Enter the Lionheart Podcast

08/12/2022

#067: Al Iaquinta: UFC Fighter to Real Estate Investor
It was a great time talking MMA and Real Estate with "Raging" Al Iaquinta.

I’ve been a huge fan of Al throughout his UFC career, always admiring his team and his blue-collar attitude to MMA. But what has really impressed me, is how smoothly he transitioned from UFC fighter to Professional Real Estate Broker and Investor, at the same time of staying heavily involved in MMA training alongside UFC teammates Aljamain Sterling and Merab Dvalishvili.

Al talks about his transition in this new career path and how having a competitive mindset can drive you to success no matter what you choose to do in life!
· Importance of Goals
· Staying Positive in Hard Times
· How Al got Started in Real Estate
· How Al went from Househacking to being a Real Estate Investor
· How Good Habits from combat sports transition very well into Business
Contact Al for all your Real Estate Needs:

https://twitter.com/aliaquinta?lang=en

https://www.instagram.com/aliaquinta/?hl=en

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Until next time, love and good vibes.

30/11/2022

66: Don Hyan Kiolbassa: The Art of the Side Hustle

Had a great time talking to my old friend and training partner Don Hyun Kiolbassa, a former world champion martial artist in Wushu Kung Fu and the featured actor in the Mortal Combat video games. Don is also a practicing Attorney, CPA, and Business Strategist and just published "The Tao of the Side Hustle: A Buddhist Martial Arts Approach to Your New Business."

Don used the principles in “The Art of the Side Hustle” to create a thriving life with his wife and two daughters and today his mission is to help others along the way achieve financial freedom and become their own boss.

“Always trade money for time of skill.”

“The meaning of life was simple to live life.”

“True wealth does not come from gold. It comes from happiness.”

“I never gave him the calluses of a hard life- the greatest gift a parent can give a child. A diamond is made only with pressure.”

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Until next time, love and good vibes.

23/11/2022

#65: Daniel Sih: Raising Tech Healthy Humans.

Daniel and I have a great conversation focusing on raising thriving children amid the perils of technology, and some great solutions for parents. We live at such a unique time and as a new parent I think raising tech healthy humans will be one of my biggest challenges.

Daniel is productivity coach, keynote speaker and author. His latest book is called, “Raising Tech Healthy Humans: How to Reset your Children’s Tech Habits and Give them a Great Start to Life.” He lives in Tasmania, Australia with his wife and three children.

“Technology wears it's benefits on its sleeve, while its drawbacks are buried deep within.”

Dr Nicholas Kardaras, one of the world’s foremost addiction experts: “Excessive screen exposure can neurologically damage a young person’s developing brain in the same way that co***ne addiction can.”

https://raisinghumans.au/gift/

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Until next time, love and good vibes.

09/11/2022

#63 Nate Palmer: Debunking the Myths of the Fitness Industry.

Lawrence is joined by his friend Nate Palmer; fitness expert, coach, author, devoted husband and father, and the host of the Low Carb Hustle Podcast.

Nate believes that being in optimal health gives a massive advantage in business, focus, and relationships.

“Success is found in the relentless pursuit of the basics.”

“The man with his health has 1000 dreams. The man without has only one.”

Nate’s Website: trainerinyourpocket.com

Host of the Low Carb Hustle Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-low-carb-hustle-podcast/id1138490044?i=1000581633808

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Until next time🙏🏽...love and good vibes!

05/10/2022

#58: Gary Roberts: Overcoming Tragedy & Empowering Others Through Plant Medicine, Health & Fitness.

It was such a pleasure to talk to
Gary, the Founder of Pure Body Zen, a plant based CBD medicine designed to help change the industry. He's also a CBD Advocate for First Responders, host of the "Good Dudes Grow Podcast" and has been a Firefighter for 18 years.

Gary’s journey into the truth about cannabis products started after the tragic loss of his daughter and father from opioid overdose.

Gary’s life mission is now to change the way people addicted to opioids get treated.

06/09/2022

Episode #54: Dylan Roos: Why Young Men Need a “Rite of Passage”

Dylan was surrounded by greatness at an early age. His father was the coach of the Sydney Swans (a professional Australian rules football club) and Dylan was surrounded by hardworking, motivated, and successful men.

Dylan is a masculinity coach and speaker who uses his experience to take clients from ‘princes to kings’. Effectively, teaching them how to tap into their purpose and power.

