Adventures In Life Design

"Guard your mind, because what you allow into your mind, dictates your future."{13:05} Jay Jackson Here's what was covered: 2:36 Who is Jay Jackson as a transformation architech is? 3:15 His life transition from being an athlete towards helping individuals build a successful life. 4:50 Jay's AHA moment that led him into transforming lives. 6:30 Value vs. Popularity 8:00 Reason why Jay transition from podcast to webcast 9:15 The mindset that helps individuals build a successful life 10:10 Our mindset blueprint and how we can alter and design the right mindset 13:05 "Guard your mind, because what you allow into your mind, dictates your future." 15:30 How to handle situations being around with people that don't have the same mindset or path that your about to take into 16:50 How to "Success hack yourself" like a military? 22:00 How to overcome the fear of failure

"Being able to take my daughters to school, take a day off and go to Disney, and being able to do stuff and live with my family. ,That's success for me."[19:45] -Rob Stephenson Here's what was covered: 3:40 How to make money from disregarded stuff 6:00 When did Rob decided to take the leap of leaving his job and go full time entrepreneurship 8:00 Rob's amazing adventure design for his weekly income generating activities 10:00 Rob's entrepreneurial mindset in achieving his success in flipping stuff 11:09 Rob's darkest moment and how he overcome it 16:00 Rob explains about how the flipping business works 18:56 Rob's entrepreneurial super-power 19:45 Definition of success for Rob Resources mentioned: ebay.com fleamarketflipper.com  

"Being an entrepreneur, being in yourself is fearful. And sometimes when your feeling that fear, you have to run towards it." {14:00} -Marvin Dutton   Today's guest has taken us to his life adventure from spending more than 10 years with his love for teaching and children, and will definitely inspires us on how he live his life in his full capabilities towards building his own company MES (Marvins Educational Services). Here's what was covered: 3:06 Marvin background story 7:00 How did Marvin transition from a teacher towards becoming an entrepreneur? 8:31 How did his calling or passion for education led him into his business? 10:00 What pushes Marvin to transition towards having his own company. 13:00 The tragedy that inspires Marvin to live his life in his full capabilities 15:50 4 steps on how to achieve your goals and amazing tips for aspiring entrepreneurs who wants to go full time. 17:00 The difference between owning a business and working on your business 18:30 Understanding when is the right time

"Stop saying am I right or who's right and start connecting people""Stop saying am I right or who's right and start connecting people" As a high school he envisioned about traveling the world and connnecting to people...he means a lot of connections. He lived with this idea and as a programmer, he co-founded and made "couchsurfing" Here's what was  covered:  5:16 couchsurfing is to get out, see the world and gain  experiences - an idea he envisioned when he was highschool 7:00 When he started the project  8:40 What really is couchsurfing? How it works. 9:30 Its a reputation network/trust network.. "its a crazy idea" YES but we can do this by people trusting each other 11:47 When you stay with the locals you'll never get homesick 12;17 His journey for 14 years and his greatest obstacles on his business 14:28  How long it takes to restucture the company and get investors?... I didnt know what was going to happen with the company or we cannot survive 15;45 WHat was your biggest lessons?

"There's no degree in blogging... if I made it, then there's no reason for anyone to cannot do it " Lauren Bowling is the award-winning blogger and editor behind FinancialBestLife.com and author of The Millennial Homeowner: A Guide to Successfully Navigating Your First Home Purchase. Blogging since 2012, Bowling is now a recognized thought leader on millennial finances and first-time homeownership.   Here's what was covered: 5:50: From acting to personal finance business 7:19: How much money she made through blogging 8:03 :Targeting finances for millenials, money basics- how to set up a budget, how to start saving and how to build an emergency fund. 9:59:Her transition of having job to going full time with her business 14:46 :She switch her business model from earning as a freelancer to monetizing on her own blog 15:39 : How it feels to have like nine bosses? 16:39: She was featured on different magazines and sites incuding Forbes 17:59: To grow we need to build a network and exposure 20:09: Lesson lear

