George Chanos on Politics, the Future, and Mental Preparedness

"Moment's change lives."

Yes.

His mom was driving the car when a call comes over the radio about Kennedy's assassination. She pulled the car to the side of the road and started to cry.

That was the moment when George Chanos decided to become an attorney. Yes, he went on to become Nevada's 31^st attorney general. As an attorney general he represented 3 million people, and wanted to represent 30 million.

Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE

In 2012 George Chanos had a heart attack which sent him on a whole new direction. He wanted to prepare his 15 year old daughter for her future. So, he began writing her a letter which eventually evolved into his first book ‘Seize Your Destiny: A Road Map to Success’.

Then he realized that the world he had lived in was not the world that his daughter was going to live in— she was going to live in the next 30 to 50 years. So he began doing research into the future and what he saw amazed him, which became his second book: ‘Millennial Samurai: A Mindset for the 21st century’ to educate her and his nephews and nieces and other people.

He has also been called a futurist and a visionary. He’s an author, speaker, and mentor.

George strongly believes: the next 5 years is going to be highly disruptive. The country that has dominated Artificial Intelligence will dominate the world.

The technological revolution will impact every area of human endeavor.

He founded Uvolution for people who want to make the most of their one and only life, while avoiding predatory programs that overpromise and under deliver.

Uvolution will empower you to think critically, overcome your fears, network and build relationships, communicate and collaborate more effectively, and leverage technology to make the most of your one and only life.

In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below:

-Political climate in the first couple of months in the election year

-The Thinking of Russia behind the terrorist attack on Israel on October 7th by Hamas

-Why does USA have failure in leadership

-Russian as an economic power

-AI race towards singularity

-Why countries need to come together and collaborate

-Examples of inflation caused by governments

-How Greece became bankrupt

-Cloward-Piven Doctrine

-What is eliminating the ‘American Dream’

-Why are some people so afraid of Donald Trump

-How can you leverage technological advancements

-About uvolution.io being run by George

Important Quotes from the Episode:

-Aristotle once said: ‘the man who thinks he knows everything knows nothing at all’

-The first stage of wisdom is knowing and recognizing how little you know

-To think that you have some insight or some knowledge that is truth is just a supreme kind of example of ego

-Our brains are filled with a lot of misinformation, lot of biases, a lot of things that we have been exposed to throughout our lives

-Alvin Toffler said the illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, it will be those who cannot learn unlearn and relearn, importantly unlearn

-You have to get that garbage out of your head

-People don't even recognize that they don't even have the capacity or the intelligence to recognize their own limitations

-War and conflict is not the answer going forward

-Why can't we live and let Live

-We can clothe, feed and house our massive 7.5 billion population through the use of AI and advanced technology if and only if we don't kill each other first

-What I believe or what you believe, that is not necessarily the truth

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George’s websites and Social Networks:

https://georgejchanos.com/

https://uvolution.io/

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Brandon T Adams is the Host and Producer of three T.V. Shows on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Facebook Watch etc. He is a 2X Emmy Award-Winning Producer, T.V. Host, and Media Expert.

But, in his young days he was so different. He had speech impediment and could not speak like everybody else. So, he got bullied. He just did not fit in.

So he would speak and practice in front of the mirror to get better.

Now, he gets invited to speak at conferences and universities. He speaks there to help people get way far than he did in a shorter period of time.

Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE

He had always wanted to prove something to somebody, to show that he was worthy of making money. So, he’s done a lot of work on himself and got a lot better.

He had a career in crowdfunding and went on to launch the 5th largest crowdfunding campaign in history for a book.

He’s now 34. But at 29, he lost everything literally.  All the money he’d hard earned.

And when he was younger he found it hard to make money.

But, because he wasn’t just starting out, he started over.

 He used the connections, his knowledge, and his brand. This time he was able to make money a lot quicker.

Today, He’s still following his own disciplined path: making money, helping people, doing the right things and not cutting corners.

He became an investor and an advisor. He collaboratively raised over $85 Million for companies.

He is an advisor/owner of over 20 companies, 4 of them with a $100 Million Valuation

He Co-Founded ‘Rise and Record’, an annual event for storytelling through video marketing.

In this episode you will take away many promising insights:

-What will be the fastest path today to get some fame— to become an influencer, to build a personal brand?

-Process of personal branding

-What if people want to be known for something but which does not have any business sense: they do not know how to sell, make products. Is there a value in that?

-Journey of Adam from an investing standpoint?

