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Divorce is never the goal, but sometimes it's the only solution to an abusive, destructive marriage. Yet, for many Christian women, the fear of financial ruin keeps them stuck in unhealthy relationships. Today, we're tackling that fear head-on with financial expert Rhonda Noordyk, founder of the Women's Financial Wellness Center and host of the podcast Disrupting Divorce Conversations for Women. Rhonda has dedicated her career to helping women navigate the financial complexities of divorce with confidence and clarity. In this episode, she shares practical strategies for financial empowerment, ways to uncover hidden assets, and how to build a strong support team so that no woman has to walk this journey alone. If you've ever felt trapped by financial insecurity or overwhelmed by the thought of handling money on your own, this conversation is for you. Key Takeaways Divorce Isn't the First Choice, But Sometimes It's the Best Choice Many women hesitate to leave abusive or destructive marriages due to religious or cultural conditioning. Rhonda and Leslie discuss why staying informed about your options is not promoting divorce but rather promoting wisdom and safety. Building a Strong Financial Foundation Starts with Awareness Whether you're contemplating divorce or just wanting to be more financially literate, knowing where your money is and how it works is crucial. Rhonda shares her Bridge Method, helping women breathe, build a financial team, and gather critical financial documents before making any decisions. Common Financial Fears and How to Overcome Them Fear of being destitute, of never being able to own a home, or of not being able to provide for children keeps many women feeling stuck. Rhonda walks us through the knowledge-experience-confidence formula that helps women step into financial empowerment. Practical Steps to Uncover Financial Information Rhonda shares insider strategies, including checking credit reports, IRS transcripts, and even using USPS informed delivery, to help women piece together their financial picture—even when their spouse has kept them in the dark. You Don't Have to Do This Alone Having a trusted support system is key. If you don't know where to start, find a financial expert, a supportive friend, or even a private investigator if necessary. Rhonda's resources make it easier to take those first steps toward financial security. Resources & Next Steps Listen to Rhonda's podcast Disrupting Divorce Conversations for Women Download Rhonda's free resource: 6 Ways to Get a Fair Divorce Settlement – wfwcdivorce.com Explore Leslie's coaching programs and community for faith-based support – leslievernick.com Final Encouragement If you're feeling overwhelmed, remember this: You don't have to figure it all out today. Just take one small step toward educating yourself and preparing for your future. God will guide your path, one decision at a time. You are not alone, and you are stronger than you think.  

In this episode of Daily Influence, Gregg-Brooke Koleno sits down with Rhonda Noordyk, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Certified Financial Divorce Advocate (CDFA), to discuss the transformative journey of women navigating divorce. Rhonda shares her expertise in financial advocacy and reveals how her ""Bridge Method"" equips women with the knowledge and confidence they need to achieve fair settlements and solid financial foundations.Join us as Rhonda unpacks the critical steps to financial empowerment, the importance of building a supportive professional team, and the strategies she employs to ensure women aren't left vulnerable in negotiations. Rhonda's insights offer hope and empowerment for women stepping into a new chapter of financial independence. Tune in for a conversation full of practical advice and encouragement for anyone facing life's toughest transitions.wfwcdivorce.com

Is your nervous system in survival mode? Discover how our childhood experiences shape our adult relationships and learn how to heal from the patterns that no longer serve us. Join me and the incredible Alexi Panos as she discusses the impact of modern life on our nervous systems and feelings of safety, the dynamics of attachment styles and their influence on our relationships, and the balance between discipline and self-care in the pursuit of our goals. Tune in to explore your relationships, pursue personal growth, and uncover the patterns that may be holding you back. Episode Highlights: 00:00 - Episode trailer 02:25 - Why do people people-please 05:09 - How attachment styles can influence people-pleasing behaviors 06:47 - The Brain-Body Connection 08:29 - Survival Mode and Modern Life 13:01 -  The Cost of High Performance 20:30 - Understanding Hormonal Dynamics in Relationships 32:58  - Understanding self-betrayal 37:58 - The balance between discipline and self-care 40:10 - The Cost of Achievement 44:49 - Attracting Reflections of Our Inner Struggles 53:03 - Filling the Inner Void 01:02:52 - Breaking Free from the Drama Triangle About my guest: Alexi Panos is a dynamic transformational feminine embodiment coach, speaker, and writer dedicated to making personal development accessible and enjoyable. Renowned for her energetic delivery, she has been recognized as one of ORIGIN Magazine's Top 100 Creatives Changing the World and has received accolades such as Elixir Magazine's Millennial Mentor Award. As a featured star in the documentary The Abundance Factor, Alexi is on a mission to inspire and empower others through her forthcoming book, 50 Ways to Yay, published by Simon & Schuster. With her innovative Bridge Method, she facilitates workshops globally and hosts a popular YouTube series that captivates over two million viewers. Additionally, through her nonprofit E.P.I.C, she works to drill clean water wells, furthering her commitment to creating meaningful change. Alexi's ultimate goal is to empower one billion individuals to harness their unique gifts, fostering a ripple effect of positivity and love across the world.  Connect with Alexi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexipanos/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexiPanos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexipanospage/ Become a globally recognized Trainer and Speaker in just 90 days! https://www.speaktoleadblueprint.com/speaktoleadblueprint Want to manage your life the same way that helped me make $1 million by 28 and travel the world at the same time? Grab my FREE one-page Life By Design productivity planner below ⁠https://planner.morgantnelson.com/optinplanner Join the Dream Out Loud Facebook Community https://bit.ly/49QXClW Follow me on Instagram here https://www.Instagram.com/ Subscribe to my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@morgantnelson

A leader in the Emergent Wisdom movement, Alexi Panos was named as one of FORBES Top 11 Women Entrepreneurs, INC's magazines TOP 10 ENTREPRENEURS CHANGING THE WORLD, one of Origin Magazine's TOP 100 CREATIVES CHANGING THE WORLD, and is a featured expert in the films THE ABUNDANCE FACTOR, RISEUP and AGE OF THE ENTREPRENEUR.    Alexi is a Master Leadership and Embodiment trainer and co-founder in The Bridge Method workshops and Elementum Coaching Institute. She supports women in reclaiming their true power and embodied feminine essence in Awaken the Muse and is host of the Top 10 Self Improvement Podcast UNLEASHED. She is also a highly sought after business strategist, creative filmmaker, and humanitarian (through her organizations E.P.I.C. and The Sisters Society); and as a bestseller, Alexi has authored the books 50 WAYS TO YAY! and NOW OR NEVER, both by Simon & Schuster. Alexi is a proud mama to 4 kids and wife of fellow Master Coach Preston Smiles. She currently lives in Austin, TX.     Follow her on Instagram and Youtube @alexipanos. www.alexipanos.com  ------------------ The Be You podcast is hosted by Jill Herman, a champion of women's empowerment, personal development, women helping women, and being yourself without apology. Each episode features Jill's experiences with personal development and her journey to being yourself, sometimes featuring guests who are prime examples of women helping women.    Being a boss no longer just refers to achievement in the workplace. Personal development and prioritizing being yourself are key ingredients in the women's empowerment movement. Jill has built a community of women helping women so that each one can reach their full potential as the badass bosses they are.    Whether you're already a champion of women's empowerment, you're interested in personal development, you'd like advice on being yourself, you're looking for a community of women helping women, or you're just here for Jill's lessons and entertainment, the Be You podcast is for you.    ------------------   Lisa Bilyeu on women's empowerment:  “Cheer for your girls like you got pom-poms at a pep rally.” - Lisa Bilyeu    Lisa Bilyeu on women helping women:  “Choose your life's board members like you're building a Fortune 500 company.” - Lisa Bilyeu    Lisa Bilyeu on being a boss:  “Be brave. Fearless. Be badass at 15 years old. Be badass at 80 years old.” - Lisa Bilyeu   Lisa Bilyeu on personal development:  “If you're still looking for that one person who will change your life, take a look in the mirror.” - Lisa Bileyu   Glennon Doyle on women's empowerment:  “People who need help sometimes look a lot like people who don't need help.” - Glennon Doyle   Glennon Doyle on being yourself:  “Every girl must decide whether to be true to herself or true to the world.” - Glennon Doyle   Glennon Doyle on personal development:  “What if pain - like love - is just a place brave people visit?” - Glennon Doyle   Glennon Doyle on being yourself:  “I have met myself and I am going to care for her fiercely.” - Glennon Doyle   Mel Robbins on personal development:  “You need to hear this loud and clear: No one is coming. It is up to you.” - Mel Robbins   Mel Robbins on being yourself:  “There will always be someone who can't see your worth. Don't let it be you.” - Mel Robbins   Mel Robbins on being a boss:  “You have been assigned this mountain so that you can show others it can be moved.” - Mel Robbins   Rupi Kaur on being yourself:  “Loneliness is a sign you are in desperate need of yourself.” - Rupi Kaur   Rupi Kaur on being a boss:  “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you” - Rupi Kaur   Rupi Kaur on women's empowerment: “If you were born with the weakness to fall you were born with the strength to rise” - Rupi Kaur

Rhonda is here to give you all the advice on all things having to do with finances plus divorce. Money and divorce can be a tricky, scary topic, but our expert today wants to provide you with tips, tricks, and guidance on how to make the divorce process that much easier.You'll learn about how to build credit, how to create a support team of people around you, how to be your own private investigator, and so much more in this informative episode with Rhonda Noordyk, certified divorce financial analyst. Key Points From This Episode: The reasons why finances in a divorce are NOT black and white. The one financial question that keeps women stuck in an abusive relationship.  Seven things you can do to financially prepare yourself for divorce. Why accepting that the person you married is not who you thought he was can be a helpful mindset as you walk through your divorce.  Why someone going through a divorce should hire a certified divorce financial analyst (and why it will actually help you keep money instead of lose it). What the DAM method is and how to avoid it. The Bridge Method course, and how it can help you financially as you walk through your divorce, step-by-step. Read or download the transcript hereIf you are a Christian woman who thinks you may be in an emotionally destructive marriage, learn more at https://flyingfreenow.comI'll send you (free!) the first chapter of my book, Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage, which has an assessment to help you figure out if your relationship is abusive or not. All you have to do is hop on my mailing list at https://flyingfreesisterhood.com/free-downloadYou can also find out about our online education and support program for women of faith at https://joinflyingfree.comAnd finally, if you are a divorced Christian woman who wants to take back her life and get healthy, lose weight, have amazing relationships, get things done, build a business or career, and even find a good man (if you want one) - check out Flying Higher at https://joinflyinghigher.com

“What's the point of all this personal development work if we're going to walk around pretending to be perfect?” My guest today is Alexi Panos, a leadership and embodiment trainer in The Bridge Method workshops, which she co-founded and developed with her husband Preston Smiles. In this honest and raw conversation, we dive into what it's like being a driven human who also wants to feel grounded in everything they already have. We live in a productivity obsessed world where pleasure has taken a backseat. Alexi Panos has so much wisdom to share about integrating joy back into our lives so that we can appreciate the journey and embrace our humanness. Key Insights: Why consciousness doesn't mean you are elevated, it means you are aware The fear of losing your drive and ambition Gender roles in relationships and parenting The dance of enough vs. not enough Somatic coaching to become more centered Why difficult conversations are an act of love    To connect with Alexi Panos, follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alexipanos Subscribe to her podcast: Unleashed   Connect with us! IG: @realcoachajit IG: @evercoach FB: Evercoach by Mindvalley Website: www.evercoach.com Thank you so much for checking out this episode of Master Coaching with Ajit. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review on your favorite podcast app, and don't forget to subscribe to enjoy every new episode, every single week.

