Self-Made Podcast

"You are going after something you are so passionate about & believe that not only can change you, but change the world." – Kate Erickson Kate's Self-Made Journey Many entrepreneurs who have listened to a podcast have no doubt come across John Lee Dumas, Entrepreneur on Fire. What many people do not know is the story of Kate Erickson. In this episode, Kate takes the time to share the story of how Entrepreneur on Fire became one of the most listened to podcasts and her role in the journey. What might surprise you is that Kate didn't always know where she wanted to go in her life. But the one thing you will hear throughout the episode is her love for her family and devotion to those she cares about. It's easy to see why she will continue to find success in her new ventures Kate's Take and The Fire Path Sneak Peak Throughout the episode, Kate talks about how important her family is and how many of her decisions have been impacted by that bond. How did the support imp

It's amazing how the word "secret" can create such intrigue. This isn't the first time the "Secret To Success" phrase has been uttered. This phrase takes on a whole new meaning though when you feel like such a disappointment. I was there at one point in my life where I felt there had to be this magical "secret" to being successful. I was broke, had no friends, and felt alone. I read every single book and tried to emulate the most successful people when I possibly could! Yet, the reality is that like many secrets, the answer is usually right in front of you...or in this scenario, inside of you. For me and many of those I have interviewed, the secret lies in you finding fulfillment for yourself.    

"I get up everyday & make it happen." – Jim Palmer Jim's Self-Made Journey It was a pleasure and a wonderful time with my new friend Jim Palmer, founder of the Dream Biz Academy. This is a man who has been successful in almost every stop that he has taken. Yet, his path was unique. He started his entrepreneurial life at the age of 15 where we worked at a nearby bicycle shop. With his continued success, he eventually found himself leading the charge of a $500 million business. However, this did not last as he lost his job and then even worse, was diagnosed with cancer all within the same year. Despite these devastating setbacks, Jim found his way and what is his true calling. Sneak Peak   Jim started his career in a local bicycle shop. How did he separate himself? After losing his job, he had the unenviable task of figuring out his next step while still raising four children. How did he handle this stress? What does he describe as the 3 stages every entrepreneur goes through

You are someone who has the strength and courage to make a difference in the lives of others. When you are being truly authentic, you cannot just see it, but feel what many describe as having that “it” quality. In reality, that “it” quality is inside of each and everyone of us. It’s a matter of just letting your true authentic self out into this world. This means your dreams, goals, passions, and how you truly want to spend your days improving is what matters most. As you improve and move in the direction you want in your life, it’s in this very moment that other’s will see what makes you, you…      

"I was thinking, it's going to be a funeral in a week." – John Ramstead John's Self-Made Journey This is one of those episodes that is going to make you both laugh and cry. John Ramstead of Eternal Leadership, shares his story where he was at the top of the world in both the military and business before having tragic events occur that derailed his path. Despite the setbacks (which may be the understatement of the century), John is one of the most gentle and warm-hearted individuals you will ever meet. His ability to see the good in people and life will not only put your life into perspective, but hopefully will help you see that no matter what struggles you are facing, you can overcome it. Listen Now! Sneak Peak John had dreams growing up of becoming a Navy F-14 Pilot. Despite not being the most talented, what does he credit for being ranked #1 in flight school? What happened to John that derailed his flight career? After an extremely successful career in a Fortune 100 company, John knew

Who doesn’t want to achieve their goals? Of course you do! Otherwise, many of us would not sacrifice our energy and time in order to achieve success. Yet, many of us feel the need to make DRASTIC changes today to achieve DRASTIC changes tomorrow. The reality is that what you have to do today to achieve greatness tomorrow can be achieved with a tweak compared to an overhaul. It’s called “The Compound Effect” and the story of the compass can help better explain it…    

"If you want to build the right habits, you first have to start by knowing the right things." – Primoz Bozic Primoz's Self-Made Journey Today’s podcast features the master of productivity, Primoz Bozic, founder of Skyrocket Your Productivity. Here is a guy who "felt" from a very early age that there was a better way to be successful. He is not the guy who loved school, and you can even imagine how he could be described as the rebel. But what you hear is an intelligent guy who is deeply committed to finding the best way possible to help those achieve their goals. His story is pretty incredible and you are going to love how he never got to high with the highs or to low with the lows. Here is an individual who knew what he wanted and didn't let anything stop him from getting it. Sneak Peak Primoz struggled earn good grades...yet was already making more income than the average citizen. How did he do this? While struggling to grow his business, he wrote a blog post at 6am that

At some point in each of our lives, we will have to be there for someone. In fact, I believe each of us has already has! Perhaps it was for a friend who just had their heart broken....or an entrepreneur who had a really rough day at the office...or even someone who lost someone dear to them. There are times in our life that we have to be the "strong" one. But being strong doesn't mean providing the best advice...

