Adulthood: Revisited

I often feel as if my dog is much happier than I am. If all life forms come from the same source, wouldn't that mean that what makes life happy is the same across life? If that's true, then maybe we should start trying to reduce what makes us happy to its simplest form - so that we can experience happiness more often and more regularly.

Yes or no? Go or stay? When we are faced with these decisions in our lives, how should we decide? Listen to William Bolls as he shares his experience with looking within oneself to find guidance and wisdom.

Imagine a world where we all listened to one another more!

How can we lead more authentic lives and be more of ourselves? The answer may lie in the strength of the connections we create!

What if doing nothing was the key to unlocking everything we want in our lives? Some of the greatest minds embraced a practice called 'No Time.'

How often do we really listen to our bodies? As Janis Isaman shares, there's a lot more we can experience and enjoy in our lives when we start paying attention to our physical bodies.

If we are one and the same as consciousness, isn't it time we start using these powers to create a life of our design?

Physical ailment. Outside voices. Money constraints. Should these things stop you from achieving your creative dreams? Listen to Amy Sinha share how she overcame tremendous challenges in her life to accomplish her goals, and her wisdom for you to do the same.

If you believe that we can build and grow our confidence, are we creating the time and space to do so? What would life be like if we made it a focus to work on building our confidence even just a little bit each and every day?

Are you feeling completely overwhelmed in any area of your life? Then check out this episode and listen to Whole Health Educator and Wellness Practitioner Jennifer Wren Tolo encourage you to start showing up for yourself so that you can show up even more for others.

What if we understand our relationship to time incorrectly? What would it mean if we have a time problem?

In this episode of the A:R Podcast, I have a conversation with Family Recovery Support Coach Judeline Galek, who helps family members become informed and empowered to help support a loved one going through recovery while reducing relapse rates.

Hey, yo, A:R Nation! Howdy! Let me ask you. Are mistakes inherently bad? It's something that, as a kid in school, was probably instilled me. Don't make mistakes on tests, because you won't succeed in school. Don't make the mistake of asking the wrong person out, because if you fail you'll be embarrassed. The thing about it is, as an adult, it's hard to craft a life of our design unless we give ourselves room to make mistakes. I was having a conversation with a friend about this very issue, and I wanted to share it with you. If you took a good, hard look at your life, where (if anywhere) would you want to make changes? If there are spaces, have you honestly given yourself the room to take chances and possibly make mistakes? If not, why not? Practically everyone that learned how to ride a bike fell and scraped themselves up while learning. This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast.

A:R Nation! What is up! With all the discussion in the media about our leaders on the national and international level, it may be a great time to talk about leadership. Fortunately, we have a great guest on this episode to discuss the matter. She is Mialei Iske, and she coaches business owners and team leaders around servant leadership. Particularly, she helps her students focus on leaving behind the 'expert' role and stepping into leadership. In our conversation, Mialei shares her origin story, which may reflect the journey of many in the A:R Nation: graduate school, get job, plan to work there until retirement. Things don't always work out the way we plan, and it was no different for Mialei. She shares how, after years working in the corporate space, it all came undone. Not only did Mialei find herself out of work, but because her life had been so tied to her job, she found herself without an identity. She shares that one of the best things to come from that was figuring out a skill that, as an introvert, helped her express herself. Mialei found that she had strengths, from her years of experience in corporate and customer support, in helping people lead better. She shares one guiding directive that every business person should be guided by. Mialei also shares what she believes is the most powerful question someone can start asking today to become a better servant leader. You can't even tell when a good leader is leading. This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast. Connect with Mialei Iske: mialeiiske.com Facebook Group: Ask More Questions with Servant Leaders LinkedIn

Hey, hey, A:R Nation! Que es lo que hay? Have you ever experienced hearing something that you needed to hear - right when you needed to hear it? I wanted to share with you an experience I recently had like this. As you may be aware, I've got a lot of new things going on - podcast, affiliate marketing, redesigning my law practice. With each of those endeavors, there is a lot of work that seems very mundane, almost like why am I doing this? We want big results in our lives - whether health, money, relationships. We want homeruns and touchdowns, not a one yard run, or a single. Recently, I heard a message from Joel Osteen that I've heard before, but this time it hit me in a profound way. It's the story of the People of Israel conquering the walled city of Jericho. It wasn't by fighting, or by weapons, or arms. They didn't conquer the city by conventional means, means by which we would think we would get the result. They stayed consistent, though, it what appeared to be useless, mundane work. Then what they wanted came to them. It was a lesson that I wanted to share with you, especially if you've experienced any kind of struggle in reaching your goals. You can't win the Daytona 500 without first doing a few hundred left turns. This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast.

Hey, hey, A:R Nation! Que es lo que hay? Have you ever experienced hearing something that you needed to hear - right when you needed to hear it? I wanted to share with you an experience I recently had like this. As you may be aware, I've got a lot of new things going on - podcast, affiliate marketing, redesigning my law practice. With each of those endeavors, there is a lot of work that seems very mundane, almost like why am I doing this? We want big results in our lives - whether health, money, relationships. We want homeruns and touchdowns, not a one yard run, or a single. Recently, I heard a message from Joel Osteen that I've heard before, but this time it hit me in a profound way. It's the story of the People of Israel conquering the walled city of Jericho. It wasn't by fighting, or by weapons, or arms. They didn't conquer the city by conventional means, means by which we would think we would get the result. They stayed consistent, though, it what appeared to be useless, mundane work. Then what they wanted came to them. It was a lesson that I wanted to share with you, especially if you've experienced any kind of struggle in reaching your goals. You can't win the Daytona 500 without first doing a few hundred left turns. This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast.

