Today I’m catching up with my longtime friend, Simcha Gluck of FreshBiz Global, whose changing the world one game at a time through a truly innovative and life-changing game (which I’ve personally played). The journey begins in Israel in 2010 alongside Ronen Gafni – these two rockstars lead a training company that focuses on fun multidimensional winning and smart thinking.
The FreshBiz Game has been played by over 65,000 in 25 different countries to date (including my home office). Players range from students, to entrepreneurs to executives. Simply put, FreshBiz shifts the way people think about business and life. These gents are working with companies all over the world like Zappos, Etsy, Whole Foods, IBM, Kickstarter and so many more. Boom! Let’s do this!
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“Choose a new set of risks.” -Simcha Gluck
A few things covered…
“Big wins are nice, but lots of small wins also add up to a big win.” - Simcha Gluck
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Teresa de Grosbois is a best-selling author from northern Canada. She has several books, but today we'll mainly be talking about Mass Influence. It’s a bestseller in 6 countries, and once you start reading it you won’t want to stop.
She helps entrepreneurs and large companies understand how word of mouth becomes an epidemic, i.e. the “wildfire concept” we talk about from her book. But it wasn’t always that easy; she had to stumble into what she enjoyed.
“It’s all about asking yourself “how passionate am I about what I’m doing?”
Although she was doing things to influence change in the world, she still wasn’t loving it. She tells us how she changed her life through diet, exercise and wellness practices, how she consequently got more involved in charity, and how her life has been on fire ever since she started doing what she loves.
“Powerfully telling on ourselves makes us look human.”
Today’s topics included:
You’ll learn practical strategies which you can apply today on the power of influence. Teresa will be explaining the dynamic of her book and giving us a couple of teasers from it’s best parts; so buckle up, because this is one influential episode!
“If you don’t love what you do you run the risk of being inauthentic everywhere.”
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Today Jon talks with Larry Hagner about his project The Good Dad Project. After a successful podcast and best selling book The Dad Edge, Larry is a life coach and speaker for millions of dads who want to be the best fathers they can be. During today’s episode Jon and Larry discuss 3 of the 9 strategies that Larry covers in his book. Larry offers an honest and straightforward experience as a father.
"The Good Dad project is not about perfect parenting, I'll be the first to tell how many times I screw up."- Larry
Jon: “What question every father should ask himself?”
Larry: “How can I be 100% engaged right now, in this moment?”
Larry also stresses being a good role model and giving kids meaningful experiences. Jon explores what drives Larry to bring such an important dialogue to dads around the world.
"I believe I’m a father first, and everything else second." - Jon
The strategies Larry focuses on today are:
"There is something to be said about momentum." - Larry
Resources mentioned today:
The Dad’s Edge, by Larry Hagner
Larry Hagner on Facebook, Twitter, and thegooddadproject@gmail.com
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Today’s guest is David Brower; also known as the sensorial guy. His mission is to create experiences for people to open up their senses, their minds, and expand them to new horizons, while reconnecting with ourselves and others.
He professionally creates and co-creates spaces where people can come alive, thrive and live life to the fullest. He does this by implementing the element of surprise, premium ingredients, and much more. Today we’ll dive into how you can create these experiences at home and with your friends, so you too can start seeing the world with new eyes.
“Sensorial experiences in my mind are the greatest places to spend time with people.” – David
Today’s topics include:
“Go towards your fears and manifest a completely different way of living and being in the world.” – David
David tells us the story of how he found his heart, and learned to discover and appreciate the world through a unique lens. He also shares one of the most heart opening experiences of his life and explains how it ties back to living life in the front row.
It’s all about coming about your senses in a different way; unlocking doors to people and emotions; controlling our experiences and being open minded while doing it… These are all huge parts of what David does.
“It’s about celebrating life together.” – David
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Today I'm picking the brain of the coach of all coaches, who I'm fortunate to call a friend. Rob Scott is a coach who helps people shift, and dramatically break through -- and he's REALLY good.
He’s filled with incredible real life experiences, years of research, and of coaching some of the smartest and coolest minds on the planet (Did I mention he just spoke at Google?)
"Our thoughts and beliefs are the lenses through which we look at the world. ~Rob Scott"
During our chat, Rob shares his life story and tells us how he’s given huge meaning to the incredible amount of trauma in his life. He went from being homeless to Vice President in just two years; talk about a story! He literally went from being in the darkest to a life in the front row.
Today’s topics include:
Rob reveals how to take the leap, and how he changed his belief system in order to have the confidence to say yes. He blows my mind with thoughts around limiting beliefs, sharing his top three steps for dealing with them, and explaining how our minds are potentially keeping us from our biggest and best life. He’s currently living an amazing life professionally and personally, and bringing so much greatness to the world while he’s at it.
