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Coach Michael Taylor is an entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker and radio show host who has dedicated his life to empowering men and women to reach their full potential. He knows first hand how to overcome adversity and build a rewarding and fulfilling life and he is sharing his knowledge and wisdom with others to support them in creating the life of their dreams. Favorite Success Quote “There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own Soul. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” ~Carl Jung Key Points 1. What You Focus on Expands What you focus on will expand, and if you aren’t intentional about what you are focusing on, you may wake up and realize that you don’t like the life that you have created. If you set the wrong goals and focused on the wrong things, you may wake up one day, wealthy, healthy, with plenty of “notches” on your belt and completely miserab

Derek Doepker is the founder of Excuse Proof Fitness, a #1 bestselling fitness author, and an Independent Team Beachbody Coach. He started his journey eating fast food every single night and hating exercise. After learning simple strategies to reprogram his habits and stay fit on a busy schedule and limited budget, he made it his mission to share the clever and cutting edge insights he’s discovered with others striving to get and stay fit for life. Favorite Success Quote “We must suffer one of two pains, either the pain of discipline or the pain of regret and disappointment.” Key Points 1. Life Will Change Around You  Most people get comfortable. They get into a rhythm with their job or fitness or relationships and continue taking the same actions that they have taken for years, thinking that they will continue getting the improvements that they used to get. The problem is that unless you are actively and intentionally growing yourself, you are dying. You have to intentionally seek out opportunities to grow y

Zachary Stockill is a writer, developer, podcaster, and lifelong student. His work has been featured on The Huffington Post, The Art of Charm, and ManTalks among many others. Favorite Success Quote The so-called meaning of life opened up before me, it turned out to be infinitely simple, give love and seek no reward reciprocal love is your reward and the meaning of life in its entirety.” ~ Andrei Gavrilov Key Points 1. Generosity without Expectation is Sexy  There is a lot of focus in the modern “pick up” and dating advice world on making sure that you are always giving less in your relationships than you are receiving. While this advice may have some foundation if you are looking for nothing other than a one-night stand or a slew of unfulfilling sexual experiences, it holds no water if you are looking for fulfillment in relationships. If you want to have the most fulfilling relationships possible, you need to give love without expectation. That is the key. Give and don’t expect anything in return. Give becaus

Shawne Merriman, nicknamed “Lights Out”, is a former American football player who was a linebacker in the NFL from 2005 to 2012. He was among the top linebackers in the NFL in his first three seasons with the San Diego Chargers, where he was a three-time Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection. Merriman was drafted 12th overall by the San Diego Chargers in the 2005 NFL Draft. He earned NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in his first season and recorded 39 1⁄2 quarterback sacks in his first three seasons Favorite Success Quote “Keep working and everything else will fall into place” Key Points 1. Don’t Do Anything Unless You Want to be Great  We live in a world that is filled with mediocrity. People are willing to simply show up, do the bare minimum, and then head off. This cannot be you. If you want to succeed at life and live with passion, fulfillment, and joy, then you need to only do things if you want to be great. Don’t compete to be good, compete to be the best. 2. There is Always Light at the End of the Tunn

Rich Litvin is a high-performance coach who helps Olympic athletes, presidential candidates, and special forces members achieve  more in their life, business, and relationships. He is also the Co-author  of the bestselling book “The Prosperous Coach.” Favorite Success Quote “Confidence is a result, n0t a requirement” Key Points 1. You Need to Live a Life of Integrity If you want to be respected in life and succeed at the highest level, then you must be a man of integrity. This does not simply mean that you keep your word when you make a promise. It means that your thoughts, words, and actions are all in congruence. You don’t lie and blow smoke to appease others, you don’t hold your tongue to avoid pissing people off, and you don’t live a life that is incongruent with what you want to make others happy. You live a life of congruence where everything is in line. This is the pathway to true power. 2. If You Want to Live Life Fully Kill the Nice Guy Most men play life small. Why? Because they are nice. Or at leas

