Finding Xtraordinary

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"The best among us are not more gifted than the rest. They just take little steps each day as they march toward their biggest life. And the days slip into weeks, the weeks into months and before they know it, they arrive at a place called Extraordinary." -- Robin Sharma Each episode will deliver an…

Seth Markzon


    • Jun 24, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 38m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES

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    Episode 008: EP 008 - Brett Beebe (Ex-Pro Hockey Player/Real Estate) Youth sports, Sacrifice Parents Make for Kid Sports, Pro Athlete to Regular Job Transition, Process of Buying a Home, and MORE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 67:35


    Episode 17: Tyler VanZandt (Senior Vice President - Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc.)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 150:09


    IG: @justmetv Twitter: @justmeTV5 WMU The 30's Class Induction (Click Here) (https://wmich.edu/business/vanzandt?fbclid=IwAR1w0G--U6Nf9ZbA6VuMrLHos3kMJ9VDdn1V8eD9f-sltlnjctOiF6Lcrgs) Links to coverage on the disappearance of Mike VanZandt Investigation Discovery's documentary on Tyler's brother, Mike VanZandt: (Click Here) (https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/disappeared/full-episodes/just-out-of-sight) The Beach Reporter (Click Here) (https://tbrnews.com/news/mystery-still-surrounds-disappearance-of-mike-vanzandt-five-years-ago-in-hermosa-beach/article_db107df2-8036-11eb-b64d-4b6889f6d13a.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR2xfRqzhsz0HGMhfv5UoKEd2KMc7f35LuqYMu_eUi4zwojZMGwDk5D2Pt0) KTLA News Story (Click Here) (https://ktla.com/news/local-news/5-years-after-disappearing-in-hermosa-beach-whereabouts-of-air-force-veteran-and-father-of-3-remain-a-mystery/) FB Group Page (Click Here) (https://m.facebook.com/groups/856041947857672/) 32:00 - Being responsible for yourself. 42:30 - Talk about Brother's disappearance. 1:05:00 - Being there for people. 1:25:00 - Stop looking for sympathy. 1:33:00 - Stay in the long-term mindset. 1:37:00 - Thoughts on the financial landscape and future. 1:44:00 - Be a lifelong learner. 1:48:00 - Aptitude and thoughts around hiring around it. 1:54:00 - Encourage failure culture. It drives innovation. 1:58:30 - NFT's and cryptocurrency 2:05:00 - Books - - The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown - - Atomic Habits by James Clear - - Range by David Epstein - - Americana by Bhu Srinivasan - - Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari - - Red Notice by Bill Browder - - Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins 2:26:00 - Finding your extraordinary.

    Episode 16: Alex Knezevic (Doctor)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 74:21


    IG; @akadoctork SHOW NOTES - 4:30 min - Alex's background - 10 min - Find your community and find your support system - 12 min - Goal setting - 33 min - Why be a doctor - 40 min - You never know what will change your life by saying yes - 49 min - Work life balance (Ray Dalio teaching) - 55 min - Find someone who is playing their game - 58 min - Mentorship - 1hr 6 min - Books (The Over Achievers Dilemma by CJ McClanahan) - 1hr 11 min - How to find your extraordinary

    Episode 15: Kate Lester (Founder - Kate Lester Interiors)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 53:22


    https://katelesterinteriors.com/about/ IG: @Klinteriors SHOW NOTES - 5 min - Kate's background. Switching careers. "There are no mistakes, only opportunity." - 8 min - Taking out the trash humbles you. - 10 min - Find a mentor and ask questions. - 13 min - Never be the smartest person in the room. It's boring. - 17 min - Business accumen. Know your numbers. - 28 min - Get a job first. - 36 min - Favorite books. "It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be" by Paul Arden - 40 min - Mentorship and negotiation. "What other people think of you is none of your business." - 44 min- Find your worth in the market place. See how others compare you to your competitors. - 50 min - How to find your extraordinary.