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What problem will you solve and for whom? Powerful question, eh?
I want to help the Front Row Community and other entrepreneurial-minded individuals who are interested in living fully, sharing openly and elevating humanity through blending passion and purpose into one mission that thrives continually, for all. I solve the problem of fear standing in our way of living big and giving big!
What's yours?
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Today we’re joined by the first Front Row recipient to be on the show. Melissa Weaver is a licensed clinical social worker, from Richmond, Virginia. She’s a breast cancer fighter and survivor, and is someone who has pursued life with pure passion through all the challenges that come with fighting cancer (chemotherapy, radiation, emotional trauma…)
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Melissa has not only challenged Jon to live differently and inspired him, but she’s inspiring the world one step at a time, and she’s going to tell us everything she’s doing and will continue to do to inspire and impact the world in the biggest and best way she can. Today is a lesson in strength, faith and passion.
Today’s topics include:
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Today’s guest is a pro who likes to have fun: we’re talking about Amiee Mueller. She’s a life coach, inspirational and business speaker. She has a growing company that’s basically doubled in traffic in the last 6 months, she’s doubled her speaking events and her book “Destination Awesome” is flying off the shelves.
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Today is about the moments where she stepped up in life. We hit it off with two of her most defining “back row to front row” stories, and about how she drew strength from those victories later on in life. Amiee tells all about get what she’s chasing in life right now, and why she became inspired to inspire others, and never looked back.
Today’s topics include:
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Our guest today is Dan Caldwell. He’s the Co-Founder and President of TapouT, a world renowned company that makes everything from clothes to sports drinks to training centers. Dan has been featured on CNN, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and more. He even had his own TV show and is the host of his own TapouT Radio show on SiriusXM.
He also owns and operates several businesses which includes Caldwell and Taylor Realty, Lessons.biz and MentorMojo.com. A Southern California resident, and proud father of 3, Caldwell now speaks to thousands every year, traveling around the world and telling the amazing story that we’ll be hearing today.
"The best in the world aren't the best by mistake, they're the best because they ran the miles." Dan Caldwell
Today we’re getting a front row seat view of his life story, going all the way from ice cream scooping to being a police officer to being a millionaire.
We’ll dive into:
Dan is also a public speaker, and he tells us the most exciting parts and he loves speaking with kids at high schools. We talk about moments where Dan has stepped up and acted in a courageous way, stories about overcoming fear with courage, and why you should be transitioning from limiting beliefs to positivity in order to succeed.
When it doesn’t go the way we thought, we may think it’s over, but there’s always something waiting for us. Dan explains why he began “walking around with his eyes open”, and why being open to opportunities is critical. He also answers how to know when to keep pushing through, and when to let go.
We move on to how Dan teaches kids to live with courage and be themselves, the importance of striving for greatness, and what he wants his kids to say about him looking back. We wrap up with some pretty fun questions, and even better answers.
"I don't want to ever be in the game anymore and just play. If I'm going to play the game I want to be the best at that game." Dan Caldwell
So go ahead, take that action and let us know how it goes. You can get in touch with Dan on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
“Follow your bliss and the Universe will open doors where there were only walls.” – Joseph Campbell
Are you ready to meet your soulmate? Are you looking for a fulfilling relationship that benefits all aspects of your life? Even if you have no idea where to look, my guest today can give you some sweet hints, prepare you to meet your relationship goals, and embrace yourself and your soulmate in one of the greatest relationship you and them will ever experience.
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Stacey Martino is a great friend of mine who is also one of the best relationship gurus I’ve ever met. She believes better relationships create a better life, and it’s something you can do on your own! Forget about the old adage ‘it takes two to tango’ because it doesn’t. At least, not anymore. You are fully capable of being your best self and seizing the relationships you know you deserve and, more importantly, the relationships that will help you move into the front row of your own life.
If you’re afraid of getting hurt, if you’re putting up walls, or if you are having troubles with your SO right now as you read this, tune in and get some well-intentioned advice from one of the best certified marriage educators I’ve ever had the pleasure of interviewing! Stacey Martino will equip you with the habits, tools, and strategies you and your better half can use to take your relationship to the next level.
In This Episode You’ll Learn
Stacey shares her tips for relaxation – even though she says it’s impossible for a highly excitable person like herself to ever really relax! She also tells me about the exciting person she sees living in the front row every day, and why a sense of adventure is so important to capturing front row experiences.
