Always on the GROW with Manny Vargas

“You have the audacity to come knocking on my door, you better get off my property before I shoot you” The words were not copied word to word from a Hollywood movie. They’re the actual words Joni Wolfswinkel had to face from a man in Texas because she knocked his house which was about to be auctioned. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE Yes there had been times where Joni was carrying her baby to knock on pre-foreclosure doors. “Doing the things that I wasn't comfortable doing, eventually you do more and more of that, it just becomes natural to you” is what Joni believes. Her grit and perseverance eventually made her the CEO of Real Property Management Preferred and co-founder of Texas Turnkey Properties. Today Joni and husband manage multiple companies, most of them systematized and run without much of their involvement. Joni is a well sought after public speaker on women empowerment and personal growth. As one of the top 100 women of influence in housing, she has dedicated her life to achieving success at all levels and sharing with other women how they too can succeed as wife, mom, and entrepreneur in the 21st century. In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below ·       What makes business a fun thing ·       How to hire people to help in business ·       Continue building the business when kids come along ·       What point do you systematize your business ·       Wave of Solopreneurship ·       Power of virtual assistants—how do you develop them Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode: ·       If you have no vision, then how do you expect to hire anybody and have that person drive that business forward ·       It's important to have a date night with your kid ·       What we do in our business, we do that in our family side of things too ·       It was not talent, it was all about hard work   Joni Wolfswinkel’s book on Amazon: The Choice Is Yours Balancing Success as Wife, Mom, and Entrepreneur Book Recommended by Joni in the episode: The Family Board Meeting: You Have 18 Summers to Create Lasting Connection with Your Children Book Recommended by Manny in the episode: Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else Follow Joni’s social  https://www.facebook.com/jonimwolfswinkel  https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/joniwolfswinkel/  https://www.youtube.com/@insidethewolfsden6439  https://www.linkedin.com/in/joni-wolfswinkel-a59081b2/

“Rebounds are happening at every moment of our life, if you choose” Imagine being the team that goes all the way to the finals and then loses. Imagine a relationship you’re in that goes on for 5 years and then fails. Imagine building a business for 10 years and then it crumbles. What do you do? Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE The least thing you want to do is go swimming in it, making it a theme park that you're living in and having a good time around. Because that's where it starts to become a problem, you've lived in it too long. You see “Life is full of adversity, life is nothing but adversity” And when you see failure, when you face adversity; there’s always a chance to reset and restart instead of crumbling, crushing and giving up.   In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below ·       How do you rebound after an upset ·       How NOT to process a failure ·       How can you reset your life   Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode: ·       The idea is not so much in the failure itself, it's in the interpretation of the failure or the mistake ·       We're never going to make a 100% of the shots, we're never going to get it right 100% of the time ·       Life is good when you make it good, life is good when you want to overcome adversity   Follow Manny Vargas:  https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas https://twitter.com/themannyvargas www.tiktok.com/@thisismannyvargas   Manny’s website: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/

“Commitment means you're committing to something and you're in it to win it, you're burning the boats”. I Manny Vargas, the moment I’m committed to doing podcasts, I knew I was ready to go on a 10, 15, 20 year run. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE But what about the vanity metrics everyone is going after? Big brand name, status, becoming famous, looking cool etc. Am I getting them? No. Do I not like them? Of course I do. I too got into podcasting just for those metrics? But, what if I do not get the results as I wanted them to be? Will my podcasting disappear? It’s never going to disappear. There was always going to be something that I would be doing and I'll never stop podcasting. I'll never stop wanting to having conversations with people. Because ‘Always on the Grow’ is never going to go away in my heart.   In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below ·       Hardest thing about staying consistent with podcasting  ·       Meaning of ‘Consistency is not developmental, it's directional’ ·       Problem with ‘Viewing things as hard’ and how to overcome that view Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode: ·       The hardest thing with staying consistent was figuring out how to stay enthusiastic about something that I would not see a return on ·       The decision to grow your brand, podcast or YouTube channel was to accept that for a long time you're not going to see the quantitative results that you might want immediately ·       When you decide you're going to commit to something and you're going to be consistent, you have to figure out what are you committing to, it's like a marriage     Follow Manny Vargas: https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas https://twitter.com/themannyvargas www.tiktok.com/@thisismannyvargas   Manny’s website: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/

