Life Outside the Hustle with Brent Tieri

Tiffany is the Founder of Blue Lotus Mind and a Mindset Coach who specializes in helping people overcome self-sabotage and limiting beliefs; allowing them to experience success in every area of life. Tiffany is a Master Practitioner and Trainer in NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) and Matrix Therapies. She has overcome physical abuse, infidelity, eating disorders, and miscarriage. She combines her science background and knowledge of the body & mind with her spiritual interests and training to help people transform from being stuck with emotional trauma, depression, anxiety, self-sabotage, and procrastination to improving their business, finances, health, and relationships. She is also the host of the top rated Take The Leap podcast where she shares lessons in success (and failure) from those who have been there, as well as the latest in NLP and mind sciences to give you the tools to overcome the biggest obstacle you will face: your mind! In this episode we dive into: 1. Tiffany’s experience with abuse as a child and how this led to years of psychological struggles. 2. Her “divine intervention moment” while living in Australia and how it literally saved her life. 3. Tiffany’s 20 year search for help in addressing her trauma and what she finally found that actually helped. 4. The real driving force behind what motivated Tiffany to actually change her life. 5. Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), what it is, how it’s applied and how it can help us. 6. Willpower vs. our belief system and why the latter is more beneficial. 7. Why Tiffany believes that Matrix Therapy is the fastest way to process an emotion and make a change. 8. The secret to uncovering our inner child and releasing the feelings from past traumas that are keeping our inner psyche stuck. 9. Why “the hustle and grind” are actually an addiction and reflection of an underlying scarcity mindset. 10. The importance of listening to our body and how the body will always tell us what we actually need. www.brenttieri.com http://www.bluelotusmind.com

Katie Hunt is the founder of Proof to Product (formerly known as Tradeshow Bootcamp), a business strategist, and mentor to product-based entrepreneurs. She’s worked with thousands of entrepreneurs through her in-person conferences and online courses she offers. Katie is also the host of the popular podcast, Proof to Product, where she takes listeners behind the scenes of growing a product-based business. Guests share their successes, struggles and how they’ve made difficult but important transitions in their business to continue growing. Katie has taught classes for CreativeLive, The National Stationery Show, The Savvy Experience, Be Sage, Seanwes Conference and Unique Camp. She’s been featured on BuzzFeed, Brit & Co, and VoyageLA and also interviewed on a variety of popular podcasts. Katie has a passion for creating, a mind for business and a strong desire to help others succeed. When she’s not cheering on her clients or dreaming up new workshops, you can find her spending time with her husband and four young children, hosting friends for dinner, or surfing Instagram. In this episode we dive into: 1. Her company “Proof to Product”, and how she became interested in helping people get their products out onto the shelves. 2. How her need for a creative outlet while engulfed in the corporate world was actually what served as the initial catalyst for her interest in graphic design. 3. How one simple blog post played an enormous role in changing Katie’s life. 4. The support from Katie’s mom that sparked her interest in entrepreneurship and the push she gave her to pursue it. 5. Balancing the business and the art side of a creative business. 6. The biggest obstacle she had to overcome as an entrepreneur. 7. The importance of acknowledging our successes, both the big and the small. 8. Why we need to stop looking at how others are running their business and why what one entrepreneur does may be the right fit for the next. 9. Why Katie felt the need to rebrand her business. 10. The process of launching your product, from idea to production, to actually getting it on the shelf. 11. The difference between starting a product based business and a service based business. 12. The quickest way to launch a product and get it off the ground. 13. How you can tell if you can build a business around your passion. 14. The systems and routines that Katie puts in place to protect time for herself and her family. www.brenttieri.com https://www.prooftoproduct.com/

Alex Kuhn is the founder and CEO of Vault Team and Vaulters Unite, where he works intimately with impact driven leaders to turn their purpose & mission into a movement that generates massive impact, fulfillment & revenue. After stepping away from a career as a successful collegiate swimming coach, Alex has been fortunate to personally train & coach more than 5000 performance driven individuals including c-level business leaders, founders, professional and Olympic athletes, and CEO’s of non-profit organizations. He has guided these leaders to take over industry's, impact thousands, add $20-$100k/month to their bottom line & have more freedom to do what they want with whom they want. His mission is to amplify leaders & their BIG vision so that they can build fulfilling businesses that impact lives, globally. In this episode we dive into: 1. Alex’s gravitation towards leadership at a very young age. 2. Why Alex turned down an internship at Nike to take an assistant swim coach position. 3. Why Alex believes that many people who have core leadership skills may be turning away from roles where they would thrive. 4. The correlation between stubbornness and leadership. 5. How Alex’s swimming and coaching career helped him create clear communication skills and motivation. 6. Alex’s failed business adventures including coaching and personal training and why he believes most people fail in business. 7. The balance between building something you are passionate about versus building something that the market actually needs. 8. When building a business, the importance of culture and why your vision needs to be tangible. 9. Alex’s goal to fully develop himself to his highest capabilities and be his absolute best. 10. Why prioritizing our health is a key to leadership, but is unfortunately often overlooked. www.brenttieri.com www.alex-kuhn.com

Jonathan Slain is the Founder and CEO of Recession.com, an author, a highly respected keynote speaker, and an expert on recessions & why business owners don’t need to fear them. Jonathan understands not only how to prepare your business for the next major recession, but also how to turn it into a profitable opportunity. Jonathan believes that the savvy entrepreneurs are the ones making plans now, so they can be buyers when opportunity knocks. They’re looking forward to purchasing failing companies and hiring top talent when others are caught unprepared by a recession. Having come from the world of investment banking, working on mergers and acquisitions, Jonathan has seen firsthand how businesses with successful leadership mistakenly hit plateaus. Now, working exclusively with Founders, Owners, CEOs, and Management Teams, Jonathan uses that experience to help best-in-class companies worldwide achieve their vision of success. Whether working with entrepreneurial niche/specialty firms or large corporations ($10M+ in annual revenue), the direction and insight Jonathan imparts, positions businesses to advance to levels they dream about often, but rarely achieve on their own. In this episode we dive into: 1. The biggest and most difficult lessons that Jonathan learned from owning a gym franchise and how he survived the last recession. 2. The concept and idea behind Jonathan’s new book, “Rock the Recession”. 3. Why Jonathan's actually focuses on being selfish and why this unique characteristic is most important to him. 4. The importance of being intentional with life planning. 5. Why recessions don’t always relate purely to the economy and how they are actually affecting business all over and more frequently than we think. 6. His belief that some businesses are actually “recession proof” and how you can adopt some of the same characteristics in your own business. 7. The types of businesses that do not do well, and that you should avoid, in a recession. 8. Finding the secret sweet spots to selling and buying during a recession. 9. How to get on the “bank list”, so that during a recession you can be one of the first to take advantage of the opportunities available during a recession. 10. The role that politics play in the economy. 11. How Jonathan personally gears up for a recession and how you can too. 12. The biggest mistakes people are making with their businesses before recessions. www.brenttieri.com www.recession.com  

Solo Episode #91: Friday Fuel: Why Not Looking Back At Your Successes Might Actually Be Keeping You Stuck It seems that right now is talking about what lies ahead in 2020. I agree, we should be looking forward, we should be setting goals and plans for what’s ahead and what we want to accomplish in the new year, but what I see very few people doing is actually taking the time to assess what they actually accomplished in 2019. It's incredibly important to celebrate the successes, the milestones, and the accomplishments that occurred in the past year. In this episode we dive into: 1. Why looking at our past is what helps calibrate our future. 2. How we can use our past results to assess and shift our metrics for success. 3. Why overlooking our successes actually decreases our desire and motivation for more in the future. 4. Why small wins can generate big momentum. 5. Why appreciate and gratitude are keys for growth moving forward. www.brenttieri.com/join