Master Business, Relationship, and Success Coach, TV/Radio Host, Author of 9 Books, Inspirational Speaker David began his career in the health and fitness industry and quickly was named “Mr. Motivation” by Lifetime Television and “The Master of Motivation” by American Fitness magazine. Favorite Success Quote “Every action into the uncomfortable ensures our success in life” Key Points 1. You Have to become Uncomfortable  Life is not lived within your comfort zone. If you want to achieve success, you cannot sit on your couch  and visualize it, you have to get up off your butt and go after it. Want to get shredded? Get yourself to the gym, lift weights, and track your diet. Want to make more money? Work 80 hours a week intentionally on your business for 90 days and see what your results are. The only way to succeed is to do the things that are uncomfrotable and painful. 2. We Cannot Live for Instant Gratification If you are living for instant gratification, you will never acheive fulfillment. You must learn to d

Kute Blackson is an influential thought leader, a transformational coach, and author of You Are the One. He has spent the past several years of his life dedicated to helping men and women live lives of true purpose. Discovering who they really are and how they can share their gifts with the world. He has appeared on the Larry King show and has been endorsed by influencers Jack Canfield, Rhonda Britten, Lisa Nichols, and John Gray among many others. Favorite Success Quote “The real does not die, and the unreal never lived” ~Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj. Key Points 1. Be in Constant Surrender  Life is unpredictable. The more you end up trying to control it, the more it ends up controlling you. One of the keys to living a truly happy and fulfilled life is to learn to surrender to the flow of life. Allow life to happen. Understand that things happen for a reason. Do not try and force life, rather surrender to life and you will be amazed at what it brings to you. 2. You Need to Break Out of Your Comfort Zone Life is m

Businessman and Life Coach, Aaron Walker, has inspired many through his leadership, mentorship, and consistent pursuit of excellence. He enjoys helping others and believes experience is a great teacher. 36 years of entrepreneurship and marriage have given Aaron a wealth of experience. Aaron continues to reach new heights and broaden his perspective of the terrain by examining his experiences and growing from them. Favorite Success Quote “Can’t couldn’t do it and could did it all” “Fear missing an opportunity more than you fear failure” Key Points 1. Remove the Word “Can’t” from Your Vocabulary There is a famous quote from Henry Ford that states “Whether you believe you can or believe you can’t, you are right.” And nothing could be more true. Whatever you set out to accomplish in your life, business, health, or realtionships, is within your reach. But you have to believe in yourself. You have to crush limiting beliefs and make the definite decision that the word “can’t” will no longer be a part of your vocabul

Josh Verne is an entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in starting, growing, and selling businesses and is currently the CEO of Flocku.com. Favorite Success Quote “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others” ~Johnathan Swift Key Points 1. Be a Leader Not a Boss There are two types of people in management positions. Leaders and bosses. A boss uses his title to accomplish his goals, he demands respect, and he does what is his best interest. A leader earns respect by putting his people before himself and then uses that respect to accomplish the goals that he and his team have set together. If you want to truly succeed in life and business, then you have to be a leader. Forget forcing your will onto others and demanding respect. If you put others first and serve the people following you, you and your team can accomplish anything you set your mind to. 2. Everything Needs to be a Win-Win Never agree to a deal or follow a plan of action that is win-lose. Always strive to achieve a win-win situation

Personal trainer, peak performance coach, and podcaster Ted Ryce has overcome a tremendous amount in his quest to live a legendary life. Ryce has worked with Fortune 500 CEOs, busy professionals, and celebrities, including Richard Branson, Ricky Martin and Robert Downey Jr. He helps his clients develop and stick with high-performance habits that help them manage stress and adversity and lead more successful lives. His philosophy is that being a high-performance person, one who chases and achieves their biggest goals, isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity to survive and thrive in the modern world. Favorite Success Quote “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive and go do that. Because what the world needs is more people to come alive” ~Howard Thurman Key Points 1. You Need to Come Alive  The world is full of people who are dead on the inside. They are living and breathing in the literal sense, but their lives lack the passion. They wake up in the morning with no fire in thei

