Build A Bigger Life

Jason Treu (pronounced “Troy”) has a passion for people. As a naive grad student he asked future employers what became one of the most difficult questions for people to ask: ‘Are you happy’? The questions he started asking others became part of his business as a business and executive coach. The inner questions are at the heart of Jason’s work with his clients… mastering the inside eventually helps the person master the outside. Around the 8:00 mark, Jason tells the story of someone that was made fun of as a kid because of vocal cord damage. The story she had told herself made her afraid of getting on the phone, afraid of opening up, and ultimately was keeping her from performing in her job. By removing the emotional blocks, this client of Jason’s created some amazing breakthroughs. Create a purpose based on your top emotions, is the advice Jason gives people that are either pursuing happiness, fulfillment, success, or some other nebulous idea. (12:30) At 16:00, we begin talking about Jason’s book Social Weal

A Solocast on the concept of Making Money Irrelevant

When Amy and Jordan Demos were in high school they made a pact that they would spend as much time as humanly possible together. Today, they are married wedding photographers who used to be elementary school teachers. Now, their weekdays are their own while their weekends are filled with capturing love, devotion, and total bliss. These two are amazing in their love for each other, for their business, and for helping others create a bigger life. What started as a contagion, turned into a part-time hobby, then a business, and now a business helping others pursue the same fantastic business. Jordan has not watched college football in 2 years. Shooting 40 weddings in the luxury market of Scottsdale, Arizona keeps the Demos’ super busy, but doing what they love every day. Amy and Jordan believe that just being married means you’re in business together. But additionally doing a business together has been very marriage enriching for both of them. The key to making it work, according to Jordan, is having grace for one

A solocast on the power of Elimination. Goods, Events, Relationships.... If it doesn't fuel you or add to your purpose consider the power it will bring your life it is eliminated.

Philip Taylor is considered the godfather of money blogging -- in fact, he’s leading a movement among money bloggers having created FINCON, the annual expo of financial blogger, podcaster, and media types happening in September. But Philip, at his heart, is a dadpreneur who just wanted to hang with his family more and build a bigger life in the process. He is able to work from home, create his own schedule, and spend as much time with his kids as possible. Philip started his career as a CPA, following in his father’s footsteps. He worked with and for his Dad, KPMG and a couple smaller firms prior to building PTMoney.com which is a highly regarded financial blog. The bloggers he was talking shop with began sharing how they were doing business, how they were building products, and ultimately how they could share more insider tips and tricks. Looking to expand the people he was surrounding himself with, he started www.FINCONexpo.com to attract some of the coolest cats online in the financial world. According to

On this weeks solocast, Adam dives deep into the epidemic of student debt.

Taking Back The Educational Keys & Loving What You Do Troy Wittmann and I met in Milwaukee, Wisconsin while both of us shared the stage at the TEDx event put on by UW Milwaukee. Troy’s message about taking back the educational keys was one of my favorite talks of the week and we definitely hit it off at the event and on this podcast. Troy’s dad was a teacher and he remembers a memory of wanting to go over to a friend’s house, but the friend said he couldn’t come over because his dad had had a bad day. Troy’s dad was in a good mood every day when he came home from school, and seeing the love that he had for his 6th graders and their passion for learning, Troy pursued education with the same passion. The relentless testing that is happening today is keeping some teachers from getting kids to LOVE learning. The kids don’t necessarily have ADD, they’re forced to “sit and git”. Troy has used simple strategies to increase his kids’ love of learning and it shows in the classroom. (11:00) “We need rooms full of t

Tenant number 4 of the 9 core tenants is to ASK BIGGER QUESTIONS… In this Build A Bigger Life Solocast Adam follows up Episode 40 - Your Are The Architect Of Your Own Life, by diving a little deeper into your subconscious mind and the life you are designing. Pay attention to the questions that you are asking today and think about how asking bigger questions would change your mindset and output. Examples are How do I make $500K annually? How do I travel the world for a living? How do I own a yacht in the Caribbean? If you ask these questions your subconscious mind will support you and provide answers. You will think to surround yourself with millionaires or adventurists that are living out your future dream. This is how Peter Branson is able to launch Virigin Airlines into space or how a 100 year old can feel like they are 60… Ask big questions and see how your life begins to change. Books Mentioned Bold - Peter Diamandis

Leslie Tayne is a debt resolution attorney based in New York City with a passion for helping people tackle (and eventually) love their debt. Her book, Life and Debt, inspired the interview as I couldn’t imagine anyone truly LOVING being in debt. Freedom and flexibility are passions for Leslie and her business as a debt resolution attorney was founded on helping people thrive financially. As such, her business is focused on keeping individuals and business owners out of bankruptcy, sometimes through “unconventional” means. Her strength is in resolving debt and reallocating funds to make life happen more efficiently. When Leslie graduated from law school, she had $80,000 in student loans AND a child -- now realizing she didn’t know the first thing about her student loans when she took them. After figuring out how much she had paid over time in interest and fees (10 years later), she found herself in a position to eliminate the rest of her student loans. That experience humbled Leslie and gives her the humility

