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John & Nineveh Madsen
Upgrade Media: the next level in conscious content.
He's a former NFL player with a booming high performance consulting business.
She is a former news anchor turned Mar-Tech Executive, leading growth at a network security company.
For almost a decade, this dynamic duo have been navigating mindset, money, marriage and muscle. And now they're sharing their strategies with you.
Hosted by John and Nineveh Madsen.
John and Nineveh talk about working on your mindset and imagining what is possible in order to overcome limitations and make anything realistic.
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John and Nineveh talk about the different leadership styles along the leadership spectrum and the characteristics you want to incorporate as part of your own personal development journey.
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John and Nineveh talk about the balance between developing your skillset as well as your mindset and getting to mastery quicker by hiring coaches and experts.
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John and Nineveh talk about continuing to discover the next level for yourself by mastering your mental and emotional fitness just as much as your physical fitness.
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John and Nineveh talk about three really important money mindset shifts so that you can broaden your horizons, invest in yourself, and get more out of life.
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John and Nineveh talk about what culture is and its impact on success as well as three tactical things that you can do to create and cultivate a winning culture
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John and Nineveh talk about the intentional hustle and follow through that is necessary to chase greatness and to unlock your potential as a leader.
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John and Nineveh talk about healthy vulnerability and how oversharing personal anecdotes or inauthentic actions for the sake of sympathy represent unhealthy and toxic vulnerability.
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John and Nineveh talk about knowing exactly what you want and the difference between being away motivated and being towards motivated.
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John and Nineveh talk about appropriate standards that you want for your spouse and improving those standards while communicating honestly about what the both of you want to adopt together.
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John and Nineveh talk about understanding and then overcoming complacency with enough desire and discipline to take steps and then leaps toward realizing your dreams.
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John and Nineveh talk about winning in life by removing the chaos in order to identify, address and overcome your real struggles and problems.
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John and Nineveh talk about figuring out what it is that you are chasing and why you want those things in your life.
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John and Nineveh talk about the different personality characteristics between minimizers, maintainers, and maximizers.
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John and Nineveh talk about developing verbal and written communication skills to be more influential and to unlock and maximize your potential.
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John and Nineveh talk about assessing and supercharging your ambitions in order to better understand your capabilities and ultimately achieve bigger results.
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John and Nineveh talk about seasonal maintenance during the upcoming holidays in order to hit the ground running with momentum at the first of the year.
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What are you holding on to that is poisoning you?
John and Nineveh discuss how extending forgiveness can help your mindset and not doing so is the number one thing that is preventing you from being truly free.
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Are you focused on what is bleeding you or feeding you?
John and Nineveh share insights from their most recent Mastermind event and talk about four powerful things that will give you clarity and absolutely lead you to high performance.
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Is your environment or social circle impeding your growth?
John and Nineveh talk about how the people around you change as you change. They also discuss how some people stay tied to their community or their origins.
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Most get distracted in the 'now' and what gratifies immediately.
But true success, fulfillment, health if found in the long game.
In today's episode, John and Nineveh address the nuance of this with the intent of getting you dialed on the long game.
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You've all heard it. You are the average of the 5 people closest to you.
So it makes sense that it's important to maximize your network, upgrade it even. This will transform your net work, your net worth and your life.
So let's do that!
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What outcome do you want when you communicate?
John and Nineveh talk about what it means to be a flexible communicator. They also discuss how being receptive to feedback directly relates to greater success.
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Is your spouse an asset or an anchor?
John and Nineveh talk about evolving together with your spouse or partner as you both change and grow. They also discuss the importance of flexible communication to better understand each other's goals and dreams.
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Are you viewed as high maintenance or a diva?
John and Nineveh talk about giving yourself permission to have high standards without caring what other people think. They also discuss why you shouldn't confuse high standards with perfection.
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Are you going to stop or keep going?
John and Nineveh talk about pursuing what you want without guilt, justification, or apology. They also discuss the difference between determining whether or not you actually want more.
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Do you know the cost of being indecisive?
John and Nineveh talk about how the most successful people make decisions quickly. They also discuss how having a growth mindset enables you to put failures in their proper context.
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Are you adopting high value traits into your behaviors?
