Enter the Lionheart

Lawrence is joined by David Wood, an entrepreneur, and a veteran personal transformational coach of over two decades. David is extremely passionate about helping people stay focused in attaining their goals, and becoming extraordinary humans both professionally and personally. David is the author of "Get Paid For Who You Are" with foreword by motivational leader, Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup For the Soul, alongside with inspirational thought leaders, Don Miguel Ruiz, John Gray, and Marianne Williamson. David is currently finishing his book, "The Mouse in the Room" to help people use a little more courage to step outside of their comfort zones, and employ laser focus in order to live their best lives.

Lawrence talks about his goal review process and goal setting strategies for the start of each new year. How type A personalities need to take the time to look back and see their past goals through a long-term perspective. Also setting "one day goals" to avoid the pitfalls of existential depression at paradigm shifts in life. Finally, Lawrence shares his top Reads of 2021, why he enjoyed about them and how they changed his thinking. In no particular order: Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein) Fooled by Ramdomness (Nassim Taleb) Courage (Ryan Holiday) A Hunter Gathers Guide to 21st Century (Brett Weinstein & Heather Heying) A life in Flow (Rickson Gracie) Hate Inc. (Matt Taibbi) The Bitcoin Standard (Saifedean Ammous) Civilized to Death (Chris Ryan) The Choice (Eva Eger) Pandemia (Alex Berenson)

Lawrence is joined by Brian Russ, an early adopter of Bitcoin. Brian is incredibly intelligent, well studied, and eloquent--the perfect person to explain the ideas, misconceptions, and strategies about such a misunderstood and misrepresented asset class as cryptocurrency. As many high net-worth individuals, along with fund managers, CEOs, and even countries like El Salvador are beginning to adopt Bitcoin, the latest noise is now investing in Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and the Metaverse. Brain shares his thoughts on navigating both, along with his generational trade idea and investing philosophies on how the average investor can stay ahead of inflation.

Lawrence is joined by Nate Palmer, a fitness and nutrition expert, coach, speaker, author, and a devoted husband and father who believes that being in optimal health gives a massive advantage in business, focus, and relationships. He has created a niche for business owners and entrepreneurs to improve their physique, finances, and family time using fitness and nutrition as force multipliers. Nate discusses these integral principles in his latest bestseller "The Million Dollar Body Method." Follow Nate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milliondollarbodymethod/ Nate's Website: https://n8trainingsystems.com/ Nate's latest bestselling book the "Million Dollar Body Method" is now available on Amazon: Available on Amazon Now!

Lawrence is joined by Educator, Author, and Keynote Speaker, Dr. Danny Biddell. Danny has made it his mission to educate the youth on the powers of reading. And as a former inner city schoolteacher from Compton, LA., he knows how to educate and inspire under served communities. The son of a librarian and a reluctant reader most of his childhood, Danny became an avid reader when he finished his doctorate in education and discovered he could finally select books that he wanted to read. His goal is to stimulate people's interest in reading so that they make it a life-long passion. In 2003 Danny founded The Lazy Readers' Book Club, Google's #1-ranked site for cool, "short book recommendations". Today Danny inspires audiences around the world to achieve greater performance, engagement, and happiness by discovering their personal motivation. Infusing humor, inspiration and simple techniques to initiate positive change, Danny has equipped tens of thousands of people to overcome challenges, achieve more and give back with his unifying message of "liberation through motivation." DannyBrassell.com – speaking engagements FreeGIFTfromDANNY.com – free ebook lazyreaders.com-Danny's Monthly Book Recommendations

Lawrence and his good friend Rocco Jarmin discuss Bitcoin, Blockchain, and the Future of Consent. Bitcoin is so much more than just "digital money", it's a revolution of freedom; Bitcoin is a technology, it is a currency, and it's an international network of payments and exchange that is completely decentralized. It doesn't rely on banks. It doesn't rely on governments. That is part of the blockchain revolution. But blockchain technology is so much more than just revolutionizing digital currency - we can use it to improve the world we live in. The blockchain ledger enables us to keep accurate, decentralized ledgers that bring us to a commonly agreed version of the truth that's more reliable than any truth that we have ever seen. And in today's world when the trust in institutions, politicians, and the media is at all time historic lows, the blockchain, as a "Truth Machine" could be the savior for the future. Rocco is available at his fantastic podcast "Eyes Wide Open Life".

