The King’s Code Podcast: Emotional Fitness for Men Entrepreneurs

What does it take to go from the lowest and most forgotten dregs of society to the top of the world? Ryan Blair went from a gang member and a high school dropout to the CEO of a company worth $600 million at its peak. Hear his incredible life story in my interview with him.
His autobiography, “Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur was ranked 3rd in The New York Times Best Seller list for August 2011 and was a number one New York Times Hardcover Business Book bestseller in September 2011.
Ryan Blair was named by Ernst & Young as Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012. He took lifestyle and weight loss company ViSalus (Now known as Vi) from $60 million in debt to $150 in revenue. At its peak, ViSalus was valued at $600 million. But all that money is meaningless if you waste it on self-destruction. Find out how Ryan learned to appreciate what he had in life and take care of himself physically, emotionally, and spiritually. All that and more, in this video episode of the Daily Edge.

In this video, Raul interviews Peter Taunton, founder of Snap Fitness. Peter talks about his upbringing, and how the lessons he learned at a young age have helped him become a successful entrepreneur. 
 
Here are some of the key takeaways from this video:
You can let people come to you or you can hustle.
If you’re not failing, you’re not trying hard enough.
Money is energy.
You have to be an image of God.
Leverage creates opportunity
 
Chapter breakdown:
1:22 Intro.
2:20 Origin story / The lesson learned from selling popcorn.
3:46 If you don’t have a work ethic, you have nothing. Find your truth.
5:54 Start the day off right.
7:15 How to walk into a room.
8:14 How Peter started his journey to owning a gym.
12:56 How did you figure it out?
16:58 What do I do next? Stop chasing success and pursue greatness instead.
18:28 Stages of success.
18:49 How to use leverage.
20:24 The best investment is always yourself.
21:45 Tell us about the “oh shit!” moments
24:25 Raul talks about his transition from real estate investor to living his purpose.
25:14 What Pete does to invest in himself.
28:27 Peter is a man of faith.
32:10 The goal is always create new goals for yourself
32:28 Now the other side of that is humility. 
34:34 You have to be the image of God.
35:14 Raul reveals why he curses so much.
36:33 Wrap up and review.

This week, it was my honor and privilege to have Joe Desana, the founder of the Spartan Race, as my first guest on the Raul Villacis Experience, a long-form companion podcast to The Daily Edge. Joe has been a best-selling author, a key note speaker, and of course the founder and organizer of the Spartan Race.
Joe grew up on what many of us would call “the wrong side of the tracks.” He essentially grew up as a background actor in a real-life mob movie. But his mother made sure he wouldn’t follow that path, and set him up for later success in life. Several times in life, he became successful, then risked everything he had to start over and pursue greatness. His interest in physical fitness and his desire to test his own toughness lead him to create the Spartan Death Race. In this interview, Joe tells me how and why he chose the life he has now.
Show Notes:
0:40 Intro
1:14 What is Joe’s story? / Origin story
6:15 Joe met a guy at Cornell…
8:32 Joe takes a big risk by taking a new job
11:2 2 Many of Joe’s friends ended up in jail, but Joe stayed straight
14:12 “Was I tough enough?”
10:06 When was the threshold?
21:27 Bird discussion
22:48 Joe talks about the transition from wall street to organizing races.
25:32 You can find your purpose. You can also find a new purpose as you grow
28:57 The tunnel
31:15 Money can fuel purpose until your purpose is profitable
32:34 You better figure it out…
34:42 Married bliss
36:54 What attitudes are necessary to succeed?
38:38 What is the next step?
Joe shows off his kettle bells and home gym
43:20 Joe promotes his favorite tea
44:44 When is the next race?
47:00 end

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