There's different types of environments that you can get the opportunity to sell high ticket offers. I've been selling high ticket offers for quite some time, probably about 7 years. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE These different environments that I've sold were: Live Events, over the phone, and one to ones. Interesting part — a lot of the hard work is not done by someone like me in this High ticket environment, but a lot of the work gets done by the speaker themselves when they're on stage. I've sold products anywhere from $2,000 all the way up to $250,000. Right now, my sweet spot is in between $10,000 and $50,000. Back in the day, as an amateur I was so excited just to be in the game. I was traveling around in large circuits in the country speaking and selling and I didn't care what I was selling. Because I just wanted the reps and the experience, so I was willing to sell even if it was crap on the back. Over the years, I've learned formulas from my mentors that I used in my conversations during sales. In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below ·       How does one sell a high ticker offer? ·       ABC framework for selling ·       POT framework for selling Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode: There's different types of environments that you can get the opportunity to sell the high ticket offers Lot of the hard work is not done by someone like me in this High ticket environment, but lot of work gets done by the speaker themselves when they're on stage As a sales professional, your job is to make sure that they absolutely are in the place that they need to solve that problem that your business helps them with, in that MOMENT, with this OPPORTUNITY. Follow Manny Vargas: https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas https://twitter.com/themannyvargas www.tiktok.com/@thisismannyvargas   Manny’s website: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/

Leadership, hiring and training, and other sorts of the intricacies of business are the building blocks of business. Back in the day when I was running restaurants here in Las Vegas, I was doing a pretty good business. At least, that’s what I thought. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE Till the day, I received a nasty email from one of my employees. It’s a resignation letter where she explained what a laziest and most self-involved person I was. I was hiring employees, finding fault with every small thing, putting the blame on them for every mistake of mine — it was all a “big mess”. Now it was back in 2013, the year much before I decided to become sober. I was defending myself and arguing for the status. But now? I agree that she was absolutely right. Because, today I’m a man of humility, man of responsibility, man of leadership. And there’s a clear separation between my former self and my present self. Yes, we have to create a contrast in our lives between who we used to be and who we are now. In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below ·       How to improve the relationship you have with yourself ·       Why you need to create a contrast of your present self from your old self ·       Couple of things that happened to me that reinvented me Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode: We have to create a contrast in our lives between who we used to be and who we are now Maybe you need to write yourself your own resignation letter so you can fire that person that you think that you are today in order to become somebody else much better down the road I'm no longer going to tolerate that version of myself, I'm going to make the change now and that change is going to start with me beginning to do things differently or do different things   Follow Manny Vargas: https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas https://twitter.com/themannyvargas www.tiktok.com/@thisismannyvargas   Manny’s website: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/

Mike Yam is a sportscaster and studio host for NFL Network and SiriusXM radio. He has worked at ESPN, NBA TV and Pac-12 Network. Yam is a graduate of Fordham University. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE Mike grew up with a Chinese immigrant father from Hong Kong and an Italian mother. As a kid he always thought he was the only person on the planet who was Chinese and Italian. When it came to deciding on food, Mike finds himself torn between his Chinese and Italian heritage. So, Mike went on writing a children’s book titled ‘Fried Rice & Marinara’ Armed with an obsessive character, Mike is his own best critique and obsesses over his own mistakes. This character of Mike, might have driven him to become the best version of himself in the broadcasting world. He is a passionate advocate for social issues and has authored op-eds on immigration and the Asian American community. In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below Detail of the craft needed for a sports broadcasterHow broadcasters process and communicate information as they work on big stagesKey information beginners should focus on to avoid going down the rabbit holeIs it fair to celebrate wins even though Mike does not do that       Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode:       - You don't always win, that is not going to happen all the time and how do you respond to those losses is really really important       - I don't know if I could have a boss harder on me than I am on myself       - If I made the mistake, I would I think about it, like I obsess over the mistake   Children’s book by Mike Yam: Fried Rice & Marinara   Follow Mike on his Social Networks FB: MikeYam.P12 IG: Mike_yam  X: Mike_Yam

