152: Transformational Leadership: Navigating Authenticity and Innovation with Dan Tocchini

"Start changing how you think about things. Don't think like the average person." -Paul Halme   A good money mindset is the key to a successful financial life. It’s what separates the people who make money and those who just have it. If we have a good money mindset, we understand that our wealth is not found in our bank account but in our ability to generate income, manage expenses, and build assets.   This week, I got to sit down with entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion, and bestselling author, Paul Halme.   Although being in the corporate world was an amazing experience for Paul, he still felt that something was missing. He wanted to do more— something different. So, he ventured to entrepreneurship and opened his own gym, which later became one of the most successful gyms in the US. Today, Paul is helping entrepreneurs grow their wealth while living a freedom lifestyle.   Listen in as Paul shares insights and wisdom to help us build a proper money mindset. Paul and I also discuss investment secrets to grow our wealth,  what makes sales easier, how we can leverage our credit score, how automation can help us manage our assets, and why we should not forget to enjoy the journey while we're in it.   Connect The Modern Man:  Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube    Highlights:  02:24 Finding Fulfillment 05:17 How to Make Sales Easy 11:28 How to Earn Your First Million 15:12 Where to start with Investment 19:20 Save Your Coins Up 21:47 Enjoy the Journey 25:17 How to Build Your Money Mindset 30:40 Recap

26 Loka 202234min

"Everybody has a unique way of being— You can't escape who you are. And so it's better to be the best you that you can be, rather than trying to be somebody else." -Steven Rudolph Some people think that potential is something that you have, but haven't realized yet. But others believe that potential is something you can only reach when you achieve your goals. Like most things in life, there's a middle ground between these two points of view.  Steven Rudolph dreamed of being a rockstar. Sadly, following his dream didn’t help him pay the bills so he applied as a teacher. At that moment, Steven realized that he had a knack for teaching and that he had a bigger mission to fulfill. He founded Feed Your Tigers, which is his way of saying “live your potential”. Today, Steven continues to help others discover their true selves and live their purpose.    In this episode, Steven and I talk about how we can figure out our true potential and how to live it. We also discuss the difference between skills and talents, the truth about strengths and weaknesses, how we can balance our tigers so that it does not eat away at us nor overwhelm us, how we can overcome imposter syndrome, and why we should embrace and celebrate who we truly are.    Connect The Modern Man:  Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube    Highlights:  01:59 "I am a Teacher!"  05:11 Skill vs Talent 10:04 How to Identify Your Tigers 15:00 The Truth About Strengths and Weaknesses 20:46 How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome 26:36 It's Easier to Be YOU 28:11 Recap

19 Loka 202231min

"There's an opportunity if you have the right mentality." -Chaz Springer El Success is a mindset. It's an internal attitude that influences our thoughts, actions, and emotions. People with a mind set up for success are positive and persistent. They have a strong work ethic and are willing to learn and profit from their mistakes. Most importantly, they are able to remain optimistic and believe in their dreams no matter how gigantic an obstacle may seem. It is therefore undeniable that having a positive mindset is essential to achieving any goal in life. Chaz Springer El grew up in an environment filled with discrimination and violence. Realizing that this should not be the norm, Chaz rose up as the guy who would champion success and leave a legacy- a model for all those who can see him.  In this episode, Chaz relates the sad realities of living in the hood as he was growing up and how his experiences shaped him to become an agent of change. We also discuss how our search for a place to belong can take turns we do not expect, the two types of guys and what determines who will be successful, what can we do when others throw negativities at us, how we can find the gaps in every obstacles, how we can help create a sense of responsibility in the community, and how we can turn diversity into our power.   Connect The Modern Man:  Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube    Highlights:  03:10 Growing Up in the Hood 09:49 2 Types of Guys 13:30 Find the Gaps 19:31 You Have a Responsibility 25:36 We Can't Live in Fear 31:07 Diversity is Power 33:38 Put the Work In 38:40 See the Value in You 42:40 Recap

12 Loka 202247min

"Who we are is not our pain." -Greg Wieting Trauma is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation. However, living with trauma isn't really ideal, especially if it's causing us to act out in destructive ways or making us withdraw and isolate ourselves from the people closest to us.  Trauma can also manifest itself in physical ways. We might start experiencing headaches, body pain, or problems with our digestion. We might find it hard to fall asleep, or we might start having nightmares. Many times, people who have experienced trauma don't even realize that they're suffering from it. They just think that they're having a really bad day, or that they're just overwhelmed with work. So how do we know if our pain is a symptom of trauma or not? In this episode, I sit with Greg Weiting, the Founder of PRISMA. He developed the Prisma Method from his own healing journey. Today, Greg is helping leaders, students, and individuals heal their trauma from the roots.  Listen in as Greg and I discuss the imprints of trauma so we can easily identify it, how trauma manifests itself in leadership and our relationships, how our healthcare system is failing us with regards to healing the root causes of our pain, and how we can reorient ourselves and ultimately heal from our trauma.   Connect The Modern Man:  Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube    Highlights:  02:19 Losing Yourself 07:17 How Trauma Manifests in Leadership 12:49 Healing and the Mind/Body Connection 16:09 The Problem with the Healthcare System 21:06 The Stigma Around Mental Health 24:01 The Prisma Method 28:50 Recap

