MAGFA (Make America Great For All) Podcast: Recent Episodes
Michael D Teague
We're now on Captivate.fm. The Rise And Walk! Podcast, where the Tagline is, "Three Minutes To Your Come Up!" Check it out!!!
Greetings! I felt that it's necessary for me to explain to you all the reason for the delay in the Rise And Walk! Podcast starting. Please listen. Thank you for your continued support.
A Boss (or Bossette) puts his or her own money up. You're a Boss (or Bossette). Put your OWN money up. Check out the Episode...please. :)
There's no such thing as easy money; as it is said, "Easy come, easy go." So, work HARD, and go get it!!! Then, you have to know how to keep it, multiple it, and pass it on. Listen to this!!
Here's a sample of the Rise and Walk! Podcast. It's called, "Premature Evacuation." Only for grown folks. Enjoy!!!
I just want to say, "Thank you!" Thank your helping the MAGFA Podcast to be an international Podcast. This week, I'll be transitioning to Captivate.fm, and changing the name to the Rise And Walk! Podcast, reflecting its international reach. Stay tuned for more, transformational content, as well as books, to be published FOR YOU, in 2021. Check this out!!!
Most of us will have to start at the bottom, while climbing the ladder to success. After we go through the steps, we arrive at a place, called, "Here." Check this out!!
If we want to see positive outcomes in our life, we've got to change. Check out this Episode!
Insanity can be defined as doing the same thing, the same way, and expecting a different result. If we want to make change in our lives, we've got to do things differently. Listen in!!
You are the Brand for your life. You represent your mission, your goals, your objectives, your vision...your life. Throughout history, this hasn't changed. We STILL live in a Cult Of Personality. Represent your Brand. Check out this Episode!!
I try to create clear lines of demarcation between the professional and the personal. At the same time, I met a woman, in a professional context, with whom I had an immediate connection. She felt it, I felt it. She acknowledged it, as did I. Over time, though, I felt her distancing herself. Eventually, I decided to walk away. I sensed that, although she acknowledged the connection first, she wasn't Ready For The Good. Are WE Ready For The Good? I created this Episode to help us to think about this.
Two years ago, while driving, I was stopped by the police. While he approached my vehicle, he had his hand on his gun. After checking my credentials, he let me go. Despite this traumatic experience, I had to "Push Through." You do, too. Listen in.
An hour before my son had football practice, he texted me, and asked me to pick up some of his friends, as well as him. This led to a drastic change in my schedule. In order to do this, and still accomplish other tasks on my "To-Do" List, I had to Push Through.
Your purpose is your "Why?" your passion, your Reason for Being. It's why you exist. Discover and live out your purpose. I enjoyed preparing this Episode for you. Enjoy!!
If you're an Entrepreneur-current or aspiring-you need to build a Team. Why? 1) You can't do it alone; 2) You need experts in their field, who can work with and advise you; 3) You'll need a Team, so that you can scale; and 4) You'll need a Team, so that you can exit the business, if you so choose.
I've spent the last month, diligently building my Team...thirteen strong to date. I'm BACK on my Podcast grind!!! Check it out!!!
I went into a liquor store, to buy some wine. I spoke to two people at the counter...and no one responded. This is a business, which I solicit on a regular basis. I'm NEVER going back. Why? Because I was not regarded properly, as a paying customer.
It's important to treat everyone with respect. One, because it's only right. Two, because you never know who is who. Check out this Podcast Episode.
When you Audit Your Circle, there are some people, whom you will say "Deuces!" to. Meaning, "Goodbye!!" Listen in!!
Consider every day you live as an Asset, which can be invested, or wasted. Invest your days as capital, from which you expect a SUCCESS return!!
Doc Rivers, legendary NBA basketball coach, said this in a recent Netflix documentary, produced by LeBron James: "Keep Moving Forward." No matter what life throws your way, Keep Moving Forward. Listen to this powerful Episode!
My thirteen year-old son, Michael caught a touchdown pass, in his last football game. My heart filled with pride, as I thought about the years that I had invested, in assisting him, as he practiced. The fact is that Practice Makes Perfect. Whatever your discipline is, you need to PRACTICE the skills necessary for your success. Check it out!!
I had a bad experience at a Walmart a few days ago. The Xfinity Salesperson was TERRIBLE!! If we're going to do anything well, we need to be trained. You HAVE to listen to this Episode.
