Episodes 21-30

 This week, Coaches Nick and Josh recorded a "Coach's Corner" about PASSION... the fire that burns within!  14 years ago, Josh was cut from a 2nd collegiate baseball program and his identity was shaken to its core. He was a baseball player - it was who he was - it was how he identified myself - it was where his value came from! After being told by a 2nd coach he wasn't good enough, something happened....  We have days where the fire rages and days where it gets reduced to a light flicker.  That’s life.    We all have ups and downs because others are living their lives in our vicinity – it’s not possible to control all our circumstances.    Our responsibility is to manage the fire when it’s raging by staying within our means… and compassionately tending to the embers when circumstances overwhelm us.  This week’s #truthseekers Coach’s Corner centers around real life experiences and applications for how to manage the fire when it’s running low or when others try to steal our flame… Coach Josh talks about his experience getting cut from 2 collegiate baseball programs before earning All-Region honors the following year.   Check out our full conversation to hear about an even bigger lesson he walked away with… 

 Tim Dodd is a successful entrepreneur with over 10 years of entrepreneurial experience and the founder of PEMA.  PEMA is a lead generation company that will actually warm your leads up for you as well as provide sales support to your entire organization. PEMA is the number one agency for getting warm leads and dream clients.  Tim’s success was not overnight, he has been coming up and executing many businesses throughout his life, from a car detailing company, a piercing company in his teenage years, and more.  One of his greatest accomplishments was landing over 240 clients in the first 18 months of PEMA. The success of PEMA also led him to develop the 7Touch warmup Lead Warmup system, which is a revolutionary system that will pre-warm all of your leads so they are “Ready-To-Buy” before your call.  Get more info here: https://lnkd.in/ecAPsfGFind him on Instagram: https://lnkd.in/ew72zsAFind him on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrtimdodd/ Massive action is the cure-all!  "Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" is a great quote from Winston Churchill that embodies our conversation with #truthseekers guest Tim Dodd.  "I learned lots of ways not to build a company," says Tim.  It's a principle we've heard over and over again. You need information to become successful.  How do you get information? By DOING!  Even if it means failing.  Tim has started a number of companies, gaining valuable lessons along the way.  His hardest lesson perhaps came when he stopped doing the things that made him successful when he started earning $6,000 per week.  In the matter of 2 weeks, he lost it all to the point of not knowing how he was going to pay his rent!  Now he runs a thriving company, PEMA, with a culture that attracts top talent.  Tim shares stories about his life lessons culminating into where he is today - we hope you enjoy this as much as we did! 

 Peep Laja is a former champion of optimization and experimentation turned business builder.  He does a lot of thinking, reading, and writing around business, strategy, and optimization and sends a semi-regular newsletter with what's on his mind related to these topics. Peep is building a portfolio of companies, serving as a founder and his own angel investor! He uses the profits from existing businesses to build new ones.  What's different about Peep’s approach is that he is not acquiring companies or investing in startups. He build each business from ground up - from opportunity spotting to customer development to product-market fit. He takes the business to millions in revenue, builds a team, and eventually lets them take over day-to-day business ops.  Find more about Peep and his 3 companies here:  https://peeplaja.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/peeplaja/ https://cxl.com/ https://speero.com/ https://wynter.com/

 #truthseekers SPOTLIGHT  Coach Jon Zieve and Coach Josh Greco spotlight Marco Capaldi, AFC, a Financial Services Representative with over 20 years of experience in the financial services and insurance industry. Fully licensed in 9 states, Marco has recently joined independent Benefit Solutions, LLC in his hometown of North Providence, RI as a Unit Sales manager where he develops teams of successful agents and continues to service his clients.  Marco’s advanced knowledge of how true wealth works is an incredible asset to his clients, whom he coaches daily in many areas including:  - Retirement Income Planning - Social Security and Pension Maximization - Life insurance, Medicare, and Long-Term Care Planning - Business Planning Strategies, Benefits, and Retirement Planning  Marco is active today serving our veterans through vetshub.org, a hybrid non-profit. An avid boater and fisherman, he enjoys the Narragansett Bay as well as spending time with his wife and two girls in the White Mountains of NH at his second home. 

