Live Free Now w/ John Bush

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Join John Bush on the Live Free Now Show as he brings you the news, views, tips, and tools you can use to live a free, prosperous, and healthy life.

  1. 23h ago

    LFN #253 - 5 Ways to Find Your Freedom Crew (24 Years of Hard-Won Lessons)

    In this episode I'm breaking down 5 powerful strategies to meet freedom friends and build your own freedom crew, drawn from 24 years of organizing freedom lovers, homesteaders, agorists, and folks who question the official narrative. Here's what we'll get into: Where to actually find your people (the spots most folks overlook) What to look for so you connect with the right ones How to strike up a conversation without it feeling forced How to organize your own meetups and keep them going What to watch out for so you protect yourself and your crew I'll also talk about the Freedom Cell Network and how it all ties in... it's one of the best tools out there to meet people and get active in your area. Then we'll open it up. I'll be doing a live Q&A and breaking down Exit & Build 6 this November at Sovereignty Ranch in Texas... what to expect, who's speaking, and how the whole thing works. If you've got questions for me, jump in live and I'll answer them on the show. Come hang out, take notes, and start building your freedom crew. Learn more about Exit & Build 6 here: https://exitandbuild.com

  2. 4d ago

    LFN #252 - Your Limiting Beliefs Are The Only Thing Standing Between You And Exit and Build

    John's on the road in Chattanooga this week, so today's episode is a powerful one pulled from the archives.  This throwback dives into one of the most foundational topics for anyone pursuing financial sovereignty, freedom, and a life outside the mainstream system: limiting beliefs. If you've ever told yourself "I can't do this" or "I'll only mess it up," you're not alone. John shares his own journey through poverty, divorce, and self-doubt, and the exact mindset shift that helped him go from struggling to make rent to building the life he has today. This is a real conversation about the internal obstacles that keep people from pursuing land ownership, entrepreneurship, and true financial freedom... and practical tools to break through them. Whether you're working toward buying land, starting a business, exiting the 9-to-5, or just trying to build a life with more purpose and autonomy, this episode will help you identify the false beliefs holding you back and replace them with the mindset it takes to actually get there. 🔥 SAVE THE DATE: Exit and Build 6 — Freedom in Action 📍 Sovereignty Ranch, Bandera, Texas 📅 November 5th–8th 🎟️ Get your tickets: exitandbuild.com

  3. Jul 1

    LFN #251 - How to Find the Perfect Homestead... Curtis Stone's Full Framework

    Most people buy the wrong land. They fall in love with a view, sign the papers, and only later find out the water's no good, the soil won't grow, or the access road washes out every spring. Curtis Stone has spent years helping people avoid exactly that. In this keynote, originally delivered at Exit & Build 3, Curtis breaks down his complete framework for finding the perfect homestead... the same system he uses through Freedom Farmers and the Homestead Accelerator to vet land for serious buyers. Curtis Stone built a 40-acre off-grid homestead in British Columbia and ran the Urban Farmer (now Off Grid with Curtis Stone), one of the biggest homesteading channels out there. This talk is him handing you the checklist. In this replay you'll learn: - The make-or-break factors most people completely overlook when buying land - How to read topography, water, soil, and climate before you ever make an offer - Why "cheap land" is often the most expensive mistake you can make - How to weigh trade-offs between properties instead of buying on emotion - The difference between land that looks good and land that actually works Curtis is joining us live and in person at Exit & Build 6, November 5–8 at Sovereignty Ranch in Bandera, Texas... where he'll be leading homestead land workshops and sitting down one-on-one in our Implementation Zones to help attendees vet real properties on the spot. Grab your Exit & Build 6 ticket here: https://exitandbuild.com  Follow Curtis: Off Grid with Curtis Stone (YouTube) and @offgridstone on X Freedom Farmers: https://freedomfarmers.com

  4. Jun 26

    LFN #250 - How They're Building an Off-Grid Community in the Private Realm (Trust + PMA + Ministry)

    I'm out at Haven Village right now... spending the next couple weeks on the land, connecting with members, and dialing in the private realm side of the project. So I figured there was no better time to sit down with River and Imani and pull back the curtain on what they're building out here. Haven Village is a 216-acre regenerative development in Tennessee, built entirely in the private realm... trust-stewarded land, organized through a PMA, under a ministry of nature. River and Imani aren't talking about exit and build. They're living it. Hemp homes going up, regenerative agriculture in the ground, real people moving onto real land. In this conversation we get into: - What it actually takes to develop land in the private realm... trust, PMA, and ministry structure explained - The hemp home build-out and the regenerative agriculture plan for the property - The wins, the setbacks, and the lessons you only learn by doing it - How a community like this holds together when the founders are stewards, not owners We also talk about how River, Imani, and Haven Village will be featured at Exit & Build 6 this November at Sovereignty Ranch in the Texas Hill Country... the workshops they'll lead and the hands-on Implementation Zone work attendees will get to do with them.  If you've ever wanted to sit with people who've actually built a sovereign community and walk away with a plan, this is the kind of thing E&B6 is built around. Come build with us at Exit & Build 6: https://exitandbuild.com

  5. Jun 17

    LFN #249 - Mollie Engelhart - We Can Have Resilience or We Can Have Convenience, but We Can’t Have Both

