Decide Your Destiny: Recent Episodes
Josh Jacobs
This show is about learning to control the voice in your head so that you stop giving in to things that slow you down and do more of the things that help you achieve. We will dive inside the minds of ultra-successful entrepreneurs, weight loss transformers, recovering addicts, and anyone who will help you learn about cultivating the proper mindset, growing in all areas of your life, and reaching your full potential.
In this short episode, I talk about why it's important to push and challenge people you love rather than give them excuses or an out to whatever they are working on.
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Developing mental toughness is very important if you want to achieve your goals and stay content throughout life. Here's how I work on my mental toughness muscle every day.
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How do you get yourself to stop having negative thoughts when they never seem to go away? Watch this video to hear about multiple experiences in my life that helped me shift from negative to positive thinking.
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In this episode, I talk about how changing the way I set my goals helped me lose 100 pounds, make more money, and quit my job. I used to always set results-oriented goals such as "lose 100 pounds" or "make $250,000" but I realized a few years ago that in order to achieve those goals, I need to associate it with a certain amount of output. I started creating output goals instead and sure enough, all of those results-oriented goals I set and failed year after year came true.
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In my first episode back after over a year-long break, I discuss my plans for 2023 and what it takes to truly achieve your goals and dreams.
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In this episode, I explain why I'm doing 75 Hard and answer a few other questions that I get asked often.
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In this episode I share a story about one thing that holds a lot of people back, including me. Listen in to see what that thing is.
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I share a story with you from my personal life about confronting the things I hated about myself. Listen in to hear what I hated about myself and how I changed those things.
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In this episode, I talk about what was different for me this time trying to lose weight than the many other times I tried and failed. I share how I make the healthy habits stick and how it relates to business as well. Listen in and let me know what you think.
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This is the first episode I've recorded in a few months.
Listen to hear what I've been up to.
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In this week's episode of Decide Your Destiny, Chris Reed, President Of New Directions Addiction Recovery Services, shares his story of becoming addicted to heroin, overdosing 3 times in a week, becoming sober, creating multiple successful businesses, and giving back to the recovery community by providing sober living homes and founding treatment facilities. This is an interview that you do not want to miss.
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Phone #: 847-307-1143
IG: @reed0909
FB: https://www.facebook.com/chris.reed.568/
New Directions Addiction Recovery Services
Northern Illinois Recovery Center
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Episode Topics
1:25 = What was your childhood like
4:03 = First time drinking
6:08 = How quickly did you go from experimenting to unmanageable
12:23 = When did you feel like you started to have a problem
15:30 = Getting prescribed oxycontin
22:56 = What it was like overdosing on heroin the 1st time
24:25 = Never wanting to do heroin again to doing it 8 hours later
30:26 = Going to a 12 step meeting and kick-starting recovery
35:03 = Top things that kept you sober in the first year
37:08 = How to help a struggling family member
42:19 = From overdosing 3 times in a week to a successful businessman
46:24 = Screwed out of $25K at 20 years old & starting a biz out of spite
48:35 = How the sober bar The Other Side was created
57:37 = From about to shut down to massive funding and 2 sober homes
1:07:38 = How to take action when you feel unprepared
1:10:00 = Shifting careers to your passion
1:15:55 = What would you tell someone who is feeling stuck right now
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In this episode of Decide Your Destiny, I explain how I trained myself to do all of the things that I've always known I should do daily but never wanted to do them. I talk about how I started and created a routine and how I maintain on a daily basis to this day.
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In this episode of Decide Your Destiny, I talk about most people's #1 excuse which is, "I don't have time." I used this excuse for a long time only to realize I was lying to myself all along. Listen in to hear my experience and see if you can gain some time in your day.
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In this episode of Decide Your Destiny, I talk about my experience with rewiring my brain from negative thinking to positive thinking. I talk about going through a depression and the steps I took to pull myself out. Listen to this and it will help you stop being negative and thinking negatively.
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I'm back with another solo episode of Decide Your Destiny. Thanks for the great feedback on the last episode. I will be doing more of these going forward.
