The Garden

Drew Korf
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  • Self-Improvement

Conversations about finding your calling and building a life around pursuing it.

  1. 3h ago

    17 Lessons from the Last 7 Months | Drew Korf

    Today I'm recording solo from Austin, TX and recapping the last 7 months of learnings. In this episode, we cover some of the best theories and ideas I've gathered along the last 7 months, and recapped some of the most pivotal life experiences during the same timeframe. Key Moments and Highlights: - The Changing Leaves Theory - Falling in love with the inputs and letting go of the outcomes - The most important fitness level to achieve - The world is conspiring to make you happy - What touring with Satsang taught me about being a good hang - The unlock for developing a relationship with my brother - Chris Williamson's advice on showing up when you're not at your best - The First Flight Theory: leaping for yourself, not for the applause Prepping this one meant going back through my journals, notes, and memories from the last seven months. The stuff worth keeping wasn't the metrics. It was the conversations, the long drives, and the small moments in between. Thank you for being part of this community and for growing alongside me. More Austin guests, holiday recordings in Montana and Boise, and video essays coming soon. Thanks for listening. Be Where Your Feet Are. Follow Drew Korf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewkorf/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drew.korf Follow The Garden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegarden.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegarden.podcast From the Episode: Jay Shetty x Matthew McConaughey on On Purpose: https://www.jayshetty.me/podcast/matthew-mcconaughey-the-keys-to-a-meaningful-life-love-faith-family-turning-failure-into-growth Episode Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:25 The Changing Leaves Theory 5:23 Attached to the inputs, detached from the outputs 14:05 Using fitness as a social tool 18:17 The world is conspiring to make you happy 26:08 The Garden Rebrand 30:59 Why ski trips are the best vacation 33:09 One last tour with Satsang 37:52 Why being a good hang has huge value 42:00 Capture the behind the scenes moments 45:20 The chocolate bar story in Bend, Oregon 52:09 A month in Boise with my little brother 56:51 The California trip nobody saw 1:04:08 Chris Williamson's advice on sharing through hard seasons 1:06:56 Moving to Austin 1:10:20 The First Flight Theory 1:17:15 Becoming a morning person 1:18:41 Rapid fire quotes and what's coming next

    17 Lessons from the Last 7 Months | Drew Korf

  2. Oct 19

    I Lived The Instagram Reel. Here's What Actually Matters. | Tyler Dusty

    Tyler Dusty is a marketing entrepreneur and growth partner at GrowRev. In today's episode, we sit down with Tyler Dusty in Austin, TX, who dropped out of college after his sophomore year, had his first paid ads company acquired, and then spent nearly two years living out of a suitcase while he traveled and built GrowRev. We get into restarting from zero, building to sell, and why the highlight reel on social media is never as cool as it looks. Key Moments and Highlights: - Why a 68 million view TikTok that paid $0 taught him leverage - Canceling his football scholarship and skipping class to learn online business - The $250 video slots that taught him to choose clients carefully - Hitting rock bottom with a flooded apartment, a totaled car, and a suspended license in three months - The betrayal that hurt worse than any breakup - Pitching a prospect to acquire his company on the spot - Trading his company for equity and diving into GrowRev - Finding common ground with nine figure operators - What two years of luxury travel looks like behind the curtain - Why peace, not happiness, is what he values most now Tyler's perspective on the world is so interesting because he's seen both sides of the coin. He's partied in all of the places Instagram tells you to chase, has done high-level work with renowned companies, and has reflected deeply along his journey. His perspective is one that I hope other fellow entrepreneurs can learn something from, and I can't wait for y'all to hear this one. Thanks for listening. Be Where Your Feet Are. Follow Tyler Dusty Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyler.dusty/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@Tyler_dusty⁩  Your First Five (free community): https://www.skool.com/yourfirst5/aboutFollow GrowRevWebsite: https://growrev.com/ Follow Drew Korf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewkorf/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drew.korf Follow The Garden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegarden.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegarden.podcast From the Episode: Tomorrowland Belgium 2026, Official Aftermovie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5yQBhDnrvM "The Marshmallow Test," Igniter Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_oy9614HQ Episode Chapters: 0:00 Two years, one suitcase, 25 countries 1:46 Why big nights out don't hit anymore 3:52 Middle class pressure and a football dream 6:45 A 68 million view TikTok that paid $ 09:20 One year of college, then the whiteboard 13:39 First clients and a $7,500 retainer 17:48 $250 video slots and picking the right clients 21:08 Dropping out, then everything crashed 25:17 Throwing away the acceptance letter 26:17 Lead Nest and the betrayal 32:30 Pitching his company for acquisition 34:27 Hard moments become the best stories 37:17 Belief, visualization, and Barry Sanders 40:39 Building for a lifestyle and giving for free 45:34 The one way ticket and an open mind 49:43 Imposter syndrome in bigger rooms 55:54 Behind the curtain: it's not that cool 1:00:19 The adult marshmallow test 1:04:33 Who you do it with matters most 1:07:44 Nearsighted vs. farsighted moments 1:11:04 Picking a partner to share life with 1:14:27 The delayed life fallacy 1:19:33 This too shall pass 1:22:08 Why peace is what he values now 1:24:44 Purpose, 75 summers, and building together 1:27:55 How to support Tyler

