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At age twelve, the same year his pitching lost his team the opportunity at the world series, Justin Schenk's hip shattered into five pieces.

Soon after, his other hip needed surgery. 

Over the next four years he was in and out of hospitals for surgeries spending half that time on crutches or in a wheelchair. 

Those years sucked. But they were the training ground that would ultimately turn Justin into the man he is today. He learned how to deal with adversity, how to ask the right questions, and how to adjust when things get rough.

He parleyed that adversity into a career as an entrepreneur and podcaster. He started the Growth Now Movement podcast in 2016 and has since gone on to interview Ed Mylett, Joel Marion, Sarah Centrella, Andy Frisella and more huge names. 

We talk about his new role as a fiancé, what it's like to be a bonus dad, and so much more!

Check out Justin's show: https://growthnowmovement.com/podcast/

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Invisible problems are hard to shake.

It's not that they are impossible to fix.

It's that you don't acknowledge they are there.

It's one thing to try 1,000,000 diets and fail. It's another thing to not realize you need to eat better.

Mark Dulaney, The Health Millionaire, shares boatloads of insight into human behavior and the reasons why we're stuck in our health. 

Tune in to find out how to root out invisible problems and the perspective you need to succeed on your New Years resolutions.

Connect with Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markdulaney/

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One horse alone can pull 8000 pounds.

Two horses pulling together can pull 24000 pounds.

If two horses are trained together as a team they can pull up to 32000 pounds.

Collaboration is the key to pulling more together. 

In this episode of ABC Lunchbreak Andrew, Ben, Brandon, and Christine talk about how you can grow your business with the magic of collaborative connections.

One of the tricky topics we'll dove into was how do you know how much each person needs to be pulling when it comes to a collaborative project?

In college there tended to be four types of group members: those that were gunning for an A+ and carried the team, those that showed up and played a bit part, those that showed up to the first few meetings and didn't really add much, and that one guy that was assigned to your group and only showed up at the end to sign his name. 

In work and business it can be similar. Trust, equity, and conflict are critical to drawing out each team members best work when it comes to a group effort. Each team members best effort doesn't always mean equal effort, which is where things start to get sticky!

Tune in to this episode to hear more about this topic and many more!

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Have you ever been so frustrated that you wanted to break something?

Perhaps you've always wondered what would happen if you took a sledgehammer to a mirror.

Or threw a TV against a wall.

In my teenage years I had plenty of opportunities to learn how to fix damage to drywall because I couldn't control my emotions.

Now, there's a solution out there that can help reduce stress, create a group experience, and just have some plain ol' fun.

Steven Shortino, owner of iSMASH, a rage room and entertainment facility, has taken his business from one location to multiple and has opened up franchising opportunities for others who want to bring the rage room concept to their hometown.

What's a rage room you ask? "A room where people can vent their anger by destroying objects."

Anger isn't the only reason people show up, though.

Find out who uses rage rooms, how Steven turned his business into a franchise, and how he got the wild idea to get into the industry in the first place.

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The secret to success as an influencer relies solely on your ability to afford plastic surgery. There's no other way to make it in this day and age.

Just kidding! 

In today's show Alex Sunshine, a marketer that focuses on working with influencers to sell and market products, shares the top takeaway that we can glean from the most successful influencers in the game: the Kardashians. 

Yes we can get a butt lift, tummy tuck, and date/marry wildly crazy celebrities to increase our fame and notoriety. But that's not the only way to influence people online.

What the Kardashians leveraged and utilized better than anyone was this: they allowed people into their lives and people got to know them.

That's it.

Even if your only goal in using marketing and social media is to build your business or stay connected with friends/loved ones this lesson can still be applied.

Make sure you're letting people see the real you. Invite people in. And give them front seats to the $^&% show once in awhile.

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Years ago Luke DePron, a Weight Loss and Transformation Coach, took transformation photos of himself for a Huffington Post article. Since then, supplement companies have stolen and recycled his photos as "proof" of their product.

But there's one itsy bitsy little problem: the photos were fake!

For the article, Luke took a photo of himself looking scruffy, sad, and out of shape. Three hours later after hitting the gym and getting ready for some glam shots, he took his "after" photos.

The point of the article was to show how easy it is to use fake transformations and testimonials to sell products.

To this day he still kindly lets companies know not to use his photos!

Luke and I had a blast nerding out about fitness, weight loss myths, and so much more!