    Episode 14: JJ Briggs (Founder of Eat and Ascend, Head Nutrition Coach, Podcast Host, RDN, and CDN)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 125:57


    https://eatandascend.com/ @eatandascend SHOW NOTES - 2:30 - Quarantine talk and enjoying the little things - 12:30 - JJ's Background - 14:30 - Baseball, softball, and athlete mentality - 18:30 - Mindset - 25:30 - It's ok to suck at something. Build GRIT. - 29:30 - Seth's background. Faith, sports, business, and owning it. - 49:30 - Seth's goal for the next year. TED Talk. - 52:30 - How to interview on a podcast. - 59:30 - Why JJ chose nutrition. - 1:17:30 - Mindset and diet. - 1:23:30 - Setting goals to make healthy habits. - 1:29:30 - Own it and make progress. - 1:35:00 - JJ's morning routine. - 1:45:00 - John Wooden, effort, and getting better. - 1:49:30 - Hydrate, sleep, eat, fruit, and vegetables. - 1:53:30 - Books - -- -- -- -- -- Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng - -- -- -- -- -- UNFUK YOURSELF - Gary John Bishop - 1:56:30 - Mentors - 2:02:30 - Finding Extraordinary

    Episode 13: Luke MindPower (Founder - High Vibe Project, Coach, and Public Speaker)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 106:22


    https://www.lukemindpower.com/ @lukemindpower @highvibeproject SHOW NOTES - 8 min - Discover your truth. - 13 min - Losing yourself in other people's worlds. - 17 min - Positivity and affirmations. - 29 min - People expect their life to change, but the'yre not willing to change themselves. - 34 min - The more you do, the more you can do. - 35 min - You are always who you are. There is no finding yourself, there is accepting yourself and having the will to grow. - 42 min - The ultimate goal is serving others being who you are in your truth. - 44 min - Isolate to elevate. - 54 min - My worst break up and the best relationship I've ever been in. - 1:02 - How to walk away. - 1:07 - The grind. - 1:13 - My fear of doing the podcast and putting my self out there for the world. - 1:21 - Never dim your light for someone elses satisfaction. - 1:29 - You can't change anyone. If you want change be the example and be the light. - 1:36 Books - -- -- -- Milionaire Succes Habits - Dean Graziosi (https://amzn.to/2BuQ6Ty) - -- -- -- School Of Greatness - Lewis Howes (https://amzn.to/2U6aHnD) - 1:37 - Mentors - 1:41 - How find extraordinary.

    Episode 12: Keith McBride (Explorer, Entrepreneur, & Philanthropist) - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 74:13


    IG @explorationguy Explorers Club https://www.explorers.org/ Seven Summits https://www.7summits.com/ Strong Coffee Company https://strongcoffeecompany.com/?ref=d-s5ZstTdGEF Use code "SETH" for 15% off your order SHOW NOTES - 01 min - Everest - 16 min - Mentors - 25 min - What makes someone extraoridnary - 28 min - Exploration - 38 min - My ticket to see the world. "Travel to find the paradise inside." - 53 min - Taking a chance - 1 hr - How to be the BEST you - 1hr 7 min - What drives Keith

    Episode 11: Keith McBride (Explorer, Entrepreneur, & Philanthropist) - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 75:59


    IG @explorationguy Explorers Club https://www.explorers.org/ Seven Summits https://www.7summits.com/ Strong Coffee Company https://strongcoffeecompany.com/?ref=d-s5ZstTdGEF Use code "SETH" for 15% off your order SHOW NOTES - How to achieve a goal - Pursuing and reaching The 7 Summits - Passive income - How to move forward when others (close to you) don't approve of what you're doing - The Explorers Club. What is it? How to beome a member. - An expedition and what it is like to go on one. - Mt. Everest

    Episode 10: Dan Ram (Speaker, MC, Entrepreneur, Coach, and Artist)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 105:46


    Instagram & Twitter @iamdanram www.iamdanram.com 9 min - Dan's background and mindset. 14 min - Character is revealed by what you do everyday, not when you hit a milestone. 17 min - Values and daily routine (3 G's). 21 min - Conversation with Jay (Beyonce's manager and Jay-Z's business partner) "Time is our greatest asset." 25 min - Who the real entrepreneurs are and what makes one. 27 min - Be intentional about the people in your life. 33 min - Flow state, meditation, and dialogue with ourselves. 45 min - Subconscious and how music effects your life. 47 min - Dan the musician to Dan the speaker. HOW TO become a speaker. 59 min - Growth mindset vs. Fixed mindset. Application, implementation, and execution. 1:03 - The Entrepreneur vs. The Career Job 1:10 - Struggles of business and how those can become the greatest gifts. 1:19 - Start Now & Start Simple. Say YES. Introducing, interviewing, and sharing the stage with -- Barack O'Bama (U.S. President) -- Sir Richard Branson (Entrepreneur, Investor, Author, and Philanthropist) -- Reid Hoffman (Co-Founder of Linkedin) -- Jessica Alba (Actress and Founder of The Honest Company) 1:30 - Mentorship (Dad, mom, sister, and divine spiritual wisdom) 1:37 - Books -- Stealing Fire by Jamie Wheal and Steven Kotler (LINK: https://amzn.to/3chYfYp) -- The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter Diamonis and Steven Kotler (LINK: https://amzn.to/2RBm2eg) -- Zero to One by Peter Theil (LINK: https://amzn.to/34CCmQZ) 1:46 - How to find your extraordinary