We talk about:
• How being a new Dad has given him incredible purpose.
• The importance of adolescents to go through a “rite of passage” into manhood.
• Why struggle is important.
• The importance of brotherhood in a world where the average American man has 0.9 close friends!
• How we must aim lower and with good habits turn out time into our ally to get closer to the man that we want to be.

Find out more about Dylan's coaching at www.dylanrooscoaching.com

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11/08/2022

Episode #50: Mo Dadkhah: The Drive Within.

Mo Dadkhah is a Race Car Driver, Star of “The Drive Within”, Owner at Main Street Real Estate Group, and Attorney/Owner of Dadkhah Law Group.

Aside from running his multiple businesses, Mo is known for his generous spirit (taking many pro bono clients in both real estate & law), fun loving personality, and insane capacity for juggling work. He is such a positive force in my life, and it's always such a pleasure when we get to connect.

Follow Mo:

“There are people who will beat me on the talent side of things every day, but I can control the fact that I won’t let anyone outwork me.”

“There is no room for laziness.”

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02/08/2022

Episode 49: Andy Sziraki: Strength & Conditioning Coach

Andy Sziraki is a personal trainer and fitness ambassador who has spent a lifetime immersed in the fitness realm. He is shredded at 220 pounds while being able to run marathons on very little specific endurance training. His athletic exuberance is inspirational, and he continues to maintain a level of fitness expertise through hard work and knowledge. My kind of person!

“Treat your body better than you treat your car.”

"Use a scientific approach – bloodwork, food inflammation tests, hormones checked."

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26/07/2022

Episode 48: Marty Strong: Former Navy SEAL on Leading through Adversity.

Marty Strong has an accomplished leadership career spanning four decades. He worked his way from enlisted SEAL Team member to the SEAL Officer corps, retiring with twenty years service and as a decorated retired Navy SEAL officer who led 36 successful combat missions.

After leaving military service Marty spent seven years as a successful investment advisor with UBS before transitioning into executive management for a billion-dollar-a-year defense contracting company. Today, he is the CEO of a Healthcare Company.

Marty recently published the new business leadership book: “Be Nimble: How the Navy SEAL Creative Mindset Wins on the Battlefield and in Business.”

Learn more about Marty: https://martystrongbenimble.com/

Until next time🙏🏽...love and good vibes!🤙🏼

19/07/2022

Episode 47: Brad Anastasia: Make Every Day Count.

Brad joins Lawrence to discuss some of his top Principles and Tenants for living a fulfilled life.

At the end of life, the things that will matter most to you are:

The experiences you’ve had.
The people you’ve touched and made proud.
The regrets you’ve had.
Regret from inaction is correlated with fear of death. You have to act whenever you have the chance.

“Time is both long and short. On balance you’ll probably live about 90 years (4,700 weeks, 33,000 days) You can do anything, just not everything. Make every day count.”

Until next time🙏🏽...love and good vibes!🤙🏼

14/07/2022

Episode 46: Len May: Making Cannabis Personal.

It was such a pleasure talking to Len May Integrative Cannabis, a certified medical Cannabis Specialist in Medicinal Genomics, with 25 years of cannabis-related experience.

Len has just published "Making Cannabis Personal", and is CEO and Co-Founder of Endocanna Health, a Bio-Science Technology company that works with personalised cannabinoid therapeutics.

“Cannabis is truly a personal experience. It’s not about the strain names, it’s about the amount of cannabinoids you have, and also the terpene profile. Together - they create an experience.”

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08/07/2022

Forget safety.
Live where you fear to live.
Destroy your reputation.
Be notorious.
(Rumi)

08/07/2022

Episode 45: Jason Merchey: Values of the Wise

I had a wonderful conversation with Jason Merchey, who has spent the last two decades searching for wisdom: what values and virtues "wise people" tend to be interested in, and how wisdom can play a fundamental role in both improving the lives of individuals ( , ) as well as on a societal level (less tribalism, more critical thinking, fewer extreme positions on religion, politics, etc).

Jason's fourth book is entitled "Wisdom- A Very Valuable Virtue That Cannot Be Bought" where he combines psychological research, philosophical principles, and personal insights.

He also has a website (valuesofthewise.com) where he built a database of thousands of quotes from past thinkers and philosophers.

Greater wisdom leads to improved personal growth, happiness, and success. In fact, the word philosophy is Greek for “the love of wisdom.”

“Wisdom is a Very Valuable Virtue that Cannot be Bought.”

“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have, Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology.” (E. O. Wilson)

28/06/2022

Episode 44: Nick Lamagna: Is the real estate market about to crash in 2022?

