entrepreneur, seeking professional help, overcoming limiting beliefs, and structuring a business for lifestyle and happiness. The podcast also explores the benefits of travel, the challenges of business growth, and the opportunities in digital marketing strategies like UpViral promotions.

How do you find the courage to quit on something that doesn’t serve you anymore, or worse, making your life miserable? In this episode, the amazing Anik Singal, a best-selling author and motivational speaker, talked about the importance of knowing when and how to quit.   We know that most people say “never quit” and “never give up”. But that’s not always the key to success.    This episode will help entrepreneurs build businesses and lives they love, not at the cost of the things that matter most to them. Anik shared a lot about his ups and downs as an entrepreneur that will help you realign your purpose and find the right path to happy millions. SHOW NOTES:    0:00:00 How To Change Your Life From Being Miserable Into Being Happy 0:04:41 Cutting People Off Your Life And Quitting Things That Doesn’t Make You Happy 0:08:30 Exploring the Benefits of Establishing Boundaries for Entrepreneurs 0:13:26 In-depth Conversation About S.E.LF. and E.A.S.E 0:23:04 Scaling Your Business for Maximum Efficiency and Impact 0:26:46 Anik's Journey to Self-Discovery and Alignment 0:31:32 The ABCD Principle: A Conversation on Making Decisions and Getting Around Disharmony 0:41:13 The Real Power of Consistency 0:44:19 Conversation on Time and Health As An Entrepreneur 0:51:39 Anik’s Most Proud Moment as a Father and as a Husband 1:02:36 A Powerful Advice About Giving Space To Your Partner   1:03:05 Taking Control of Your Life QUOTES   “You have to have courage to quit . . . We're always told “never quit.” Hustle, hustle, hustle. If you're miserable, quit. We got to change things. And that's what I did. I didn't quit being an entrepreneur. I didn't quit my message. I didn't quit me. I quit the way I was approaching it. And I added a lot of complexity. But I'm so much happier.”   “Boundaries create and feed creativity and efficiency. We do not have boundaries. As entrepreneurs, when we're at work, we give ourselves boundaries because we do not want to be there from any second beyond earlier than nine and beyond five. Right? But as entrepreneurs, our boundaries are completely blended.”   “That's how our time works. That's how our decisions work. So right now, you think you're stuck in this butt situation because you got to do this. That's because you haven't defined boundaries.”   “We quite literally make sure and filter all of our decisions in our business through the self plan.”   “Just because I can doesn't mean I should.”   “Ease is what's allowing me to run literally five times as many companies and work half as much. Because they're all in my zone of genius . . . And they're all aligned with my message. That's why you're seeing that kind of energy change online.”   “Stop pushing your timelines onto other people and onto your business and onto everyone else in your life because ain't no one care. Your timelines aren't the timelines that are meant to be. If you focus on enjoying yourself, having fun, being present, defining the goals, and picking the best people to run those goals and trusting them, you're going to win.”   “Consistency is the name of the game. And actually, consistency trumps all. I think it trumps talent. I think it trumps money. I think it trumps network access because consistency brews all of that. If you're consistent, all of that other stuff comes. So consistency is super key.”   “You are responsible. You do have control. You have the most powerful weapon at your disposal right now. To build the life, the business, anything you want. And that is one word and that is choice.”

