Self Help Author, speaker, real estate investor and business man Stefan Aarnio is a true renaissance man. Sitting down with Joshua Nussbaum he breaks down how and why difficult times make for a higher caliber of individual with stronger character.

This week's IOE episode #31 features Travis Jones - a serial entrepreneur, major risk taker, business commentator and health and wellness trail blazer. Travis put everything on the line when he founded his first business, Result Based Training, a specialist body transformation gym in South Melbourne, Australia. Travis has true grit and is such a tried and true entrepreneur, breaking it down for us on how to start small and dream big. His dreams have now become his reality. Teamed up with his wife and business partner, Liv, he has continued to build his empire beginning with Think Tank Australi,a growing from $0 dollars, to having a $1.5 million turnover within its first year. The couple has also turned another start-up , Attain Digital Agency, into a major success within its recent launch of 2017, their digital digital marketing agency began producing over $500,000 of sales before their website even went live! Listen to host Joshua Nussbaum's conversation with Travis Jones as they discuss what it takes to succeed. Connect with Travis is on Instagram: @travisjonesentepreneur

SUMMARY OF TAKE AWAYS
-Travis’s background
-Travis elaborating on his podcast future
-tips on how to be a guest on a podcast
-how a business can succeed
-why businesses fail
-background on Travis’s online training program
-what it is like for Travis to run the business with his wife, Liv
-tackling obstacles and opportunities
-how Travis’s family impacts his motivation
-what it takes to be a leader and why leadership is so important

NOTABLE QUESTIONS/LESSONS
-Why are you doing podcasts right now? (2:05)
-If you’re thinking of doing a podcast, just do it. (16:47)
-You know what is more inspiring than the guy on the top of the mountain? The person fighting through it. The person you’re rooting for. (20:32)
-A lot of people that have a one trick pony and figure something out that works, don’t continue to figure out more stuff that works. (22:39)
-Why do most businesses fail? (31:33)
-One thing that stood out the most about you is you’re doing this all with your partner in crime (wife). Explain that dynamic to me. (46:17)
-Give me an example of an obstacle and give me an example of how you would treat that obstacle like an opportunity. (53:40)
-The opportunity is always on the other side of the obstacle because the feedback is the obstacle. (57:26)
-What piece are you most excited for in your life? What is driving you? (57:47)
-What is one action someone can take to live a more empowered life?(1:04:54)

Getting to help a motivated young dude like Thai is the reason this podcast exists in the first place. The advice was aimed at him and the business was centered around Thai's Videography and Video editing but these powerful gems that shook loose are almost universal…

Thai Gaon- http://bit.ly/2QSLGYT

NOTABLE LESSONS/QUESTIONS

-My number one piece of advice I give to people that are getting tripped up in analysis paralysis is to stop doing all of the things you need to do before doing something and skip to the finish line. (10:30)

-The gap when your inner world is very different from your outer world is action. That’s how you bridge the gap between what you want and what you have. (19:47)

In this episode of Inside Out Empowerment, host Joshua Nussbaum reviews how to generate true admiration, not just gain followers, on social media, in your business and in life as a whole.

NOTABLE QUESTIONS/LESSONS

-If you are looking to gain legitimate admiration and you want people to look up to you, the way to not do it is by bragging. (2:15)

-Start programming your mind, your behavior, and your communication to attract admiration and it’s simply to give the admiration you are seeking. (3:22)

-Start admiring when people do the small things. (5:33)

-Share your ups and downs along the process. (9:07)

-Speak your truth especially when it is not popular. (9:58)

-If you can get in the habit of constantly speaking the truth and saying exactly what you mean, then people will be able to count on you and rely on you for giving your real two sense. (11:52)

Joshua Nussbaum sits down with with his attorney and friend, Jonathan Gerber to discuss some important concepts all dedicated entrepreneurs need to understand as part of their journey to success from a legal perspective.

SUMMARY OF TAKE AWAYS

-Jonathan’s background and how he got started in entrepreneurship

-why it is important for Jonathan to build a personal relationship with his clients

-how Jonathan got into law

-the sense of satisfaction when personal connections reach out to Jonathan

-the transition from Jonathan working at a firm then starting up his own business

-steps you can take to make sure you are covered when starting up a business

-operating as an entity vs. operating as an individual

NOTABLE QUESTIONS/LESSONS

-Tell me what you have going on and what your grind is like. (2:58)

-It’s about building relationships and growing relationships. (5:49)

-What is your main hustle like and what kind of law do you practice? (6:00)

-You have to believe in yourself and know that it is going to happen. (11:35)

-The more hands you shake, the more deals get done. (17:57)

-Explain when you transitioned from the old firm to your own business now. (21:39)

-What is your goal for your business? (25:27)

-Talk to me about what someone can do who is starting up a business and what they can be looking for. (29:07)

-Do not sign anything personally. Do not sign personal guarantees unless absolutely necessary. (30:42)

-What are steps, legal or nonlegal, that someone can take to live a more empowered life? (55:44)

In this episode of Inside Out Empowerment, host Joshua Nussbaum sits down with Anik Singal, successful digital publishing marketer and founder and CEO of Lurn, Inc. & VSS Mind, to discuss all that it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.