This episode will explain how to win your morning, why it's important, and my personal experience of changing my habits from sleeping till noon every day to winning my mornings.
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This is the first solo episode of Decide Your Destiny. I decided to start recording these instead of doing guest interviews only.
This episode will explain your bitch voice vs your boss voice and how to get your boss voice to win every time.
Let me know if you want me to do more of these solo episodes.
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In this week's episode of Decide Your Destiny, we speak to 75 Hard Master, 1st Phorm Legionnaire, and a man who lost over 150 pounds, Josh Cannelora.
Josh shares his story of losing 150 pounds and what it takes to have a massive transformation. He shares how he developed a discipline that allowed him to complete 75 Hard even while having knee surgery on day 72.
We dive into other topics such as parenting, relationships, self-confidence, and more.
Episode Topics:
1:25 = 75 Hard Journey
4:55 = Choosing To Fail Vs Failing By Mistake
7:30 = Just Get Started - Don’t Overthink.
11:25 = Choosing To Get Surgery
16:10 = Planning To Succeed Or Planning To Fail
23:05 = When People Who Love You The Most Give You The Out
29:30 = 75Hard The Day Of Knee Surgery
38:25 = Finishing 75 Hard While Recovering From Surgery
42:15 = The Mindset To Keep Going
44:50 = Take The Road Less Traveled
49:56 = Switching Your Mindset To Not Quit
52:56 = Your Credit Score
1:05:04 = Choosing The Hard Route With Parenting
1:09:27 = Hardest Things When Starting Weight Loss Journey
1:11:40 = Choosing Your Priorities
1:13:28 = How Can Someone Have A Mindset Shift
1:20:15 = You Have To Love Yourself To Be Your Best To Others
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In this week's episode of Decide Your Destiny, Mike Diamond (Author, Entrepreneur, Entertainer, World Record Holder) explains what it takes to create an unbreakable mindset. Mike has faced a lot of adversity in his life and gives tactical advice on how to fight through any tough situation you are going through in your life.
Mike shares his stories and experiences to demonstrate how to step into opportunities, get ahead, and set yourself apart from everyone else. From growing up in Perth, Australia with a drug & alcohol addiction, to being handed a winning green card lottery ticket while working in a retail store, to having TV shows and breaking world records, Mike Diamond's story is one you definitely need to hear.
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1:19 - What was life like as a child?
4:20 - Stepping into opportunities
7:25 - Entering the Green card lottery
10:28 - Choosing the riskier path
14:25 - Feeling like life is unfair
17:35 - Never making excuses and fighting through adversity
21:50 - Deciding to break a world record
25:34 - How has addiction helped you in other areas of life?
28:53 - Getting sober
33:35 - How to channel your energy positively
40:27 - Other people’s opinions of you are not your reality
43:58 - Creating new brands
49:08 - How fear affects us and how to manage it
54:21 - How to find the opportunity
1:00 - What should someone do every day to cultivate a better mindset and decide their destiny?
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In this week's episode of Decide Your Destiny, Doctor, Author, Body Builder & 100M Dollar CEO Sam Bakhtiar tells his story of coming to America as a refugee at 11 years old without knowing a lick of English.
We dive into what it was like growing up in those circumstances and how it made him resilient. We discuss Sam losing everything in 2008 and having to start over from scratch. We also go into his divorce and all of the problems and obstacles he had to fight through to get to where he is today.
For a full list of topics, see below.
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Episode Topics:
1:02 - Growing up in a 3rd world country & moving to US as a refugee
3:19 - Becoming resilient and embracing obstacles & challenges
5:27 - Culture shock moving to US without knowing English
6:28 - Getting bullied growing up
8:04 - First experience with entrepreneurship
9:22 - Starting 1st personal training business
10:50 - Losing everything in 2008
13:00 - How to fight depression and anxiety
15:02 - Overcoming feeling like a loser
15:45 - Taking swings at life every single day
17:57 - Going through Divorce at 40
18:50 - How to design your ideal life
21:10 - Embracing problems and managing stress
23:23 - How to stop quitting on yourself
26:43 - Starting your day the night before
29:16 - Channeling the dark side for motivation
32:08 - Importance of reading
33:55 - Overcoming challenges with The Camp Transformation Center
36:57 - Importance of having a coach/mentor
40:20 - How to get unstuck in life
In this interview, Alex Morton - bestselling author, global speaker, & momentum creator - tells the ultimate story of grit and deciding his own destiny.
