

The THRIVEONLIFE Podcast aims to help mission based people, brands, and businesses THRIVE on life, love, health, and everything in between. Tune in every THRIVE THURSDAY as CJ Finley, speaks with guests who wish to help other people THRIVE in the areas of health and fitness, business and entrepreneurship, and mindset and mental health. This show will provide answers to questions like: *How do I get more physically, mentally, and spiritually fit? *How business and entrepreneurship can make me a better human being? *How do I start on my entrepreneurial journey? *How do I make more money? *How can I build communities? *How can I produce social media content? *How can I start, scale, and sell a business? *How can I start an online business? *How can I improve my relationship with myself? *What books can I read to improve my life? *Who can I surround myself with to improve my life?
Episodes

Thursday Aug 25, 2022
E193 Loving Yourself in the Present, with Claire Bays
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
In this episode, we welcome Claire Bays to the show to discuss how her journey to sobriety taught her the importance of loving yourself where you’re at! We also discuss the importance of community, Claire’s fitness journey, personal identity, mental health, and so much more.
Tune in to hear Claire’s story of #thriving and see below for a complete list of topics covered in this episode.
Key Topics
- The CrossFit Games
- Sobriety and Claire’s story of becoming sober
- Trauma from using substance abuse as a coping mechanism
- How to attract the right people into your life
- Creating a better reality for yourself
- How sobriety improved Claire’s self-awareness
- Claire’s fitness journey
- Finding your identity in the right sources
- The mind’s limiting beliefs
- What brought Claire to Austin, TX
- The principles that have remained true in guiding Claire’s life
- The importance of taking care of your mind
- Discussing tattoos
- What does “thriving” mean to Claire
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Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
E192 Build Your Own Island
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
In this short episode, CJ discusses how you can break away from the constraints that society has placed on you, and instead, build your life from the ground up.
Key Topics
- Most people are doing what other people WANT, instead of what they want for themselves
- Self-reflection questions that will help you recreate your life
- Holding yourself accountable to your new ISLAND
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Thursday Aug 18, 2022
E191 Breaking the Glass Cage: How to Achieve a Thriving Life, with Ellen Tsai
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
In this episode, we welcome Ellen Tsai to the show to discuss how to remove the blocks that are holding you back so you can step into a life of thriving! We also discuss finding your passion, transitioning from corporate to entrepreneurship, embracing your journey, and so much more.
Tune in to hear Ellen’s story of #thriving and see below for a complete list of topics covered in this episode.
Key Topics
- Self-awareness and removing “blocks” from your life to get to your next level
- Tapping practices to identify your mental blocks
- How Ellen found her “deeper why” and found her passion
- Her background and the events that led her to where she is today
- Ellen’s “blocks” she had to overcome along her journey
- Transitioning from the corporate world to the entrepreneurial space
- Embracing your own path and passions
- Why do we feel that we have to stick within the box society creates for us?
- Choosing what’s right for yourself
- Placing yourself in constructive environments and why it matters
- The timeline practice and focusing your time to get you where you want to go
- Who Ellen is seeking to support and how to connect with her
- What does “thriving” mean to her?
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Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
E190 Humanize Your Perspective
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
In this short episode, CJ discusses how the general perspective of society is flawed, and how you can help inspire and encourage other people to be more authentic if you lean into having a better perspective on life.
Key Topics
- Why are we pretending to be someone we are not?
- Seeing each other as human beings, not job titles or bank accounts.
- How to improve your perspective on life.
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Thursday Aug 11, 2022
E189 Building a Successful Business from the Ground Up, with Billy Bosch
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
In this episode, we welcome Billy Bosch, founder of Iconic, to the show to share his story of building his business and the lessons learned along the way. We also discuss making money online, finding demand for a product, how to keep going when things get tough, and so much more!
Tune in to hear Billy’s story of #thriving and see below for a complete list of topics covered in this episode.
Key Topics
- What was the craziest odd-job Billy ever had?
- How to figure out your next path
- Making money online
- Why you don’t have to quit your day-job to dabble in entrepreneurship
- How to find value and take action
- What led to Billy starting his company, Iconic
- The day in the life of building a beverage company
- The loan process
- How to find the demand for your product
- What kept him going when things got tough
- What he is working on now and how you can support him
- What “thriving” means to him
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Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
E188 Attaining the good life.
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
In this short episode, CJ discusses how the world has done a great job of working hard to shelter us from pain, reduce our purpose as human beings, and diminish our resiliency by giving us trophies for everything.
Tune in to hear his thoughts on how YOU can reverse this and earn your good life!
Key Topics
- How the world shapes who we are, and not in a good way.
- What you can do to find purpose.
- Why perseverance is vital to having a better life.
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Thursday Aug 04, 2022
E187 How to Thrive in Real Estate Investing, with Ian Grossman
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
In this episode, we welcome Ian Grossman back to the show to discuss the ups and downs of investing in real estate. We also discuss interest rates, refinancing, educating through TikTok, imposter syndrome, and so much more.
Tune in to hear Ian’s story of #thriving and see below for a complete list of topics covered in this episode.
Key Topics
- Recapping since the last time Ian was on the show
- How rising interest rates effects mortgages
- The main questions Ian is asked when someone is looking to buy a home
- Why looking at the current market matters
- Refinancing + what to look for
- How the inventory in Austin compares to other places
- Affording a downpayment
- Partnering on investments
- How Ian started on his journey
- Social media and content strategy
- Educating through TikTok & YouTube
- His plans for the future
- Avoiding imposter syndrome and doing what works for you
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Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
E186 There are no problems, only challenges.
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
In this short episode, CJ discusses how the general society has been conditioned to only focus on the negativity of their problems, rather than the the great things that happen when they conquer them.
Key Topics
- How the media impacts our view of problems
- How other people will try to dictate how you view "problems."
- Switching your mindset from "problems" into "challenges."
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Thursday Jul 28, 2022
E185 Seeking Fulfillment: How to Live the Life You Want, with Corey Hiben
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
In this episode, we welcome Corey Hiben to discuss how YOU can start living the life you want. We also discuss motorcycle accidents, breaking the rules, self-awareness, entrepreneurship, and so much more.
Tune in to hear Corey’s story of #thriving and see below for a complete list of topics covered in this episode.
Key Topics
- How he got into riding a motorcycle
- Corey’s background and what led him to what he is doing today
- The moment he knew he wanted to pursue entrepreneurship
- What you say vs the why behind what you are saying
- Taking small incremental steps to get where you want to be
- Why we are afraid to “paint our own canvas” and break the rules
- The main roadblocks he faced and how he as overcome them
- How to start taking action to live the life you want
- Self-awareness and not believing the doubts in your head
- Following curiosity
- How to work with Corey
- What does “thriving” mean to him
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Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
E184 You Are A Phoenix
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
In this short episode, CJ discusses how the lack of people following their dreams makes him extremely sad, and how he wants to be the fire that lights their flame to start pursuing them.
Key Topics
- What makes CJ sad?
- Why you should consider yourself a Phoenix
- Be remarkable to help inspire others to become remarkable.
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