Do you set goals and struggle to achieve them? Today’s guest, Dr. Jeff Spencer has the solution. Jeff is a former Olympian, renowned chiropractor, and one of the world’s leading experts on elite performance who has spent decades working with leading athletes and business leaders to set and accomplish their goals. With Jeff’s Champion’s Blueprint, you can choose the R.I.G.H.T goals and reach your highest potential. In this episode, Hala and Jeff chat about why success is both a path and a process, what is a R.I.G.H.T goal, the importance of knowing our blindspots, the stages of performance, and the Champion’s Blueprint. Topics Include: - Jeff’s personal journey - Lessons from the tragic story of his father - What he learned as an olympian and how that crosses over into business - What qualities he looks for in his clients - Why success is both a path and a process - The Champion’s Blueprint - Why mind/body soul need to be aligned with goals - What is a R.I.G.H.T goal? - Periph...
Do you feel like you’re meant for something more but don’t have the resources or background to make it happen? Entrepreneur, educator and best-selling author Dean Graziosi believes that you can turn your disadvantages into superpowers by adopting an underdog mindset. Motivation, success, and happiness are right at your fingertips, you just need to know how to flip the switch. In this episode, Hala and Dean yap about Dean’s come-up story from humble beginning to becoming a multimillionaire in his mid-20s, how Dean changed his mindset around money, what the Underdog Advantage is and how we can adopt an underdog mindset, how to gain confidence, and how to turn desperation into persuasion. Topics Include: - From humble beginnings to a multimillionaire in his mid-20s - Changing his mindset around money and abundance - What is the Underdog Advantage? - How to adopt an underdog mindset - How does Dean maintain his drive? - Turning desperation into persuasion - Sales and confidence - How his parents’ divorce influenced him - How he retains a healthy relationship with his ex - Dean’s secret to profiting in life - And other topics… Dean Graziosi is a multiple New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, and educator. He has started or played a major role in over 14 successful companies, including the Mastermind.com platform. His books include Millionaire Success Habits: The Gateway to Wealth & Prosperity and The Underdog Advantage: Rewrite Your Future by Turning Your Disadvantages Into Your Superpowers. He also created the Better Life Journal to help people implement principles taught in his books and online courses. Dean’s philanthropic contributions include donating over 8,000,000 meals to Feeding America to help feed families in need, building multiple schools in Africa with the help of Village Impact, and donating $500,000 to help liberate children from human trafficking and sexual exploitation through Operation Underground Railroad. Sponsored By: Open Door Capital - Go to investwithodc.com to learn more! Jordan Harbinger - Check out jordanharbinger.com/start for some episode recommendations Indeed - Go to indeed.com/yap to start hiring and only pay for quality applications matching the sponsored job description! Resources Mentioned: YAP Episode #68: The Underdog Advantage with Dean Graziosi: https://www.youngandprofiting.com/68-the-underdog-advantage-with-dean-graziosi/ Dean’s Books: https://www.deangraziosi.com/publications/ Dean’s Podcast: https://www.deangraziosi.com/podcast-episodes/ Dean’s Website: https://www.deangraziosi.com/ Dean’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deangraziosiinc/ Dean’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deangraziosi/?hl=en Dean’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deangraziosipage/ Dean’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/deangraziosi Dean’s YouTube :https://www.youtube.com/user/deangraziosi Connect with Young and Profiting: Hala’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Hala’s Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Hala’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yapwithhala Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/@halataha Website: https://www.youngandprofiting.com/ Text Hala: https://youngandprofiting.co/TextHala or text “YAP” to 28046
Josh Peck rose to fame when he was a teenager starring in Nickelodeon’s hit show Drake & Josh. Despite living his dream of being an actor, Josh struggled with low confidence that took over his life, which ultimately manifested in a struggle with body image and sobriety. What Josh learned about himself in his darkest moments led him to launch a flourishing career as an actor in TV and movies and an incredible following on social media. Today, Josh is not only an actor and social media sensation, but also a podcaster and the author of the new memoir Happy People Are Annoying. Josh’s story is one of growth, passion, and acceptance. In this episode, Hala and Josh chat about Josh’s love for acting and humor, how Josh launched his career as an actor and his experience on Drake & Josh, how getting typecast affected his career, pivoting from TV to movies to social media, Josh’s struggle with body issues and sobriety, and what his career journey taught him about achieving happiness. Topi...
On her path to becoming the successful podcast host of the Young and Profiting Podcast and the CEO of YAP media, Hala Taha had to overcome adversity and rejection. Hala’s story is one of grit, determination, loss, and hard work. In April 2022, Hala shared her incredible story at MIT’s 2022 Gathering of Titans at Endicott House. Gathering of Titans is an annual conference that brings a group of passionate CEOs together to share world-advancing ideas and business insights. In this #YAPSpecial of Hala’s Gathering of Titan’s speech, Hala shares her incredible come-up story, she talks about her experience as a Palestinian in the United States and dives into how she overcame the low points of her career and life to find massive success and happiness. She ends the talk with her secrets to profiting in life. Topics include: - Introduction - Hala’s background and the American Dream - When Hala realized she was different - Growing up in America and wanting to be a star - The impact of 9/...