"It is your divine duty to share in service based on what you have received in this life, that's how we all move forward." Stacey Martino
Stacey offers her free 8-Step Audio Program to get you started at www.relationshiptransformationsystem.com
Today’s guest is the brilliant Josh Trent. He’s a wellness coach, corrective exercise specialist, quantified self enthusiast and an expert in digital health and digital health coaching. He was voted one of the top 50 digital influencers, his podcast hit #1 “New and Noteworthy” for health, fitness, nutrition and self-help.
His mission is leaving the world a better place and he’s on a journey to create more time to contribute and live fully with energy, through wellness. He wants to do this for himself and help others do it with him. Josh has an incredible life story too, and is now a sought after wellness expert.
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We’ll talk about his top 3 technology musts, and how we’re affected by our limited beliefs. We learn about Josh’s awesome holiday traditions and finally, we dabble on the topic of death. To lighten things up, we talk about his favorite subjects to discuss over a glass of wine and his favorite documentaries and books, as well.
Other goodies we dig into..
If you want to get more out of health and fitness and you feel like Josh can help, you can contact him at josh@wellnessforce.com about getting a personalized training program designed for sustainable health behavior.
You can also reach him through his website, and Twitter. Also, be sure to check out his mind-blowing podcast series: Wellness Force Radio.
I’m not much of a bragger, but my guest today – Julianna Raye – opened for Don Henley. And she went from being this amazing professional musician to an even more amazing mindfulness coach, helping executives, business leaders, and TV personalities get in tune with themselves.
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She’s been teaming up with cool people in business and leadership to create programs online that will teach mindfulness and clarity in a way that is accessible and, in her words “easily digestible”. She talks openly about the various forms of content she is creating and how you can use her strategies to reduce your stress and heighten your creativity.
Stay tuned for the EPIC BRAINMELTING CONCLUSION where she unleashes some of her mindfulness tricks on us.
Juliana’s Website www.freemeditationlesson.com
Take advantage of her free webinars and guided meditation!
On the show with me today is one of my most favorite people — Liz DiAlto (@LizDiAlto). She's an amazing friend, incredible motivator and has earned the title of “Soul Sherpa” in several circles — you’ll know why when you hear her speak. If you’re one of those go-go-go people always reaching for a Front Row experience in every area of life, you’ll love this woman.
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She’s the creator of the Wild Soul Movement, a great approach to body love and self-acceptance that has taught so many of us – myself included – how to get out of our heads and into our bodies.
Liz is all about learning to trust our own intuition, and on the show she discusses strategies for acknowledging emotion, acting towards what we want, and trusting ourselves to know what’s true and right for us.
I love this lady, and you will too. I had A LOT of fun talking with Liz (as I always do). Her laugh is contagious, her energy feeds the hearts and souls of everyone that gets a Front Row seat to her life.
In This Episode We’ll Touch On..
Get more Liz at www.wildsoulmovement.com
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The Miracle Morning book, which has over 1,000 raving reviews on amazon, has been transforming lives for years. My buddy Hal Elrod (@HalElrod) , the author, is also the #1 donor to Front Row Foundation and one of my best buddies. So….. we’ve got a all-access backstage pass for today’s interview.
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In this show (my first Podcast recording ever…) Hal shares his incredible life story that includes a car accident that left him without a heartbeat for 6 minutes, loosing his home, being financially devastated and ultimately leading to where he is today - a thriving author, speaker, husband and father. This guy is my hero in so many ways.
In this super fun episode we dig into… (sometimes with total sarcasm that comes with two friends chatting!)
Oh yeah…. You’ll love this. Front Row teamed up with Hal for the BestYearEverLive.com - check it out and hope to see you there!
Resources:
Check out Hal’s website, halelrod.com
His book The Miracle Morning
Hal’s Miracle Morning Facebook community
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Welcome to the Front Row Factor podcast. I’m so excited to share with you how this podcast can help you live more fully and experience YOUR best life ever!
This podcast is something I’ve been dreaming about for a long time and am really glad to finally be bringing it to life. Listening to Podcast over the past several years has played such a huge role in my personal and professional development, and I am so honored to be able to give back to the community that has given me so much.
Who is this podcast for? It's for anyone who wants to live life as a participant not as a spectator. It's for people who value their time, and want to make the most of every day they're alive.
I love this quote and think it perfectly embodies what this community is all about...
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” - Howard Thurman
On this show we interview some amazing people! You'll hear from people like...
And the list goes on and on!
We get a chance to dig into their back row to front row moments of life and figure out their secrets and strategies for living big and giving big!
Enjoy the show and drop me a line with any thoughts on who we should interview, questions we can ask, etc...
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JV
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