Achieve Results NOW! Podcast

Theron Feidt & Mark Cardone
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  1. 3d ago

    508: Your Life is a Pool

    In This Episode: Have you ever stared at a problem so messy, so overwhelming, that you knew fixing it was going to require a serious, grueling process? In this episode of the Achieve Results NOW! Podcast, hosts Mark Cardone and Theron Feidt dive into a incredibly quirky—but profoundly accurate—metaphor for your mindset: a backyard swimming pool. After spending three weeks battling a pool that turned to pure black water because the winter cover fell in, Theron's mental gears started turning. He realized that the exact same highs, lows, and technical systems required to turn a toxic swamp back into crystal clear blue water apply directly to engineering a high-performance life. Whether you own a pool or have never stepped foot near one, this framework applies directly to you. If your mental pressure gauge is rising and you feel like life just isn't flowing, it's time to stop over-tinkering, clean your filters, and balance your chemistry. Mark and Theron deliver a tactical 3-step action plan to help you audit your inputs, eliminate limiting beliefs, and trust the compounding systems of success. 🛠️ Key Frameworks & Action Steps Action Step 1: Put the Right Things In (Intentional Inputs) If a pool is dark, green, and choked with debris, throwing more leaves into the water isn't going to fix it. You have to violently alter what you are feeding the system daily. Stand Guard at the Door of Your Mind: Pay ruthless attention to your media consumption. Categorize your news, social media scroll, and daily content. Ask the binary question: Does this build me up, or does it drag me down? If people complain that Facebook makes them angry but refuse to close the app, they are actively polluting their own water. Audit Your Association Circle: Be fiercely deliberate about who gets access to your energy. The top five people you surround yourself with will dictate your average net worth, your mindset, and your emotional baseline. If someone "spills beer" or "pees in your pool" once, it's an accident. If they do it every single week, get them out of your pool. Add One High-Quality Clarifier: Introduce one intentional, growth-oriented habit to balance your daily routine (e.g., a structured workout, reading, or positive audio). Just like adding a weekly splash of pool clarifier locks onto the dirt and cleans the system, one consistent positive habit keeps your life balanced over time. Action Step 2: Clean Your Filter (Remove What Clogs Your Flow) When a pool filter gets jammed with dirt and seasonal debris, the water stops moving. In your life, a clogged filter manifests as rising stress and anxiety. When you feel the internal pressure gauge going up, it means your flow is blocked. Hose Down Your Limiting Beliefs: Identify the core, subconscious scripts holding you back (e.g., "Money is finite," or "People always cheat" ). These beliefs are formed in childhood and trap you in a defensive pattern. In the early stages of changing a belief, you have to "hose it down" every single day with repetition until the new truth sticks. Cut out One Recurring Drain: Actively remove or limit access to one recurring obligation, negative habit, or regression relationship. If hanging out with a specific person triggers a belief that you have to overeat or overspend to "be fun," you must actively gatekeep that connection. Perform a Weekly Filter Check: Dedicate 15 minutes every Sunday night or Monday morning to run a personal audit. Review your week: How did I feel? Where did I fall back into old beliefs? Who do I need more of, and who do I need less of? Action Step 3: Let It Run (Trust the System) You've balanced the chemicals, chopped out the debris, and scrubbed the filter—but the water is still slightly cloudy. The absolute worst thing you can do at this stage is panic and over-tinker. You have to step back and let the pump run. Stop Over-Tinkering: Whether you are preparing for a black belt graduation spectacular or launching a new marketing campaign in business, results take time to marinate. Constant checking, opening the pot while it's boiling, or quitting a behavior because you didn't drop 40 pounds after a 10-minute jog kills momentum. Trust the process over time. Find an Expert Chemist: If you have run your systems check and your life or fitness still isn't clearing up, stop trying to guess the solution alone. Just like taking a water sample to a pool store, seek out a coach, a mentor, or an expert who can diagnose the exact blindspot blocking your results. "If you add enough chlorine to a black pool, it's physically impossible for it to stay dirty for long. Change your inputs, clean your filter, and let the system run."   🔗 Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode Claim Your Free Book: Head over to Achieve Results NOW! to secure your free copy of our action guide, Ignite Results, packed with specific daily actions to move the needle! Connect With the Community: Join our network of high achievers and action-takers on Facebook at facebook.com/achieveresultsnow. Got a Question? Submit your anonymous questions via our website contact form, and we might answer them live on a future Q&A episode! Thank you for listening, commenting, and subscribing. Now get out there and achieve results NOW! ARN Suggested Reading: Blessings In the B******t: A Guided Journal for Finding the BEST In Every Day – by Mark Cardone & Theron Feidt https://www.amazon.com/Blessings-B******t-Guided-Journal-Finding/dp/B09FP35ZXX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=blessings+in+the+b******t&qid=1632233840&sr=8-1 Full List of Recommended Books: https://www.achieveresultsnow.com/readers-are-leaders Questions? 1.   Do you have a question you want answered in a future podcast? 2.   Go to www.AchieveResultsNow.com to submit. Connect with Us: Get access to some of the great resources that we use at: www.AchieveResultsNow.com/success-store www.AchieveResultsNow.com www.facebook.com/achieveresultsnow www.twitter.com/nowachieve Thank you for listening to the Achieve Results NOW! Podcast.  The podcast that gives you immediate actions you can take to start seeing life shifting results NOW!