Check out Luke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-depron-weight-loss-performance-coach-0755a238/

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Balance in your life is an overhyped myth.

If you're chasing perfect balance, you've found the fast track to the hamster wheel of disappointment. You'll be working on that mission the rest of your life.

If, however, you're looking for more work life harmony, you'll find it when you pay attention to your investments. When I say investments, I'm talking about time, money, relationship capital etc. All those things that continually put effort into and have the opportunity to grow and thrive over time.

If you're choosing to invest heavily in a business venture, and neglect to invest in family, health, your spiritual life, and your finances, you may wake up one day to find many of those areas bankrupt.

Choosing a timeframe of intense investment in certain areas might be a better strategy.

If you're launching a business, taking some of your time you may have allocated towards family might be a smart play in the short term. But when that sacrifice becomes medium term and then long term, you'll see the effects of a poor investment strategy.

Tune in this week as Brandon Eastman, Ben Albert, Christine Smith and I dive into Bravery and Balance in Your Business!

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Your profile, interactions, and posts all contribute to your personal brand on social media. 

The age of personified brands is ending. We are firmly in the personal branding golden era. 

An age where internet nobody's can earn six figures online by taking selfies on vacation. A time where capturing peoples attention can directly equate to dollars in your pocket. 

Deanna Russo joins the show today to share how you can improve your reach, grow your following, and concentrate your impact on LinkedIn.

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Mark Silverman has the classic "rag to riches" story. Going from alcohol and substance abuse to homelessness to mansion and sports car and all the trappings of success.

His perspective has given him a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to share.

When we got on the subject of boundaries and relating with those around us, Mark shared some profound insights. We dove into the stages of boundary setting starting from the harsh oversetting to the humble and timid apologies and finally ending up setting boundaries with your knees and elbows. Those knees and elbows allow you to create space. You can be unapologetically you.

We talked about the consequences of doing that.

When Mark used to enter a room he was everyone's friend. He was a chameleon, shifting himself to reflect back wheat each person needed. He was eminently likeable.

When he started speaking his mind and sharing his real thoughts and setting appropriate boundaries, he was shocked to discover not everyone wanted to be his friend. He got in more verbal scuffles. And many people walked away hurt or offended.

Months or years later, many of those same people came back to say that he told them exactly what they needed to hear, even if it was offensive.

We unpack addiction, what it takes to be a great coach, and so much more!

Check out Mark's website: https://www.markjsilverman.com/

And his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark22102/

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Have you ever wondered why certain people go beyond just being successful?

It seems like they have a "golden touch" where things just seem to work out.

They still make mistakes, but those mistakes somehow magically lead them to their next success.

They write a book every year. They have massively successful businesses while somehow maintaining a healthy personal life at the same time. And it seems like they can always quote a groundbreaking study or two in casual conversation.

These types of people aren't one of a kind. There are many out there.

And Jose Escobar shared a habit that many of them practice.

The habit revolves around your commonplace books, a method of archiving knowledge that gained popularity in the renaissance era.

By saving your knowledge you are protecting against the greatest of all human challenges: our limited memory. You can begin collecting statistics, poems, articles, insights, and studies that you can collate and use later to write your own book, create an article, or use in a speech or workshop.

Listen in as Jose describes this masterful habit and so much more!

Make sure you connect with Jose on Facebook and ask about his amazing Mastermind community! https://www.facebook.com/jaesco25

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Welcome to a new segment of the show!

After Ben, Christine and I recorded this episode we knew we needed to do more consistent collaborations. We brought in our mutual friend Brandon and it's been a blast creating and exploring ideas and concepts together. We named it ABC Lunchbreak because of our initials Andrew, Ben, Brandon, and Christine, and because we record it live during a lunch hour on LinkedIn.

We've leaned into the ABC portion of it because we crowdsource what the next topic is going to be by going through the alphabet, picking a few concepts, and letting our audiences vote on what they want us to talk about.

Our first episode is going through the letter "A" and our most requested topics were centered around Authenticity and Amplifying Your Brand.

Hop in and enjoy the show!

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Most people want to write a book. Only 3% of the people that set out to do it ever finish.

With the ability to self-publish comes the opportunity to remove the gatekeeper.

There is no longer anyone but you standing in the way of getting your wisdom, your story, or your method into people's hands.

It's incredibly exciting. And it's also one of the most daunting challenges someone can undertake.

