The Prodigy Kid Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jeff Mansen
Come join us to find out what successful entrepreneurs were doing as kids/teens that was entrepreneurial, where they got their "start". and if they have kids, what are they teaching THEIR kids about success, Life and making money!
Nate and I had the opportunity to have Preston Anderson on the podcast!
He is an expert accountant who works mainly with business owners and internet entrepreneurs.
As a W2 employee, taxes are pretty straight forward, but a business owner/entrepreneur has a maze of ways to save on your taxes, and Preston is a genius when it comes to saving business owners thousands of dollars!
Whether it's making sure you have the right business structure, focusing on long term investments, maximizing your credit and how you apply for loans, Preston has got you! He can even look at past returns to see if you can receive any "retroactive savings!!"
He and his wife are raising 3 awesome kids and teaching them how to invest and make it a habit! I saw some of the stuff they are doing with the kids and it's super cool!
Preston made it really clear on this episode what a "Time Billionaire" is. He also covered what the best way to invest as a teen.
Do you know how much a teen can make before needing to file taxes on earnings? He covers it!
Do you know when a teen should create an LLC if they are thinking of starting a business? He covers it!
Do you know the BEST THING you can do for your teen to help them build their credit? He covers it!
He talked a little bit about his wife's AWESOME cookie business. You should check out, LollysHomeKitchen.com
To find out more about working with Preston, saving on your taxes and making sure you have a solid foundation for the future, check out Anderson.tax/schedule for a consultation!
To learn more about what I'm personally teaching my son Nate, go to TheUltimateLemonadeStand.com to get started!
The Prodigy Kid Podcast has just taken a turn for the better!
In 2016 I was down 75lbs battling a SEVERE health issue, and almost died one morning when I was trapped on the bathroom floor for 4 hours. A "miracle healing" with a frequency machine (FSM - Frequency Specific Micro-current) I got a second chance to be a dad because my time was literally running out!
Since then I've been OBSESSED with giving my son a HIGH LEVEL entrepreneurship education. Between me teaching him 1 on 1, going to CRAZY business events, him reading, going through courses, and listening to Russell Brunson's podcast everyday, he has gotten a "Bonus Education."
In our "The Ultimate Lemonade Stand" program that Nate is working through and helping me develop, he has passed level 1 and has a good grasp at level 2.
This means he did the most basic form of making money enough times to get good at it, flipping water to a thirsty crowd, and has enough insight and training in the level 2, professional lawn service to start a lawn business at 18 and be at $100K+ per year by his 20th birthday if he chose to do that.
Now he is ready for level 3 which is the online world. This is where it starts to get CRAZY, and he is joining me as a co-host to document what he is up to, and become a REALLY GOOD podcast host/interviewer!
Nate, WELCOME TO THE SHOW!!!
This was one of my favorite episodes so far!
Olga and her husband Larry have raised their son Malcom and daughter Vera in the family business and at one point made the decision to go to business events as a family.
Being homeschooled allowed them to take their kids to many events exposing their kids to some of the top business minds in the world at a young age!
In the beginning they were the only kids at these events. As more and more entrepreneur parents brought their kids to these events, Malcom, a true entrepreneur at heart, would meet other kids at these events but would be bummed out that they would have to wait until the next event to see his entrepreneur friends again.
That's when he had the idea to create, "The Teen Mastermind!"
Nate and I got to experience this first hand at "Funnel Hacking Live" where he had multiple masterminds and brought together DOZENS of teens at the event to get to know each other and mastermind together!
Malcolm and "The Teen Mastermind" even hosted a ROUND TABLE at the event along side a bunch of BIG NAMES in the Clickfunnels world!
The Teen Mastermind has since evolved into something much bigger! There are now 2 weekly mastermind meetups, and he is bringing in some HIGHLY successful people to meet with them and do Q & A's. Russell Brunson, Myron Golden, Eileen Wilder, Kristine Mirelle and MANY others have all been guests to The Teen Mastermind!
Malcom is a "Certified Funnel Builder", an AVID student of entrepreneurship, is involved in several high level coaching programs and is on to SOMETHING BIG!
If you have an entrepreneur teen and would like to get them around other teens, to be exposed to high level entrepreneurs, The Teen Mastermind could be just what you are looking for!
Check it out at, TheTeenMastermind.com
Also, The Teen Mastermind is holding an IN PERSON live event in Roseburg, Oregon, October 9-11.