If you want to be successful, you've got to Tap In. When you Tap In, you engage body, soul, and spirit with the creative process of your being. This process release tremendous, almost unlimited energy. Tap in!!!
After you've audited your circle, you will discover that there are some people, that you have to leave behind. I had to do it today. Check this out!!!
We have to go through a spiritual development process, in order to have our prayers answered. Not many people discuss this. I want to present this process to you. Listen up!!
Many people pray, regardless of what they envision prayer to be. I'm sure that, for those of us, who pray, we desire that your prayers are answered, right? Yet, here's the thing: Are we REALLY ready for our prayers to be answered? Oftentimes, answered prayer will COST us something. Provocative statement, to be sure. Here's what I have to say about that. Check me out!
When you and I encounter situations that throw our life-related rhythm off, we've got to RESET. How? This Episode will teach you HOW. Check it out!!!
In this Episode, I share a story, which depicts a terrible selling process, to which I was subjected moments ago. It's called, "Bad Sales." To all of my salespeople: This is a clear example of what NOT to do. Check it out!
Shout-out to Perry Bhandari-Internet Entrepreneur. Investor. Affiliate Marketing Guru. He inspired this Episode. We need to Audit Our Circle. That is to say, we need to make a list of your Circle: friends, family members, and co-workers, and determine if they add to our life, or detract from it. If the latter, then they need to go, if they don't change. Tough, but true. Check it out!!!
We have to rest, but we can't relax. In other words, we have to keep pushing. We're in a different day and time, than we have known heretofore. We need to keep up the pressure, as well as the momentum. Keep moving!!
We've got to go get it: 24/7/365. Upwardly mobility requires that we hustle every day. Thus, let you motto be, "Everyday I'm Hustling." Check out this Episode.
If we are going to succeed financially in this day and age, we need to develop multiple streams of income. How do we do it? Listen to this Episode.
If we're going to be successful, we have to stay close to the Streets. This Episode is for Salespeople and Entrepreneurs. Nothing can replace face-to-face contact with your prospective customers, as well as your present customers. Truly, "The face gets the case." Period.
Life can be stressful. Sometimes, we need to take a moment, in order to reduce our stress, and just BREATHE.
Today's message-and Episode-is simple: Hold yourself, and others, to a standard of Excellence! Listen in.
After fourteen years as an Entrepreneur, I've become comfortable, with being uncomfortable. The reality is that the trajectory of Entrepreneurship isn't comprised of unending progress. There are setbacks, obstacles, disappointments, and the like. We've got to become comfortable with the discomfort of the entrepreneurial life if we're going to be successful. Check out this Episode to learn more.
Sometimes, the door of opportunity only opens once. We've got to take advantage of opportunity when it presents itself, or we will be guilty of having missed an opportunity. Listen in!!!
Except in rare instances, all of us will have to endure difficult times. In these moments, we have to suffer strong, even as we suffer long, until our change comes. Listen to this dynamic Podcast Episode!
Sometimes, we have to take the "L." What's the "L?" The Loss. When we take the "L," we learn. When we take the "L," it builds character. When we take the "L," we grow...and go on. Check out the Episode, for some good information, regarding taking the "L."
What does it mean to "play your position?" It means to engage in that unique angle, from which to achieve your goals, as well as to make progress. Sometimes you have to "play your position for a long time," as I did for four years, as an entry-level salesperson. If you're playing a position now, that is undesirable, take courage! Things will change. Check this out!!
"Get in the Wind!" Is one of my mantras. Essentially, it means, "Get your day started!" "Do it!" "Get your Hustle on!!" Listen to this Episode in order to learn what else it means!
You CAN will yourself to the next level of productivity. In this Episode, I tell you HOW. Tune in!!!
You can will yourself to the next level of performance, in any area of your life. In Part One, I discuss the "what" of this concept. In Part Two, I'll tell you how to do it. Enjoy!
So many people engage in "the paralysis of analysis": Thinking about doing something, so long, that they never do it. Is that you? If so, this podcast Episode is for you! Listen in!!
When you want to make a change in your life, HOW do you get started? Listen to this Episode, and discover your HOW.
Why do some people wait? Wait for what? If we wait for love, career, entrepreneurship, social change, and the like, we'll be in the Afterlife, before it happens. Start where you are, with what you have, and do SOMETHING, today. Listen in!!
