Core Values

145 | Emily Balcetis | How the Ultra Successful Leverage Their Visual “Perception Gap” to Crush Their Goals and Accomplish More

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / November 2, 2022 /

In this episode, Darius and Emily talk about vision as a key to achieving goals, key strategies in creating more time and being productive, and the direct connection between perception and action. In this episode, Emily and I talked about: What is a behavioral psychologist and what do they do What inspired Emily to write…

144 | Are You Building A Life Of Competition Or A Life Of Gratitude?

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / October 28, 2022 /

In this episode, I will share what it means to have a competitive attitude and why healthy competition is essential as we work on our dreams. I will also discuss passion as an essential key to achieving professional goals. In this episode, I talked about: Why it matters to be passionate about your work What…

143 | Travis Chappell | Sales Is Life – How Selling Church, Door To Door Solar And A Startup Led To Massive Success

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / October 25, 2022 /

In this episode, Travis gets real about growing up in a Christian bubble and discovering his passion for podcasting. He and Darius also talk about the key strategies to build an audience, how to achieve success in the industry, and how to leverage podcasts to establish brand authority. In this episode, Travis and I talked…

142 | Do Your Priorities Align To Your Goals Align To Your Core Values?

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / October 21, 2022 /

In this episode, I will talk about how I reached my goal for this year and what I plan to achieve in 2023. I will also discuss how goal-setting, prioritizing, and time-blocking can help one achieve success in both life and work. In this episode, I talked about: How to set your top priorities in…

141 | Larry Yatch | Leading Like A Navy SEAL

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / October 18, 2022 /

In this episode, Darius and Larry discuss the similarities and differences between special operators and entrepreneurs. They also talk about self-regulation, self-fulfillment, leadership, core values, confidence, ambition, and a lot more! In this episode, Larry and I talked about: What inspired Larry to join the military How Larry found out about Navy SEALs in 7th…

140 | Stephanie Paul | How To Lead Through Storytelling

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / October 14, 2022 /

In this episode, Darius and Stephanie discuss the differences between working in the entertainment world and the business industry. They also tackle the power of storytelling and why great leaders need to be great storytellers. In this episode, Stephanie and I talked about: How Stephanie started in the performing arts at a young age Stephanie…

139 | Chris Voss | Hostage Negotiation Tactics for Everyday Life

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / October 11, 2022 /

In this episode, we talk to Chris Voss, also known as “The Master Negotiator.”  Chris retired as the lead international kidnapping negotiator for the FBI, is the CEO of the Black Swan Group, and is the author of the national bestseller Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as If Your Life Depended on It, which was…

138 | How To Live A Life Without Constraints

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / October 7, 2022 /

In this episode, I will discuss the benefits of having a no-constraints mindset and how it taught me to raise the bar higher every time I reach a goal without beating myself up.  In this episode, I talked about: Breaking free from constraints The one thing that stops people from reaching their full potential The…

137 | Tim Elmore | How Leaders Can Bridge The Generation Gap

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / October 4, 2022 /

In this episode, Darius and Tim talk about the impact of generational differences on leadership styles. They also discuss reverse mentoring and how it helps in crossing generational divides in the workplace.  In this episode, Tim and I talked about: Meet Tim: Dr. Tim Elmore is the founder and CEO of Growing Leaders (www.growingleaders.com), an…

136 | Do You Give Yourself The Gift Of Dreams vs. Goals?

By Darius Mirshahzadeh / September 30, 2022 /

In this episode, I will discuss what Ed Mylett’s book The Power of One More made me realize about my dreams and goals. I will also talk about my motivation for starting my podcast, The Greatness Machine, and what I aspire to achieve for the show.  In this episode, I talked about: The key difference…