Get your tickets at TheTeenMasterMindLive.com!!!
I learned a long time ago that I "beat to a different drum."
Early on I had to almost FIGHT to become an entrepreneur. I didn't even know it was possible to be one until I was in my late teens thanks to guidance from my mentor neighbor. It clearly was a, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad", education I got from him. Leading me to being in business at 20 and purchase my first home at 23.
One thing I noticed with my friends at first was that even though I was clearing $10K+ per month in the early 90's with my lawn service, (which is easy to start), none of my friends had any interest in going into business.
It kind of drove me CRAZY! But I figured out that it takes a "special breed" to be an entrepreneur. Same with everything else, doctors, engineers, sales people, military people thrive in their craft. Someone like me would be MISERABLE having a job like being an engineer.
My dad was the first person to introduce me to the DISC test. I had to answer a bunch of random questions and it told me "what I was." The thing about it was that it didn't make much sense!
One of the podcasts I've "worn out" is Russell Brunson's "Marketing Secrets Podcast." There were several episodes where he was geeking out over personality profiles. He was getting guidance from a PERSONALITY PROFILE EXPERT named Mandy Keene.
The more I listened, the more fascinated I was with how someone like Mandy could take Personality Profile results, and have a really good idea of what makes somebody "tick." Allowing companies the ability to hire JUST THE RIGHT PERSON for the job!
But what about parents and their kids? How valuable for your relationship with your children do you think it would be to KNOW "what makes them tick?"
In this episode we discuss the opportunities of using personality profile tests to gain more understanding of your kids.
While discussing that, Mandy reviewed my personality profile! Very HONORED to have her do this with me and it made for a cool episode because she was RIGHT ON THE MONEY!!
If you like what you hear and want to seek out Mandy, go to understandingpersonality.com to find out more!!
She has a group that meets every Thursday to get guidance and ask questions!
Go check it out!
This one is good if you have a "CREATIVE TYPE" teen and you are worried they won't be successful being an artist.
Alyssa Aviles turned her early "artist years" into a successful career that has seen her being behind the scenes designing the branding, sales funnels, challenges, etc., of some HUGE internet marketing brands!
One thing that strikes me about Alyssa is she is willing to give without anything in return, not because she is looking for something, but because she can't help it!!
Give this one a listen if you want to hear an ABSOLUTE ROCK STAR designer talk about what YOUR teen can do to get started in design!
Find Alyssa at:
TheLovelyLyss.com, @thelovelylyss, Facebook.com/thelovelylyss444, and highercallingfreedomclub.com
I first met Danny at an event in Boise, Idaho called, "Dramatic Demonstrations." The first thing I noticed is I barely knew him and was asking what he could do to help.
When I figured out who he was I realized he was probably THE most active person in the Clickfunnels group, using his expertise to guide people through their problems. Come to find out, EVEN GETTING ON CALLS WITH THEM!
It is no wonder he's "The Sheriff" in Russell Brunson's Clickfunnels Facebook group and "Secrets of Success" Facebook group!
Danny is a husband, dad, Clickfunnels expert, speaker, author and business owner (Walsh Marketing), and video AI WIZARD (checkout: https://start.videopromptbuilder.com)
He sent me a digital copy of his "Promptasaurus Prompting Guide for AI" book, but I'm still waiting to get my hands on a copy of his new book, "Get Your Ask Right - My Secret Way Of Getting A YES!: When 99% of people don't ask for anything, you can get a YES 99% of the time...."
I'm thankful for the support and guidance he has given me and my son Nate!!
I'm also thankful to call Danny a friend and a mentor, and you can follow him at, facebook.com/dannywalshmarketing
I first met Ron Medlin online when he was in a transition. He had gotten rid of his agency to go all in with Skool.
Along the way he won the Skool games getting a ton of affiliates to Skool, grew his FREE Skool group to almost 6000 members, and dropped TONS of value when we got on a call so he could show me what he was doing!
What hit me the most honestly was his TECH WIZARDRY with AI. He showed me his setup and it boggled my mind!
If you are interested in creating a Skool group, check out https://www.skool.com/group-profits for some AWESOME modules and DEFINITELY check out his AI tool, CommunityAI in the "Free Resources Module" in the Classroom in his "Community Builders - Free" group on Skool (link above)!