    Episode 09: Corey Breton (CRO Global Attractions - Legends)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 151:39


    Twitter @CMB711 SHOW NOTES - 5 min - Growing up in a small blue collar town - 17 min - The Growth Mindset - 18 min - Reading, Trial, and Error - 23 min - How YOU drive your day - 32 min - How YOU have to invest in yourself - 38 min - Ryan Holiday and his amazing books - 43 min - Motivation vs. Inspiration and why you should strive to inspire - 53 min - Developing interpersonal relationships, human connection, and why that will help only help you - 1:00 - Enroll your boss and how to do it - 1:06 - OWN IT. Your life and decisions. Default aggressive and be vulnerable on the back end. - 1:28 - Don’t be so consumed by your desired out comes that you lose site of opportunities that drop in your lap - 1:39 - JUST START - 1:55 - Creating an internal podcast at work - 2:04 - If they don’t get it and understand that is your fault - 2:03 Books, Mentors, and not finding extraordinary; but to always be searching for it

    Episode 08: Chase Chewning (Ever Forward Radio) - Entrepreneur, Podcast, Coach, and Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 74:17


    @Chase_Chewning @everforwardradio https://chasechewning.com/ SHOW NOTES - Intension, planning, and growth - My story for the podcast - Honor the platform on which you're working - How to do a podcast - Get started and get rid of your comparison syndrome. - Authenticity - You are who you are online - What's next? What's the vision? - Learn. If you're not growing you're dying - Have intention and motive. It will help what you're doing not suck! - Chase's recommended books and authors: - - Ryan Holiday, Simon Sinek, and Charles Duhigg - Knowing without doing is the same as not knowing - Allow yourself to feel

    Episode 07: William Shewfelt (Actor, Speaker, Author, Coach) - Goals, Creativity, Health, Fitness, and Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 108:38


    https://www.williamshewfelt.com/ https://www.thepediet.com/ IG & Twitter @williamshewfelt SHOW NOTES - Heroes - Celebrate your commitment achievments - Goal setting - Live for excitement and being an example - Becoming a trainer and being more than an actor - Core values and actions must align - Whats the one easiest thing I can do to improve my life today? - Build your wave and momentum - Books: The Compound Effect, Think and Grow Rich - Carnivore diet - The P:E Diet - Fasting

    Episode 06: Sean Percy Travis (Firefighter; LA County & Co-Creator of Functional Hero) - Being a Firefighter, Putting Your life on the Line to Save Others, Travel, Being in the Fire, Mindset, and Self Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 108:23


    @Seanpercytravis @functionalhero NOTES: - 13 min - Travel. Becoming uncomfortable, break through own walls, see something new, and develop new perspective. - 21 min - Being a Firefighter - 36 min - Adaptation - 40 min - Intention "All in!" - 52 min - Mentors (Ben Greenfield, Lewis Howes, Tony Robbins, mom, dad, fire station captain) - 1:22 min - How to breath - 1:24 min - Books (Stealing Fire by Steven Kotler, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, Good to Great by Jim Collins) - 1:36 min - Being in the fire - 1:45 min - Connect, ground yourself, and go for it!

