Rise Above Podcast

There are many differences between the way that wealthy people and broke people approach money. But what you might not fully understand is that it all starts with your mindset. In order to achieve wealth and freedom, you have to change the way you think of money. In this episode, Greg discusses the misconceptions around how you earn wealth, ways to generate more money than you ever thought possible, and a cash-generating perspective shift on how you spend. Show highlights: The rich people have learned to do this in order to explode their wealth with less effort (2:08) This common but faulty view of earning money is keeping you broke (3:30) One concept you must grasp in order to make more money (4:44) The “500 Hour a Week” rule that the wealthy use to increase earnings (5:18) This poor person’s mindset on spending is preventing you from accumulating wealth (7:22) If you love this episode, be sure to check out the video versions here! If you want to live life on YOUR terms and spend more time doing the things

If you’ve ever been in a situation where you were miserable or unhappy with where you were in your life, you know how difficult it can be. It can seem hopeless. But thankfully there’s a way that anyone can improve their situation immediately. It all comes down to the type of mindset you have. In this episode, Greg discusses the differences between fixed and growth mindsets, how to shift to a growth mindset, and the key to making permanent, positive changes in your life. Show highlights: The simple secret to getting out of situations that you hate (3:57) You must take this first step to improve your current circumstances (4:22) How to identify and overcome your fixed mindset (5:01) This mentality is the key to making permanent changes in your life (6:25) The challenging but essential step to building a growth mindset (9:14) If you love this episode, be sure to check out the video versions here! If you want to live life on YOUR terms and spend more time doing the things you love, then head over to www.riseabo

Mindset is something that we talk about quite a bit on this show, and for good reason. If your life doesn’t look the way you want it to, it’s likely that the way you think about certain things is holding you back from getting what you want.  In this episode, Greg discusses how to shift your perspective on eating and working out to improve your health, a profound shift in the way you view money, and the only asset that can provide you lasting value… if you take care of it properly.  Show highlights This common misconception about fitness may be preventing you from living the life of your dreams (2:28) This mistaken view of money is keeping you achieving financial freedom (4:21) Adopt this specific attitude today to maximize your personal growth (5:24) Ask yourself this question to instantly shift your thoughts on money (6:38) The #1 asset that you can have to boost your quality of life (7:24) The first thing that you need to stop doing with other people immediately (9:41) If you want to live life on YOUR ter

If you are not making as much money or living the kind of lifestyle you want, chances are that you are holding yourself back. And your mindset is the biggest roadblock to your financial freedom. The most significant difference between the wealthy and the poor is how they view certain things. In this episode, Greg will discuss the things you need to stop focusing on to generate wealth, why you’ll never get rich by getting paid more, and how the rich grow their bank accounts by spending money. Show highlights: If you talk about this more than anything else, you’re keeping yourself broke (2:30) Focusing on this prevents you from ever accomplishing your goals (3:57) Increasing this is far more important than increasing your paycheck (7:04) Doing this is why the rich get richer while you stay poor (9:47) The surprising way that you can grow your wealth by spending money (11:07) If you want to live life on YOUR terms and spend more time doing the things you love, then head over to www.riseabovepodcast.com and dow

Have you ever found yourself avoiding the work you know you need to get done? When you work for yourself, it can be easy to put off difficult or unpleasant tasks because there’s no one forcing you to do it. But the key to your success is getting those hard things done. So how do you overcome your tendency to procrastinate? In this episode, Greg gives a 4 step plan for ending procrastination, a method for knocking out the tasks on your to-do list, and a crucial mindset shift you can make today to be more productive instantly.  Show highlights: This simple first step can help you crush procrastination forever (2:15) Eliminate this from your life to become more clear, focused, and productive (4:44) An easy method that forces you to get stuff done (5:43) How Parkinson’s Law can help you stop procrastinating (6:10) The iron-clad mentality you need to destroy your excuses (8:10) If you want to live life on YOUR terms and spend more time doing the things you love, then head over to www.riseabovepodcast.com and dow

The beauty of being a business owner now is that you can learn to do just about anything without ever leaving your home. There’s more information available to you than at any point in history. And while that can be extremely helpful, you may have also realized that you get so caught up in consuming information that you never do anything with it! In this episode, Greg talks about the difference between consuming and preparing, how to identify the proper information for your current situation and how to avoid the pitfalls of endless consumption.  Show highlights: Why consuming information keeps you from ever reaching your goals (4:03) Identifying these things is the first step to understanding how to avoid wasting your time gathering useless information (4:36) You must avoid this type of learning at all costs if you ever hope to succeed (5:13) If you find yourself making this consumption mistake, you’re destined for failure (6:24) Ask yourself this question to see if what you’re doing is helping or hurting you

As an entrepreneur, have you ever felt that there’s never enough time to get everything done? Maybe you’ve even resigned yourself to the fact that there will always be more work to do. So why do the ultra-successful seem so much more productive, despite having the same amount of time in their day? In this episode, Greg takes a look at a few key concepts to scheduling your day like a millionaire, including the 9AM rule for becoming more productive, and the best and worst times to schedule meetings. Show highlights Why understanding the value of your time is key to growing your career and income (3:09) The reason responding to urgent tasks is keeping you unproductive (3:48) The “9AM Rule” and how it can skyrocket your productivity (4:29) How “renaissance time” makes you happier and more focused (6:07) The #1 reason millionaires don’t have Monday meetings (10:22) This is the only thing you should be doing early in the week (11:54)