    I Lived The Instagram Reel. Here's What Actually Matters. | Tyler Dusty

  3. Oct 12

    Why Gyms Matter More Than Ever In The GLP-1 Era | Brian Wilkerson

    Brian Wilkerson is the founder of CrossFit Casual in Boise, ID. In today's episode, we sit down with Brian Wilkerson in Boise, Idaho. Brian is a 26 year old born-entrepreneur who went from selling paracord bracelets in 7th grade to building CrossFit Casual into a gym of 275+ members in just a couple of years. We talk about being shameless in business, why a gym might be the best third space we have left, and what comes after you hit the goal you set. Key Moments and Highlights: How selling bracelets in middle school prepared him for businessThe spring break Tesla ride that changed his whole career pathGoing from finance graduate to camp counselor, and setting his ego aside to do itWhy nobody is thinking about you as much as you thinkSix months of brutal challenges before opening day of CrossFit CasualThe importance of gyms as a third space in a lonelier, remote-first worldGLP-1s, the quick fix, and why he still believes in the gymHitting 275 members and asking what's next Brian is a killer operator and an even better dude. This conversation was incredibly inspiring for me, and I wish I would have been able to hear it when I was early on in my journey. Hope you dig it as much as I did. Thanks for listening.Be Where Your Feet Are. Follow Brian Wilkerson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianwilk/ Follow CrossFit Casual Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossfit.casual/ Website: https://crossfitcasual.com Follow Drew Korf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewkorf/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drew.korf Follow The Garden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegarden.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegarden.podcast From the Episode: Rick Rubin, "How to Access Your Creativity," Huberman Lab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycOBZZeVeAc CrossFit, "F*ck The Quick Fix. CrossFit Is The Cure.": https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6nCWww7X1yQ Michael Smoak, Higher Up Wellness: https://www.instagram.com/higherupwellness/ Episode Chapters: 0:00 The journal entry written two days before opening 2:33 Paracord bracelets and parents who just do things 6:23 Odd jobs, forklifts, and blue collar perspective 15:22 Leading a Dutch Bros crew in his early 20s 18:16 The Tesla ride that changed everything 22:01 Finance degree to summer camp counselor 26:34 A time to learn and a time to earn 28:49 Being cringe and why nobody is thinking about you 32:04 Flyers, a tripod, and the "we're not cool" brand 35:38 Coffee shop or CrossFit gym? 39:48 Taking the leap 41:40 Six months of code fixes and landlord battles 45:49 Is being naive a superpower? 48:41 Building it yourself versus buying a gym 50:40 Why a CrossFit gym is a country club 53:09 Gyms as a third space 56:54 The cheat code for building a social circle 1:02:26 Rick Rubin and bringing an idea into the world 1:03:40 GLP-1s and CrossFit's war on the quick fix 1:08:50 Is a fit body still a status symbol? 1:13:57 Convenience versus connection 1:16:07 House and HYROX, the workout rave 1:18:02 Did the flowers grow? 1:21:54 What comes after hitting the goal 1:25:14 What do I actually want? 1:28:15 How to support Brian