    20 min
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  3. Jun 23

    507: The Simplicity Trilogy

    Clearing the Noise to Accelerate Execution In a world driven by intentional clutter, endless to-do lists, and over-engineered applications, hosts Mark Cardone and Theron Feidt dedicate this milestone episode to the ultimate success filter: Simplicity. True genius isn't creating a concept that looks dense and complicated just to confuse people; genius is the ability to boil massive ideas down to their absolute core so they can be seamlessly executed. Whether you are running an elite martial arts dojo or structuring a scaling enterprise, complicating your process is a mask for hiding a lack of clarity. In this tactical blueprint, Mark and Theron outline how to aggressively pare down your thoughts, your schedule, and your core mission so you can stop wasting critical energy and start moving the needle. Key Frameworks & Action Steps Action Step 1: Establish Simplicity of Thought (Sharpen the Signal) When your mind is constantly flooded with shallow inputs, your decision-making agility cracks. Achievers purposefully install mental filters to quiet the noise and gain immediate clarity. The One-Question Filter: Before pulling the trigger on a new initiative or micro-task, run it through this unshakeable lens: "Does this active decision explicitly move my result?" If the answer isn't a hard yes, it is an engineered distraction. The 20-Minute Input Blackout: Dedicate a non-negotiable window every single day to complete sensory silence. Turn off your notifications, shut down the news, and step away from all streaming content. Give your brain the tactical margin it needs to digest information and solve deep problems. If twenty minutes makes you nervous, start with ten—but pull the plug on the noise. The Top 3 Rule: Stop working off an exhaustive to-do list of twenty items. If everything is important, nothing is. Limit your active daily focus to your Top 3 Priorities at one time. Once those are finished, you can cleanly pull secondary items into your priority bucket. Action Step 2: Implement Simplicity of Action (Lighten the Load) High productivity is not about adding more busywork to an already bursting calendar; it is about aggressively removing low-value friction so your focus can compound. Plan the Night Before: Never enter your morning on the defensive. Before your head hits the pillow, identify the single highest-impact action step that will move the needle tomorrow. Schedule it first so you hit the ground running without burning precious willpower on trivial morning choices. The D.E. Filter (Delegate or Eliminate): Conduct an aggressive operational audit using the classic A-B-C-D-E time matrix guidelines: Delegate (The 80% Rule): If a team member can handle an essential task at least 80% as effectively as you, hand it off immediately. Free yourself up to operate exclusively in your highest strategic zone. Eliminate: Ruthlessly locate the deep habits and activities that do not actively serve your vision, business growth, or relationships, and permanently erase them from your schedule. Action Step 3: Simplify Your Purpose (The Decision Compass) Fulfillment requires a streamlined North Star. If you cannot describe why your business or character exists in a clear, brief sentence, your daily execution will default to chaos. The One-Sentence Purpose Statement: Reject long, paragraph-length corporate mission statements that read beautifully but mean nothing in active practice. Boil your overarching vision down to a crisp, concise, single sentence (e.g., "Team Leader," "Joy Bringer"). The Mirror Reminder: Take your purpose sentence and physically anchor it to your environment—write it boldly across your bathroom mirror. Successful people do not need to be taught what to do, but they do require sharp, immediate daily reminders of who they are choosing to be. Speak It Out Loud on Hard Days: When operations hit an inevitable speed bump and frustration peaks, stand in front of the mirror, change your posture, and clearly speak your purpose statement out loud to the room. Hearing your own voice declare your absolute coordinates cuts through emotional clutter and instantly resets your trajectory. "Simplicity is the canvas of peak performance. When you complicate your thinking, you anchor your execution. Pick your Top 3 needle-movers today, cut the noise, and execute." Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode Ignite Your Growth Portfolio: Head over to Achieve Results NOW! to claim your free copy of our high-performance guide, Ignite Results: 4 Easy Steps to Measurable Results in 30 Days! Join the Inner Circle: Share your Top 3 daily priority adjustments and connect with a global network of focused, action-oriented leaders on Facebook at facebook.com/resultsnow. Deepen the Blueprint: Missed our historical breakdown on character alignment, willpower muscles, and warrior traits? Make sure to go back through our archive and stream Episode 506 (How Achievers Think, Act, and Live) to complete your personal optimization trilogy! Thank you for listening, commenting, and subscribing. Now get out there and achieve results NOW! ARN Suggested Reading: Blessings In the B******t: A Guided Journal for Finding the BEST In Every Day – by Mark Cardone & Theron Feidt https://www.amazon.com/Blessings-B******t-Guided-Journal-Finding/dp/B09FP35ZXX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=blessings+in+the+b******t&qid=1632233840&sr=8-1 Full List of Recommended Books: https://www.achieveresultsnow.com/readers-are-leaders Questions? 1.   Do you have a question you want answered in a future podcast? 2.   Go to www.AchieveResultsNow.com to submit. Connect with Us: Get access to some of the great resources that we use at: www.AchieveResultsNow.com/success-store www.AchieveResultsNow.com www.facebook.com/achieveresultsnow www.twitter.com/nowachieve Thank you for listening to the Achieve Results NOW! Podcast.  The podcast that gives you immediate actions you can take to start seeing life shifting results NOW!