5 Loka 202232min

"What you made a choice on does not determine where your life is going to go. It might have an impact on it but you can choose. -Dylan Sessler We've all been prisoners to our own darkness at some point in our lives. Maybe it was abuse, maybe it was addiction, maybe it was trauma—whatever your worst nightmare might be, there's a way out! It doesn't matter how far back your darkest moments are—you can use them as an opportunity for growth.  If you're stuck in a rut, it's not just because you don't have enough energy or motivation—it's because you haven't figured out how to harness the power of your past experiences yet. Join me as I sit with mental health coach, author, social media influencer, and veteran, Dylan Sessler. You may find relatable moments as Dylan and I talk about what living in darkness feels like and how we can defy the darkness so that we can live life the way it should be lived. We also discuss what empathy involves, how ego affects our ability to reason, how we can change our narrative, why we should start valuing ourselves, and how we can protect the sanctity of our relationships.    Connect The Modern Man:  Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube    Highlights:  03:44 What is Empathy? 07:50 The Law of Ego 10:45 Living in Darkness 17:54 Suicide is Not a Problem But a Result 23:47 Rewrite Your Narrative 28:30 Find Value in Yourself 33:50 Question Your Value  35:45 Recap

28 Syys 202239min

“Most people who find success are people like me who are too dumb to quit… You are your own champion. Nobody else is going to choose you to stand out front. You get to choose yourself and become that champion.” -Donnie Boivin The first step in chasing our dream is knowing how much it's worth. (Read that again.) One of the common traps we will encounter in our journey is the trap of going back to a “safe” space when life takes a sudden turn. But we want to remind ourselves that the most important thing about our dream isn't how great it is, but rather how much time and effort we put into it from day one. Our dream will increase in value only if we don't stop working towards it in the first place! In this episode, I sit with Donnie Boivin, the CEO of the Success Champions family of companies. Donnie was successful at what he does— sales. He knows how to make a sale easy and he can talk about it with burning passion anytime. But when this one thing was taken away from him, not only was his dream crushed, but he also felt what most of us, men, feel— a mix of negative emotions when we know we let our loved ones down, and worse, we let ourselves down.  One evening, he was invited to dinner and his business partner told him something that changed his life forever. What was that conversation about? And how did he go from almost losing everything he had to owning a network of companies, being a top podcast host, and having 5 best-selling books?  Listen in as Donnie and I talk about how we can champion our own success, why we should not let the promises of a “secure job” depreciate the value of our dreams, how a true CEO thinks and acts, and how we can build a business so that we’re not creating “just another job” for ourselves but enjoying the freedom of being able to follow our dreams.    Connect The Modern Man: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube    Highlights:  01:51 One Fateful Dinner 06:59 When You're About to Lose It All 11:24 2 Choices 18:26 Champion Your Own Success 22:08 How a CEO Acts 28:44 Two Types of Fear 34:57 How to Meet Your Real Self 39:24 Recap

21 Syys 202243min

“There's a lot more than what we see and hear and taste and smell and feel. There's a lot more to life.” -Ali West Life can change in a moment. A new job, a new relationship, the death of a loved one, or other circumstances can throw us off our game and send us reeling. When this happens, it's tempting to try and make sense of it by thinking about ourselves in terms of how we've always been defined by our past. But this is not how we want our lives to be. We want them to be shaped by our own choices, by who we choose to be, and by what we choose to do. Please join me again for an inspiring conversation with Ali West, the co-founder of Kinetik Fitness as we talk about how to navigate the constantly changing winds in our journey, how important communication skill is in anything that we do, what form of meditation works for our individual needs, how we can break the negative cycles in our life so as not to pass them to the next generation, and how to get all in on ourselves.    Connect The Modern Man: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube    Highlights:  00:59 When Your Path Takes a Sudden Turn 05:26 How Important Communication Skill Is 10:28 Put Yourself First 13:45 What Happened in Sedona? 18:48 Meditation— How to Make It Work For You 24:13 Meditation and Your Learning Style 31:03 Ask for Help 33:35 Recap

14 Syys 202235min

“These tactics work, but it's dangerous. No business is 100% guaranteed to work so you just want to make sure you've done your due diligence in your research.” -LaJuan Hughes   If you're like most business owners, you understand the importance of good credit. After all, your credit score can make or break your ability to get financing for your business.   But what you may not realize is that your personal credit can actually be a powerful tool in helping you get business credits fast. Of course, this isn't a decision to be made lightly. In this episode, we will talk about how we can get business credit fast with financial expert and content creator, LaJuan Hughes. LaJuan grew up around successful businessmen and women, some even in his own family circle. Although he didn’t recognize it at first, the wisdom and strategies on how to run a business was engraved in his mind and heart. Today, LaJuan helps other aspiring business owners in any way he can.  Listen in as LaJuan and I talk about why using our personal money to fund our business is not a good idea, why credit and business always go together, how we can manipulate our personal credit to our advantage, how we can leverage our personal credit to get business credits fast, how we can get 0% APR, and how we can avoid failure in business.    Connect The Modern Man: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube    Highlights:  01:29 The Entrepreneurial Bug Strikes Again 06:16 Warning: Doing Business with Friends— Is It Wise? 12:44 The Most Effective Way to Get Business Credits Fast  16:22 The Power of Leverage 19:52 Common Missteps in Raising Funds 23:20 Get 0% APR  26:35 How to Avoid Failure 34:11 Recap

7 Syys 202237min