Also check out Ron Medlin on Youtube.com/ronmedlin
Rachel Pedersen is a USA Today Best Selling Author!
She has scaled to 8 Figures, grew over 3 million followers, and is known as "The social media Queen!"
She has been recognized by FORBES, Cosmopolitan and The TODAY SHOW!
Rachel has gone from a single Minnesota mom, to one of the top social media marketers worldwide helping 100's of people change their lives forever, leaving their 9-5!
When it comes to helping her teens with their social media I was surprised with what she is doing!!!
I had the opportunity to chat with Kathryn Jones Lish about her sales funnel and JV expertise, and the opportunities your kids have with them!
Her sales funnel design program is famous for having people be making money in 15-20 hours going through her course.
If you are not even sure what a sales funnel or JV is, this is the episode to listen to!
You can find Kathryn at:
@kathrynjoneslish
https://www.sellfunnelschallenge.com/
https://www.togethergame.com/
I had the opportunity to talk with Susan Leonardson of the "Get Paid To Geek Out' and "Funnel Hacker TV" fame.
We cover her early beginnings in the business world and some of her parenting as an entrepreneur philosophies!
My favorite part was her thoughts on "college."
She has a new book coming out, "The 7-Step Blueprint To Turning Your Knowledge Into A High-Impact, Profitable Digital Course - A Guide To Educational Content Creators".
You can find her on Facebook at "facebook.com/SusanLeonardson".
Also check out, GeekOutConnect.com and Bit.ly/GeekOutCommunity!
I had the opportunity to chat with Kristine Mirelle about her kid/teen years!
She has an amazing story of following her dreams, working hard, and making magic happen!
As a young kid she found the power of selling things to people via "door to door". As she started her music career she spent YEARS selling her CD's door to door before ending up having a successful music career seeing her make over a million dollars traveling the world!
Around 2020 covid hit AND she had a baby that made her completely change directions with her life.
She started a company helping other musicians have success! As a byproduct she found that she was very good at creating funny ads that get people's attention opening up a whole new group of entrepreneurs she is now helping!
Her RIPPLE IS BIG with the good she is doing in the world AND, AND she is an AWESOME MOM!
As we were doing this interview she happened to say the word "hate", not in a mean way, and her 4 year old came on camera in the middle of the interview and reminded her that, "they don't say that"! THAT TO ME IS NEXT LEVEL!!!!
Do yourself a favor and give this episode a listen!!!
Nikhil Sai just turned 23, but he has provided his clients a WHOPPING over $500,000,000 in PROVEN RESULTS!
At 19 he dropped out of college, and by 21 had become a millionaire!
It was an honor to have him on the podcast! He is positioned to create a MASSIVE RIPPLE with his life!
I got the impression very quickly that I was dealing with a young Alex Hormozi. He was one of 6 students to pass engineering, but he never went to class. He has the resources, but lives very humbly. He has ambitions to not spend his money on "bling-bling", but to invest in companies by growing a PE firm (Private Equity).
You can find him on Youtube at Nikhil Sai and also at Zero to Zillion where he is vlogging his life day by day so in the future when he becomes one of the most influential people in the world people can go back and see what he was thinking on a daily basis as he grew!
I dared him to think about what he can do to create opportunities for the youth considering his knowledge and resources! I look forward to seeing what he comes up with!
Awesome interview with Katie! I wanted it out ASAP so I'm making it LIVE now. I will create the description later!
Mia is a self proclaimed, 1% crazy serial entrepreneur that made me very happy when I realized her entrepreneurial beginnings had her getting in trouble for selling candy in elementary school!!! That's a VERY COMMON TRAIT for high level entrepreneurs, in my head I always assumed it was boys doing that, but Mia proved my assumption wrong!
She has been very successful in the marketing world for the past 20 years, and has gotten to a point where she is expanding her focus to her newest venture, JoinTheBusinessRevoluton.com, where she's finding passion in helping business owners find their, Purpose, Value, Vision!
As a mom of seven, she has just taken the plunge in homeschooling her 3 youngest kids, and takes pride when her oldest son and his friends ask her for "her opinion" for projects they are working on!
I'm grateful for her time here, and look forward to see her next chapter!!
This interview got me pretty pumped up when Shannon Houchin explained the possibilities families can have selling peaches roadside!
