DN235 - Ray Higdon: Simple Rules of Maximizing Time, Money, and FreedomHere’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about…·         Who is the Clark Kent, When It Comes to Ray Higdon? [00:02:00]·         His Background, and How His Traumatic Childhood Impacted His Life [00:03:07]·         How Did He Get into Real Estate? [00:06:36]·         How Was He Able to Turn His Life Around After Getting Wiped Out? [00:09:21]·         An Incident That Changed His Life [00:15:30]·         Three Components of Daily Routine That Made Him Successful [00:18:35]·         How Did He Make His Videos and Which Platforms Did He Use? [00:23:12]·         How He Was Able to Stay in Network Marketing for Such a Long Time [00:26:01]·         Where Has He Seen People Go Wrong When Trying to Do Network Marketing Time [00:31:27]·         How Does He Challenge Himself After Achieving Great Success? [00:40:22]·         What is the Best Way of Doing Network Marketing Nowadays? [00:50:17]·         Where to Find Ray Higdon? [00:52:55]Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dream Nation

DNP #235: Maximizing Time, Money, and Freedom with Ray Higdon

Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about…·         Who is the Clark Kent, When It Comes to Daniel Mangena? [00:01:49]·         His Background and What Was His Journey Like When Growing Up? [00:01:31]·         How He was Diagnosed with Asperger&#39;s at the Age of 27 [00:03:39]·         Did He Have a Supporting Partner when He was Diagnosed with Asperger&#39;s? [00:08:41]·         Daniel&#39;s Journey of Discovering Abundance in His Life [00:11:13]·         The Strategies Taught to Him by His Doctor that Transformed His Life [00:14:06]·         How Self-Love Work Helped Him Get Through Dark Times in His Life [00:16:01]·         Why he Still Invests on His Personal Development [00:17:27]·         How He Was Able to Develop the Abundance Mindset, and Then Help Others with It as Well [00:20:25]·          The Books That Helped Him Develop the Abundance Mindset [00:23:40]·         What He Struggled with When He Became a Life and Success Judge [00:26:09]·         How The Flow Funnel Helps People Get Results [00:29:32]·          People He Does Not like to Work With [00:33:11]                                                                                                            ·         One Thing He Wishes He Had Implemented Sooner to Accelerate His Journey? [00:39:01]·         Where to Find Daniel Mangena? [00:41:19]Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP #234: Mindset is the Key to an Abundant, Joyful, Purpose-Driven Life with Daniel Mangena

DN233 - Kendall Ficklin: Change Your Character, Transform Your LifeHere’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about…·         Who is the Clark Kent, When It Comes to Kendall Ficklin? [00:01:49]·         His Background and Did He Grow Up Around Entrepreneurs? [00:07:09]·         What Was His First Real Business? [00:11:22]·         How is Running a Business Different from Connecting with People and Making Money? [00:12:48]·         How He Was Able to Manage Egos and People in the Beginning? [00:17:41]·         How Was He Able to Justify Firing People? [00:19:27]·         His Journey of Getting Mentoring and Development [00:24:08]·         Why Did He Decide to Get Mentored by CJ Quinney? [00:29:14]·         One Thing He Wishes He Had Implemented Sooner to Accelerate His Journey? [00:36:53]·         His Advice for People Looking to Take Action? [00:40:32]·         Where to Find Kendall Ficklin? [00:42:57]In This Episode You’ll Learn:In this episode, Casanova talks with Kendall Ficklin. He shares his journey of tribulations, how he overcame addiction, discovered his passion and talent for entrepreneurship, and the role of mentorship in helping him become a trainer, author, and coach.Key Quotes:·         During those times of challenges, obstacles, opportunities, and falls is where we develop the most character.·         I like to tell people I got to where I am today, because I changed one thing: my character.·         Information and strategy will definitely move your business up to level. That&#39;s all it is, but character is what sustains you, character is what takes you from where you are to where you want to be.·         At nine or 10 years old when I learned how to build, grow, and scale a business without trying to make it so deep like you need all of this stuff now.·         At a certain level it&#39;s just business, and business is about the numbers.·         Do business, not money and businesses about the numbers, the structure, the strategy, the system, the sustainability…·         If your personal life is a mess, your business is going to be a mess.·         My philosophy right now is nothing, and no one is bigger than the business, including myself. ·         You got to want to grow, you got to want to develop, and most business owners and entrepreneurs, we just get caught up in making money and building business and taking the vision to the next level.·         My focus now is how much better can I be today than I was yesterday, and then the second thing, I don&#39;t wake up every day and say, what do I need to do? I wake up every day and say, who do I need to be?·         I tell all of my mentees, when you get an opportunity to sit at the table, it is not your time to talk; it is your time to listen and to learn and answer questions.·         We want what it looks like, but we don&#39;t want to go through what it feels like in order to get to what it looks like.·         Once I conquered that demon, the flood gates opened up, and so I got this theme now I used to say a couple of years ago, I can&#39;t go back and people think I&#39;m talking about, I can&#39;t go back to being broke. No, I can&#39;t go back to being broken.·         Be honest with yourself of what your demon it is. The thing that you have the most difficulty changing, shifting, getting rid of, and once you identify what that is, kill it, murder it, cut it loose. It is in that discipline, that power will catapult you into areas that you didn&#39;t even know existed.Links/Resources:·         The Dream Manager by Chris Sienko·         https://www.kendallficklin.com/·         https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendallficklin·         https://www.instagram.com/kendallficklin/Help us out?If you enjoy our podcast, please head over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a 5-star review. By doing so, you enable us to reach more people. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP 233: Change Your Character, Transform Your Life With Kendall Ficklin

Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about…·         Who is the Clark Kent, When It Comes to Mike Cuevas? [00:01:56]·         What Made Him Get into Real Estate in the Beginning? [00:04:31]·         How Does He Help People Become Likeable? [00:07:47]·         Can We Create Meaningful Content without Being a Video? [00:11:05]·         What Does It Mean to Have the Perfect Message or is it More About Ideal Customer Avatar? [00:12:12]·         How to Build a Foundation of the Content Creation for Your Ideal Customer? [00:14:47]·         How Often Should You Publish Content? [00:17:23]·         Does He Recommend any Scheduling Tools to His Clients? [00:23:14]·         How to Change Your Strategy to Compete Against iBuyers? [00:33:49]·         One Thing He Wishes He Had Implemented Sooner to Accelerate His Journey? [00:37:22]In This Episode You’ll Learn:In this episode, Casanova talks with Mike Cuevas, who has been in the industry for over 19 years. He specifically has been helping real estate agents with video branding, attracting business, and become more comfortable on camera to build better relationships.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP 232: How to Use Personal Branding in Real Estate to Attract More Clients

Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about…·         Introduction·         How Did Things Start Out for Casanova?·         How His Backstory Made Him What He is Today?·         His Journey of Recovery from Cancer·         How Did He Know that Working for Someone Else was Not for Him?·         How The Journey is What Really Makes You Who You Are·         How He Got Started in Real Estate?·         Why Did He Leave His Sales Job?·         How He was Inspired by Jay Morrison to be the Lord of His LandIn This Episode You’ll Learn:In this episode from the series of Casanova’s appearance as a guest on other podcasts, Casanova and host Jamila Souffrant talk about how he overcame adversity, the power of building relationships and how to leverage them, and why having a positive mindset is the key.Casanova’s backstory is what led him to become who he and what he has accomplished. He grew up in inner city, Chicago, and was raised by a single mom, and his grandma stepped in to help lead the way of being his dad. He had the odds stacked against him, but he did have a strong mind. He had two strong minded women who always tried to protect him. The first stage of adversity that he went through was losing two of his best friends. By the end of his sixth-grade year, his grandmother decided to move him to Sioux City, to keep him safe from the turbulent streets of inner-city Chicago.While he was sophomore in high school, and things were going great for him, adversity struck again. At 15 years old, he was diagnosed with stage four, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer; where he was two weeks away from death. While going through two years of chemotherapy, what started to change was that everyone looked at him like a victim. He started to wonder how could he cope with these things mentally? Life took a huge turn for him, but he didn&#39;t know how to cope with a lot of those things, but that&#39;s where his mindset really started to take that shift. These things started to build his armor and build his character.Casanova had an entrepreneurial mindset from early on in his life, largely inspired by the VH1 show "The Fabulous Life Of". At 8 years old, pumping gas for other people at the gas station, he started to see that he could create his own success. He continued to try different things throughout the high school and then going into college. During his junior year, he started to realize that just having a degree is not going to guarantee him success in life. Along this path, he had 18 different jobs, trying to figure out his calling.Casanova adds that his motivation behind these decisions was that he wanted to control his own time. He also felt like he was never being valued at what he was worth, and he wanted to have an impact on the world. Talking about the journey, Cass shares that he learned that you have to be committed to the destination. Jamila adds that who you become on the journey allows you to get to the destination. Cass says that it all starts with a dream, for