Deconstructing Success With Chris Winfield

Do you want to be scared or... free? Scared or... rich? Scared or... extraordinary? If you're sick of being "scared" and truly ready for what's on the other side of fear... this interview might just change your life. And I don't say that lightly. This conversation with Emily Williams has profoundly affected my life and "flipped the switch" on how I view money, freedom and even fear itself. Wondering who Emily is? She's a success coach, entrepreneur, and author with a seven-figure business, who at one point, couldn’t get a job at Starbucks... and she has an uncanny ability to make complicated "money concepts" really simple and actionable! Some of the big things you’ll learn from Emily in this inspiring and tactical interview are: Emily’s approach to changing your relationship with money and the exact steps she took to transform $120,000 of debt into a thriving 7-figure business.... How to ‘flip the switch’ and turn OFF your negative thoughts and insecurities about making money... The ‘Why Not Me Mentality’ th

Ever since she was a little girl growing, Luisa Zhou wanted to be the CEO of a major corporation. She just knew that the power, the money, the prestige that came with this would make her happy. As a young adult, she began to climb the corporate ladder and said “...on the outside, things looked good. I had a great job and a great salary, but the truth was, I wanted more.” What was the 'MORE' that this self-described introvert was searching for? Afterall, she’d been an International Space Station engineer, a mobile payments start-up co-founder, and a digital advertising manager for companies looking to fuel their marketing with artificial intelligence. She wanted to to start her own business but… she had to overcome the fears that were holding her back. The fear of failing, of giving up the safety and prestige of her corporate life. One day she asked herself a question that would change her life… WHY NOT? Why not me? Why not now? What’s the worst that could happen? She began to embrace this 'why not mentality'.

Danny Iny was a self-described “goodie two shoes” for the first fourteen years of his life. Until the age of 15, when he suddenly lost interest in school, missed 152 days of classes and then convinced his parents to let him drop out in the middle of ninth-grade so he could start a business. They let him. He started that business and climbed aboard the entrepreneurial roller-coaster which was initially filled with some ups but a whole bunch of downs or as he calls them “plot twists” including losing everything in 2011 after his 3-year old startup imploded… Leaving him down -- but not out. In 2011, he started Firepole Marketing with less than nothing: No traffic No subscribers No relationships with any influencers in the industry And over $250,000 of personal debt (left over from that last failed startup) Which he then turned into into a seven-figure business through: Some ingenious marketing efforts (Such as becoming the "Freddy Krueger of Blogging") A strong commitment to teaching people And whole lot of l

Laura Belgray does two "main things" with her (brilliantly named) business Talking Shrimp: She helps TV networks (like Bravo, NBC, Comedy Central, and many more) come up with the words that make people want to watch their shows. And she helps small businesses and entrepreneurs, like you, find the words that make buyers go bananas. And she does two "main things" (actually it was a lot more than two but I'm trying to do something here) in this interview with me today: Helped me to understand things about writing and copy that I never could have imagined before. And...made me laugh. A lot. Win-Win. In this interview Laura walks us through her journey from fact-checking & research to writing ad copy for major magazines to crafting award-winning promos for TV networks to... Starting her own company...and the ups & downs, bumps & bruises, wins & losses...and all of the life-lessons she learned along the way. Some of the big things you’ll learn from Laura in this "so good it hurts" interview are:

Have you ever asked yourself...what if? What if I went all in? What if I saw what I was really capable of? What if I really gave it everything and truly made an impact in this world? My guest on today’s show asked himself those questions from his hospital bed as he was recovering from a rare condition that nearly cost him his life. He was 30. It was a few months after the birth of his first son. And he knew he had to make some big changes... He left that hospital with a new determination, drive, passion and desire to be the best version of himself that he could be. Fast forward to today... Ryan Levesque is the #1 best-selling author of the book ‘Ask’ and two others. He’s the creator of 34 information and software products. He’s a world renowned marketing expert known as "The Funnel Specialist", the guy that companies quietly bring through the back door to go from good to great. But here’s something that most people don’t realize... For most of his life, fear ruled him. Fear of taking chances. Fear of failing.

“I hereby solemnly declare never to freeze in fear, sit in utter despair, or move from foot to foot like a 3 year old on the verge of an “accident” when faced with an email, sales page or Facebook post. I refuse to smile needlessly, play nice hopelessly, give in uselessly…in the hopes that if they like me enough, they might open their wallets for me. I am a persuasion revolutionary and I use psychology of persuasion to win hearts, minds and wallets of my audience.” Thousands and thousands of people have taken this oath and are loyal "soldiers" in the Persuasion Revolution. Ready to meet the person who has somehow made the science and psychology "sexy, classy and fun"? Bushra Azhar is one of the world’s leading authorities in the science of persuasion or as she puts it: “...helping the frustrated, the lost and the uber confused; bulldoze their way through counter-arguments and objections effortlessly and gracefully (like a ballerina on roller-skates).” Bushra is outspoken, bold, funny, direct and super passi