Shannon didn't have the typical signs of an entrepreneur when she was young, but she figured out something AWESOME, AND she did it with her son, starting when he was 11 years old!
Such a good idea! It was a pleasure talking with Shannon. You should really give this one a listen if you are trying to figure out a cool side hustle you want to do with your kids!
Find out more at RoadsideRepublic.com!
I had the opportunity to chat this week with one of my favorite people in the Clickfunnels community, Justin Benton!
I got to play golf with Justin in the fall and he is the type of person that somehow magically makes you feel like a VIP!
Justin is a very successful businessman, and his 101hemp.org is helping countless families with their healing hemp products. HIs charisma and skills has led him to his new venture that he is partnered with Russell Brunson called, "Secrets of Success"!
In this episode I got to get a little into his early years and background. I think I uncovered his "secret" of what it was that made him a ROCKSTAR leading him to be creating this very important library and education program called "Secrets of Success!"
Speaking of which, they have an AWESOME challenge coming up May 8th-10th that you can check out below!
Personally I'm a self-development and success nerd that reads Napoleon Hill's "Self Confidence Formula" out loud once a day, so I'm SUPER EXCITED for this challenge coming out!
Register below!
https://ThinkAndGrowRichChallenge.com?afmc=1a0x
Today I had the rare opportunity to chat with Bryan Dulaney and gain a little insight into what he was up to as a kid, teen, and young adult before making his mark in the internet marketing world having a hand in over $500 MILLION DOLLARS GENERATED!!!
He has been in this game for a long time, and has the ability to truly MAKE IT RAIN!
His clients have had EXTREME success and he finds himself at the top of affiliate leaderboards for launches he's interested in promoting. (Personally I think he does it for the "sport of it", lol!)
Bryan's personal "ripple effect" has changed the lives of many people and he has no plans on stopping! it is not the money for him, it is about the LEGACY of doing God's work!
Do yourself a favor and listen in to find out what led him to where he is now!
You can find more of Bryan at BryanDulaney.com and perfectfunnelsystem.com !!!!
We had the opportunity to sit down with Akbar Sheikh this week to ask him about his younger life as a kid, how he got his entrepreneurial start, and find out what he's doing with his kids.
Akbar is a VERY successful coach that has coached over 80 people to get trophies for hitting 6, 7, and some 8 figures in their businesses!
Besides inspiring people to "Make More Give More", with his success he is passionate about building wells in Africa to bring fresh clean water to people who didn't have access to a good water source.
BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!
Find more info about Akbar at Akbarsheikh.com
Bill has gone from serving our country to creating a legacy!
His new endeavor called Teenage Tycoons is poised to change even more families than the 1000+ families his 7 Figure Flipping training has made a positive impact on!
You can find him on Instagram @ BillAllenREI or TeenageTycoon.com!
Today I had the chance to sit down with Steve Larson to discuss his early beginnings of his entrepreneurial journey.
We talked about how they were trying to EXPELL him and his brother from school from selling lasers. This is where he first knew he wanted to sell stuff.
There were PRICELESS lessons taught to him by his father being the "yard manager" when he was in his early teens and why he wants his girls to know what WORK is!
Listen in to find out about the GOLD that his father instilled in him that led him to where he is today!!
Go to https://stevejlarsen.com/stay-present
I want to delete the previous episodes, but I WOULD NEVER erase the imperfect action that I have put in to get to this point!
Lots of things have changed, and there is now a TREMENDOUS amount of CLARITY of what I'm doing with Prodigy Kid, "The Ultimate Lemonade Stand", and this podcast!
This episode marks a "rebirth" of this podcast, perhaps even a new name?
There has been a validation to what I'm doing, and I'm looking forward to bringing these stories to the world!
Thanks for listening!
The ULTIMATE GOAL from The Ultimate Lemonade Stand besides equipping Nate with all the tools he needs to PROSPER is to DOCUMENT THE JOURNEY.
Part of the program is to "Document the Journey". As he does this his skills will be magnified over time, but what he will be doing is "teaching" what I am teaching him, one video at a time.
As other kids come into the program once we are launched, they also will be documenting their journey.
First there will be one kid putting out RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME content on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube, Facebook, Snapchat, etc! Then there will be 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, and on and on and on.
Hopefully there will be THOUSANDS of kids documenting their journey by putting out positive messages and influencing their peers for the better on social media instead of doing stuff like "farting into water bottles" or whatever they do on Tiktok, hahahahahaha!
