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 Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Henry Ford said, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Oftentimes people don’t know what they need, we have to show them.
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This means that you’re creating something new. And when you’re doing something that’s never been done, you’re going to be called crazy. You’re going to fail. You’re going to have to take calculated risks.
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That’s what we’re here to talk about at Thrive HQ with seasoned smart risk-takers Nurse Jon Mendoza and Baldo Garza, Founders of MSW Vitamin Lounge, a vitamin bar (think delicious multivitamin drinks rather than alcoholic drinks), as well as vitamin products and health consultations. They are #keepingaustinvitamized and creating a healthcare space that feels more like home rather than a doctor’s office.
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On this educational episode of Thrive On Life, we investigate:
-What it means to be a trendsetter in your industry
-The difference between PRICE and COST and how this understanding impacts your long-term business growth and personal health
-The backstory of MSW Lounge and what they’ve learned about starting small and thinking big
-What to look out for when hiring a consultant
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For full show notes and resources: https://www.thriveonlife.com/resources
If you’re in the Austin area and want a fun and welcoming health experience, book an appointment at their website: https://www.mswlounge.com/ and connect with them on Instagram: @mswlounge
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Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
At Thrive, we are not about labeling ourselves by a certain job title, and our next guests exemplify perfectly why that is. They refuse to be limited by other people’s rules and expectations.
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They are Joseph Kerns and Mike Alvarez, the masterminds behind MAJiK Marketing.
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How do you know if you’re on the right path?
How do you pivot to a totally new career path when your identity is so tied into your current path?
How do you make incremental progress towards your dreams when you’re stuck in perfectionism and fear of failure?
How do you blend the disciplines of science and behavioral psychology into your marketing strategy in order to truly build connections with your audience and drive results?
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These are just a few of the questions answered in this value-packed episode of Thrive On Life.
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Joe and Mike help CEOs, coaches, and consultants to craft strategy-first email marketing campaigns that build relationships and generate income. Not only do they write compelling copy for you, but they also teach you how to do it by providing you with a framework and a system that you can learn and execute.
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But they didn't just show up to the world knowing how to do this. It was a long and bumpy ride to getting to where they are today, and they share all the failures, limiting beliefs, lessons learned and mindset shifts in this episode.
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For full show notes and resources, visit: https://www.thriveonlife.com/resources
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Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Vasavi Kumar found herself divorced, financially dependent on her parents, and checking herself back into rehab (round two) for her cocaine and alcohol addiction at the age of 37.
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She’d gone from being on TV interviews, very well known and respected in her industry, to being a nobody. She had been a “good little Indian girl" her whole life, getting the Ivy League education, getting married to a nice Indian man, growing a successful business - she was checking all the boxes.
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But she was broken inside. Everything she did was to be SEEN by others, to try and make herself feel worthy, but she was totally disconnected from herself.
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Now, she is 1.5 years sober, happily single, loves herself, widely successful in her business, totally sure of herself, and not afraid to say no.
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This interview is full of fiery energy as Vasavi passionately speaks from the heart her journey from zero respect for herself to standing fully in her power now, and her strong-held belief that when we know ourselves; we can be, do, and have anything.
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If her story resonates with you and you are looking for a business coach who can help with the marketing and strategy but also the mindset blocks and self-confidence, don’t hesitate to reach out to Vasavi on Instagram @highervasavi and head to her website for her free guide filled with powerful habits to help you live in power: vasavikumar.com/freeguide
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For full show notes and resources, visit: https://www.thriveonlife.com/resources
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Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
This episode is special not only because we’ve hit a milestone at episode number 50, but we are also in the middle of a major moment in history. CJ brings on Faiez Rana, one of his best friends in Austin, who was the very first guest on the first-ever episode of the Thrive On Life Podcast, back for the 50th episode to discuss their thoughts and feelings around the current modern-day civil rights movement.
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This episode is not about business, we’ll just get that out of the way. Right now, there are way more important things to discuss, aka HUMAN LIVES and equality.
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We don't have all the answers here. But Faiez fills us in on what he learned by re-reading Martin Luther King's autobiography and what parallels we can draw from the events happening now, to the civil rights movement in the ‘60s, and how we can act more strategically.
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If you’d like to continue staying involved in conversations like these and discussing what we can do to help, we will be having a Zoom call within the online membership community on Tuesday, June 17th at 7 pm CST. Just shoot us a DM on Instagram and let us know you want in, and tell your friends!
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Connect with Faiez Rana and order from Prep To Your Door:
Website: https://www.preptoyourdoor.com/
Instagram: @preptoyourdoor and @faiezrana
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Aaron Walker was just 18 years old when he started his first business in 1978, which he scaled and eventually sold off to a Fortune 500 company. He could have retired at the age of 27, but instead, he launched and scaled 14 more successful businesses and worked harder than anyone else.
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But something tragic happened in his 40's that changed his life forever and made him realize that if he kept going the way he was going, the only legacy he'd leave behind was that he was a poor boy from Nashville who made a lot of money. He decided that's not what he wanted to be known for, because really, no one cares about how much money you made, they care about the IMPACT you had on their life.
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He wanted to use his God-given gifts for teaching, mentoring, and coaching, plus his years of experience in growing successful businesses, to help others who wanted to follow in his footsteps.