Lawrence is joined by Nick to discuss the real estate market. Since the Fed raised the interest rates 75 basis points last week, and with the highest inflation we have seen in 40 years, the market sentiment has shifted. This also has coincided with a massive “risk-off” trade as investors backed away from equities, commodities and crypto, and the US stock market fell into correction territory. Many investors are taking a wait-and-see approach and there is a lot of uncertainty right now.

Nick has been investing over 15 years and has seen various market cycles at this point. In this episode we go through some of the similarities and more importantly some of the differences we have today, versus in 2008. Is there a real estate crash coming, is it a milder correction or just a brief pause? A month ago was the strongest real estate market in a decade, so it's a very dynamic and hard to navigate environment for investors.

Until next time🙏🏽...love and good vibes!🤙🏼

24/06/2022

Episode 43: Brian De Mint: Bitcoin Evangelism: Planting Seeds for the Decentralized Revolution.

Brian De Mint is lifelong entrepreneur, happily married father of 4, Competitive Jiujitsu Athlete and the former Chief Marketing Officer for Atheneum Blockchain.

Brian resigned last year in order to focus more on Bitcoin & Blockchain education. He just published “Bitcoin Evangelism: Planting Seeds For The Decentralized World". Possibly my favorite single resource for anyone looking to learn all about bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

In addition to his professional experience as an executive in the blockchain industry, Brian has been an entrepreneur for 14 years since the age of 22 when he started a small business with his wife, Alyssa. They have grown that into a chain of locations, a parent company that invests in small businesses, digital assets, and DeFi. Brian has been investing in Bitcoin and the wider crypto market since 2014 and advising entities on their digital asset strategies since 2016.

17/06/2022

Episode 42: Nick Lamagna: The Continuous Journey towards Mastery in Jiujitsu, Real Estate & Podcasting.

Nick Lamagna juggles being a Real Estate Investor, Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt and host of the A-Game Podcast. But Nick didn’t plan his life this way; when he graduated college he wanted to work in law enforcement to help with counter-terrorism. He scored well on all the tests and thought he was a great candidate for his dream job, until he suffered a permanent hand injury, and was disqualified from the selection process.

This initial disappointment forced Nick to rethink his entire purpose in life. His mom gave him “Rich Dad Poor Dad”, which completely changed his view on making money and having a career. In the last decade, Nick has done almost everything in real estate, constantly evolving and learning along the way.

Every challenge forced growth: Nick initially struggled getting mortgages, so he partnered with other real estate investors. He needed more cash, so he started wholesaling. When the 2008 housing market crash happened, he decided to start flipping homes. And now, Nick has scaled into is going into bigger deals. As he travels in search of real estate opportunities, he is constantly honing his craft of jiujitsu at academies all over the country.

Throughout his varied career in real estate (and also as a podcast host) Nick has evolved into being the consummate professional. Some of the wisdom he shares:
• Always be Learning and Growing
• Think Creatively
• Get Comfortable being Uncomfortable
•Play the Long Game
• Build a Database of Connections
• Communication is Key.

Nick’s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-a-game-podcast-real-estate-investing-for-entrepreneurs/id1447704194

04/06/2022

Episode 40: Matt Michalewiczc: Life in Half a Second

It was such a pleasure to sit down with Matt Michalewiczc and discuss his ideas and philosophies from “Life in Half a Second”; one of my all-time favorite books. I have probably given it to more friends than any other book. The main premise of living a life that you truly value, doing the things that you want to do, has profoundly influenced the way I live my life.

Matt has an incredible resume; 20 years of international experience in entrepreneurship, innovation, and success psychology. As a serial entrepreneur he has started four businesses from scratch and sold them for tens of millions of dollars, using his proven formula for creating success. He has established boards that include former heads of state, Nobel Peace Prize winners, and Fortune 500 CEOs.

As an author, Matt has written books on "Winning Credibility", "Puzzle-Based Learning", and "Adaptive Business Intelligence". But it's his "Life in Half a Second", that is, in his own words, his masterpiece; It’s his take on what “success” is. Proven through thousands of studies and decades of research, Matt discusses the five doors you must walk through to achieve success in your career, business, or personal life.

“The tragedy of life isn’t that we only have half a second. The tragedy is that we waste it.”

“If you do what's easy, your life will be hard. However, if you do what's hard, your life will be easy.”