In this episode, Lisa Gilmore, an amazing woman who has been in business for around ten years now, shared her inspiring experience on how she transformed her relationship with money in order to achieve the financial success that she has right now.    We talked about how she was able to shift from a scarcity to abundance mindset, how she overcame financial struggles to achieve success, how she made uncomfortable decisions for her business’ growth, and many many more!   Buckle up for what I think is probably going to be one of the most powerful interviews you've ever heard because, this lady has walked THE journey especially over the last three years! SHOW NOTES:    0:00:00 Introducing Lisa Gilmore 0:02:28 Defining The Word “Rich” 0:04:01 Reflections on Business Struggles and Success 0:07:54 Reevaluating Relationship With Money 0:09:18 Biggest Internal Shifts And Transformation 0:12:46 The Book That Changed My Life And My Business 0:13:43 Benefits of Micromanaging Finances 0:16:47 The Power of Financial Literacy 0:21:39 Increasing Clientele and Prices  0:24:12 Taking Action to Grow a Business 0:26:07 Conversation on Courage, Vision, and Making Uncomfortable Decisions 0:29:39 Achieving Visionary Leadership  0:34:44 What Does Lisa Do For Fun 0:38:34 Fast Q&A with Lisa Gilmore 0:48:34 The Biggest Takeaway From Lisa Gilmore QUOTES   “It's funny because the word rich doesn't actually go into my mind. I think I always replace it with wealthy because to me, rich, it does have a negative connotation of people who are wasteful with money or didn't work hard for it.” “I reevaluated my relationship with money and personally and how I was raised and how to talk about money and not talk about money. And I realized that I had to stop living in a scarcity mindset. And so in that year of being able to get really dirty, I took my business from 825,000 in revenue to 2.25 million in a year.” “A lot of people will always go, ‘Oh my gosh, you made the money. Congrats on the final end result.’ The end result doesn't get there without Lisa Gilmore changing herself foundationally.” “It's just like getting so uncomfortable with money to the point where you almost feel nauseous. To me, that's the beautiful part, because then you know you're finding the weak spot that you have to enhance.” “It’s the courage it takes to do the hard things, to get the easy thing.” “If you don't understand your profit margin, if you don't understand your taxing, if you don't understand where your costs are, you could literally be making all this money. And there is a big plug over here, and you need to plug that hole.” “The hole is one of the fastest ways to make more money in your business, is to cut expenses that you no longer need.” “There is such power in knowledge. There is such power in overcoming and having the courage to look at the hard things and do the hard things.” “Did I make a mistake? But it just takes that first contract to be like, ‘no, I didn't make a mistake.’ Here we go. And so that was a challenge that I did. And then, additionally, I also really started paying attention to my team and my strengths and weaknesses and their strengths and weaknesses.” “You were going to this area where you believed that there was a new version of life for you and a new version of business, a new version of profit, a new version of a new caliber of client, a higher caliber of client, and it required you to stay the course even when it was hard. So that takes courage.” “That is the biggest takeaway for me, is I want my clients just to feel like they are worthy, they are valuable, they live hard, busy lives, and they deserve everything we're doing for them, because at the end of the day, that's important for design, too.” “The biggest thing you can do for your business is identify your weaknesses, hire them, and watch them soar.” “I am not going to let my business rule my life anymore. I am me. My business is designed to serve me, not the other way around.” “Honing in your relationship with money will truly change and define the narrative, everything, the tone, everything, and you'll be able to go at it with such a different, clearer mind and not such an emotional mind.” “The biggest advice I have for somebody is really taking your head out of the sand and having a true conversation with money and what you want from it. And then the rest will follow through, of course, with consistency and tenacity.”

Jim Edwards, an experienced internet marketer, shares inspiring stories and lessons learned. They discuss the true meaning of 'rich' and how to create a meaningful impact. Topics include generosity, the power of rejection, respect in business, simplifying business, finding happiness, giving back, and taking action.