    "We can have resilience, or we can have convenience. But we can't have both." That's the line Mollie Engelhart builds this entire talk from Exit and Build 4 around, and it might just reframe how you think about your food, your land, and your freedom. Join us in person at Exit and Build 6, hosted right on Mollie's Sovereignty Ranch: https://exitandbuild.com  Mollie is the founder of Sovereignty Ranch, a 200+ acre regenerative ranch and farm-to-table operation in the Texas Hill Country. She walked away from a lot of what she used to believe, put in the hard work, and built a thriving, self-reliant life rooted in faith, family, and the land. In this talk, she makes the case that real resilience always costs you some convenience... and why that trade is more than worth it. If you've ever felt the pull to get back to the land, grow your own food, and stop depending on a fragile system, this one's for you. Want to experience it for yourself? Exit and Build 6 is our in-person immersive freedom event, November 5 to 8, 2026, hosted on Mollie's Sovereignty Ranch in Bandera, Texas. Four days of building real systems alongside Mollie and dozens of others who are actually living this out. Come build with us: https://exitandbuild.com

  6. Jun 10

    LFN #248 - The Famous Farmer Who Quit City Farming to Go Off-Grid

    Today on the Live Free Now Show, I'm going live with a surprise guest… and a lot of you are gonna know exactly who he is the second he pops on. Here's what I'll tell you for now. This guy has been in the game a long time. He built one of the biggest farming followings on YouTube, then walked away from city farming, moved out to the country, and built a massive homestead in the rural mountains. These days he's a sovereignty expert, and he's working on a giant land-based community project you are gonna want to hear about. He's also a good friend of mine, so you already know this conversation is gonna be fire. And the kicker… he's going to be there in the flesh at Exit & Build 6, our in-person event November 5 to 8 at Mollie Engelhart's Sovereignty Ranch. Tune in live to find out who it is. Then come build with us. Lock in your in-person ticket to Exit & Build 6: https://exitandbuild.com  Grab your free seat to the Exit & Build Virtual Summit (kicks off June 13th, all about mindset): https://exitandbuild.com/virtual

  7. Jun 3

    LFN #247 - The Stories in Your Head Are Keeping You Broke, Stuck, and Enslaved

    A doubtful, fearful population is easy to control. A confident, self-reliant one is not. That's not an accident, it's the whole game. In this episode, John Bush sits down with Mark England, founder of the Enlifted Method and one of the most sought-after mindset coaches on the planet. Five continents, four thousand clients, ten thousand coaching hours, a TEDx talk, and nearly five hundred certified coaches later, Mark has cracked something the control system would rather you never figure out: the words you use about yourself are building the cage you live in, and you've been handed most of those words on purpose. We get into how the predator class profits from a population stuck in self-doubt and fear, and why the work of reclaiming your own mind is one of the most subversive things you can do. When you stop believing the story they want you to believe about yourself, you become almost impossible to manipulate. Mark grew up watching his dirt-poor father build a gas station empire from nothing through pure focus and a must-do attitude. He took that same intensity into cage fighting, teaching, and eventually coaching, where he discovered that nearly every limitation people carry traces back to a story they've been told, and then keep telling themselves, for years. In this conversation: How fear and self-doubt are cultivated and weaponized to keep people compliant Why reclaiming your inner narrative is a real act of exit and self-ownership The three-part framework that cuts through years of conditioning: words, stories, breath How childhood trauma, bad relationships, and self-sabotage hide inside the language you use every day Why "simple" and "easy" aren't the same thing, and where the real gold is buried How to start rewriting your story today instead of carrying their version for another decade You can't build a free life on a colonized mind. This one is about taking yours back. Watch now, then go build.

  8. May 27

    LFN #246 - How Haven Village Is Building the Future: Trusts, Private Communities & Regenerative Freedom

    In this special presentation from Exit and Build 5 at Polyface Farm, River and Imani of Haven Village share one of the most compelling real-world examples of Exit and Build in action. This was actually the first time I heard them fully explain the shift toward their sub-trust model — where each neighborhood inside Haven Village operates with its own trust structure while remaining connected to the broader mission and stewardship of the land. Honestly… my mind was blown. This is next-level thinking around regenerative community design, private governance, stewardship, and long-term resilience. In this presentation, River and Imani break down: • The evolution of Haven Village • Why they shifted toward the sub-trust model • How private trusts and PMAs fit into regenerative communities • Lessons learned building a real-world freedom community • Governance, stewardship, and protecting mission alignment • What’s working — and what they’ve had to adapt along the way If you care about intentional communities, private realm structures, regenerative living, homesteading, sovereignty, or Exit and Build strategy… this is a must-watch. River and Imani will also be speaking and hosting workshops at Exit and Build 6 this November 5–8 at Sovereignty Ranch in Bandera, Texas. Get tickets here: https://exitandbuild.com  Also… Due to overwhelming interest from people wanting to build aligned projects around the country, Haven Village and Divine Purpose PMA are launching the: Private Realm Community Mastermind June 25–29 in Old Fort, Tennessee This mastermind is for serious builders who want to create regenerative communities, intentional living projects, eco villages, land-based ministries, and sovereignty-oriented developments with strong foundations. Learn more and apply here: https://www.divinepma.com/Private-Realm-Community-Mastermind-Membership

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Join John Bush on the Live Free Now Show as he brings you the news, views, tips, and tools you can use to live a free, prosperous, and healthy life.

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