 Goal-oriented individuals succeed more frequently because they know where they’re going.  It’s that simple.    Sean first heard this concept on an audio book called The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale.  Widely recognized as one of the greatest motivational books of all time, this audiobook would serve as the inspiration for Sean to establish his own company, EcoTwist Clean.  Prior to developing EcoTwist, Sean served as Category Manager for Harris Teeter for 25+ years, with much of that time focused on the laundry detergent space.  Sean recognized that many brands offered products without all the harmful chemicals, but they didn’t actually clean the clothes. Sean set out to change that. He developed a laundry detergent that not only cleans and gets rid of nasty odors, but does so without all of the toxic ingredients.  Sean also developed a propriety formula for how he runs his business. Under his leadership, EcoTwist Clean places an intentional focus on people, not profits. “People were my motivation to start EcoTwist Clean,” Sean said. “To me, the center of every business is the people behind it. At EcoTwist Clean, we embrace our team members, help them, encourage them, and reward them. We challenge and push people to grow professionally and we empower them to grow mentally.”  Keeping people at the forefront, EcoTwist Clean also strives to support the local community through charitable giving.    Our conversation this week features guest-host Coach Matt Drinkhahn!  We hope you enjoy our conversation with Sean Stanley as much as we did! 

 Joanna Rose is graduating NC State with a BA in Psychology, and minor in Physics. She is President of her local Toastmasters club and has loved public speaking since delivering a TEDx talk in 2016 ("Defeating Apathy" on Youtube).  Aside from building her own business, Joanna has had experience working as a NASM certified personal trainer, and collecting data as an imaging intern at Powered Research LLC.  In her free time, Joanna enjoys running, strength training, photography, and finding new nature trails to explore. She lives by the quote, "Be a voice not an echo" - Albert Einstein.  #truthseekers Peak State  Got stress?  This week #truthseekers welcomes Mindset Coach, content creator, and public speaker Joanna Rose!   

 Imagine a world where you wake up and get to CHOOSE your emotions!  This seems more realistic than ever after hearing the story of this week's #truthseekers guest Bree Pittman. Known as "The Queen of Gratitude", Bree is always choosing her state of mind - choosing to be grateful for all of life's experiences.  When you live in a constant state of gratitude and DECIDE to embody gratefulness for all that comes your way, you ooze happiness with a magnetizing glow every where you go.  For anyone who doubts the possibility of living this way every single day, wait till you hear how Bree experienced the passing of her sister - one of the most positive people in her very own life who influenced her only the way a familial bond can.  Thank you to Bree for sharing her very powerful story... embodying the true meaning of being thankful for everything, and reminding us how truly great a gift this life is! 

 Learning how to ride a bike! Getting your sea legs! Drinking from a fire hose!  #truthseekers welcomes Nick Zotos...  and every single one of his analogies of what it feels like to start a business!  A tax attorney for over 15 years, Nick founded New Level Holdings, a Charlotte-based real estate investment firm, in 2019.  Nick's vision first included paying off his student loans.  Once he freed himself from his financial obligations, he decided to make moves.  "When it comes to my career path, I have been guided by the principle that the best investment you can make is in yourself.  Real estate investing has a strong appeal to me because to be successful, you have to not only be able to have a vision, but also have the discipline to problem solve and execute".  

 Lynda Sunshine West is a Speaker, 6 time International Bestselling Author, Executive Film Producer, Mastermind Facilitator, Red Carpet Interviewer, and Philanthropist.  For an entire year, in 2015, she faced one fear every day. In doing so, she gained an exorbitant amount of confidence and uses that confidence to make a difference on the planet.  Her mission is to help 5 million women entrepreneurs share their voice with the world with her mastermind, collaboration projects, podcast, summits, live show, magazine and events.  She believes in cooperation and collaboration and loves connecting with like-minded people. She proudly donates 10% of her profits to The Giving Angels.  

 #truthseekers Coach's Corner - EXECUTION  We can create our own clarity!    What a beautiful realization.  Just decide.  As we wrap up January's topic of EXECUTION with this week's Coach's Corner, we came to the realization that if complexity is the enemy of execution, then clarity rules the roost.  And we can create clarity instead of waiting for it - what a blessing!  Procrastination comes from waiting for all conditions to be right before taking action.  To beat procrastination, all you have to do is look in the mirror and decide you are going to take action... even if it isn't perfect.  Progressive execution = achievement.  But it has to start with a decision to take action.   In order to accomplish things you haven't accomplished before, you must take actions you haven't taken before.  And if this is uncomfortable... good!  This is growth... personal development!