    19 min

  4. Jun 16

    506: How Achievers Think, Act and Live

    In This Episode: In this deeply personal installment of the Achieve Results NOW! Podcast hosts Mark Cardone and Theron Feidt lift the curtain on a cornerstone principle of high performance: how true achievers cultivate unshakeable drive. Inspired by a classic "Weekly Wisdom" lesson from the dojo that hasn't been shared in fifteen years, this episode tackles a raw truth that many leaders face but rarely admit—even seasoned black belts don't wake up feeling driven every day. Success isn't a passive state of drifting; it is an active system of intent, discipline, and intentional conditioning. Drawing from their lifelong partnership in business and martial arts, Mark and Theron lay out a powerful, practical framework to help you stop waiting for motivation, audit your habits, and build an unshakeable roadmap for constant improvement. Key Frameworks & Action Steps Action Step 1: Define What Excellence Looks Like for You When momentum stalls, it is rarely a lack of baseline capability—it is a lack of a clear, challenging target. Achievers never allow themselves to drift into progress by accident; they design it. Excellence Over Perfection: Reject perfectionism completely, as it is an unattainable metric that breeds procrastination. Instead, define what a standard of excellence looks like for your specific baseline today. Set Goals That Demand Growth: True drive is generated by the thrill of the chase. Set specific targets that are intentionally scary enough to stretch your mental and physical boundaries. Establish External Leverage: Do not keep your targets trapped in your head. Write them down clearly and make concrete, public promises to people you respect. Forcing social pressure onto your goals converts a passive "should" into an unshakeable, daily "must." Uncover the "Why": Identify what your achievement actually represents. Look past surface-level awards or titles and anchor your motivation to the core character development you are striving to build. Action Step 2: Intentionally Train the Three Pillars Drive is a muscle that must be methodically conditioned through structured daily action. The hosts break down three mission-critical pillars to anchor your performance: Sharpen Your Skills (The Top Three Rule): Be fiercely deliberate about your professional and personal development. Identify the top three specific skills you need to improve to advance. Avoid a list of ten items, which triggers overwhelm, or a single item, which invites delay. Three is the magic high-performance number. Commit to refining those top three choices through repetition and targeted effort every single day. Strengthen Your Will (The Mindset Muscle): Discipline is a muscle trained on your absolute worst days. It is effortless to execute your habits when you wake up feeling highly motivated, but true high performers exercise their will on the days they are sore, tired, or uninspired. Stand guard at the door of your mind and violently shield your will from external negativity or limiting beliefs. Elevate Your Conditioning (The Energy Foundation): Biological performance dictates mental agility. When your body is fatigued and your physical conditioning drops, your