“Creating a movement is the most important thing, because if you create a movement, then no competitor can match you.” - Daniel Rosen, Founder and CEO of Credit Repair Cloud.   From juggling on the streets, being a comedian, being in the show business for 30 years . . . to building a million dollar tech business - Let’s hear Daniel Rosen’s amazing story of growth and success!   Listen in as we talk about how he pivoted his career out of entertainment and into the world of tech entrepreneurship.He shared how he was able to overcome different challenges in his entertainment career, and how he was able to be where he is right now as a happy millionaire, after being homeless at a young age, and after a bank error ruined his credit and devastated his finances, which almost made him lost his precious house.   You will learn so much from his inspiring journey of how he managed to build a purposeful business that helps thousands of people today, just from literally nothing. Literally from zero to 100!   From juggler to millionaire! How incredible!! Make sure to listen to this encouraging conversation with Daniel Rosen. Stay tuned!       SHOW NOTES:  0:00:00 Introducing the Happy Millions Revolution to Daniel Rosen 0:06:35 Interview with Entrepreneur and Business Coach, David Rosen 0:07:18 Celebrating Surpassing $50 Million in Sales 0:09:12 The Early Life and Career of Daniel Rosen  0:11:15 How I Found Purpose And Success in Credit Repair Software 0:15:21 Overcoming Challenges to Build a Successful Business 0:21:40 Building a Team and Finding Mentors for Business Success 0:23:31 His Beliefs Before Being A Leader And What He Learned From It 0:25:45 Importance of Building A Movement 0:31:17 The Power of Storytelling: How to Leverage Your Personal Story for Success 0:34:20 Overcoming Depression  0:40:04 A Part Of Daniel’s Story That He Hasn’t Told Anybody Yet 0:41:52 Fast Q&A with Daniel Rosen QUOTES “[Importance of] Finding mentors. The ten years that I was going in circles and going backwards and nothing was working. I was so arrogant. I thought I knew everything. And Grace would say, you should meet with other people who have businesses.” “If you try to do everything yourself too long, you kill yourself. And you kill yourself financially, you kill yourself spiritually, you kill yourself emotionally, and you burn out. You just burn out in so many different areas.” “I really feel like we do change lives, and we help our customers to change lives. In fact, because through that, we, of course, have a mission.” “I think creating a movement is the most important thing, because if you create a movement, then no competitor can match you.” “The storytelling, that's such an important part of being able to get them to follow you in the movement. They have to relate.” “Do it anyway. Do it every single day, even if no one's watching at first. Go live. Just do it again and again and again.” “The reason why your significant other probably believed in you so much is because you believed in yourself so much, too. You had so much conviction in what you were doing.” “If you set out to make money, sure you'll make money, but your business probably won't grow very far, and you won't have a very fulfilling life. But if you really have a passion for what you do and for helping your customers and for changing lives, that's when you're going to have the biggest success. That's when you're going to feel the best, and the money just comes.”

“It's not the money that makes them happy. The money is the result of being happy with what you do. So when I hear Happy Millionaire, I hear Self-made Millionaire.” Beautiful words from this episode’s guest, Amber Kelleher Andrews!   Amber is an amazing relationship matchmaker, who is the co-founder and CEO of Kelleher International, one of the largest matchmaking firms in the US.   In this episode, we talked about the different types of love as entrepreneurs, the importance of being authentic, healing from past and hidden traumas, and how love and authenticity will make us happy millionaires.   Make sure to tune in to this incredible podcast episode with Amber! SHOW NOTES:  00:00:00 Introducing Amber Kelleher-Andrews And Her Family Business 00:07:03 Helping People Find Different Types Of Love 00:07:59 Entrepreneurs That Have Partners Wired In An Incompatible Way 00:12:53 The Start Of The Love Match Process 00:16:04 Victimization and Entitlement  00:21:28 Amazing Amber’s Superpowers 00:24:37 Reading With Eyes Closed 00:26:49 Authenticity As A Key Player To Be A Happy Millionaire 00:29:00 About Healing Of Past Trauma 00:30:40 Hypnotherapy In Healing Hidden Trauma 00:32:20 Fast Q&A QUOTES 00:06:50 “I think we, as entrepreneurs, wanna be able to be ourselves. We want to be able to express ourselves in as many ways as humanly possible.   00:11:09 “It's not the money that makes them happy. The money is the result of being happy with what you do. So when I hear Happy Millionaire, I hear Self-made Millionaire.”   00:13:59 “If they're unwilling to look at themselves, if they're unwilling to learn, then they're probably not gonna make a great client. Because we have to go on the journey with them. And we're going back and forth in the feedback. We're finding out what they liked, what they didn't like, and why. And if they're unable to have that conversation and do self-reflection, then we're not gonna get anywhere.”   00:25:44 “Believe in love. Love should be at the center of everything that we do. Love works.”   00:26:12 “You have to love yourself before you can love another, and then you share.”   00:27:03 “I think authenticity is really important and we look for that when we're first talking to somebody on the phone . . . Because if they are not an authentic person, they probably aren't very good at being able to articulate what part they're playing in the relationship.”   00:28:05 “If you are attracting somebody that breaks your heart when you're open and authentic, then you're not truly being authentic enough to yourself because that person should not have come into your realm. So it's not about ‘I'm gonna close myself so I can't get hurt. It's about why am I still not truly authentic to myself? Why am I truly not getting this yet?’"