Greetings, A:R Nation! I hope this episode finds you well and in peace. On this episode, we have Todd Foster as a guest. I've come to know Todd through our work in the affiliate marketing space. I wanted to share Todd and his story with the world because I do believe that a lot of people can see themselves in what he shares. Todd shares some of his childhood experiences with us, including his knack for sports, and how that started to define where and how he wanted to spend his energies. He talks about his experiences in the Armed Forces, how they shaped what he wanted to do with the rest of his life, and how that experience took to starting a music studio after his service ending. Todd's story then goes to where many of our stories go - finding our way to a job that's good, secure and fulfilling, meeting many of our needs, though maybe suppressing some of our wants. He talks about career shifts, family life, evolving priorities, and how all of that has led him to pursuing affiliate marketing - for him, a space where he can leverage all of his experiences to build his business and brand. Todd also leaves us with some sage advice about spending time figuring not only things you like to do in the world, but as importantly, things you don't like so you can avoid them. See what ya' got, then go get what you want. This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast. Connect with Todd: Facebook Affiliate Side Hustle

On this episode of the Adulthood:Revisited podcast, we have a conversation with Todd Foster about life, career, and being comfortable putting what you want first.

Hey, hey, A:R Nation! Imagine for a moment your ideal day. What would you do? An even deeper question, though, may be what's stopping you from living that right now? In this episode, I want to share with you an incredible story that I came across in an email that I received. I want to give credit to Peng Joon, an internet marketer, for including this story in an email. When I read this email, I was struck by it profoundly. The story is about a businessman that was visiting a small, waterside village who meets a fisherman. The fisherman works by himself, has a tiny boat, yet has caught some big, beautiful fish for dinner. I share the conversation between them with you in the episode, so I won't share it here. But it left me asking, what are we really working towards? And is what we're working towards something we have right here, right now? It was here all along. This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast.

Hey, hey, A:R Nation! Imagine for a moment your ideal day. What would you do? An even deeper question, though, may be what's stopping you from living that right now? In this episode, I want to share with you an incredible story that I came across in an email that I received. I want to give credit to Peng Joon, an internet marketer, for including this story in an email. When I read this email, I was struck by it profoundly. The story is about a businessman that was visiting a small, waterside village who meets a fisherman. The fisherman works by himself, has a tiny boat, yet has caught some big, beautiful fish for dinner. I share the conversation between them with you in the episode, so I won't share it here. But it left me asking, what are we really working towards? And is what we're working towards something we have right here, right now? It was here all along. This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast.

I'm so elated to share this with you. I've reached 100 episodes of the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast! What an incredible experience it's been! It hasn't always been easy - it's not easy to remain consistent for a 100 of anything! I've endured tech failures, scheduling hiccups, editing blunders, and certainly my dog and co-host, Uncle John, snoring in the background! Fortunately, I've enjoyed every moment producing this podcast. To make it even more special, everyone in my life has been incredibly supportive in this endeavor! When I launched the first episode, I shared that my girlfriend, Stefany Reveron, who was upset with me for coming back from a party in a drunken stupor, cared enough and was courageous enough to ask me whether I was happy with my life. Sure, I was content, but almost nothing in my life was what I thought it would've been. And, thus, the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast was born! In this episode, Stefany sits down with me for a conversation where we look back at that moment. We talk about her experience living and observing a "creative," and some challenges that come with that (like late nights on the laptop). Stef explores some themes she's pulled away from her 2020 experience, and what she enjoys about the podcast, as someone who's intimately connected to it, and also a listener. Come chill, hang out, and laugh with Stef and I on the 100th episode of thee A:R Podcast, and you can listen by clicking the button below. Are You Happy? This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast.

I'm so elated to share this with you. I've reached 100 episodes of the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast! What an incredible experience it's been! It hasn't always been easy - it's not easy to remain consistent for a 100 of anything! I've endured tech failures, scheduling hiccups, editing blunders, and certainly my dog and co-host, Uncle John, snoring in the background! Fortunately, I've enjoyed every moment producing this podcast. To make it even more special, everyone in my life has been incredibly supportive in this endeavor! When I launched the first episode, I shared that my girlfriend, Stefany Reveron, who was upset with me for coming back from a party in a drunken stupor, cared enough and was courageous enough to ask me whether I was happy with my life. Sure, I was content, but almost nothing in my life was what I thought it would've been. And, thus, the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast was born! In this episode, Stefany sits down with me for a conversation where we look back at that moment. We talk about her experience living and observing a "creative," and some challenges that come with that (like late nights on the laptop). Stef explores some themes she's pulled away from her 2020 experience, and what she enjoys about the podcast, as someone who's intimately connected to it, and also a listener. Come chill, hang out, and laugh with Stef and I on the 100th episode of thee A:R Podcast, and you can listen by clicking the button below. Are You Happy? This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast.

Hi, friends! Maybe the opportunity for occurrence go down as we get older, but how many times have you had to ask yourself whether it was time to move on in your life? A couple of very good friends of mine recently shared that opportunities have come up in their professional lives. They're both doing well, well-established in their industries, and new work wasn't on their radar. Opportunities presented themselves, opportunities that come with some risk and uncertainty. As we talked about the opportunities, I asked them if they had really thought about why they'd make a move. What would a move - a change - in your life be about? Is it the desire for a new challenge? Is it the need for new stimuli? Is it money? Is it waking up and asking yourself what the heck you are using your life for? I've thought these things. That's why I have this podcast and a host of other projects I'm working on. A simple yet effective test may be whether you say something like, "Ugh! I've got to get up to go to work" when you get up in the morning. Or, "Ugh, I've got to get home and deal with my partner." There's nothing wrong with wanting change. We can only grow as people when we push above and beyond what we already have been. It's super critical and guiding, however, to really understand what is motivating that desire, because change for change-sake can be fruitless very quickly. Accepting that it's time to move on from something is incredibly empowering, and yet must be used with great discernment. Time goes on and on, every day. This is thee Adulthood:Revisited podcast.