a lot of people, all you have to do is think of the big picture. What is the point I impact you want to have on others? What kind of legacy do you want to leave?Cass shares his eventful journey to real estate; from playing poker, to wanting to be a professional video gamer, to serving tables, to getting talked into being a car’s salesman. He was not only selling cars there, but he was also building relationships. Then he was introduced to network marketing, and this is where he learned a lot about personal development. He then moved to Omaha, Nebraska to work as a marketing consultant for a big company. He garnered great success in the company, finishing at number eight out of 4000, inside sales reps.While he was taking every step, he knew that he always wanted something bigger. Then, he stumbled upon a Jay Morrison video on YouTube, where he had said, you got to figure out a way to be the Lord of your land. This was a light bulb moment for Casanova. From that point forward, he got his real estate license, with the goal that he was going to be the lord of his land. Talking about what helped him succeed, he says “what is your gift, right? And so, your gift is what comes easy for you and harder for others.”His final stint of adversity came in the form of losing his mother, after they had recently moved to Omaha to live near him. On top of that, he also ended up losing his job and his house, all within a matter of weeks. What helped him rebound from search severe losses to the point where he did 46 deals, eight million dollars in volume in his first year, was horning in his biggest strength, which was building relationships.Cass adds that the only thing you can never control the result, but the only thing that you can control is your effort, and you always have to find some type of positivity out of every single situation. In every situation, no matter where you are in life, you can find some type of hope. He adds “It allowed me to just keep going when I lost my mom to know that everything that I do every minute of every hour, every person who I tried to impact their lives, and I can use her as the beacon of hope that was for me.”Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP 232: The Power of Having a Positive Mindset and Building Relationships

DN 231 - O&#39;Neil J Parker: Getting Creative with Financing in Real EstateHere’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about…·       Who is the Clark Kent, When It Comes to O&#39;neil J Parker? [00:01:35]·    His Background and Did He Grow Up with a Family Who Owned Businesses? [00:02:28]·    What Does Getting Life Insurance on Your Friends Means? [00:04:20]·    Why Did He Decide That He Wanted to Go into Retail? [00:06:17]·    How Did He First Get Started in the Real Estate? [00:07:12]·    How to Get 10x Profits in Real Estate? [00:08:02]·    What Inspired Him to Keep Going? [00:09:51]·     What Was the Reason Behind His Struggles? [00:14:22]·    How Has He Been Able to Convince Sellers to Go the Owner Financing Route? [00:16:31]·    Does He Use Any Systems? [00:19:00]·    How Have Credit Cards Helped Him to Build His Portfolio? [00:21:05]·    How To Get the Money Off the Credit Card? [00:23:11]·    Do They Use Text Marketing? [00:25:18]·    Resources that Have helped him on His Journey? [00:27:37]·    One Thing He Wishes He Had Implemented Sooner to Accelerate His Journey? [00:29:25]·    His Advice for People Looking to Take Action [00:31:44]Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP 231: Getting Creative with Financing in Real Estate With O'Neil J Parker

Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about…·         How Did Things Start Out for Casanova? [00:04:44]·         What Kept Him Going During the Hard Times? [00:15:48]·         How to Find the Drive if You Didn’t Experience Challenges in Life [00:19:08]·         How Did He Determine His Goals Facing Setbacks Following His Move to Omaha? [00:22:34]·         Resources that Helped Him in His Journey, and What Can We Learn from Them? [00:28:19]·         How Did He Find His Mentors? [00:32:28]·         What is DreamNation, and What are His Future Goals? [00:44:18]Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP 230: An ‘Insane’ Story of Overcoming Adversity to Becoming an Entrepreneur