This was a COOL interview with Andy Eckman, the parent of what I would consider a, "Prodigy Kid". Austin is doing EXTREMELY well with his Inventr.io business, and it was great to hear his dad's side of the story!
Truly an EPIC thing that Austin is doing!
Just had a rocking podcast with Austin Eckman! Here's what I can tell you after talking to 26 year old Austin, WE ARE ALL PLAYING too small!
Austin has 100,000 people in his group of customers with his Inventr.io concept. It is a 30 day challenge that teaches STEM concepts around a storyline. In this case, your spaceship has crashed and you need to repair the craft to get back home using the provided electronics kit.
They just invested $250,000 on reworking the challenge with a production company to make it as good as possible for the end user. Version 2.0 sounds AWESOME too! That one based on a story as well!
We talk about school, pre-INVENTR.io, and what's next.
Austin is a PERFECT example of how if we work through our problems whether it be no money, depression, etc., GREATNESS comes from the ashes of burning the bridges and taking FULL responsible for yourself!
My ABSOLUTE favorite part of the interview was after he talked about potentially having a $100 million dollar exit in 5 and I asked him what's after that? Reminding me of Elon Musk he said, "I want to be the guy that takes it all and puts it ALL INTO my next venture!" Whatever that might be I'm sure will be GENUIS, we'll have to wait to see what he comes up with!!!
You can connect with Austin Eckman on Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin or get started in electronics with INVENTR.io!
I had the opportunity to chat with Konain Shah today. He is a 23 year old that is smart and wise WAY beyond his years! What first caught my attention a few weeks ago was his philanthropy AT AGE 23!
He burned all of the bridges 2 days before he was going to graduate high school and made a full commitment to entrepreneurship! School is for some people, but for others it is not, and Konain is one of them!
He is a great example of the power of being driven and MAKING a CLEAR CHOICE to becoming very successful. His biggest tip to younger entrepreneurs is to GO BIG, and that is what he is doing!
His client list includes some of the TOP people in the online industry!
I stopped this at about 50 minutes but I wish I kept recording, he couldn't stop dropping GOLDEN BOULDERS!!
One thing is clear from talking with Konain, self education is KEY to becoming successful in entrepreneurship! You are not going to learn it in public school!
I've been jumping up and down for awhile about this Prodigy Kid book and the idea of self-learning about how to be successful and entrepreneurship but I've had zero luck of getting Nate and his friends TRULY EXCITED about it yet until now!
Once I disguised it as, "The Ultimate Lemonade Stand", they've been freaking out!!!!
I've decided to change direction and simplify what I am doing. What is the ONE THING I can do that can bring me my goal the fastest?
The Ultimate Lemonade Stand is one of the modules in our coaching that I think will help parents teach their kids how to have their first BIG win in entrepreneurship if done properly. Instead of trying to finish up the Prodigy Kid Blueprint, I'm going to just focus on what can get kids results the fastest!
Compound interest is a very powerful force when applied to money and investing. What about the "compound interest of LIFE" and it's effects on your success. Why it's important to choose BIG goals that benefit the world at as young an age as possible to gain the most benefit.
"What is Success?" is the intro title to the 1st book in The Prodigy Kid Blueprint. In this chapter I go over this and actually get a little carried away into the 1st chapter of that book but stopped myself before I went too far with that chapter.
SUCCESS IS UP TO YOU!!!!
On this episode I talk about THE BIGGEST most IMPORTANT thing that I've taught Nate, and have broken a family "curse" when it comes to money.
I learned from Alex Charfen about Momentum. I went over 40 years until I UNDERSTOOD how my "entrepreneurial mind" works and is wired differently than everybody else. He calls it the "Entrepreneurial Spectrum" and I clearly am on it!! Entrepreneurs need MOMENTUM. We need to be moving towards our goals and making daily progress. If not you get lack of momentum, and that is not a good thing!! As a parent it is important to KNOW and be able to UNDERSTAND your kid if they are on the "ENTREPRENEUR SPECTRUM!"
My top mentor Russell Brunson sent me a friend request the other day! The EXACT person I would love to share Prodigy Kid with! It was 6am when I saw the request, and within 10 minutes I had already talked to my dad and woke Nate up, only to have him say, "IT'S PROBABLY A FAKE PROFILE!", and roll back over to sleep. YUP, FAKE PROFILE! I'm not even mad. For that 10 minutes the vision I gained and "feeling" I felt and REMEMBER was a GIFT. This episode gets into what I learned from it.