emotional and mental focus immediately fracture—causing you to snap at your team or make reactive choices. The State Check: Train your mental response mechanism to treat disruptions as data rather than crises. Theron shares a raw example of his son's car breaking down at 8:00 PM on a Sunday thruway, requiring a midnight tow. By maintaining high mental conditioning, they reframed the frustration into a blessing—ensuring the vehicle was fully repaired and safe before a major summer move to North Carolina. Action Step 3: Refuse to Accept Your Current Level as Your Final Level Fulfillment belongs exclusively to those who choose to live in a state of continuous, never-ending growth. Stagnation is the silent killer of both businesses and relationships. Reject Mediocrity as a Destination: Refuse to tolerate complacency in any area of your life. Turn a critical eye to your health, your workplace, and your family daily. Continually ask yourself: "What is one single thing I can make slightly more fluent or improve today?" Act on that answer immediately. Embrace the Grind with Tenacity and Gratitude: Reframe the daily process from an obligation into a journey. Borrowing a timeless truth from actor Henry Winkler (The Fonz), anchor your timeline with a dual focus on Tenacity to keep pushing through bumpy, difficult steps, paired with deep Gratitude to actively celebrate incremental process milestones along the way. "Achievers don't drift toward success. It takes work, it takes systems, and it requires you to actively refuse to let your current baseline be your final destination. Pick one step and execute now." Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode Download Your Free Guide: Head over to Achieve Results NOW! to claim your free copy of our action-oriented handbook, Ignite Results: 4 Easy Steps to Measurable Results in 30 Days! Connect with the Team: Join a global network of focused, high-performing achievers on Facebook at facebook.com/achieveresultsnow. Archives & Deep Dives: Missed last week's framework on boundary filters and identity-driven success? Make sure to go back through our archive and stream Episode 504 (Making Better Excuses) and Episode 505 (Building a Life You Don't Need a Vacation From) to keep your momentum surging forward! Thank you for listening, commenting, and subscribing. Now get out there and achieve results NOW! ARN Suggested Reading: Blessings In the B******t: A Guided Journal for Finding the BEST In Every Day – by Mark Cardone & Theron Feidt https://www.amazon.com/Blessings-B******t-Guided-Journal-Finding/dp/B09FP35ZXX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=blessings+in+the+b******t&qid=1632233840&sr=8-1 Full List of Recommended Books: https://www.achieveresultsnow.com/readers-are-leaders Questions? 1.   Do you have a question you want answered in a future podcast? 2.   Go to www.AchieveResultsNow.com to submit. Connect with Us: Get access to some of the great resources that we use at: www.AchieveResultsNow.com/success-store www.AchieveResultsNow.com www.facebook.com/achieveresultsnow www.twitter.com/nowachieve Thank you for listening to the Achieve Results NOW! Podcast.  The podcast that gives you immediate actions you can take to start seeing life shifting results NOW!

