Daily Growth Hacks Show

In this episode, Doug gives an introduction to the 6 human needs that we all have. The way we order these needs determines the way in which we view our life. By discovering which human needs speak to you the most, you get to understand what drives you in all of your life actions and how you can best use that for your benefit.

Have you ever seen an old sailor map? The kind where they have the lay of the land, but they also have areas with dragons drawn on to showcase that area as a “danger zone”. Now, the majority of people would avoid those areas like the plague, but there were select few who would see those areas as opportunity. As the untapped area that not many were willing to go to. In today’s episode, we talk about a personal experience with plant medicine, what it looks like to slay your dragons, and where you might be allowing the ‘dragons’ to stop you from moving forward.

When is the last time you invested in you? In bettering yourself? Money comes and goes. Many of the people Doug has worked with have made hundreds of millions of dollars and then go bankrupt. Many have made their money and then lost it, time and time again. It comes and goes. Businesses get built and burn down, but something that someone can never take from you is your own personal growth, your own knowledge.

Have you ever felt deep in your bones like you KNOW there is more to this life than how you’re currently living it? Have you ever felt like you were settling in your relationships? Like you just kept lowering your expectations in order for things to “work”? If any of this relates to you, you won’t want to miss this episode.

There's a lot of things in life that you can undo, you can take back and no one will ever know. Words aren't one of those things. Yes, if you say something, you can go back and correct the situation, apologize and take ownership, and you should each and every time. Right? Words themselves cannot be unsaid. If you say something mean, vulgar or hurtful to somebody, they can't be taken back. The person may forgive you, but you can never take those words back.

The spotlight effect ... well, each time when you go into a social situation or you're thinking about making a big decision, what naturally occurs to most of us is what's called "the spotlight effect". That's where we think that everybody is looking on us. They're looking at us and they're concentrating on the things that we're doing and the ways that we're behaving. When the truth is this is just a way that you limit yourself from actually achieving your potential.

We all have 24 hours in a day, I don't care who you are, you have 24 hours in the day. What are you going to do with it? Have you ever woke up in the morning and said, "How can I seize and conquer this day?" Maybe you actually follow these daily growth hacks and realize that people write down their day the night before. They plan it out. They ask, “how am I going to seize these 24 hours? This precious time that I have here on earth? This precious time that I have to spend with my family? This precious time I have to build my businesses? This precious time I have to reach out and help clients and break their chains for them?”. In today’s daily growth hack, we talk about truly seizing every day and who we can make the most out of the 24 hours we have each day.

People that have large family networks close to them tend to recover from illness and injury much faster than those of us who have families spread out all over or just one or two people around. This is because when those people actually get sick or injured their family rushes in to support them and they recover so much faster. Having that emotional support as well as the physical support that allows them to rebound so much quicker. Now, how often do many of us actually need that support, especially for those of us that are business owners?

What do every movie and good marketing have in common? The Hero’s Journey. In every movie/story/marketing campaign/book, you will follow the life of a person who encounters a tragedy or dilemma. During this time that person typically stumbles upon a mentor of sorts and we follow their lives as they become the hero in the end. In today’s daily growth hack, we all get challenged with the question “Are you the hero in your story”?

Today’s daily growth hack is for anyone trying to build their personal brand, build their businesses’ brand, or generate more quality leads/sales. In today’s episode, we talk about something that not a lot of businesses/brands are doing….which is being EVERYWHERE. You could be missing a huge portion of your target audience by simply not being where they are. Find out how to effectively get in front of the people you want!

We are all in relationships and there are tools to implement that can help ensure you and your partner, roommate, family member, etc. have a healthy and transparent relationship. There are so many things we can do to check in and ensure we are fully seeing, supporting, and celebrating those we are in a relationship with. In this episode, we talk about one specific tool that will help bring your relationships to a space of transparency, authenticity, and honesty.