“For every conclusion, every decision, every judgment you make, nothing that doesn’t match that conclusion, judgment or decision can come through.” - Dain Heer   Powerful words from a very Happy Millionaire. Has his life always been happy? No. He has created happiness and light in his own world by embracing his own consciousness and being and helping others to do the same.    Dain Heer is a best-selling author, change-maker, speaker, creator of International Being You Day, and the co-creator of Access Consciousness, one of the largest personal development movements practiced in 176 countries around the world.    We are sitting down to chat about a hodgepodge of things, not the least of which is his story and how he went from considering taking his own life to helping others find beauty and happiness in theirs. Dain empowers others to harness their gifts and their brilliance in order to impact the world in big and meaningful ways.    Listen in as we chat about entrepreneurship and why it’s so important that you embrace the KAPOW ideal in whatever way it speaks to you! SHOW NOTES:      0:00:00 Introducing Dain Heer 0:02:43 A Journey to Happiness: Dain’s Experience of Overcoming Invalidation and Depression 0:07:54 Conversation About Our Identity and The Power of Being Different 0:13:38 Exploring the Weight of Lies and The Need for Authenticity in Entrepreneurial Communities 0:18:02 How Congruence and Open-Ended Questions Create Space for Change 0:21:19 Keys That Help Struggling Entrepreneurs 0:30:20 Conversation on Quantum Physics 0:34:07 Being The Fullest, The Highest and Most Fulfilled Version of Themselves 0:36:15 The Impact of Self-Judgment and Fear of Judgment on Personal Growth 0:40:53 Are You Placing Too Much Significance on Judgment? 0:46:45 Neutrality Doesn’t Mean Numb 0:50:30 Setting Boundaries and Navigating Life Decisions 0:56:21 A Turnaround Story of Mompreneur 1:01:37 Fast Talk Q&A QUOTES     “I would say if the identity requires that much effort to grasp and reach for, it's not truly us being us. And the easiest and the most challenging thing in the world is for us to truly be us.” “When people say you're weird, the proper response is, thank you very much, and they go, It wasn't a compliment. And I go, if you knew what it was, if you knew what it actually meant, it actually is, thank you very much.” “We actually navigate the world energetically. We are energetic beings. First and foremost. Energy is our first language.” “Your point of view creates your reality.” “If they can maintain their connection to the struggle or the trauma that they experience, the abuse they experience, whatever it was, then they'll know when it's around the corner so they can avoid it.” “It is possible to transform your reality, to transform your day to day, living, breathing perspective. Part of what it requires, though, is the courage and the vulnerability to make a leap into experiencing your reality differently.” “If you're living a life where your primary concern is other people's judgments, are you truly living?” “You get what your point of view dictates that you should get. And one of the things I'm grateful for about access is the ability to change your point of view. When you realize it's a limited point of view, you have the ability to change that point of view so it no longer haunts you that way because it shouldn't.” “Neutral doesn't mean numb. Neutral means being able to look at something and go, I choose this and I'm not reacting to that.” “If we're resisting and reacting to the world around us, then we're always in a state of trying to fight against the world to get things done, get things created. If we're aligning and agreeing all the time, everybody else's point of view becomes more valuable to us than ours.”

