Relentless Ambition: Recent Episodes
Mike Gorius
For the people that know they are meant for more but are unsure how to take that first step or get out of that rut. This podcast is for you.This podcast won’t be able to give you your reason to be motivated. What it will do is share the reasons of other successful everyday people that took that motivation and ran with it. You will learn that if they can do it, so can you.
What is it exactly that is holding you back? Is it not knowing where to start?
Maybe you know where to start, but you're not sure how to keep going. Cody Smith, Founder of Geared 4 Life, has built a game plan and app that will support you along your journey. Whether it is family, fitness, business, personal, or anything in between. Cody has helped clients achieve their goals in all aspects of life.
This episode dives into building habits and how consistent small steps can add up to revolutionary big leaps.
Check out Cody's socials:
- Geared4Life Website
- Geard4Life Facebook
- Cody's Instagram
- Geared4Life Instagram
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Life is scary.
Trying to change who you are and working to become the person you want to be can be filled with anxiety.
What if...what if...what if...
Do your best to stay positive.
Ask for help.
Take that chance.
It will probably work out.
If it doesn't you'll still be okay.
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Leo Pallares is a young entrepreneur from Albuquerque, NM, who owns and operates a construction company specializing in single- and multi-family properties. He has successfully supported investors in their projects across New Mexico and Arizona.
In this episode, we learn about his upbringing and the events that ultimately shaped who he is today. We learn about his everyday mindset, which revolves around working with others and thinking of their needs before his own, and how this has benefited him and his clients since the foundation of his company.
Check out this episode if you want to hone your humility and discipline skills and learn from Leo himself!
Connect with Leo on IG - @_leopallares
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Dave's platform centers around the pursuit of excellence despite severe adversities.
He is a CEO and industry leader in the San Francisco Bay Area, who also suffers from bipolar disorder and is a recovering alcoholic. He is transforming the dialogue on mental illness and addiction and helping others rebound towards their own entrepreneurial success stories.
"I grew up in nineties’ Oakland with an American mother and Iranian father. As a respite from early symptoms of depression and trauma at home, I took to drugs and drinking. While a love for reading eventually got me out of trouble and through Dartmouth College, I never stopped using alcohol to treat an unknown illness. In my early twenties, after mania and depression finally drove me suicidal, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. A decade-long battle with mental illness and addiction ensued. But my life now is unrecognizable from its darkest days - I'm a husband, father, and the CEO of an expanding, eight-figure real estate enterprise.
I've leveraged my experience with bipolar and addiction and later business success to carve out a platform in the entrepreneurialism and mental spaces. I've been featured on multiple podcasts and interviews to discuss my entrepreneurial journey in real estate, my dual diagnosis, and their unique dichotomy. My forthcoming memoir entitled Coming Up for Air tells the story of my battle with bipolar disorder and addiction and illuminates my journey to business success." - David Shamszad
You can connect with Dave and learn more about his upcoming book through his website - https://davidshamszad.com/
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In many ways, this episode is different from the last 16 episodes. There are some similarities, as my goal is always to help you achieve your goals, but this episode will not be as "motivating" as others.
In this episode, I go over six benefits of practicing forgiveness. I talk about how you are holding yourself back from success by not letting go of the past. Whether for something significant or minor, we are all given opportunities to forgive other people every day.
If you live your life as someone who punishes others rather than forgiving them, this episode will benefit you greatly.
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Do you think you're done with school? Maybe so, but I hope that doesn't mean you are done learning. If it does, then plan to be stuck with the likes of Blockbuster, Blackberry, Xerox, and the countless other companies that thought they did not have to change, adapt, and learn. They thought they knew it all, and look where it got them. Last I checked, Blackberry had 0.2% of the market share.
In this episode, I explain what it means to be a perpetual student. The pros and cons of it, and I give you seven actionable steps to teach you how to become a perpetual student, so you can better achieve your goals.
Whether you are an employee, entrepreneur, student, or nothing, this episode will show you what to do and how to do it. Give it a listen, or your money back.
Connect with the host, Mike Gorius - https://linktr.ee/rei.mikeg
When we look at someone successful, we only see their wins. We don't see the hours, months, and years they spent learning and grinding to get where they are now. No one talks about Tom Brady's 212 career interceptions or crazy diet and training schedule. They only talk about his touchdowns, and 7 Super Bowl wins.
The thing is that no one survives 22 seasons in the NFL and wins 7 Super Bowls without consistency and without doing what works daily and weekly for decades.
I'm not saying you can play in the NFL for 22 years. If you're young and driven enough, then you can. But if you want to improve any aspect of your life, you can do so by being persistent in achieving your goals and consistent in your habits.
This episode will give examples of what you can do to learn how to apply consistent persistent actions that will be manageable and will only help you.
Have a listen and give it a try. Set a goal, and get after it.
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Are you ready to fail? Are you open to learning from your mistakes so that you can improve? These are questions you must ask yourself before taking a significant step in life and trying something new.
One of my favorite quotes is, "It's hard to beat a person who never gives up." - Babe Ruth
Cecil Gomes embodies that statement. In this episode, you'll hear how he got started in real estate investing. The wins and losses that followed, how he set a goal for himself, and he has not stopped chasing it since. You'll also learn about his mindset around making and learning from mistakes. Listen carefully for that segment, as it is a vital part of the episode. His mindset is something everyone can learn from, regardless of the size of their goal.
As always, my hope for each episode is that you enjoy what you hear and that you learn something new. That shouldn't be an issue with this one.
Set a goal, and get after it.