-How does Brandon keep pushing the goal post forward? How does he intend to keep solving potential challenges while not compromising the goal post?

-On what topics does Brandon speak when he’s invited to speak at universities and other places

-How can anyone get on the show ‘Shark Tank’?

Quotes:

-Most people over estimate what they can do in 1 - 2 years and underestimate what they can do in 5 – 10 years

-You just need to stay focused and disciplined every single day

-It gets easier to make money as you get older and more timed on the path

-People look at influencers out there and compare themselves. But you need to look at yourself and ask ‘How can I be me every day? How can I be the best being?’

-You can buy followers, you can buy likes, buy views. There are influencers with a lot of followers that make no money, they don’t know how to monetize it

-You just need the right followers, you need the right offer – the right value to give. Talk about things that you like, provide value

-Ask yourself what do you want to be known for and who do you want to be known to and then speak to those people

-People don’t look at the sacrifices influencers make along their way

-If you stick with something long enough and start becoming known for something, you don’t need a million followers, you could have a couple of hundred

-You just need the right people to watch, you need to have a unique value and niche

-The more you can acquire likeness and trust now, the more money you’ll make in the future

-Now is the best time to create a lot of content.

-If you put the work in, enjoy doing it, try to master it and stick with it; something will come out of it

-Whatever your brand, what you want to be known for, who do you want to be known to are the 2 questions you ask yourself before you create content.

-Find somebody who’s already achieved what you want to achieve, get them as mentor and figure out how to get in business with them

-When you see a lot of wins behind you, you learn and you’re bound to succeed

-Some of the successful people are never satisfied, that’s why they keep going

-Why to focus on all the negative things some people say when there is always at least one person who says how valuable and good you are

-I love my fans and pray for my haters

-I invest not only in companies but also in people; when I make those big investments, it also helps me grow

-Some people go on these extravagant vacations and some buy nice new cars, but I make investments

-You can get creative on utilizing capital, even if it’s not your own capital to get the things that you want

-How can you structure deals and give value to multiple parties, where everybody gets a win out of the situation

Brandon's Social Channels

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Real estate investor Ashley Kehr started investing in real estate without cash in hand.

She brought onto the table her previous learning experiences.

She credits much of her success to the use of partners on real estate deals and creative financing. 

Her background in accounting helped understand the nuances in business and real estate.

She purchased her first rental property in 2014 and since then has grown her buy and hold portfolio to over 30 units. She’s experienced in residential and commercial properties.

Currently she is the host of ‘The Real Estate Rookie Podcast’. She’s also the author of couple of books on real estate: Real Estate Rookie, Real Estate Partnerships. Her team runs a range of software tools that help real estate investors do the math and take wise decisions.

Ashley outsources property management and spends her time educating new investors and finding deals to BRRRR.

In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below:

- Importance of accounting to become a successful real estate investor. What should one do to start to get better at accounting if they don't have any sort of education around it?

- About a real estate and asset bookkeeping software that’s simplified and easy to use for anyone who is not good in accounting

- When you want to invest in real estate, what are the available options to get the financing so that you don't have to find a cash partner?

- What are the requirements for someone to get an investment loan from a bank

- Software that helps to calculate and do the analysis before you start investing in real estate

- What are the stones that get left unturned, what are the mistakes one can avoid when getting into real estate investing

- How can someone position himself to be an equal in a partnership where he has no cash to invest

- Four puzzle pieces as the reasons why people usually don't get started

- What does it actually mean when somebody says 'you got to do the work'? What kind of work can one expect to be doing in real estate partnerships?

- What does ‘Always on the Grow’ mean to Ashley?

Few Inspirational Quotes from the Episode

You can grow and scale your business but it's not going to be as successful as it could be if you're not growing yourself personally

·       Make sure you're not just trying to grow and scale your business to have that 10 billion portfolio or to have a jet plane but make sure that you're growing personally

·       For your first or your first several deals, it is worth giving up a little something just to get started to show your worth, to prove it to someone

·       Don't get too bent up on what's fair, what's the best percentage because some percentage is usually better than no percentage if you're not even going to do the deal

·       Four puzzle pieces as the reason people usually don't get started: No money, No time, No experience or knowledge, No courage

·       If you are struggling to get started, the best thing you can do is to take action even if that action is analyzing one deal a day

Ashley’s work on social channels

Podcast: The Real Estate Rookie Podcast

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/realestaterookie/

 https://www.instagram.com/biggerpockets

 https://twitter.com/biggerpockets

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb-mdM0mi5k

Book Authored by Ashley 'Real Estate Rookie'

Book Co-authored by Ashley 'Real Estate Partnerships'

“How can you become a non-negotiable utility or a staple in your workplace that they will refuse to ever sell off your services or go to anybody else?”