Hi, friends! Maybe the opportunity for occurrence go down as we get older, but how many times have you had to ask yourself whether it was time to move on in your life? A couple of very good friends of mine recently shared that opportunities have come up in their professional lives. They're both doing well, well-established in their industries, and new work wasn't on their radar. Opportunities presented themselves, opportunities that come with some risk and uncertainty. As we talked about the opportunities, I asked them if they had really thought about why they'd make a move. What would a move - a change - in your life be about? Is it the desire for a new challenge? Is it the need for new stimuli? Is it money? Is it waking up and asking yourself what the heck you are using your life for? I've thought these things. That's why I have this podcast and a host of other projects I'm working on. A simple yet effective test may be whether you say something like, "Ugh! I've got to get up to go to work" when you get up in the morning. Or, "Ugh, I've got to get home and deal with my partner." There's nothing wrong with wanting change. We can only grow as people when we push above and beyond what we already have been. It's super critical and guiding, however, to really understand what is motivating that desire, because change for change-sake can be fruitless very quickly. Accepting that it's time to move on from something is incredibly empowering, and yet must be used with great discernment. Time goes on and on, every day. This is thee Adulthood:Revisited podcast.

Hey, hey, A:R-inos! What's the good word? I hope that you're doing super well on your side of the screen. I hope you've blocked off some time to take in this episode, because it's a fun one! I'm honored to have one of my best friends, and someone I admire on the show, Sean McNair. (Fun fact: Sean and I have known each other since the 1st grade!) Sean is a Cytotechnologist, and a Cytology Program Director and Educator here in the New York City area. He also has a few passion activities, like photography. I wanted to have a convo with Sean on the podcast because, being one of my best friends for such a long time, we are able to talk about anything and everything - sometimes disagreeing with each other, but always within the frame of understanding, love and respect. Sean opens up about his path to his current career in both the academic and clinical worlds of medicine. He shares some of the challenges that he faced in his pursuit of "success" - challenges of pursuing dreams and desired created by those closest to him, the chase of titles and money, and 'making it." Sean dives into the difficulties of pursuing a professional life coming from an underprivileged household, and having to figure it all out as he moved along. He talks openly about experiencing burnout - from trying to meet and surpass the expectations placed on him from those in his life. Sean reveals the surprise skill set that has helped him thrive as a professional - a skill set he thought would have the least value as he pursued his career. Sean shares with us his thoughts on the very real systemic challenges that people of color face - systemic forces that exist sight unseen, and as a result of not knowing what you don't know. Finally, Sean leaves us with some powerful parting words about making the world a better place. If you're looking to be inspired, my man Sean McNair will do just that for you. Say hello to everyone. This is the Adulthod:Revisited Podcast. Connect with Sean Twitter Instagram LinkedIn

Hey, hey, A:R-inos! What's the good word? I hope that you're doing super well on your side of the screen. I hope you've blocked off some time to take in this episode, because it's a fun one! I'm honored to have one of my best friends, and someone I admire on the show, Sean McNair. (Fun fact: Sean and I have known each other since the 1st grade!) Sean is a Cytotechnologist, and a Cytology Program Director and Educator here in the New York City area. He also has a few passion activities, like photography. I wanted to have a convo with Sean on the podcast because, being one of my best friends for such a long time, we are able to talk about anything and everything - sometimes disagreeing with each other, but always within the frame of understanding, love and respect. Sean opens up about his path to his current career in both the academic and clinical worlds of medicine. He shares some of the challenges that he faced in his pursuit of "success" - challenges of pursuing dreams and desired created by those closest to him, the chase of titles and money, and 'making it." Sean dives into the difficulties of pursuing a professional life coming from an underprivileged household, and having to figure it all out as he moved along. He talks openly about experiencing burnout - from trying to meet and surpass the expectations placed on him from those in his life. Sean reveals the surprise skill set that has helped him thrive as a professional - a skill set he thought would have the least value as he pursued his career. Sean shares with us his thoughts on the very real systemic challenges that people of color face - systemic forces that exist sight unseen, and as a result of not knowing what you don't know. Finally, Sean leaves us with some powerful parting words about making the world a better place. If you're looking to be inspired, my man Sean McNair will do just that for you. Say hello to everyone. This is the Adulthod:Revisited Podcast. Connect with Sean Twitter Instagram LinkedIn

Hola, friends! Welcome back, welcome back! Time Equals Money. I'm confident many of us have heard this at some point in our lives. Why is this such a popular belief, and why is it ingrained in us from early on in life? I recently got through a book, Confessions of a Persuasion Hitman by Ian Stanley. Ian is known as a copywriter, and an internet marketer. In his book, he shares some takeaways from his career in copywriting and marketing. One of his big takeaways was that time DOES NOT equal money. I've felt this way for some time, so it was refreshing to come across someone else who also feels so passionately against this construct. In any given second of our existence, millions and millions of dollars of value are being exchanged and transferred. That exchange does not operate within the construct of time equals money. You, and I, and Elon Musk, and Oprah are all human beings. No one has any greater access nor any lesser access to the Universe, so how is it that Elon Musk and Oprah don't operate within the time equals money construct, but we do? As we start picking up the pieces from the COVID-19 fallout, we all have opportunities to create for ourselves. If you've felt stuck at a job, or if you've been out of work, or maybe you are stuck in business that feels like a drain on your existence (I can sympathize), I invite you to open yourself up to something outside and bigger than trading your time for money. How much would you pay to get back an hour of your life? This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast.

