The Final Percent

What is Your Wake Up Call?

Ep. 94 As many of you may not know, my family went into this Thanksgiving holiday a bit on edge this year as my niece was hospitalized with a life-threatening diagnosis. We were originally told that she may not make it or may be in an unstable condition for up to a year of recovery. In this time of remorse and emotional highs, my unorthodox family came together in ways we haven't before - forgiving, forgetting, letting things go, and rallying around one another in support of my niece. The real questions is, in the midst of all of our family problems and our interesting past, why does it always seem to take something catastrophic to happen for families to begin to repair? I invite people to not wait for a devastating wake up call to feel blessed, have joy in your heart, and understand that life is truly a blessing. We must push forward in who we can be and strive to be more than we were yesterday because we are not promised tomorrow.
 

Colorado Impactor Series Featuring Brian Watson

Ep. 93 In the first episode of our "Colorado Impactors" series, I got to sit down with my good friend and fellow entrepreneur, Brian Watson. Brian has worked as a commercial real estate owner and is the founder and CEO of Northstar Commercial Partners. He built his legacy by standing firm in his faith, working to create new opportunities in his community, and rallying around his team in times of undeniable adversity. Brian Watson is a true world-class leader, author, and politician in his field and seems to be the perfect fit to kick off this new podcast series.

The Sircle of S's

Ep. 92 The "Sircle of S's" is a concept I have been developing for a while now and I want to share it with you. There are 5 S's in life that are very important in the process of achieving your goals:
1. SAFE - We all start in the SAFE part of life. Don't take risks, don't spend more than you make, don't live above your means. etc.
2. STRETCH - As you move past always playing it SAFE, you will begin attempting to STRETCH your time, stretch your knowledge, stretch your budget, stretch your relationships, and move a little bit further than you are ready to. Remember: You can only lead as far as you've gone.
3. SCARY - Once you have STRETCHED just a little too far and entered into new territory, generally people enter what is called the "scary" part of life and if they are not ready to experience it fully, they will begin retreating out of fear all the way back to the SAFE part of life.
4. SACRIFICE - If you have persevered through the SCARY part of life and continue moving forward, you will begin to SACRIFICE things like your time, energy, and other things that are important to you in order to achieve the things you want.
 
5. SPECIAL - Once you have made it through the SCARY times, and the times of SACRIFICE, you will finally begin to understand your accomplishments, you will appreciate all of the time and energy you have expended, and experience what is now the SPECIAL part of your life. 
As you continue through this cycle, the key in this process is skip the SCARY part of life and make it to the SACRIFICE part of life as fast as humanly possible. Sacrifice brings and breeds reward and will carry you to the SPECIAL part of life. We are meant to be Special. We are meant to do special things. Too many people are stuck in the scared mindset and never get to truly appreciate the Special part of life. Once you have hit your goal in the Special part, you will slowly shift back to the SAFE mindset, create a new goal (generally bigger than your last) and will repeat the Sircle of S's once again.

Above, Down, Inside, and Out Featuring Mike Lynch

Ep. 91 Today at TFP Studios, I got to sit down with Mike Lynch, owner and friend at Adio Health Chiropractic in Boulder, CO. The word "adio" stands for "above, down, inside, and out" and the company places its focus on restoring optimal health through a properly functioning nervous system. Several people associate chiropractors as a type of "witch doctor" if you will. However Mike has personally opened my eyes to the incredible benefits that his practice can have on my health, so much so that I want to make sure the world can be exposed to the same concept through Mike's story. 

7 Steps to Becoming a More Intentional Leader Featuring Rocio Perez

Ep. 90 Today at TFP Studios I got to sit down with leadership trainer, Ms. Rocio Perez. Rocio is the founder of Inventiva Consulting, a company created to bring positive change to the workplace and to help organizations align culture, brand, and leadership. Her international best-selling book Unstoppable outlines a 7 step coaching process that we were able to unwrap in our interview as well as her eye-opening story as to how she became the powerful leader she is today.

The Top 5 Regrets From Your Death Bed

Ep. 89 In speaking to the KMG Academy Fall 2019 Graduating Class, we discussed the importance of living your life boldly and decisively. You cannot wait for things to be exactly perfect before you get started. The best illustration I could give to demonstrate the importance of this concept was from a book I read years ago that compiled research from interviews with people on their death bed recounting the top 5 regrets they all had looking back on their lives. Among others, the top regret was living for other people's expectations and not living for what was inside of themselves. You cannot decide your future, but you can decide your habits. You can decide to live boldly and decisively. You can decide to make a new habit every single day that will, in fact, change your future. 

Hope vs. Faith

Ep. 88 What's more important to you? Hope or faith? The general public response will reveal that faith is more important in all of our lives. The answer is that both hope and faith are unbelievably important. Hope provides the motivation for you to get started on a path and faith provides the inspiration for you to continue and remain consistent on that path. If we look at what we can and should have faith in, it all starts with ourselves. We have faith in our abilities and know that we are capable of more. However, hope needs to be let in as fast and as often as possible to provide the motivation for faith to grow. Hope is the path to motivation and faith is the path to inspiration - motivations pushes, and inspiration pulls. You have to learn how to use both wisely.

Deep Work

Ep 87: We are coming to you today from the brand new TFP Studio and discussing the importance of removing yourself from a distracted environment in order to truly complete "deep work" within your life. There are moments throughout our days where we need to be present when working face to face in our relationships, business, and more. Technology as it pertains to social media, communication, entertainment, and more has become such an addiction in our generation and it will only take deliberate and diligent practice for us to learn how to move our lives forward without letting these distractions constantly overpower every situation.