Get ready for a political masterclass conversation.  George Chanos is former Attorney General of Nevada. He practiced law for 40 years.  He’s argued before the United States Supreme Court and won a sixth amendment case 9 – 0. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE In 2012 George had a heart attack which sent him on a whole new direction. He wanted to prepare his 15 year old daughter for her future and wrote his first book ‘Seize Your Destiny: A Road Map to Success’. His second book: ‘Millennial Samurai: A Mindset for the 21st century’ is to make his daughter, nephews and nieces and other people be future ready. George is called a futurist and a visionary. He’s an author, speaker, and mentor. As a continuous researcher, George is highly knowledgeable in the fields ranging from human brain to artificial intelligence and block chain technology. George strongly believes: the next 5 years is going to be highly disruptive, the country that has dominated Artificial Intelligence will dominate the world. He founded Uvolution for people who want to make the most of their only life, while avoiding predatory programs that overpromise and under deliver. In this episode you will take away many promising insights from topics as below ·       -Examples to ‘the ends justify the means’ policy followed by political parties in USA ·       -Cloward-Piven Doctrine of Universal Basic income of the 1960s ·       -George’s thoughts on Trump’s conviction ·       -Definition of singularity and its significance in the back drop of AI   Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode: -Either you're a person that believes that the ends justify the means or you're a person who believes in truth -If we don't have a respect for the rule of law and a respect for legal Authority in this country we will eventually devolve into Anarchy and that's not in anyone's interest -The first sign of true wisdom is understanding, recognition of how little you know   George's websites and Social Networks: https://georgejchanos.com/ https://uvolution.io/ https://www.facebook.com/georgejchanos/ https://www.instagram.com/georgejchanos/ https://twitter.com/georgejchanos https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgejchanos/

What if you could change your identity to become more? Becoming alert to behaviors that hold you back. How many of those little things that seem insignificant are getting in the way... Awareness and drive to improve works wonders. This episode highlights the importance of becoming conscious to the idea that you are limiting yourself in various ways. In this episode, you will learn: ·       The importance of choosing new over old ·       How shifting your identity in the micro moments matters ·       Why our self check needs to be on point to evolve Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode: "There's a lot of other options" "That's not who you are anymore" "Step into a new environment"   Follow Manny Vargas: ·       https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas ·       https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ ·       https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ ·       https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas ·       https://twitter.com/themannyvargas ·       www.tiktok.com/@thisismannyvargas          Manny’s website: ·       https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/

Heath Treasure dropped out of college. Because his professor in the marketing class said he's going to teach them how to write a marketing plan for a Fortune 5 Company without himself officially building a marketing plan before. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE Listen to FULL INTERVIEW HERE Watching people enjoy fruits of their hardworking labours, Heath started working hard at an early age. He’s become a millionaire in early 20s. He lost everything in matter of days, became broke. Heath started as a truck driver driving whole nights and days at a stretch to rebuild himself. He started building businesses from scratch.  He succeeded to become a millionaire again in matter of 2 years. Today, Heath is helping blue collar businesses that are looking to scale or sell. Being in the trenches and building these businesses multiple times, Heath knows exactly what it is to take over and exit profitably in blue collar businesses. He’s building no non-sense exit strategies for these businesses.   In this episode you will take away promising insights as below and many more ·       -Difference between a multi-millionaire entrepreneur and a comfort loving ordinary entrepreneur ·       -Process to scale a business and then make it exit ready ·       -How can one develop the skill of handling pressure and challenges? ·       -Biggest lie business owners are believing that is stopping infinite success   Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode: -The biggest amount of financial reward is on the buy and the sale -In order to be a successful businessman you have to create and build the foundation to be a successful businessman and that all starts with soft skills -Having an exit strategy even when you're not for sale is just as important as having a business plan -Your paycheck is in direct alignment with the amount of stress and challenges that you're capable of handling   Heath Treasure: website: www.ultimatebluecollar.com https://www.instagram.com/theheathtreasure/ https://www.facebook.com/theheathtreasure https://www.youtube.com/@HeathTreasure