If you are big on the self-education world, there would be no way you won’t recognize our today’s amazing guest. He is a multiple New York Times best selling author, serial entrepreneur, and investor, and for 20+ years has been dedicated to delivering self-education to those seeking transformation and success. Recently, he partnered with Tony Robbins and Russell Brunson in their KBB (Knowledge Broker Blueprint) Method to teach people how to build a knowledge business. Did you get his name now? Yes, our esteemed guest is no other than Mr. Dean Graziosi. One of the reasons why people were really drawn to him is because of his vulnerability. He shared a depth of his failures, his highs and lows, and even his personal marriage life to teach us the lesson of the beauty of being vulnerable. People of all sorts of walks of life can relate to Dean, because as what he says, whatever level we are at our life today, he’d been there. He started or has been involved in 13+ companies, some have failed but surely have changed lives all around the world. But his life is always beautiful. He grew up in a dysfunctional family, where his parents divorced. He learned how to keep his mouth shut, just so his parents won’t argue. He barely graduated high school and did not have any college degree. He even went through his own divorce, which at first he felt was a failure and that he is following his parents’ bad example. But the day that he realize he needed to be honest and vulnerable, things change for the best. Dean is big on the “impostor syndrome” topic. Most, if not all of us, have something to share with the world to make it a better place. However, this impostor syndrome shuts us. Listen to Dean and understand that you have a voice and the world needs to hear it. Step up now, more than ever, because the world needs you! Be ready to be geared up to become your best self by listening to the powerful wisdom of our guest today. To those seeking transformation and success, here’s your perfect podcast!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP 229: Are you really using your potential? With Dean Graziosi

Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about…·         Introduction [00:00:00]·         Who is Brad Lea? [00:01:14]·         Why Being Patient is Not a Good Idea [00:06:54]·         How to Be Safely Reckless? [00:14:42]·         How Did He Learn the Business Strategies Besides Trial and Error? [00:17:48]·         How Do You Get a Stranger to See That You Could Provide Value? [00:20:11]·         How Money and Status Have an Impact on Your Social Standing [00:25:31]·         What is Lightspeed VT and Why He Felt like There was a Need for it? [00:29:06]·         Is There Someone That He Credits for His Success? [00:34:50]·         The Most Influential Book That He Read in the Past Six Months? [00:38:46]·         His Advice for People Looking to Take Action [00:41:18]·         How To Level Up Your Confidence So You Can Build Your Dreams [00:44:30]In This Episode You’ll Learn:In this throwback episode, Casanova and Brad talk about how patience can kill your dreams, why you should make assumptions and how to fix your confidence. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP 228: Brad Lea: Stop Being Patient, Start Making Assumptions

DNP 227: Demystifying The Blockchain with Solo CeesayAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP 227: Demystifying The Blockchain with Solo Ceesay

Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about…·         Introduction [00:00:00]·         Who is the Clark Kent, When It Comes to David? [00:01:01]·         Where Did His Passion for Business and Finance Come from? [00:03:58]·         Challenges He Faced Earlier in His Career [00:07:36]·         As a Financial Advisor, What Does He Teach in the Beginning? [00:11:38]·         How Does He Educate His Clients About Debt? [00:13:25]·         How Can You Minimize Debt? [00:15:18]·         Where To Start if You Want to Invest in the Stock Market? [00:22:08]·         His Mindset When They Started the Podcast and How They Built It Up [00:29:14]·         His Point of View on Being Neural [00:32:29]·         Do They Tell Their Guests to be Neutral? [00:35:03]·         What is Their Future Goal with the Podcast? [00:36:30]·         His Number One Takeaway from the Keys to Success [00:37:32]·         His Advice for People Looking to Take Action [00:43:14]Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP 227: Rashad Bilal: EYL and the Culture of Financial Literacy