    Why Gyms Matter More Than Ever In The GLP-1 Era | Brian Wilkerson

  4. Sep 28

    How Dating Apps Are Ruining Modern Relationships | Ivan James

    Ivan James is a relationship and embodiment coach. In today's episode, we sit down with Ivan James, a 16 year Air Force veteran and father who spent most of his life as the best performer in every room he walked into, until his marriage started falling apart and he couldn't win the room in his own house. We talk about performative love versus embodied love, why relationships are the clearest mirror we'll ever look into, and why real intimacy scares so many of us. By 16, Ivan had lived in ten states and three countries. At 33, he disappeared for a year: no social media, no friends, no TV, no drinking. He gets into trying to win over his own couples therapist, finding God in the Appalachian Mountains, and why choosing yourself might be the most loving thing you can do for your partner. Key Moments and Highlights:- Why dating apps and endless options make commitment feel optional - Relationships as the clearest mirror you'll ever look into - Why bad sex is almost always a symptom of missing intimacy- Performative love versus embodied love, & performative burnout - Becoming a master chameleon - Trying to win over his own couples therapist as his marriage fell apart - Disappearing for a year to find out who he was - Why every gift has a light side and a shadow side - The "one coin" mantra - "Workism," and whether we're asking our partners to be everything Ivan spent decades being the guy everyone thought had it figured out, and hearing him describe what it took to strip all of that away, and what it takes to not pick the masks back up, is something I think every single one of us needs to hear. Thanks for listening. Be Where Your Feet Are. Follow Ivan James Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanheals/ Website: https://ivanheals.com/ Follow Drew KorfInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewkorf/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drew.korf Follow The GardenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegarden.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegarden.podcast From the Episode:Derek Thompson, "Workism Is Making Americans Miserable," The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-workism-making-americans-miserable/583441/Eli Finkel, "The All-or-Nothing Marriage," TEDxDunapart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtOwmeZFASE Episode Chapters:0:00 Why commitment feels so hard right now 1:26 Dating apps & endless options 5:08 Is avoiding commitment a way to stay safe? 6:29 Relationships as the most powerful mirror we have 8:03 Double down, eject, or settle 9:31 Why bad sex is a symptom, not the cause 12:56 Anxiety as a teacher 13:55 The signs you're in a bad relationship 17:01 Defining intimacy 19:10 Performative vs. embodied love 22:25 How to catch yourself performing 25:52 Acting "as if" 28:35 Filling a void of self love with social currency 30:39 The 2017 moment that stopped everything 32:52 Asking who he was at 33 34:10 Going cold turkey on social media, friends, alcohol, and TV 36:08 Why isolation needs a foundation 39:30 Finding God and getting baptized in the Appalachian Mountains 40:51 Every gift has a light side and a shadow side 43:04 Giving your past self grace 45:37 Trauma and the story we tell ourselves about it 50:16 When self development turns into "I'm not enough" 53:44 Awareness versus action 55:24 Is the coaching space part of the problem? 59:56 Reintegrating into the world after solitude 1:01:19 Eight months in Miami Beach 1:03:31 The "one coin" mantra 1:08:51 Calling in a partner who holds a clear mirror 1:11:50 The Mastery of Love and the social mask 1:14:32 Conflict as the thing that creates intimacy 1:16:04 Supporting your partner's journey without pressure 1:22:37 Why choosing yourself is the most loving thing you can do 1:23:36 Workism and the all or nothing relationship 1:27:30 What breakups reveal about what you're missing 1:29:34 The first questions to ask on the path to embodiment 1:34:38 How to support Ivan