Clate Mask is the co-founder and CEO of Keap (formally Infusionsoft), which he has now successfully grown to over $100 million annually. He is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Conquer the Chaos: How to Grow a Successful Small Business Without Going Crazy. And is a nationally-known small business growth expert who has worked with thousands of entrepreneurs. Recognized as a visionary leader in the small-business community, Clate has been educating and inspiring entrepreneurs for more than a decade. As CEO of Keap, Mask is leading the company on its mission to create and dominate the market of sales and marketing for small businesses. Clate Mask has passion for small business success, which stems from his personal experience taking Infusionsoft from a struggling startup to an eight-time Inc. 500/5000 winner. He was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, a Top 100 Small Business Influencer by Small Business Trends and one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2013 by Goldman Sachs. Clate is the father of 6 as well as a frequent contributor to Inc., Entrepreneur, and Small Business Trends. In this episode we dive into: 1. Clate’s journey from a degree in law and business to becoming an entrepreneur. 2. The mission of his company, Keap, to help simplify growth for 5 million businesses worldwide and the plan behind taking this from vision to reality. 3. Why they rebranded Infusionsoft to Keap, and the process they used to test the market beforehand. 4. Why Clate was persistent on making his company grow and profit in the beginning years even while struggling with major financial issues. 5. How his relationship with his wife actually grew during the rough years of entrepreneurship rather than taking a toll. 6. Why Clate holds a special place for small business owners in his heart and why the company will continue to serve these companies. 7. Common mistakes that businesses make that keep them from growing and why your company must grow and adapt over time. 8. Emotional capital versus the financial capital. 9. Looking at failure as an opportunity to reframe an experience into a positive and use this lesson going forward. 10. The #1 thing that separates a successful small businesses from a failed small businesses. 11. How to live a life of freedom as an entrepreneur. 12. Why balance is the right word for Clate when describing the relationship between his work and home life. www.brenttieri.com www.clatemask.com www.keap.com

Solo Episode #90: Friday Fuel: Stick To The Fundamentals Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying he basic fundamentals. - Jim Rohn Most of us have a tendency, especially in business to over complicate things. And as a result, we work harder in our businesses, have lives that are more complicated and chaotic and burn ourselves out faster. We have forgotten the fundamentals in our business and in turn we have cluttered the process. In this episode we dive into: 1. Why the key to results is fundamentals and consistent action. 2. How the best fundamentals are transferable. 3. How focusing on the fundamentals can get you unstuck. 4. Why fundamentals are often the simplest and best path towards growth. www.brenttieri.com

Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including Juliet’s School of Possibilities, Off the Clock, I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours. Her work has appeared in publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune. She is the host of the podcast Before Breakfast and the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and four children, and blogs at LauraVanderkam.com. In this episode we dive into: 1. Laura's initial spark of interest in the world of productivity and time management. 2. Going through her K-12 education years, Laura explains that although schooling came easy, it wasn't necessarily rewarding. 3. What an outcome goal is versus a process goal and where we should be focusing our energy. 4. Why Laura believes we are actually less busy than previous generations, and why people still love to wear the “busyness badge of honor”. 5. The lies we are telling ourselves about the management of time. 6. Why structure should not be looked at as a loss of freedom, but rather the opposite. 7. Finding your leisure time while still working and raising a family. 8. What Laura views as “successful” and how this has developed over time. 9. Why we need to stop using the “we have no time” excuse, and focusing on finding the time or admitting it is not of importance. 10. The shortcut to finding your ultimate energy period during your day. 11. Laura dives into some strategies that will help create time management skills, as well as how to make a “time tracking chart”. 12. Learning about ourselves through the “100 Dreams Exercise”, that Laura challenges everyone to create. www.brenttieri.com www.lauravanderkam.com

Solo Episode #87: Friday Fuel: The Top 5 Things You Can Do To Leave A Lasting Legacy Sadly, too many of us, would be unsatisfied with our life and the legacy that we're leaving behind if today was our last day. So, how do you want to be remembered and what do you want to be remembered for? In this episode we dive into: 1. The Top 5 Things you can do right now to leave a lasting legacy. 2. Why your legacy is not a destination, but rather a way of being. 3. The importance of identifying what's meaningful to us and living a life in alignment with those values. 4. Why fulfillment requires service. 5. How we can start living our legacy right now. Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Sean Sessel is a voracious learner with a fervent belief in the ability of the individual to better himself or herself. After an epiphany that he derived intrinsic enjoyment from continual learning and the sharing of knowledge with others, he decided to make a career of it and started The Oculus Institute. Sean helps individuals escape burnout jobs and craft careers that truly inspire AND pay well. He works with people to prevent self-sabotage, dissolves stress, and discover their personal power & value. Sean developed a unique system called psychohacking that is fundamentally different and more powerful than other schools of internal work; like NLP and LOA. Psychohacking is grounded in truth (not selectively choosing beliefs/references or focusing only on the positive), and it uses observation to deconstruct mental barriers subconsciously. Sean proudly boasts a 100% success rate in providing his clients with the results promised upon entering his program. Before Oculus, Mr. Sessel was Director of Quantitative Research and Co-Portfolio Manager at Tectonic Advisors, a Registered Investment Adviser with over $1 billion in assets under advisement. Prior to that, he worked as an Associate at Boston Consulting Group, where he specialized in consumer survey analysis and organizational structures. Mr. Sessel received his B.S. in Bioengineering from Rice University. Throughout this time, he has also been involved as a founder, equity hire, or board member in 10 different startups and 2 different nonprofit organizations. In this episode we dive into: 1. What the Oculus Institute is, and why it is so important to Sean to give people the skillsets Oculus offers. 2. How after working multiple jobs that led to burnout and a fear of having to “sell his soul” in order to be financially stable, Sean found himself in a very dark place. 3. Sean's natural love of absorbing, processing and transferring information. 4. Sean's view on death, and why he credits his spiritual work to his piece of mind. 5. Our “psychic sensors”, how they are actually keeping us from ultimate peace, and Sean's system that helps break this barrier. 6. “Fire and Ice” in the self help world. 7. The 4 categories of exploring your mind beneath the surface: Expectations, Associations, Replaying Records, and Creed. 8. Where Sean believes burnout comes from. 9. The importance of separating yourself from your thoughts. 10. “Dream bridges” and how to structure yours. 11. Sean's process for helping people uncover their true “thing” or “gift”. 12. Law of Attraction vs Law of Action, why one will always need the other. 13. Sean dives into which of these two words is more important: Discipline or Motivation. 14. Sean's new book to help wake you up from a conditioned mindset and to explore beyond your boundaries. www.brenttieri.com https://www.oculusinstitute.com/