In this episode John and Casey share their #1 best ad hack for understanding how to get a better ROI from your ecommerce ads. Lots of examples and explanations are sure to leave you a better marketer after consuming this episode of the ModCom podcast. Originally aired 4/1/2023: Watch it Now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Motherkind Moment. Moment is your place on a Monday for calm and connection and maybe even a shift in perspective before the week ahead. This week's moment is with the incredible Alexi Panos. She is a master coach and trainer and has achieved incredible things throughout her career. She is also a mum of four. In this clip, I ask her about motherhood and the ambition, presence and tension she feels. It is something I think about all the time. How do I be in the world and in their world? I hope this clip gives you food for thought. What does this look like for you and how do you grapple with this for yourself? I'd love to know your thoughts as it is something I still think about. Listen to the full episode here. ABOUT ALEXI PANOS Alexi is a leadership and embodiment trainer in The Bridge Method workshops (which she co founded and developed with her husband Preston Smiles), host of the Top 10 Self Improvement Podcast UNLEASHED, business strategist, artist and humanitarian (through her organizations E.P.I.C.); and as a bestseller, Alexi has authored the books 50 WAYS TO YAY! and NOW OR NEVER You can find out more about Alexi and her work via her website. You can also connect with her on Facebook, You Tube and Instagram. FREEBIES! Find out how you can take control of your life, reconnect to you, and more! Download ‘10 Ways to Reconnect to You' and our weekly and monthly check-in on Motherkind.co. Are you ready to find freedom from guilt? Let me help you find Freedom from Perfectionism if you are a mother who has ever felt not quite enough.

If you are interested in becoming a coach or already are a coach and want to be even more impactful, don't miss this episode.  You've heard me talk about the coaching certification program I co-founded with Stef, Preston Smiles and Alexi Panos.  Today, my dear friend and partner, Alexi, joins me as we take a deep dive into describing the Elementum Coaching Institute.   We cover: why and how it's different from other certification programs, how it's structured, what you learn, what you receive, and SO much more.  If you've been considering enrolling in Elementum, this episode will answer so many of your questions.   A little more about Alexi . . .   A leader in the Emergent Wisdom movement,  Alexi Panos was named as one of FORBES Top 11 Women Entrepreneurs, INC's magazines TOP 10 ENTREPRENEUR'S CHANGING THE WORLD, one of Origin Magazines TOP 100 CREATIVES CHANGING THE WORLD, and is a featured expert in the films THE ABUNDANCE FACTOR, RISEUP and AGE OF THE ENTREPRENEUR.  Alexi is a  Master Leadership and Embodiment trainer  and co-founder in The Bridge Method workshops and The Elementum Coaching Institute, host of the Top 10 Self Improvement Podcast UNLEASHED, business strategist, filmmaker and humanitarian (through her organizations E.P.I.C. and The Sisters Society); and as a bestseller, Alexi has authored the books 50 WAYS TO YAY! and NOW OR NEVER, both by Simon & Schuster. Alexi is a proud mama to 4 kids and currently lives in Austin, TX.  Follow her on Instagram and Youtube @alexipanos. www.alexipanos.com @alexipanos

