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Long conversations with people who've built something, and short episodes you can finish on a walk.

  1. EP40

    The Millionaire Who Went to Prison for Money He Didn't Need

    Have you ever hit a goal you worked years for, and felt almost nothing? I remember the exact night our net worth crossed our biggest milestone. I sat there waiting for…

    10 minOctober 6
  2. EP39

    She Spent 16 Years Climbing the Ladder. Then She Pivoted. Dr. Tristin Brisbois

    What does it actually cost to walk away from something you spent eighteen years building? Dr. Tristin Brisbois has spent her whole career, in wildly different settings,…

    60 minSeptember 21
  3. EP38

    You're Running Two Races Every Day (And You Only Trained for One)

    Are you actually done when you walk through your front door, or does it just feel that way because you're exhausted? Justin Whitmel Earley finished a 10K Tough Mudder…

    8 minSeptember 14
  4. EP37

    Our Filmmaker Breaks Down Every Step of Making Currency of Happiness

    Behind the Scenes Dion Wiebe

    Ever wonder what actually happens before and after we hit record on this show? For this episode, I sat down with Dion Wiebe, the filmmaker behind The Currency of…

    25 minSeptember 7
  5. EP36

    Why Successful People Are Secretly Unhappy (3 Questions That Explain It)

    Are you happier now than you were ten years ago? Not richer. Not further along. Happier. Harvard professor Dr. Arthur Brooks has spent years studying that question, and…

    19 minAugust 31
  6. EP35

    Addiction Recovery in Canada: What Actually Happens Inside a Treatment Centre

    Darryl Wilkie CEO

    What do you do the night you've decided this is either going to be the night you get help, or the night you don't wake up? Darryl Wilkie is the executive director of the…

    56 minAugust 24
  7. EP34

    Brandon Turner's Story: How He Left BiggerPockets and Built Something Bigger

    What do you need to let go of to get to the next level of your life? There's a kid in Washington state lying in the dark, listening for the sound of the front door.…

    16 minAugust 17
  8. EP33

    Small Business Marketing Strategy: Why Your Marketing Isn't Working and How to Fix It

    Peter DeWit - Edge Marketing

    Most small business owners aren't bad at marketing. They're doing random acts of marketing, spending before strategizing, chasing trends, trying things without a plan,…

    35 minAugust 10
  9. EP32

    Walt Disney Lost Everything and Created Mickey Mouse: The Leadership Lesson Nobody Talks About

    What is the one thing you would not give up, even if it meant losing everything you have built? In February 1928, Walt Disney sat across a table in New York from Charles…

    12 minAugust 3
  10. EP31

    Kettlebell Keith: The Action Comes Before the Motivation

    Have you ever waited to feel motivated before you did the hard thing? Keith Weber says that's backward. Keith Weber, known to most as Kettlebell Keith, found his first…

    53 minJuly 27
  11. EP30

    Ambition vs Ego: How to Know Which One Is Actually Driving You

    Have you ever worked as hard as you possibly could for an entire year and ended up exactly where you started? I was staring at a spreadsheet at the end of the year,…

    11 minJuly 20
  12. EP29

    How the Red Deer Food Bank Became a Social Enterprise Nobody Saw Coming

    Mitch Thomson

    What happens when you stop treating a food bank like a food bank and start running it like a business? Mitch Thompson has spent five years turning the Red Deer Food Bank…

    32 minJuly 13
  13. EP28

    A 3-Year-Old Asked Why. Her Father Spent 3 Years Answering. This Is What Happened.

    Edwin Land

    In 1943, a three-year-old girl asked her father why she couldn't see a photograph right away. He didn't have an answer. So he spent three years finding one. Edwin Land…

    12 minJuly 6
  14. EP27

    Grief and Losing a Brother: An Honest Conversation About What Remains

    Stephen Van Santen

    What do you say to someone who just lost a brother, when you've buried one yourself? Almost a year after losing his brother Simon, host Andrew sits down with his friend…

    57 minJune 29
  15. EP26

    How to Set Goals That Actually Change Your Life: The SMARTER Framework

    What would you find if you dug up a list of goals you wrote down ten years ago and forgot about? I was cleaning out a closet and found a notebook from my early 20s.…

    12 minJune 22
  16. EP25

    America's #1 Parenting Coach on What Most Parents Don't Know | Pastor Jonathan Brozozog

    What if the biggest gift you gave your kids this year wasn't a toy, but a letter telling them exactly who you see them becoming? Pastor Jonathan Brozozog and his wife…

    53 minJune 15
  17. EP24

    Meaningful Father's Day Ideas: How to Make Your Kids Feel Truly Seen

    What happens when a beautiful idea for your kids completely misses who your kids actually are? A few years ago, Andrew heard a speaker describe a Father's Day tradition…

    12 minJune 8
  18. EP23

    Red Deer Mayor Cindy Jefferies on Leadership, Loss, and the Long Game

    What does it take to run for the same job twice, lose the first time in front of your entire community, and come back twelve years later to win it? Cindy Jefferies is…

    44 minJune 1
  19. EP20

    I Failed at 6 Businesses Before This One. Here's What Each One Built in Me.

    What if the years that feel like nothing are actually the years doing the most work? In 1948, David Ogilvy arrived in New York with $6,000, no clients, and no…

    13 minMay 25
  20. EP21

    96% of Abused Kids Know Their Abuser. This Building Was Built to Stop the Cycle.

    Mark Jones CEO of Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre

    What do you do when a child discloses abuse, and the next step is making them repeat that story to four different people? Mark Jones is CEO of the Central Alberta Child…

    39 minMay 18
  21. EP20

    How to Retire Your Wife Before 30: Real Estate, Sacrifice, and Keeping Your Promise

    What does it actually cost to keep a promise you made on your wedding day, years after everyone stopped expecting you to? When Andrew and Emily got married, Emily had a…

    10 minMay 11
  22. EP19

    Stop Fighting About Money. Fix the Order You Spend It In.