Hola, friends! Welcome back, welcome back! Time Equals Money. I'm confident many of us have heard this at some point in our lives. Why is this such a popular belief, and why is it ingrained in us from early on in life? I recently got through a book, Confessions of a Persuasion Hitman by Ian Stanley. Ian is known as a copywriter, and an internet marketer. In his book, he shares some takeaways from his career in copywriting and marketing. One of his big takeaways was that time DOES NOT equal money. I've felt this way for some time, so it was refreshing to come across someone else who also feels so passionately against this construct. In any given second of our existence, millions and millions of dollars of value are being exchanged and transferred. That exchange does not operate within the construct of time equals money. You, and I, and Elon Musk, and Oprah are all human beings. No one has any greater access nor any lesser access to the Universe, so how is it that Elon Musk and Oprah don't operate within the time equals money construct, but we do? As we start picking up the pieces from the COVID-19 fallout, we all have opportunities to create for ourselves. If you've felt stuck at a job, or if you've been out of work, or maybe you are stuck in business that feels like a drain on your existence (I can sympathize), I invite you to open yourself up to something outside and bigger than trading your time for money. How much would you pay to get back an hour of your life? This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast.

Hi, there, A:R Nation! I hope that this episode finds you well. Let me ask you, are you stressed and anxious? Do you feel like the voices in your head never stop talking? I want to share with you that I feel like I'm in a constant state of stress and anxiety, and that the voices in my head have verbal diarrhea. It just so happened that I had a great experience in thee last few days, and I wanted to share it with you - some of you may find it valuable. It was a lesson in detachment from Deepak Chopra. I was outside one morning, getting angry at my dog not wanting to go outside for his walk (it's a constant battle between Uncle John and I). I decided that, rather than go back and forth, in and out of a cabin I was staying in, having to take my boots and coat off then back on because my dog doesn't know what he wants, I was going to hang outside and listen to a meditation. It was a beautiful morning! Absolutely glorious. So I sat down on a snow-covered bench nearby, pressed play on the meditation, and just stared off into the sunrise. In the meditation, Mr. Chopra talks about how many people in a state of low-level stress and anxiety. He goes on to share that this isn't the way we humans were designed to live. He presses forth that the brain has a desire to return to a state of normalcy - if we let it, and we can do so through detachment. Detachment is being able to separate our thoughts from the emotional and/or physical responses we have to our thoughts. Many of the fears we experience are simply thoughts. If we're able to catch them there, as their coming up, we can help our brain choose a different response to experience. The dog just didn't want to walk. Oh, well. This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast.

Hi, there, A:R Nation! I hope that this episode finds you well. Let me ask you, are you stressed and anxious? Do you feel like the voices in your head never stop talking? I want to share with you that I feel like I'm in a constant state of stress and anxiety, and that the voices in my head have verbal diarrhea. It just so happened that I had a great experience in thee last few days, and I wanted to share it with you - some of you may find it valuable. It was a lesson in detachment from Deepak Chopra. I was outside one morning, getting angry at my dog not wanting to go outside for his walk (it's a constant battle between Uncle John and I). I decided that, rather than go back and forth, in and out of a cabin I was staying in, having to take my boots and coat off then back on because my dog doesn't know what he wants, I was going to hang outside and listen to a meditation. It was a beautiful morning! Absolutely glorious. So I sat down on a snow-covered bench nearby, pressed play on the meditation, and just stared off into the sunrise. In the meditation, Mr. Chopra talks about how many people in a state of low-level stress and anxiety. He goes on to share that this isn't the way we humans were designed to live. He presses forth that the brain has a desire to return to a state of normalcy - if we let it, and we can do so through detachment. Detachment is being able to separate our thoughts from the emotional and/or physical responses we have to our thoughts. Many of the fears we experience are simply thoughts. If we're able to catch them there, as their coming up, we can help our brain choose a different response to experience. The dog just didn't want to walk. Oh, well. This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast.

Hello, my friends! I hope all is well with you and those in your life! Have you ever heard someone share that you oughtn't judge someone else because you don't know what it's like to walk in their shoes? Well, saddle up, my friends, because on this episode, I'm happy to feature my friend Elizabeth Green. Elizabeth is a restaurateur here in NYC, owner and proprietor of PlantedNYC. She's also the author of her recently published memoir, "Not In The Script." Elizabeth is also sister to billionaire businessman Sir Philip Green, the chairman of the Arcadia Group. In this conversation, Elizabeth opens up about her decision to writing her book (and her decision to share very openly and transparently). She dives into her experience in her family, from feeling oft-overlooked by their mom, to being not invited at her famous brother's events. Elizabeth discusses some of the incredibly engaging stories that she shares in her book, including her decision to end her marriage, romance and sex in India, as well as an abortion early on in her life. We talk shop, and some of the challenges Elizabeth has faced operating her restaurant here in NYC (by reason of being a woman, by reason of being an immigrant, by reason of her family ties). Finally, Elizabeth leaves us with a super-powerful lesson that would improve so many relationships and so many lives if we took action on it. Walk a mile in these shoes. This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast. Connect with Elizabeth Not In The Script (Amazon) Facebook Instagram PlantedNYC LinkedIn Twitter

Hello, my friends! I hope all is well with you and those in your life! Have you ever heard someone share that you oughtn't judge someone else because you don't know what it's like to walk in their shoes? Well, saddle up, my friends, because on this episode, I'm happy to feature my friend Elizabeth Green. Elizabeth is a restaurateur here in NYC, owner and proprietor of PlantedNYC. She's also the author of her recently published memoir, "Not In The Script." Elizabeth is also sister to billionaire businessman Sir Philip Green, the chairman of the Arcadia Group. In this conversation, Elizabeth opens up about her decision to writing her book (and her decision to share very openly and transparently). She dives into her experience in her family, from feeling oft-overlooked by their mom, to being not invited at her famous brother's events. Elizabeth discusses some of the incredibly engaging stories that she shares in her book, including her decision to end her marriage, romance and sex in India, as well as an abortion early on in her life. We talk shop, and some of the challenges Elizabeth has faced operating her restaurant here in NYC (by reason of being a woman, by reason of being an immigrant, by reason of her family ties). Finally, Elizabeth leaves us with a super-powerful lesson that would improve so many relationships and so many lives if we took action on it. Walk a mile in these shoes. This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast. Connect with Elizabeth Not In The Script (Amazon) Facebook Instagram PlantedNYC LinkedIn Twitter