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Aaron Walker is the Founder of Iron Sharpens Iron, a network of masterminds designed to help men (and now women!) achieve excellence in business and in life, and creator of The Mastermind Playbook. He's been a guest on top ranking podcasts such as Entrepreneurs On Fire with John Lee Dumas (FIVE times) and Smart Passive Income with Pat Flynn.
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You're gonna want to take out your notebook and pen for this episode. Hundreds of people have paid thousands of dollars for Aaron's coaching and decades of experience, and you are getting an hour PACKED with his best teachings in this episode, for free!
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For full show notes and resources, visit: https://www.thriveonlife.com/resources
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Work with and connect with Aaron Walker
Website to join a mastermind: viewfromthetop.com
To purchase the Mastermind Playbook: themastermindplaybook.com
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ThriveHQ is also closed for the time being, but be sure to DM us on IG at @thriveonlife if you want access to our new FREE online community, filled with resources to help you THRIVE.
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
In many ways, for a lot of us, our lives as we knew them have completely changed as a result of the pandemic. Some will assume the victim role and blame the circumstances for why they’re not where they want to be in life, while others will choose to define their circumstances and be the creator of a life they love.
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Clint Harwick is an ex-professional athlete, exercise physiologist, licensed therapist, Dr. of Physical Therapy Student, and Founder of Body of Youth. He works with people whose lives have been changed forever all the time in the physical rehabilitation setting. He helps his patients and 1:1 clients transform from feeling hopeless about the life they’ve lost, to living a balanced life they’re excited about by tackling every aspect of physical and mental wellbeing.
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Clint embodies the lifestyle that he teaches other people how to achieve. He is clear on his foundational values and pillars of passion, which helps him know where to invest his time, his energy, and how to make decisions.
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He shares with us everything he's learned over the years about living a balanced life on this episode of the Thrive On Life Podcast.
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If you’re interested in working 1:1 with Clint and/or following his journey, please visit his website (https://www.bodyofyouth.com), join his email newsletter, and follow his Instagram & TikTok @bodyofyouth.
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ThriveHQ is also closed for the time being, but be sure to DM us on IG at @thriveonlife if you want access to our new FREE online community, filled with resources to help you THRIVE.
Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
As if dating culture hasn’t been drastically shifted enough in the past few years with all the dating apps, social distancing has really made things interesting. Some people think it’s the best thing to ever happen to dating, while others think it’s the worst.
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For all things dating and relationships, we looked no further than Elsa Moreck as our next guest. Elsa knows all the latest trends in dating and what ways singles are getting creative with “dating while distancing”.
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Having grown up traditionally Lebanese, but always in American and international environments, Elsa received a lot of mixed messaging around what the purpose of dating is and what it should look like.
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As she was going through her life coaching certification, where a lot of self-reflection is required, she started to question everything she “knew” and got much clearer on what she believes.
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Now, she has a thriving coaching business, where she is able to take her clients through a three-step process, to go from feeling completely defeated with dating, to knowing and finding exactly what they’re looking for.
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In this episode, we talk about how Elsa ended up on this path and the struggles she’s had along the way, what problems social distancing is causing for those who are dating, what a day in the life looks like for her as a dating and relationships coach, what exciting plans she has on the horizon, and much more.
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Elsa adapted to social distancing and quickly pivoted her existing Facebook group to be a place where conscious singles can mingle. If you’re living in Austin, between the ages of 21-55, and serious about being intentional in dating, request to join Elsa’s group Down to Mingle on Facebook. She also has a self-paced membership and higher-touch one-on-one coaching.
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Connect with Elisa
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ThriveHQ is also closed for the time being, but be sure to DM us on IG at @thriveonlife if you want access to our new FREE online community, filled with resources to help you THRIVE.
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
But as Dr. Aaron says, “You can only have the pity party for so long.” And with that he started hyper-focusing on moving from a scarcity to an abundance mindset.
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
Have you lost your job or lost revenue in your business and are searching for what to do next?
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With over 26 million Americans who have filed for unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic, and all kinds of businesses who have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue, it’s time to think about how to best position yourself for this “new normal”.
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The next guest on the Thrive On Life podcast is Moby Hayat, who lost his job at a startup accelerator in the midst of the pandemic. Instead of searching for a new job to get by, he invested his time, energy, and money to partner with someone to build a virtual summit, gathering 65+ speakers to teach people how to effectively market and grow a business online.
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In this interview, we’ll get into Moby’s backstory as an immigrant from Pakistan and his journey to coming to the US and finally getting his green card, his experience working for a large corporation and what skills he learned in this setting that help him in entrepreneurship, and the behind the scenes of building this online summit and promoting it at the same time.
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This summit is for somebody who's either building a side hustle or a business and they've relied on in-person networking and referrals to get more customers, get connected to investors, get more clients, but now need to pivot, and want to learn how from people who have already been successful doing so.
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Get your buy one get one ticket for just $35 at onlinefirstsummit.com and connect with Moby on Instagram @notthatmoby, and check out his entrepreneurship podcast The Fireshow Podcast, https://thefireshow.com/.
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ThriveHQ is also closed for the time being, but be sure to DM us on IG at @thriveonlife if you want access to our new FREE online community, filled with resources to help you THRIVE.