He dropped out of law school in 2012 to start his first business. He was scared. He had doubts...lots of them. But he kept taking action (most of the time, before he was ready). Things slowly moved along... Then, in early 2013, he got a call that no one ever wants to receive. His younger brother had passed away suddenly. He was crushed. And even though he didn’t know it at the time, that was the turning point in this young man’s life… On that day back in 2013, Navid Moazzez made a pledge to himself, his brother and his whole family that he was going to make his business work...no matter what it took. Fast forward to today, Navid is the leading authority on helping businesses create, promote & profit from virtual summits to skyrocket their business and brand online. So...how did a young man from Sweden with no experience, no connections and lots of fear & doubt become “the guy” for one of the hottest and most effective forms of online marketing in the world today? You'll get the full story (and so much

How does a self-described “introvert” transition from someone completely behind the scenes into a “super connector” running a seven-figure business? In this episode of Deconstructing Success you’re going to get the full story and so much more... Some of the things you’ll learn in this “jam-packed with awesomeness” interview with Selena Soo are: How (and why) Selena plans out her days two months in advance… How ANYONE can connect with influencers in their industry (even if you’re shy, just starting out, have no connections, no “name” or time). Exactly how Selena did this to create her own relationships with influencers and what this has meant for her own business. The importance of not trying to hit multiple goals all at once and how to know when to “cut” sources of revenue in order to actually grow. The biggest takeaways that she has learned from Marie Forleo, Adam Grant, Ramit Sethi, Derek Halpern, Danielle LaPorte and other influencers. How she overcomes perfectionism and uses it to her advantage. Discover

What do the most successful people all have in common? Are they smarter than everyone else? Do they work harder? Are they just luckier? In this episode of Deconstructing Success, we'll talk to someone who has an answer to this question...and I'd bet a lot of money that it's not what you think it is : ) As the founder and host of the massively popular Mixergy courses, masterclasses and podcast series, Andrew Warner has interviewed over 1,000 entrepreneurs... ...including the founders of companies like AirBNB, Wikipedia, Reddit, Dropbox, yCombinator and Zappos, to name a few)... ...asking them uncomfortable questions to dig deep into their success and failures. I asked Andrew to come o so we could learn more about his story, experiences, habits and influences. And I also wanted to discover what some of the biggest lessons he’s learned from doing those 1,000+ interviews. Were there any patterns? Any “major keys? Any shortcuts? And he gave me even more than I was hoping for! Some of the things you’ll l

Have you ever had one of those moments where you’ve been working on a problem for a while (or trying to figure something out) and then (almost out of nowhere) everything ‘clicks’...and it suddenly makes sense? What if this 'click' was so dramatic that it helped you get more accomplished than you ever thought possible? And all of sudden, you no longer had to wonder why you weren't achieving your goals and instead knew exactly what you needed to do to keep hitting them? And what if it was all based around a super simple productivity technique that ANYONE can use? In this episode of Deconstructing Success, you’ll hear from someone who experienced this click last year, what the simple productivity technique was and exactly how you can use it to achieve your own goals each day. Glen Allsopp, quit college at 18 and moved to South Africa to become the social media manager for massive brands like Land Rover, Nissan and Hewlett Packard. At the age of 19, this self-described “introvert” went to work for himself and

4 friends dreamed of attracting 30,000 attendees to their new music festival (which would have been an incredible success for them.) When they put tickets on sale for the first “Bonnarroo” festival they CRUSHED their own lofty expectations and sold 70,000 tickets in a few short weeks...with no advertising! Today, Bonnaroo is annual festival experience unlike any other, uniting 100,000 people in a community defined by immersive participation, boundless positivity, and pure self-expression. In this episode of Deconstructing Success, you'll discover the “special sauce” behind the success of Bonaroo and my guest Rich Goodstone (hint: it’s all about your "frame of mind.”) Dreaming big, working hard and believing that he will succeed is the framework behind everything that today’s guest has built. I was first introduced to Rich Goodstone by one of my best friends and I was instantly drawn into his obvious hunger for learning and becoming a better person. I liked him right away. And since that time, he has be

Neil Patel is the co-founder of four multi-million dollar software companies and has helped companies of all sizes maximize their revenues. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 online marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he created one of the 100 most brilliant companies in the world.  5 Important Things You'll Learn in This Episode: * The big realization Neil had as a high school student when his first business was already earning $20,000/month in revenue and how it changed the course of his life. * The “big-picture / small tasks” productivity approach that Neil follows to focus on (and accomplish) what’s important and set himself up for success the next day. * The rules, filters, free tools and delegation system that Neil uses to process over 1,000 emails each day! * The “divide and conquer” approach that Neil and his business partner Hiten Shah take, and how it eliminates the need for constant communication and “useless meetings.” * H

Introducing the 'Deconstructing Success' Podcast with Chris Winfield The late Steve Jobs once said, "You can't connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them looking backwards.” His emphasis on “connecting the dots” has had a profound impact on my life. Which is why it’s played at the beginning of every episode of this show. Part of my mission with the Deconstructing Success podcast is to help “connect the dots” in successful people’s stories so that my listeners realize that they are not alone. So you can understand that everyone struggles. Everyone doubts themselves. But that the truly successful people are the ones who keep going. The ones who get back up. And you’ll get an inside look at exactly how they do that each and every day. For the last three and half years, I have either talked to or met with at least one person I admired (some were friends, some were strangers) and I simply asked questions and most importantly, I listened. These were people from all different industries and at d