Ron started a barbeque business just to make a little extra dollar so that his wife can stay at home with the kids. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE Listen to FULL INTERVIEW HERE His job with the government did not stop him taking the chances of becoming an entrepreneur. Because being an entrepreneur runs in his blood—many of his family members are entrepreneurs. As a devout Christian, Ron follows great Christian values especially in his relationship with his wife and kids. Before starting his food truck business, Ron served 19 years as a fire-fighter with the government. Retiring from his fire-fighter career, Ron implemented the good habits he learned during his training into his day-to-day living, be it business or relationships or parenting. In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below ·       -How Ron P moving from a stable government job to a successful entrepreneur ·       -Benefits of always having a partner with you ·       -How to have great family relationships and raise great kids ·       -Ron’s positioning or value proposition in his business Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode: ·       -Follow what that inner voice is telling you and do not be afraid to step into what you feel that inner voice is saying ·       -Just on the other side of fear is everything that you're looking for you  ·       -You can raise great kids by leading by example because children see more than they hear   Follow Ron on social: Website: https://www.gpbbq.com/ https://www.facebook.com/GoShenPointBBQ/ https://www.instagram.com/goshenpointbbq/

99% of the people are trying to walk uphill. That too with big heavy sand bags over their shoulders. How can that be, you ask? By thinking, talking, conversing and discussing the things of the past. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE EdMylette in his recent video stressed on the theme—think into the future using your imagination and vision. Because dwelling on the past is like having a headwind that slows you down, while focusing on the future is like having a tailwind that pushes and propels you forward. In this episode, you will learn: ·       -The importance of focusing on the future ·       -How dwelling on the past is like having a headwind ·       -Why our conversations need to center around the future, not only glorious things of the past Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode: ·       -A lot of people won't want to fight through that difference, that change, that shift that is required for you to start to focus on the moment and in the future ·       -One of the hardest things for a lot of people to do is think  ·       -A more important part of your thought process needs to be practiced today for the future    Follow Manny Vargas: ·       https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas ·       https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ ·       https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ ·       https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas ·       https://twitter.com/themannyvargas ·       www.tiktok.com/@thisismannyvargas      Manny’s website: ·       https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/      thisismannyvargas.com

“All of the wrong people are having the most kids and not enough of the right people are having enough kids”. Which category are you? Watch FULL YOUTUBE EPISODE HERE Are you being the right and responsible parent for your kid or the wrong and irresponsible one? What would be your reaction if your behaviors at home with kids is recorded and played back like to a football player whose on field performance is reeled back to him by coaches and team members? Would you be embarrassed because you’re all the time screaming, cussing and running around like crazy? How much do these kids stare at you! How much do they mimic you! Because you’re depositing all those behaviors into the kids like a program. And they may have no clue at all why’re you’re behaving the way you do. In this episode about Parenting you will take away many promising insights as below ·       -Importance of self-auditing while being a parent ·       -Impact of parents' behavior on kids ·       -Why men needs to step up the plate and be men ·       -Importance of setting up good foundations for kids Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode The kid is the ultimate test and reflection to giving you answers to where you currently have to audit yourself in terms of your: emotions, strength, grit, spirit, diet, and everything. What you do in terms of an input towards the kid is always going to generate a reaction of some sorts. You are a walking living example for that Kid of yours that's paying attention to every move you make.   Follow Manny Vargas: https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas https://twitter.com/themannyvargas www.tiktok.com/@thisismannyvargas   Manny’s websites: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/ thisismannyvargas.com