What would your life look like if it were centered around your FULFILLMENT? This is something that Curt Mercadante dives deep into. Curt has been on a jounrey of being in politics, then running a successful 7 figure- PR firm, to then leave the success behind to pursue a life of more alignment and fulfillment with his coaching business. In this episode, Curt talks about untapping your superpowers, why what some of the most successful people do may not work for you, and how 70% of your work day is probably BS.

Anyone who has been on a personal growth journey knows that no matter how much internal work you do, triggers happen. In this episode, Doug talks about his experience with an injury and the very deep triggers that showed up for him and how we can all deal with our triggers that show up when we least expect it.

Are you looking to take your learning to the next level? One way we have talked about increasing your learning amount is with audiobooks, yet many of you have been asking about other options. Doug gives you a secret tip for those books that don't have an audiobook yet or if you do not have an audio app.

Today’s episode is a listener’s Q&A where we answer your questions directly in a daily growth hack. Today’s question is: "I am actually wanting to get my family involved and have them listening to this, but I just can't get them engaged. I recently found that you have these videos on YouTube and they're actually extremely dynamic. I want to get these videos to them, but I don't know how to show them other than getting them all around the computer. Any suggestions?"

Have you ever found yourself so focused on one area of your life that when you pick your head up and look around you realize that you have neglected all the other areas of your life? This is very common - we become so focused in growing our business, building our relationship, losing the weight, etc. that all of the other areas of our life start to slip and we fell one dimensional. In this episode, we learn how common this is and how we can get ourselves back on track with all areas of our life.   ***Subscribe --- Episodes up DAILY***

Today’s daily growth hack is in the realm of finances and truly growing your wealth. Doug talks about his conversations with multi-millionaires and the simple, but not so common, way to approach truly building your wealth and how you can get started immediately.

Do you know your top 50? Who we surround ourselves with is one of the most determining factors to our own growth, happiness, and overall well-being. Do you know the people you surround yourself by? Do they fill you up?  

What do you do when you're in a 9 to 5 and you are READY to be done and create something on your own? What is that first step? How do I increase the positivity into my life and make sure I am surrounded by meaningful relationships? In today's episode, we answer all of those questions with Chandler Walker. Chandler Walker is a husband, a father, and currently starting up his 6th business. Today he dives deep into his upbringing with a mom who has BiPolar disease, how he consciously chooses who to spend his time with, and the importance of mindfulness in running multiple businesses, being a father, and husband.

Life is about FUN and about PLAY. It is so easy for us to get wrapped up in our day to day and focus on the hustle and grind. Yet, when you make a point to schedule in PLAY into your regular schedule - you will see a HUGE shift in your overall mood....and productivity! When is the last time you played?

Have you ever experienced going after a result, only to experience hitting a major roadblock? What do you when you hit that roadblock? Do you choose to give up and end your pursuit, or do you use your resourcefulness to figure out other ways to gain hit your desired outcome? We have all experienced this at some point in our lives, and now with this awareness, you can catch yourself in the moments when you are letting something stop you from what you want.

In this episode, we get a quick little insight into what Doug does when he has a self retreat. He talks about reflecting on the present year and planning for the next one and the structure he uses to do that. We all need time to reflect, rest, and dream. Doug gives us a few real-time steps on how he does that for himself and how we can take it on to create our own time of reflection, rest and dreaming!

How do you become superhuman? Why do some people seem to excel and others don't? It's a matter of taking what seems impossible and make it possible. What is something you feel is impossible? Watch today's growth hack to see how you can make it your reality.

I own two marketing agencies and our average client is paying us anywhere between 1,700 and 15,000 a month in reoccurring cost. Now, they see the value in this and our actual ability to maintain a client over a course of several years is extremely high. However, over the last six months, we decided we want to make an impact for smaller businesses who couldn't afford our services.

Today’s episode answers a listener’s question: "Doug, what's the deal with daily affirmations? Are they a joke? Are they real? Should I be doing them, or should I just throw them out the window? There's so much conflicting information out there.” In this episode, we learn that daily affirmations are excellent. It just really depends, like anything, on what you do with them. If you’re ready to take your life to the next level - listen to this episode to set yourself up for optimal success, DAILY.