"Is everyone used to female boss?maybe not but at the same time we have higher EQ so maybe we are better manager" An inspiring millenial women in her early 30's, she created her company and have overcome the hurdles she met head on. Ishveen Anand is a technology entrepreneur. A CEO of Opensponsorship, A two-sided marketplace for sports sponsorship connecting brands to professional atheletes, its a technology company Here's what was covered: 3:03: Where did the idea come from in creating Opensponsorship 6:27: As a sports agent, she knew the business well but having less in technology background, how she was able to overcome hurdles 9:52: We should not take for granted the amount of information we had today, we need to keep learning 11:31: It is good to have someone else who make sure you that you have to switch off - to not actively thinking about work 12:27 Her daily routine on the nature of her business 16:24 Is everyone used to female boss?maybe not but at the same time we have higher EQ so maybe we are be

If you're having a bad day and need something to cheer you up, this episode with Maya Singletary will make your day. Maya is a Chief Executive Organizer and the Founder of Majestic Closets. She's passionate in foot ball and her new venture. Today, Maya shares with us her enthusiasm and made this episode an awesome avenue to cheer up as well as inspire young aspiring entrepreneurs. Here's what was covered: 2:00 Maya plays lifestyle jeopardy 7:00 Maya's funny experience organizing co-workers closet while being watched by a dog and later led her to her business venture. 11:00 How she is able to manage having a day job and business together. 17:00 How Maya monetize her venture 19:00 Maya's mindset every time she looks at the closet 20:00 3 R's Essential things in organizing Mentioned in the podcast: http://www.majesticclosets.com Reach out to Maya at mayasingletary@yahoo.com  

"Being a woman, its okay to be a little self centered and focus on yourself because you need to take care of yourself before you can take care of others" - Rachel Green Rachel is a human capital investor and passionate about growing, educating and extending the pipeline for female entrepreneur across the globe. A writer and an active women empowering entrepreneur. Here's what was covered: 9:36 Rachel's avenue in helping women entrepreneur. 10:10 How she was able to come up with the leadership box 12:20 Biggest failures she had in her PR career 13:04 Hurdles she encountered when launching her Firm as a single Mom of two 15:40 Rachel's tipping point: She takes herself as a client - Taking her own advice and use it 17:13 Why she was inclined to empower women 19:18 Rachel's tip on how to survive the competitions for clients Mentioned in the podcast:  social media: @msabcu www.abcupr.com

"Do what you love and have passion on what you do". - Cameka Smith Here's what was covered: 8:00 Why do Cameka felt excitement about taking risk 10:00 How her passion to create community for women open doors of opportunities for her 11:00 How she create her network and strategize revenue 13:00 Three (3) "R" orders to success 16:00 Who is Cameka's biggest obstacle 21:00 Her entrepreneurial super power 22:30 Cameka's awesome entrepreneurial tip for entrepreneurs Mentioned in the Podcast: www.thebossnetwork.org/ Recommended Episodes: ALD 1: A Tribe Called Life Designers with Raulvin Coke ALD 10: Doberman Dan: Story of the Master Copywriting Guru You Never Heard of ALD 11- NFL To Entrepreneur with "Generation Elite Athletics" Co-Founder - Jonathan Holland  

" If you set your mind for anything, it can be done!" - Jonathan Holland [8:00 ] Here's what was covered: [2:00] Jonathan make use of his experience and passion to give back led to co-founding the Generation Elite Athletics [3:00] His love for sports makes him design the life he really want [8:00] If you set your mind for anything, it can be done! [9:00] How his injuries opened a beautiful new door of opportunities in his life. [10:00] His grandmother's role in helping Jonathan overcome his greatest tormoil. [15:00] Jonathan's awesome tip for people wanting to start their own business Mentioned in the podcast www.generationeliteathletics.com Recommended Episodes: ALD 1: A Tribe Called Life Designers with Raulvin Coke LD 9: Jay Barnett: From NFL Pro to Next Generation Inspirer... The Journey of A King ALD 10: Doberman Dan: Story of the Master Copywriting Guru You Never Heard of  