Richard Fagerlin is the author of Trustology, an amazing book about the art and science of leading high trust teams. Richard does management and leadership consulting through his company Peak Solutions based in Fort Collins, CO. Richard’s life change happened on 9/11, after a 5 hour drive home trying to imagine what happened in New York, and how it related to him and his family. He decided on that drive that his passions had to be pursued and quit his job just a month later. For changing behavior and changing attitudes, Richard thinks training should be the last ditch effort -- but if not for the training, many of the attitude changing conversations never happen. Peak Solutions figures out what pill their clients are trying to feed their employees, and they then wrap the cheese and bacon around the pill in the form of training. (12:00) Relationships have always been a cornerstone of Richard’s core operating system, but he didn’t realize trust was at the center of building effective connections. (19:00) The ex

To meet Max Piccinini is to be struck by how calm, cool, collected, and stylishly European he is. When I first met him, I imagined he was living a double life as a transformational coach by day and a super spy by night. More than that, his life is only limited by the enormous thoughts he thinks daily. Max is a guy who dreams about freedom, then pursues it relentlessly for himself and for others. His fulfillment in life comes from helping those around him pursue contribution to society. The richness of life, according to Max, is in giving of yourself. Early in life, Max heard over and over again that they (his family) “had no money”. And while in pursuit of money, Max learned that forgetting about himself and focusing on others made money come to him. Max’s fortune was found early on in the network marketing business, and through mentors, trainings, coaching, and personal development workshops, he realized that helping others transform their lives was his true passion. His philosophy around the 10:00 mark is r

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Mark Charter is Iowa’s Most Recommended Real Estate Agent and has a growing business, a loving family and a BIG life. At the age of 36, Mark is entering his 10th year in real estate, having survived the ups and downs of the real estate game. His best advice on finding the road to success is: Stick To It. Becoming the most recommended real estate agent in the state, Mark says, was all about nurturing his spiritual gift of GIVING. Around the 8:00 point, Mark talks about how he focused his business on growing the opportunity for everyone to get something. Doing business with Mark has become the easy choice because of everything he’s offering his clients who work with him. “Pros focus on relationships and amateurs focus on sales” (14:00) Mark says the challenge for most people is the relationship building aspect of business takes focused effort. From Power Vs. Force, by David Hawkins, Mark said the idea of urging versus inviting has impacted how he works with real estate clients. Mark is adamant about the fact t

A frequently asked question, by Millennials, is "What do I do with my money?" In this solocast Adam dives deep into the generation of Millennials and the limitations and opportunities that are among them. From 401K's and Roth IRAs to building you own business. Adam lends insight on how to invest and set yourself up for your ideal financial future. Retirement is on you, the sooner you realize that and do something to prepare for retirement, the sooner you can retire. You can learn more in episode 28 - What is your Retirementality You can walk through the streamlined steps of setting up yourself for financial freedom by downloading the Build a Bigger Life Blueprint on Adamspeaks.com

Julie Clow is a unique combination of intellectual, dynamic hard-charging Gen Xer, and organizational behaviorist. In a word, she’s cool. Julie holds an organizational development position with Chanel currently, though worked for Google previously, and had done consulting just after receiving her graduate degree. The Google culture for her was an eye-opening experience, one where actual value that people bring to their jobs was the focus, not just how many hours they put in a day. The experience led Julie to write the book The Work Revolution after sharing stories about Google and having people show such intense interest in how to make that happen in their organizations. One-by-one, Julie believes companies will realize that they have to change their models of leading and how “work” happens or else they won’t be able to attract the right talent. (12:00) If companies would give some leeway or discretion in how hours are set and work is done, Julie says organizations may realize greater profits and productivity

Adam goes over the "how to's" for saving more and how important it is in today's society. Get your copy of 30 Days to $1K over at Amazon, and for this week at only 99 cents.

Robert Dickie III is the President of Crown, having been in the military, worked in the private sector, and is now focused entirely on making others’ lives better. Bob recently released The Leap: Launching a Full-Time Job in Our Part-Time Economy in an effort to help people transition into the changing world of work. Many of Bob’s friends had been downsized and let go from automotive manufacturing in Flint, MI and thought they’d just be hired back on the line. As he answered questions, consulted with professional peers, and started coalescing all of the information on his blog, Bob was called by a publisher asking if he could put a book together from the content. The idea that work is changing is beginning to pick up. Some people are calling it GIG-enomics as people cobble together full-time work from 3 or 4 different sources. Some of the things changing the world of work today are: An advance in technology Rapid pace of globalization Local and Global Regulations In 2013, 77% of the jobs that were created wer

People are always asking me if owning rental real estate is worth it and my answer is a resounding YES! On this solocast, I share with you some of the lessons I’ve learned in dealing with the good, the bad, and the ugly. Here’s a hint: I’m not a plumber, but I swing a mean ax. Hope you like the lessons!!

Shannon Ryan on The Heavy Purse Shannon and I are kindred spirits -- her father taught her some valuable financial lessons at the age of 13 and those lessons instilled a passion in her to teach others money for the rest of her life. As the author of The Heavy Purse, a book for kids, a blog, and the host of a new podcast called Financially Sound, Shannon spends her days as a Certified Financial Planner helping individuals reach their own version of financial freedom. On the podcast, Shannon talks about her dad and his influence on her life. He was a surgeon who was very analytical in his job, yet had a very high EQ and wanted to make sure Shannon made decisions that she felt good about. To him, it was about living life according to core values, something he passed to Shannon. Around 12:00, Shannon talks about making a shift from working for a big corporation to buying a financial planning firm and deciding how her values would shape her new business. Her two books, The Heavy Purse and The Lemonade Stand, she w