In This Episode You’ll Learn:In this throwback episode, Casanova and David talk about his entrepreneurial journey, the story behind The Real Social Proof Brand and Conference.David says that he always had aspirations of being an entrepreneur. A belief that was further strengthened by his experiences of working different jobs. He was a good rapper, and thought he would have a career in rap, but things changed once he joined some network marketing companies.He built a clothing brand, called ‘Sleep Is for Suckers’, geared towards entrepreneurship and people that lose sleep doing what they love. He was able to build that and replace his income and became a full-time t-shirt salesman. Then, he ran around the country, teaching people how to do the same.David adds that the company you keep can have a significant impact on you. Network marketing was also his introduction to reading books and being consistent because they had this concept called the 10 Core Commitments, teaching the principles of consistency. This is where he got introduced to Jim Rohn as well.He says that Jim’s way of taking big complex concepts, and complex subjects and breaking them down into bite size morsels changed his life. David says that once you start moving in the right direction, people that are going the wrong direction, they won&#39;t try to necessarily take you off path if they know you&#39;re going there with, or without them, they&#39;ll either try to join you or at least let you run your own path, if they&#39;re your friends.Talking about his t-shirt business, he says that he sold over a million dollars worth of t-shirts outside of a kiosk. After he had his store and other kiosk taken away, he realized that he could still make six figures out of a mall, but if he is to scale up, he needs his time and he can&#39;t spend all day in the mall or dealing with employees.He says that if you&#39;ve never been in a fight, you don&#39;t really want to lose the fight, you&#39;ll just avoid it. But if you&#39;ve been in a fight and you lost one, you are less fearful to fight again. He doesn&#39;t care if he might lose, he&#39;ll jump into that joint.Talking about his speaking gigs, he says that he can help someone who&#39;s making $30, $40,000 a year how to replace that income and reach six figures, for sure. He can teach them how to take an idea and create that side income extra thousand dollars a month, only because that&#39;s what he has accomplished.David says that for the speakers he coaches, his first step is not to teach them how to be a motivational speaker, or how to get gigs. His first encouragement is for them to build something and talk about how they built it.David also shared some actionable tips as well. He says that come up with a good idea, not just follow your passion. Find a group of people who are all moving in the same direction because you can become successful by association. He believes if you&#39;re just in the right environment, your mindset starts to change.He adds that you can join a network marketing company because there&#39;s a whole positive environment, they are in great luck, everybody has a coaching program. David also has a coaching program where they are on the call every single morning, Monday through Friday.Talking about having a team, David said that he just became somebody that people wouldn&#39;t mind following. So everybody on his team were attracted to him because he wasn&#39;t spending time looking for a team.David says that the idea behind his Real Social Proof Conference was to offer people two days of both industry specific information as well as general business practices that everybody needs to know. His Sleepless Knights coaching program is also a phenomenal group of entrepreneurs.He adds that if you feel like you&#39;re not strong or good enough, you really need to write down what your weaknesses are, so you can see them on paper and just attack one of them. . There&#39;s an example of someone who is in your situation or worse, that became really successful. Just find those stories.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP 226: David Shands: The Path to Serial Entrepreneurship

Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about…Has Intensity Always Been His Thing? [00:00:38]His Backstory and How He Grew Up [00:03:39]What Helped Him Get Through the Process of Rehab? [00:10:56]How Love and Fear are Just Illusions?  [00:21:27]Why Do We Visualize Bad Outcomes More than Good Outcomes? [00:24:16]The Impact That Writing Things Down Has Had on Him [00:30:10]How Did He Lean into Being Vulnerable and Sharing His Life on Instagram? [00:33:17]One Thing He Wishes He Had Implemented Sooner to Accelerate His Journey? [00:39:40]His Advice for People Looking to Take Action [00:48:30]Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP 225: Eric Balance: Balancing Your Ego

Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about…Who is the Clark Kent, When It Comes to Johnny? [00:01:40]What He Bought When He Made his First Make a Hundred Thousand Dollars? [00:10:02]How He Kept the Belief that He was Going to Make a Hundred Thousand Dollars? [00:11:13]The Role of His Environment in Keeping Him Going? [00:18:58]What Keeps Him Going Every Single Day? [00:24:32]Where Does He Get His Inspiration From? [00:26:40]One Thing He Wishes He Had Implemented Sooner to Accelerate His Journey? [00:32:22]His Advice for People Looking to Take Action [00:38:07]In This Episode You’ll Learn:In this episode, Casanova and Johnny talk about his journey and the mindset that helped him become one of the all-time greats in football. Johnny is a family man, who loves his great grandkids, and grandkids. He is proud of his Omaha, Nebraska roots. He calls it going against the current, the way several notable athletes and business leaders from Omaha and Nebraska went on to do national and international great things. Johnny grew up in the Omaha River bottoms and was a shy and timid kid. When he heard somebody say a hundred thousand dollars, it was the most money he had heard about in his life. From that point onwards, it became the mission of his life; to make a hundred thousand dollars. When a boys club leader told his mother that he was special and needed somebody to teach him the finer points and strategies of the game. At 11 years old, he didn’t have a career, but he had the direction, and he had a dream.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP 224: Johnny Rodgers: The Power of Dreaming Big

