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Extraordinary America

America has always been about freedom, opportunity, and the pursuit of happiness. However, most Americans are not free when it comes to the financial front. Most are under financial slavery due to losing their jobs, having stagnant wages due to outsourcing, inflation due to money printing, and debt of all kinds. Wealth and income inequality runs rampant across America while the middle class has all but disappeared! Where there is no freedom, there can never be opportunity nor happiness. Such a disconnect between who we are as Americans and our Financial reality cannot be allowed to continue.

Therefore, Extraordinary America is about the abolition of financial slavery. It is about the financial freedom of the 99%. It is about Americans awakening and unleashing the Extraordinary within themselves and setting themselves free!

The truth is Americans are Extraordinary. As immigrants and descendants of immigrants, they have overcome insurmountable obstacles and barriers with their pioneering and entrepreneurial spirit, and this time is no different. Americans should never give up or surrender to hopelessness and despair, no matter how bad the situation is, no matter how much the odds are stacked against them. Just as spring overcomes winter, Day overcomes Night, the light within us shall overcome the darkness around us. Its time for us to know that we are our own saviors, that there is an Extraordinary within us waiting to be unleashed, that freedom is our birthright and that we shall realize the American Dream!

The path to financial freedom is by educating and transforming ourselves into Entrepreneurs and Investors on the light side! In this podcast Cosmos Dar interviews Entrepreneurs and Investors who fought against the odds, and in many cases came from humble beginnings to attain financial freedom, to see how they did it. He hopes through all these stories that the Extraordinary within the audience shall awaken, that they shall take the actions necessary to abolish financial slavery from their lives and finally Realize the American dream!

Latest Episodes:

Sol Alsina: Preview Jun 06, 2023

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Sol Alsina is the CEO and creative director of Mundo Designs, a women's LED branding and website design agency. She joins us to share how pain is a universal experience and that following your pain can lead to your true calling. Social media can be used to inspire you and people should not compare themselves to others. Alsina believes that growing from pain can ultimately lead to the higher pursuit of happiness.

{You can hear the full episode on Thursday, June 8th}

How Meditation Can Change the World with Brandon Mehrgut Jun 01, 2023

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America was born through suffering, and that suffering is optional. Meditating allows you to realize that you are already free. Brandon Mehrgut the founder of Modern Mindfulness, a mindfulness training and consulting organization with over 1000 active members in Austin, TX joins us today to explain how meditation combined with the right mindset is the key to creating a better world.

The vast majority of people who teach meditation are not ready to teach meditation. There is a balance between the material and spiritual world, and that meditation turns innovation on its head. He believes that a non-striving mind while simultaneously practicing the right effort, concentration, and mindfulness is one of the teachings from the eightfold Noble path.

Highlights:

{02:03} Brandon’s journey

{07:32} Combining Entrepreneurship with spirituality.

{17:23} Changing your thinking will give long-term benefits.

{21:07} Separating yourself from your thoughts.

{34:12} The role of Meditation in American Freedom

Brandon Mehrgut Bio:

Brandon is the founder of Modern Mindfulness, which is a mindfulness training and consulting organization with over 1000 active members alone in Austin, TX. He's a certified corporate-based mindfulness trainer. Has experience in Coaching a wide range of clients Ranging from the US government, the New Orleans FBI, and companies such as Volkswagen, Chevron, Disney, Lego, Alibaba, and others.

Before this, he had founded the China Trainer’s community, China's largest community of English-speaking corporate trainers for Fortune 500 companies. Brandon believes in meditation combined with the right mindset is the key to creating a better world.

Connect with Brandon:

Website: https://www.modernmindfulness.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonmehrgut

Brandon Mehrgut: Preview May 30, 2023

Show notes

America was born through suffering, and that suffering is optional. Meditating allows you to realize that you are already free. Brandon Mehrgut the founder of Modern Mindfulness, a mindfulness training and consulting organization with over 1000 active members in Austin, TX joins us today to explain how meditation combined with the right mindset is the key to creating a better world.

The vast majority of people who teach meditation are not ready to teach meditation. There is a balance between the material and spiritual world, and that meditation turns innovation on its head. He believes that a non-striving mind while simultaneously practicing the right effort, concentration, and mindfulness is one of the teachings from the eightfold Noble path.