Howdy, A:R Nation! I wanted to share with you something super insightful I picked up from a recent coaching call. Although the call was about affiliate marketing, this question was of agnostic application. We got to discussing why each one of us is building this online business, because we all have reasons why we do stuff. The coach took a step back and asked us, "are we building a lifestyle around our business, or are we building a business around our lifestyle?" It was a profound question to me. People who are working jobs tell the brick-and-mortar or service-based business owner, "you're lucky. You have the freedom to do what you want, when you want." The business owner tells the online e-com business owner, "you're lucky. You have the freedom to do what you want, when you want." The e-com business owner tells the course creator, "you're lucky. You have the freedom to do what you want, when you want." In all these cases, regardless of the structure of the business, many business owners live in this world where they have to build a lifestyle around their business. I know that's a fact for me. Clients wanting 24/7 access. Having to drop everything I'm doing to appear for an Emergency Order to Show Cause. Not taking risks in my video marketing because of a law license to maintain. I've had to build my lifestyle around my business, and that stops now. Have you ever thought about the things you've got going on in your life? Are they built around your lifestyle, or have you had to craft your lifestyle around those things? It's hard to make choices in full service of our lifestyle if we've never given it thought. I'm giving you the space to do so here. What would your ideal day look like? This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast. The online

Howdy, A:R Nation! I wanted to share with you something super insightful I picked up from a recent coaching call. Although the call was about affiliate marketing, this question was of agnostic application. We got to discussing why each one of us is building this online business, because we all have reasons why we do stuff. The coach took a step back and asked us, "are we building a lifestyle around our business, or are we building a business around our lifestyle?" It was a profound question to me. People who are working jobs tell the brick-and-mortar or service-based business owner, "you're lucky. You have the freedom to do what you want, when you want." The business owner tells the online e-com business owner, "you're lucky. You have the freedom to do what you want, when you want." The e-com business owner tells the course creator, "you're lucky. You have the freedom to do what you want, when you want." In all these cases, regardless of the structure of the business, many business owners live in this world where they have to build a lifestyle around their business. I know that's a fact for me. Clients wanting 24/7 access. Having to drop everything I'm doing to appear for an Emergency Order to Show Cause. Not taking risks in my video marketing because of a law license to maintain. I've had to build my lifestyle around my business, and that stops now. Have you ever thought about the things you've got going on in your life? Are they built around your lifestyle, or have you had to craft your lifestyle around those things? It's hard to make choices in full service of our lifestyle if we've never given it thought. I'm giving you the space to do so here. What would your ideal day look like? This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast. The online

Hey, A:R friends. At the time I'm releasing this episode (January 8, 2021), the United States just experienced something that I thought I'd never see. As I was watching the scenes unfolding on the television, I thought to myself, "Is this Narcos? Is this a tv show about some country with an unstable government?" Nope. It was live footage of criminals attempting a forceful coup of the United States government. People who are greedy, closed-minded and selfish forced their way into the U.S. Capitol building to interfere with the legislative process by force. A British newscast that I saw managed to get a word with one of the criminals that broke into the building. When asked by the Brit reporter what they were hoping to accomplish by breaking into Congress, his response was, "This is our country! They stole it from us! We're taking back our country!" These words struck me. "This is our country!" Who is we? Who is they? Are 'we' and 'they' mutually exclusive? When I heard that, I wish I could've asked this criminal, "Is this your country and not my country?" I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. This country is as much mine as it is someone that was born in Florida, that was born in California, that was born in Kentucky or Wyoming, or someone that has been naturalized. The events of yesterday shocked me, and left me wondering whether the United States' time as the fancy new car is over. If this is your country, is it also still my country? This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast.

Hey, A:R friends. At the time I'm releasing this episode (January 8, 2021), the United States just experienced something that I thought I'd never see. As I was watching the scenes unfolding on the television, I thought to myself, "Is this Narcos? Is this a tv show about some country with an unstable government?" Nope. It was live footage of criminals attempting a forceful coup of the United States government. People who are greedy, closed-minded and selfish forced their way into the U.S. Capitol building to interfere with the legislative process by force. A British newscast that I saw managed to get a word with one of the criminals that broke into the building. When asked by the Brit reporter what they were hoping to accomplish by breaking into Congress, his response was, "This is our country! They stole it from us! We're taking back our country!" These words struck me. "This is our country!" Who is we? Who is they? Are 'we' and 'they' mutually exclusive? When I heard that, I wish I could've asked this criminal, "Is this your country and not my country?" I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. This country is as much mine as it is someone that was born in Florida, that was born in California, that was born in Kentucky or Wyoming, or someone that has been naturalized. The events of yesterday shocked me, and left me wondering whether the United States' time as the fancy new car is over. If this is your country, is it also still my country? This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast.

Hey there, A:R Nation! (And if you're listening to this episode around the time it's released, Happy New Year!) I believe we would be hard-pressed to find someone to say that 2020 was just like any other year. As the calendar moved over into 2021, I started thinking about the last 5 years of my life. While I appreciate the changes, maturity and growth I've experienced, the bulk of my experience the last 5 years has been pretty static. Things on the fringes have changed - income, where I'm living, relationships. The experience of my day, however, has mostly remain unchanged. Wake up, get ready for work, work, go home sleep. I started to ask myself, "what would have to change in my life for 2021 to be a year unlike any other?" Not just in money, or where I'm living, but also how I'm experiencing my day, and the problems I'm trying to solve. How many of us genuinely feel like we can spend the time and energy to solve the world's clean water problem? Or how to address world hunger? I don't know if life should be any different from what it's been, but I'd surely like to give it a go, so that when I look back on 2021, I could unerringly say that 2021 was a year unlike any other (in a great and amazing way)! What do I have do, and who do I have to be to make that real? This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast.