Have you ever had your day ruined by something someone else said to you? How much would your life change if you were able to move on and get over being offended quickly and easily?  In today’s episode, you’ll learn the reality behind the thought patterns that keep us stuck when we get upset or offended and the secret to overcoming those thought patterns to help you live a free and uncommon life. Show highlights The best way to quickly overcome offense (19:17) How to become an emotionally evolved person (5:08) Easily offended? Read this book (2:25) How to profit from negative feedback (18:40) If you want to live life on YOUR terms and spend more time doing the things you love, then head over to www.riseabovepodcast.com and download your free Freedom Formula. What are you waiting for?

Some of the most meaningful things I’ve learned from camping extend way beyond how to build a campfire or steer a canoe. They are life lessons that have helped me move forward through this big adventure we call life - and maybe they can help you too. In today’s quick-fire episode, I want to share one of the biggest life lessons you can apply from a recent camping trip to the great outdoors with my son. The Show Highlights: What the great outdoors can teach you about living a purposeful and meaningful life (3:20) A lesson on investing and taking things for granted (4:20) The truth about entitlement, and why life doesn’t always owe you anything (8:30)

In both your personal and professional life, there are times when it’s necessary to ‘end’ something. Maybe it’s time has passed, it’s season is over, or continuing it would be destructive in some way. But far too many times, we find it difficult to pull the trigger. We shy away from the steps that could open up a whole new world of development and growth. Why is that? In today’s episode, I’m going to share 3 tips to help you move forward towards your personal and business vision - no matter where you’re currently at. The truth is that sometimes you don’t want things to end. But other times, you come to realize that it’s actually necessary to end things in order for you to rise up to the next chapter. The Show Highlights: The only 3 things that can happen with an ending (4:30) Doing things without money being the main motivator (7:45) A strong reminder to always look back where you came from (9:00) How to gain clarity on what you want your personal life and the real reason people never take actions required t

When we understand the fundamental secret of happiness - and live by it - we will be happy. So what is it? What is the secret to happiness? Uncovering the secret can be one of life’s most challenging and elusive tasks - but it is possible. In today’s episode, we share two of the most critical aspects of creating a lifestyle that makes you happy - and how you can start applying these ideas almost instantaneously to your life. The Show Highlights: A schedule hack for maximizing productivity & joy in your life (1:30) The Garden of Thoughts: How to keep your mind ‘weed-free’ of negative thoughts (3:00) The two elements of energy and how to master them (10:10) Introvert vs. Extravert: The key differences between personality traits (11:00) A productive way to invest your energy - and why your future depends on it (12:20) If you want to learn more about the secret to happiness and how you can boost your energy - almost instantaneously - check out the free mini video series below: www.riseabovepodcast.com/happ

The day that letter arrived in the mail, I cringed. I was anxious and nervous about what would happen next.  I reported Thursday morning with a niggling feeling that I was going to end up on a jury; judging somebody for something they had or had not done. And my hope of slipping through the process, invisible, ended when “Juror number 16_, Greg Smith” echoed across the speakers. For the next hour, I listened to the comments and questions. And through my time in the juror’s box, I learned a number of lessons. One of which was that of judgment. It doesn’t define who they are; it defines who you are. In this episode, I share the story of my day in court, why I believe judgement is almost always wrong, why we do it, and the price we pay. The Show Highlights: How just ONE episode of this podcast changed a listener’s life (2:30) My ‘judgemental’ day on jury duty (6:20) Are you letting other people control your life? Here are some subtle reasons why you’re giving others too much power (26:55) The ONLY time it’s ok

How would it make you feel if you knew a way that would help you glide through your to-do list every day with minimal effort? Whether that’s business tasks or things you need to get done in your personal life. In today’s episode, you’re going to learn a super-simple strategy 99% of people have access to that can easily double your productivity in 30 days (or less) while turning off the pressure and unnecessary noise in your life. The Show Highlights: - Red Badge Death: A hack to stop your phone controlling your entire life (0:45) - Why your phone is destroying your sleep and damaging your health (7:20) - Why you should skip emails first thing in the morning (9:00) - The key to setting yourself up for success for the entire day (10:40) If you want to live life on YOUR terms and spend more time doing the things you love, then head over to www.riseabovepodcast.com and download your free Freedom Formula. What are you waiting for?

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a grappling and ground fighting martial art focused on the skill of forcing your opponent to submit. Not only is the sport a great line of self-defence, it’s also closely linked to achieving success in business and life. In this episode, Greg shares some of his own lessons learned from the grappling mats of his Jiu-Jitsu martial art, and how you can apply them to take your business and life to the next level. The Show Highlights: - One activity you need to stop if you ever want your business to succeed (3:30) - Small adjustments that make the difference between success and failure in every aspect of your life (8:15) - An Entrepreneur's ‘never-ending problem’ (9:10) - A hack for instantly applying the things you learn (9:35) - How to conquer the most common reason Entrepreneurs fail (11:30) If you want to live life on YOUR terms and spend more time doing the things you love, then head over to www.riseabovepodcast.com and download your free Freedom Formula. What are you waiting for?