SUMMARY:    Happiness and success are not defined by the number of zeros in your bank account. If you became an entrepreneur to have greater control over your life and time, and then you cede that control to your business, did you really succeed?    Darren Stephens is a self-made millionaire and is a seasoned business executive entrepreneur, growth strategist, bestselling author, and consultant. For more than 20 years, Darren has taught internationally, speaking to and motivating thousands of people in over 27 countries on how to create business, personal and financial success.    His ability to help others find their true path through neuro linguistic programming, hypnosis and human design has helped transform his career and also the lives of those he’s helped.    In fact, I’m one of those people. I’m not a huge fan of public speaking and just before stepping onto a huge stage, Darren treated me with hypnosis and I knocked that speaking gig out of the park.    Darren joins me to chat about what it means to truly be successful and why the happiest millionaires are the ones who operate in their purpose. No matter if you’re religious or spiritual, the universe knows what you need. You simply have to ask!   Listen in to hear all of his amazing insights and get a better idea of what it takes to be a happily successful millionaire. Here’s to living life authentically and being real, raw, and honest!

Ann Kaplan is the CEO and President of iFinance Canada Inc. In this new podcast episode, Liz Benny and Ann Kaplan discussed networking, overcoming adversity, listening to life’s whispers, adapting to changes in business, and more! They also talked about the different key traits in order to achieve your goals and dreams, both in life and in business. Ann shared what made her say “yes” to be in The Happy Millions Show Podcast and how her experiences in life made her who she is right now. This episode is especially for entrepreneurs in pursuit of their dreams and happiness and working moms thriving for success!      SHOW NOTES:      0:01:28 Anne Kaplan in creating her network 0:02:44 Conversation about courage and preparedness 0:04:26 Intuition: How do you know that “IT” is for you? 0:05:46 Why she agreed in being in The Happy Millions Show Podcast 0:08:13 What Ann wants to be best known in the world for 0:10:04 Going for what makes you happy and living off your values 0:14:01 Overcoming adversity; Thriving through divorce 0:15:50 The power of mindset: Finding happiness and success in business 0:17:38 What Ann loves the most in her business 0:19:57 Owning your values and listening to life’s whispers 0:23:07 Self-awareness and adapting to change in business 0:27:53 Message for people who are in the pursuit of other people's dreams 0:30:13 Joys of Motherhood and Marriage 0:36:16 Reflections on Life Experiences and Decisions 0:37:52 Fun Q&A with Ann Kaplan 0:42:42 A Message to Working Moms   QUOTES     ”I believe strongly that it takes a little bit of self-awareness, but it takes hard, hard work. And you know that nothing can get in the way but yourself. You can be driven because you get out of your own way and you just keep running. And I think if I'm not going to make it, it's only me that I have to blame. And if I make it, I can pat myself on the back.”     “Happy is something that I live happy. I actually choose to be happy. And I tell my kids it's a choice to be happy.”     “You go for everything that makes you happy and you get out of your own way. I think the people that go for what makes them happy, but also they live their life on their values.”     “It takes understanding the business, it takes understanding opportunities, more than that. But if you are confident in your business approach and you've done the work, yes, I do think that in business, you have to get the lay of the land too.”     “I started from nothing and literally nothing, and but I never looked at where we were going or where we were. It was just keep moving on, keep making change, keep going, keep going. Keep the cost down. And it was focus and hard work. It was not easy, but it was not hard.”     “I think whatever statement you have that comes out of your mouth, you own it. Don't pull back and say sorry. Make sure that you understand the person. Speak from your values and state things that mean something to you . . . If you're going to call a name to somebody, if you're going to do something, own that, don't do something and then go back and say I'm really sorry I said that, I wasn't thinking in the moment.”     “I'm proud of recognizing that change has to happen if you want to be ahead in business.”