For many of us, our greatest learning resource growing up was our parents. I am thankful and grateful to have amazing parents who provided me so much love and support to follow my goals and dreams. I cherish this, as I know many do not have the same experience. One area of my life, looking back, was how unique my parents approach was to work. While the lessons may be simple in nature, I do believe often, we forget these three pieces of working hard…

"Nobody has a money problem, they have an idea problem." – J. Massey J.'s Self-Made Journey Today’s podcast features the focused and driven J. Massey, founder of CashFlow Diary. It is sad sometimes how we hear these "rags to riches" stories and brush them off as "made-up" or even just not that impressive. Yet, many of us will never be homeless and live out of our cars. Yet, it's in this struggle that J. found himself, through the help of his family and friends, to build a real estate business that helps people around the world. Sneak Peak J.'s mission is to provide "clean, safer, affordable housing." How is he doing this through his company? Describing himself as an introvert, J. shares a story that he describes as scaring him so much, he turned purple. What was that experience? He tells everyone he received his phd..."Public High School Diploma". Where does he credit for receiving his best education? How did he overcome his asthma problem that changed the course of his life?

"Confidence doesn't come first, the key to building self-confidence is taking action." – Adam Stanecki Adam's Self-Made Journey Today’s podcast features one of the nicest guys you will ever meet, Adam Stanecki, founder of The Virtuosity Project. Why do I call him the nicest guy? He talks about how as a young boy when someone asked him what he wanted to do with his life, he told the person he wanted to help people. Who does he give the most credit for his business success? His wife Erica who he describes as his "Yin". While no question this is a man who has faced his struggles in growing one of the first Crossfit gyms in Australia, you would never be able to tell based on the positivity and upbeat nature he brings to the Self-Made podcast. After this episode, you will start to feel grateful about many aspects of your life.Sneak Peak Sneak Peak When Adam is cranky and feeling down, he has one specific action that his wife tells him he has to do immediately. What is it? "They have to

There is a story (I believe many of us have heard) where a professor walks in with a glass jar, three rocks, a bag of pebbles, and a bag of sand. You can listen to the podcast episode or you can read the story. But so much of our best "space" in our life is taken up by the things that make us mediocre. What are these mindsets that limit ourselves from being the best version of ourselves in both our business and our life?

"You have to be authentic and be who you really are." – Louis Jebb Louis' Self-Made Journey Today’s podcast features one of the world’s top media consultants and expert in the “new” media, Louis Jebb. This show goes away from its usual format of focusing on the guest to focus on the story of media and how it is changing. Louis has worked his way through all facets of the media, starting out as a journalist to now being a highly sought after consultant. As entrepreneurs, we are consumers of knowledge and information. This episode truly will open your eyes to a new way of learning in the near future. Sneak Peak Louis discusses “authenticity” as the 21st century key to media success. Who did he learn this from and how? “The best education is what is in the air around us.” What was Louis point and how will this expression be the new form of media? What mistakes did “traditional” media make and what should we expect as a “new”

"To follow your bliss in life, you have to see mistakes and missteps as grounds of opportunities to move forward." - Neely Steinberg Neely's Self-Made Journey The podcast episode today features top dating coach and founder of The Love TREP, Neely Steinberg. This is truly a captivating episode because who really doesn't enjoy a great love story? In this episode, you not only get to hear how Neely found her husband, but the story how she found her business and her passion of helping women who struggle in the dating world.  Sneak Peak During Neely's journey, she discovered the world of entrepreneurship is similar to the world of dating. What similarities did she discover? In college, Neely became one of the top tennis players in the country, culminating in winning the Division III National Championship at Amherst. How did this competitive atmosphere push her to be successful as an entrepreneur? Her first three jobs out of college included working for a PR/Advertising Firm, coaching tenn

One of the greatest challenges for an entrepreneur is not finding passion, but choosing just one! I know even in my very own short entrepreneurial career, I have found several successful businesses because I just love the type of clients I get to work with! That being said, you can't just start creating multiple businesses because you need all the time you can in order to grow just one business, let alone many! In this episode, I discuss why it's so difficult for an entrepreneur to choose just one, but more importantly, how to quickly choose and monetize their first of many passions.