Hello, vitality seekers today. I am super excited to have Vince Warnock as our guest. He is the podcast host of chasing the insights as well as has authored the book, chasing the insights. And of course, creator recently, I had the honor of being interviewed by Vince on his podcast. He doesn't know this, but I had a major aha moment during that interview, I found him to be such a delight, so genuine fun and kind. Plus he had an amazing entrepreneurial spirit. It was truly contagious. Our time on his podcast totally confirmed for me that I was truly in the right space for business purposes, because if I could hang out with people like Vince, I knew this wasn't even going to be considered work. It was almost like a proclamation. I had arrived where I belong after years of searching and it felt like home. I could not be more genuine when I say it is an honor to have him on the Vitality Feed. He's a beacon of light for the marketer, the entrepreneur and small business owner, as he offers the insights from the best gurus in the industry, giving his listeners the unfair advantage. I am thrilled to announce, he is also a speaker as part of my team for the Home Office Hackathon, which will be going live July 28th through the 30th. We have an incredible lineup of dynamic experts from around the globe. If you work from home, you don't want to miss it. And don't worry. If you can't make the dates, we're offering an all access pass with unlimited viewing summit highlights, plus bonus videos. And now please help me welcome Vince Warnock. Welcome to the Vitality Feed Vince. Oh, my goodness, Caroline, that at first of all, it is an absolute honor to be here. Second. I'm now hiring you to be my hypeman. You are going to read my bio. I keep listening to it. Go. Damn. I want this guy. That's awesome. Oh my goodness. I'm so happy to have you here. I am doing well very well. In fact, um, yeah, especially as I get to chat with you, I know we're doing a podcast, but I feel like it's just us catching up. So sorry to all your listeners, this is just you. And, um, tell our listeners a little bit about your background, maybe where you grew up, your education, things like that. No, one's going to want to hear about me growing up. Cause I, I grew up in a not very nice environment. So I grew up in abuse and I grew up in poverty, but broke through all of that and kind of found myself on my career path where I thought I knew what I was going to do. Um, I was going to be an electronics, computer and software engineer. I was going to be the guy that made all the gadgets for James Bond or Batman then discovered that not actually real. That was a shock to me. And then, uh, so I trained in all three disciplines and thought, right, this is it's going to be my, my amazing career. My first job was literally, they locked me in a lab with a long lab coat. I had long hair at the time as well. Uh, tied up in a ponytail is not the greatest look and, and along goatee now, now I'm completely bald, but my job was designing, um, incubators and plant growth chambers. And I thought this is going to be the dream job, you know, like everyone wanted this. Um, so. Yup. Fast forward a few years in that role. And I realized I am insanely bored and I am completely unfulfilled. Uh, and then that's when I kind of had an epiphany , because I realized I'm super passionate about technology, right , ever since I was a kid, I built my first kind of electronic circuit when I was four, a built my first crystal radio with no schematics when I was seven and computer systems with some of the first year of a personal computer systems when I was 11. So I'm like, okay, this is something I'm passionate about. But then I realized that's not the part I'm passionate about. I'm passionate about how technology helps people. And it's the people element that was more important to me. So that's when I realized I need to make a change. I need to shift to that. Um, so you've got more into like leadership and management and things like that. And then starting to understand people and find out why they tick and, and why they behave the way they do, why they do certain actions and don't do other actions or those kinds of things. Uh, and then I kind of, my career then took some weird turns. It kind of in and out of both entrepreneurship and, uh, corporate culture, uh, then found myself doing my dream job. Oh my goodness. So ever since I built that crystal radio, when I was seven, I wanted to work on radio and I'm like, that's a, this is like, these people are paid to play music. To joke around and to talk to people and like, how could this not be everyone's dream job? Uh, and then I actually secured their time, ended up becoming, um, one of the announcers, one of the only, or announces at our top radio station here in New Zealand. And, and it was almost everything I expected. Like it was an incredibly fun job. I really, really enjoyed my time there. But the one thing I didn't count on was they pay so poorly, like really, really poorly. And I'm like, I can't live off of this. This is insane.  So I had to make some changes there as well. And, and that's when I realized there's this convergent point like this convergence, which is this love of technology and this love of people. So how technology helped people and how people's behavior work, the kind of middle ground there as marketing is digital marketing. And I kind of fell into that accidentally. I'm doing some projects for some people turns out I was really, really good at it because of my kind of dual careers. Um, and then that launched the next stage of my career. So I was in and out of marketing roles in corporations then doing my own startups, um, created a number of companies and sold them. And then finally credited by the huge company that we had, uh, with a co-founder called Common Ledger. I went through a crazy four year journey. I think it was with that. We raised a million dollars worth of seed funding, a million dollars a day round. And, and then we had grown really big and I realized, I'm done. Uh, I don't want to be in that anymore. I'm not feeling as fulfilled and I'm loving it. There was so much tension in the organization that, which, you know, just is natural when you're an early stage startup. So I decided that said, I'm going to move on. Um, and then we realized there were a whole pile of people wanting to buy the business. So we went through an acquisition and then I joined the team at Cigna as the Chief Marketing Officer. And you'll notice the cycle here to Carolyn joined the air. Absolutely loved it. Took that company from, uh, like from basically no online sales through to that being a huge portion of what they do and doubling the revenue of the organization. So it had a massive impact on there. Um, and then went, yeah, I'm feeling unfulfilled and most of it was. The fact that as a C-suite executive, you are quite far removed from the impact that you're having. So you're quite far removed from people and that's something that I need to be around. I need people that's part of my personality. It's part of why I do what I do as part of what motivates me. And so I kind of had the easiest, hard decision in my life, um, kind of end of 2019. I decided to have a conversation with the CEO and say, yes, I know things are going well. And yes, I know we've had massive wins and yes, I know you guys pay me an obscene amount of money, but I need to move on. And she goes, what are you going to move on to? You know what I mean? I'm going to write my next book. Did you wait, but wait, you're leaving all of this to go and basically not get paid for anything. That's right. You guys. Okay. See, she even offered me psychological help. She's like, do I need to get a counselor for you? Don't need to get a psychologist. I'm like, come on. I know what I'm doing. I said there a lot once I know that this is the right thing to do, it's unfair on me, but it's also unfair on all of you if I don't do it because the moment I realized I don't want to be here. I shouldn't be here. I should be doing something else. I'm not going to be turning up as my best self. Um, so she agreed. It was awesome. We had a really nice farewell. So January, 2020, that's a pre COVID days. I was out of there. I thought I'm going to be a full-time author. I'm going to write my next book. Uh, got bored within a week. So that became two books at the same time. And then I thought about I'm going to launch my podcast, but then of course COVID happened through all of this. And that was when I was dealing with all these different entrepreneurs, you know, for my book, talking to them and they said, look, Vince. We would love to continue helping you, but we're kind of freaking out, like all of our revenue streams have dried up. I was dealing with a range of businesses from the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, where some of them broke some water. Some of them, some of them weren't online businesses and everything, and they go, we've got no customers right now. We've got no way of making any kind of income, but we've got all the same overheads. We don't even know if we're going to be in business in the next two months. That was a kick in the gut. Because these entrepreneurs in general are an amazing breed of people. I just love entrepreneurs so much, but I just looked at them and went, these are just awesome people who really want to make a difference. They really want to impact others and they're questioning whether or not they're going to be around. So I had to shift it up at that point and went okay. I currently, I can't let this go. I need to be, I need to come alongside you. I need to help you. Let me, let me, and basically to give you some guidance, we can turn this around and was very fortunate. We had absolutely no casualties through all of that. Through all the businesses I was dealing with, they all became profitable very quickly. Very impressive. Oh my goodness. I was very fortunate. That's not always going to happen, right. There are going to be times where there will be a casually through, you know, circumstance and things like that. But I was very blessed through this to go, okay, well, everybody survived. Three of them actually doubled their revenue, which didn't surprise me because they really didn't know what they had fully there anyway. And there was a massive opportunity they were missing in amongst it.  And weirdly one of my, my strange superpowers is going okay. Here's your business, but there's a secondary business based around this. That's sitting right there that you're missing. There's a whole revenue stream. That's right there that you're missing and I can see it so clearly. Um, but then I had my little star pupils, um, and they hate me calling them this, but there's these two little old ladies in Melbourne. So they had a knitting cafe business and. Uh, every revenue stream dried up and I said, right, I'm going to help you get alongside. You taught them. E-commerce taught them how to set up the site themselves. So they did it. They thought they couldn't. In fact, I had to bribe them. I said, look, give me a weekend. I'm going to teach you everything about e-commerce. I'm going to teach you how to set up a website and how to, how to get all your products on there. And if we fail, I'll buy you both a bottle of gin and they, so they came along the ride, they launched the website on the Monday. Um, went out to their community and things and told everybody about this, what they didn't anticipate was they, they thought they had this niche little business in Melbourne, right. And then the area around them, where, where people would come from and come and use these services and learn to nerds and buy their supplies and have a glass of wine and all that cool stuff. But actually what they didn't realize is most of Australia was waiting desperately for what they had to offer. So as soon as they did that, they ended up tripling their revenue and I'm like, man, so they pivoted their whole business down. I'm so proud of them. Um, so that made beautiful, maybe cut out, completely shift my focus. I went, this is it. I can't like, how, how did I not do this anymore? This is my new business. Now I need to just help as many entrepreneurs as I can. So that made me an accidental coach. I call it, um, and then launch my group program. And now I get to talk to you. So there you go. Here's my whirlwind journey. After after that, I'm even more excited to talk to you because , you, you have definitely some wonderful characteristics that I am lacking. So that is fantastic. I agree with the timing on their business, like, I don't think it could have been more impeccable with COVID . It was perfect timing, but what a great job to have is does it help people and make them prosper? That's just so beautiful. Well, it is the most fulfilling thing I've ever done.  I know that. Yeah, timing's important and everything is in its own time and things, but part of me is going, wow, why didn't I do this five years ago? Like this would have been insane. I'd just be so fulfilled. But of course the timing wasn't right there. Exactly.  It does take sometimes a lot of entrepreneurs and I find that they  reach their goal and then they're unfulfilled. They it's like almost like the hunt they get the game and then they're like, Okay, what's the next . Cause that is the thrill for us is get there. I know you offer a masterclass called the ultimate landing page. Who is this for and what is the offer? This, this is for anybody who is being completely misled. No, one of the things I noticed, the more entrepreneurs I talked to they, like, there's this common misconception around landing pages. Like everyone feels the pressure. They've gotta be, you know, like if you were to print them out, they'd be 40 pages long and you've got to have all the social proof on there. You've got to have all this different copy and you've got to make sure that the offer is only at the end. So they've got to scroll through this, all this information, or they think that, you know, it has to have my entire life story on there. There's just all these misconceptions and all this pressure from people going, I don't know how to do a landing page. I'm just going to copy what other people do. But what they, miss is actually a landing page is really, really simple, right? There's just a few kind of core elements that you need to make sure are aligned. Uh, in fact, and I said to them in the masterclass itself, we gave some examples in there and I'm going okay. If you want to know how long the landing page should be, the answer is as long as it needs. And by that, I mean, I've seen landing pages that if you printed them would be 40 pages long, they have incredibly high conversion rate and they're landing pages that are literally a couple of paragraphs and a call to action. And they speak directly to the need of the person that's on their page. And when you can do that, when you can achieve that and you speak directly to the need, the conversion rates really, really high. So I teach them how to actually understand what the customers actually need when they get to that page. So how to tap into, like, we call it the Bridge Method, but it's how to go from , like coming to your own conclusion as a customer of where you are now, and then painting this preferred future, getting them to actually imagine what life is like, if they didn't have the need or the gap will the, the, you know, the thing that they're missing right now, if they had that fulfilled, what would that look like? If you're gonna achieve that on a landing page, you are 90% of the way there. Because the moment you do that, they go, I don't want to go back to my current state.  I want this now! Kind of helping them have, find their own aha moment and pulling out the confusion. A confused mind, always leads to no, you don't make the sale. So make it simple and precise and to that customer, that makes really good sense. And then sales would go up because of that. Yep. Yeah. I'm all about,  kind of, yeah, generating and converting leads, but in a ethical way. And that's really, really important as well. Right? Some of the stuff I teach has never, ever mislead people. You actually have a duty of care as an entrepreneur, right and this is a bit, a lot of people forget is it's not just about making money. It's not just about selling. It's actually about helping other people. And if you can actually come from that framework, if you can come from that way of thinking and go, okay, there's all these people out there that just really need my help. And whatever it is I have with it's a product, that's an offering. It's a service. That is the thing that they need of, you can come from that point of view of just wanting to help people. Then you'll never get into unethical marketing techniques, but also you are going to find you deeply connect with these people you are going to like, okay. There's a contrary kind of view in the market. So a lot of particularly digital marketers, um, a lot of my peers in the industry. Uh, I don't agree with, we have, we have lovely arguments sometimes when we're on stage. Um, I so want to name some of these people, but I can't, because that would be terrible, but there's a pretty high profile digital marketers out there. They're well-known and we, we often speak at the same conferences or we used to, when you could actually do that. And one of the things we would find is people get confused, cause they're up there going, it's all about trying to get people to take that first action. So charge them as early as possible and then take them up the value ladder and continually charged more or more and more and more and more. And I'm going wrong. Like that is our way to look at it. Sure. But what you're doing when you do that, as you're creating a transaction, you're going, okay. There is an individual out there I'm convincing you, or even slightly manipulating you or slightly misleading you into making a transaction. And then I'm going to try and squeeze you for more and more and more to take you out the value letter. But actually what I teach is don't focus on that at all, focus on impact. And that means, and this is the bit that tends to get the backup of a lot of my peers. This means giving away as much as possible. This means, this is why I do the master classes. This is why I do all these things. Add as much value as you can to them for as, as much as you can. And then the money follows. And this is a bit people forget, like instead of creating a transaction, instead of me going, okay, I'm going to sell a course on landing pages, for example, instead of going right, I'm going to sell a course on landing pages. I can make it low ticket, and then there's going to be a bump offer and a couple of upsells in there as well. And then I'm going to Mack it to them. We put them in a neutral cycles that we continually continually get all this money from them, you know, when they convert. But the reality is I'm doing this transaction and if they like it, they're happy and they might buy from you again. If they don't like it, they won't buy from you again. Right. Whereas what I'm doing by giving away as much as possible for free by actually helping people and focusing on adding value to them. You don't create a transaction, you create a fan, you create somebody that goes, I've already seen how much Vince has impacted me and my business. I've already seen what he's done for me. So now I want to be a part of that world. I want to stay in that with, oh, that's a selling something now. Okay. I I'm in, oh, he's selling something else. You know what? I'm in on that as well, because they know they're going to get the value from you. Right. That there's a huge differentiation between the two. I love that. Creating a fan, creating a customer for life.  I don't know if you follow Gary V. He is of that same accord there. He believes in giving it all away for free and to just make such a following that you can't be ignored , because you're, you're helping and offering so much. She didn't align with that. We're very much in align with those values too. I definitely believe that.  It just feels good on the receiving end of that when you're the customer and when you feel good, you're more likely to pursue things further down the line, and they say it takes a lot more money to find a new customer than it does to keep the old one. I have a history of superior customer service. So that has been bred into me. So that will work. I knew this is why you and I get on so well, it's like, this is a no brainer. We're cut from the same cloth. Yeah, we really are. Um, I know one of my favorite subjects is about mindset. In your book, Chasing The Insights, you talk about the Experimental Mindset. Can you explain what that is and how it can benefit people? Yeah, sure. Well, I'll take you back to one of my previous startups. So when we launched Common Ledger, we knew this was going to be a really big deal. I was in a very well paying job at the time. My wife Leanne, was in two very well paying jobs as well. So between us, we, we had a pretty good living. We got two kids and I saw this opportunity there and my co-founder keep coming at me going Vince. I think this is big. I think this is big. So we did our market research for almost a year. Like no joke, like almost a year, we were just interviewing accountants, finding out more information about what their needs were. And the more we did this, the more we realized we can't ignore this. This is here. So I remember we have this joke Leanne, and anytime we go to a kebab shop, we've got to have a cabana. We ended up making major life decisions. So now we avoid kebabs shops, but we went to go and get a kebab. We was sitting there and I said to her, you know what? I think the time's right. There's this huge opportunity that it's going to mean six months of no income. Right, because we won't have any money to start with. We're just going to be using our own savings to pay ourselves, to make sure that, you know, we can put food on the table, but it's going to be six months before I can raise a seed round and get a million dollar in. So we can, we have a bit of roadmap. Right. Um, and she was like, oh, interesting timing. I said, why? And she goes, she was trained as early childcare teacher, but she had this passion to help people with addictions. And she was like, always kind of on the edge of going let's make the leap and go in and retrained at a later stage of life, learn this so I can help people, but all the self-doubt of, but can I learn because I hated school anyway, maybe I'm beyond the point of learning something new and she finally got into the right head space and went now's the time to do it. And it was the exact time I was leaving mine. So we were leaving all of our well-paying jobs and realize we will have absolutely no income for six months. And we thought what we're going to do this. And we did it anyway. It was a quote from her. She just turned around and said, yeah, but when did we never landed on our feet? And I went, that's a really good point. And to know where together in this, and we've got each other's back. I mean that no matter what came to us, we can always deal with this. But then you approach a company like that and you're like, right. We're building this company and we have no money, none at all. So how do we market ourselves? And I realize, yeah, I'm used to the corporate environment where you would throw money at a problem and you go, okay, I need to, I need you to throw money at this, build an audience and get ourselves out there. So we had to get really good at some guerrilla tactics and, and low cost things. And one of the things I had to do was bring in experimentation. And it was, if we're going to try something, I'm not going to throw money at it. I want to be able to try it first, see if I can prove or disprove my hypothesis. And then from there, um, if it works, we will then put more money behind it. So that was how we grew commonly that we got a massive response from there. Um, and then I started refining that. And even when I joined Cigna, I thought I'm going to bring this experimentation approach in here. But the problem with experimentation is it's great on paper, but you get in your own head. The moment you start doing experiments, you start doubting yourself and you're like, well, it's not going the way I wanted. So therefore you look for every aspect to try and prove that it worked. And you see this in marketing a lot, a lot of marketers will go, right? I'm putting a campaign out there. It fails miserably, but you don't want to admit it. So you look at every vanity metric that you can find every way to kind of prove that, Hey, this was a good idea. I'm not a complete failure. But then if they do that, they're missing the entire point of an experiment. And this is where the experimental mindset comes in because an experiment is not around success or failure. In fact, there is no failure in experiment. There is proving or disproving a hypothesis. And if you can approach not only your business, but life like this, we can go, you know what? I have a hypothesis. I'm going to test this. If it doesn't work or it doesn't, you know, if it just proves the hypothesis, then I'm just going to try something different. Uh, and just this continual kind of, um, journey of, of improvement, you know, like we call it the 1% improvement every day, 1% better, 1% better, 1% better. Um, so I realized if I'm going to be teaching people, this I'm going to be bringing them on the journey of experimentation. I need them to understand what the mindset is going to be, that they have to cultivate. So this is like building fortitude in your life. You know, knowing that things aren't necessarily going to go the way you expect and how to keep pressing in, even when you're doing that, um, how to remove your own cognitive bias, um, how to get rid of expectation, bias, clustering, illusions, confirmation, bias, all these kinds of things that affect the way we look at an experiment, but then came the biggest one, which was curiosity. And the thing I realized is the things that make experiments successful is the gold that you can extract from them, the insights that you can right now, you can drag out of them. And the only way to do that is to get insanely curious. So, and in fact, we, this is the thing that really interests me, we are born curious, like every kid, every parent knows it's like, all you ever hear from your kids is why, why, why, why, why to the point where it's really frustrating. So we're born into this world. Super curious. We want information, we want to understand things, but then it gets beaten out of us. Um, hopefully not literally beaten out of you in the sense that you get to the point where you're like, if I keep asking these questions, people are going to judge me. Or people are going to go, oh, but you should know that. Or you don't know that. Oh, well that's embarrassing. So we get fearful of actually asking questions because we think people will think, we don't know what we're doing. And so then we get less than this curious, but I'm saying it should be the counter that we should be comfortable being the dumbest person in the room. We should be comfortable going. I don't care what people think of me. I need to ask questions about this. And honestly, if you can cultivate that curiosity, not only will experimentation work, I genuinely do believe this. You will just be a better human being. Like imagine, you could get to the point where, you know, you disagree with someone politically. There's a good, good current example in the world. Right now. There's so much political division. Um, but what happens is we go, you don't agree with me, so therefore I'm shutting you out, but you don't agree with me. So I'm pushing you away rather than go. You don't agree with me. Let's find out why that is. Let's find out what your world's like, like, what are your fears? What are your concerns? What are the things that are feeding your decision process? Like why do you behave the way that you do? Why you like the things that you like, why do you side with those particular people? Because if you can get inside the head of somebody else, if you can get insanely curious about them, you remove those barriers. It's it's one of the weirdest things. We had an election over here. So we have a, we have a pretty moderate government in New Zealand. Like most people see us from a phone and they think Coke. Yeah. Cool. We've got it really good over here. We don't have much extremist politicians. We've had one who, most politicians here are actually pretty good people. We had one who was a bit of a moron, but he, uh, he's no longer a politics, some quite happy there. Uh, he was just really self-centered and, and racist, which I just do not like. Right. Um, and so for most of the part there, they're pretty good. Right? All the politicians here. But I went, I remember going to the shop and I walked into the shop and I was buying something and the guy had the radio on and the policies that we had at the time, it was one of our previous prime ministers came on and he was saying something to the gun shop goes, ah, and he turns off the radio and he goes, I hate them man, so much. And I was like, oh, have you met him? Have you. And he goes, no. I was like, oh, but how do you hate this guy? And he goes, oh, I just do. I hate him so much. And I said, why? And he gets he's so condescending. He thinks he's better than me. He always talking down and I was like, But you've never met them. Yep. So how do you think he, how do you know he thinks he's better than you are? You can just tell. And I realized at that point, you don't understand this man. I'd made our prime minister many, many times I've met most of our political posts. I trained a lot of the PR people, a lot of the marketing people that worked for government. Um, and I was like, actually, they're all pretty decent human beings. I don't understand you how you could hate somebody that you've never met before. Right. And that's when I realized there's this lack of curiosity there, because when you know someone it's very hard to then hate them, you can hate the behavior, but actually you realize that we're all human beings, we're all flawed. We all have our own insecurities and our own fears and all that kind of thing as well. So. Yeah, it does. So that was the kind of Experimental Mindset, which then rolled into a whole way of life, basically.  I do find that to be true with people. When, if you just can hold your tongue and let them speak their mind. And go in with an open mind, first of all, you'll learn something. Um, and then secondly, who knows they could change your opinion or your mindset about something. And not that that's their intention, but to at least, you know, empathy is the number one emotion that people are starved from. And just to listen to people is in itself a gift and it who knows it might impart something that you hadn't thought about before.   It  doesn't matter anymore how smart you are. It's if you can, you can be creative enough or  curious enough, you can find answers. You can find people and get things moving and solved and that kind of thing. Oh my goodness. It can, it can even go further care on it because,  if you look, there's a whole pile of studies around IQ,  and ETQ and all the different, all the different cues, there's even a CQ curiosity question. One of the things. Yeah, that's, it's the whole number or letter than Q, um, community is very divided anyway. So most of them don't agree with each other, but one thing they did find was they did a huge amount of study around young people, like in kindergarten saying play schools. And one of the things they found was. The children that were more curious in the class to coach children to ask more questions, their IQ tended to be higher than the other kids in the class. So IQ, it's a flawed method, but it's basically just a measure of intelligence, a measure of your way of problem solving, like your ability to be problem-solve. Yeah. So, what they discovered was they, they found this connection between the two. Now it's not causative. They're not saying that if you're curious, you're going to be more intelligent. And they're not saying if you're more intelligent, you're going to be more curious. But what they said is this co this correlative link between the two things. Now, one of the things we know is you can't really increase your IQ. You kind of can, and that you can keep training your brain and training your brain. But the reality is it's very hard to increase your IQ. That there's your problem solving ability. Right? However, we do know that you can increase your curiosity. Yeah. So at a base level, if you go, and like, if you just start asking questions about everything, have you started just getting insanely curious and getting past this whole fear we have of being judged, then you can increase your curiosity. Now, if you, if we know that there's this correlative link between curiosity and intelligence. And we know that it's hard to increase the intelligence, but easy to increase your curiosity. Why wouldn't you want to do that? It makes you smarter. That's what I'm trying to say. Like it's not causative, but it will increase your, like, it'll increase your IQ. There's also a study at there's called the marshmallow study. I don't know if you've ever heard of that. And they took the kids and they made the kids who delayed eating the marshmallows, got two versus one. And they, they found later in life, the kids who were patient enough, who, who could wait for their reward, ended up doing much better in life, just because of their personality and disposition.  I know during our Home office Hackathon, you'll be speaking on the term Imposter Syndrome.  How would you define that? Well, basically, if you're an entrepreneur, you probably have it. So imposter syndrome is that feeling that, that, that kind of fear of being exposed and the sense of, um, you think that everyone's going to see through you, everyone's going to realize you have no idea what you're doing and they're going to call you on it. Like there's fear of being judged. Um, and there's studies studies are kind of showing, I don't know when they'd coined the term. I remember the research piece by, it can be what year it was, but there was a study into particularly high-performing woman. And how they perceive themselves. And, and I hope our research has been done around, you know, like if you, you know, if you're a person that suffers from imposter syndrome and something good happens to you, you think it's coincidental versus somebody who just blindly goes into things that something good happens, you go, yeah, that must be because of my own ability. So it's that sense of that feeling that you're going to be called out that sense and feeling you don't belong, that you're getting recognition, you don't deserve. Uh, and what the research has shown is I think it's a minimum of 72% of humans deal with imposter syndrome at some point in their life. Right that 72%. But when you boil that down into  subsections like, like entrepreneurs, for example, that number is basically 99%. And the 1% of sociopath, we don't really care about them. Amanda sociopath. Cause I definitely went through this myself and I.  You know, I pivoted a few times and it was definitely that imposter syndrome is you start having those negative conversations in your head yesterday, I spoke to someone and then they called it the monkeys in your mind. And I'm like, yeah, that's, that's pretty much it. Yeah, it really is. Yeah. But for me, what cured it for me was that they said that everyone has a unique message and that your customer needs to hear your message said in your way, because it'll align with them directly. And that's exactly what they need to hear at that time. So I never really thought about it like that. That before. And that really helped me get over that and give me enough courage to say, to take it on, but it is, I do find it's it's especially an entrepreneur's term. Um, but I think a lot of people do do have that. I have children who are all going out into the adulting world, getting the big girl jobs, and I'm sure I know my nurses. Daughter. I, I know she feels this because the COVID has eliminated a lot of her practical studies, so I'm sure she's feeling this.  Okay, Vince,  that was fantastic. Um, I would like to know one last question. My signature question. If there is one thing in this world that you could eliminate forever, what would it be and why? And it doesn't have to relate to anything we talked about. I was going to say calories so I could eat what I want, but I'm going to go with that one. Yeah. Um, for me it would be, and this is going to sound so cliche, but it'll be division. And this goes back to the curiosity thing I talked about. Um, one of the things that we like, the world that we live in now, it's just so heightened compared to what I grew up with. You know, like in my day, when you were younger, if you disagreed with somebody, you couldn't go online and do that. Cause we didn't have online. You actually had to have a conversation and you were in a group of people. And if you disagreed, you would get counter views, you would get people, you basically had a conversation and you could disagree with someone and still be friends with them. You can disagree with someone and still hang out with them and everything. It just means you disagreed. Um, but in this day and age, what we've had, what we have now is we have all these bubbles. We live in these little, little, you know, kind of, um, areas where we just hear from other people like us, these little echo chambers. So I want to eliminate those echo chambers. I want to just get us back to having been able to have a civil conversation. So in other words, a conversation with somebody disagrees with you, but you can actually learn more about them. And a good example of this for me is, so this is why I talk a lot about curiosity, Carolyn, I'm really, really big on making sure you understand why people do what they do. And for me, the best example of this was growing up. So as I said, I grew up in abuse. I grew up in an abusive household, um, for that. So for me, school was a happy place. It was the place I would escape to cause, uh, you know, you wouldn't get beaten at school. So that was a good thing. But then at age 11, I discovered I went to what we call an intermediate school. So it's like a transitional school for two years before you go off to high school. And I'm like, right. Okay. I get there. And I discovered something I'd never seen at school before a bully. And I'm like, okay. And this guy made my life hell for two years. For two years of my life, I had a bully at home. I had a bully at school, so I had no safe space whatsoever. I was just anxious, Rick. And then we got to, you know, bout to turn age 13 and we're going off to high school and the got the best news ever. He was going to a different high school to me. I was like, yes, I'm free. This is going to be awesome. So, so we parted ways. He went to his high school. I went to mine. Uh, and at that point I decided I'm sick of being a victim. I'm sick of people being able to abuse me and being able to, you know, hurt me. So I learned martial arts and boxing. I kind of threw myself into this. I studied non-stop every day for years and we got to the last year of high school before we go off to university. And yeah. Uh, I know I found out something, he got transferred to our school, so he got transferred from his school to ours and I'm like, oh my goodness. Now I grew up on 80 movies. I grew up on all these things where, you know, there's the underdog and Sunday, he comes down at the top and everyone's cheering. Yeah. It was like, this is going to be the moment I've been waiting for late. I'm going to finally not be the victim. I'm going to come out on top. Um, so I built this up in my mind and I saw him walk past me one day and night. Here's the opportunity. So yelled his name. Few explosives in there as well. We were, you know, we were teenagers, uh, and then he turned around, he did what he normally did. He turned around his struts over to me and he took a swing, but this time he missed and then he took another swing and I'm like, ah, he must again, in my mind, it's this eighties movie playing out, you know? Exactly. So finally I thought I'm going to end this bam. And I hit him and he went down and he went out like a light. And I'm just so anxious now going yep. Here it comes here, comes this elated, feeling nothing. Actually, I don't feel good at all. And I'm like, what just happened? I don't, I don't understand this. You know, like every movie lied to me essentially, but I ended up in the principal's office, which is what happened when you fight, you know? And the principal pulled me aside and he look Vince, do you know why he got transferred to our school? And you know, I'm, I'm a 17 year old trying to be cool. And I'm like, oh, thank you. I thank you. And he goes, well, you should care. And then he told me his story and he said, this boy had been abused since he was a baby. Like his father had beaten him and his sister and the mother consistently for years and years and years. And it got so bad. It got to the point where the father beat the mother so badly. She actually passed away in front of the kids. So basically they saw their dad murdered the mum. And at that point, I'm not feeling great by the way. Um, and then he said, so what's happened is the founder's going to jail. Rightfully so. And the kids have been put into the care of their auntie and uncle, which is why they're now coming here. And I said, yeah, but I didn't know that. And the principal said, yeah, I wouldn't expect you to, but I would have thought of all the people that would understand what he's gone through. You would have been the one. And that was the point where I realized. Um, I wasn't the hero in this story at all. I was the, I was the bad guy. I was the one person that had the opportunity to try and understand him, understand where he's coming from. And it may never have worked. I may have gone on-site him. And he still tried to beat me up, you know, but the reality is I could have made an impact on this guy's life and I didn't. Okay. I need to, first of all, I need to stop watching eighties movies. They all lie to us. They're rubbish. Like any movie that tells you the victim comes out on top by beating the other person, is wrong? Yeah. But it also made me realize I need to get so insanely curious about people. I need to get closer to people. Not further away. I need to try and understand why they're doing what they're doing, because we are all the same. Right. Everyone's one stupid decision away from doing something dumb, but everyone's insecure. Everyone's flawed. We're just these human beings, these meat sacks on this world that are completely utterly flawed. So why not actually like help each other rather than just create division? It's a choice, right? It's truly a conscious choice. I listened to a lot of , podcasts  and I heard, I remember exactly where it was, I was literally rounding the corner to pull in the driveway where I work. And they said, no matter what the person is doing at the time, whether it's beating their child or doing something terribly wrong, they're literally doing the best that they can do because of the events in their life, the circumstances, how their mind has been programmed. And I stopped and thought about that. And it was a very empathetic way to think about that for somebody, but it, it made you appreciate the differences out there and made you stop and say, don't judge others because you haven't walked their path. Well, you were really young, that's an incredible story. And I absolutely love that. All right. Tell us where our listeners can get ahold of you.   And. Oh, man. I, I make it super easy. So,  everything is at the one place. Just go to chasing the insights.com. It's the home of my podcasts, where I have amazing guests like Caroline, funny enough. Um, but it's also,  where I have my book and where you can find me on all social media platforms. So everyone can connect with me. Just connect with me everywhere. Like seriously, I never turned people down unless you spam me. Then block. Yeah. But generally connect with me on social, but also on chasingtheinsights.com. You'll see , like I said before, I like to give away stuff for free. I like to help people as much as I can. So you've got the option on there to book a free strategy call with me where I'll give you a huge amount of clarity over any marketing issue and any entrepreneurial issue that you're struggling with. Um, don't struggle alone. There's a whole pile of people in this world that genuinely want you to succeed. I know Carolyn's one of those, I'm one of those. So, so jump on a free strategy call and I will help you get that clarity. You are just an inspiration and I am just so, so happy and thrilled that you have crossed my path and I get to continue my entrepreneurial journey with you. I absolutely love spending every minute of this podcast with you. Um, and I hope our listeners reach out. I will absolutely put that contact information in the show notes and I can't wait to continue to work with you. And I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything that you have offered already. Um, it's been invaluable. You've been so patient with me and given so much already, and this is just the beginning, so that's fantastic. And I do, I greatly appreciate it. Lastly, I just remind our listeners to remember that "Life has no remote so get up and change it yourself." I love that. 