Alex tells us about his childhood and growing up with personal development in the household. He then goes into his entrepreneurial experiences and struggles with getting kicked out of the dorms and businesses failing.
We dive into going from highs to lows, what that does to your mindset, the lessons you can take away from these situations, and how to pull yourself out.
Aside from this, we cover many topics from personal development, to relationships, to creating momentum in your life.
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Episode Topics:
1:18 = What was your life like as a child?
3:28 = Growing up with personal development in the household.
5:56 = What was your first entrepreneurial experience?
7:43 = When did you start in network marketing?
9:24 = Getting kicked out of the dorms in college.
12:00 = Canned business ideas in college.
14:29 = How long did it take you to make your first $1,000,000?
15:07 = How did going from an insane high to low affect your mindset?
19:44 = Do you ever doubt yourself?
22:20 = Being motivated by haters.
24:15 = What are 3 daily habits to cultivate a better mindset?
28:40 = From traveling to a new country every day to being stuck at home.
32:41: Creating stories in your mind to motivate yourself.
34:04: Thoughts on significant others.
40:33: Who are 3 people you recommend consuming their content daily?
43:11: How can someone create momentum in their life?
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In this video, Omar Elattar, creator of The Passionate Few, tells his story of going from broke, $30,000 in debt, lost, and depressed to interviewing over $10 Billion worth of entrepreneurs, achieving over 7 million downloads, and over 120,000 subscribers on YouTube.
He breaks down his experience of going from an insane high of traveling around the country with Rob Dyrdek and living a rockstar lifestyle to a low of door-to-door solar sales in the steaming heat. He explains how going from this high to low affected his mindset and left him confused, depressed, and abusing his body to numb the pain. We dive into this scenario and break down the steps Omar took to get out of this rut and start The Passionate Few. This is one of the many topics covered in this interview. See timestamps below.
If you are unsure of what you want to do in life, you absolutely need to watch this. Omar gives you tactical advice that you can take action on immediately.
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Topics
2:30 - What was your childhood like?
5:00 - Dominating chocolate sales in school (first entrepreneurial experience)
14:15 - Interning for Rob Dyrdek Fantasy Factory
27:21 - From highs to lows & what to do if you don't know what to do
32:10 - If life were perfect what would happen
38:31 - What was your first show like
41:58 - Success is the ultimate revenge
42:50 - What opportunities have come from the podcast and your network
48:02 - How to get your dream guests on your podcast
52:19 - 100M mastermind experience
55:54 - Investing $100,000 for coaching
59:09 - The first 3 steps to starting your podcast
Episode Summary: In this episode of Decide Your Destiny, Bobby Castro shares his story of how he dropped out of high school in 9th grade and went on to create a company and exit at a billion-dollar valuation. Bobby Castro founded Bankers Healthcare Group and grew it to a billion-dollar valuation while also amassing a real estate portfolio worth 400 million dollars. In this episode, Bobby explains his childhood, his first entrepreneurial experience, the power of information, how to get unstuck, and much more. Follow Bobby On Instagram: @officialbobbycastro
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Episode Topics:
1:27 = Bobby explains his childhood
5:48 = Bobby talks about the jobs he had growing up
8:04 = First Entrepreneurial Experience
10:52 = Being addicted to responding to classified ads
12:09 = Failing at a new business every week
13:04 = Bobby explains his turning point
15:33 = Bobby's Net worth, selling for $1 Billion, & $400 Million Real Estate portfolio
17:00 = The first investment into Bankers Healthcare Group
17:50 = The power of information
18:50 = Growing from $250M to $600M in 11 months
19:17 = What it felt like exiting for $1 Billion
20:52 = How to get unstuck and fight off self-doubt
22:28 = How to become a magnet for opportunities
24:44 = What to do if you don’t know what you want to do in life