Hey there, A:R Nation! (And if you're listening to this episode around the time it's released, Happy New Year!) I believe we would be hard-pressed to find someone to say that 2020 was just like any other year. As the calendar moved over into 2021, I started thinking about the last 5 years of my life. While I appreciate the changes, maturity and growth I've experienced, the bulk of my experience the last 5 years has been pretty static. Things on the fringes have changed - income, where I'm living, relationships. The experience of my day, however, has mostly remain unchanged. Wake up, get ready for work, work, go home sleep. I started to ask myself, "what would have to change in my life for 2021 to be a year unlike any other?" Not just in money, or where I'm living, but also how I'm experiencing my day, and the problems I'm trying to solve. How many of us genuinely feel like we can spend the time and energy to solve the world's clean water problem? Or how to address world hunger? I don't know if life should be any different from what it's been, but I'd surely like to give it a go, so that when I look back on 2021, I could unerringly say that 2021 was a year unlike any other (in a great and amazing way)! What do I have do, and who do I have to be to make that real? This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast.

Hello, A:R Friends! Here's to some good vibes to you through these sound waves. I'm not a parent. The closest thing I come to parenting is having a big ass dog here in NYC. And as a consequence of my dog ownership, I experience challenges and frustrations that my dog-less family and friends just don't understand. Kristina Campos is our guest on the podcast in this episode, and she's the founder of The Impactful Parent, an online resource and community where parents of school-aged children can get support. Kristina has been an educator for over 20 years, and observed that, while there is support for new parents and parents of young children, that support seemed to have fallen off for parents of school-aged children. Thus, she created this resource from her own experience raising her children, and also listening to the challenges that parents of her students would share. In this conversation, Kristina shares some of the questions or feelings parents may be experiencing that reveal that they may benefit from support. She dives into a framework that can help parents of school-aged children improve their communication and their relationship with their kids right now. Finally, Kristina shares, in addition to all the ways parents can find support at The Impactful Parent, one question that parents can ask to dramatically improve their understanding of their children as they enter the young adult years. Parenting, the one thing that feels like no one can ever prepare for. This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast. Connect with Kristina The Impactful Parent Facebook Instagram LinkedIn YouTube The Impactful Parenting Podcast

Hello, A:R Friends! Here's to some good vibes to you through these sound waves. I'm not a parent. The closest thing I come to parenting is having a big ass dog here in NYC. And as a consequence of my dog ownership, I experience challenges and frustrations that my dog-less family and friends just don't understand. Kristina Campos is our guest on the podcast in this episode, and she's the founder of The Impactful Parent, an online resource and community where parents of school-aged children can get support. Kristina has been an educator for over 20 years, and observed that, while there is support for new parents and parents of young children, that support seemed to have fallen off for parents of school-aged children. Thus, she created this resource from her own experience raising her children, and also listening to the challenges that parents of her students would share. In this conversation, Kristina shares some of the questions or feelings parents may be experiencing that reveal that they may benefit from support. She dives into a framework that can help parents of school-aged children improve their communication and their relationship with their kids right now. Finally, Kristina shares, in addition to all the ways parents can find support at The Impactful Parent, one question that parents can ask to dramatically improve their understanding of their children as they enter the young adult years. Parenting, the one thing that feels like no one can ever prepare for. This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast. Connect with Kristina The Impactful Parent Facebook Instagram LinkedIn YouTube The Impactful Parenting Podcast

What's up, A:R Family?! As I've shared recently, I'm DEEP in some fun marketing books and courses. They're really challenging me to identify the kind of business owner I want to be, as well as what kind of person I want to show up as in the world. The two really aren't exclusive of each other to begin with, right? The kind of business owner I can be depends on the kind of person I am. The kind of person I am is a result of the kind of business owner I am being. A mouthful, for sure. I've been reading Seth Godin's This Is Marketing. (It's prerequisite reading in one of the courses I'm in.) The premise is interesting. Marketing to the masses, the meaty part of the bell curve, is on the way out. Creating a closely aligned community of people that share a worldview is where business and marketing are heading. Tribes. Groups. Followers. This is Us. If you're a business owner, it's a fascinating way to plan out your marketing: if you can only sell your product or service to 1,000, who would they be? What would they be like? This isn't just about business, either. It's also about who we are being in the world. If we can connect with just 1,000 people, what would that cast of characters look like? What are nonnegotiable qualities they must have (and must not have)? COVID has caused people to evaluate their priorities, and these inquiries are a really powerful way of doing so. I'd love to know your experience. Who would you lead? This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast.

What's up, A:R Family?! As I've shared recently, I'm DEEP in some fun marketing books and courses. They're really challenging me to identify the kind of business owner I want to be, as well as what kind of person I want to show up as in the world. The two really aren't exclusive of each other to begin with, right? The kind of business owner I can be depends on the kind of person I am. The kind of person I am is a result of the kind of business owner I am being. A mouthful, for sure. I've been reading Seth Godin's This Is Marketing. (It's prerequisite reading in one of the courses I'm in.) The premise is interesting. Marketing to the masses, the meaty part of the bell curve, is on the way out. Creating a closely aligned community of people that share a worldview is where business and marketing are heading. Tribes. Groups. Followers. This is Us. If you're a business owner, it's a fascinating way to plan out your marketing: if you can only sell your product or service to 1,000, who would they be? What would they be like? This isn't just about business, either. It's also about who we are being in the world. If we can connect with just 1,000 people, what would that cast of characters look like? What are nonnegotiable qualities they must have (and must not have)? COVID has caused people to evaluate their priorities, and these inquiries are a really powerful way of doing so. I'd love to know your experience. Who would you lead? This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast.