************************************************** Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about… ************************************************** * Who is the Lois Lane, When It Comes to Darnyelle? [00:01:55] * When Did the Shift Happen for Her? [00:03:31] * What Was the Key Moment for Her When She Decided to Leave Her Corporate Job? [00:08:23] * Why She Couldn’t Make it in the Entrepreneurship World the First Time [00:13:45] * Why Did She Decide to Go into Coaching? [00:19:23] * What is Her Framework? [00:25:52] * One Thing She Wishes She Had Implemented Sooner to Accelerate Her Journey? [00:30:39] * Her Advice for People Looking to Take Action [00:37:13] ***************************** In This Episode You’ll Learn: ***************************** In this episode, Casanova and Darnyelle talk about to overcome self-doubt and turn your dreams into reality. Darnyelle says that first and foremost, she is a woman after God's own heart. She is really big into taking consistent steps every single day, giving herself lots of grace and self-care and showing up fully, everywhere she can be. When she is not doing any of that, she is quirky and likes to call herself, ghett-u’à; that's ghetto with a little bit of bougie. Darnyelle can best be found with a book in her hands, reading something to make her soul and my spirit leap because that's something important to her and she loves to laugh. She tries to find moments to laugh as much as possible, and she believes in the best things in life. She adds that the best things in life are free. They don't cost you anything but your presence, so, she tries to enjoy as many moments as she can, when she is fully present. She says that after the distinct defining moments in her journey where she stepped up, she shined and her ability to command the stage became more authentic, real, and personable. She recalls three distinct defining moments from her life. First one was when she was graduating from high school. She was the first to graduate from high school, go to college from her college. When she was going to college, she realized that she had an opportunity to really show up. That was where she started to believe what everybody else was saying. The second moment was in 2004, the day she walked into her boss's office and her full-time corporate job, and realized that she was no longer built to sit behind someone else's desk. The last moment was in 2018, when she realized that she had still been holding back, playing small, showing up just enough to get what she knew she could do, because she was really afraid of doing what she was supposed to do. Darnyelle then started putting all of the things in place to be able to live that out. There was a piece of her that was afraid that if she really let her light shine, she would blind somebody, instead of realizing if she really let her light shine, she would light the path for somebody. Talking about her last day of working in 2004, she calls it her Keith Sweat moment, as she felt like ‘Something's Not Right.’ She ended up going to her manager and telling her that it was going to be her last day. She felt like she had, for the first time in a long time, made a decision that was going to seal her next step, and what she was supposed to be doing, even though she didn't have a clue what it is. Darnyelle adds that before doing something similar, you should have a backup plan. For her, things did not work well, and she had to file for bankruptcy. She also had to go back to work a job, while she figured entrepreneurship. 10 years later, now she runs a million-dollar company. While working at Mary Kay, she was able to achieve success, but things worked so well for her because it was a proven marketing plan. All she had to do was work it. When you're starting your own company, there is no marketing plan. There is no blueprint because it's a brand-new thing. You don't even know if what you are intending to sell to people is what people actually want to buy. Darnyelle adds that starting a ground up business is not like transitioning from a proven business model. They are not one in the same. Things didn’t work out for her because she had taken her eyes off of God. So many other things had become the focal point of her existence at that point in time, that she wasn't really tapped in. Darnyelle said that she wouldn't go back and do anything differently because it's made her a much better person, better servant, and a much better business coach. She adds that when you try to let your ego lead, things don’t usually go well. Instead, bring yourself back down to earth and realize that everybody needs support, because if you could do it by yourself, it would already be done. Talking about her journey to coaching, she started as a motivational speaker. She started telling her story because she had a really impactful story, and that was her first business. She was really in this hustle and grind, because she had to live from speaking engagement to speaking engagement in order to meet her needs. Then, Darnyelle started working as a consultant, and when she learned about group coaching, it was a hit. Then, she had this coaching group, she started