    15 min

  5. Jun 9

    505: Build a Life You Don't Need a Vacation From

    In This Episode: Have you ever found yourself counting down the days until your next vacation just to escape your daily routine? On this episode of the Achieve Results NOW! podcast, Mark and Theron break down why relying on temporary escapes is a trap and challenge listeners to break away from the "popularity of misery" culture. By intentionally structuring your daily routine around your identity, optimizing your environment for your natural energy rhythms, and choosing progress over perfection, you can design a life you actually enjoy waking up to every single day. The hosts lay out a tactical 3-step action plan to help you stop fighting the "Monday Blues" and start sustaining high performance. Core Concepts & Key Takeaways: The Litmus Test: If you consistently dread Monday mornings, it's an undeniable indicator that you need to audit and change how you operate. The Popularity of Misery: Modern culture popularizes complaining about jobs, school, and being perpetually exhausted. Breaking away from this default mindset is the prerequisite to living a fulfilling life. Bad Hours vs. Bad Days: A challenging event or a "bad hour" doesn't have to define your entire day. Shift your focus to what you can control in the current moment. The 3-Step Blueprint to Designing Your Life: Step 1: Align Your Daily Life with Your Core Identity Audit the Gap: Explicitly identify your top 1–3 personal values and evaluate how much time you are actually committing to them each week. Eliminate or Renegotiate: Permanently remove or delegate low-value tasks that continuously drain your energy. Shift the Mindset Language: Reframe daily obligations from "I have to do this" to "I get to do this." Protect Your Fuels: Identify the non-negotiable activity that completely recharges you (e.g., a specific workout, walking the dog, or quiet coffee time) and make it an absolute priority. Step 2: Design Your Environment for Sustained Energy Structure Around Peak Windows: Identify your natural energy levels. Schedule your creative, high-impact tasks during your peak energy hours and save administrative or lower-demand tasks for lower energy windows. Integrate Recovery Habits: Replace mindless "dead time" (like zoning out on the couch for hours watching Netflix) with quick, active recovery practices throughout the day, such as brief walks, focused breathing patterns, or short mental breaks. Step 3: Pursue Progress, Not Perfection Set Challenging Short-Term Goals: Establish a 30-day or 90-day focus goal that pushes you just far enough out of your comfort zone to create necessary friction and growth. Celebrate Process Milestones: Shift your praise away from solely looking at outcomes (like sales totals or weight numbers) and track your process markers. Celebrate showing up—especially on the days you didn't want to. Connect Your Work to a Higher Purpose: When motivation naturally dips, fight procrastination by asking yourself the critical question: "Who benefits when I show up fully as my best self, and who do I let down if I choose to give a mediocre effort?" Action Step Challenge for This Week: Don't try to implement everything at once. Review the steps above, pick one specific sub-action that deeply resonated with you today, and test it consistently for the next 7 days. Reach out to the team on our social channels and let us know your results! Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Claim Your Free Book: Grab a free copy of Ignite Results at AchieveResultsNow.com for specific daily action maps. Connect with the Community: Join the discussion on Facebook at facebook.com/achieveresultsnow. Missed the Series? Go back and catch up on our comprehensive 7 Pillars of the ARN Leadership Blueprint (Episodes 495–502) in the podcast archives! Now get out there and achieve results NOW! ARN Suggested Reading: Blessings In the B******t: A Guided Journal for Finding the BEST In Every Day – by Mark Cardone & Theron Feidt https://www.amazon.com/Blessings-B******t-Guided-Journal-Finding/dp/B09FP35ZXX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=blessings+in+the+b******t&qid=1632233840&sr=8-1 Full List of Recommended Books: https://www.achieveresultsnow.com/readers-are-leaders Questions? 1.   Do you have a question you want answered in a future podcast? 2.   Go to www.AchieveResultsNow.com to submit. Connect with Us: Get access to some of the great resources that we use at: www.AchieveResultsNow.com/success-store www.AchieveResultsNow.com www.facebook.com/achieveresultsnow www.twitter.com/nowachieve Thank you for listening to the Achieve Results NOW! Podcast.  The podcast that gives you immediate actions you can take to start seeing life shifting results NOW!