Yes, you can become such an essential entity that they prefer to cut off a body part rather than removing you.

Because that is what Stephen Pierce became to be after all his humble beginnings.

He’s helped me more than anybody else on the planet with my skills development and in becoming a man of all those great things I'm known for and so grateful for.

Since more than two decades, Stephen is giving more life to people with his new perspectives, inspirational messages and methods to impact you to think and act differently to produce the results you desire.

He made millions from doing online marketing and public speaking and has been seen on NBC News, FOX News, ABC, CBS, Daystar, The Tom Joyner Morning Show and Black Enterprise.

But, many years ago Stephen was kicked out of high school. He was bankrupt, shot on the streets and homeless. From there he bounced back to being a fighter of faith, thriving and leading from the front lines of his industry.

Now, as a public speaker Stephen Pierce shared the stage with Tony Robbins, Drew Brees, Chris Gardner, Michael Phelps, Steve Forbes, Rick Belluzzo, Lou Holtz, Terry Bradshaw, and many others.

He is no stranger to obstacles, challenges, and threats. Stephen keeps his loins girded with truth. No matter the odds and no matter the cost, he continues to skillfully help others sculpt a more meaningful and memorable life of success.

In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below:

• What and how to become the one thing that remains a constant demand regardless of the economic environment, that thing cannot be ignored irrespective of the changes in the economy.
• What would anyone actually do to earn that respect or that position from their customer so that they become a necessary utility to their business or to their life
• How to deal with people to go past their personality and know their character
• How would you instruct somebody to improve when their true character is exposed when they’re put under pressure

Few Quotes from the Episode

• People tend to use the state of the economy for the reason to do something or not to do something, so there's going to always be something.
• It doesn't matter what the state of the economy is, as a sales pro you should hold people's attention long enough to get the message across
• What can you say or do or demonstrate within 8 seconds to get people hooked for another 8 seconds, then get them hooked for another 8 seconds
• Not only are we in an attrition economy but we're in a scrolling society: people are scrolling away
• As a sales person you have to shake up the satisfaction, contentment and comfort that people are in for not doing a deal
• As a sales person, you need to be more concerned about the client sincerely; not just about your pockets, your own personal scoreboard, your own personal commissions
• Question is: How do we not just become an option or a service provider but a necessary utility to their business or to their life regardless of what changes
• Starting point to become that necessary utility is to start asking your customer questions

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Our family’s philosophy is: Always on the GROW

In the recent past, we have done a lot of thinking in determining our core values and principles and what we stand for.

We spent hours thinking through how we want to conduct ourselves as a family, and as individuals.

In this episode, I’m going to lay down the formula that I have tested out in my own personal life.

Quotes:

- We wanted to start controlling our lives in a way where it’s turning us into people we wanted to see ourselves as today and in the future. By reconciling who we were in the past: what decisions we weren’t making, what expectations we had of ourselves and weren’t following

- Who do you want your son/ daughter to look up to as they’re watching you evolving in life? What kind of standard do you set there?

- If you don’t set the standards early on, it’s really hard to set them later on down life

- Our family’s philosophy is Always on the GROW

- I realized that I was more consistent this year than my previous year

My whole life I was a victim of the messaging of Hollywood and the media. It was all that negative, manipulative, divisive, bad messaging.

I was a victim because they preying were on me.  They knew how to influence and impose their thoughts, beliefs and ideas on me.

This went on till the day of my transformation.

Now I’m fully frustrated by the messaging that comes from the media and Hollywood.

As modern-day Heroes we've got to combat this, we have to go straight into this mental warfare to play our part. What life could be like if some of that negative messaging was absent! Or, if people that were in control started making better decisions and not trying to play on people's weaknesses!

Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE

In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights (plus many more)

• How I was a victim of the media preying on me and why one should combat this mental warfare
• Kind of messaging that comes out to people by Hollywood
• My comments on the movie produced by former President Obama and his wife where they’re inserting racial division
• Big problem with Disney’s thinking

Best Quotes from the Episode

- In movies, there are a lot of self-interests in the people that are writing the script, bringing the script to life, shooting the movie and driving a narrative that ultimately has some influence

- I am repulsed by people that project negative, manipulative, divisive, bad messaging

- Before my transformation, I was a victim of the media's preying on me and them knowing how to influence me and how to bring their thoughts their ideas, their beliefs and impose them on me because I really didn't have any control and unfortunately it was where we got our messaging from before the advent of social media

- How much more of this negativity from media can we continue to tolerate before a few modern-day Heroes decide that we've got to combat this mental warfare

- Conditionally humans are wired to be more geared and drawn towards things that are going badly because it initiates the fear reaction parts of the brain

- People could equally use their on air talent or their success in the business world to drive a completely different narrative to impact people in a positive way, instead of doing it in a negative way

- Messaging has been altered or purposely put in front of you in order to capture your attention, hook your attention and then own your attention

- News doesn't always promote positive stuff

- I'm sick and tired of watching you constantly put people in these positions where they're walking around in their life on eggshells in their everyday life because of what you're doing

- You have to be even more guarding of what it is you're watching

- It's more important for us to start to come together and think about how to improve the quality of life

- There's so many different messages that get imposed onto us without us even knowing it because we're not acutely aware of what just happened

- Movies, Entertainment, Sports: they're all trying to influence you in a way that we don't want to be influenced

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Manny’s websites:

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https://www.moresalesappeal.com/

These days, I literally have to work just 3 to 4 days a month to make multiple 6-figures a year.

However, a decade ago, I found it very hard to accomplish the things that I wanted to accomplish.

Reason: partying, drinking, doing drugs, gambling, going out every night were my top priority. Though it seemed like those experiences are full, other parts of me said: there’s no direction. I was extremely complacent.

I was building businesses and restaurants but focus and concentration were fully absent.

This went on for a decade. Till the day I decided to become sober.

But when I decided to go sober, first thing I did was to ask myself ’why is this behavior taking place?

Learn my thoughts and recreation ideas here.

Watch FULL YOUTUBE EPISODE HERE

In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights (plus many more)

- Why is it important for any of us to reinvent ourselves?

- How did I start to make the change happen?

- Open challenge to become the next version of you

Important Quotes from the episode

Just because you had the vision, the want, and the desire to go out do some incredible things; doesn’t mean that you had the level of detail needed in order to execute at a very high level.

Because partying, drinking, doing drugs, gambling, going out every night were my priority; it was very hard for me to accomplish the things I actually wanted to accomplish.

I’ve completely recreated myself in so many ways

We need to ask ourselves, ‘Is this all that I was put here to do?’

Variables change, mentalities change, businesses evolve; everything is moving at a speed and at a rate.

Because there’s so much available to us, it confuses us and distracts us from doing the things we’re wanted/supposed to do

I literally have to work 3 to 4 days a month and make multiple 6-figures, however, I realized that’s not the standard for me to be known for, internally with myself.

Because I understand the change process so much; I know what people are capable of, I know what the possibility is

We need more people to rise up against the challenges that we’re facing on a big scale

Richard Silverman was a native of Baltimore and grew up in New York. He graduated from New York University in 1985 with a bachelor’s in Philosophy and film.

He was gifted with a blessed childhood because of his parents — his dad was his best friend, mentor and hero.

He strongly believes, ‘Nepotism is a good word if you can use relationships to carve your own path and do your own thing’.

Today, Richard Silverman is a seasoned professional with over 35 years of experience in various industries. He has a remarkable career trajectory in hospitality, food and beverage, events, sports, entertainment, digital, and specialty retail.

After graduation, Silverman initially entered the entertainment industry, managing artists like George Michael, Prince, and collaborating with prominent songwriters.

In 1996, Silverman ventured into the food and beverage industry, collaborating with renowned restaurateur Phil Romano to expand EatZi’s Gourmet Markets. His immersion in the hospitality industry continued in 2001 when he played a pivotal role in repositioning and selling the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Transitioning to the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno in 2007, Silverman executed a remarkable turnaround, elevating it from the 12th to the 2nd ranked property in Northern Nevada within six months. He introduced innovative concepts such as Briscola, the first-ever Italian restaurant under the Charlie Palmer banner, Rim Asian Bistro, Xtreme Sports Bar and Grill, The Beach, The Buffet, and The High Roller Lounge, many of which remain successful today.

Silverman's influence extended beyond traditional venues, as he organized city-wide events like the Xtreme Outlaws Races, drawing massive crowds and achieving record-breaking feats. In recent years, he has consulted with international chefs to bring Michelin Star awarded restaurant concepts to Las Vegas and launched an artisan super premium distilled spirits line of XO Rums.