Connect with Cecil on IG @scienceguyrei
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Kurt Uhlir is a globally-recognized marketer, operator, and speaker.
As a dynamic and charismatic speaker on marketing and innovation, Kurt’s speaking experience includes speeches across the United States and Europe, in addition to presenting at prominent industry events such as PPAI, GDC, the White House, and private company/team workshops. He advises leaders, from startup founders to private-equity-backed CEOs to the President of the United States.
Connect with Kurt!
- Website - www.kurtuhlir.com
- Instagram & Twitter - @kurtuhlir
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- https://linktr.ee/rei.mikeg
Ana is a real estate investor and runs a virtual CPA firm that specializes in working with real estate investors.
She invests in out-of-state real estate while running a virtual CPA firm out of Dallas, TX, with four employees. She started this business herself from the ground up and grew it into the successful business it is today.
In this episode, Ana shares her knowledge about real estate tax, starting and growing a business, leadership, and mentoring others. She shares the ups and downs of starting a business and gives advice on how others can push through the hard times and do the same.
Connect with Ana on Instagram: @anakcpa
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Stop living for the weekend. You don't need to hate Mondays and love Fridays. There are people today who love every day of the week because they found their passion and make a living off of it.
You can do the same. You don't need to work a job you hate. You can have a job you love. This episode explains the first steps in creating a plan to create the life you want to live. Not the life you've been told you have to live.
Connect with me here to learn more - https://linktr.ee/rei.mikeg
Don't let your emotions hold you back in life. There are a lot of people and events in life that really don't matter, even though we are told and guilted into believing they do. In the end, you cannot make a positive impact on the world if you are not the best version of yourself.
This episode of Relentless Ambition gives you the initial building blocks of how to learn to focus on yourself, so you can grow into the best version of yourself. This journey involves difficult choices in the beginning, but if done correctly, will pay dividends for years to come.
Listen, learn, and implement so you can design and build the life you have always dreamed of.
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Talk about it or be about it. Communication is key. Leadership is not an easy skill to learn. Jump right in. Don't give up!
A Special Operations Air Force friend of mine was kind enough to jump on the podcast and share some of his story. His dedication and discipline to his craft are inspiring, and he has several fantastic pieces of wisdom that will help you accomplish your goals.
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Corporate America not for you? Are you not happy with how you are spending your time, and you want more freedom? Don and Janelle answered yes to both of these questions. They created a plan, took action, and did not look back! They now own a successful real estate investing business across multiple cities, allowing them to spend their time how they want.
Download this episode if you want to learn how they did it and how you can too! You'll learn how to set goals, change your mindset to overcome fear, and implement actionable steps to help you achieve any goal.
Connect with Don and Janelle on Instagram and TikTok @happily_ever_investor
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How important is your time to you? Are you stuck in a job you don't like thinking life is passing you by? Don't let it!
Jesse and Rachel took this mindset and ran with it. They've built a business that allowed them to quit their W-2 jobs, so they can spend their time how they want. This episode contains loads of advice and examples for anyone who wants to chase their dream but does not know how to take that first step.
Connect with Jesse and Rachel on Instagram @jandrhomes
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Jason and I cover a lot in this episode, and I think you're going to enjoy it.
We discuss his background and how he got started in real estate. Him taking down one of his first deals, an out-of-state and run-down 34-unit apartment complex that he built a team for but ultimately led himself.
We talk about mistakes he made and what he learned from them. Where his business is heading in 2022 and the future. Mentorship, handling adversity, mindset, and a ton of other stuff.
Buckle up and get ready to listen and learn. And after this podcast is over, you will be able to walk away with things you learned from Jason that will help you get into real estate or simply accomplish any other major goal you have.
Jason's Instagram - @jason_stubblefield
Jason's linktr.ee - https://linktr.ee/jasonstubblefield
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In this episode of Relentless Ambition, I discuss how to set manageable goals that you can accomplish every day! This, plus two key groups of people that I teach you how to build, will help you push through the times when you feel like you want to quit. You'll come out the other side ready to keep grinding and take on new challenges!
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In this episode of Relentless Ambition, I recap the main points we learned from our first three guests. I then lay out three actionable steps you can take to start accomplishing your goals. This is an episode you won't want to miss!
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I was fortunate enough to interview my long-time friend and good buddy, who cannot be named. He is currently in the Naval Special Forces pipeline, and after we recorded this, he was told by his CO that he could not have his or anyone else's name in it.
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Today's guest is Houston Deck. A former strength coach for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard team to now being the director of strength and conditioning for the Barca Residency Soccer Academy and a professor for Bryan University. If you want to surround yourself with humble, intelligent, strong, and ambitious people (aka Houston), you'll enjoy this episode.
Follow Houston on Instagram @houstondeck
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Today's guest is Kevin Hart. He is an entrepreneur out of Louisville, KY, who has quickly made a name for himself in real estate. Kevin has achieved a lot in a short amount, but he is only just getting started and has a long career ahead of him. In this episode, we learn about the multiple businesses he runs, his successes, his learning experiences, and his ambition. You'll learn about what makes him tick and how he keeps pushing when the going gets tough.
Follow Kevin on Instagram @kevinhart_rei
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Hello World!
This short clip is an introduction to Relentless Ambition. A weekly podcast where I interview people who do not know the meaning of the word "quit." They have set lofty goals for themselves and exceeded them. They are no stranger to mistakes and failure, but they instead view these as learning opportunities on which to build a stronger foundation.
Tune in every Monday to start your week off on a good note!
Follow the host, Mike Gorius, on Instagram @rei.mikeg for future updates.