"Regardless of how hard it work or how much success I have, I kept winding back to continually start over. And its all about the mindset issues. " - Dobeman Dan [28:32] Today we had a great opportunity to talk to the "Kitchen table entrepreneur" Doberman Dan. Dan is a direct entreprenuer for more than a decade and an exceptional copy writer for 25 years. Dan has written hundreds of successful ads, sales letters, direct mail packages, websites, e-mail marketing campaigns, press release, news letters, and feature ads and articles in numerous mainstream newspapers and magazines. With his exceptional skills and success over the years, Dan remain low profile. I'm very excited to jump in as Dan talks about how he is able to leave his job and create a career from that pays his passion as well. Here's what was covered: ⦁ 5:00 How he got into entreprenuership and sustain his passion for music without worrying for money ⦁ 12:00 Building Building Supplement Business Model ⦁ 15:00 How important is Copy-writing ⦁ 17:00 Th

"The purpose of losing myself in darkness and depression and finding my true purpose is probably the best part of this journey." – King Jay Barnett [6:55] King Jay Barnett is a former professional football player, best-selling author, mentor, speaker, brand ambassador for Black Enterprise Modern man Initiative, and a mindset influencer of the next generation. Another amazing life adventure we have today with Jay, taking us back to his journey on how he lost himself in the state of depression unto finding his purpose in life. Here's what was covered: "The purpose of losing myself in darkness and depression and finding my true purpose is probably the best part of this journey." – King Jay Barnett [6:55] How Jay's emotional depression in football led him to attempt committing suicide [8:00] Jay recovery from depression and discovering himself beyond football [9:20] King's amazing program in helping young people define who they are, what they want to become and who they see themselves to be. [12:00] King phenome

"Once people know that they're having the best product, you don't need to find the market, market will find you." – Sachin Narode [9:03] Today we are joined by the CEO and co-founder of Xeniapp- a mobile application changing the way you travel by instantly introducing you to your friends that you haven't even meet yet, all around the globe. This episode we had an amazing conversation about his life adventure on how his frustration with his travel led him to shift his career going from corporate to becoming an entrepreneur. Here's what was covered: How Sachin's love for Indian mango turns into founding the Emangoz Company in US. [5:50] "Once people know that they're having the best product, you don't need to find the market, market will find you." – Sachin Narode [9:03] How the language barrier in his trip to China led Sachin to innovate Xeniapp for adventurers". [9:29] How a free app Xeniapp make money? [12:54] Difficulties he had in shifting career from corporate to business venture: [14:00] Funding Findin

"If value comes first, the money you receive is simply a natural and direct result of the value you provided." –Bob Burg [9:40] This episode we had the opportunity to talk with the legendary author and highly sought-after speaker – Bob Burg. Bob is the author of many books but today we are going to focus on one of his phenomenal book- "The Go-Giver". This book has been translated to 21 different languages and it's his 4th book to celebrate 250,000 copies, This episode we talked about the 5 essential laws that if you shift your focus you can elevate exponentially in your life and in your business. Here's what was covered: Providing value in giving and being able to make profit at the same time. [4:00] Definition of "Giving". [4:10] 1st Law: The Law of Value. [5:30] Questions to ask first in making money: "Will it serve?", if the answer is YES, ask "will it make money?" [7:30] "If value comes first, the money you receive is simply a natural and direct result of the value you provided." –Bob Burg [9:40] 5 essen

Today we had a great conversation with Jon Levy. Jon is a behavioral scientist, consultant, writer, keynote speaker and media personality best known for his influence and adventure. Jon created the Influencers Dinner- a secret dining experience for taste makers, thought leaders and influencers from different industries. He recently released his first book "the 2AM Principle: Discover the Science of Adventure (2016)". This episode Jon shared with us the study of adventure and thought us how to create our own life adventure. Here's what was covered: How Jon's greatest asset-his mindset, led him to design the life he have. [7:00] Jon's AHA moment. [8:30] How Jon highly engineered his life? [10:15] His mindset in gaining clarity on what he really want his life to be. [11:30] The 8 year engineering the "Influencer's Dinner". [14:00] Amazing personal impacts of "Influencers Dinner" to Jon's life. [17:00] What drives Jon to write the 2AM Principle? [18:30] 4 stages of Adventure. [19:45] Jon's most epic adventure.

