Kyle Bringhurst 
What’s the best part of Christmas morning? I guess I should clarify and say the best part of Christmas morning after presents. The clear and obvious answer to me is the food! In my family we always have delicious Christmas breakfasts. And one of the Christmas staples for many people are cinnamon rolls. They are … Read more
Shannon Warr is the owner and creator of Clad & Cloth, a women’s clothing boutique that has been blowing up since she started it just a few years ago. They have hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers and have collaborated with some of the most influential people in the fashion world to create awesome, unique … Read more
*From now until 11/24/2021 you can receive 15% off any Grandpa Beck’s Games purchased on Amazon or grandpabecksgames.com when you use code “FREE2FAIL”* Brent Beck has always loved games. In fact, he proposed to his wife during a game of Scrabble. This love of games and creativity led him and his wife to start a business, Grandpa Beck’s Games, … Read more
Kelley Higney is an inspiration when it comes to business. She knows how to improve products with customer feedback, and her business, Bug Bite Thing, does exactly that. They do 8-figures in revenue annually, and was featured on Shark Tank, where she got a deal with Lori Greiner and received her Golden Ticket. Before she … Read more
This episode with Betsy Mikesell has been a year and a half in the making. We were initially scheduled to have the interview last March, but Covid happened. Then we rescheduled for August, but also had to cancel that because she and some of her family actually were in a plane crash. They all survived, … Read more
For these solo episodes I want to share more about my personal entrepreneurial journey and give practical tips to help you in your businesses. My goal is to provide you with personal stories about how I did what I suggest so that you have different stories to draw from for inspiration. Today I want to … Read more
I have always been a big believer that you should make a plan before taking action. The problem is, sometimes your plans disintegrate. So what do you do in that situation? For me, I struggle with taking action without feeling like I have every little detail mapped out because I don’t want to make any … Read more
Ten years ago, at age 60, Judy and her husband were trying to figure out what they were going to do for their retirement. They had started multiple businesses in the past, with varying degrees of success, but were still needing something more to help them feel more secure with their finances. At the same … Read more
Backstory This is the first time in my life that I have been consciously aware of Suicide Prevention Month. Mental health has become an extremely important part of my life, and I have learned so much from people I admire and respect sharing their experiences. I’m not saying you should admire or respect me, but … Read more
From walk-on to Conference Player of the Year, Jake Toolson has had to earn everything that he has. But he almost quit basketball after his first year in college. Learn more about his extraordinary journey in this week’s episode. Transcript Jake Toolson (00:01): I don’t ever want to go back there because that’s where my … Read more
Kortni Niccoli almost never got Kortni Jeane off the ground. She put all her money into a production run, but every single piece was sized wrong. Learn how she was able to survive and thrive in this episode of Freedom to Fail.
Thread Wallets makes the coolest elastic wallets in the market, complete with special designs to make them your own. Years ago when they were first starting out I actually was one of their original Kickstarter backers. What you might not have known is that it was originally just supposed to fund a sock company, their … Read more
For our listeners out there with good taste in shoes or style, you may have heard of the shoe and boot company, Taft. Easily one of my favorite companies and brands, I was ecstatic to find out that they were based in my backyard here in Utah. Kory Stevens is the founder of Taft, along … Read more
This past month has been extremely difficult for me in getting everything done that I needed to, and it all comes down to one thing: lack of dedicated focus. Sure, I’ve been busy and running around and working all day, every day, but looking back now I realize I was working on so many different … Read more
Growing up, I would often get asked the question, “What did you learn today?” Usually it would be after I got home from school or church, or at dinner. I feel like it’s safe to say that I wasn’t the only one who was asked this question. I also feel like I’m not the only … Read more
“In the military they give medals to people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may gain. In business we give bonuses to people who are willing to sacrifice others so that we may gain.”
How many of us have ever felt that we weren’t good enough? That we didn’t deserve success or that we weren’t doing anything worthwhile? Too many people face the Impostor Syndrome and never are able to overcome it. I usually spend days feeling that way, and then I can break out for a quick gasp … Read more
Near wins can be looked at as a failure to reach our goal. But they can also be just what we need to actually reach those goals. When we focus on…
In ancient cultures, business owners who failed were publicly shamed and humiliated, often brought to the city centers where they were stripped naked and forced to do unthinkable things at time to make up for them failing. Sometimes they were a given a green bonnet they had to wear that identified them as a failure, … Read more
What comes to mind when you think of service? For me, I have flashbacks of raking leaves or mowing lawns when I was a teenager. I also think of soup kitchens and animal shelters, etc. Overall, when I think of service I usually think of people who can’t do things on their own. People who … Read more
Universities have created false demand by marketing the importance of a…
Yesterday I was diagnosed with a serious disease. As I sit here typing this, my mind is racing, trying to figure out what I can still do with my life. It’s painful, knowing that it can cause me to lose out on everything that I have been hoping and dreaming for in my life.
A couple of months ago I had nothing specific to look forward to in my life. I was living day by day but not doing anything more than sitting on the couch watching television, eat food, and maybe once a week go to the gym or see friends. My life felt like it was being … Read more
I’m starting a new project called TEDtalk Tuesday and today is the inaugural video. I love learning from experts in all mediums (books, podcasts, videos, etc.) so not only do I want to share my thoughts on books like I have been doing, but I also want to give people other mediums to learn. I … Read more
Today was one of those days where everything is pretty good, but something just felt off. I had no reason to feel off, I just did. Have you ever felt that way before?
After something tragic happens in life we usually have the surroundings and the situations burned into our mind. Most days I can’t remember what I had for lunch but ask me about when my grandmother died more than 10 years ago, and I can tell you very specific details, down to the songs we listened to while driving to see her. The same is true with 9/11.
America has an obesity epidemic. We are the most overweight and obese generation in history. Physical activity has been on the decline for decades and continues to slide. Yet I would argue that we are currently facing another epidemic that is even more self-destructive and limiting: Infobesity.
You are a salesperson. There, I said it. There’s no getting around it. Every person on earth is involved in sales one way or another. And every person on earth needs to become a better salesperson if they want to reach their full potential. What comes to mind when you first think about a salesperson? … Read more
Yesterday I wrote my first story. Today I write my second. Before yesterday I had probably written a grand total of 5 articles, outside of schoolwork, in my life. I don’t have the credibility to be taken seriously. But I want to write a best-seller.
Have you ever failed before? Have you ever abandoned your goals and dreams because you couldn’t envision a path that wouldn’t end in defeat and pain? I have, more times than I can count.
Since this is my first review ever I am creating a framework for how the reviews will look moving forward. For each book I read…
2018 was easily the most challenging year of my life, both personally and professionally. There were major ups and downs…