Solo Episode #87: Friday Fuel: Why Slowing Down Can Be The Difference Between Thriving And Burnout Does this sound familiar? Go faster. Do more. It seems that now more than ever the world is telling us to go faster and faster and that somehow this equates to us being more successful. But what if the key to getting ahead was actually in slowing down? In this episode we dive into: 1. Why slowing down can actually accelerate your success. 2. How taking more time can help us gain clarity and focus. 3. Why your body and your health will thank you for taking your foot off the gas. 4. How we can feel more present and aware when we take the time to stop and appreciate the things and people around us. Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Katie DePaola is the founder and CEO of Inner Glow Circle, a company that helps women who want to work for themselves, not by themselves as an entrepreneur. Inner Glow Circle trains clients to become an accredited life coach through the International Coach Federation (ICF) and helps them to create a sustainable business they’ll love through group training programs and masterminds. Katie and her team at Inner Glow Circle have been featured in ICF, Time, HuffPost, Elite Daily, Hay House, Entreprenista, and on podcasts including Raising the Bar, Life Unfiltered with Alexa, Light Hustle, Curiously You | Who You Are Matters, and Struggle to Success to name a few. In her free time, Katie enjoys working out, spending time with her family and indulging in her favorite guilty pleasures such as Keeping Up with the Kardashians and retail therapy. In this episode we dive into: 1. Katie’s exposure to entrepreneurship as a child and how she decided to start “Inner Glow Circle”. 2. From a self funded startup company to a million dollar business, Katie explains the drive to prove her purpose and her refusal to give up. 3. Katie explains how she uncovered her purpose and how others can find theirs too. 4. How Lymes disease and the tragic loss of her brother had helped Katie redefine success and shift her mindset to find the good in situations. 5. How Katie pulled herself out of a depressed haze following her brother's death, and her belief in a higher power that helped her to realize her true core values and give her the strength to keep her business going forward. 6. How we can find our happiest selves by creating our own opportunities and shifting our perspectives. 7. Tapping into our highest desire and reminding ourselves constantly of what we want. 8. What IGC has to offer for women who want to say “YES” to their desires, visions and dreams. 9. The telling signs you have the personality traits to be a coach and why Katie believes coaching has more options and pathways to help people than therapy. 10. How to tell the difference between someone who is a “dabbler” and someone who is a “doer”. www.brenttieri.com www.innerglowcircle.com

Solo Episode #87: Friday Fuel: Creating Alignment Between Your Business Aspirations and Your Personal Vision “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” - Carl Jung How many of us have taken the time to craft a personal vision for our life? Many of us have business goals and aspirations, but we rarely take the time to make sure that these two are in alignment and congruence with one another. In this episode we dive into: 1. Why your personal vision is more powerful than your business vision and why the most powerful visions align your professional aspirations with your personal purpose. 2. How aligning your business and personal visions leads to greater results with less work. 3. The importance of alignment when evaluating our personal fulfillment. 4. Why a personal vision is more important when things get more difficult. 5. Why you should focus on creating your personal vision first and your business vision second. Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

By 35 years of age, Ashley Avinashi found herself suffering from chronic adrenal fatigue, high levels of anxiety and a sense of having lost herself in the world. The journey into parenthood had her question everything she had ever believed about life. She had spent nearly two decades post-graduation following her dreams, beginning with a corporate role in a fast track management program to becoming one of the top sales and investment experts in the busiest market in North America. Despite a seemingly perfect life on the outside, her inside world was crumbling. There came a time where she learned how separated she had become from her own intrinsic worth and intuition, working hard for the external and neglecting what truly mattered for her. Over the years, as she invested in herself honestly and leaned into her own truth, her entire life began to turn. The clarity emerged as she returned to her roots, and reconnected deeply to her true self. She began to act in ways that showed that she loved and honoured herself, and the joy followed. Patterns of anxiety, control and proving her worth were left behind. She has since founded an organization called Raising Humanity, which offers a revolutionary path by which we can raise ourselves and our children. The hope is that the magic, or light, is preserved in us from birth, and future generations would have an opportunity to not go some many of their lives unlived. When we are heard and seen as we are, we can move past the old patterns that keep us from experiencing life fully. Her most recent book, Ignite Your Parenting: Real life, heartfelt stories to help parents find balance and joy in raising happy children, can be found on Amazon. In this episode we dive into: 1. The story behind “Raising Humanity”, and why Ashley considers it a “Global Village.'' 2. The importance of parents feeling and realizing that they are enough. 3. How Ashley shifted out of “the hustle” by listening to the signs that the universe was giving her. 4. How a lack of fulfillment despite a seemingly perfect life was the red flag that Ashley needed to slow down. 5. How we can form and cultivate the habit of listening to our bodies and the importance of uncovering the recipe we need for rest and recovery. 6. The greatest lessons our children can teach us about true happiness. 7. The keys to setting ourselves up to be successful parents. 8. Why Ashley believes our strength is actually found in our vulnerability. 9. The cost of suppressing our emotions in our early years and why we end up paying for it down the road. 10. Eliminating the “quick fix” scenarios and putting the actual work in to better our lives. www.brenttieri.com www.raisinghumanity.com

Solo Episode #86: Friday Fuel: Is Your Story Keeping You Stuck? We all have stories that we have formulated in our mind that shape our reality. Some of these stories are empowering and others paint a picture of us as a victim. What are the stories that you are telling yourself that are keeping you stuck? In this episode we dive into: 1. Why many of the stories we tell ourselves aren't based in fact, but rather based on feelings. 2. Why awareness is the first step to shifting our story and opening us up to opportunity. 3. The importance of taking responsibility for our circumstances and current situation. 4. How we can re-frame and counter our existing stories. 5. Why change this internal narrative can be the key to unlocking opportunities for growth and abundance. Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Shira Nelson, is the founder of Mom Beyond Baby where she teaches moms around the globe how to become their best self and live a life of fulfillment through fitness, lifestyle and business while being a Mom “Beyond Baby.” Mom Beyond Baby is founded on the idea that moms MUST take care of themselves first so that they can be the best for everyone else. She’s all about simplifying the process and making it doable for moms to take action and get results so they can live life with their kids rather than on the sidelines. When she is not chasing her two kids at home, you can find her running, lifting weights or fishing. In this episode we dive into: 1. Mom Beyond Baby” and why Shira felt the pull to help mothers build their best lives. 2. Shira’s experience as a first time mom, including the struggles of feeling lost and alone, and her realization of how a number of others were dealing with similar feelings and emotions. 3. The expectations versus the reality that Shira dealt with in making the transition from working full time to becoming a mother. 4. The importance of actually being selfish as a parent in order to be the best parent. 5. The importance of being passion focused versus money focused and how that helped Shira start her business and gain momentum in the early days. 6. Her initial obsession with body image, dieting, and fitness at a young age that led to destructive habits as a teenager and eventually a grand mal seizure in college. 7. The dangers associated with control and perfectionism. 8. How pregnancy was actually what helped Shira appreciate her body for the first time. 9. Why reaching a point of burnout can sometimes actually be a good reset for us. 10. Learning how to differentiate between your strengths and weaknesses while running your business and how you can start to become comfortable with delegation and letting go. www.brenttieri.com www.shiranelson.com