Alexi Panos is a best-selling author, leadership and embodiment trainer, humanitarian, and the host of the Unleashed podcast. She is insanely committed to empowering others to activate and own their greatness and live a life they are completely OBSESSED with. Her mission is to reinvent “personal development” into what she and her husband call the EMERGENT WISDOM MOVEMENT–creating a container of transformational work that elicits a remembrance of what we’ve always known…and who we’ve always known we are. She is the co-founder of The Bridge Method workshops (which she developed with her husband Preston Smiles) and the founder of two non-profit organizations —  E.P.I.C. and The Sisters Society). And has authored the books 50 WAYS TO YAY! and NOW OR NEVER both by Simon & Schuster. If that wasn’t impressive enough, she was also named as one of FORBES Top 11 Women Entrepreneurs, INC's magazines TOP 10 ENTREPRENEUR'S CHANGING THE WORLD, one of Origin Magazines TOP 100 CREATIVES CHANGING THE WORLD, and is a featured expert in the films THE ABUNDANCE FACTOR, RISEUP and AGE OF THE ENTREPRENEUR. So, I’ve been a big fan of Alexi’s ever since hearing her speak on a podcast years ago. Her energy and drive is so inspiring, and what she’s built in her business and life is pretty dreamy—as you’ll hear in our conversation. In this episode, she shares her wild past life in the music industry touring with top artists like JaRule, and as a television host for E! News, and what inspired her to leave it all behind to start a business, what it looked like for her to make the bold move to leave the entertainment industry and completely reinvent her career and life, the humble beginnings of her business, the biggest challenges she faced, and why her mindset was so key to her staying the course, her approach to putting her wisdom and resources out into the world and how she leveraged all of her gifts to make it happen, why being fully authentic and aligning with her truth and her real personality have been key to her becoming known for her work, how she bootstrapped her business on credit and the super empowering, positive outlook she has on betting on ourselves in this way, why she says it’s so important to break free from your online influences and teachers to find your own voice, and so much more!   To learn more about Alexi Panos and the resources mentioned in this episode, visit the show notes.   Follow Me On: Facebook Instagram