Saturdays are our family day. No regular work, spending quality time together. My wife and I with our 18 month old son went to the ballpark here in Las Vegas called the Sunset Park after our morning coffee. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE We watched planes landing and taking off. The ballpark reminded me of the days when I spent my own childhood playing baseball games in the same Sunset Park. What realization life gives you? Once upon a time I was 10 years old and now I'm in my later 30s. How time has elapsed! What experiences and evolutions have happened and transpired me during these years! How many life lessons I’ve learned and practiced along the way that set me in the path of ‘Always on the Grow’! In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below ·       Impact of childhood experiences in shaping one's character ·       Results of practicing gratitude and emotional control ·       Role of parents in shaping young minds Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode Ø  Change is the only constant that's going on in life all the time and it's to be experienced with Grace and to be thought of from a place of what can we do to maximize these moments Ø  Your whole worldview can shift the moment that you choose to change the way that you see things Ø  I accepted the change that I was willing to adapt and figure out a bigger better quality of life   Follow Manny Vargas:  https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas https://twitter.com/themannyvargas  www.tiktok.com/@thisismannyvargas Manny’s website: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/

I was having a great conversation with a former Green Beret in one of my podcasts. In that, he asked me about my story, my journey when I decided to get sober. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE His question to me was if I went down the 12 step AA program. Answer to that was: I went in there for 18 days of a 12-week program. Now, did I continue in my sobriety without continuing in the program? Or did I fall off the wagon and fall back from being sober to go back to my drinking and gambling? And, in your journey if you’ve ever decided to go on a different path, do you need to get involved in AA program? Do you have to go through a 12-step plan? In this episode you will take away many promising lessons as below: -Do you need a 12-step program to reach your business or life goals? -Why and what do you have to talk and remind yourself when you do not know the distance you need to travel in business or life -The idea of the ‘Path’ of your own variables Inspirational quotes from the episode: -You're not necessarily going in the wrong direction; you just might not have travelled enough distance yet -Your variables and your journey and who you're maybe qualifying yourself against might not be the best calculation for you -Every path can look a lot different but if we determine where we want to go, can end up to that place of gratitude or peace or satisfaction Follow Manny Vargas:  https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas  https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/  https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/  https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas  https://twitter.com/themannyvargas  www.tiktok.com/@thisismannyvargas Manny’s websites: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/ thisismannyvargas.com

Phil Kornachuk’s mom did not have any issues letting him know that they really didn’t expect him and that he was not part of the plan. He was the youngest by 7 years among 5 kiddos. He’s now a father of 8 who believes in leading by example and not by forcing principles and values into people either in business or in a family. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE Phil encouraged his wife to get into med school at age 41, because he wanted to support her realize the dream of her life which she had long given up because of the circumstances. Though not a standout athlete, Phil joined Canadian army on his 17th birthday. He joined the US army because their commercials were pretty sweet. He served in the military for 22 years and is now helping individuals and teams achieve exceptional performance by fusing purpose, principles and practice into a powerful driving force. In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below (plus many more) ·       -Structure and the system of the military that can take somebody off the street and make them into great humans ·       -Toughest part for Phil in those early days: was it physical or mental? How did he handle that? ·       -How the muscle of Courage needs to be enacted or utilized in different circumstances ·       -Phil's process of being good father to 8 kids with all his military background Some Inspirational Quotes from the episode -It’s really easy to get fixated on everything else around us but remember ‘it all starts with you’ -The only thing you have control over is your intention: your attitude, how you interpret events. You don't even control your own health.  -You can tap into a purpose that's bigger than yourself -Where your passion and your talent intersect, that's where you really want to focus your life   The Last arrow: Book mentioned by Phil in the episode   Phil’s website: Stonewatertraining.com   Follow Phil on Social  https://www.instagram.com/pkaurelius/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-kornachuk/