Preston Smiles has a large dedicated following on his YouTube channel and has been featured in LA Weekly, Los Angeles Magazine, and Origin magazine. He is also a regular contributor toHuffington Post, The Daily Love, Good Guy Swag, and has appeared on top podcasts such as Lewis Howes’s The School of Greatness and Addicted2Success. He recently won Elixir Magazine’s  Millennial Mentor Award and is also one of the youngest members of ATL (Association of Transformational Leaders), founded by Jack Canfield. Favorite Success Quote “Love will find a way, everything else will find an excuse” ~ Preston Smiles Key Points 1. Love is a Verb If you ever say that you love something or someone, then your actions should be a reflection of this sentiment. Love is a verb. If you love someone, then you are intentionally showing them your love through actions. Whether you accomplish this by calling your family, taking your wife out on a date, spending time with your kids, or inviting your friends over for a dinner, you cannot lo

Dr. Chris Friesen, Ph.D. is a psychologist who has always been fascinated by what makes people successful. He is a licensed clinical, forensic, and neuropsychologist that now primarily helps professional, national/Olympic, and up-and-coming elite athletes, as well as other high achievers such as professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, academics, and writers, achieve their personal and professional potential. He is the author of “Achieve: Find Out Who You Are, What You Really Want, And How To Make It Happen” Favorite Success Quote “He who has a why can bear almost any how” ~Fredrich Nietzche Key Points 1. You Must Have a Strong Why  If you want to succeed in any area of life, you need to have a powerful why to back up your goals. With a strong enough why, you can push through any challenge, overcome any obstacle, and succeed at any endeavor you set your mind to. However, if you do not have a strong reason for achieving your goals, your hopes and dreams will be relegated to “someday” and never achieved. 2. Yo

Ross Jeffries™ is the founder, creator and Master Teacher of the worldwide seduction community. Featured as the mentor to Neil Strauss in the best-selling book, “The Game”, RJ has taught, coached, and mentored thousands of men around the world, since 1991, guiding them to the success with women they truly desire and deserve. Favorite Success Quote “Be interested in your outcome but invested in your skills. In a breakfast of bacon and eggs, the chicken is interested, the pig is invested.” Key Points 1. If You Want Unfamiliar Results You Need Unfamiliar Action Everyone knows the old quote from Albert Einstein that “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results.” And yet so many of us continue with the same old actions while expecting new outcomes. If you want unfamiliar results, you have to take unfamiliar actions. You have to do things that you have never done to get results that you have never gotten. And that is scary. But it’s the only way to achieve growth.  So plug

Health Coach, Wellness Author, and Motivational Speaker Michael Tamez, experienced a 15-year health transformation. On his incredible adventure, Michael lost 105 pounds, lowered his blood pressure, and reversed sleep apnea and advanced gum disease. This was all accomplished naturally, without drugs or surgery. Michael’s journey was intensified when he lost 5 family members in the course of 18 months. All of these experiences combined led Michael to discover his true passion in life. He is dedicated to guiding, empowering, and sharing the knowledge and wisdom he has acquired over the course of his lifetime. Drawing from this incredible health and life transformation, Michael published his award-winning book, Transformative Nutrition: The Ultimate Guide to Healthy and Balanced Living Favorite Success Quote “To hell with circumstances, I create opportunities” ~Bruce Lee Key Points 1. Most Health Problems are Not Physical  The majority of the health problems in the U.S. are not actually physical, they are

Elliot S. Weissbluth is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HighTower. His commitment to disrupting the industry in favor of transparency and integrity has driven HighTower’s growth since he founded the company in 2007 in the midst of the financial crisis. The business model he pioneered combines the fiduciary standard for financial advisors with an open-source platform where providers of the industry’s top products and solutions compete for HighTower clients’ business. Elliot Weissbluth and HighTower continue to challenge the status quo by bringing transformative ideas and transparent solutions to financial services. Favorite Success Quote “There is no shortcut to the top” ~Ed Viesturs Key Points 1. Ignorance Can be Your Biggest Advantage Whenever you are getting started in business ignorance and naivety can actually be one of your greatest advantages. For some people, they do not realize just how difficult business can be and would never get started if they did. For others, being ignorant about the marke