A force to be reckoned with on the personal growth scene, Preston Smiles is a conscious businessman, family man, experiential speaker, author of Love Louder, Founder of Kaboom Coaching, and Co-founder of The Bridge Method.No matter what “side” of the current revolution you reside, this conversation with Preston is an essential listen. As a badass messenger of love, he shares from his pro-humanity heart to inspire others to tune back into theirs. During this conversation, Preston and I discuss…The difference between caring deeply and trying to carry someone else's painEmbracing the courage to speak our hearts when we know there may be great resistance.Why it's not up to us to decide how others express and communicate their pain, anger, and hurt.How to remain deeply compassionate while taking a strong stand.Stifling our innate desire for curiosity with our attachment to being “right”And more...Referenced –Valarie Kaur Speech: https://valariekaur.com/2017/01/watch-night-speech-breathe-push/Connect with Preston –Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonsmiles/Website: https://prestonsmiles.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/questionswithPrestonBook: Love Louder: 33 Ways to Amplify Your LifeConnect with Cal –UnlearnX: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/unlearn-xInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearnYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.comNewsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletterThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Preston Smiles is the CEO and Founder of Motivational Messenger and the Bridge Method, personal freedom coach, motivational speaker, author of Love Louder and co-author of Now or Never. Preston is a Instagram, Facebook and YouTube influencer who is inspired by raising the human consciousness and living a spiritually embodied, authentic life..You will learn: How to create grounded certaintyHow to show up more authentically in all areas of lifeHow to embody personal transformationHow to see the gift in every moment of lifeWhat to do when you’re feeling stuckHow to create more alignment and raise your consciousnessThe 4 levels of consciousnessThe difference between the small self and higher selfHow to appreciate and celebrate yourself How to express your most authentic truthThe difference between change and transformationHow the need to be right, is holding you backHow you might be denying your own birth-right Why awareness proceeds choice And so much more…Shownotes:7:53 ~ Was there a switch for you in your life when you went from not feeling authentic to becoming really centered in who you were?12:40 ~ What practices do you do to show up more authentically?17:28 ~ How do you embody transformation?19:51 ~ What and when do you feel most inspired?24:44 ~ When and how do you create constant transformation?31:22 ~ What are your most important practices to become more aligned and raise your consciousness?34:16 ~ How to find your most authentic truth?35:36 ~ How do you give space and express yourself authentically when you’re ticked off?39:06 ~ What message do you really want everyone to know?Follow Preston on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrestonSmilesSpeaks/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonsmiles/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonsmilesWebsite URL: https://prestonsmiles.com/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLHChGfdXlqR-Wck74eRPgwIf you loved this episode, please share it with someone you care about. Follow us at instagram.com/theryanmagic

Welcome to our Carlos Inspire Show Podcast: “Carlos Inspire Show”– A series of inspirational and mind blowing interviews with leaders who have achieved massive success. Your host, Carlos Siqueira, author of Work Like An Immigrant, Inspirational speaker and known internationally as the “Mentor of the highest paid coaches, speakers, and experts of the world” will be speaking with movers and shakers from all around the world on a wide-range of topics from social media and marketing to sales and business development. Likewise, Carlos will be interviewing experts on mindset, influencing and daily habits to help you live an extraordinary life and take your business to the next figure. His motive is simple and so is the objective of the shows —To share wisdom and inspiration freely to help the world become a better place.  * In this show, Carlos will be interviewing interviewing Conscious businessman, family man, experiential speaker, author of Love Louder: 33 Ways to Amplify Your Life (published by Simon & Schuster), founder of kaboom coaching, co-founder of The Bridge Method, and badass messenger of love, Preston Smiles is a force to be reckoned with on the personal growth scene. Leading cutting edge workshops all over the world with his equally powerful wife, Alexi Panos, winning awards like Millennial Mentor of the Year, gracing the cover of Inspired Coach Magazine, Preston Smiles is on fire, like his HUGE personality. Mr Smiles has been featured on some of the biggest podcasts and media platforms in the world, such as Impact Theory and School of Greatness along with touching the hearts and souls of thousands of people daily through his provocative social media videos and writings. As Jack Canfield and Michael Beckwith have said, “Preston is unstoppable!” For more information, visit www.prestonsmiles.com * ***ABOUT CARLOS SIQUEIRA**** Carlos' dream is to make poverty history and use entertainment to bring wisdom, business strategies, inspiration and personal development to leaders throughout the world in a way that is fun, exciting, and that creates lasting change.  Carlos has been helping thousands of authors, coaches and speakers over the last 20 years becoming industry influencers, creating massive wealth and living a legacy.  * Carlos passion is giving back for children in need around the world. Carlos loves traveling to 3rd world countries to educate kids from a very young age by teaching them entrepreneurial habits in addition to applying mindset strategies to go out and achieve their dreams. Carlos is no stranger to hardship and struggle. He grew up in poverty and family crises in a dangerous part of Northern Brazil.  Starting by selling his grandmother's bread of the streets of his city when he was only 7-years-old, he worked his way up to become a number one top selling sales executive and trainer/mentor for a number of Fortune 500 companies in the U.S.  Internationally known as “The Mentor's Mentor,” Carlos holds several Records & Trainings in Accelerated Performance, Sales, Marketing, Social Media Growth, Consulting, and Crisis Strategic Intervention. After finally achieving his own long-held dreams, he now leads other entrepreneurs, celebrities, coaches, consultants, and speakers worldwide to create theirs through his training, professional coaching and mentoring.  The focus of Carlos' training is how to accelerate your “Message-to-Market" and compressing time to achieve maximum growth. His unique systems disrupt the status quo in both business and coaching today. With his unique blend of real-world experience, business insight, high energy and contagious good humor, Carlos helps others achieve professional success and personal fulfillment, so that they too can begin to live the life they once barely dared to imagine!  As I often tell my clients and remind myself daily: IT'S ABOUT THE MISSION—not the commission." -Carlos Siqueira * Follow Carlos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlosinspire * If you like to read Carlos inspirational book, "Work Like an Immigrant"; go to the link below: http://bit.ly/mustmodebook * Join our FREE PRICELESS 321 Challenge below to ignite your results and get some accountability to get things done more often. Just go to the site below: www.321challenge.com * Share this podcast and come back every Friday for more cool interviews with leaders of the world.  Also follow Carlos Instagram @carlosinspire and use the hashtags #itsabouttogodown #worklikeanimmigrant #carlosinspire #mustmode #showuptoblowup  * Carlos Siqueira  Chief Enthusiasm Officer Founder of Carlos Inspire Co Founder of Expert Advisor Alliance "We assist clients to command maximum fees, get paid up front, and create coaching royalties."  

In this episode, I speak about the Bridge method, I use this method in my 1-1 program (Inside-Out). This method is very useful in bridging that gap from who you are to who you want to be!

What is stopping you getting more customers? You need to think of it like this; you are on one side of a river with your amazing product, but your customers are on the other. What you need is a bridge to get them across the river. Find out in todays episode how to build the bridge that will get them running over to you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/workfromhomedad/message

Today, we continue the conversation with a force to be reckoned with on the personal growth scene. Years ago, myself and thousands of others were entranced with his “movement-inspired” videos about a new way to live and love. Through #LovesVoice, he was reshaping the way we look at LOVE’s frequency and who we can BE in relationships. I became inspired that this Preston Smiles character speak at my company’s annual conference in Australia - as I knew his message needed to be heard by more people. So, without any other way to reach him, I commented on a social media post of one of his videos and…he messaged me straight back. I’m convinced there was divine cooperation at work as next thing you know, him and his electric partner Alexi were sitting on our balcony overlooking the Brisbane River. Never mind the distance he flew to spread his message to thousands in Australia but this trailblazer is now the author of 2 bestselling books, is a social media infleuncer with over 163K followers and is the founder of Conscious Man Brotherhood and The Bridge Method. Being named ‘Millenial Mentor of the Year’ begins to point to the profound impact him and his wife are having on the consciousness of the planet. Wait till his new twins-in-waiting grace the planet, then, this super-charged FAMILY will surely rival The Incredibles! Thanks Preston for always being a YES in my life and showing me what it is to truly SHOW UP for when opportunity comes calling…Meet Preston:Conscious Businessman, Trailblazer, Personal Freedom coach, experiential Speaker, Social Media influencer, author of Love Louder 33 ways to amplify your life and NOW or NEVER your epic life in 5 steps (both published by Simon & Schuster), founder of Conscious Man Brotherhood, Co founder of The Bridge Method and badass messenger of love, Preston Smiles is a force to be reckoned with on the personal growth scene. Leading cutting edge workshops all over the world with his equally as powerful wife Alexi Panos, winning awards like Millennial mentor of the year, gracing the cover of Inspired Coach Magazine, and Millennial Magazine, and being featured on some of the biggest podcast and shows in the world, such as IMPACT THEORY and School of Greatness, Preston is touching the hearts and souls of thousands of people daily through his social media videos, and provocative writings. As Jack Canfield and Michael Beckwith have called him, Preston is unstoppable.Contact Preston: YouTube: @questionswithPreston Website: https://prestonsmiles.com Instagram: @prestonsmiles

