030: How to create a Family Mission Statement

In trusting your child with something, you’re trusting your ability as a parent. If we say no to something, we’re not trusting ourselves or the job that we’ve done.

If you’re a parent, you’ll relate to this next sentence: Raising a family can be hard. So, as imperfect people, how do we show up for ourselves AND our kids every single day? In this new episode, Dave talks to Chris and Rozanne Lopez about why family and career chaos motivated them to write down their NON-negotiable values and live by them daily. They discuss how the simple act of writing their statement was the much NEEDED FUNDAMENTAL change amidst the chaos, the TRULY EFFECTIVE way to deal out punishment, and how Rozanne and Chris revealed their mission statement to their children and created a beautiful “lightbulb moment” that shines to this day.

In This Episode:

  • In a time of family and career chaos, Chris and Rozanne Lopez lay out WHY a family mission statement was CRITICAL in reaffirming their core values AND regaining much deserved stability, especially with five kids!
  • If you’re passionate about crafting your own mission statement and sharing it with your kids, then you need to hear how Rozanne and Chris created a “lightbulb moment” for their children and have kept it shining bright ever since.
  • When the Lopez family committed to THIS family activity EVERY day, their persistence in encouraging communication paid off and created an environment of openness and looking up at each other, not down at phones.
  • As powerful as a mission statement may be, what happens when a child disobeys? Discipline can be tempting to dish out often, but if you want it to be effective AND encourage openness between family members, listen to WHY the Lopez family singles THIS out at the WORST thing their children could do.

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029: PKM: How to Create a Personal Knowledge Management System

Part of coming up with good ideas within business or within your life is your ability to make connections with concepts that wouldn't normally be related.

Creativity can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Your brain is designed to bounce between ideas and form unexpected connections, but how do you keep track of it all? In this new episode, Chris and Dave dive into the nuances of a Personal Knowledge Management System (PKM) and how it’s been a game-changer for their creative processes. They talk about the daily practice that’s CRUCIAL for controlling your creativity, why you SHOULD connect the dots whenever possible, and how to activate your “second brain” and the tools that will transform your free-flowing creativity into action. 

In This Episode:

  • In a world that’s bombarding you with information, a “PKM” system is the key to never feeling overwhelmed again by honing in on THIS simple daily practice.
  • Want to hear a secret behind successful entrepreneurship? Here’s a hint: Ideas don’t have to be unrelated, no matter how different they seem on the surface.
  • You know that feeling when your brain is jumping from idea to idea, yet you can’t keep track of all that info? Once you hear Chris explain the idea of a “second brain”, you’ll discover the tools to keep your “first brain” in check and transform those thoughts into action.
  • It’s easy to think that these tools are the silver bullet for discovering your “million dollar idea”, but don’t fall for it! At the end of the day, these tools teach us that THIS is more important than the so-called destination, which may change over time anyway!

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028: Matt Gallant – From Addiction to 8-figures a Year

Stay hungry and be grateful for the now.

Are you defined by your past actions, or is every day a new opportunity to carve your place in history? It’s easy to get bogged down by your past mistakes, but ultimately, your life is defined by what you do TODAY, nothing else. On this new episode, Dave talks with previous business partner and official BFF, Matt Gallant,  about how Matt survived addiction and went on to build an eight-figure business, all while continuing to push his limits AND practice daily gratitude. They discuss how doing “nothing” and practicing the “serenity prayer” are crucial to finding quiet in a noisy world, why Matt is thankful for the toughest years of his life, and the ONE subject that Matt studies vigorously to stay hungry and grateful.

In This Episode:

  • What the “Serenity Prayer” and doing “nothing” can teach us about how to eliminate distractions, calm our minds, and focus on what REALLY matters to us. In a noisy world, we need quiet.
  • Instead of feeling bitter or resentful of his years of drug addiction, Matt explains WHY he’s grateful for them helping him become more grounded and achieve both personal and business success years later.
  • Matt Gallant is a man who’s gone DEEP into a laundry list of topics, but out of the MANY disciplines that he’s explored, Matt credits THIS as being outright life-changing.
  • Matt went from drug addiction to building a company up to eight figures, but what was the secret hack or trend he followed? None! Instead, listen to how Matt used “skill stacking” in order to build his repertoire AND discover his “superpower”.

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027: Respecting the seasons of life

Self-respect is also honoring the process as you progress along your personal and entrepreneurial journey.

When winter comes, do you fight it or accept it? So many people find comfort in momentum, meaning that once one project is done, another takes its place. High energy and output has its place, but just like the seasons, they ebb and flow. So, when things need to slow down, how will you react? In this new episode, Dave and Chris share examples in their own lives about slowing down and taking time to just “be”. Dave talks about how he redefined the word “self-respect”, why you need Karine Ruel’s advice on how to disconnect from the noise every now and then, and this HUGE reason that Dave strives to have LESS control in his life.

In This Episode:

  • Even if you crave to be busy all the time, hearing Dave’s story will show you WHY you need to redefine “self-respect” in a whole new way.
  • Want to know how to “respect the seasons of life”? Take Karine Ruel’s advice and do THIS every so often to disconnect, regroup, and be aligned with EVERY part of yourself.
  • The BIG reason Dave strives to have LESS control in his life and, instead of rationalizing everything with his brain, relies on THIS organ instead to guide him without always trying to know why.
  • If your natural tendency is to always be in “Go!” mode, then you need to remember THIS core lesson about creativity and down time.

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