SUMMARY OF TAKE AWAYS

-Anik defines and describes entrepreneurship

-breakdown of what it takes to be become an entrepreneur

-qualities of what makes a good entrepreneur

-4 stages of what it takes to be an entrepreneur

-how self development impacts your journey to becoming an entrepreneur

-why you should be creating momentum

-Anik breaks down what Lurn is

NOTABLE QUESTIONS/LESSONS

-What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? (3:55)

-We are all born entrepreneurs. (8:16)

-We are entrepreneurs until two things happen. Number one we learn the power of the word no and number two we learn the value of praise. (10:35)

-A business doesn’t fail because of external factors. It fails because of the entrepreneur. (13:33)

-First stage to becoming an entrepreneur is self. (20:33)

-Second stage of becoming an entrepreneur is catapult which is the same as creating momentum (22:14)

-A great entrepreneur doesn’t do it for the money. They do it for value. (36:01)

-Stage three to becoming an entrepreneur is authority. (55:58)

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People always say "Embrace the grind" , "Respect the process" , "Success is a journey not a destination" but you know what? It's entirely possible that your process, or journey or grind, isn't the right one!

Think about the circumstances that make you shine. For some people it's a quiet time to be able to write and think. For others it's making sure they have matching socks and a stable routine. 

For me, I'm a simple creature. I need good food, good sex, a good 4 hours of sleep and GOOD PEOPLE TO FLOW POWER TO. I'm a connective creature. 

Choose a grind that best lends itself to the combination of elements you require to feel the best. I guarantee you, if the things that make feel good; are the same things you are good at; and those are the same things that are paying you... "Embracing the grind" is going to be a whole hell of a lot easier and more enjoyable.

In this episode of Inside Out Empowerment, host Joshua Nussbaum sits down with Chris Cavallini for an interesting conversation that proves to be an engaging redemption story. Chris is the CEO and founder of Nutrition Solutions, a customized diet and meal-prep brand, tailored to help people meet their individual fitness and lifestyle goals. During their conversation Chris shares about the hardships of his past lifestyle, the wakeup call he had one day and the hard advice he was given by a respected mentor that set him on the course to revamping his life. He also shares what it has taken for him to focus his time and energy on building a brand that is changing people's lives and what it has required from him to meet his own entrepreneurial goals.

SUMMARY OF TAKE AWAYS 

-Chris’s background 

-People making excuses for how they live based off events that happened in their past 

-Taking responsibility for your past/mistakes 

-Everything around you impacts your psyche 

-How taking responsibility makes you feel empowered 

-The importance of “growing pains” -taking time out of your day for personal growth and development -responsibility vs. resentment 

-Steps to take to stop resenting a certain situation that happened in your life 

-What Chris is currently doing now with his life -background on Chris’s company 

-How people not showing their reaction to your content impacts you 

-How the way you eat can affect you 

NOTABLE QUESTIONS/LESSONS 

-Spend more time on yourself than your job. (14:10) 

-Your past does not dictate your future unless you allow it to. (16:48) 

-The key to happiness in life is progress. (19:00) 

-You can get better in two ways, experience and training. (23:02) 

-What personal development are you doing since you made the switch? (23:12)

-You have to take responsibility for the good things and you have to take responsibility over the bad. (25:40) 

-Your inner world creates your outer world. (41:00) 

-If you are coming from a place that is stable and powerful and grounded and loving yourself, it gives you the courage to dream. (48:31) 

-What are you doing right now to strategically grow your business? (1:17:50)

In this episode of Inside Out Empowerment, host Joshua Nussbaum sits down with speaker, author and mentor David Gruder PhD for an interesting look at The Faulty Happiness Formula vs The Sustainable Happiness Formula. During their conversation they discuss many things, including the adaptation of Dr. David's teaching and training methods with the advancements in technology over time. But the focus of the conversation really is a look at today's culture and the problem people are having with their endeavors to "have it all" which fuels greed for more money and power. The conversation is a look at our culture's wrong thinking and an evaluation of the formula Dr. David believes can bring true, sustainable happiness.

SUMMARY OF TAKE AWAYS 

-Dr. Gruder’s background 

-How today’s technology has impacted Dr. Gruder’s career 

-Defining the faulty happiness formula 

-Describing the American dream 

-Breakdown of the pursuit of happiness 

-Defining the sustainable happiness formula 

-Relating your childhood to the sustainable happiness formula 

-The best ways to get show love to your children 

-Describing the pandora box 

-Steps towards self development 

NOTABLE QUESTIONS/LESSONS 

-Tell me what you do right now at this moment. (1:13) 

-How have you, personally and professionally, been impacted since the tides have changed? (3:28) 

-What is the faulty happiness formula? (10:17) 

-When happiness gets redefined as excessive consumption, that’s where we have a faulty happiness formula. (15:12) 

-Personal freedom got redefined as conformity. (15:24) 

-The sustainable happiness formula is the drive to be who we really are, the drive to bond with others, and the drive to influence the ones around us (18:28) 

-What are steps people can take to be more integral as it pertains to these three elements?(21:10) 

-What registers as love for a child are connection, validation, and emotional safety. (26:48) 

-When we most need love is when we’re experiencing a life experience that we don’t know how to digest. (28:04) 

-Feelings are never buried dead. They’re always buried alive. (41:25) 

-How does somebody work towards self development? (47:56)