A balloon is manufactured out of a simple piece of plastic. It stays deflated and remains useless until someone decides to fill it up with air. But once it’s filled to its capacity, it’s seen in celebrations, birthday parties and festivities. Then it’s serving its purpose. Similarly, human beings can expand and reach their max. Watch FULL YOUTUBE EPISODE HERE And it’s never too late for humans as well. A customer of mine (old seasoned guy) was willing to adapt and learn from me. He admits he’s not in the exact place he wanted to be nor at the ideal stage of the business he wanted to be. He was willing to expand. Result? He’s got an approval for a 25k fund proposal. In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below (plus many more): -How people are cutting themselves off and choking themselves out -There’s always some area you can improve by making a deliberate, intentional and proactive pursuit. -It's never too late and you're never at a point where it's time to think that you've reached your max 3 inspiring quotes from the episode and many more. ·       -You never can be satisfied in the station that you're at currently in life because we always realize that there's a little bit more to expand into ·       -The balloon serves its purpose when inflated, you need to do your thing and serve your purpose as well ·       -The best way to serve your purpose is by expanding and upping into your Capacity   Follow Manny on Social https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas https://twitter.com/themannyvargas   Manny’s website: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/

Does a company like Airbnb make mistakes on listing their prices? Even if they made a mistake, can you imagine their in-charge wanting to pass the mistake on to their customer? Yes, that is the kind of experience Airbnb has given me during one of these days. Watch FULL YOUTUBE EPISODE HERE It's my wife’s 40th birthday and we wanted to stay at a pretty nice place. But the experience with Airbnb deeply provoked my emotions and compelled me to talk. How would you handle this situation?   In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below o   Should businesses prioritize good principles over profit? o   Do great products or better offers matter if values and principles are compromised?   Quotes from the episode:   ·       You can have a better offer or great product but a really shitty person or business formula or system or standard that doesn't care about values and principles is no good at all. Great products are elsewhere as well ·       When you're choosing dollar over principle with a first time customer; that just makes his head turn away, may be forever ·       Taking responsibility, owning a mistake: what a blessing it is? What level of freedom and excitement comes along!   Follow Manny Vargas: https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas https://twitter.com/themannyvargas Manny’s website: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/

Bill is a Managing Director and co-founded Cross Keys Capital in 2006. Bill leads the healthcare practice and is responsible for successfully closing 50 physician practice management transactions since 2010. He has over 25 years of experience in M&A including divestitures, acquisitions, restructurings, and capital raises for a broad range of clients both domestically and internationally. Prior to founding the firm, Bill worked at Outsource International, where he raised private capital, took the company public and led over 40 transactions. He has also worked at Ryder System, where he participated in a leveraged buyout of the truck rental unit, and began his career in the investment banking department at Morgan Stanley. Bill Britton wanted to be financially independent even as a young 10 year old... He’s cleaned most toilets than most maids have ever cleaned in their life... He has done more trashy house work and low-level jobs... Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE All those jobs did not break Bill but built him. He did not attend the best school nor was he in the best grades. But when he went to school, he told himself that he was going to be the best. So, he graduated as first of his class. He was focused. First couple of years in college was not fun but he knew what he wanted to do and where he wanted to be. He later went to Wall Street and did some good work which allowed him to go to a really good grad school and it just gave the opportunity to do what he wanted to do. Today, Bill is not interested in doing 2 billion dollar deals of Golden Sachs which are relatively easy but he’s doing 20, 30, 40 or 100 million dollar deals which are changing people’s lives   In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below (plus many more):  o   Formula or recipe for luck o   Criteria to evaluate people for a mentor mentee relationship o   How to elevate mindset or financial blueprint to attain big numbers o   Entrepreneurial stages o   Advice for people getting into ‘Investment Banking World’ Inspirational Quotes from the episode: -If you work hard at something and you stick to it, you'll have more opportunities to create your own version of luck -Unfortunately today, a lot of people think it's just instantaneous: it should happen to me right away, but that's just not how it works -No matter where you went to school or what you learned, it's on the job training that really works for everything -One of the most important things that anyone could do especially at a younger age is find a really good mentor or two who can guide them through the various facets of life -It’s those relationships that make it a lot more challenging: whether it's business relationships or personal and navigating some of those things is really hard  -You got to hit a lot of singles to get someone around the bases -If you're going to be a trash man, be the best freaking trash man out there because one day you may figure out a path how to do something different with that -One of the biggest challenges that we actually see is entrepreneurs are not thinking big enough