Solo Episode #85: Friday Fuel: “Enough” Will Always Come From Within Our culture has become obsessed with "more". Having more, doing more, and making more. And there’s nothing wrong with it, but where "more" becomes a problem is when we’re using it for validation. The truth is that feeling “enough” will only come from the inside. In this episode we dive into: 1. Why more only comes from the inside. 2. How gratitude is the key to feeling like enough. 3. Why being content and happy with where we're at doesn't mean that we no longer are in pursuit of a greater impact. 4. The true cost of comparison and how we should eliminate the distractions that cultivate feelings of low self worth. 5. How our core values should serve as our guide for living a life and feeling like we're "enough". Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Laura Garnett is a performance strategist, TEDx speaker, and the creator of the Genius Habit. She works with CEOs and executives to identify their unique genius and purpose, and craft an actionable plan to leverage them in their day-to-day work. She has consulted with organizations including Capital One, Open Table, LinkedIn, and Instructure. Prior to launching her own company, New York City-based Garnett Consulting, she honed her marketing, strategy, and career-refining skills at companies like Capital One, American Express, IAC, and Google. Her book, “The Genius Habit: How One Habit Can Radically Change Your Work and Your Life” was released in February of this year. In this episode we dive into: 1. Laura's career crisis she experienced while working at Google that led to her eventually to creating her dream job from scratch. 2. Laura’s “Zone of Genius” definition and how she was first introduced to the concept. 3. The best place for people to start when searching for clarity around their Zone of Genius and finding their unique talent. 4. How to identify your purpose, the difference between purpose and passion, and why one is more important than the other. 5. The difference between the “Zone of Genius” and a “Genius Habit” and how we can create habits and routines around what we do best. 6. The importance of being self aware. 7. Laura's book, “The Genius Habit”, which includes a “Genius Tracker” which helps take our performance to the next level by pushing us out of our comfort zone, a critical piece for success. 8. Laura's personal transition from being a single entrepreneur and growing her company to transitioning into business life as a mother. 9. The benefits of having a few deeper relationships rather than many surface level connections and how this changes as we move deeper into self awareness. 10. Why your “Zone of Genius” always stay the same, but can evolve and be applied in an infinite number of ways. www.brenttieri.com www.lauragarnett.com

Solo Episode #84: Friday Fuel: Stress Is Actually Killing You We all joke about how busy we are and how stressed we are. But stress is no laughing matter. The chronic stress we are subject to sparks a cascade of events in our bodies that leads to serious health problems down the road. In this episode we dive into: 1. The difference between a good stress and a bad stress. 2. The effects stress has on our heart, immune system, reproductive system and brain. 3. Why acute stress and chronic stress are much different and why one is worse than the other. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Shayna Norwood founded her company, Steel Petal Press in 2011 to share beauty and humor with the world through her collection of handmade stationery. She is a professionally trained visual artist with a BFA from San Francisco Art Institute and has been letterpress printing since 2004. Steel Petal Press has been featured in Proof to Product, Pop Sugar, BuzzFeed, Brit + Co, Refinery29, Southern Bride, Paper Crave, Oh So Beautiful Paper, Stationery Trends, Style Me Pretty, Brides, Inside Weddings, The Knot, Apartment Therapy, CBS News, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times and more. When not thinking up funny greeting card ideas or working with wedding clients you can find her riding her bike around Chicago, enjoying tacos, hanging out at home with her cats and plants, or out dancing to her favorite DJs and bands. In this episode we dive into: 1. As the owner of Steel Petal Press, Shayna explains why her products are unique in the world of paper art. 2. What a letterpress printer is and how the process works and what drew Shayna into letterpress printing. 3. How Shayna started her business on the side while going to school and working multiple jobs before she was able to jump into things full-time. 4. The biggest lesson she has learned building a business and why she credits her persistence for making it all work. 5. The challenges Shayna ran into while starting up her retail shop that she did not expect to run into and how she continues to navigate the world of running a retail business. 6. The events that transpired for Shayna in 2016 and how it served as a turning point for her business and her life. 7. Shayna's struggle with mental illness and how she had to learn to cope and reevaluate her approach while simultaneously running a business. 8. The importance of being honest about our mental health so we can provide the best environments for ourselves. 9. How implementing a “flex schedule” into Steel Petal Press has helped Shayna's creativity. 10. Where Shayna draws the creativity and inspiration for her greeting cards. 11. How Shayna came up with the idea of Mental Health Trackers to help others that are struggling. www.brenttieri.com www.steelpetalpress.com

Solo Episode #83: Friday Fuel: Your Obsession Is Keeping You Average What if putting in more hours doesn't actually equal more production? The "American Dream" is all about working hard and putting in effort to reach the top? But at what point does that mentality have a negative effect on our business, health, and life? In this episode we dive into: 1. The diminishing returns that accompany overwork. 2. The negative health effects that chronic stress and overwork produce. 3. Why our obsession with work leads to working more poorly on increasingly less meaningful tasks. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Steve Anderson, M.A., is a trusted authority on Risk, Technology, Productivity, and Innovation and has over 35 years of experience in the insurance industry. He holds a master's degree in Insurance Law. Anderson is a professional speaker, consultant, and "futurist." From business management systems to social media, Steve analyzes what's happening now and explains its implications for the future. His speaking portfolio includes presentations on the future of technology, how businesses can leverage the online world, and how any business can assess and use strategic risk to their advantage. He was chosen to be one of the original 150 "thought leaders/influencers" on LinkedIn and has over 340,000 followers. He is the author of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today best selling book, “The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon”, where he takes a perceptive look at Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s annual shareholder letters, extracting 14 key “growth principles” that both the large corporation and “solopreneur” can use to scale up. In this episode we dive into: 1. Where Steve came up with the idea to write his book “The Bezos Letters” and how it went from an idea to reality. 2. Why the biggest risk often times is not taking the risk at all. 3. Why constant change is actually required to move forward and grow. 4. The behind the scenes research it took for “The Bezos Letters” to come to life. 5. Why Steve shifted the layout of the book away from chronological and into 14 main principles and organizational cycles. 6. Why Jeff Bezos believes that failure is necessary for growth and success. 7. The importance of allowing ourselves to be counterintuitive and how this principle has allowed Amazon to continue to grow. 8. The significance of the first letter that Jeff Bezos sent to shareholders and how he constantly revisits this message throughout his correspondence. 9. Why Amazon always maintains a day 1 mindset. 10. The secret 15th principle that Steve would add to his book. 11. Why the “Flywheel” is one of the most important principles, but also may be the hardest to implement. 12. How the principles of Amazon don’t simply apply to business, but also can be actively applied to our personal life as well. www.brenttieri.com https://thebezosletters.com/

Solo Episode #82: Friday Fuel: Motivation Versus Discipline What's more important...motivation or discipline? This explores why discipline is more important than motivation and why doing things only when you feel excited about them is what actually keeps most people stuck. In this episode we dive into: 1. Why feelings of motivation aren't sustainable. 2. The difference between being interested in something and being committed to something. 3. Why discipline produces more predictable results. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Robin Waite is known as “The Fearless Business Coach” as he helps turn dreams into reality for business owners and entrepreneurs. As the best-selling author of two books, a regular speaker, and successful coach, Robin draws on his decade of business leadership experience to help his clients achieve their dreams. Today, he coaches B2B business leaders and entrepreneurs offering insights from systems to pricing structure to personal development. With fearless goal setting and accountability, Robin is transforming his client’s businesses and lives. In this episode we dive into: 1. The difference between being fearless and reckless in business. 2. The importance of diversifying ourselves with culture, gender, and ethnicity to create and feed off the ideas of others. 3. The millennial approach to business and the benefits they are bringing to the workforce. 4. Robin’s journey into entrepreneurship and his realization that people's perception of small business owners needed to be changed. 5. The pivotal moment that led to Robin’s decision to close his agency and spend more time with his family just 3 weeks before his second daughter was born. 6. How depression was actually the catalyst for Robin starting his consulting agency. 7. How leading branding workshops led Robin and his team into taking traditional service-based businesses and turning them into a product with defined results. 8. Exchanging time for money vs. exchanging value for money. 9. What a “brave goal” is and how to achieve it. 10. Why disengagement can actually help with your engagement. 11. The secret Robin shares in his new book, “Take Your Shot”, and how it can increase your bottom line. www.brenttieri.com https://www.robinwaite.com/