Why do so many people wait to be "put on?" By "put on," I'm referring to being GIVEN an opportunity. Rather than waiting for someone to put us on, we need to put ourselves on. Listen to the Podcast for some urgent information.
Many people desire to be successful, yet they don't want to go through the "steps": The necessary processes to achieve their goals and dreams. We've got to go through the steps. Listen in!!
The "Plug" is the person, who supplies the streets with Pharmacological product, i.e., drugs. Also, he/she makes sure that, once the product is supplied, that everyone has what she/he needs. In the legitimate world, WE need to be the Plug. We need to find a need and fill it, and/or identify a problem and solve it. That's the way to wealth. Listen to this Episode...and be the Plug.
"Other Peoples' Money" is an old, somewhat inaccurate notion. No astute investor will EVER invest money with someone, who's not willing to invest in him/herself. In order to be taken seriously in the world of investors, we MUST be willing to put our own money up...first.
The Streets teach that one has to have Ten Hustles operating at any given time. What is the concept here? It's multiple streams of income. Listen to the street concept here, and apply it to your life.
This is the second installment of my series, "From The Streets to the Corporate Streets. Hustling, in whatever its forms, requires both a Mindset, as well as a Skillset. We must adopt the Mindset that we will do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to get the job done. Also, we must engage in a consistent set of behaviors, over time, which will result in the achieving of our stated goals. Hustle Harder!
In the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Presidential elections, between 58% and 61% of Eligible Voters actually voted. That's the difference between your candidate of choice being elected and not. Your vote makes a difference. Listen to this podcast, and learn how.
If we're going to be successful in life, we can learn something from the streets. I'm starting a series of Episodes, entitled, "From the Streets to the Executive Streets." This is the first. We need to have "Street-Level Engagement." Check it out!!
Serving one's way to Greatness may seem to be counterintuitive. It's really not. Check out this Episode, and find out how.
The Apostle Paul stated this, "Endure hardness, as a good soldier..." Regardless of one's faith tradition, Paul's statement is applicable on a human level. Hardness MUST be endured, if we're going to push through.
Greatness is within your grasp. Yet, you've got to STRETCH to reach it....beyond your comfort zone. Learn more about grasping your greatness in this informative Podcast.
It's easy to be mediocre; no effort required. Greatness, however, requires a different mindset. Dare to be great.
Too many people see Greatness in one dimension, that is, in one area of their lives. I beg to differ: You can be great in every area of your life. In this Episode of the MAGFA Podcast, I'll teach you how.
Greatness doesn't select some people, and reject others. It doesn't matter who you are, or where you come from...you CAN be great. Let me share with you how YOU can be great.
I've shouted this at God: "When will IT happen!?!" I now have the answer, and I want to share it with you. Listen in. :)
From where did we derive the belief that some people are better than others? Here's part of the MAGFA value system: No one is better. Check out the Episode!!
Can't we all get along? I think that we have to, if we're going to make this world a better place. Listen in!
If you're going to be great, you have to be able to turn it on, when the heat is on. Listen to the Broadcast and find out how!
Mike Teague, Socially-Conscious Entrepreneur. We should live lives with "No Limit." It's about being limitless. Check me out, talking about living with "No Limit."
Everybody deserves a chance. That's what MAGFA is: A clarion call to give everyone, a chance to live his/her life...freely. Listen in. -- Mike
It is said that people don't plan to fail, they just fail to plan. The plan is the roadmap, the GPS, the script, which we need to follow, on the road to greatness. Check it out!!
Purpose is your reason for being. It's why you're here. It is why you were created. Knowing your purpose an drive you past the pain. It can energize your persistence, and empower your perseverance. Listen to this Episode, as I discuss the "Power of Purpose."
To "Persevere" means, "To endure through it, until you get to it." There is a power in Perseverance. Tune in to hear more!
A Hip-Hop DJ was quoted as saying, "Persistence overcomes resistance." He's right, because rarely does something that we want manifests immediately. Persistence is the ability to keep doing something until we accomplish it. Tune in to learn about the Power of Persistence.
In his autobiography, "The Big Fight: My Life In and Out Of The Ring," he discussed the place of pain: that place of extreme discomfort, which we must go through, to go to the next level of greatness. Listen, as I discuss how to get through the place of pain.