His diverse portfolio includes producing feature films and television projects, notably the EDM-themed film "We Are Your Friends" and the upcoming film "My Dead Friend Zoe," addressing veteran PTSD and suicide issues. Silverman also co-founded a software firm, GEO-Emblaze, serving multimedia companies during the early stages of internet-streaming content.

Promising insights from the episode

- How and where did it all start for Richard Silverman. Who were his childhood influencers

- Is nepotism a bad thing for anyone?

- Business deals and successes of Richard

- How Richard turned around the history of a biggest hotel in city from worst performing to best performing

- How does someone go about showing what their voice stands for and reflects

- What kind of president would Joe Biden make? A little discussion on politics

Important Quotes from Richard Silverman

-My dad is my best friend, mentor, and hero

-We all get to where we get to in life and become who we are because of the people that influenced us along the way to get us there

-The people that you love and value are the only thing that matter

-I love being told something can’t be done because it’s already been proven to fail.

-My childhood was blessed and gifted

-My dad was a person who I always had respect for

-Nepotism is a good word if you can use relationships to carve your own path and do your own thing

-Having the right person in your life gives you all the perspective

-Right voices are not getting the exposure that they need

A man that got hit by tragedies at a young age is now helping tragic lives!

He had to go through the challenge of becoming an adult real quick, overnight.

A conversation that tackles “whether the experience is bitter or sweet, we need to do the best we can”…

Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE

Manny Kess along with his sister Elena started the Kess group in 2013. The Kess Group is the staple around the world for whatever you need. Manny is an entrepreneur and elite businessman, with more than 20 years in the food, beverage and nightlife industry.

Today, Manny is a multi millionaire who built half a dozen companies through sheer hard work.

Manny travelled around a 100 countries living life the way he wants while his businesses are making money working.

He gives back where ever he can. He leads groups of people who want to help others

Before all this, Manny had to work through two tragedies: loss of his father at a young age, his business going broke.

At 19, Manny began a successful run opening restaurants and watering holes throughout New York City.

A frequent patron of Las Vegas, Manny was recognized for his youthful business acuity and his ability as a connector. He was recruited by Angel Management Group (AMG) a Las Vegas-based nightlife company and moved to sin city in 2011.

By the end of his first year with AMG he was promoted to Lead VIP Host for the Wet Republic Ultra Pool at the MGM Grand.

In 2012 Manny seized an opportunity to open his own company and created “Tonight I’m VIP”.  His company rapidly grew into a boutique concierge agency known by an unmatched level of service and a worldwide depth.

In this conversation you will take away 3 promising insights (plus many more)

- How can one take a bitter life experience and make the best out of it

- What is the decline America is going through, why is it happening and what can one do about it

- How do we regain the DNA of what made us

Important Quotes from Manny Kess

- When you’re in hospitality, you’re always helping people

- When you become an adult real quick, overnight; it’s really challenging

- In life you can deal with trauma in one of two ways: you can use it as Motivation, or you make bad decisions and become an alcoholic, drug addict

- We have to take the lesson, whether it’s bitter or sweet and do the best we can

- My Mom was always loving me and kept giving me life lessons

- As long as we strive to be better than the day before, we’re making progress

- My father instilled in me a work ethic, the notion to just be a man of your word

- 95 out of 100, I always did what I thought was right

- Today, My Mom can look at me today and say ‘I’m proud of my son’

- If you’re better to yourself, you’d be better to others

- What triggers us is a mirror of ourselves in others

Follow Manny Kess:

https://www.facebook.com/manny.kess

https://www.instagram.com/mannykess/

https://twitter.com/MannyKess

His companies:

https://thekessgroup.com/

https://corkandbatter.com/

In this Podcast, Manny talks about how happy he is with what is happening with Deion Sanders and the statement he is making.

Sadly, many people don't root for success. It's difficult because people are not where they want to be so they talk about others failures not theirs and throw stones.

In this episode you will take away 3 promising insights

-       Why to be happy for others…

-       How to stand up for what you believe in.

-       What you can do to trust the mission.

Watch the FULL Interview on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/Ra0j2khZoSw

Other great podcast guest episodes:

Atlanta Braves Baseball PA Announcer on Dreams Coming True

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-on-the-grow-with-manny-vargas/id1150064033?i=1000622490009

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