Lawrence is joined by Sunny Akhigbi, an unbelievably resilient survivor of trauma and destitution growing up in a small rural village of Nigeria. Despite his family trying to contain him in a horrific environment of hard child labor, he managed to get his high school education. He went on to get a college education regardless of almost dying from being caught in the gang warfare that threatened his campus. He persevered through the hardships, as his motto was "to get educated was to be free". Today he is the epitome of the American, immigrant success story. Sunny looks like a real life superhero. He is a celebrity trainer, an endurance athlete, a former bodybuilder, and a male model. He is also a published author, a devoted single father of two lovely children, and primarily motivated by philanthropy. But, behind his smile and impressive stature and background, no one would ever be able to guess the colossal hardships most would not be able to survive. Sunny is unbreakable! His energy and positivity is really infectious and he makes you want to join his mission. His charity is funded in his own dime, and 100% of the donations go to spreading literacy to the under privileged youth in the rural villages of Nigeria. His first annual Gala is this Saturday (click on the link below to purchase tickets). A Boy and His Dream Gala

Mark Vives discusses his strength of schedule and his professional approach to jiu-jitsu competition. In his preparation, he truly leaves no stone unturned. In the past 5 years, he's traveled 190,000 miles and had over 230 black belt matches. Doing that in your 40s, when you have a family and you're running a gym is absolutely mind blowing. It exudes both his commitment and motivation to jiu-jitsu. Mark approaches competition with a winning mindset and gives valuable strategies to all levels of jujitsu competitors. His philosophy in life in always being thoroughly prepared, being competitive and "being the one to beat" applies to any endeavor, not just jiujitsu.

Lawrence and his good friend Nic Gregoradies, discuss Bitcoin and the Cryptocurrency Revolution that we are living through. Money can give us the ultimate freedom to liberate us from the shackles of soul destroying careers; but money has also been inflated away since Nixon left the gold standard fifty years ago. Bitcoin is so much more than just "digital money", it's a revolution of freedom; Bitcoin is a technology, it is a currency, and it's an international network of payments and exchange that is completely decentralized. It doesn't rely on banks. It doesn't rely on governments. Bitcoin is the vehicle in which we can step out of our traditional notions of money, which is tied to geography, and nation, controlled by central banks. The freedom of billions of people will be unleashed and there is no question that bitcoin is going to be a larger part of our future.

Lawrence is joined by Rick Ellis, host of the "Art of Skill" channel on YouTube. Rick is an incredibly creative person obsessed with skill development, excellence, and the highest expression of skill, through artistry. Rick first worked in Hollywood as a recording engineer and videographer before starting his software company in the early days of the internet. After his company made him insane riches, the changing landscape of the early internet saw these riches vanishing, almost as soon as they came. Rick gained a powerful insight into the pursuit of money not being the path to strive for, especially at the expense of spending time on your true passions. Rick now seeks to create artistry through jiujitsu, where he trains and teaches at his Jiujitsu school in Wyoming.

Lawrence is joined by Nick Chapman, the former MMA fighter and Cage Rage light heavyweight champion. Alongside his professional fighting career, he also built several successful businesses, but decided England wasn't the place for him. He freed himself from the shackles of the West, sold everything he had and moved to Thailand. Nick has spent decades proving doubters wrong; no goal was too great, no challenge too daunting. He exudes a growth mindset and an insatiable appetite for hard work that is the ultimate formula to smashing your goals. Today, Nick is sharing some breaking news about bringing the fastest growing combat sport, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships (BKFC) to Thailand as their new CEO. Nick is a true autodidact, a real inspiration to those who refuse to settle for mediocrity.

Lawrence is joined by Darcy Luoma, author of "Thoughtfully Fit: Your Training Plan for Life and Business Success". Darcy is a performance coach who focuses on helping her clients achieve business success, but more importantly, she also helps them fulfill their potential in their personal lives. Darcy explains how all the elite performers have coaches, and like them, she herself has always had, and continues to work with a multitude of diverse coaches to maximize her own potential. Her coaching style and personal philosophies are as authentic, as they are raw. Darcy bares all in telling her story, and explains how she used her growth mindset, along with plenty of grit to overcome massive personal tragedy. When her husband was incarcerated, she suddenly had to raise two daughters and run a business on her own. Darcy chose to overcome her dire circumstances and now helps others overcome their own personal struggles, sharing her inspiring courage and amazing perseverance.