Imagine this. You're a parent of 3 kids, you're training for a marathon, you live a healthy lifestyle, and all of a sudden...you have a heart attack. What kind of place would that put you mentally? Well, this is exactly what Gina Johnson experienced. While being in the hospital for a few days after learning she had a heart condition, Gina quickly found that there was little conversation happening online around what she experienced and how to navigate it. This inspired Gina to take matters into her own hands and create a podcast where she not only spoke with people who had a similar experience but where she talked about the deeper mindset and emotional shifts that occur when you experience something traumatic. Gina has created a successful coaching business, is the host of a successful business, and is doing some incredible top secret work in her community. This interview will inspire you to get off the sidelines and jump in fully!

Whether you believe something is possible or impossible....that is exactly what it is. Are there things that you have deemed "impossible" for you? Do you wish you could accomplish these things? If so - let us teach you how you can step into the "impossible" and accomplish the dreams you never imagined possible for you. What separates those who do the "impossible" from those who stay in their comfort zone? Their stories and beliefs around what they are capable of. Learn how YOU can make a shift to step into the impossible.   ***Subscribe --- Episodes up DAILY***  

In today’s episode, Doug teaches a trick that all the successful entrepreneurs, athletes, artists, etc. have done to reach their success. A trick that you can accomplish - while sleeping! It’s so simple, there is no excuse to not do it!

Today my wife and I got into a little dispute. Now it wasn’t really anything bad, but we were actually talking about time and we had a disconnect. We were both tired, hungry and we had a disconnect over who should do what in regards to watching our son. Now it wasn’t bad and we were able to come together in about an hour or so and reconnect and talk about what was really going on for us. What were the triggers?

Are you willing to invest in yourself? In today’s episode, we get real and we talk about the ways you may say you want a better body, a better relationship, a better sex life, a healthier self relationship, yet are not willing to invest in that part of your life. If you feel that any part of your life isn’t as great as it could be, you won’t want to miss this episod

When I first started coaching people professionally, I was lucky enough to get a couple of clients at the high-end level right away. Now, these are people that came in from a natural network, people had heard about me and knew just kind of what I've been doing and what I've been up to in my own personal life as well as my business career. But what always perplexed me why weren't more people reaching out to me? Why weren't people reaching out to me to get resources, to get information, I mean I put in my 10,000 hours way over 10,000 ago? In other words, I had all the education, experience and I was ready to help millions of people, I was just waiting for them to knock on the door.

Have you ever experienced anger? Have you ever experienced someone getting angry at you? Chances are, you have experienced this many times. In today’s episode, we talk about what’s truly underneath anger and how we can uncover it on our own, in a powerful way. We also discuss how to best handle when someone else is experiencing anger and how you can shift your approach to then allow them to feel seen and heard.

In today’s Daily Growth Hack, Doug gets real about where you are spending your time and what that might actually be costing you. What if you knew you could be making an extra 50K by choosing something other than the TV or social media? Would you be more motivated to pour into something meaningful and impactful to you?

Today we get to hear from Jason Ackerman. Jason went from living in a terrible place in NY, watching someone steal his car to owning a successful business, successfully exiting that business and then running a successful online coaching and nutrition program. In this episode, Jason walks us through the top mistakes people make with their nutrition, a few tools to use to create a healthier body, and more.

"If I look back on this 10 years from now will I regret not having tried?" "What is the worst thing that could happen?" Eric Malzone went from corporate life to owning a brick and mortar fitness business in Santa Barbara California to being a digital nomad running an online business living in 7 different cities within the last year and a half. His life is nothing short of inspirational and full of taking risks that few are willing to. Every leap he has taken boils down to those 2 major questions. What is the worst-case scenario? If I look back on this 10 years from now will I regret not having tried? Doug and Eric walk us through the process that goes behind taking a risky leap and how to set yourself up for massive success.