"In my first real job out of High School, I was fired because I couldn't lie. I didn't want to pretend to be someone else." - Dawn Jensen Dawn's Self-Made Journey The podcast episode today features one of the top Social Media Coaches & Trainers, Dawn Jensen of Virtual Options. Despite having dreams of one day becoming a dolphin trainer, Dawn feel in love with entrepreneurship and building a business around a life you own at a very young age. She was first exposed to entrepreneurs during her first job, where she had the chance to meet so many passionate people. When the tragic events of 9/11 occurred, Dawn's husband was deployed the next day she was alone at home with her 2 year old daughter trying to figure out how to fulfill her own entrepreneurial vision while raising a daughter. How did she do it? Sneak Peak Dawn describes her dad's side of the family being more conservative and her mom's side more of the "mavericks". How did these influences help her find her true calling as

Business- Fill time with actions that will help you achieve your goals. I can't tell you how many times I see people spending hours on activities that don't improve there business. The two that come to mind are emailing constantly (shut it off on your phone) and taking meetings that really have no purpose to improving your business- Speed is the ultimate commodity in your business, not the dollar. Start looking at what you are doing each week and ask yourself the following; how can I reduce my time with these activities by 50%? Do this every month.- Take one risk everyday. Do something each day that scares the living daylights out of you. Personal- The key to long-term success is optimization. This means that you have to eat well, exercise or perform some physical activities, and get some rest. Some people are more serious than others about working out, etc. The point is that you are an "athlete", and by that as an entrepreneur, you are a performance machine. Are you taking care of the mechanism (aka you

"You know the saying, 'You have to Risk a lot to get a lot'...I just knew this to be true and that I had greatness inside of me." - Jacob Nawrocki Jacob's Self-Made Journey The podcast episode today features host of one of the top self-help podcasts, Operation Self-Reset, Jacob Nawrocki. Jacob was always influenced to be in the self-help and motivation industry as young as he can remember. He talks about growing up in a family where his father pursued his own dreams of building a real estate business and going through the trial and tribulations of bankruptcy. As he continued to grow, his own entrepreneurial dreams started to take hold. With experiences not succeeding in one of his first businesses and heavily influenced by Zig Ziglar, Jacob made the bold decision to follow his passion and become a motivational speaker. What is most impressive? How positive he has stayed despite the many setbacks he has faced! Sneak Peak Jacob's father always had motivational tapes running while he was growing

Take a minute to think back to the most important goals and dreams that you have set for yourself. During that time you put together the plan and worked hard to accomplish your goals, did you have any self-doubts...fears...moments where you questioned yourself? Of course you did! Yet, for many entrepreneurs, we constantly are trying to get rid of this fear. In reality, fear is a crucial part of fulfilling your passion. In fact, it's necessary and grows as you become more successful! In this episode, you will learn why fear is ever-present, why it's important, and how to use your "Line of Vision" to make sure it does not paralyze you. Go to coachalexkuhn.com to receive the inspiration and training to achieve success in your Self-Made Journey.

"To me, you have to listen to that voice inside of our head and following that calling." - Christine Rose Elle Christine's Self-Made Journey The podcast episode today features "The Stylish Entrepreneur", Christine Rose Elle. Christine journey to becoming an entrepreneur started as early in her life as she can remember. She was always interested in fashion and in fact, would start making her clothes out of her bedsheets because she couldn't afford to purchase material. Her story is one of acting first and figuring out the rest! Her journey has allowed her to work with amazing people such as Betsy Johnson in Chicago as well as one day, making the decision to move to Italy. What is most impressive is that she looks at her experiences as blessings that have allowed her to build a wonderful business and meet the man of her dreams. Sneak Peak Christine grew up with a love of fashion for as long as she can remember. How did she continue to hold onto her dream and pursue it when all the odds were