Short and sweet description: Do little things daily toward your goals and dreams and they will COMPOUND and add up to BIG things! We need to teach our kids do find their, "North Star", and daily do the basics of "The Successful 4" to keep momentum!
Today's interview was with Evans Putnam. He actually rents his lighting for his podcast from his daughter! Podcasting and coaching are his niche, and to help others. The two biggest takeaways are that he is an EXAMPLE to his daughter, and to not only be an entrepreneur to make money, but to serve others.
You can find more information about Evans at servepreneur.com.
This teaching episode covers a chapter from, "The Prodigy Kid", book called, "Help others succeed when you can". Something cool happened today that lines up perfectly with this principle so I though I would share it.
I cam across Rodney on Facebook somehow. As a previous, "lawn kid", and lawn service owner, his story hit me good. He has created a movement + non-profit organization, "Raising Men Lawn Care". As of today he has enlisted roughly 4000 kids to take part in his, "50 yards challenge", where they provide free lawn care to our elders, those who are disabled, single mothers and our veterans, who do not have the time, resources and/or money to take care of their yards. When they get to 50 yards, Rodney will personally come to them and bring them a lawn mower, weed eater and blower.
You can support the cause by going to WeAreRaisingMen.com!
I think I've had enough practice and consistency to take this podcast to the next level. Need to polish the video version a little, have not only "documenting the journey episodes", but shorter teaching episodes and we need to interview guests. Parent entrepreneurs with kids and some Prodigy Kids out there doing awesome stuff!
Here's an update of some launch ideas that I'm going to do with The Prodigy Kid book that focuses a lot on a "local launch" on my way to becoming an "Amazon Bestseller" with our upcoming book launch.
I also get into some of the details of the upcoming "Prodigy Kid Entrepreneurship Incubator".
The way I'm approaching all of this is with AN EXTREME BELIEF that, "with God ALL things are possible".
I've come a long way this year! While I didn't hit my podcast goal by the end of the year, I still managed to knock it out of the park considering I am like a triathlete with no arms or legs with all I've overcome this year!
This next year is going to change everything as we begin to work with others who hear our calling with Prodigy Kid.
Nobody was there to come to my rescue this past year, and nobody is coming to your rescue either. It won't be family or friends that step in, or the school system, it is us who needs to battle through our problems and become the best version of ourselves to be an example for our kids. It is time to create the story of the life that you want and go get it. LET'S GO!!!!
Today Nate revealed to me indirectly that all this firehose of information I always give him is actually landing somewhere and he's getting it! He has talked about the BIG thing that he wants that is going to take some work for him to get. A DIRT BIKE! My brother called him today about maybe getting him a helmet for Christmas. I told Nate that he shouldn't get a dirt bike helmet without having a dirt bike. What he said made me proud and realize I really can't lose at this point! He's getting this stuff!!!
I can thank one of my coaches, JoshForti, for helping me figure out The Prodigy Kid Blueprint. If it wasn't for the training I took Nate to, and the subsequent coaching with him it would have never come about. The beauty of hiring coaches is that it puts you on the RIGHT PATH faster than if you tried to figure it out yourself. The Prodigy Kid Blueprint is the essence of what Prodigy Kid is all about and I look forward to sharing it with you!!!! Go to ProdigyKIdBlueprint.com to sign up to learn more about it!
When I wrote The Prodigy Kid book after my near death experience I committed to waking up every morning at 530am and starting writing ASAP thereafter. 40 days straight of doing that I had a really good rough draft.
One of the chapters in TPK book talks about the importance of your morning routine. In my case, I normally wake up at 830am every day. Starting tomorrow, I'm waking up at 530 every day to work on Prodigy Kid. If I work 3 hours every day by the time I normally wake up, that's an extra 21 hours per week! Not only that, but I will already have momentum for the day and will be NIGHT and day more productive.
New Years is in a couple of weeks, why not start IMMEDIATELY!?
If you ignore your health, IT WILL GO AWAY!
Hands down, the most important thing for entrepreneurs AND EVERYONE is your health, without it you have nothing.
I am a prime example of how your life can be disrupted because of chronic illness, and now Nate is an example with his broken leg and surgery of how quick an injury can change EVERYTHING!