Solo Episode #81: Friday Fuel: Shifting From Consumption to Taking Action Mindset is the key to growth. But, where does our need for personal development and our consumption of other content shift from a necessity to a distraction? In this episode we dive into: 1. Why your obsession with personal development might be the very thing that's holding you back. 2. My pledge to not read anything new over the next 90 days. 3. Shifting from a "dabbler" to a "doer". And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

David Hassell is a serial entrepreneur and is currently co-founder and CEO of 15Five, where he sees an opportunity to help organizations and everyone in them reach their potential and become ‘organizationally-actualized’. David graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering in 1998. The next year, he co-founded AdClip Networks, an online advertising technology company. In 2004, he co-founded Kite Adventures, a company that offers guided Kiteboarding tours off the coast of northeastern Brazil. In his last venture prior to 15Five, David co-founded Strategy Day, a consulting company that worked with CEOs and executive teams to develop focus and accomplish strategic plans. David formerly served as President of the San Francisco chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and was later named “The Most Connected Man You Don’t Know in Silicon Valley” by Forbes Magazine. David has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Inc., Entrepreneur, Wired, Fast Company, and the Financial Post. In this episode we dive into: 1. The lesson that David learned about having alignment with your business partners around goals and core values. 2. How to create a business around your passions that actually makes a profit. 3. Why David believes we are in a creative revolution right now. 4. The expectations of different generations in the workforce and why millennials get a bad name when they are actually passionately engaged. 5. How to make sure that the goals we’re setting are actually the right ones. 6. The mission and guiding principles behind David’s company 15Five. 7. How to intentionally boost the morale and relationships within your company through positive feedback. 8. The “best-self culture” and how to step into the greatest version of who we are in business and in life. 9. Why managing your energy is more important than managing your time. 10. Optimizing creativity by understanding the rhythms and patterns of our energy levels. www.brenttieri.com www.15five.com

Solo Episode #80: Friday Fuel: "The faster and busier things get, the more we need to build thinking time into our schedule. And the noisier things get, the more we need to build quiet reflection spaces in which we can truly focus." - Greg McKeown Too many of us have a full runway, with no room for new ideas or opportunities to land. True performance and productivity becomes possible by intentionally incorporating down time or "white space" into you lives. In this episode we dive into: 1. The old paradigm around productivity and work. 2. Why our thoughts around productivity are actually keeping us stuck. 3. How we can stop other people from constantly filling up our schedule and stealing our time and energy. 4. How many of us are using work to avoid dealing with our own thoughts and emotions. 5. Why we should stop trying to "fit it all in" and why it's more important to be a "doer" rather than a "dabbler". And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Tonya Dalton is a productivity expert, writer, speaker and founder of inkWELL Press Productivity Co, a company centered around productivity tools and training. She released her first book, The Joy of Missing Out, with Harper Collins on October 1st. Tonya’s messages about business management, productivity, and the pursuit of passion have impacted thousands and inspired her to launch her podcast, Productivity Paradox which has surpassed more than a million downloads. Her podcast regularly ranks in the top 50 of all business management podcasts on Apple Podcasts. Tonya has been featured on Real Simple, Entrepreneur, Inc., Apartment Therapy, Lauren Conrad, and HGTV among other places. In 2019, Tonya received the Enterprising Woman of the Year Award and was named North Carolina's Female Entrepreneur to Watch by The Ladders. In this episode we dive into: 1. Tonya’s journey from teacher to stay at home mom to entrepreneur and how she pushed into business with the goal of having her husband be able to leave his corporate marketing position. 2. The biggest myths around productivity and why productivity is less about doing more things and more about doing the important things. 3. The difference between effectiveness and efficiency? 4. Why rest is not a reward for hard work, but actually a requirement for high performance. 5. The concept of an “ultradian rhythm” and how we have different peaks and valleys for productivity and creativity, and how we can discover our own. 6. How we can discover and reveal to ourselves our purpose and our core values. 7. Why we should be setting goals that are in alignment with our core values. 8. Why Tonya doesn’t believe in work life balance, but instead embraces and accepts the times where she’s leaning more into a certain area, and acknowledges this as part of the process of designing and creating the life she desires. 9. How we can rethink busy and start living our lives intentionally. 10. How Tonya personally recharges herself for performance and how each of us can discover ways that rejuvenate us. www.brenttieri.com www.tonyadalton.com https://joyofmissingout.com/

Solo Episode #79: Friday Fuel: Work Life Boundaries Versus Work Life Balance Work Life Balance is an illusion. It creates this unrealistic picture that at all times our time, energy, and effort should be equally distributed across all areas of our life. Rather than striving for balance, we should more importantly aim for harmony, which can be achieved by installing the needed boundaries around our work so that it doesn't infiltrate all areas. In this episode we dive into: 1. The myth of work life balance. 2. The performance, presence, and focus we gain by implementing boundaries. 3. Why we need to clarify our values BEFORE we design our boundaries. 4. How enlisting others to find your "blind spots" can help you identify the barriers that are currently keeping you from focusing on your values. 5. How we can communicate our boundaries to others so that they are effectively implemented. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Josh Perry is a former Pro BMX athlete and multiple brain tumor survivor. He was an X-Games, Dew Tour, and Fise World Championship athlete from 2007-2016 and ranked in the Top 10 of the BMX World Championship Standings during the 2016 season. After a third brain tumor diagnosis, Josh Perry left the comfort of a professional BMX career to harnesses the power of his incredible story and inspire others to foster new perspectives and take new action in their lives. Now as a health coach, keto advocate, and speaker, he is providing tools for mental strength, health & nutrition, manifestation, and business. Josh illustrates how challenges come in different shapes and sizes, yet for every problem there’s always solution. He emphasizes that happy and successful people use the same mental tools to get them there, regardless of their past or current tribulations. Josh’s unique ability to connect science with emotion means he resonates not only with the most accomplished experts, but with eager-to-learn newcomers as well. He has been featured on over 40 podcasts including appearances on Adam Carolla’s “Carolla Drinks After Show”,The “Primal BluePrint Podcast”, and "Bulletproof Radio". His mission is to inspire change in perspectives that leads others to take new action in their lives and become empowered to live as healthy, happy, and successful as possible. In this episode we dive into: 1. Josh’s introduction into the world of BMX at the age of 13 and how he left school at 17 years old to pursue his professional career. 2. How an MRI following a crash on his bike actually led to the accidental discovery of a brain tumor and Josh’s journey of survival. 3. The moment that led to a change in his perspective, shifting his mindset from from worrying about what he didn’t want to focusing on what he does want. 4. Why we need to be conscious of the things we put in our bodies as well as our minds. 5. The inspiration that Josh pulled from that pulled him through treatment and rehab. 6. Josh’s passion for consciousness and awareness. 7. importance of mentors and how we can use them if our immediate circle of influence isn’t supporting us and why Josh now chooses to be the support system for others. 8. Josh’s approach to full body health and how he grew into his healthy lifestyle habits. 9. The power of physically writing out your goals and working backwards from that goal to keep you aligned and motivated. 10. How to deal with fear and actually turn those feelings into opportunity. 11. The science behind the Ketogenic diet, Josh’s personal experience with it, and why he continues to follow the Ketogenic guidelines. www,brenttieri.com www.joshperrybmx.com