People don’t enjoy being sold...but they love to buy. If you don’t have a strategy in place in your fitness business to ethically upsell your customers and offer them the opportunity to get more value from you, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity to increase your sales and revenue. In today’s third and final part in the ‘building a fitness empire’ series, Greg shares his proven strategies for getting customers to exchange money with you more frequently. The Show Highlights: - Customer Lifetime Value: How to calculate it and easily increase it (5:00) - The most common mistake FitPros make that keep them broke (11:10) - How FitPros can easily increase their monthly revenue without trading more time for money (14:15) - The battle you will almost always lose (18:45) Listen to this episode and begin implementing these strategies to get your current customers to exchange money with you more frequently. If you want to live life on YOUR terms and spend more time doing the things you love, then head over to www.r

You could be the greatest fitness trainer in the world, but if you’re not utilizing the correct marketing strategies to help people learn about your services, your fitness empire is going nowhere fast. Getting more clients is typically every fitness trainer’s issue, however, it’s not the number one thing you should be spending time an focus on right now if you need an immediate cash flow injection. In today’s show, you’re going to learn three ways you might not have considered to get more clients in your fitness business that won’t cost you a lot - or any money. The Show Highlights: - What you should focus on right now if you need an immediate cash flow injection (1:50) - The three ‘audience temperatures’ you should be marketing to on a daily basis (3:00) - Why you MUST build your email list - and how to get started (5:20) - A budget-draining Facebook Ad mistake nearly everyone makes (6:20) - The ‘bullseye marketing’ strategy to grow your fitness business faster (8:00) - How to spy on your competitor’s most s

The average income for a fitness trainer is $34,000 per year. Plenty of pain, but very little gain, suffering through long hours, split shifts to barely make ends meat to enjoy their life. In today’s show, Greg shares his story of how he went from an overworked and underpaid employee to discovering the 3 keys to growing a fitness empire that gave him all the freedom, income, and fulfillment he ever wanted. The Show Highlights: - The ‘first client’ path of struggle (9:40) - Why most trainers trap themselves in the gym jail (11:20) - How much money are you really making per hour? (12:30) - The Walmart business model that’s impossible to compete against (15:30) If you want to live life on YOUR terms and spend more time doing the things you love, then head over to www.riseabovepodcast.com and download your free Freedom Formula. What are you waiting for?

Success doesn’t happen through luck. Nor does wealth happen by accident. The people that create true success have purposeful habits that make them more productive and effective. And for us to emulate these habits, we need to train ourselves to replace bad habits with new ones. In today’s episode, you’re going to discover five ‘mystical’ habits of the ultra-powerful to help you create real success. How many of them do you already have in place, and which ones do you need to switch? The Show Highlights: - Understanding positive and negative energy in people (1:10) - The ‘No Gossip Guideline’ to raise your influence almost instantly (6:00) - How to deal with people who drain your energy (12:55) - How to influence others positively with your words and actions (14:00) - Never talk about yourself...and the only time it’s okay to break that rule (15:00) - The silent power of all true leaders (17:00) - Why good leaders make you feel safe (18:40) Tune in and enjoy today’s show! If you want to live life on YOUR terms a

The sad truth is everybody is trying to get your money. If money is in your pocket, it’s not in somebody else's. And so if you don’t have a plan for your money - especially ‘new money,’ you can guarantee somebody else will. In today’s episode, Greg shares his simple formula for knowing exactly where your money is going and how to set yourself up financially for the future, while still enjoying the fruits of your labor today. The Show Highlights: - The number ONE rule to becoming wealthy beyond your wildest dreams (1:50) - Old money vs new money: What you need to do with your ‘surprise cash’ (2:50) - How to take control of your money and create a financial-fortress (3:40) - How you are being screwed over by letting these people steal your money (4:50) - The number one reason people get divorced (8:15) - The only time you shouldn’t invest your money (13:15) - Why most people are forced to get a job...after they retire (15:00) - Your guilt-free ‘living wealthy’ account and how to create one (16:00) This framewor

Most people - even those closest to you - don’t want you to succeed. A sad truth, but many of us have experienced this first hand. But the truth is that when you break free and start becoming who you really want to be, you’ll automatically question what everybody else is doing. Their lifestyle choices. Their 9-5 jobs. Their entire lives. And when you succeed in achieving what most people never dare to do - but secretly want to do - you’re showing them it’s ALL possible. If you think toxic people could be getting the best of you, and holding you back from living to your full potential, today’s episode is going to show you how to limit - or better still - get rid of their negative influence. Here Are The Show Highlights: - Reprogramming who you allow into your life (3:40) - The major reason your comfort zone is killing you, and how to beat it (3:40) - What no one ever tells you about friendship and success (5:40) - Key ‘competitive’ advantages of joining a network marketing group (16:10) You are the average of