Hello, hello, my friend! Share the good news with me! I'm very excited to share this episode with you. We have Nelson Tressler as a guest on the A:R podcast. He's a founder of the iGotSmarter App, which is focused on helping people accomplish their goals. Nelson's story, however, isn't just about where he is today, but rather incredible from where he started and how he persevered. It's a story of triumph in overcoming victimhood. Nelson starts with sharing a story before he was born - From Murder to Millions, as he calls it. He shares that his grandfather was an alcoholic and abusive to his mom when she was growing up. After a drunken episode, his grandfather shot 2 police officers, killing one and critically wounding another. At his grandfather's trial, Nelson's mother testified that her father (Nelson's grandfather) shot at and killed the cop in a fit of rage when he learned that the cop raped her (and Nelson was the child she was carrying as a result of that). Nelson shares the challenges he faced as a child, dealing with the stigma and ostracism as a result of his family's reputation. His step-father was an alcoholic and abusive. Nelson, himself, struggled with dyslexia. As he got into his young adult years, Nelson quickly sought to find his own way. After working with uncle during his high school years, he started college but quickly realized he couldn't afford to continue. As a result, Nelson enrolled in the Air Force. After service and being honorably discharged, Nelson's entrepreneurship began. He first started a window cleaning service. Then he began a very acclaimed career in real estate for over 20 years. He also started one of the largest chains of child daycare in Las Vegas, as well as one of the largest pet resorts in the nation. He's always believed that if he can overcome his childhood to accomplish what he has - From Murder to Millions - many others can do the same. He founded and developed the iGotSmarter app to provide people access to a tool to help them readily accomplish their goals. Nelson also authored his book, The Unlucky Sperm Club, where he shares his story with the world. It's a powerful conversation about overcoming victimhood mentality, and what we can accomplish when we resolve and agree to not let our past determine our future. Change begins with choice. This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast. Connect with Nelson: The Unlucky Sperm Club Book on Amazon NelsonTressler.com iGotSmarter App

Hello, hello, my friend! Share the good news with me! I'm very excited to share this episode with you. We have Nelson Tressler as a guest on the A:R podcast. He's a founder of the iGotSmarter App, which is focused on helping people accomplish their goals. Nelson's story, however, isn't just about where he is today, but rather incredible from where he started and how he persevered. It's a story of triumph in overcoming victimhood. Nelson starts with sharing a story before he was born - From Murder to Millions, as he calls it. He shares that his grandfather was an alcoholic and abusive to his mom when she was growing up. After a drunken episode, his grandfather shot 2 police officers, killing one and critically wounding another. At his grandfather's trial, Nelson's mother testified that her father (Nelson's grandfather) shot at and killed the cop in a fit of rage when he learned that the cop raped her (and Nelson was the child she was carrying as a result of that). Nelson shares the challenges he faced as a child, dealing with the stigma and ostracism as a result of his family's reputation. His step-father was an alcoholic and abusive. Nelson, himself, struggled with dyslexia. As he got into his young adult years, Nelson quickly sought to find his own way. After working with uncle during his high school years, he started college but quickly realized he couldn't afford to continue. As a result, Nelson enrolled in the Air Force. After service and being honorably discharged, Nelson's entrepreneurship began. He first started a window cleaning service. Then he began a very acclaimed career in real estate for over 20 years. He also started one of the largest chains of child daycare in Las Vegas, as well as one of the largest pet resorts in the nation. He's always believed that if he can overcome his childhood to accomplish what he has - From Murder to Millions - many others can do the same. He founded and developed the iGotSmarter app to provide people access to a tool to help them readily accomplish their goals. Nelson also authored his book, The Unlucky Sperm Club, where he shares his story with the world. It's a powerful conversation about overcoming victimhood mentality, and what we can accomplish when we resolve and agree to not let our past determine our future. Change begins with choice. This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast. Connect with Nelson: The Unlucky Sperm Club Book on Amazon NelsonTressler.com iGotSmarter App

Hey, A:R Fam! What are you doing? That question forms the basis of this episode. I was reviewing one of the marketing courses I have access to. I really enjoy the courses from these creators because they aren't fleeting tactics, or aggrandized tutorials. These courses ask us students questions that get us to really think about the kind of entrepreneurs we want to be, and also the kind of people we want to be. One of the topics in a module I was reviewing revolved around passion and picking a niche. As you may have heard, the ideal is to do what you love. How many of us, however, can honestly say we do what we love each and every day? If that isn't us, the question is can we love what we're doing? This is semantics - there's nuance there. It's a really potent question that merits some time and attention. I encourage you to give it a go - do you spend your days doing what you love, or can you say you love (or tolerate) what you're doing? If you take this on, I'd love to know what comes up for you. What have I been doing? This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast.

Hey, A:R Fam! What are you doing? That question forms the basis of this episode. I was reviewing one of the marketing courses I have access to. I really enjoy the courses from these creators because they aren't fleeting tactics, or aggrandized tutorials. These courses ask us students questions that get us to really think about the kind of entrepreneurs we want to be, and also the kind of people we want to be. One of the topics in a module I was reviewing revolved around passion and picking a niche. As you may have heard, the ideal is to do what you love. How many of us, however, can honestly say we do what we love each and every day? If that isn't us, the question is can we love what we're doing? This is semantics - there's nuance there. It's a really potent question that merits some time and attention. I encourage you to give it a go - do you spend your days doing what you love, or can you say you love (or tolerate) what you're doing? If you take this on, I'd love to know what comes up for you. What have I been doing? This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast.