    21 min

  6. Jun 2

    504: Making Better Excuses

    Coming off the high energy and incredible feedback of their milestone 500th episode, hosts Mark Cardone and Theron Feidt dive straight into a topic everyone deals with but rarely wants to face: excuses. In business, marketing, sales, and life inside the dojo, we hear them constantly. But while we easily spot them in others, we rarely notice when we are making them ourselves. In this episode, Mark and Theron break down the critical difference between a legitimate reason and a recycled excuse, exploring how excuses are ultimately rooted in fear or a lack of excitement. To help you audit your habits and shift your mindset, they break down three immediate action steps to eliminate excuses and step into a higher version of yourself. Key Takeaways & Action Steps Action Step 1: Run the "Replay Test" The first step to conquering your excuses is catching them in real-time. If you find yourself giving a reason for why you didn't get something done, ask yourself: Have I used this exact line before? If you have, it's no longer a reason, it's a recording played out of comfort or habit. Your Challenge This Week: Write down your three most frequently used excuses. Seeing them on paper strips away their power, breaks the pattern, and exposes the underlying fear, judgment, or discomfort you might be trying to avoid. Action Step 2: Pre-Decide What is Acceptable Don't wait until you are tired, unmotivated, or snuggled in a warm bed to decide whether you're going to follow through on your commitments. Make those choices when you are calm and clear-headed. Establish Your Boundaries: Write down a tight, intentional list of true reasons you will accept for missing a needle-moving task (e.g., actual injury or family emergencies). The 24-Hour Rule: If you are caught in a gray area and want to bow out of a commitment, give yourself 24 hours before honoring the excuse. If the feeling completely evaporates after a day, it was just an emotional excuse, not a legitimate reason. Action Step 3: Run Every Excuse Through Your Identity True personal growth requires being better than who you were yesterday. Your identity is shaped by the present-tense actions of the person you are actively deciding to become. The Identity Filter: Write a one-sentence description of the highest version of yourself (e.g., "I am a fit, trustworthy, and disciplined leader"). When an excuse pops up, hold it up against that sentence. Excuses are essentially lies we tell ourselves and others; if your excuse doesn't align with your new identity, it has to go. "Instead of making better excuses, we're really going to have fewer excuses. When we boil it down, we end up with legitimate reasons... and then we can adjust to work around them." Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode Claim Your Free Book: Head over to Achieve Results NOW! to grab your free copy of Ignite Results, packed with specific daily actions to help you win. Connect With Us on Social Media: Follow the community and join the conversation on Facebook at facebook.com/achieveresultsnow. Missed the Last Episode? Be sure to go back and listen to Episode 500 for an amazing retrospective, top subject reviews, and a lot of great listener energy! Now get out there and achieve results NOW! ARN Suggested Reading: Blessings In the B******t: A Guided Journal for Finding the BEST In Every Day – by Mark Cardone & Theron Feidt https://www.amazon.com/Blessings-B******t-Guided-Journal-Finding/dp/B09FP35ZXX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=blessings+in+the+b******t&qid=1632233840&sr=8-1 Full List of Recommended Books: https://www.achieveresultsnow.com/readers-are-leaders Questions? 1.   Do you have a question you want answered in a future podcast? 2.   Go to www.AchieveResultsNow.com to submit. Connect with Us: Get access to some of the great resources that we use at: www.AchieveResultsNow.com/success-store www.AchieveResultsNow.com www.facebook.com/achieveresultsnow www.twitter.com/nowachieve Thank you for listening to the Achieve Results NOW! Podcast.  The podcast that gives you immediate actions you can take to start seeing life shifting results NOW!

