Today's episode is with the host of the wildly successful top 20 entrepreneurship podcast, Mr. Alex Sanfilippo. His podcast, Creating a Brand, shares actionable content from successful leaders and subject matter experts on topics that help entrepreneurs make their first or next step in business the right one. 

As no stranger to failure, Alex has had multiple failed business ideas, but what separates Alex is that he knows how to use his failures to his advantage. Alex has a passion for entrepreneurship and adding value to your life and business through his podcast, blog, masterclass, and upcoming book. 

Some of the things we talk about are:

• How focusing on giving value helps shift your focus from the end result to the present moment.
• How and when Alex's life shifted from wanting to make 30 Under 30 to  wanting to give value
• What the question, "Were you a person of value or a person of profit" has done for Alex and his mindset
• How when you're serving people, it's really hard to fail.
• How to change your lens to see failure as an opportunity
• How having a mindset of abundance will help shift your lens from failure being a terrible thing to failure being an opportunity.
• A couple of reflection hack's that Alex uses to create his best self on a daily basis.

Today, we’re hanging out with former professional golfer turned speaker, writer, and development coach – Thane Marcus Ringler. 

Thane currently lives out in CO with his newly married wife Evan and is passionate about speaking TO the journey FROM the journey. After competing as a professional golfer, Thane refocused his efforts on bringing the habits, mindsets, and disciplines of a Pro Golfer to people in everyday life. 

Through coaching, online courses, blog posts, books, his podcast The Up & Comers Show, and love for making a great cup of coffee, Thane Marcus has the resources you need to live and work better.

Some of the things we talk about are:

• What makes a great cup of coffee a GREAT cup of coffee
• How to make sure that we don't get our identity wrapped up in WHAT WE DO
• The practical tips that we used to work through after leaving his dream of playing on the PGA Tour
• The lessons that he has learned from Golf
• How to fight the YIPS no matter what area of your life in battling with it
• The importance of using the 3 Step method, Retroactively, Actively, and Proactively, to learn from the difficult times you've gone through
• How self-awareness is not a destination. It’s an ongoing process
• How being able to show your emotions is a superpower that we both are so thankful for our wives to be able to pull those emotions out of us
• Why neither the failures nor the success is what’s important…

Thane's IG - @thanemarcus

Thane's FB - Thane Marcus Ringler

Thane's Twitter - @thanemarcus

Thane's Website - https://www.thanemarcus.com/

Thane's Course - Take Ownership - Growing Self-Awareness

Thane's Book - From Here to There

Studying Failure IG - @studyingfailure

Studying Failure's Facebook - Studying Failure

Studying Failure Website - https://www.studyingfailure.com/

Jon's Twitter -@Jon_Egan_

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In this short clip, Jake shares how to reframe your fears. Whether those fears are starting a business, dating, fear of failing, whatever it might be, Jake gives tips on how to reframe those fears so that you can push past those fears.

The full episode is filled with value as Jake shares the importance of the question, why not me; how to separate your behavior from your identity, why we need to pursue something outside of our comfort zone every single day and so much more!

Episode 34 - Elevate Your Life with Lifestyle Entrepreneur and Founder of Professional Basketball Combine, Jake Kelfer

Jake's IG - @jakekelfer

Jake's Twitter - @jakekelfer

Jake's Facebook - @jakekelferjourney

Jake's Website - https://www.jakekelfer.com/

Jake's Book - Elevate Beyond

Studying Failure IG - @studyingfailure

Studying Failure's Facebook - Studying Failure

Studying Failure Website - https://www.studyingfailure.com/

Jon's Twitter -@Jon_Egan_

Jon's IG - @Jon_Egan_