It’s pretty hard these days to be on social media and not see the popular hashtag #RelationshipGoals. People all over the world are using this tag to indicate when they have seen a relationship that inspires them. It’s a beautiful movement and a topic I am very focused on right now as I put the finishing touches on my next book which focuses on deep love, relationships and soulful sex. For full show notes and episode resources, head to https://melissaambrosini.com/26 I am super excited today not only because this topic is close to my heart but because we get to kick off our very first #RelationshipsGoals episode with personal development's power couple, Preston Smiles and Alexi Panos... the epitome of #RelationshipsGoals. This epic couple are not only two of the nicest people on the planet, they are also founders of the Bridge Method which includes their live workshops, and various online training programs. Through their unique and passion-filled approach to sharing age-old wisdom, they have managed to create a movement of transformation that has earned them devoted followers from all over the world. I believe we need to learn from the masters and these two are the real deal, which is why I am psyched you get to learn from them today. Get ready for some heart pumping love tips that will blow your mind. In this episode we chat about:   Their epic love story and how they found each other (05:22) Their beliefs around the one and soulmates (13:34) Their advice to people who don’t believe in ‘the one’ or soulmates (16:08) How they move through challenges and disagreements (20:35) The biggest game changer for their relationship (26:24) How they dance between the masculine and feminine energies in their relationship (28:17) How they live, lead and work together (30:45) The best relationship tips ever (these are GOLD) (32:36) Why sex is the key to their relationship and deep epic love (35:58) The biggest thing that’s challenging them about each other and how they move through it (42:06) How they keep their love blasing (43:52) The common misconception about their relationship (45:59) How they fill themselves up so they are overflowing and can be of service to each other (49:00) How to inspire your partner (52:30) Plus so much more!     For full show notes, episode resources and quick links to the above timestamps, head to https://melissaambrosini.com/26   The only purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. It is no substitute for professional care by a doctor or other qualified medical professional.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Personal Development's breakthrough power couple, Preston Smiles and Alexi Panos, have supported thousands of people who have dramatically changed their lives by participating in the various programs and workshops they teach all over the world, including their groundbreaking 12-week online training program The Bridge Method, and the popular workshop The Bridge Experience. As agents of change, passion and possibility, they both founded their own movements that inspire and empower people worldwide, including Preston's Love Mob and Alexi's non-profit E.P.I.C. Preston and Alexi's trainings are action-oriented and address all learning styles while engaging the Mind, Body and Soul. They are insanely committed to leading others on this same path and inspiring people to step fully into their unique gifts. They have created a movement of transformation and have built a tribe of loyal fans around the globe who aren't just inspired by their work, but empowered by it. Their previous books include Love Louder and 50 Ways to Yay! Show Highlights: Everything points to something outside of ourselves to complete us. @PrestonSmilesIt's not a matter of becoming – It's a matter of revealing. @PrestonSmilesIt's less about the doing and more about the being. @PrestonSmilesWithout awareness, there is no choice. @PrestonSmilesYou cannot change a habit that you are not aware of. @PrestonSmiles“Diminishers” are ways we sabotage our success right before the breakthrough. @PrestonSmilesThe moment we take 100% responsibility we gain our power back. @PrestonSmilesHow did I create, allow or perpetuate this situation? @PrestonSmilesWhat you permit, you promote. @PrestonSmiles You can find out more about their revolutionary Bridge Method HERE. The Action Catalyst is a weekly podcast hosted by Dan Moore, President of Southwestern Advantage, the oldest direct-sales company in America, and Partner with Southwestern Consulting. With more than 45 years in sales leadership and marketing management, Dan has a wealth of knowledge to share on how to make better use of time to achieve life, sales, and other business goals. Each week, he interviews some of the nation's top thought leaders and experts, sharing meaningful tips and advice. Subscribe on iTunes and please leave a rating and review!

If you've ever wanted to amplify your live and shine brighter than ever before, then do we have the Love Louder show for you! Today I'll be talking with Preston Smiles, co-author of Now or Never, winner of Elixir Magazine's Millennial Mentor Award, co-founder of The Love Mob and the Bridge Method and author of a fantastic book on up-leveling your life, Love Louder And that's what we'll talk about today, about a plethora of ways you can amplify your life! That plus well talk about a girl named Upendo, the double boomerang effect, what in the world's a blue frog moment, flying pig knuckles and tickle wars, and what do lavender skinny jeans, a ripped up shirt, pink converse Chuck Taylors and a studded belt have to do with anything! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How do you move past negative messages in your head? What did Preston's teachers do to him early on and what was the message it sent? What happened to all of the children around Preston? How did Preston's neighborhood turn into a war zone growing up? What happened to Preston in school that changed his academic career? What happened to Preston's best friend at age 15. What role did intuition have, and how has it been a guide? Where did Preston move after the shooting? How did Preston restart his life, and what did he learn from the experience. What's been the importance of connecting with Nature? What role did nutrition play in Preston's life challenges? Where did alcohol fit in, or no longer fit in the picture? Who is Freeman Michaels and how did he influence Preston's life How did Preston meet Michael Beckwith? How did he end up in a group founded by Jack Canfield? What's been your mission? What was the purpose of writing Love Louder and how did it get published? How can we help youth today in similar situations? What does it mean to amplify your life? For More Info visit: PrestonSmiles.com Preston Smiles on How to Amplify Your Life to Overcome Challenges & Negativity & Be the Love!!! Health | Happiness | Fitness | Career | Inspiration | Spiritual | Spirituality | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Are you looking to level up your life in 2017 and actually see some results? If so, then you'll want to listen to what the guests in this episode have to say. I had the honor of interviewing one of the personal development industries power couples, Alexi Panos and Preston Smiles. These two brilliant thought leaders are taking the space by storm and through their books and the Bridge Method, they're helping other unlock new levels of consciousness, fulfillment, and an EPIC life. We cover some really interesting topics like: How you can design your life through choice and have the freedom of a millionaire without millions Why they believe the act of gratitude is so powerful and what it can do to enhance your life. Exploring the concept of the “human game” and how you can "win" your game ...and so much more. This is your year, and Millionaire Mindcast is committed to giving you the knowledge, resources, and inspiration you need in order to take action and make it just that!

Personal Development’s power couple Preston Smiles and Alexi Panos are world renowned innovators and pioneers in the Emergent Wisdom Movement. As founders of the groundbreaking Bridge Method (which includes their live workshops and various online training programs), they have created a movement of transformation that has taken humanity by storm through their unique and passion-filled approach to sharing age-old wisdom. Using social media as a main source of connection and distribution of their lively educational videos, they’ve built an incredible tribe of loyal fans around the globe who aren’t just inspired by their work, but are empowered by it. Their new book “NOW OR NEVER” debuts 12/27/16, and their previous books are “LOVE LOUDER” and “50 WAYS TO YAY” (Simon & Schuster). What you’ll learn about in this episode: Preston and Alexi’s journey Changing your mindset so that failure is just information Diminishers: internal responses deployed by your ego that hold you back Using feedback to be able to see your blind spots How to get honest feedback from your employees Making sure to schedule in play Designing the life you want Hiring people for roles that fit their personal genius The questions Preston and Alexi ask themselves and others Ways to contact Preston and Alexi: Website: www.alexiandpreston.com Book: www.noworneverthebook.com

As founders of the groundbreaking Bridge Method (which includes their live workshops, and various online training programs), they have created a movement of transformation that has taken humanity by storm through their unique and passion-filled approach to sharing age old wisdom. Using social media as a main source of connection and distribution of their lively educational videos, they've built an incredible tribe of loyal fans around the globe who aren't just inspired by their work, but are empowered by

How do you create a life of freedom and power in your relationship? Preston Smiles and Alexi Panos, the powerhouse couple, share openly in this enlightening episode… Our Guests: Alexi Panos and Preston Smiles, the internationally recognized next generation thought leaders, redefine what’s possible in relationships, career, and life. Social media super-couple Preston Smiles and Alexi Panos have created a massive love ripple throughout the world with their high energy, passion-filled videos, 12-week online training program The Bridge Method, and their groundbreaking workshop The Bridge Experience. As agents of change, passion and possibility, they both founded their own movements that inspire and contribute to people all over the planet. Preston is the author of Love Louder, and organized Love Mob, aimed at acts of love through bringing communities together. Alexi, author of “50 Ways to Yay!” and creator of the non profit E.P.I.C. (Everyday People Initiating Change) brings clean, sustainable water to those in the developing world, while empowering global leaders through their Fellowship Program. Preston + Alexi just released their first collaborative book “Now or Never” available at www.alexiandpreston.com Quick Preview of the Podcast: · How to cross the bridge between where you are and want to be. · The inner workings of a power house couple. · Real world principles to take your relationship to the next level. · Age old wisdom delivered to your heart. Learn how to make your life epic with the person you love most. FREE Guided Meditation for Self Care (led by Shannon): https://programs.shannonalgeo.com/selfcare-meditation

Want to hear how two people move from victim consciousness to a place of empowerment? Alexi and Preston have some bold answers on how to get over your victim mindset when it comes to relationships and your past. If you want to be challenged in a good way, this episode will help you. SHOWNOTES How did Preston & Alexi begin their journey of personal transformation? [14:00] Why do people struggle in relationship? [21:30] Preston & Alexi's backpack metaphor that helps them thrive in their relationship struggles. [23:00] Why Preston couldn't last 20 minutes watching an HBO show with Alexi. [26:00] The lessons from their last big fight. [30:00] Preston shares the biggest tool a man can use during a fight with his partner. [36:00] The deadly sins of love. [42:00] The difference between victim and victim consciousness. [45:30] Your action step. [53:00]   GUEST BIO As the Co-Founders and Co-Creators of The Bridge Method, Alexi Panos and Preston Smiles have supported thousands of people who have dramatically changed their lives by participating in their various programs and workshops all over the world. For the past 10 years, they've both dedicated their lives to learning as much as they could about Human Potential, Positive Psychology, NLP, Ontology of Language, Transformative Studies, Somatic Training, and Esoteric Wisdom to step into their own leadership and truly "walk the walk" of this work.  They are insanely committed to leading others on this same path, and empowering them to step fully into their unique gifts to create a world that works for everyone. Recently married, this couple is truly committed to transforming the way the world works, by transforming the lives of individuals. They currently speak and lead workshops all over the world (both together and separate), as well as run their own widely successful inspirational YouTube Channels.  Both Preston + Alexi released their first solo books in June 2016 under the publishing house of Simon + Schuster; and will be releasing their first collaborative book with the same publisher in January 2017. http://alexiandpreston.com  