John Ply sold his company Insight Beverages at multiple 9 figures. Because, when he started his company with 1 employee, he had only one goal in mind: ‘Be the best, instead of being the biggest’, which they achieved. Every client of theirs told them that. All leading chains in the country bought from them because they’re the best. But his beginnings were low. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE John’s parents could not afford private school— his three older brothers and sisters went to public school because it’s free. In fact, John saw tears in the eyes of his mother when she did not have 75 cents to pay for the newspaper. His dad was a butcher and worked two jobs to make ends meet.  Though his parents didn’t have the money, they gave them lots of love. John graduated in Finance from Indiana University out of scholarship. He started his career as inventory controller but grew up become the president of the company all within 1 year. And he was just shy of 24 at the time. When he started his own company, he made sure the employees were paid well and treated well. After the initial struggles, the company grew in leaps and bounds: 1.8 million a year to 4 million a year to 15 million a year to 33 million a year in sales. John wrote an amazing book ‘You Can Be the Best: Life Lessons from the Butcher and the Businessman. The book gives the definition of success: it's not dollars, it’s far from it. His book is meant to help others achieve their dreams.   In this episode you will take away many promising insights (plus many more):   -What true entrepreneurship is -How to treat employees as an owner -Why being the best is better than being the biggest -What good parenting is -How doing good pays back -Why and how you should always be growing as a human being   Inspirational quotes from the episode   -If you can't give up that comfortable job that has a lot of benefits and all the other stuff, you cannot start a company -Employees will jump through hoops for you when you pay them well and you treat them equally -You may never be the biggest but you can be the best -Money doesn't buy happiness, it buys a lot of comfort; in many instances money can buy a lot pain and grief -All that my dad ever talked about was: how blessed he was, how happy he was, how grateful he was, and how content he was -To do good is the only reason we are here on earth and you can take those words into so many places of your life -Do good for others, it'll come back not tenfold; it comes back many many more times than tenfold, I'm a walking proof of that  -You should always be looking for ways for growing as a human being   John Ply’s book on Amazon You Can Be the Best: Life Lessons from the Butcher and the Businessman

“Did you allow some sort of concrete to set in to you, where then you became fixed and you been happy with you being fixed for so long?” Watch FULL EPISODE INTERVIEW HERE You see in the real world where we've got pavements and roadways and things that we drive on, when they start to rot, get some cracks because of a huge emergence of new people into the city, people expand these roadways because it doesn't make logistical sense anymore. People take them down and expand them and make them better. One of the most infamous corners in Las Vegas, the exit ramp of Tropicana and the I-15 in Las Vegas which has been here since ages is going through a huge overhaul. They’re taking down the exit ramp and building out a new road. They're expanding it and it's quite fascinating. In your own life, are you willing to put yourself under construction? Rather than being a permanent fixture, are you always evolving, always expanding, and fixing your roadways, the little cracks, the little holes here and there. Are you always making it better?   In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below Importance of having a flexible expanding and evolving mind set, how watching constructions can teach us to grow ourselves, what perpetually putting ourselves in uncomfortable situations makes us.   Interesting Quotes from the episode: -Did you allow some sort of concrete to set in where you became fixed and you been happy with you being fixed for so long? -Internally, your beliefs, your mentality, how you see the world: is it just solid and fixed? -Are you willing to put yourself under construction and taking that step further, are you willing to stay under construction? -Rather than being a permanent fixture, your new ‘norm’ is like: I'm always evolving, I'm always expanding, I'm always fixing my roadways, I'm always fixing the little cracks, the little holes here. I'm always making it better -Because you've decided that the new ’norm’ is slightly different: it's a perpetual state of putting yourself in uncomfortable situations -You're ready for the now new ‘norm', more uncomfortable situations and because of that you've reinvented yourself   Follow Manny Vargas: https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas https://twitter.com/themannyvargas   Manny’s website for all the other interviews with famous personalities: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/