{You can hear the full episode on Thursday, June 1st}

How to Respond to Life’s Hardships with Shawn Huber May 25, 2023

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Shawn Huber is a certified high-performance coach, certified hypnotherapist, and founder of Structured Freedom, a transformational coaching company that helps people connect their minds and body together for becoming healthier people. Shawn shares why having a plan will give people the ability to achieve their goals and dreams as well as their freedom to live the life that they desire.

Shawn has been through cancer and a heart attack and believes people can turn a disaster into a victory through their attitude and perception of the world. Americans should go about searching for freedom in every sphere of their life, it’s time for individuals to step up to start making changes inside their own country and hold people accountable that we've put in positions of power to act on what we want.

Highlights:

{02:25} Shawn’s journey

{10:52} The mindset that gets you through the dark time.

{23:59} Turn a disaster into a victory.

{32:00} How to live a life that maximizes happiness.

{40:20} Structured Freedom and Mental Mechanics

Shawn A. Huber Bio:

Shawn is a certified high-performance coach with the High-Performance Institute and a certified hypnotherapist. He's also the founder of Structured Freedom, which is a transformational coaching company that guides people to connect their minds and body together for becoming healthier people, Shawn believes that by having a plan, people have the ability to achieve their goals and dreams as well as their freedom to live the life that they desire.

Shawn has over 10 years of coaching experience and has worked with a diverse range of clients that all have a common goal of making positive changes to go from good to great. His desire to help people turn their dreams into reality comes from his own personal experiences. Shawn went through many calamities in his own personal life and not just survived but thrived.

Connect with Shawn:

Website: https://www.shawnahuber.com

https://www.shawnahuber.com/megan-shawn-huber

https://www.thewealthbuilderscollective.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thementalmechanic

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/227824444972533

Shawn Huber: Preview May 23, 2023

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Shawn Huber is a certified high-performance coach, certified hypnotherapist, and founder of Structured Freedom, a transformational coaching company that helps people connect their minds and body together for becoming healthier people. Shawn shares why having a plan will give people the ability to achieve their goals and dreams as well as their freedom to live the life that they desire.

Shawn has been through cancer and a heart attack and believes people can turn a disaster into a victory through their attitude and perception of the world. Americans should go about searching for freedom in every sphere of their life, it’s time for individuals to step up to start making changes inside their own country and hold people accountable that we've put in positions of power to act on what we want.

{You can hear the full episode on Thursday, May 25th}

Starting a Business Despite Financial Risk and Raising A Family with JR Edens May 18, 2023

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JR Edens, an entrepreneur, owner of multiple businesses, Gold Star member, and podcaster joins us to share his passion. He reminds us to not use faith as a comfort lid on our life. The American dream is based on faith combined with the entrepreneurial spirit. JR advises people to be proactive in life and to never be reactive. America is extraordinary because it is based on the pursuit of happiness and the freedom to live in freedom. So, whatever it is you are dreaming of, go after it.

Highlights:

{03:38} Guests journey

{07:58} The mindset needed to step out in faith.

{14:15} Getting over the mindset that being poor is what God wants.

{20:31} Facing challenges.

{26:53} Advice for the person who wants to start a business.

{27:54} The American Dream

{38:00} What makes America extraordinary?

{42:18} The work Firehouse Subs is doing.

JR Edens Bio:

JR. is an entrepreneur, owner of multiple businesses, Gold Star member, and podcaster. He's a franchise owner of multiple Firehouse sub-locations. Is the co-owner of Pro-Sense, which is a lighting-buying group company, and is also the owner of Eden's Building Ventures, which is a remodel Company. He went to School to be a pilot, but 9/11 changed the criteria for how many hours you needed to be a commercial pilot.

He joined the Air Force, but with his heart problems, he didn't get far as much as he didn't want to. He called his father and asked about how to get started in the career that his father became very successful in, which is the lighting business. JR ended up spending 20-plus years in the lighting business and it was a great-paying career, but he just didn't have the passion for it.

So, at the age of 41, despite the financial risks of starting a business while raising a family, Jerrod took a leap of faith and dove into the entrepreneurship world. He started a remodeling company, bought into lighting, bought a good company, and bought multiple Firehouse sub-locations. The Firehouse Sub locations allow him to help out the people that take care of the community by approving grants and allocating money to the Firehouse Subs, and public safety foundations to local first responders.