    How Dating Apps Are Ruining Modern Relationships | Ivan James

  5. Sep 21

    Learning To Ask the Most Important Question | Merlin Lipin

    Merlin Lipin is a Realtor in Billings, Montana. In today's episode, we sit down with Merlin Lipin in Billings, MT, a dual citizen who chased a golf scholarship from Belgium to Montana and built a career as one of the state's top real estate agents. We talk jack of all trades versus master of one, the ego inside passion, and trusting your gut instead of white knuckling life. Merlin opens up about the best round of golf he ever played, which felt like relief instead of joy, the year he burned out on real estate the same way he burned out on golf, and why he refuses to set a single sales goal anymore. Key Moments and Highlights: Growing up a dual citizen between Belgium and AmericaThe golf scholarship that brought him to MontanaRealizing golf was tied to his egoHis best round of golf ever, and why it felt like relief, not joyJack of all trades versus master of one, on purposePassion versus obsession, and the line between themThe identity crash when sports, or any title, gets taken awayBurning out on real estate the same way he burned out on golfWhy he skips sales goals and focuses on daily inputs insteadDefining intuition as a connection to your higher self This conversation kept circling back to one idea, that when something you love starts controlling you instead of the other way around, it's time to step back. Merlin has lived that twice now, with golf and with real estate, and catching himself faster the second time was my favorite part of this one. Thanks for listening.Be Where Your Feet Are. Follow Merlin Lipin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merdawg_realestate/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@merlinbillingsmtrealtor YouTube: https://youtube.com/@merlinbillingsmtrealtor Follow Drew Korf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewkorf/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drew.korf Follow The Garden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegarden.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegarden.podcast From the Episode: Dr. Bob Rotella on the mental side of golf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJa553fS75Y The Last Dance, ESPN's official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Z9JtNcCWY Episode Chapters: 0:00 Intro, growing up a dual citizen between Belgium and America2:20 Traveling through Europe and Costa Rica as a kid7:12 Sports and entrepreneurship, where his curiosity took him9:19 Jack of all trades versus master of one9:57 The golf scholarship that brought him to the United States10:49 Realizing all his eggs were in one basket14:32 Passion versus obsession, and the Kobe and Jordan comparison18:03 The pressure of chasing a golf scholarship as a teenager21:23 Landing in Montana and falling in love with it24:12 A sports psychologist's lesson on why you need new goals29:08 The identity crash after sports, or any title, ends32:25 His best round of golf ever, and why it felt like relief38:26 A friend's story about making it and never asking where he was going46:02 Wrestling between self reliance and trusting something bigger51:01 Defining intuition as a connection to your higher self57:13 Letting go of the pressure to meet other people's expectations1:05:41 Reframing every failed business as one piece of a bigger build1:11:34 Repeating the golf pattern with real estate, and catching it faster1:18:34 Recognizing burnout before it turns into a full crash1:23:00 Being intentional with inputs, detached from outputs1:29:08 Having compassion for who you were with what you knew then1:31:48 What to ask yourself to check if you're on the right path

    Learning To Ask the Most Important Question | Merlin Lipin

  6. Sep 14

    I Burnt Down A 7-Figure Agency to Chase My Dream | Yannick Bernard

    Yannick Bernard is a podcaster and the voice behind the Man's Search for Meaning Podcast. In today's episode, we sit down with Yannick in Austin, TX (our first episode recorded here). Yannick is a German-born former soccer prospect turned entrepreneur, copywriter, and podcaster chasing one question: who am I? We get into the retreat that broke him wide open, the year he lost everything, and why he moved to Austin with no job and a special mission. Key Moments and Highlights: - The concept of "the entreprisoner" - Dropping a $100K soccer scholarship, and the acid trip that started it all - A one way ticket to Mexico with $1,000, the week COVID shut the world down - Building a skincare company and what became on of Germany's top psychedelic companies - Nearly getting hit by a car on a bike ride four days before this recording - The ten day Vipassana retreat that broke him open and surfaced childhood trauma - How his experience mirrors Tim Ferriss's own public story of retreats and trouble with integration - Losing his businesses, money, and relationship within weeks, and the year that followed the season of the retreat - Running marketing for Richard Branson's mushroom retreats, then walking away - Moving to Austin with no job and a special mission Getting to sit with Yannick in this chapter of his life was a real felt treat, and it's been a real inspiration watching him full-send on his dreams. I don't know exactly where his story goes from here, but I know I want a front row seat for it. Grateful he took the leap all the way to Austin, and even more grateful he let us be part of the next chapter. Thanks for listening. Be Where Your Feet Are. Follow Yannick Bernard Substack: https://substack.com/@yannicknoahbernard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yannick-noah Follow Drew Korf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewkorf/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drew.korf Follow The Garden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegarden.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegarden.podcast From the Episode: The Tim Ferriss Show #464, My Healing Journey After Childhood Abuse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9rvOfdk10c Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=424w9fJRgYk AfrikaBurn official aftermovie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgxpJhC4MSU Thank You To Our Sponsors: Black Coffee Roasters: https://www.blackcoffeeroastingco.com/coffee/ Episode Chapters: 0:00 Intro, defining "the entreprisoner" 1:33 Dropping a $100K soccer scholarship, and the acid trip that started it all 2:26 A one way ticket to Mexico, the week before COVID hit 4:23 A childhood built entirely around soccer 8:20 The myth that finding your calling makes life easier 9:38 A friend's death, Mount Everest, and what resurfaces later 11:49 Nearly killed on a bike ride four days before this recording 16:19 Making decisions by asking "what would the hero do" 19:02 Leaving everything behind 20:48 Building a skincare company and Germany's leading psychedelic retreat brand 22:40 Life on "chronic cocaine energy" across a dozen countries 25:13 Meeting his fiancée as his own company's first hire 26:52 Burnout and the savior complex 28:42 His first vacation: a ten day Vipassana retreat that broke him open 31:20 Tim Ferriss's parallel story of surfacing childhood trauma in silence 37:25 The addiction to self-improvement nobody calls an addiction 45:11 Losing everything in a matter of weeks 56:31 How much of his own suffering he thinks he created 1:03:59 Naming this chapter of his life "Greenlights" 1:06:40 Richard Branson's mushroom retreats, and walking away from an 8 figure business 1:07:46 AfrikaBurn, and quitting cold turkey 1:09:16 Two months in an Indian ashram, and starting his own podcast 1:11:19 The pull back to the U.S. and finding Chris Williamson 1:19:07 His why: giving a voice to people who don't usually get one 1:21:59 Becoming a cultural bridge between Germany, South Africa, and America 1:26:19 Closing thoughts