Life in Half a Second:
https://www.amazon.com/Life-Half-Second-Achieve-Success/dp/0992286107/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1653450584&sr=8-1

Find out more about Michael here: www.Michalewicz.com.au

25/05/2022

Episode 39: Luke Jensen: Victory Mindset & Fortitude in Adversity

As the creator of The Victory Mindset Luke Jensen’s calling is to help people connect with the deeper meaning of their life’s purpose. He seeks to help people understand the meaning of why you do what we do, and who we truly are, to get a clear vision of our purpose and direction in life and career.

The “Why” is often the crucial element in our story. Victor Frankl survived the horrors of the N**i concentration camps largely due to his often quoted line from Nietzsche: “He who has a why to live for, can bear almost any how.”

Luke’s message is the ultimate one of balance. Nurturing every important pillar so that as a “fatherpreneur” is serving your mission and purpose, living a vibrant energetic love life, setting the right example for your children, being present when you’re with your family, and creating a life that is undeniably yours.

Learn more about Luke and the awesome community that he is building at: https://theheroicfather.com/

Until next time, love and good vibes. 🤙🏼

19/05/2022

19/05/2022

Episode 38: Yegor Makhiboroda: Creating a Life Worth Living.

Yegor escaped the collapse of the Soviet Union and arrived in America at the age of eight. He was forced to completely reinvent himself, having to learn a foreign language and integrating into Western society. He worked hard, excelled in his university, and landed a coveted and well-paying job after graduation.

But after several years, despite the monetary success, he felt deeply unfulfilled, so he took the courageous decision to leave his job and join the Peace Corps. Yegor spent over two years living on one of the most isolated islands in the world, Vanuatu, and learning first-hand what leads to true happiness. After devouring hundreds of self-help books and realizing the pursuit of money wasn’t the key to , he decided upon his return to America to get his MBA. During his classes, he decided to start his own company with a colleague, which he still runs today. He truly has an amazing balance of work/life, a huge passion for jiujitsu, health and self-development. Yegor shares some of his story, his perspectives, his immigrant mindset and his formula for a life worth living.

Until next time, love and good vibes. 🤙🏼

10/05/2022

Episode 37: Sam Dogen, AKA The Financial Samurai: How to Spend your Way to Wealth and Freedom.

It was a real pleasure to sit down with Sam Dogen, whose blog, “The Financial Samurai” gives a complete picture of maximizing investing across all investment vehicles – equities, bonds, real estate and other assets, like precious art.

Sam spent over a decade working in corporate finance at Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, before starting Financial Samurai, one of the top independently owned personal finance sites today.

Sam is just about to release his new book: “Buy This, Not That: How to Spend your Way to Wealth and Freedom”. His goal, after he was able to escape corporate America in his mid-30s and live the life that he has wanted for the past decade, was to write a book that could help other people potentially do something similar. That is both a noble and a realistic aim. The wisdom of deep financial knowledge is a true “life hack” that can benefit us all massively.

“Money is too important to be left up to pontification.”

“Once you achieve a certain level of financial independence, where your passive investment income covers your living expenses, the world opens up.”

“The ultimate goal is to move money into the background so you can stop obsessing over it and start focusing on doing things that matter.”

“The longer you zoom out, the easier it will be to stay the course. After I became a father, I found it easier to invest for the long term because now I was no longer just investing for myself.”

“Time is way more valuable than money! Make sure you make the most of each day.”

Financial Samurai: https://www.financialsamurai.com/

Click here: Link to Sam's Latest Book: Buy This, Buy That

Until next time, love and good vibes. 🤙🏼

04/05/2022

Episode 36: Daniel Sih: Spacemaker

Had a great time talking to a kindred spirit, Daniel Sih, who runs a productivity consulting group for entrepreneurs and overwhelmed executives. He is also the author of “Spacemaker: How to Unplug, Unwind and Think Clearly in the Digital Age.”

His message is a forceful but empathetic look at how technology changes our brains, and the simple things we can do to reclaim our humanity, family, and life. Daniel’s work focuses on helping high achievers make space in their world for the things that really matter.

We talk about wealth and the goal to be rich as opposed to look rich. How much wealth do we need and what are the hidden costs of working more to pass on wealth to our children? How to raise children in a world in which they are overwhelmed by the dopamine temptations of too much screen time.

“Technology wears it's benefits on its sleeve, while its drawbacks are buried deep within.”