    21 min

  7. May 26

    503:The Identity Shift

    In this episode, Mark and Theron dive deep into the concept of Identity-Driven Success. If you've ever found yourself consistently setting goals, following the plans, and seeing temporary results only to fall backward into old patterns, the missing piece isn't your willpower, it's your identity. The guys unpack the Kaizen principle of continuous improvement, explore how "behavior without identity is just a costume," and challenge the idea of "lying to yourself" by shifting the perspective to Truth in Advance. They break down why your subconscious constantly looks for proof to back up who you think you are, and how your environment (friends, family, and long-term associations) can unintentionally anchor you to your past self. Key Frameworks & Core Concepts Kaizen: The principle of continuous, never-ending improvement that connects who we are today with the high-performance version of who we want to become. Truth in Advance: Declaring the standard of who you are becoming, backed by immediate action and intent, rather than waiting for the final outcome to claim the identity. The Costume vs. The Identity: Behavior modification without a shift in core identity is temporary. True change requires moving from "acting the part" to "being the part." Environmental Resistance: Recognizing that growth causes natural awkwardness and resistance from your current environment. Resistance is a metric of growth, not a signal to stop. The 3 Steps to Shifting Your Identity Step 1: Name the Old Identity You cannot replace what you haven't clearly identified. This requires honest introspection. Write down the current narrative running in your head (e.g., "I'm just a procrastinator," or "I am not a morning person"). Acknowledge exactly where your starting point is so you can consciously dismantle the proof your subconscious is collecting to keep you stuck. Step 2: Make a Declaration, Not a Goal Goals are focused on outcomes; declarations are identity statements. Frame your declarations in the absolute affirmative (e.g., "I am a fit and energetic samurai warrior"). Write these statements down and repeat them, out loud and internally until the initial awkwardness fades and the pattern is rewritten. Step 3: Act From the New Identity First When faced with a decision, ask yourself: "What would the person I want to become do in this exact situation?" Act from the future version of yourself, not the past. Small, identity-aligned actions create a powerful feedback loop that builds undeniable confidence and solidifies the new standard. Action Step & Challenge Take one minute today to write down one powerful identity declaration. Place it somewhere you are guaranteed to see it multiple times a day—whether it's a sticky note on your bathroom mirror, your desk, or a daily digital reminder. Focus on viewing your choices through that lens for the next 7 days. Links & Resources Get Your Free Book: Grab a free copy of Ignite Results at AchieveResultsNow.com for daily actionable strategies. Connect with the Community: Follow the conversation on Facebook at facebook.com/achieveresultsnow. Support the Show: If this episode helped you see a clear path forward, please share it with a peer, leave a review, and subscribe! Now get out there and Achieve Results Now! ARN Suggested Reading: Blessings In the B******t: A Guided Journal for Finding the BEST In Every Day – by Mark Cardone & Theron Feidt https://www.amazon.com/Blessings-B******t-Guided-Journal-Finding/dp/B09FP35ZXX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=blessings+in+the+b******t&qid=1632233840&sr=8-1 Full List of Recommended Books: https://www.achieveresultsnow.com/readers-are-leaders Questions? 1.   Do you have a question you want answered in a future podcast? 2.   Go to www.AchieveResultsNow.com to submit. Connect with Us: Get access to some of the great resources that we use at: www.AchieveResultsNow.com/success-store www.AchieveResultsNow.com www.facebook.com/achieveresultsnow www.twitter.com/nowachieve Thank you for listening to the Achieve Results NOW! Podcast.  The podcast that gives you immediate actions you can take to start seeing life shifting results NOW!

