Darius Mirshahzadeh

81 | Chris Pronger | What’s Your Next Goal? And the Next?

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / February 11, 2022 /

Finally had the chance to sit down with my brother from another mother, Chris Pronger, to talk about life, Hockey, and the importance of moving forward after achieving goals. In this episode, Chris and I talked about: – The importance of moving forward after achieving goals– Understanding what fuels people to keep pushing– Raising the…

80 | Becoming an Entrepreneur: How I almost got fired from the White House

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / February 8, 2022 /

Darius takes us back to that moment he became an entrepreneur and what made him realize that he’d never want to work for anyone else ever again. In this episode, Darius talked about: – A little of his background and his time as a White House intern for the Clinton Administration– How he nearly lost…

79 | Barry Magliarditi | Sex, Drugs and Radical Self-Expression

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / February 4, 2022 /

What a way to start the year! Watch this great episode with my friend, Barry Magliarditi, as we talk about intuition and life, only here on The Greatness Machine! In this episode, Barry and I talked about: – How Barry started his companies– Building an ecosystem to support coaching clients– New book: ‘Sex, Drugs and…

78 | How to Make the Perfect Cup of Coffee

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / February 1, 2022 /

Like many of us, Darius loves his cup of morning coffee. And he obsesses about getting the right beans, the temperature, and adding the correct amount of milk. In this episode, Darius talked about: – Enjoying the journey rather than incessantly worrying about the outcome– Finding joy in the mundane chores that typically bog us…

77 | Susie Miller | The Art of Becoming Successful

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / January 28, 2022 /

Listen, learn, and love through this episode with Susie Miller! Glad to have such an amazing woman joining us on The Greatness Machine! In this episode, Susie and I talked about: – Definition of success and how to achieve it– Why setting personal and professional boundaries is important– Susie Miller’s book, “Listen, Learn, Love: How…

76 | Dolores Hirschmann | Becoming A Master In Clarity

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / January 18, 2022 /

In today’s The Greatness Machine, I was joined by an internationally recognized strategist, coach, speaker, founder of Masters in Clarity, and my friend, Dolores Hirschmann! In this episode, Dolores and I talked about: – What inspired Dolores to launch Masters in Clarity– Why coaches need to be assertive–  Definition of transformation and what transformation process…

75 | Derek Coburn | Building Rejection Muscles

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / January 11, 2022 /

You will learn a lot about books and life lessons from Derek Coburn in this episode of The Greatness Machine! In this episode, Derek and I talked about:   – Rejection muscle: Listen how Derek overcame childhood trauma which made his personality stronger – How Derek started his books and how it changed his life–…

74 | Rick Girard | How to Hire the Right Person Every Time

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / January 4, 2022 /

What an awesome episode of The Greatness Machine! Rick Girard dropped some serious knowledge when it comes to recruiting, and we may have done a little role-playing. In this episode, Darius and Rick and I talked about:   -How to hire the right person every time.   -The power of incorporating your core values into…

The time I hung out w/ Elon Musk, The Night Stalker, and 6-Year-Old Darius….you will not believe where I land on this one….

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / November 10, 2021 /

The Night Stalker I am going to start this week with a crazy story from way back in 1984. I grew up in Fullerton, California on the edge of Orange County. My home was on W. Flower Street, in fact, this newsletter just prompted me to look up the house on Zillow. The exact address…

SINFLATION, BITCOIN $20k or $100K, Strategic Planning for 2022, How to Win at Angel Investing

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / November 3, 2021 /

SINFLATION is here   I think we are all having these weird inflation moments these days…. right?   How bad is inflation? My sister and I were talking about this the other day and I told her that when I go out and eat now I am consistently paying $80 to feed my family of…