    Episode 05: Health & Wellness: Jennifer Klotz (Co-Founder - She Changes Everything, MS, RD, LDN, Nutritional Therapist), Heather Young (Co-Founder - She Changes Everything, Yoga Therapist: C-IAYT, RYT500-E), and Alex Roertgen (Functional Medicine Heal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 129:53


    She Changes Everything - https://www.shechangeseverything.com/ - @shechangeseverything She Day - https://shechangeseverything.mykajabi.com/ - @s.h.e.day Jennifer Klotz - Co-Founder - She Changes Everything - Nutritional Therapist - Licensed Dietition Nutritionist (LDN) - Registered Dietition (RD) - Masters of Science (MS) - @jenniferklotz_rd Heather Young - Co-Founder - She Changes Everything - Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) - Registered Yoga Teacher +500 Training Hours (RYT500-E) - @heatheryoungyoga Alex Roertgen - National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach with Training in Functional Medicine - Licensed Practitioner: Neuro-Linguistic Programming - @alexroertgen TOPICS - (17 min) How to get over the fear of public speaking & your own voice - (32 min) Understand where your food comes from - (36 min) Carnivore Diet - (41 min) You are not what you eat, you are what you absorb - (42 min) Digestion Test - (47 min) Gut health and microbiome changes with the seasons - (53 min) Study on food variety with kids - (55 min) Sociatal epidemnic of scared eaters - (1 hr 1 min) Health documentaries and what to believe - (1 hr 3 min) How you feel is the ultimate trump card - (1 hr 19 min) How to get excited about going to the grocery store - (1 hr 32 min) Keto Diet - (1 hr 35 min) Light, circadian rhythm, intermittent fasting, the sun, and adrenal fatigue - (1 hr 53 min) Vegan Diet - (1 hr 58 min) Books & Mentors - Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole, It Starts With Food by Melissa Hartwig, Genius Food by Max Lugavere, and Hungry Brain by Stephan Guyenet

    Episode 04: Anthony Trucks (International Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author, Ex-NFL Athlete, Global "Shift" Coach")

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 55:17


    Anthony Trucks Website: https://www.anthonytrucks.com/ IG: @anthonytrucks SHOW NOTES: - 2 min - Breaking the mold of foster care - 4 min - "Hearing my excuse out loud. We don't realize how dumb our excuse is until we hear it from someone else." - 7 min - "Who am I solo? I know what I mean to my family. I wanted to create something more for my life as a way to say thank you to my family." - 8 min - "What's the next big result to get me to the next place I don't know I'm supposed to be?" - 14 min - Taking ownership of who you are. Enjoy the journey, because the journey is the destination. - 21 min - Investment Bias - 23 min - Extemporaneous speaking - 28 min - Own Planner - Prop - 31 min - "I broke life." How to plan. "Get it out of my head so I don't have to think about it." - 34 min - Morning routine - 47 min - life is a constant teacher. Learn from it. - 48 min - Finding your purpose.

    Episode 03: Luke Hartelust (Co-Owner - Three F45 Studios) - Entrepreneurship, Failed First Business, Investment Mindset, What Business to Build and Where, Vision, Community and Culture, and Becoming a LION

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 82:41


    Australian Red Cross GoFundMe site: https://www.gofundme.com/f/1uwrnd4fxc SHOW NOTES - 05 min - Luke and Seth discuss their time at the Influencer conference - 13 min - Oil rigs and living in Thailand, starting first business that FLOPPED - 21 min - What business and where - 25 min - Investment mindest - 35 min - Starting first F45 studio - 45 min - Building strategy and culture - 59 min - "No idea what i was doing, but I had a vision. Lucky to have a business partner who shared that vision." - 1:03 min - Favorite books (Unteathered Soul, Obstacle Is The Way) - 1:10 min - Figure out what you love, find someone who is successful in what you love, and study them - 1:17 min - Morning Routine (wake up at 5am, meditate, write in graditude journal, work out, go to work) IG: @Luke_Hartelust

    Episode 02: Joe Tamanini (President - Studio City Productions) - Creativity, Business Culture, and Getting The Job Done

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 132:26


    NOTES: - 11min - Creativity - 35 min - Business Culture and "Do the job!" - 38 min - Star Trek - 1:10 min - Joe's love for music and how it effected his career path - 1:17 min - How to invest your time - 1:22 min - Mel Robbins, how you think and what to do - 2:03 min - Don't be the "know it all" - 2:08 min - The one thing

    Episode 01: Adam Schafer (Mind Pump) - Business, Leadership, Build success from ground zero, mindset

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 88:38


    Show Notes - 6 min - Dad committing suicide - 7 min - Blessed with difficult childhood - 16min - "Why do I allow my position in my company to dictate my personal growth?" - 18 min - Favorite Books (Lone Survivor, Traction, Re-Work) - 26 min - Motivation is bullshit, self-belief is everything - 29 min - Podcast growth model - 38 min - Make a great product first - 51 min - Perspective on being a father and learning from others - 57 min - Mentorship

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