How do you make the best decisions, maintain company culture as your business grows, and attract and retain incredible talent? Serial entrepreneur and best-selling author, Darius Mirshahzadeh believes the answer lies in core values. By properly leveraging and implementing core values at your company, your teams will be speaking the same language, making good decisions, building an awesome culture, and scaling to incredible success. In this episode, Hala and Darius talk about Darius’s unique come-up story, how to build a core value-driven organization, Darius’s six core values, good core values vs bad core values, and the Scale M.A.P. Method. Topics Include: - Darius’s come-up story - The entrepreneurial lessons he learned from his father - How his dad’s passing shaped his purpose - Experience working at the White House - What triggered him to want to work for himself - Launching Twin Capital Brokerage - Overcoming failure and pivoting - Building and growing business through part...
If you want to grow and protect your wealth and secure your financial future, the best time to start is now. Investing can seem intimidating and confusing, but Peter Mallouk, CEO of Creative Planning, sought-after financial thought leader, and New York Times bestselling author is here to demystify investing and financial planning and get you on a path to financial freedom. In this episode, Hala and Peter discuss why now is the best time to start investing, what plans you should have in place before you invest, and at what point you should consider getting an independent financial advisor, and Peter gives tips about compounding, insurance, and diversifying. Topics Include: - Importance of optimism and the truth about “the good ole days” - The media and the narrative of negativity - Why is now the best time to be investing? - S&P 500 and the importance of diversifying - Real-life experience of the importance of diversifying - The power of compounding - Why it’s important to know wh...
If you want to launch your startup and get tricks and tips from legendary startup founders, you’re in the right place. In this #YAPLive, we get schooled on the startup world by Netflix and Kickstarter founders, Marc Randolph and Yancey Strickler. Marc and Yancey are known for their innovative ideas and tremendous successes, so who better to show us the ropes? In this episode, Hala, Marc, and Yancey chat about the traits and qualities of successful entrepreneurs, Yancey’s philosophy of Bentoism and why it’s important that businesses are led by deeper values than profit, how to determine if a product has demand, and how to know when to pivot. Topics Include: - Traits and qualities of successful entrepreneurs - The story behind creating Netflix - Yancy’s philosophy of Bentoism - What is the biggest lesson learned from failure - How to determine a product that has demand - How to know when to pivot vs close your business - How much should we pay attention to the competition? - Q & A...
What do chess players and entrepreneurs have in common? The best ones are always anticipating their next five moves. Patrick Bet-David, CEO and founder of PHP agency and the creator behind the widely popular YouTube channel Valuetainment, shares the secret of strategizing your next moves. In this episode, Hala and Patrick talk about Patrick’s latest book, Your Next Five Moves. They dive deep into the lessons Patrick learned from his unique upbringing, talk about the Law of Attraction and Patrick’s keys to success, and discuss how the vision and mindset of a chess grandmaster apply to business. Topics Include: - Patrick’s background growing up in Iran - How adversity impacts success - Why he struggled in high school - Experience in the military and how he applied what he learned to entrepreneurship - The value of connection and comradery - The joke on his cover letter that got him job interviews - Intreprenuer vs entrepreneur - Why he decided to start PHP Agency - How does he attr...
What if you could have everything you’ve ever dreamed of? You can! Today’s guest, John Assaraf, one of the leading mindset and behavioral experts in the world, asserts that by reprogramming your subconscious mind to let go of limiting beliefs you can accomplish all of your goals and get everything you want in life. John has spent years studying brain training and mindset and has seen firsthand the success of these techniques. In this episode, Hala and John dive deep into the science behind the Law of Attraction, the differences between the conscious and subconscious brains, and John shares some “innercizes,” or brain exercises, that help align the conscious and subconscious brains so you can have all your wildest dreams come true. Topics Include: - Early life as a child - What John learned from his mentor, Alan Brown - The science behind the Law of Attraction - How to put the Law of Attraction into practice - Steps to using your brain better - Downfalls of having our brains on a...
Imagine you could voluntarily activate your autonomic nervous system and immune system response and consciously control your response to stress and pain. Now, imagine you would do all this through a combination of breathwork, meditation, and cold therapy. This is the basis of the Wim Hof Method, a method touted by thousands and backed by science as having incredible physical and mental health benefits. The Wim Hof Method was founded by Wim Hof, a Dutch extreme athlete, motivational speaker, and wellbeing influencer, known as "The Iceman” for a long-list of incredible feats involving his ability to withstand extreme cold, including 26 Guinness World Records. Wim asserts that anyone can master the Wim Hof method and unlock the incredible health benefits that come with it. In this episode, Hala and Wim chat about the science behind the Wim Hof Method and how to do it. They talk about Wim’s background and his first experiences with the cold and breath work, and they chat about the pur...