    I Burnt Down A 7-Figure Agency to Chase My Dream | Yannick Bernard

  7. Sep 8

    He Taught "Paralyzed" Men to Walk Again | Mo Brossette

    Mo Brossette is an extreme athlete and a mindset and human performance coach. In today's episode, we sit down with Mo Brossette in Billings, Montana. Mo spent nearly a decade as Director of Mindset at Dallas's Adaptive Training Foundation, helping veterans and adaptive athletes walk again through breath, language, and belief, and now coaches men through WATT's two-year leadership program. It's a wide-ranging conversation about why men are conditioned to bury their emotions, why someone always has to go first, and how the worst moments of your life can quietly become the foundation for everything that comes after. Along the way, Mo opens up about the night he got jumped outside a bar that changed the entire course of his life, losing a friend to suicide and the phone call that pushed him into breathwork, the father he never met (a police officer who died three days after Mo was conceived), and the ayahuasca ceremony that finally brought him peace. Key Moments and Highlights: Why someone always has to go first when it comes to men opening upLosing a friend to suicide, and the call that pushed him into breathworkTeaching people told they'd never walk again how to stand back upGetting jumped outside a bar, and why he's grateful for it nowThe father he never met, and the ceremony that brought him peaceTurning down bigger paychecks to keep doing work that mattered"Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional"The manila folder: figuring out what actually mattersRedefining success as service, not commas in a bank account This conversation happened during one of the best weeks of my life, surrounded by guys I'm genuinely grateful to call brothers, and this episode was the perfect way to close out the week. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Thanks for listening. Be Where Your Feet Are. Find Mo:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachmobrossette/ WATT (We Are The They): https://www.wattmovement.com Follow Drew Korf:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewkorf/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drew.korf Follow The Garden: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegarden.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegarden.podcast From the Episode:Adaptive Training Foundation: https://www.adaptivetrainingfoundation.org One Tribe Foundation (formerly 22Kill) the veteran and first responder suicide prevention nonprofit founded by Jacob Schick: https://1tribefoundation.org Episode Chapters: 00:00 – Intro: What men get wrong about their mental health 02:48 – Giving a room of 32 men permission to open up 04:24 – The power of WATT's mini-mastermind format 06:34 – Why somebody has to go first 08:12 – Taking the "perfect" pedestal away 09:20 – Perfection is an illusion 11:21 – Reframing failure and quitting as growth 12:32 – Mo's path from exercise science into holistic health 16:30 – From building good athletes to building good humans 17:17 – Losing a friend to suicide, and the call that changed everything 20:29 – Teaching paralyzed and amputee athletes to walk again 22:31 – Suffering is optional 23:39 – The night he got jumped, and why he's grateful for it 26:41 – His father, a police officer who died before he was born 30:41 – A ceremony and "he's been here the whole time" 35:46 – Defining success as doing what you're called to do 41:24 – The bigger paycheck he turned down to keep building his own thing 47:12 – Choosing a $30K salary at the foundation over a bigger opportunity 55:51 – "Exactly where you're supposed to be": a mushroom journey and 51 years of timing 57:19 – The manila folder: figuring out what actually matters 1:07:18 – "I am, I can": the power of your words 1:13:30 – The fall risk bracelet, and the stories we let define us 1:20:31 – Refilling your bucket before the world fills it for you 1:30:28 – What does success mean to you 1:33:52 – Where to find Mo and get involved with WATT