Alexi Panos and Preston Smiles are both internationally recognized next-generation thought leaders who are redefining what’s possible in relationships, career, and life. This duo has been recognized as "Personal Development’s Power Couple," and as world renowned innovators and pioneers in the “Emergent Wisdom Movement.” They are the founders of the groundbreaking Bridge Method, and have created a movement of transformation that has taken humanity by storm through their unique and passion-filled approach to sharing age old wisdom. With social media as a main source of connection and distribution for their inspiring video series, they’ve built an incredible tribe of loyal fans around the world who aren’t just inspired by their work, but are empowered by it. Today on the podcast you’ll discover with host Josh Trent how Alexi and Preston both went through periods in their lives where they felt like they were doing all the right things, but never got the desired results. When Positive Thinking Doesn't Work They'd read all the best books in self empowerment and positive thinking, took classes, and sought advice, but there was always something missing. After decades of their soul-searching and personal development, they realized that they were missing the most powerful connection - between mind, body, and soul. Discover more on the episode about how they both distilled decades of inner work, a full 12 week online program, and the bridge method into the pages of "Now Or Never" by combining years of training into five principles that can help you navigate the real world, learn how to overcome your inner obstacles, and become your best self. Fill with narratives and stories from the duos own lives as well as those from they have helped along the way, no one ever shares exercises insights and challenges to help you attain the personal freedom you’ve always been seeking.  As we move into 2017 and beyond, this uplifting and inspired conversation with Alexi and Preston is one you can keep on repeat. "Vulnerability is relatable. Perfection is not." Alexi Panos The 5 Principles to Living Your Greatness This LIVE training course with Alexi + Preston is valued at $1297 but it’s FREE when you pre order their new book, NOW OR NEVER. ELEVATE YOUR LIFE by elevating your mindset, confidence and ability to tackle problems and take life on with undeniable certainty and authentic power. You’ll learn the principles to tap into your gifts and unlimited power source so that you can live a life of fullness and abundance— no matter what’s going on. Instead of feeling anxious, stressed out, and overwhelmed, you will feel empowered, grateful and full of joy. By working these principles you’ll transform your life from the inside out, manifest what you truly desire and see the world through new eyes. “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In her response lies our growth and freedom." Victor E Frankel, from his book, "Man’s Search For Meaning" Listen As Preston & Alexi Uncover The power of choice in relationships Obliterating your comfort zone by proving the testing ground and scaling the castle of possibility How to use "Catalyst Moments" to shape your mindset for a powerful way of being How to cultivate wellness in relationships and single lives How to make personal transformation FUN How to change your mental, emotional, and physical state to move forward in your day How to recognize, fortify and empower your conscious and unconscious agreements Changing the story in relationships - yourself and your partner Understanding the 5 Principles You Always Have A Choice Be Radically Responsible Act Now Own Who You Are Have A Blast How Alexi grew stronger from sexual assault How Preston reframed his upbringing in challenged schooling as a youth and gangs to rise above How you can join the free masterclass with Preston & Alexi when you order their new book   Listen As Josh Asks Preston & Alexi Powerful Questions  Alexi, what is your biggest growth edge as you know it right now? In other words, what is the deepest lesson you are in the process of learning currently? Preston, what would you say to Donald Trump if you had two minutes with him in an elevator, and he would listen? Alexi, who is your greatest mentor from the past or present that inspires you? Preston, what can you tell someone who is doing workshops, reading books, going to seminars about being their best and living their vision but it has been years and they’re close to giving up? How do they take a breath and re-commit? Alexi, how do you manage a healthy emotional state as the media attention and energy towards you increases? Preston, When you’re working on your dream and your vision, how do you remain mindful of where and to whom you give your energy to? Alexi, what is wellness to you? What is your definition of wellness?   Resources Mentioned On the Show Now Or Never: Your Epic Life In 5 Steps Free Guides From Josh www.wellnessforce.com/news @prestonsmiles https://twitter.com/PrestonSmiles @alexipanos https://twitter.com/alexipanos PrestonSmilesSpeaks https://www.facebook.com/PrestonSmilesSpeaks alexipanospage https://www.facebook.com/alexipanospage/ prestonsmiles https://www.instagram.com/prestonsmiles/ alexipanos https://www.instagram.com/alexipanos/ QuestionsWithPreston https://www.youtube.com/questionswithPreston alexipanos http://youtube.com/alexipanos VIDEO - 7 Steps to a happy healthy relationship VIDEO - What you RESIST PERSISTS explained     Rate & Review Wellness Force Aloha! Josh here. Listen, I deeply value your thoughts, now let your voice be heard. I live to serve the Wellness Force even better based on your words, feedback, and requests. 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Alexi is on a mission to make personal development mainstream by synthesizing big ideas into fun, bite sized nuggets of goodness that spread throughout the world and create a ripple effect of positivity and love. She does this through speaking + facilitating workshops around the globe, dishing insights from her personal quest for truth in her books + blogs, and knocking people's socks off with her energetic YouTube Series. She created the school She always wanted to go to: SOUL SCHOOL-a global community of souls who are serious about diving deeper into what it means to be human, living their unique truth and creating with a sense of purpose. She is the co founder of The Bridge Method (online) and The Bridge Experience (live workshops), which is a fully immersive and high octane human potential training that yields incredible results. Alexi Panos: http://www.alexipanos.com Ronnie Landis: http://www.ronnie-landis.com The Holistic Health Mastery Program: http://www.holistichealthmastery.com

Alexi is on a mission to make personal development mainstream by synthesizing big ideas into fun, bite sized nuggets of goodness that spread throughout the world and create a ripple effect of positivity and love. She does this through speaking + facilitating workshops around the globe, dishing insights from her personal quest for truth in her books + blogs, and knocking people's socks off with her energetic YouTube Series. She created the school She always wanted to go to: SOUL SCHOOL-a global community of souls who are serious about diving deeper into what it means to be human, living their unique truth and creating with a sense of purpose. She is the co founder of The Bridge Method (online) and The Bridge Experience (live workshops), which is a fully immersive and high octane human potential training that yields incredible results. Alexi Panos: http://www.alexipanos.com Ronnie Landis: http://www.ronnie-landis.com The Holistic Health Mastery Program: http://www.holistichealthmastery.com

You’ll love my interview with my dear soul sister Alexi who is seriously a major FORCE of light, love and inspiration in the world today.  We talk about fear, the imposter syndrome, meeting the love of your life (and how it often looks different than you expect) and much more.    A little more about Alexi: Alexi Panos is an author, transformational vlogger, entrepreneur and humanitarian who is on a mission to make personal development mainstream by synthesizing big ideas into fun, bite sized nuggets of goodness that spread throughout the world and create a ripple effect of positivity and love.   Alexi helps people discover how to access personal freedom, love and REAL happiness through a blend of ancient wisdom, psychology, somatic teachings, NLP and philosophy—shooting straight from the heart with her no-nonsense and passionate delivery of authenticity, quirkiness and fun.  She teaches people how to ditch their limiting stories and mindsets and set out to create the life they’ve always dreamed of.   Whether she’s speaking + facilitating workshops around the world with her transformational Bridge Method, drilling clean water wells through her non profit E.P.I.C., dishing insights from her own personal quest for truth in her books and blogs, or inspiring millions of viewers around the world as host of her compelling and inspirational YouTube Series, she’s completely OBSESSED with creating experiences that matter, move + inspire people into their greatness and authentic selves.   Alexi was was recently named ORIGIN Magazine’s TOP 100 CREATIVES CHANGING THE WORLD, one of 11 NOTEWORTHY MILLENNIALS by Huffington Post, is the winner of Elixir Magazine’s Millennial Mentor Award, one of 15 WOMEN THAT WOW by Creativ Magazine, and one of the stars of the breakout documentary THE ABUNDANCE FACTOR and RISE UP.   To learn more about her work visit www.alexipanos.com

Alexi Panos is an emergent wisdom thought leader, an international speaker, an author, and co-founder of The Bridge Method. In this episode we dive deep into finding your spiritual awakening, dealing with the current state of the world, and trees. Yes, trees.

I had the pleasure of attending the wedding of today's guest Alexi Panos back in July and it was absolutely the best wedding I've ever attended. The reasons why are exactly the same reason why her interview is awesome. Alexi's energy is contagious and the woman's got depth and breadth. She's super fun, sexy, and grounded while being very conscious, intentional and focused on service. We talk about her first awakening while on tour with Ja Rule back in a former life where she was a singer, how it led her to building wells in Africa for the last 11 years and what she's learned about happiness through those journeys. Enjoy! About Alexi Panos: Alexi Panos is a truth junkie. She's on a mission to make personal development mainstream by synthesizing big ideas into fun, bite sized nuggets of goodness that spread throughout the world and create a ripple effect of positivity and love. Alexi does this through speaking + facilitating workshops around the globe, dishing insights from her personal quest for truth in her books + blogs, and knocking people’s socks off with her energetic YouTube Series. She created the school she always wanted to go to: SOUL SCHOOL-a global community of souls who are serious about diving deeper into what it means to be human, living their unique truth and creating with a sense of purpose. She is the co-founder of The Bridge Method (online) and The Bridge Experience (live workshops), which is a fully immersive and high octane human potential training that yields incredible results. Alexi also facilitates global leadership training programs around the world through her non-profit E.P.I.C. (Everyday People Initiating Change) that give people the tools they need to implement global giveback initiatives to communities in need. She's insanely committed to empowering ONE BILLION people to harness their unique gifts in order to create a Compound Inspiration Effect that truly changes our world. She shoots straight from the heart and takes no prisoners...because your life is too important to not be lived fully. In this episode, Alexi shares: 1. How meditation is efficiency 2. What she learned about happiness by building wells in Africa 3. Healing from sexual trauma

Who is Preston Smiles? Preston Smiles is an advocate for love. He is an author, vlogger and motivational speaker. He is the co-founder of the Love Mob and Bridge Method.  He just published his first book Love Louder: 33 Ways to Amplify Life that can be found in bookstores around North America. Why did I bring Preston onto the show? Since coming forward as bisexual a few months back I wanted to get Preston’s take on self-love and how we can allow love to guide us through our darkest moments. His tagline that “love will always find a way, everything else will find an excuse” is a powerful testament to the life you can create by using love as one of your guiding mechanisms.  One Mindset To Take Away  Celebrate Your Emotions vs. Beating Yourself Up  Early in the podcast Preston was speaking a lot about love and abundance. I flipped the script on him and asked him, what happens when you’re not in a place of love and abundance? What happens when you feel pain, sadness and anger as we all do? Preston says that when most people catch themselves “emotionally eating” whether that be depressed, angry, dwelling on a breakup, watching porn and feeling guilty, or whatever the case may be, we beat ourselves up for it.  Preston celebrates his emotions. All of them. Let me repeat that. Preston celebrates ALL of his emotions. As he put it… “I celebrate it. Yesss, caught another one. Now what do I choose?” @ 13:31 You see because that’s the dirty little secret. When we catch ourselves dwelling on a negative emotion we need to embrace it, celebrate it. Not get upset at ourselves for it. Rather what are we going to choose next? When we feel negative emotions, sitting in that swallow only makes the pit deeper.  Choosing to accept our emotions gives them permission to wash over us and creates a space for us to move forward.  Thus if there is one thing you take away from this podcast, or even this write-up it’s this… Celebrate your negative feelings versus beating yourself up. When we celebrate our emotions we allow them to wash over us opposed to getting stuck and holding us up. Seven Things You’ll Learn From This Podcast How you’re co-creating everything and how to stop being a victim of your life  @ 3:45 The importance of dialing your reticular activation system onto joy, abundance & good @ 8:30 Celebrating your emotions vs. punishing them @ 13:00 One bad ass Romeo & Juliet quote that explains the undying stream of goodness @ 22:30 “We’re all big kids” - Scheduling time to play @ 24:15 Our challenges with change and Preston’s point of view on it @ 32:15 How Preston knew his wife, Alexi Panos, was the one and the wild story behind how they met @ 38:00 Connect with Preston Website - www.prestonsmiles.com Instagram @prestonsmiles YouTube  Bridge Method - Preston’s and Alexi’s program that facilitates a deeper connection between the mind, body and soul  Mentioned in the Podcast Juvan Langford Alexi Panos Bridge Method

