Month: October 2019

344: Aaron Hale | Blind AND Deaf?? How to Push Through Obstacles

Overview Aaron Hale is a chef and 14-year military veteran who became blind after surviving an explosion in Afghanistan and became deaf a few years later. He founded a chocolate business, E.O.D., with his wife McKayla Hale. In this episode of Build Your Network, you...

Is TikTok the Next Instagram?

Is TikTok the Next Instagram?

Every time a new social media platform is announced, you hear something to the effect of, “Oh, that’s just for teenagers.” In my recent interview with Jefferson Bethke, author of To Hell With the Hustle, he argues that that phrase is a dead giveaway...

343: Freestyle Friday | Network Smarter, Not Harder

Overview In this episode of Freestyle Friday, with your host Travis Chappell, he shares the idea of networking smarter, not harder.  We’ve all heard this phrase used in reference to work, but today Travis helps us make our networking more effective, but not as...

Quit Watching The News

Quit Watching The News

Quit watching the news. Cut it out of your life and stop paying attention. About three or four years ago, a lot was happening in the news. The more I watched, the more negative emotions I felt. I let the media consume my mind. It made me frustrated, less productive,...

The 5-Minute Rule

The 5-Minute Rule

I love learning lessons that show themselves in my life almost immediately. One of those lessons, for me, has been the 5-Minute Rule. The 5-Minute Rule essentially says: “If it won’t matter in five years, don’t think about it for more than five...

I Just Spent $100,000

I Just Spent $100,000

I just spent $100,000.  Don’t worry. This article is not going to be one colossal flex. I still wear the same flip flops I wore as a college freshman. I drive an old Toyota Camry.  My $100,000 investment didn’t go toward a car, a watch, or even a dream...

342: Mike McCarthey | Building a Real Estate Empire

Overview Mike McCarthey is the author of “Tribe of millionaires”, Co-Founder of GoBundcance, and the regional owner of Keller Wiliams.  His brokerage has over 9,000 agents with over 50 locations and is projected to do over $15 billion in real estate...

Why You Should Travel More

Why You Should Travel More

Traveling is not a part of my life that I advertise a lot. However, it is something that I genuinely believe in, and it is a big reason for a lot of the things that I do.  I hope this brief article helps persuade you to get out and see different parts of the world...

How To Handle Rejection

How To Handle Rejection

I’ve spent a lot of time in my life knocking doors. My door-to-door sales career began with solar. I moved on to alarms, and ended in the water purification industry. Throughout this time, I’ve been told “no” lots and lots and lots of times....