Solo Episode #78: Friday Fuel: The Secret To Setting The Right Goals Obviously goal setting is important, but how do we know that we're setting the right goals? We break down the top 5 questions you need to ask yourself to audit your goals and reaffirm that you're setting your sites on the right prize! In this episode we dive into: 1. Do your goals make sense strategically and tactically? 2. How do you believe you will feel when you accomplish your goal? 3. Are the goals you're setting actually yours? 4. Are your goals balanced? 5. Have you set goals that are in alignment with your core values? And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Cornell Thomas is an athlete, speaker, author, thinker, coach, and more importantly than any of those titles he’s a husband and father. Cornell is the perfect example of turning a loss into a win. Two weeks away from playing professional basketball in Europe, Cornell suffered a career ending injury that derailed his dream. Thanks to the “real life” teachings from his amazing mother and hero, Tina Thomas, Cornell has been able to use the pain of adversity to find his purpose in helping others. He is the author of The Power of Positivity - Controlling Where the Ball Bounces, Extra Ordinary - The Distance Between Good and Great, and Power of Me - Army of One. He now shares his story to inspire and motivate others of all walks of life as he travels around the world, daring others to say, “What Now?” instead of “Why Me?” in the face of adversity. In this episode we dive into: 1. Cornell’s loss of his father at the age of 3 and the lessons he learned from his mother as she stepped into the difficult role of raising her children as a single mother. 2. How we can reframe adversity as a gift rather than a setback. 3. How Cornell dealt with a shift in his purpose and how you can do the same if you need to pivot. 4. The difference between the “Why me?” mentality and the “What now?” mentality and how you can use this small distinction to use adversity as a springboard for growth. 5. Why Cornell believes that we all have a purpose and how we can start to navigate our way through life to find our path. www.brenttieri.com www.cornell-thomas.com

Solo Episode #77: Friday Fuel: My Top Advice For Growth After over 150 episodes of the show, I've noticed continuous themes across the amazing guests I've had a chance to interview. There are consistent principles that continue to show up that allow people to grow and change. In this episode we dive into: The top 10 principles for growth. Why mindset is actually the one thing that can trump everything else. Re-framing adversity as a gift. How your inner circle can either keep you stuck or propel you forward. And why there's no magic pill for growth or success, but rather consistent action will win every time. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Tom Eddington is one of Silicon Valley’s most renowned business advisors and coaches and works with some of the nation’s most influential CEOs and non-profit leaders, advising them on everything from global mergers and organizational change to conscious leadership and life/balance integration. His extraordinary journey towards serving in these capacities has been one that few leaders ever take. From transformational successes to severe and debilitating personal challenges, Tom developed a rare coaching style and practice that is as much of a spiritual awakening as it is a meteoric rise in the corporate world as an owner in one of the globe’s most influential management consulting firms. Many of his clients come to him seeking a sense of serenity after years of working in toxic leadership positions. With a focus on conscious discipline, he offers them a unique blend of executive management guidance and spiritual coaching. Tom’s wealth of life experiences gives him the scope, empathy, and compassion required to help his clients make profound personal and professional shifts in their lives. “I help them find a sense of living as a whole person by exploring a deeper understanding of their inner compass.” In this episode we dive into: What it means to be a “conscious leader” and why Tom believes that we need more conscious leadership in the world. Tom’s personal business journey through corporate America to consulting to entrepreneurship. The health crisis that led Tom into digging deep in his own personal challenges and how he overcame them. The importance of looking at our struggles as a gift. Consciously knowing and coming to a place of acceptance with the choices that we’ve made in our lives. Why we should look at our lives as “full” instead of “busy” and why making this distinction is so important. The power and importance of being intentional with our commitments. Why our goals should not be the key performance indicators of our success in life. Tom’s journey and experience with Buddhism and how that helps to frame his outlook on life. The challenges we are facing as a society right now and how conscious leaders can help bring about solutions to these challenges. How the principles of conscious leadership can help with closing the gap between the obvious divisions in our country. How to operate out of a place of trust instead of a place of fear. www.brenttieri.com https://www.eddingtonadvisory.com/

Solo Episode #76: Friday Fuel: Don't Lose Your Identity In The Pursuit Of Achievement "Your identity is your most valuable possession. Protect it." - Elastigirl, The Incredibles You are not defined by your accomplishments. Your value and self worth in this world is not what you've achieved. It is far too easy to lose track of who we are at our core in the pursuit of accomplishment. In this episode we dive into: 1. The overachiever, the underachiever, and the regretful achiever. 2. The dangers in fully identifying our self worth with our achievements. 3. How to use your core values as a checks and balances system for your goals. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Bryan Falchuk, CPT BCS is a life and executive coach, public speaker, C-level executive and the best-selling author of Do a Day, in which he teaches people how to overcome challenges and achieve goals. Bryan spent most of his life obese and overcome by anxiety until he discovered the approach to change all that – Do a Day. Using Do A Day, Bryan was able to break from this pattern to live a life of consistent, unending health and wellness, and works to share what he’s learned with others seeking a happier, more complete existence. As Bryan says, people don’t change, lives do. His goal is to help people change their lives. Bryan’s work has appeared in many major publications like the LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Inc. Magazine and more, and he has been featured as a guest on over 100 podcasts and radio shows. He has also shared his message across many stages, including multiple TEDx events. In this episode we dive into: The catalyst for Byans “Do A Day” podcast and book. Our habit as humans to seek comfort, and the negative reactions people can subconsciously have when going through catastrophic life events. Bryan’s struggle with childhood obesity, including the mental and physical struggles, and the initial trauma that triggered it. How to spark the mindset shift and take action without having to experience a life threatening trauma or event. Seeing value in ourselves first and why self love is more important than seeking external validation. How to go deeper even deeper in finding our “why”. The power in asking ourselves questions and why the most simple questions are often the hardest to reflect on and truthfully answer. How many of us are using things like food and work as a means of self-medication. The pressures we put upon children and the flawed concept to have them choose their life path at a young age. Bryan’s “Do A Days” process and what that looks like as a practice. How to make purposeful decisions today regardless of your yesterdays and tomorrows. www.brenttieri.com www.bryanfalchuk.com