Lawrence is joined by Brian Russ, an early adopter of Bitcoin. He is both an unbelievably successful cryptocurrency trader, as well as having a full time career in banking. Its humbling that Brian is willing to share his deep knowledge on Bitcoin, so openly. He is incredibly intelligent and eloquent, the perfect person to explain the ideas, misconceptions, and strategies about such a complicated cryptocurrency. Brian is a fairly private person, so it was an honor that he came on the show and was so candid about his philosophies and trading style.

Lawrence is joined by Artem Tepler. After coming to America as a child from Communist Russia, Artem soon understood that he could flourish in his new home with the right work ethic and mentality. From his formative years training in traditional martial arts as a boy, and progressing through the belt system to Black Belt in Taekwondo, he developed his "growth mindset": that anything was possible if he worked hard and grew into his ambitions. After college, his determination for financial success in this "land of opportunities" eventually brought him great wealth from real estate rehabs and development. Like so many, he was overextended during the 2008 real estate crash and briefly went into debt and forced to live in the attic of one of his rental properties. Remembering the track record that brought him his early success, Artem doubled down. He left the West Coast, figuring he might as well be warm if he had to restart his empire. He tapped into his immigrant mentality and inspirational work ethic to propel him into even greater success, moving from smaller rehabs to huge ground up developments. Artem is a voracious reader, a skillful Brazilian jiujitsu practitioner, and is always learning and evolving. He is the epitome of a self-made man.

Lawrence is joined by Brad Anastasia, a former Investment Banker who became so burnt out with the Rat Race, that he quit the Corporate Dream and moved to South America to search for answers on how to live a life worth living. During his years in Argentina and Peru, Brad spent his time learning Spanish, while trying to demystify the elusiveness of happiness. While working in finance he had traded in the currency of money as a yardstick for happiness. Now, amid so much less, he realized that it was happiness itself, that was the ultimate currency. He moved back to the U.S., settling in Chicago, wrote a book that focused on the path to happiness, and started a new life of balance and fulfillment. He realized happiness wasn't a destination, but rather a journey. We discussed his 8 daily habits to leading a fulfilling life, with happiness as a by-product, instead of a focus.

Lawrence is joined by Kerry Fowler, a former sports journalist and local celebrity who stands out in the crowd with his exuberant charm and energy. But, behind the smiles and laughter, Kerry's past reveals a traumatic and violent childhood that would drown most people when they've reach adulthood. Kerry discusses how he redirected his pain and trauma towards his love for sports; eventually excelling at sports achievements and finding a career in sports working side by side with his childhood idols. Today, Kerry is known by his peers for being a dedicated and loving father to his two girls. Instead of letting his past childhood trauma shape him, Kerry persevered by utilizing his broken past in becoming the energetic, wise, and fun-loving person he is known to be and an exemplary father and role model to his daughters!

Rocco, a brilliant multi-faceted man who has spent a lifetime devouring introspective subjects, such as poetry, literature, psychology, physics, hermeticism and believe it or not, much more. He graces humanity with his knowledge and discusses his interest in developing a cohesive and foundational theory of reality and the human experience, specifically in a synthesis and comprehension that bleeds across domains and silos. He opens his mind, spirit, and soul through psychedelics, meditation, mindfulness, psychological self-awareness and self-repair, and believes that what stands in the way of self-mastery is at root, purely psychological. He is the host of the Eyes Wide Open Life Podcast https://eyeswideopenlife.org

Lawrence is joined by his longtime jiujitsu instructor, Jay Valko, a lifelong jiujitsu athlete and philosopher with vast interests, specifically, finance and economics, philosophy and political libertarianism. Jay reminisces of his early days of training and his evolution with combat sports. From traditional martial arts to high school wrestling, to the beginning of his jiujitsu journey with Gracie Barra pioneer, Eduardo De Lima in Florida, then finally moving to Chicago and training under the late, great Carlson Gracie. Prior to getting his jiujitsu black belt, he was offered the opportunity to start his own jiujitsu academy and is now a passionate and beloved jiujitsu instructor who gains joy in knowing he is leading and influencing the next generation of competitors through his love for jiujitsu. Jay's world views are profound and inquisitive in nature, and much larger than jiujitsu alone.