Are you a crab? Or a buffalo? Where do you need to step up and be the BUFFALO that runs to the eye of the storm so you can get that sweet reward at the end? Today's episode is all about looking at the areas in your life where you are being a crab vs being a buffalo. Do you tend to feel threatened by the success and growth of others? Or do you dive head first in the eye of the storm? Find out today!

The 5 to thrive - mind, body, soul, relationships, and business. These are the 5 areas in life that lead us to a successful and abundant life if we choose to focus on growing them. In this episode, Doug gives a deeper insight into each area and how YOU can choose to uplevel that key element to create an overall happier life.

Today’s episode is dedicated to all of the business owners out there. The question for you in this episode is “What is the first impression your business gives off?” It is easy for us, as business owners, to focus on extremely important factors of the business, like your sales and marketing funnel, but to completely overlook the impression your business is giving off to those who stumble upon you for the first time.

Are you wishing you had a like-minded community to talk with and connect with often? Do you feel like you’re alone searching for understanding? In this episode, Doug answers a question from a listener and addresses how your limiting beliefs may be stopping you from creating a life you love.

Do you use the words "just" and "only" in your every day language? You may think it's no big deal if you do...but in today's episode Doug talks about why having those 2 words in your vocabulary are allowing you to justify your own shortcomings and how eliminating these two words can fully allow you to get real, and make the changes you truly want to mak

Ben is a faculty member at the California University of Pennsylvania. An exercise physiologist, he holds certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA). He has interests in injury prevention/performance enhancement for endurance athletes and using movement to enhance the quality of life. After travels through Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama and Florida for school and work he has been in the Pittsburgh area since 2004. Ben is an active contributor to his profession, with work on a variety of committees of the NSCA, as well as presentations and publications both nationally and internationally. The idea for Moving2Live came from his interest in listening to long-form movement related podcasts that were directed either towards professionals or the general public.

What action steps are you taking? Give yourself permission to not be perfect and simply take the action you KNOW you need to make!

What do the billionaire and the beggar have in common? They both have 24 hours in the day. In this episode, we explore the idea that all of have the same time and same power to create what we want. What it comes down to, is what WE CHOOSE to make of it. Learn how you can make a choice to live the way you WANT to live instead of how you feel you have to live.

Are you in a space where you’re wondering why nothing is ‘working’ in your life? Do you feel like you’ve gone to the workshops, read the books, listened to the daily growth hacks but yet still theres this dissatisfaction you’re feeling? In today’s episode we learn the one GAME CHANGER that will give you the traction you’re looking for and may be the element you’ve been missing throughout this process.

What if you ran your life like you were the CEO of it? If you are a business owner, you can understand what it’s like to get to work and manage your business with passion and determination. Well, what if you did the same thing with your life? In this episode, we learn how we can become the CEOs of our lives.

"We are the sum of our 5 closest friends". This is a quote that has been around for a long time, and something that we dive much deeper into during this episode. If you want to change the game you're playing and you want to change the results of your life, one of the first things to look at is your 5 closest friends....and getting REAL and HONEST with your self.

Adam Lewis Walker is a teacher turned author + keynote speaker (and so much more). Most people have seen him on his TEDX talk or have read his book, and now you get to hear even more of his story in today's episode. Adam was a teacher in a town South of London with a passion to make it to the Olympics an spent all of his free time training in pole vaulting. In a big turn of events, Adam experienced a pole vaulting accident that ended his pursuit of that path and led him on the one he is currently on. His story is not only inspiring but encourages us all to see what is possible for all of us if we just follow the mission on our hearts.

There are many different eating diets, methods, beliefs, etc out there. What we all get to learn about today is intermittent fasting. Now, maybe you have heard about fasting and want to know more or maybe you have no idea what that is. Regardless, we are going to dive deep into intermittent fasting, what it is, talk about the benefits as well as the HOW.

Are you using your time effectively or efficiently? Do you feel like you spend your day focusing on busy work or leave your day feeling like you haven't truly accomplished anything? In this episode, Doug gives a few hacks to increase your productivity and help you focus on the things that will truly get you to living a life that you LOVE and not a life that you feel you should live.