Solo Episode #75: Friday Fuel: What Are The Obstacles Standing In Your Way? For those of us that have taken the time to define success, what are the obstacles, barriers, or roadblocks standing in your way right now on your path to growth? In this episode we dive into: Both the internal and external barriers that many of us face when designing our life. The importance of asking ourselves is something is truly a barrier or if we've deceived ourselves into believing something that's not true. How to accurately look at the consequences of the barriers currently in our life and how to develop a strategy around eliminating the barrier on a journey to growth. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Maggie Berghoff is a certified nurse practitioner from Vanderbilt University as well as trained in Functional Medicine from the Institute for Functional Medicine. At 22 years old, Maggie found herself carrying a sudden 50lbs of extra weight, felt bloated, was breaking out in the most horrible skin hives, had hair that was thinning out and was experiencing brain fog that was unbearable. She was also plagued by relentless feelings of fatigue that made it hard to get through the day despite a solid 10 hours of sleep. A few months later, Maggie found herself lying in a hospital bed after experiencing a mini-stroke. She was discharged with a list of diagnoses, medications, and a doom sentence of a rare disease, kidney failure, infertility, and IV therapy for the rest of her life. Fortunately, Maggie didn’t accept that she couldn’t be back to her normal self again. She turned to what’s known as Functional Medicine, a cutting-edge whole-systems medicine approach that addresses and treats the underlying root causes of chronic illness and symptoms, instead of just managing symptoms like the traditional medical model. In less than 6 months she was back to her normal self again, all lab values pristine, and feeling more healthy and happy than ever had before. Flash forward, Maggie now takes her extensive training in both the traditional and natural medical worlds and provides her clients with her easy to follow framework. Her clients report increased energy and vitality, weight loss, hormone balance, glowing and anti-aging skin, auto-immune disease reversal, and elimination of chronic pains and gastro-intestinal distress. They are able to optimize their health, home, and performance and ultimately show up as their best selves in their life, business, and relationships. In this episode we dive into: How a “mini stroke” was a wake up call that sparked a shift in the way that Maggie approached her health. Why her initial journey into functional medicine was actually more about helping herself rather than helping others, but also how it became a springboard to serve and impact others. The biggest differences between the western medical model and functional medicine and why finding the root cause of a disease is more important than only addressing the symptom. Some of the stressors that surround us each day and how some of them may actually surprise you. Why Maggie believes the body has the ability to heal from any disease. How she balances her intense times of work and focus with periods of energy, rest and renewal and the structure and boundaries Maggie has in her life to keep work from taking over. Why healthcare is not limited to only the treatment of disease, but also in priming and preparing the body for peak performance. Maggie’s unique approach to healthcare and how it differs from other functional medicine practitioners. Her ultimate vision of changing the health of the world and impacting the health and lives of millions. Why her ultimate version of living outside the hustle is all about family. www.brenttieri.com www.maggieberghoff.com

Solo Episode #74: Friday Fuel: What Does Your Life Say About Your Values? If someone took a deep look into your life, what would they think that you value? We often say that certain things are important to us, but are they really congruent with the life that we're living? Check out this episode for more on how we can evaluate our core values and why finding out what they are can help lay the ground work for our future. In this episode we dive into: The core questions we can ask ourselves to determine our core values. The reason that clarity with our life now is important for setting the stage for our future. How if you don't know who you are, it's impossible to become anything more. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

AJ Osborne is a real estate investor and self-described ‘Freedom Fighter’ who has built up a $100 million portfolio in real estate. It wasn’t until AJ became paralyzed from head to toe and placed on life support that he realized how important cash flowing assets was for him and his family. AJ is the Founder of Cash Flow 2 Freedom as well as the host of the Cash Flow 2 Freedom Podcast where he speaks about how buying cash flow producing assets literally saved him and his families life. In this episode we dive into: AJ’s battle with a rare autoimmune disease known as Guillain Barre Syndrome and his battle to breathe, eat, move and walk again. Why having cash producing assets in place was key in sustaining his family financially while AJ battled the disease. The myth of freedom that comes along with being self-employed and when most people have simply created a high paying job. The key to separating time from money. The difference between being rich and being wealthy. Low Impact versus High Impact activities and why you should be focused on event based growth. The advantages to buying existing businesses rather than starting a new business. Why a business should be evaluated based on its potential revenue rather than looking at what it’s worth to cash out. Why we should look for businesses where the results and revenue of the business are far removed from the owner. The importance of having systems and processes in place, how to create these systems in your own business, and why documenting the experience for both the business and the consumer is key. www.brenttieri.com www.cashflow2freedom.com

Solo Episode #73: Friday Fuel: Consistency Builds Momentum Consistency is the key to long term growth. Many of us are looking for one big event or magical key to success, but the truth is, success requires sustained and consistent action. Where in your life do you need to start being more consistent? In this episode we dive into: Why consistency builds momentum and why when it's broken it makes it harder to get back. The reason that discipline is more important than motivation. Why instant gratification is actually what's holding most people back. How we can implement habits and routines in our life to help us become more consistent. The truth behind why being consistent is hard. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

In late 1999 while working a J.O.B. (Just Over Broke) in Corporate America, Mark and Anne Lackey made the decision to start a real estate investing career and have never looked back. Their first month in the business, they purchased 4 rental homes and still own all 4 today as high cash flowing rentals. Today, they own and manage close to forty residential properties in their own portfolio, and manage 225 rentals. Together Anne & Mark now own and operate several businesses. They have coached and trained hundreds of investors/business owners all over the US & Canada. They can be found on the stage at local & national events and on the radio & podcasts. Anne & Mark wrote five books (3 became best sellers in hours) and developed multiple training modules in the area of Real Estate Investing, Property Management, and Business Ownership to help other entrepreneurs grow their businesses. In 2015, they determined they were working harder and not smarter, so they embarked on their newest business - HireSmartVAs.com which helps business owners scale by providing top-notch virtual employees. Since then they have transformed over 60 businesses from chaos & overwhelm to calm, well run businesses making higher profits; their team dynamic contributes dramatically to their ability to scale and grow multiple businesses. Anne & Mark love to educate others on how to scale and create business processes; sharing their passion through seminars, webinars, podcasts, and their live radio show “The REI Hour” on 1160AM in Atlanta. In this episode we dive into: The problem with making yourself too valuable in your business. How a trip to the beach resulted in the decision to hire virtual assistants which changed the whole nature of their real estate business. Mark and Anne's initial jump from corporate sales into real estate and how they made this transition as a couple. Finding your why and sticking with it along the way to keep you focused on your goal. Weekly meetings to track the stats of your business, and how these meetings have kept Mark and Anne organized and visually connected to their progress. Learning how to relax and revitalize your personal life after years of focusing on work. Why Mark and Anne wanted to keep their company to only one staff member at a time, and how to maximize each roll in the business to keep it this way. The process of hiring Virtual Assistants, including personality trait testing and interviewing. Why Anne has a 6 month guarantee on the VA placements she places for her clients. How to tell when it’s a good time to hire a VA in your business. Why it is important to focus on the part of the job that you will provide the most benefit and hire out everything else. www.brenttieri.com www.hiresmartvas.com