This Thanksgiving episode has me thankful for a lot. Nate was cut off by a truck the other day and broke his leg pretty bad. The bottom part of his leg snapped in half. A ride in an ambulance, a few nights in the hospital and a major surgery and I can tell you I'm VERY thankful for all of those things IT WAS NOT! It could have been much worse. In this episode I talk about how I'm going to approach the next 6-8 weeks while he heals up. He's been a little down as you would expect, and I've been in overdrive helping him to see the positives in the situation and to have gratitude that it wasn't worse. There are some new habits WE are going to get into that I discuss in this episode.
I was sharing with Nate how Elon Musk is taking a lot of criticism right now about how he is reducing Twitter's workforce, but in reality it is brilliant because it brings the Principle of 80/20 into it. The rule which I personally think should be a "LAW" would show that 20% of Twitter's workforce before the takeover are probably responsible for 80% of the results. Removing the 80% of the workforce that is only getting 20% of the results is key to a healthy business.
I also related back to my own business and a recent decision to cull/sell some of my accounts using the same 80/20 Principle.
Whole point is not to talk about my business, or Elon's, but to look for stories every day and things that happen to relate back to a teaching lesson from Prodigy Kid or Life in general. That's what I do with Nate!
One of the most important books out there, "Think and Grow Rich", by Napoleon Hill, has been a VERY important part of my life and success!
In this episode I share what I think is the most important gift given by Mr. Hill, "The Self Confidence Formula".
If you don't know what "The Self Confidence Formula" is, YOU NEED TO!
As Nate is approaching his mid-teens I'm so thankful for the partnership we have with our business. My dad jokes that, "he's going away for 4 or 5 years and you'll get him back when he's 19 or 20." Meaning the teen years can be rough. We'll see, but I'm hoping that our business will keep our mutual respect and relationship strong. I had 2 calls from school this week, and I can see how my handling of the school situation could really negatively affect our relationship for better or worse. There is nothing better to me to teach life lessons, skills and relationship building than to be in business. So far our mutual family business has been a beacon in the storm waters, and something tells me that this parenting approach is going to be an AWESOME asset. Time will tell. One thing for sure is I'm documenting ALL of it good and bad!!!
One of the biggest misconceptions about success is to, "Never Give UP!" Sometimes you have to use your best judgement and know to give up. Not all goals are meant to be. "Unanswered prayers", can be HUGE blessings in disguise! The best thing to do is to create GIANT level 10 goals, like Elon Musk wanting to colonize Mars, and never give up on the BIG goals. You have to be ready to review, revise, and change course when needed.
I ran into my homeroom/anatomy + physiology teacher from high school today and we talked about Prodigy Kid. He definitely agreed that some of the kids that came through his class had no business being in there and should have been doing something different. As he went through The Prodigy Kid book he was making it clear that while entrepreneurship is not for everyone, the wisdom and success oriented knowledge in there can benefit all kids. He said, "In reality, EVERYONE!"
There was one day specifically that Nate said, "Why would anybody want a job?" In that moment it, "CLICKED", for him. He has front row seats to the trail I'm riding, and now it is going to become more apparent to him as I take the next 5 months off to try and heal my body while getting Prodigy Kid off the ground. A normal job doesn't just let you take off a few months to rest and launch your passion project. All my hard work the past 2 years and LITERAL, "blood, sweat and tears", is giving me this unique opportunity to RESET. The BIG learning lesson for him over the next few months will be that you can be in business and, "own", your job or you can, "own", a business. I am taking a leap of faith and stopping being a TECHNICIAN in my traditional lawn business and will OWN a business.
It has come to my attention that throwing rocks at college and having a job is going to ruffle some feathers. Entrepreneurship is a different path, and entrepreneurs think differently. I've spent a bunch of energy, "arguing", or explaining myself over the years and wish that those who are college and job oriented could UNDERSTAND how an entrepreneur thinks. It would save us ALL a lot of misunderstanding. If you are an entrepreneurial parent, you GET IT! If you are a parent of an entrepreneurial child, but are college + job oriented, the Prodigy Kid curriculum and these podcasts will be helpful to you in understanding and to be able help you to guide your child more effectively than causing more needless CONFLICT!
If having your kid go through the Prodigy System would be life altering/changing for them, and give them a tremendous edge, what 2 things could you do to make them "WANT" to become a "Prodigy Kid?"