to solidify her framework, which she still uses to this day. She loves coaching because of how she has been able to transform the lives of people she helps out. Darnyelle’s 10-step framework, Leverage Your Incredible Factor System covers seven areas in a business that really makes sure that all of the systems and everything is in place. This includes mindset messaging, marketing, sales, operations, talent, legacy, and leadership. They also integrate life coaching, financial management coaching and wealth building as well. She continues by adding that she doesn't do this for the money, she does it for the transformation. While she charges for her services, being able to bring these pieces together for people is so powerful for her, because most of the people that she works with, they were not born entrepreneurs. They don't know all of the things they need to know; except they know that they want to make a difference. Talking about something that could have accelerated her journey, Darnyelle said that knowing what she knows today, she would have known that it was just a distraction. It was meant to derail her from the purposes that had already been established and preordained for her. And instead of being overcome by them, she would have just walked into them. She adds that if we really stopped and traced it, it could be the catalyst for all of the things that happened, because she was so afraid of what would happen if she realized her own power, but she knows now that her power is what makes her special and it's only when she let it out that she gets to be the transformation that she want to see in the world. Darnyelle says that there are a lot of people who are sitting in lack, because they don't understand the paradigm of abundance that's their birthright. You can see clearly after it's all said and done, but she thinks that it was all for her own good, and it was all to get her to this place. And knowing that she has arrived here at this moment, it makes it all worth it. For people looking for inspiration to take action, she says that just like two-thirds of God's name is Go, so, just get moving. Walk the path, take the step, we don't have to know all of the steps. So, get clear about where you're going, and take the next step to take the path, the path will emerge as you walk it. *********** Key Quotes: *********** * “I focus on the quality moments and quality time and not materialistic things …”— * “When you're doing what people expect of you, and when the light is always been on you, you shine…” * “I just made a decision in late 2018 that I wasn't going to play small anymore. That the God in me was going to play as big as God played when he created me…” * “I don't necessarily advocate for anyone trying this at home, like don't be going in your boss's office to quit your job. If you ain't got no backup plan. Don't do that…” * “What you don't need is to be figure out the strategy and worrying about the money at the same time, it's counterproductive…” * “I made the mistake of not doing market research... and when I was finally ready to share it with the world and put it out there, no one wanted it because it was what I wanted, not what they wanted…” * “It took a catalyst, it took my own proverbial rock bottom for me to realize, yo, you need to slow down. You need to back up right…” * “Ego is really fear in reverse. It's still fear, but you're just allowing the bigness of the fear to be subsided by your own beliefs about the fear…” * “[Ego] stands for ‘edging god out’…”—Cass * “The reason why I love coaching is because of the transformation…” * “They come to me because they have a problem in their business, but what they leave with is they’re a better spouse, a better parent, a better citizen, a better human…” * “Unlike a lot of coaches that are out there that specialize in one part of the process or the other, we look at the whole business, the whole CEO…” * “For me, it's all about the transformation, not the transaction…” * “We literally get to be the person who puts the puzzle together for them, me and my team, which is just it's magical…” * “There are really no words to describe the elation, I get to feel on a daily basis because I decided to say yes to myself and stop sitting behind someone else's desk, two times…” * “It's that shift that comes with wisdom. With, you know, with stumbling and hurting yourself a couple of times and being able to still get up and walk…” **************** Links/Resources: **************** * Leverage Your Incredible Factor Podcast - Darnyelle Jervey, MBA ( https://darnyelle.com/podcast/ ) - https://darnyelle.com/podcast/ * https://twitter.com/darnyellejervey * https://www.instagram.com/darnyellejerveyharmon/ * https://www.facebook.com/darnyellejerveyharmon ************************* Read The Transcript Here: ************************* ************ Help us out? ************ If you enjoy our podcast, please head over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a 5-star review. By doing so, you enable us to reach more people. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

DNP 223: Turn Your Dreams into Realit

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