Solo Episode #72: Friday Fuel: Who Is Going To Cry At Your Funeral? Why do so many of us give so much time and energy to people that don't really matter in our lives. I want to challenge people to actually define and audit their inner circle to identify the people and relationships around them that matter most. In this episode we dive into: Why we should focus on deep connection versus surface level relationships. Why we need to learn to disappoint. How many of our relationships will come and go and aren't really deep connections. The importance of pouring love and joy into those that we love. Using our inner circle as a compass saying no to others. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Marcus Aurelius Anderson is an author, TEDx speaker, Keynote Speaker and executive Mindset Coach. While preparing to deploy with the U.S. Army, Marcus suffered a severe spinal injury that left him paralyzed. After dying on the operating table twice, the surgeons saved his life, but told him he'd never walk again. Having no other option, Marcus started doing some brutally honest soul searching, looking for the lesson to be learned from his injury. Once he started seeing his Adversity as a gift instead of a curse, something miraculous began to happen... Marcus now speaks, writes, inspires and teaches others to overcome their own Adversity and actualize their personal definition of success. His TEDx talk "The Gift of Adversity" tells of how we can use our Adversity to make us into better leaders, citizens and human beings. His book "The Gift of Adversity: Overcoming Paralysis and Pain to Find Purpose" is available on Amazon and Kindle. In this episode we dive into: Marcus’ incredible story of overcoming a spinal cord injury How to intentionally introduce adversity into our life as a stimulus for growth. Why we should be living our lives as a series of short sprints rather than a marathon. What it takes to be a good leader and the art of actually applying those principles. The importance of removing our emotional attachment to an event so that we can process things objectively, and how this oftentimes leads to us discovering that the things we thought were problems aren’t actually problems at all. How Marcus freed his mind of the “victim” mentality that had crept in after his surgery. Unconditional gratitude, and using adversity as a compass in which we should actually gravitate towards rather than avoid. How martial arts led Marcus into coaching and teaching and the other skills he learned over his years of training. Why we all need something or somebody to be pushing us and how this accountability can be our missing link for growth. How we can systematically change hardship into opportunity. How we can use “microadversities” daily to build a stronger mind and body. Learning to live every day with a sense of urgency. www.brenttieri.com http://www.marcusaureliusanderson.com/

Solo Episode #71: Friday Fuel: Stop Waiting For Crisis To Motivate You To Take Action Don't put off until tomorrow, what you can do today. - Benjamin Franklin Why is it that we let things get to a point of chaos before we actually do anything about it? What if there was a way to motivate ourselves to take action before things were left in ruins. In this episode we break down the reasons we wait to take action and what we can do to overcome these obstacles. In this episode we dive into: Why pain is a more powerful motivator than pleasure. How to manufacture urgency through accountability. Why avoiding struggle actually leads to greater struggle down the road. The truth about doing the things we don't want to do and how this separates a failure from a success. How the longer it takes for a payoff, the weaker it becomes as a motivator. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Carlos Hidalgo is an entrepreneur, past TedX speaker and author. In his latest book, The UnAmerican Dream, Carlos rejects the popular "hustle porn" culture we live in today. He argues that recalibrating your priorities will in fact make you more awesome at your job, as well as other areas in your life. The idea for the UnAmerican Dream came to Carlos in 2016, around the same time he decided to leave the first company that he co-founded. Since that time, he has spoken with too many people just like him that have invested far too much building a career and chasing professional ambitions, only to see their lives fall apart and be left wondering what it was all for. The UnAmerican Dream is for those in business, entrepreneurs, and anyone who simply wants permission to step off the treadmill and explore another way of business that is not all about the “hustle”...which actually isn’t the American Dream at all. In this episode we dive into: The personal crisis that served as the wake-up call for Carlos to shift his focus from business first to life and relationships. The important distinction we need to make between working hard and “hustling”, and why hustling actually stems from a state of fear. Why work-life balance doesn’t exist and why we should instead shift our focus to establishing work-life boundaries. How we should structure our days in a way where we can do maximum work in a minimal time. How to define our values and live them at work and how getting feedback from others can be a powerful tool in defining what’s actually most important to you. Why as a provider, it’s actually selfish for us to decide what others want, which is what far too many of us do when justifying the amount of work we do. Surrounding yourself with accountability and why having this is actually a sign of strength rather than a weakness. Why we should shift our focus from the outcome to the journey and the importance of disconnecting our self worth from our achievements. The important distinction between success and fulfillment. How Carlos utilizes scheduled therapy time and why it’s a non negotiable that helps him to mentally stay on track. Eliminating electronic clutter and living in the beauty of the present. www,brenttieri.com www.theunamericandream.com

Solo Episode #70: Friday Fuel: Our Obsession With Wanting More Since the beginning of mankind, there has always been an obsession with wanting more, with never being satisfied with what we already have. This constant push has left many people feeling overworked and unfulfilled. So, the question becomes, when is enough actually enough? In this episode we dive into: How we can define our values and use them as a tool to audit our endeavors. The difference between being pulled by a bigger purpose versus being pushed by pain. Why we should focus on harmony over balance. How we can change our environment to improve our happiness and level of content. Why we should implement a gratitude practice, and how we can take it even a step further at work and in our relationships. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Jordan Dugger is the owner and founder of Dugg Aesthetics, a lifestyle coaching company. He is the Co-founder of Impact Fitness Academy, the 1-1 coaching program Transform 2Gether, and the co-host of The Flow State of Mind Podcast.  In just two years, Jordan was able to go from a job in Corporate America to earning more than 20k per month coaching fitness clients online and has been invited to speak as an expert on evidence based coaching applications at a number of seminars and trainings. In this episode we dive into: Jordan’s toxic homelife growing up and how this helped shape his drive and motivation. How failed businesses, corporate america, and passionless jobs, led to Jordan burning the bridge between his fears of failing and creating his dream “job”. Overcoming the “middle class mindset” and limiting your time with people who are not accepting of your growth without judgement.  How Jordan and his fiance found their passions and how you can find yours too. Jordan’s interest in bodybuilding and how this was introduced to him by his father. How Jordan and his fiance Erin landed on an MTV reality tv show, and how this tested their relationship and business boundaries.   Strict morning routines, traveling, and how removing yourself from the everyday grind improves your flow state.  The benefits of being business partners with his significant other, and the number one way he avoids conflict through communication.  Jordan's biggest business struggle and how he has had to work to overcome this in the past few years. The importance of being self aware of the fact that not everyone is going to like you, and why once you realize this it will give you power and comfort in sharing your message and story. How we self sabotage ourselves without even noticing. The importance of mentorship and self investment. www.brenttieri.com www.duggeraesthetics.com

Solo Episode #69: Friday Fuel: Why Willpower Is Overrated What if high achievement isn't all about willing yourself to the top? What if there was a way to set yourself up for success, without the mental anguish and self discipline that many of us think is required? There are steps that we can take to eliminate the "decision fatigue" that we experience each day, and start making it easier to do the things we need to do! In this episode we dive into: 1. How time and energy are both finite and need to be protected. 2. The reason that it gets harder to make the "right" decisions each day. 3. How to use automation to get things done easier. 4. Why we should conserve our decision making abilities for high level tasks. 4. Using systems to get things done. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Check out this interview from The Chiropractic Philanthropist Podcast with Dr. Ed Osburn. Brent Tieri is a doctor of chiropractic, entrepreneur, business consultant, former All-American athlete, ultra marathon runner, husband, father and podcast host. After building 2 successful wellness clinics, Brent realized that the success he had been chasing wasn’t really success at all. The message that he needed to be constantly working and grinding to get ahead left him overworked and unfulfilled. He realized that the “hustle and grind” mentality was leading to high levels of financial and business achievement, but often leaving individuals broken when it came to their health, relationships, spirituality, and overall sense of well-being. Brent launched the Life Outside the Hustle podcast and the Life Outside the Hustle Academy, to help high achievers create “fulfillment driven success”, encouraging growth not only in business and finances, but also in all aspects of their life. Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!

Solo Episode #68: Friday Fuel: The Power of Silence In this episode we dive into: The importance of shutting of the external noise so that we can hear our own internal conversation. Why we need to slow down to speed up. How reflection can actually improve the action that we take going forward. Why our best ideas actually come when we are "being" rather than "doing". How we can use silence to increase our ability to focus. And so much more! Check out www.brenttieri.com to learn more or head to Facebook and join the Life Outside the Hustle Community!