John and Nineveh talk about providing more value as a way to make more money. They also discuss how likability is more of a success predictor than education or experience.
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Who is the person that can do it better than you can do it?
John and Nineveh talk about the connection between personal growth and the expansion of your network. They also discuss the way the universe provides reciprocity in selfless giving.
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Are you a participant or a spectator in your life?
John and Nineveh talk about mastering the elements and dive deeper into matter and space. They also discuss aligning your beliefs to understand your potential as a creator.
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Are you willing to go deeper to have the right mindset?
John and Nineveh talk about your awareness and capacity as a creator when you decide to take the proverbial red pill. They also discuss the power of suggestion and perception.
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What type of life do you want?
John and Nineveh talk about focusing on the quality of your life over simply chasing after money. They also discuss defining success and being true to your subconscious values.
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What type of role model is in your household?
John talks about the importance of having a determined wife with goals and ambitions of her own. He also discusses having the certainty in yourself to allow your wife to flourish and choose you because she wants to.
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Are you ready to win consciously and unconsciously?
John and Nineveh talk about wanting to win, how winning is individualized, and how it requires you to bump up against your comfort zone. They also discuss regularly updating your mental operating system.
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Have you discovered your powers?
John and Nineveh talk about having powers above and beyond that of a normal human. They also discuss having awareness of your feelings, motivations, and tendencies.
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Are you putting in the work now to enjoy the reward later?
John and Nineveh talk about accepting, and embracing, the discomfortable of sacrifice now in order to enjoy a more comfortable lifestyle later. They also discuss how playing stupid games results in winning stupid awards.
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Are you giving up on your dreams too soon?
John flies solo in this episode and talks about reaping the rewards of your efforts at the right time. He discusses learning what it really takes to hit it big and appreciating the journey.
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Do you have the correct mindset to handle adversity? John and Nineveh dedicate this episode to In vitro fertilization and the adversity that comes with fertility challenges. They also discuss letting outcomes go and appreciating what you have.
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Do you demand excellence from yourself? John and Nineveh talk about the power of responsibility by moving from the problem frame to the solution frame. They also discuss how nobody can take away your state of happiness.
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Do you feel like an imposter? John and Nineveh talk about believing that you belong regardless of your level of expertise. They also discuss how being busy does not mean you are being productive.
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Are you executing or are you just busy? John and Nineveh talk about having the right mindset to get to the next level after developing the right skill set. The also discuss sharpening the saw to improve efficiency.
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Why haven't you gone "all the way?" John and Nineveh talk about motivation and desire as the foundation upon which to build the framework for your overall physical and mental wellbeing. They also discuss how money can be viewed as energy.
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Do you feel unable to decide on something? John and Nineveh talk about how making a bad decision is still much better than making no decision at all. They also discuss the implication of "crossing the Rubicon."
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What is your relationship with money? John and Nineveh play "what would you do with X dollars?" as a way to show that money is merely a means. They also discuss improving financial habits and the way you are programmed to view money.
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How do you view your relationship? John and Nineveh discuss how the most important decision you will make is the selection of your relationship partner. They also talk the impact of your relationship on your overall fitness and health.
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What do you see in your own self-image? John and Nineveh discuss how to outperform your current self-image, seeing victory before it happens, improving microbehaviors, and never settling for someone else's standards.
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Do you know when to keep your foot on the gas or when to pump the brakes?
John and Nineveh discuss their recent experience contracting the Covid virus and what they learned from the past few weeks about the physical and emotional demands of daily life.
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Is your method of communication working for you? John and Nineveh discuss how conversation is a dance, flexible communication is the key, and that our perception is often just a way to project judgment upon ourselves.
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Do you know how the law of attraction works? John and Nineveh discuss the journey of solidifying this law into your life by striving to get over "the edge of greatness" and eliminating the limitations within your mind to get you what you want in the physical world.
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Are you utilizing leverage to increase your earning potential? John and Nineveh tell you that it isn't always about money and discuss how to look outward and away from a self-centered attitude in order to leverage.
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Do you and your partner have the same goals? John and Nineveh discuss how to work with your significant other to truthfully address your fitness and nutrition needs for the new year.