Chandler Bolt, author of the book Published. (and six others!) believes that publishing your book will change your life. 

It's changed his life and he's helped over 7,000 people publish their books through his business, Self-Publishing School. And he's helped thousands more (myself included) publish their books by following the blueprint laid out in Published.

Come along for the ride on this episode as Chandler shares practical tips for working on your book and some great strategic choices you can make to ensure it gets DONE!

Connect with Chandler on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandlerbolt/

Listen to his podcast: https://self-publishingschool.com/podcast/

Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Published-Proven-Blank-Published-Author/dp/1539412334

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What makes a city or town thrive? 

What makes them feel like they are stagnant?

Matt Horn, through his extensive experience working the ground between businesses and municipalities shared some mind blowing insights into the planning, work, and execution of building villages, towns, and cities that grow and thrive.

The core piece of a thriving community is the sense of place. It needs to be attractive, offer the right amenities, have opportunities for shopping as well as entertainment and provide for the needs and aspirational desires of the people that live there. If a community and grow a strong sense of place, it will attract people that want to be there. 

With the place lined up, and the people joining and staying, businesses follow suit.

Businesses want to establish themselves in communities that have that sense of place because it means their people are more likely to stay and thrive.

There's one crucial thing that you can do if you want your community to be more attractive to people and to businesses. Tune in to find out what!

Connect with Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hornmd/

Listen to his show: https://mrbgroup.com/category/resource/podcast/

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Sharing is hard.

One thing Kyle Palmer and I have in common is that we're willing to open up about our stories and past challenges. Doing that helps us process and it also helps other people come along for the ride.

Some people are not meant to come on that ride.

Have you ever been ridiculed, belittled, or shamed for the struggles that you're experiencing?

Comments as simple as "XYZ person has it so much harder, count your blessings," can derail and stifle your ability to connect with those around you and process the challenges you face.

If you are unable to share your story, the people that surround you aren't your tribe.

We talk about this and so much more in today's episode!

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Anna Grabow left home at age 16 to pursue a career in ballet.

She's done battle with an eating disorder, helped deliver a baby as an EMT, and spent a lot of time struggling to find her own purpose.

Through each experience she learned more about herself.

She's now dedicated her life to helping and serving others.

We pulled apart the nuance of finding purpose and how to better enjoy the journey of personal discovery.

We also talked about:

-Why the way you talk to yourself determines the narrative you live out

-How to harness your subconscious to build yourself up

-How to get better at being vulnerable

-A great technique for creating healthy boundaries and expectations with the important people in your life

Connect with Anna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-grabow-171351215/

Check out her podcast, The Premise of Purpose: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-premise-of-purpose/id1616763945

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Imagine putting your chips on people. You only have so many resources (chips) to invest - time, money, opportunity, relationship, etc.

What if you put a chip on everyone you feel like you're in alignment with?

You take the first step, take the lead in that relationship, and if they start putting chips back on you, then you can continue to invest and mutually build each other up.

You get to gamble on those you meet, and sometimes you'll win big.

But you have to be willing to make the investment first.

We had so much fun collaborating on this episode we decided to make it a regular thing. We're launching AB²C Lunchbreak as a way to explore ideas

On this episode we also talked about:

-The conscious decisions they've made about their personal brands

-What to say yes to, and how to get better at saying no

-Why alignment is so crucial for getting your business and personal life to play well together

-Our individual networking philosophies

-Why givers are the most successful AND least successful people that you know

-How to use time, effort, and communication as a litmus test for vetting your networking partners

Connect with Christine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinesmith34/

Connect with Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/balbertmarketing/

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Anthony Pitti started his career in marketing, eventually launching his own agency. He was fortunate to have the guidance of a mentor who helped him immensely.

Until he stole a client.

We talk about the heartbreak of betrayal, how to cope, and much more.

Now a financial advisor, Pitti takes many of the lessons learned from previous clients and businesses to focus in on relationships and client experience.

In this episode we also cover:

-Working with family (and disagreement on last name pronunciation)

-What works with personal branding (and what doesn't)

-Be a solution provider, but not your own solution (most of the time)

-Some of our favorite podcasts/books and why they stand out for us

And so much more!

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A year ago David Naylor was at death's door.

He came down with Covid, spent five days in the hospital, and left the hospital in a fog.

One day, he sat down to think, and it was like his brain came back online.