What's up, friends?! Based on what people in my life have shared with me, I'm a pretty logic-dominant person. When I come across someone that I find to be super creative, I want to get to know more about them. I've had the pleasure of getting to know Sherene Strausberg for a while now. She's the founder and owner of 87th Street Creative, a digital marketing agency that helps business owners with motion design and animation, among other things. In other words, Sherene works with her clients to convert the idea living in their heads into something visual that's engaging and easily conveys their value. In this conversation, Sherene shares stories from her upbringing, being introduced to music at an early age. Music was her driving force, and sent her out to the West Coast to do music composition and film scoring. She shares her experience as a sound engineer with NPR, and some of the mighty lessons she learned from that experience. When family became her priority, and she found herself back on the East Coast, Sherene shares how she went into graphic design to create a life that worked for her and her family. As a motion designer and animator, Sherene discusses some of the challenges that businesses face to connect with their audiences, and some tips on how they can leverage animation to effectively engage with customers. Creativity means business! This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast. Connect with Sherene Strausberg: 87th Street Creative Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Sherene's Portfolio on Vimeo

What's up, friends?! Based on what people in my life have shared with me, I'm a pretty logic-dominant person. When I come across someone that I find to be super creative, I want to get to know more about them. I've had the pleasure of getting to know Sherene Strausberg for a while now. She's the founder and owner of 87th Street Creative, a digital marketing agency that helps business owners with motion design and animation, among other things. In other words, Sherene works with her clients to convert the idea living in their heads into something visual that's engaging and easily conveys their value. In this conversation, Sherene shares stories from her upbringing, being introduced to music at an early age. Music was her driving force, and sent her out to the West Coast to do music composition and film scoring. She shares her experience as a sound engineer with NPR, and some of the mighty lessons she learned from that experience. When family became her priority, and she found herself back on the East Coast, Sherene shares how she went into graphic design to create a life that worked for her and her family. As a motion designer and animator, Sherene discusses some of the challenges that businesses face to connect with their audiences, and some tips on how they can leverage animation to effectively engage with customers. Creativity means business! This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast. Connect with Sherene Strausberg: 87th Street Creative Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Sherene's Portfolio on Vimeo

What's going on, A:R Nation?! Here's hoping all's well on your end. I had a pretty cool call earlier with Ian Stanley. If you've never heard of him, Ian is an internet marketer, and in the last couple of years, he's really been promoting the power of meditation to realize change in your life. This call was about money blocks in your life. Almost immediately, he started talking about how strong many of these blocks can be, and how many of them were unintentionally created by the people in our lives, like our parents, aunts, uncles, teachers, friends, and so on. Unwittingly, someone may have said something when we were younger that created a block in our lives. You weren't a fan of doing chores, so your parents offered you money to do your chores. Guess what? You may associate making money with doing things that you'd rather not be doing. Shifting the perspective, and really understanding the magnitude of the responsibility we carry with our words and actions, we almost owe it to our younger selves to be the best that we can be. If we don't want future generations to struggle with our struggles, we have a duty to exercise more discernment with how we are being in the world. It's a responsibility, and almost a duty to be our best self. In pursuit of that, we just might actually experience our own lives improving, as well. The power is in the doing. This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast.

What's going on, A:R Nation?! Here's hoping all's well on your end. I had a pretty cool call earlier with Ian Stanley. If you've never heard of him, Ian is an internet marketer, and in the last couple of years, he's really been promoting the power of meditation to realize change in your life. This call was about money blocks in your life. Almost immediately, he started talking about how strong many of these blocks can be, and how many of them were unintentionally created by the people in our lives, like our parents, aunts, uncles, teachers, friends, and so on. Unwittingly, someone may have said something when we were younger that created a block in our lives. You weren't a fan of doing chores, so your parents offered you money to do your chores. Guess what? You may associate making money with doing things that you'd rather not be doing. Shifting the perspective, and really understanding the magnitude of the responsibility we carry with our words and actions, we almost owe it to our younger selves to be the best that we can be. If we don't want future generations to struggle with our struggles, we have a duty to exercise more discernment with how we are being in the world. It's a responsibility, and almost a duty to be our best self. In pursuit of that, we just might actually experience our own lives improving, as well. The power is in the doing. This is the Adulthood:Revisited podcast.

What's going on, A:R Nation?! Let's talk money! In this episode of the A:R Podcast, I'm talking with Elizabeth Buko. She is a Financial Transformation Coach, helping female professionals and entrepreneurs improve their relationship with money, and empower them to build wealth using faith-based principles. Elizabeth's journey to where she is now may not be very different from your journey. She graduated university and obtained a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering. Her plan was to find a well-paying, secure job that would finance her life, and she succeeded in accomplishing just that. Elizabeth found a job in a big oil-and-gas company, and was there for seven years, and that's where the story threads come undone. She shares that she was suddenly made redundant (otherwise fired, as we say here stateside). At the time she was let go, Elizabeth was 7 months pregnant, and she and her husband were just closing on their first home. Although she had a savings cushion to rely on, that whittled away over a few months. Elizabeth shares how one of her most challenging obstacles was overcoming her ego, and being ok with her husband being the sole provider. She recounts her experience spending hours in their basement, reading books, and calling upon her faith to show her what her next steps are. Elizabeth reveals that, almost happenstance, the idea to become a financial transformation coach came to her, and that she had to push through even in the face of those initial entrepreneurship failures (you know, like creating a webinar with no one showing up or buying). She shares with us some of her knowledge on building with and transforming our respective relationships with money to lead more empowered and fulfilling lives. Elizabeth also has a book coming out that she co-authored, "Fiercely Faithful: Be Inspired, Find True Purpose and Live a Miraculous Life," and you can get your copy for just $1 starting Tuesday, December 15! Always have faith in yourself. This is the Adulthood:Revisited Podcast. Connect with Elizabeth: Wealth From Little Instagram Facebook Twitter Fiercely Faithful Book