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How do you decide between profit and purpose? John and Nineveh discuss the need to have purpose as a determining factor for the decisions you make.
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Do you feel like ramping down into the holidays? John and Nineveh discuss the pitfalls of taking your foot off of the gas this time of year. Keep your momentum going and work on your desire to get the results you want.
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Do you feel like you sabotage your progress? John and Nineveh talk about overcoming the negativity that comes with self-sabotage.
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We're back and we're talking leadership.
In life. In relationships. In marriage.
Leadership over yourself.
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Is your relationship 50/50 or 100/100?
In this episode John and Nineveh discuss the details of creating a dynamic, healthy partnership that uplifts all members of the relationship.
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The Law of Attraction. Manifestation. Pronoia.
All three of these powerful ideas are based in your specific perception of your reality.
This episode dives directly into YOUR best results.
You ready?
How much to you allow yourself to dream?
John and Nineveh are back with a powerful message about what's possible for you, and most importantly enjoy a dynamic conversation that bridges both the vision and "the how" for your goals and aspirations.
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Are you a champion?
If you are, then you know that there are 5 traits that set the standard for championship behavior.
In this episode, John and Nineveh do a deep dive into this, painting a picture that you can emulate to achieve you own championship behavior.
Success, in part is a collection of feelings.
And your ultimate success, is preceded by the feeling of being successful.
Which means addressing your fears is key to ascending to your highest level.
In this episode, John and Nineveh share their experiences of when this worked and why it didn't and they address the Three Main Fears related to success.
Game changer today as the Madsens' address peak performance.
Or in other words, how does your emotional state illicit how you show up in life?
When you look at the reasons why you don't achieve "X" the tell is always there.
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In this impactful episode, John and Nineveh discuss support systems in a marriage dynamic. Have you considered how easy sabotage can happen when one partner is seeking massive growth?
It's a real issue, but is one that can be overcome.
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In this fascinating episode John and Nineveh discuss equality. More specifically equality in the home.
What are the roles of each family member?
Is there actually a gender pay gap?
Can women have it all?
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Ever considered how much control you have over your own happiness?
There is a concept called "framing" that allows you to see your circumstance from a specific perspective.
Are you aware that you can choose happiness as a part of this framing concept?
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This episode starts out discussing the power the "Alter Ego Effect" and how that lends itself to your capacity to be excellent.
Cleopatra joins John and Nineveh this week. :-)
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Change is difficult.
But it's possible if you approach it from the right perspective.
Today, John and Nineveh address this with a few fun stories along the way!
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Is money the root of all evil? Of course not. But our messaging and inner dialogue about money dictates how money shows up AND how you find yourself in positions to make money.
Today, John and Nineveh help you Upgrade Money.
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As the first episode recored in their new studio in North Scottsdale, John and Nineveh share how they handled the transition of their routines from Utah to Arizona.
Excellence requires a love of the process. Tune it to hear how what the Madsen's experienced and how it can assist you!
The Madsen Family has now arrived in Scottsdale, Arizona.
This move for their family is an incredible example in how to master the mystical, putting the "what" before the "how" and being willing to allow for what you want to show up in your life.
There's obviously more to this story, so listen in!
The road to a successful life includes several required skill sets to master.
In today's episode, John and Nineveh discuss the first skill set you must master above all else; that of mastering your mind.
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Let's discuss the mantra "how you do anything is how you do everything" with a specific look at your fitness.
We are all products of subconscious loops, and today John and Nineveh discuss how they were able to break patterns, interrupt loops and achieve results always wanted.
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Let's talk personal power, personal development...
Upgrading your mindset.
What it actually takes to succeed is an inward journey and today John and Nineveh share the details of their self-development journey and how it applies to you and your goals.
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Welcome to Upgrade Media!
This new offering from John and Nineveh Madsen is poised to help you take your mindset, money, marriage and muscle to the next level.
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Perception is reality.
And the reality is that YOU are a marketable entity.
And YOU are able to give yourself every advantage you'd like depending on how you take this reality seriously.
Today, John and Nineveh discuss this in depth giving you ways to to consider how to control your own narrative.
So, you either choose your narrative, or it's chosen for you.
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