    He Taught "Paralyzed" Men to Walk Again | Mo Brossette

  8. Aug 24

    #56: Building On Your Own Timeline | Shawna Morales

    Shawna Morales is a Billings, MT real estate broker, mom, and community builder. In today's episode, we sit down with Shawna Morales in Billings, Montana for a conversation about learning to believe in yourself, breaking the cycles she grew up around, and building a business and a family at the same time. Along the way, she walks us through the moment she froze outside an ESPN broadcasting tryout and drove away, the mentor who handed her the keys to 36 rental units when she was just 17, and how she and Wes built a life completely backwards (kids before marriage, a business before either) while scaling to two brokerages and a multi million dollar apparel company on the side. Key Moments and Highlights:- Being raised by her grandparents and learning from their examples - Getting counted out early and turning it into fuel - Working in a dementia care unit and what it taught her about showing up for people - Freezing outside an ESPN broadcasting tryout and driving away - Moving home to care for her parents and starting over in real estate from scratch - Meeting Wes and building a family and a business - The mentor who trusted her with 36 rental units at 17 - Giving back however you feel called to This is one of the most honest conversations we've had on the show about fear, family, and figuring it out as you go. If you've ever felt like your path doesn't look the way it's "supposed to," Shawna's story is proof that showing up anyway is what actually builds something real. Thanks for listening. Be Where Your Feet Are. Links From the Episode: Family Promise (Easter basket outreach organization): https://familypromiseyv.org/ Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1612680011?lv Find Shawna:Shawna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnamorales406/ Engel & Völkers Billings: https://www.shawnamoralesrealtor.com/ Follow The Garden: Instagram: @thegarden.podcast TikTok: @thegarden.podcast Follow Drew Korf: Instagram: @drewkorf TikTok: @drew.korf Episode Chapters: 00:00 – Intro and the "here we go" mentality 00:33 – Growing up loved, raised by her grandparents 06:52 – The family that showed her a different side of life 09:01 – Being counted out early and what it built in her 11:46 – Chasing modeling, travel, and searching for her lane 16:14 – Working in a dementia care unit 19:03 – From caregiving to the MC and hosting years 22:06 – Freezing outside the ESPN tryout 24:00 – Wes, self-belief, and letting go of the chip on her shoulder 27:33 – What real confidence actually feels like 29:57 – Building a blended family with Max, Cece, and Milan 32:29 – Revisiting the day she didn't walk through the door 37:52 – Coming home when her dad got sick 40:09 – Getting her real estate license and learning it the hard way 41:18 – Choosing family over the spotlight45:22 – Meeting Wes at the fights 48:07 – Kids first, marriage later: building a life out of order 51:38 – Managing big risk while raising a young family 55:38 – Telling her dad she was pregnant 58:07 – Juggling motherhood, 36 rentals, and a multi million dollar business 1:00:33 – Buying their first properties and grinding for five years 1:04:39 – Coaching a young agent through his own fear 1:08:14 – The mentor who handed her the keys to 36 units at 17 1:11:29 – Why the honest people in your corner matter most 1:12:26 – Helping a young agent push past self-doubt 1:15:35 – Taking in a teenager who needed a home 1:23:02 – Balancing big risk with a young family 1:26:15 – Growing up in a fifth-wheel trailer and giving back through Easter baskets 1:30:26 – Raising grounded kids in a life of abundance 1:34:57 – Building two brokerages and dreaming without a ceiling 1:38:26 – What success looks like now 1:42:29 – A letter to little Shawna 1:46:13 – Closing thoughts

    #56: Building On Your Own Timeline | Shawna Morales
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  • Creator
    Drew Korf
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    65
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Drew Korf
  • Show Website
    The Garden