Ken Blanchard, PhD, is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world. He has co-authored 60 books, including Raving Fans and Gung Ho! (with Sheldon Bowles). His groundbreaking works have been translated into over 40 languages and their combined sales total more than 21 million copies. In 2005 he was inducted into Amazon’s Hall of Fame as one of the top 25 bestselling authors of all time. The recipient of numerous leadership awards and honors, he is cofounder with his wife, Margie, of The Ken Blanchard Companies®, a leading international training and consulting firm. Favorite Success Quote “Don’t ever use your position, great leaders and great because people love them and trust them, not because they have power” ~ Key Points 1. Leadership is About Trust Not Power If you want to be an effective leader, then operate based off of trust, not off of your power. If you want people to follow you, don’t demand that they follow you, get them to follow you because they trust you. Leadership is based off of

Yuri Elkaim is a registered holistic nutritionist and renowned fitness expert. For more than 13 years, his honest and inspiring messages have helped more than 500,000 people worldwide enjoy more energy, lose weight, get in great shape, eat healthier, and have a much better understanding of their health. A former pro soccer player who later acted as the strength and conditioning and nutrition coach for seven seasons at the University of Toronto, Yuri is now on a mission to transform the lives of more than 10 million people by 2018 and would love for you to be one of them. Favorite Success Quote “Be the change you want to see in the world” ~Ghandi Key Points 1. Drink Your Greens One of the best things that you can do for your health is to start drinking green smoothies or juices. Whenever you consume vegetables in liquid form, you are able to supercharge your body with vitamins and nutrients because your body is able to more easily absorb greater quantities of vegetables than you would if you ate them whole. In

Aaron Anastasi is the founder and coach of the internationally recognized, Superior Singing Method, an online singing lesson program that grosses seven figures annually. With over 10,000,000 views and 100,000 subscribers, Aaron has the #1 singing/life lesson channel on YouTube. He is also a prominent life coach for clients in industry-leading roles ranging from film directors to marine biologists to TEDx speakers. Favorite Success Quote “The inspiration you are waiting for, in order to start, is on the other side of starting” Key Points 1. You Have to Get Started  The hardest part of any endeavor, whether it is starting your business, losing 50 lbs. of fat, or marrying the girl of your dreams, is getting started. Once you have built the momentum and gotten over the fear of failure and vulnerability, things will start to fall into place, but you have to get started! So plug your nose, and jump into the cold water, years from now, you will look back and be glad that you did. 2. Don’t Hold Your Happiness Hostage

Mike Dillard is an entrepreneur in Austin Texas. He built his first million-dollar business by the age of 27, teaching small business owners how to effectively market their products and services online using “attraction-marketing” strategies. In 2010 he founded a financial education company in order to teach others how to achieve financial freedom through investment strategies commonly reserved for the wealthy. Combined, his businesses have produced more than $50 Million in revenue without outside funding. Today Mike dedicates his time to mentoring other entrepreneurs and developing technologies in the aeroponics industry that will give people around the world access to clean, healthy, organic food at a fraction of today’s current prices. He spends his free time pursuing his passion for auto racing, competing in the Baja 1000, Mint 400, and SCCA. Favorite Success Quote “Never never stop” Key Points 1. Success Comes from You One of the fallacies that many wantrepreneurs make is that they think success will com

Miki Spies is a spiritual coach with powerful and easily applicable teachings. She is an amazing coach and transformational speaker with an enthusiastic message of manifestation. Favorite Success Quote “Being entirely honest with oneself is an important exercise.” ~ Sigmund Freud Key Points 1. Great Sex is About Presence Many men think that great sex is all about technique and stamina, but the truth is, while those may be important, great sex is about presence. It is about showing up and giving your all, being fully focused and present in each moment. Great sex is as much a mental and spiritual activity as it is physical. 2. Everything About You is Foreplay Some men believe that foreplay, like sex, is all about what happens in the bedroom. However, foreplay starts the second that you lay eyes on a woman. Everything about you is foreplay, from the way that you present yourself, to the interactions you have, to the presence that you show in your conversation. 3. Don’t Regret a Damn Thing Everything that has eve