A fun business with a fun partner. Eastcoast Contesas was founded by best friends Karen and Alexandra together. The two ladies has been traveling and promoting foods and tourist attraction all around the world in their blog site. Along with their adventures is also having amazing careers and story. This episode Karen and Alexandra shares with us how they put together their passion and put up a business while living in two different cities. Here's what was covered: How Alex and Karen passion in blogging together with their love for foods and travels turned into a business. [6:00] The key in managing a successful blog while having a full time job at the same time. [8:00] Finding balance between monetizing a business and doing something you're passionate about. [10:00] How much does it cost to put up a successful blogging site? [11:00] How to make money in blogging? [12:00] Eastcoast Contesas juicy secrets in overcoming their biggest obstacle. [14:30] Karen and Alex biggest tipping point. [17:30] Their entrepre

Joe De Sena is the CEO and co-founder of the Death Race and the Spartan Race, and the Host of the Spartan up Podcast. His an ultra-marathon runner, competing fourteen (14) Ironman's and several hundred extreme races. He host individuals at his farm for long-term personalized outdoor training and promotes endurance sports, including Peak and Spartan. De Sena is a contributor to publications including Entrepreneur. His also the author of best-selling books such as; Spartan Up: A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life and Spartan Fit! 30 Days. Transform Your Mind. Transform Your Body. Commit to Grit. No Gym Required (2016). Here's what was covered: Joe's roller coaster childhood from cleaning pools into meeting a Chinese gentleman that change his life. [4:35] How Joe get introduced to entrepreneurship? [8:21] Joe's mindset in making money from cleaning pools towards becoming the founder of Spartan Race. [11:26] How working in a constructio

"Don't be a man of success, but be a man of value"-Albert Einstein. [5:00] In this episodes, John Lee Dumas explains how this words does from Albert Einstein led him to stop chasing success, and shifted his mindset towards becoming a man of value and produce his own show- EOF.  Today we are joined by the legendary host of Entrepreneur on Fire, John Lee Dumas. His phenomenal podcast continually brings 7-figures every year which has been an inspiration to a lot of podcasters. John is also the creator of the "Podcasters Paradise", the largest podcast community in the world with over 3000 members. And author of several books: Podcast Launch, the Freedom Journal and the Mastery Journal. Here's what was covered: Did John Lee Dumas signed up to podcast illuminati? [2:40] John's mindset in bringing in 7-figures every single year? [3:00] How John gain clarity towards doing what he really want.[4:10] "Don't be a man of success, but be a man of value"-Albert Einstein.[5:00] Who were JLD's mentors? [6:00] JLD

"The way you think has greater impact than any other factor, so the works that needs to be done is to challenge your thinking." –Kim Ades [19:15] Today we had an amazing conversation with Kim Ades. She's the CEO and Founder of Frame of Mind Coaching, an executive coach and public speaker, and Founder of Journal Engine software. Kim is known for using a unique frame of mind coaching process ignites significant change in life transformation. She works exclusively with highly driven accomplished executives, leading entrepreneurs in high level performance in their respective fields. Here's what was covered: How did Kim became a serial entrepreneur [3:00] How to predict individual's high level performance for all industries? [4:15] The key component in coaching. [5:00] What is emotional resilience? [6:00] Reasons why do people don't start a business. [8:00] How does Kim's program works in a unique mind coaching. [9:00] Kim's AHA moment. [10:30] How does our environment affect our way of thinking or mindset? [12:0

"You can design the life you want and not how someone else want your life to be." – Raulvin Coke Welcome to the very first episode of The "Adventures in Life Design podcast"! The show includes a wide range of guests,  deconstructing how the guest was able to reach success and embarks upon an adventurous conversation into the minds of today's authors, modern thought leaders, celebrities, and, entrepreneurs. This is a MUST NOT missed episode where I shared with you my personal life story on how I transitions my career from following a roadmap where I thought an American dream lifestyle but later lead me to a dead end, towards a joyful life adventures I now design for myself.   Recommended Episodes: ALD 2: Joe De Sena: The Spartan approach to Activate Physical & Mental Endurance to Achieve Greatness ALD 3: John Lee Dumas "EO Fire": The Multi-Million Dollar Per Year Art of Podcasting Productivity ALD 4: How to Achieve Mental Mastery & Shatter Limiting Beliefs with the Kim Ades Frame of Mind Stra