Lawrence is joined by Trevor Mosbaugh, a successful financier who never misses his Spartan workouts--a true archetypal of a man who balances his professional and personal successes by staying consistent and principally oriented. Trevor discussed the significant benefits of getting up in the early morning to kick start his day, influenced by one of his favorite books the "5 am club" by Robin Sharma. Trevor is an exemplary human who has created an enviable lifestyle. He continues to grow his professional success and wealth through dedication and discipline, while methodically finding time to pursue his adventurous hobbies and athletic endeavors.

Lawrence is joined by Brian Feldkamp, a man of rare distinction of someone who has never had a "boss" or a regular job in his entire life! Brian started his first mail order business when he was in his teens, then went from franchising fitness training programs to eventually moving to LA and working on his first tech startup. He moved back to Chicago where he started his second tech company, and from then on, started his third, fourth and fifth. His ultimate success is, in the words of Churchill: "going from one failure to another, with no loss of enthusiasm", learning, growing and developing along the way. He is the epitome of living with the ultimate growth mindset, carefully balancing every new venture on a sliding risk/reward scale. He balances all his business ventures with a spartan daily workout, while being a doting husband, and an involved father to his two handsome sons.

Lawrence is joined by Thomas Huisking, a man blessed with male model looks, with the intellectual capacity and emotional intelligence of a wise old stoic. Thomas discussed his life's evolution in pursuit of personal and professional success through constant reinvention. Throughout his life, Thomas has been a bodybuilder, fitness coach, actor and producer in Hollywood, music producer, podcast host, and is now a successful Real Estate agent in Los Angeles. He credits his philosophical outlook in life through the writings of Ayn Rann's "Atlas Shrugged" where he learned the important principles that can lead to a life of success. Thomas is a beacon of positivity and curiosity, and it is always a pleasure when we get to connect!

Lawrence is joined by his former training partner and teammate, Mark Allen. We reminisce about some of our favorite memories from our decade plus in the combat sports world, and how he is dealing with his Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) which he examines in depth, in his fantastic (hilarious, but also gritty, and powerful) new book: "Based on a True, Traumatic, Brain History: A Short Memoir". Mark is truly "uncommon, amongst uncommon men" and just as I was inspired by his tenacity and fighting spirit when we were gym buddies and gym competitors, I am today inspired by his always positive and pragmatic approach to his "new normal", and his constant intellectual curiosity. He never allows any self-pity and maintains a growth mindset, along with his strict athlete lifestyle of fasting, constant growth, and commitment to get the most out of this life, regardless of his adversities. It is in hope that Mark's book and wisdom will encourage the new generation of fighters to train smarter, and not just harder. Through it all, neither of us would change those years and the honor of being Teddy Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena". His new book is available on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Based-True-Traumatic-Brain-History/dp/1796097322

In this second episode, Lawrence is joined by his real-estate mentor, Mo Dadkhah, a serial entrepreneur and always the hardest worker in the room. Mo is the owner or Dadkhah Law and Main Street Real Estate Group, among his other ventures. Mo discusses the roots of his insane work ethic, from watching his father, a Persian Immigrant who came to the US with almost nothing, and after several advanced degrees and teaching himself Spanish and English along the way, becomes a very successful surgeon in Chicago. Mo talks about playing the long game in business, creating as many win-win situations as possible, his love for car racing, martial arts, and testing himself. He discusses how he balances his ambitious goals with his health and mental fitness, and how he mentors so many people around him, without burning out and keeping gratitude for all the good in his life.

In the first episode, Lawrence is joined by his good friend, Nic Gregoradies, founder of the Jiujitsu Brotherhood. Nic talks about how back-to-back ayahuasca experiences in the jungle of the Amazon convinced him to change his current trajectory as a jiu-jitsu instructor in London, in search of a truly fulfilling life. He spent five years traveling the world and gaining immense wisdom along the way. Today, he is settled in Los Angeles, and discusses some of the themes of his latest book, Aligned, and the path to becoming a truly actualized man. Now as a "Liberation Mentor" he hopes to pass this wisdom onto others. His new book is available on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Aligned-Modern-Health-Wealth-Freedom/dp/B08W7JNTTD/ref=sr_1_18?dchild=1&keywords=aligned&qid=1615958235&s=books&sr=1-18