Spacemaker: https://www.amazon.com/Spacemaker-Unplug-Unwind-Clearly-Digital/dp/1735598860

Learn More about Daniel: https://spacemakers.com.au/about/

Until next time🙏🏻…love and good vibes! 🤙🏼

26/04/2022

Episode 35: Mike Bidwell: A Life in Flow

Had a great time talking to Mike!! Super cool guy, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and operates FloLifeBJJ+. Mike created his BJJAfter40 brand to encourage, motivate, and create an online community for other older jiu-jitsu athletes. But, Mike’s philosophies apply to much more than just jiujitsu. His commitment to living life on his own terms and being unapologetic about being authentic is something we can all draw inspiration from.

Mike is known as an innovative jiujitsu instructor and content creator, spreading his love and passion for the art. He is fond of speaking about self-belief and intrinsic motivation, and how ultimately jiujitsu is just a tool for our self-development and the only true competition is with ourselves.

“Your belief in yourself is your greatest strength or your toughest adversity. The ‘competition’ is not the other person on the mat or your instructor standing before you….it's YOU, you are the competition.”

Learn more about Mike’s academy: https://flolifebjj.com/
BJJ After 40: https://www.youtube.com/user/bjjafter40/featured

Until next time🙏🏽...love and good vibes!🤙🏼

20/04/2022

Today’s guest has become a good friend of the show, Nic Gregoriades. Nic moves through life in a very authentic and unique way. Aside from dedicating many of his formative years to mastering and then spreading his love for jiujitsu around the world, Nic is a now a coach, entrepreneur, plant medicine advocate, author and 3rd degree jiujitsu black belt. And a really cool dude.

Nic shares his hard-earned experiential wisdom as we talk about family legacy, his path from jiujitsu coach to a transformational men's coach, the importance of having goals to strive for, navigating difficult relationships, the benefits of a strong social peer group, and having the routine of daily exercise as a bedrock for a flourishing life.

Learn More about Nic: https://coachnicg.com/
Podcast: The Nicholas Gregoriades Show
Latest Book: Aligned: The Modern Man's Guide to Health, Wealth & Freedom

Until next time🙏🏽...love and good vibes!🤙🏼

12/04/2022

Episode 33: Jaden Rae: Microdosing & Wellness.

Jaden Rae is the founder of Steamy Kitchen, a site dedicated to mindful living and food-based wellness. A blogging pioneer, Jayden grew Steamy Kitchen into one of the biggest blogs in the world, with nearly half a billion views.

But although a very successful entrepreneur, the really unique story of Jaden is that she only recently overcame years of depression, disconnection, and anti-depressants, through the use of microdosing, both mushrooms and cannabis.

Jaden shares her story of how psychedelics changed her life, not only to dispel the myths surrounding this long-taboo practice, but to inspire others to take policy-changing action and promote their own healing.

Her life philosophy is to “Create Magical Moments every day.”

Hippocrates: “Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food.”

Find out more about Jaden at her website: jadenrae.com

Until next time🙏🏽...love and good vibes!🤙🏼
*****na

05/04/2022

Episode 32: Christian Reynoso: The Man in the Arena

Christian Reynoso has spent over two decades involved in combat sports. He was a multiple time amateur MMA champion and later professional MMA fighter, all while having a career as an Derivatives Options Trader. Recently he made the switch from fighting inside the cage, to now making waves in the Midwest MMA scene, as a renowned play by play analyst.

Christian talks about his evolution first as a combat athlete with imposter syndrome, all the way to being a proud father, coaching wrestling to his two young boys. He now finds commentating the perfect blend of his knowledge from competing in combat sports as well as his passion for the sport of MMA and his diligence in making each show memorable for all the athletes involved. His tireless preparation and love for this new chapter is truly inspirational.

“It is nothing to die.
It is horrible not to live.”
(Victor Hugo)

Until next time🙏🏽...love and good vibes!🤙🏼

30/03/2022

Episode 31: Roy Dean: Becoming the Black Belt.

Roy Dean is an ambassador for the art of jiu-jitsu, and the creative mind behind many utterly unique online repositories of instructional content, beautifully produced and subtly infused with Roy’s Zen mindset.

Roy has also published two seminal jiu-jitsu books: “The Martial Apprentice” and most recently, “Becoming the Black Belt”. We discuss Roy’s lifetime journey in the martial arts, his recent 4th degree promotion from legendary Roy Harris, his philosophies on life, training as an older black belt, yoga, psychedelics, his passion projects and what is next for him.

To find out more about Roy:
https://www.roydean.tv/

Until next time🙏🏽...love and good vibes!🤙🏼