    21 min

  8. May 19

    502: Pillar 7: Communication: The ARN Leadership Blueprint:

    Episode 502: Pillar 7: Communication: The ARN Leadership Blueprint: Why Communication is the Pulse In this final installment of the Achieve Results Now leadership blueprint, hosts Mark Cardone and Theron Feidt wrap up their 7-part leadership series by tackling one of the most critical and universally challenging leadership skills: Communication. They emphasize that effective communication isn't about what you think you said, it's entirely about how your audience heard it. Leaders must remain adaptive, treating communication as a fluid skill that must be adjusted whether they are addressing a room of 20, a small team, or speaking one-on-one. Key Takeaways & Action Steps 1. Master the Clarity Filter Confusion is the ultimate enemy of execution. As a leader, your goal isn't to look smart; it is to be understood. The Third-Grade Test: Challenge yourself to explain complex concepts or your business model so simply that a third-grader could understand it. If your explanation is too long or dense, it creates an immediate bottleneck. Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): In meetings and emails, cut out the fluff and deliver your main point within the first 15–20 seconds or the first paragraph. Check for Understanding (The Right Way): Instead of asking "Do you understand?" (which usually just gets a polite "yes"), ask actionable questions like, "Based on this, what are your next two steps?" This reveals if your message was truly received. 2. Practice Active, Empathetic Listening Great communication is a two-way street, and listening is more than just "waiting for your turn to speak." The WAIT Rule: Pause for 2 to 3 seconds before responding to let the other person fully finish their thought. Read the Subtext: Remember that over 50% of communication is body language. Watch for physical cues—like drooping shoulders for confusion or lit-up faces for excitement—to capture what isn't being said out loud. Questions Over Statements: Instead of just handing down feedback, guide your team with collaborative questions (e.g., "How do you feel your performance went?"). Letting them verbalize the solutions creates immediate ownership. 3. Build a Culture of Radical Candor True leadership requires creating an open environment where people feel safe speaking freely and looking at the reality of situations. The 24-Hour Feedback Window: Address difficult or uncomfortable situations quickly. Sleeping on it for 12 hours is fine to cool down but never let an issue fester past a single day. Make it Safe to Fail: A leader needs 360-degree vision. If you overreact or "kill the messenger" when bad news arrives, your team will start hiding things from you, creating massive blind spots. Be Direct but Kind: Focus criticism on the process, not the person. Being kind means being supportive of their long-term growth rather than just being "nice" to avoid discomfort. Remember: disagreeing with an idea does not equal a lack of loyalty or support. Final Thought: You can possess incredible vision, integrity, and empathy, but if you cannot communicate clearly, your leadership will always lack impact. Links & Resources Mentioned Website: Achieve Results Now (Go here to grab your free copy of their book, Ignite Results) Facebook: Achieve Results Now Page Note: Be sure to check back through the archives for the first 6 pillars: Integrity, Vision, Empathy, Decisiveness, Resilience, and Accountability. Also, check out our 500th episode! Now get out there and Achieve Results Now! ARN Suggested Reading: Blessings In the B******t: A Guided Journal for Finding the BEST In Every Day – by Mark Cardone & Theron Feidt https://www.amazon.com/Blessings-B******t-Guided-Journal-Finding/dp/B09FP35ZXX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=blessings+in+the+b******t&qid=1632233840&sr=8-1 Full List of Recommended Books: https://www.achieveresultsnow.com/readers-are-leaders Questions? 1.   Do you have a question you want answered in a future podcast? 2.   Go to www.AchieveResultsNow.com to submit. Connect with Us: Get access to some of the great resources that we use at: www.AchieveResultsNow.com/success-store www.AchieveResultsNow.com www.facebook.com/achieveresultsnow www.twitter.com/nowachieve Thank you for listening to the Achieve Results NOW! Podcast.  The podcast that gives you immediate actions you can take to start seeing life shifting results NOW!

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    Theron Feidt & Mark Cardone
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