Who is Alexi Panos? Alexi Panos is an inspirational vlogger, speaker and co-founder of The Bridge Method and The Bridge Experience.  She was named 1 of 11 Noteworthy Millennials by the Huffington Post and recently published her first book 50 Ways to Yay which can be found in bookstores across North America.  She is the co-founder of a nonprofit organization called E.P.I.C. (Everyday People Initiating Change), which provides clean water to people in the developing world. Why did I bring Alexi onto the show? I brought Alexi onto the show because she is creating awesome shit in the world. She is a testament to what the world needs more of. How we all have a choice to stand up for our lives. In the podcast we talk about becoming awake to your calling in the universe, consuming less of the noise of society and aligning more with our vision, our gifts and who we are.  Our misalignment with our identity and what we should be doing in the universe is the bedrock for the anxiety and depression that many of us live with. Alexi talks about her personal experience with this; she was hosting a reality TV show, doing commentary on a sports television show and giving back through her non-profit E.P.I.C. and yet still felt misaligned. She was making a 6 figure salary and on paper everything appeared to be working - but deep down she knew she wasn’t using her gifts - her soul was calling her to use her gifts. It was at this moment that Alexi decided to move her life around and pursue the career she has today.What will you learn? Why we’re addicted to our stories. The reasons why we have painful stories, the reasons why we keep bringing these pains up in our life, is because they allow us to keep our current identity as opposed to moving forward. It allows us to keep repeating our story of why we don’t have the relationship we want in life, why we’re not more successful, why we’re not rich enough because it’s the same story weighing us down. We dive into this. We dive into self love. We talk about how Alexi’s self love practice is more focused on her emotional side and creating a space to listen to her soul, as opposed to just physical activities like walking or yoga.  We talk about her relationship with her finance Preston Smiles. We talk about how she knew she found “the one” and what stood out to her. To hear more jump into the podcast.Contact Info www.alexipanos.com – you can find all her social media links her on her website along with her programs and you can reach out to her there YouTube – I do recommend checking out her YouTube videos as they are amazingly inspirational... this one especially.Show Notes  - Everything is perfectly imperfect @3:30 - Simplest secret in the universe – honour and accept your soul @5:45 - How to honour your soul @7:30 - Why we’re addicted to our stories @9:00 - Recent example of Alexi holding onto her pain @11:30 - How to identify what your pain story is @13:00 - You can’t intervene in a world you don’t know @14:00 - Feminine grace @16:00 - Self love @ 18:30 - Relationship with Preston Smiles @ 22:00 - Alexi’s early years @25:00 - The creation of E.P.I.C. (Everyday People Initiating Change) @ 28:00 - Alexi’s soul yearning for her to use her gifts @30:10 - Bridge Method @36:30 - Most people are deeply distracted from the relationship they have with themselves @ 39:10 - What holds Alexi back in her next chapter @ 42:00 - How she knew Preston was the one @44:00 - What made Preston different from all the other men @ 47:00 - Final words @ 48:30Mentioned in the Podcast 50 Ways to Yay E.P.I.C Preston Smiles Bridge Method

Alexi Panos is a leader in the Emergent Wisdom movement.  She is on a mission to make personal development mainstream by synthesizing big ideas into fun, bite sized nuggets of goodness that spread throughout the world and create a ripple effect of positivity and love. She is an transformational vlogger, speaker and writer who has been named as one of ORIGIN Magazine’s TOP 100 CREATIVES CHANGING THE WORLD, winner of Elixir Magazine's Millennial Mentor Award, one of 15 WOMEN THAT WOW by Creativ Magazine, and one of the stars of the breakout documentary THE ABUNDANCE FACTOR. Alexi is truly shaking things up with her passionate and energetic delivery, making a unique mark on the world. Her forthcoming book, 50 WAYS TO YAY, published by Simon & Schuster, will be out June 2016. Whether she’s speaking and facilitating workshops around the world with her transformational Bridge Method, drilling clean water wells through her non profit E.P.I.C, dishing insights from her own personal quest for truth in her books and blogs, or inspiring two million plus viewers as host of her compelling and inspirational YouTube Series, she’s completely OBSESSED with creating experiences that matter, move and inspire people into their greatness and authentic selves. Guiding Principle, Quote or Mantra Remind yourself of who and what you are…you are Divinity. And anything in your world is a reflection of you. When you get triggered, ask yourself how is this a reflection of you? How are you the space for this to show up? Look for the spark within you.  People on the outside are like the lighter fluid to the sparks that are already within you.  If there is no spark it won’t light up, but if there is a spark around whatever issue: abandonment, fear, scarcity etc., that thing is going to light up. When You Tripped Up Alexi had the expectation with her business and life partner, Preston Smiles (https://speakingofpartnership.com/047-preston-smiles/) , that he would show up the way she showed up. When they first got together both personally and professionally, she was trying to force him into her box, into her way of doing things. This expectation created so much suffering within herself, and created so much dissonance in the relationship. She resented that he did not do things the way she did. When they truly got it. That they were different and it wasn’t likely to change. It allowed all the magic to show up. It allowed her to see all the gifts that he brings to their relationship. It created new possibilities for herself. She found the recipe for a thriving relationship - check it out. The “DUH” moment that changed your partnerships forever Alexi’s has a non-profit called EPIC (http://www.epicthemovement.org) . For the first 6 years she had no idea how to communicate with her partner, Tennille.  At one point she was so frustrated by not being able to get her points across. Alexi’s “DUH” moment was when she realized Tennille speaks from love not logic. When she shifted her communication and they recommitted to wanting to live their higher purpose, EPIC has exploded. They focused on the love and integrity and relationship that was their foundation, and that’s what has set them apart as a non-profit. Proudest moment in partnership Alexi was recently in Tulum, Mexico for her “bachelorette party” and her long-time friend Jackie was there.  They hadn’t seen each other for years and it was a little awkward. Finally they named the gorilla that was in the room and talked about what was awkward for each of them. They didn’t make each other wrong. They allowed each other to be really heard and honored each other’s feelings. When we don’t take things personally and make them about us, it is safe to express ourselves. Now they have the deepest connection they have ever

Alexi Panos (www.alexipanos.com) is an inspirational speaker, a philanthropist and a leader in the emergent wisdom movement we are blessed to have share her story on this episode. She is on a mission to make personal development mainstream by synthesizing big ideas into fun, bite sized nuggets of goodness that spread throughout the work and create a ripple effect of positivity and love. Alexi speaks and facilitates workshops worldwide and is co-founder of both The Bridge Method (www.thebridgemethod.org) and non-profit E.P.I.C. (Everyday People Initiating Change – www.epicfellowshipprogram.com) . To subscribe to future podcasts or learn more about how we can support you on your leadership journey, head over to www.ladieswholeadpodcast.com  

Today's episode is with Alexi Panos. Alexi is a truth junkie. She is on a mission to make personal development mainstream by synthesizing big ideas into fun, bite sized nuggets of goodness that spread throughout the world and create a ripple effect of positivity and love. She does this through speaking and facilitating workshops around the globe, dishing insights from her personal quest for truth in her books and blogs, and knocking people’s socks off with her energetic YouTube Series. She is the co founder of The Bridge Method (online) and The Bridge Experience (live workshops), which is a fully immersive and high octane human potential training that yields incredible results. She also facilitates global leadership training programs around the world through his non profit E.P.I.C. (Everyday People Initiating Change) that give people the tools they need to implement global giveback initiatives to communities in need. She is insanely committed to empowering ONE BILLION people to harness their unique gifts... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alexi Panos is on a mission to make personal development mainstream by synthesizing big ideas into fun, bite sized nuggets of goodness that spread throughout the world and create a ripple effect of positivity and love. She is an transformational vlogger, speaker and writer who was named as one of ORIGIN Magazine's TOP 100 CREATIVES CHANGING THE WORLD, winner of Elixir Magazine's Millennial Mentor Award, one of 15 WOMEN THAT WOW by Creativ Magazine, and one of the stars of the breakout documentary THE ABUNDANCE FACTOR.   During this interview, Alexi demonstrates how she is making her unique mark, by challenging the status quo and calling us all to spread positivity and love rather than perpetuating the problems we see in the world. To this end, Alexi shares with us her own journey, and how the trama she experienced lead her to a deeper sense of self-love and personal power that she now teaches to millions of people around the world, and that she applies through her non-profit organization called E.P.I.C. (Everyday People Initiating Change).  Whether she's speaking + facilitating workshops around the world with her transformational Bridge Method, drilling clean water wells in Africa through E.P.I.C, dishing insights from her own personal quest for truth in her books and blogs, or inspiring two million plus viewers as host of her compelling and inspirational YouTube Series, she's completely OBSESSED with creating experiences that matter, move + inspire people into their greatness and authentic selves. Her forth coming book, 50 WAYS TO YAY, published by Simon & Schuster, will be out June 2016. You can find out more about Alexi at: www.AlexiPanos.com www.TheBridgeMethod.org www.EPICtheMovement.org or simply search for her via Social Media @alexipanos #beEPIC

Alexi Panos will blow your mind! A former model, singer and TV host, Alexi transferred her experience and her celebrity into a thriving community and business! She launched her business AlexiPanos.com so she could live out her purpose: helping others to live the lives they love! Starting with a podcast, then YouTube videos (which now average 30,000+ views) and her writing, Alexi has done a tremendous job of building her tribe! In early 2015, she launched her first program, the Bridge Method alongside her fiance Preston Smiles. In this inspiring interview, you'll hear the intricate details about how Alexi had a six figure launch for her program, how she makes money on YouTube and how she accidentally gets instant feedback from those in her program! You'll also hear her big vision and how her next step is taking her workshops and message out throughout the world! http://BizWomenRock.com/228

Digital Consciousness had the pleasure of interviewing the global sensations Alexi Panos and Preston Smiles Speaks about 'Conscious Relationships" they are international inspirational speakers, authors, and major game changers. Coming to Australia to run their two day transformational experience called The Bridge Experience, they are giving all our DC followers a special 20% discount if you use the coupon code 'CONSCIOUS' grab your tix here they are definitely going to book out soon! http://bit.ly/bridgeexp  As the Co Founders and Co Creators of The Bridge Method, Alexi Panos and Preston Smiles have supported thousands of people who have dramatically changed their lives by participating in their various programs and workshops all over the world.    For the past 10 years, they've both dedicated their lives to learning as much as they could about Human Potential, Positive Psychology, NLP, Ontology of Language, Transformative Studies, Somatic Training, and Esoteric Wisdom to step into their own leadership and truly "walk the walk" of this work.  They are insanely committed to leading others on this same path, and empowering them to step fully into their unique gifts to create a world that works for everyone.   Recently engaged, this couple is truly committed to transforming the way the world works, by transforming the lives of individuals. They currently speak and lead workshops all over the world (both together and separate), as well as run their own widely successful inspirational YouTube Channels.  Both Preston + Alexi are set to release their first solo books in June 2016 under the publishing house of Simon + Schuster; and will be releasing their first collaborative book with the same publisher in January 2017. Follow us on Facebook and don't hesitate to subscribe on our Youtube Channel.  Available on iTunes 

Episode 73: Alexi Panos is the new, “it” girl on the Personal Development scene, leading with unique style and undeniable soul. Named as one of ORIGIN Magazine’s TOP 100 CREATIVES CHANGING THE WORLD, winner of Elixir Magazine's Millennial Mentor Award, and one of the stars of the breakout documentary THE ABUNDANCE FACTOR, Alexi is truly shaking things up with her passionate and energetic delivery, making a unique mark on the world. Her forth coming book, 50 WAYS TO YAY!, published by Simon & Schuster (out June 2016), will be the beginning of a series of books published under this house. Whether she’s speaking + facilitating workshops around the world with her transformational Bridge Method, drilling clean water wells through her non profit E.P.I.C, dishing insights from her own personal quest for truth in her books and blogs, or inspiring a million plus viewers as host of her compelling inspirational YouTube Series, she’s completely OBSESSED with creating experiences that matter, move + inspire people into their greatness and authentic selves. Alexi’s mission is to empower ONE BILLION people to harness their unique gifts in order to create a Compound Inspiration Effect that truly changes the world. Alexi has been chosen as a Brand Ambassador for MTV, JetBlue, Quiksilver, Alternative Apparel + CAT Footwear, as she represents the new generation of change makers and earth movers that are shifting the world in an authentic way. Her work has been featured in Origin Magazine, New York Magazine, New York Daily News, on HGTV, History Channel, MTV, and JetBlue jet bridges and screens all over the US + Caribbean. Show notes: Alexi's journey going from singer, partier, model to motivational speaker, entrepreneur and a non-profit life-changer The event that was running Alexi's life subconsciously and how she finally pulled it out of the deepest, darkest place in her heart and faced it head on How she "cleaned up shop" with the stories she was holding about herself Why asking yourself "why is this for me?" is so empowering How she manifested a healthy relationship with money Alexi's consistent work effort and behind-the-scenes hustle Why her focus is always on the "why" Learning to stop doing something that's "healthy" when you know it's not healthy for you Get 50% off her incredible course The Bridge Method HERE Connect with Alexi: Website YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram [Tweet "Ever wondered if your pain could be used to help instead of hurt? She says yes."] Become a patron of the show by contributing as little as $1 per podcast and get a mention on my show HERE!