1. The Ethical Bribe
2. Let them see "you doing it" with your life.
Let's put an end to teaching kids to go to college to get a job and start teaching them to create GENERATIONAL WEALTH!
Nate has got me thinking. He missed 2 weeks of school this year so far due to Covid and we went to Funnel Hacking Live for a week. He had an F in reading/writing, but I couldn't be more proud! Sounds crazy, but this episode I get into what his teacher said, and what he worked out with her because she was impressed with what he was doing, EVEN THOUGH HE HAD AN F!! I also get into the BIGGEST secret for the FASTEST success!!
I am the last person you would expect to be out there launching something like Prodigy Kid! There are many different reasons for doing this including for Nate, for money, to change the world, and as a scientist to figure out if the crazy serendipitous events in my life can be duplicated in others by following the same paradigm I've taught myself. My health has really been bad and is the whole reason I wrote The Prodigy Kid book in the first place. As I QUICKLY finished up the episode, my health was calling me away unfortunately and I didn't get to add the last little part! It was that the baseball mom who validated what I was creating for Nate, and made me think I could launch it to the world. I told her I was just going to give it away! She told me "NO!, you have to sell it and make money! Otherwise you won't be able to create a team and REALLY change the world!" I still want to give it away, LOL. At one point you will be about to go to theprodigykidbook.com and get a free copy of the physical book if you pay $9.95 S/H. If you choose to support us in other ways it is appreciated!!!
But where's your "Prodigy"? Just because I wrote the Prodigy Kid book, and created the Prodigy Kid Blueprint does not mean I don't have my issues as a parent. That does not mean I don't get frustrated or calls from school. I feel like that is all part of having a kid that is on that "different path". There is one BIG thing that I won't tolerate from Nate, and how I need to evaluate my own self because of it.
Entrepreneur Sean McLellan has freed his family of money constraints before 40, and is now raising his 4 kids with his awesome wife full time! Their kids have always been homeschooled and he has offered our listeners some cool resources that they've created for their kids and have helped others use with their kids. Listen in as we go deep down the rabbit hole!
Me and Nate are living "The Hero's Journey" right now with Prodigy Kid, and we are documenting the whole thing! This past week Nate and I attended Clickfunnel's, "Funnel Hacking Live", 4 day event.
It was very cool to expose Nate to all of those HIGH LEVEL entrepreneurs and watch him as his belief and vision GREW for what we are doing with Prodigy Kid.
The biggest PROUD PARENT moment came at a dinner we had with my coach (who happened to be one of the speakers) and some of his coaching clients. There was a "2Comma Club X" guy there ( +$10 million done through his old business using the CF software), and an "Inner Circle Rockstar" there (+$50000 to be part of). All 18 of us went around the table and gave our top lesson learned from the event and Nate's answer made me tear up a little. He said.....
(His answer is in this episode!!! LOL)
Part of the Prodigy Kid philosophy is to use the magical time just upon waking and just before bed for the maximum benefit. Andrea's coaching program teaches mom's how to use dinner time as a tool to create better family relationships. In this episode find out how impactful your family dinner with your kids can be!
Teaching your child how to create a dream board is an essential first step to help them visualize their goals and dreams. It is one thing to write your goals and dreams down, but to actually be able to quickly glance over and instantly see them is KEY to success.
What does YOUR child's DREAM life look like? Do you know?
Instead of, “MAKING”, my son become a, “Prodigy Kid”, like a drill sergeant, I created a situation where he WANTS to.
How did I do it? It’s called, “an ethical bribe”.
I sometimes struggle with wondering if I am a worthy enough guide for my son to teach him to be successful. Between work and home, as a parent it is our kids that matter the most. How are you being present in your kid’s lives?
This is the backstory of how I got on this Prodigy Kid trip after a near death experience. It is exactly how I turned something really bad into something really good.
Figure out how successful people think and do what they do, and you will be successful. The first step in making this Prodigy Kid philosophy work is this question: what would you do if you had unlimited time, money and power to make the world a better place? You have to go BIG!! What do you think would happen if your child followed, “The Prodigy Kid Blueprint?”
Not all kids will fit into the typical, “go to school, get a college degree, and get a job”, path. If your child is entrepreneurial and the traditional path isn’t going to work, what are you going to teach them to guide them to success?