But things weren't the way they were. He saw everything differently. He saw a huge portion of his life as having bought into a lie.

He had the cars, the house, the incredible travels. But he recognized that they were empty because they didn't fix anything and they didn't change who he was.

He found there were only two things that mattered: time and love.

Tune in to hear how he changed the way he operated and landed a book deal to share this story with the world.

You'll also discover:

-How 2Logical has gotten to work with 40% of the Fortune 500 list

-What motivational intelligence is and how we can utilize it to be better leaders

-How to negotiate a book deal

-Why your external goals (cars, homes, vacations) never fundamentally fix anything or make you happy

-One thing you can do today to powerfully impact your life and that of someone you love

David would love to connect, find him here on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-naylor-2logical/

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Mentorship is critical. Full stop.

Diana Meyer was Mrs. NY American in 2021. She didn't get there by her own grit and perseverance. (Though that did help.)

She had mentors. Several of them.

That is a distinguishing factor about successful people that we talked about: not every mentor is going to bring you to your end goal. Some may just be a step on the way forward.

Each mentor shares from their own expertise and experience, and eventually, most mentors and coaches bring you as far as they can. It's at that critical juncture that you recognize the need for someone else to step in and help with the next leg of the journey.

And the beautiful part about mentorship is that as soon as you've taken a few steps of your own, you can begin helping those that are a few steps behind you.

We also talk about:

-Why most pageants are more than beauty contests

-The negative stereotypes associated with pageantry

-How to leverage the honors that we receive

-Why big goals push you to be the best version of yourself

-How to find the right mentor

And so much more!

Connect with Diana on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianamarierusso/

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Kelly Schols is me 24 years into the future.

September 1st, 2022 marks seven years of sobriety for me. I wanted to do a deep dive on this special anniversary with a brother on the journey. 

Kelly is an entrepreneur, author, and fellow journeyman on the road of sobriety. He’s created over 30 years of distance between now and his last drink.

We cover our personal journey’s with alcohol abuse, how we took our first steps of sobriety, and how we identified and eliminated poor coping strategies from our lives.

In this episode we talk about:

-Why I committed to 90 days alcohol free (at first)

-How Kelly worked through multiple accidents and arrests to finally arrive at his personal rock bottom

-The ways we’ve fought back against the drive for more more more

-Why sleep is my top priority when it comes to my mental health

-How we found meaning, excitement and purpose that made coping mechanisms irrelevant

-Why enabling doesn’t just happen with addiction

-How you can use vulnerability to fight back against your own darkness

And so much more.

Connect with Kelly at kellyschols.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyschols/

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Carla Fowler, a DOUBLE DOCTOR (MD & PhD), believes you need to run good experiments in order to be a peak performer.

A good experiment has two characteristics:

1. Look at the upside: what do I stand to gain, and what do I stand to lose?

Ideally this scale is skewed in your favor where the potential for gain is significantly higher than the cost and potential of failure.

2. How am I going to learn something from this? 

No matter how the experiment goes, it's important that you are ready to take away some learnings and apply it to future experiments and to be able to apply it to improve your own performance (or that of your product, family, team, or business).

We covered so much ground and had such a great conversation in this episode, I know you'll love every minute of it!

Carla has a special gift for my listeners! Check it out here: https://www.thaxa.com/p/your-personal-growth-personal-brand-podcast

We also talked about:

-How/why she got two doctorate level degrees

-Don't just outwork your problems, do this instead

-Why books are the most powerful learning tool in the world

-Why sales doesn't have to be icky

-The best way to make behavior change

-And possibly the best parting wisdom so far on the show: "Go be bold, but not stupid."

And so much more! 

Connect with Carla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-fowler/

And check out her website: https://www.thaxa.com/p/your-personal-growth-personal-brand-podcast 

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Press coverage doesn't just happen. 

Getting featured in an article, going on the news, or getting above the fold in the paper takes media savvy. 

In today's episode, Lewis Schenk helps us decode how we as "normies" can get the press coverage that we deserve. Each of us is doing important and impactful work and so often our cool newsworthy stories go nowhere.

Lewis will show us:

-How to be top of mind for the media sources you want to be featured in

-Why you might not be ready for media exposure, and what to do about it

-How he recovered from being told point blank "You're ugly"

-What you need to do to tell better stories

-How he was nearly ripped off for six figures and what he did to turn the tables

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