    Ryan Gaunce

    Most people don't feel stuck with money because they're lazy. They feel stuck because they're overwhelmed and afraid of making the wrong move. Ryan Gonce is the founder…

    50 minMay 4
  23. EP18

    He Lost the Ship, the Mission, and Still Brought Everyone Home (Shackleton's Story)

    What if the thing falling apart in front of you right now is actually what saves you? In November 1915, Ernest Shackleton stood on the Antarctic ice and watched his…

    14 minApril 27
  24. EP17

    How to Rebuild Your Life as a Single Parent When Everything Falls Apart

    Steve Moser

    What do you do when life hands you a season you never signed up for? Steve Moser was a single father raising two toddlers alone, working midnight shifts so he could…

    34 minApril 20
  25. EP16

    We Bought a House While My Wife Was in Labor. Here's What It Taught Me About People.

    What if the way you look at a rundown house is the same way you should be looking at people? While Emily was in labor with their third child, Andrew got a text from his…

    11 minApril 13
  26. EP15

    A Child Psychiatrist on the Age Kids Stop Listening to Their Parents (It's Not What You Think)- Dr. Kene Ezeibe

    More kids are anxious, overwhelmed, and struggling than ever before. What if the real issue isn't just what's happening to our kids, but what's happening around them?…

    39 minApril 6
  27. EP14

    Why Reading Is the Highest-Leverage Habit You're Not Taking Seriously

    What if the years that feel like nothing are actually building everything? Years ago, Andrew spent a summer repairing windshields in a parking lot, sitting under a neon…

    16 minMarch 30
  28. EP13

    Success Doesn’t Fix What’s Broken Inside

    Garret Cook

    What happens when the very thing you worked hardest to build starts breaking you? Garret Cook is one of the top performing realtors in central Alberta and the founder of…

    51 minMarch 23
  29. EP12

    We Paid Off $60,000 in Debt in 7 Months. Here's the System, Not the Hack.

    What actually changes when a couple decides they're done carrying debt, and how do you make that decision stick past the first hard month? Andrew and Emily carried…

    7 minMarch 16
  30. EP11

    Why So Many People Are Searching For God Again?

    Jachin Mullen

    What if the thing you call "church hurt" actually has nothing to do with the church at all? Pastor Jachin Mullen leads Home Church, a multi site congregation with…

    52 minMarch 9
  31. EP10

    Your First Deal Won't Make You Feel Like an Investor. It'll Make You Feel Like a Fraud.

    Most people wait for a moment of confidence that never actually arrives. What if you started before it did? When Andrew and Emily bought their first rental property,…

    7 minMarch 2
  32. EP9

    Leading When There Are No Perfect Options with Chad Krahn

    What does it actually take to love a city enough to change it? Chad Krahn moved to Red Deer at 27 to plant a church. That church never came together the way he pictured…

    37 minFebruary 23
  33. EP8

    The 5 Places Every Dollar Goes (And Only One Makes You Happy)

    Have you ever wondered why some people with far less money seem to sleep better at night than people who have more than they ever imagined? After years of sitting across…

    7 minFebruary 16
  34. EP7

    Leadership Has a Cost: Responsibility, Stewardship & Legacy (Mike Bolton)

    Can you lead other people if you can't lead yourself first? Dr. Mike Bolton has spent over 25 years in ministry as a pastor and college instructor, and today works as a…

    55 minFebruary 9
  35. EP6

    We Had $5 Left Over After Bills. Here's What We Did Next.

    What happens the month you finally do the math and realize you have five dollars left over? Early in their marriage, Andrew and Emily were living in a basement suite…

    7 minFebruary 2
  36. EP5

    He Flipped a House at 14. Now He Owns 34 Doors With None of His Own Money.

    Bryce Kander

    What if the first six months of your career made you no money on purpose? Bryce Kander got his real estate license at 18, already owning three houses, trained by his…

    35 minJanuary 26
  37. EP4

    He Was Dying at 33 With Everything He Wanted. Then He Asked One Question.

    If your self-worth collapses the moment you stop achieving, you don't have a performance problem. You have an identity problem. Before John D. Rockefeller became one of…

    9 minJanuary 19
  38. EP3

    The Artistic Director of The Chosen on Why Nothing With God Is Wasted

    Steven Schwartz

    How do you know when you're actually called to something? Steven Schwarz is a biblical teacher at Home Church and the artistic director for The Chosen, the most watched…

    48 minJanuary 12
  39. EP2

    My Wife Stopped Talking to Me for a Week. It Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us.

    What happens when the life you're building on the outside stops matching who you're becoming on the inside? Early in his marriage, Andrew found out the company he worked…

    8 minJanuary 5
  40. EP1

    They Both Lost Everything, Then Built a Family Neither of Them Planned For

    Garth & Melanie Mitchell-Epp

    What does it take to rebuild a life twice, once alone and once together? Garth and Melanie Epp both walked through seasons that broke them completely. Melanie lost…

    57 minJanuary 5
  41. EPβ€”

    Welcome to Episode Zero

    Why I'm Starting This Podcast (And What "Currency of Happiness" Actually Means)

    A few years ago, Andrew Rocha was buried in debt, overwhelmed, and convinced his value came from performance. He and his wife paid off $60,000 in seven months, bought…

    4 minJanuary 5
  42. EPβ€”

    This Is The Currency of Happiness (Official Trailer)

    Most people think happiness is something you chase, something you buy, or something you stumble into if life finally goes your way. What if it's actually a currency,…

    2 minDecember 31