Connect with JR:

Website: https://firehousesubsfoundation.org

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jr-edens-31011632

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daddy-discussions-with-the-3-js/id1653260693

JR Edens: Preview May 16, 2023

Show notes

JR Edens, an entrepreneur, owner of multiple businesses, Gold Star member, and podcaster joins us to share his passion. He reminds us to not use faith as a comfort lid on our life. The American dream is based on faith combined with the entrepreneurial spirit. JR advises people to be proactive in life and to never be reactive. America is extraordinary because it is based on the pursuit of happiness and the freedom to live in freedom. So, whatever it is you are dreaming of, go after it.

{You can hear the full episode on Thursday, May 18th}

Blue Collar Perspective of the American Dream with Leon Leinbach May 11, 2023

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Leon Lineback is the founder and CEO of two companies, Keystone Construction LLC and Blue Jay Garage Doors LLC. He grew up on a farm and started working in construction at age 16. He shares his lessons learned from construction such as delegating trust but verifying, being humble, and having a growth mindset.

Leon believes that the American dream is about being faithful to God, family, and the people around them. Financial freedom is important in the pursuit of happiness, but happiness is a state of mind.

Highlights:

{02:37} Leon’s journey

{05:47} The mindset needed to become an entrepreneur.

{08:11} Life lessons from the construction industry

{09:54} Blue-collar vs White-collar

{12:54} Biggest challenge faced in the construction business world.

{15:50} The number one trait to look for to hire a successful person.

{18:52} Staying humble while being confident.

{22:35} Advice for the person wanting to start a construction business.

{26:14} America the land of the free

{30:02} What is the American Dream?

{40:17} Keystone Construction and Blue Jay Garage

Leon Leinbach Bio:

Leon is the founder and CEO of two companies, namely Keystone Construction LLC and Blue Jay Garage Doors LLC.

He grew up on a farm and at the age of 16 star working as a laborer on a construction crew by age 17. He was a supervisor on his team and at age 19, decided to take the risk of starting his own business. Since November 2005, he has been helping people build their dream post-frame buildings.

Currently, his company, Keystone Construction, serves customers in Kentucky and Tennessee. The business has had good growth, especially in the last few years. High-quality buildings with excellent service as the standard as well as providing excellent customer service. And exceptional quality products.

Keystone is founded on the five principles that outline its values. These are putting God first in all decisions people-first mentality, humility, a growth mindset, and having fun. In 2020, Leon also founded DJ Garage Doors, our garage door installation service and repair company.

Connect with Leon:

Website: https://keystonepostframes.com https://bluejaygaragedoors.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leon-leinbach-48b63469

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Keystonebuildings

IG: https://www.instagram.com/keystonebuildings

Leon Leinbach: Preview May 09, 2023

Show notes

Leon Lineback is the founder and CEO of two companies, Keystone Construction LLC and Blue Jay Garage Doors LLC. He grew up on a farm and started working in construction at age 16. He shares his lessons learned from construction such as delegating trust but verifying, being humble, and having a growth mindset.

Leon believes that the American dream is about being faithful to God, family, and the people around them. Financial freedom is important in the pursuit of happiness, but happiness is a state of mind.

{You can hear the full episode on Thursday, May 11th}

A Story of Overcoming Great Odds and Lessons Learned with Phillip Lanos May 04, 2023

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Phillip Lanos joins us to share his journey from childhood poverty, homelessness, acting and singing career, and family loss, to eventually being a successful podcaster and coach. Phillip gives us advice he has learned from six years of working as an editor, producer, and strategist for podcasting.

Highlights:

{01:30} Phillip’s journey

{31:13:} The importance of having all the conditions in place before making a deal.

{36:45} The common theme in the story of entrepreneurs

{43:20} The American dream, as an immigrant and an entrepreneur.

{50:00} Pushing past the norm.

Phillip Lanos Bio:

Phillip is an entrepreneur, consultant, digital marketer, author, and podcaster. He was previously the host of Entrepreneur and Ink Magazine podcast and is also the author of a personal development book called Pushing Past the Norm, which is available on Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.

He has done over 2000 podcast interviews with some of the world's most successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists. His expertise and personal branding and podcast consulting, which includes working with notable figures such as Cal Fussman and Emmy Moran, along with his ability to help marketing agencies solve their quality of talent issues in their ranks, solidify his position as a top-tier talent in the industry. He's also involved with business organizations such as Entrepreneur Organization, which is a global network of elite entrepreneurs with 167 chapters worldwide.

Connect with Phillip:

Website: https://philliplanos.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philliplanos

Twitter: https://twitter.com/philliplanos

IG: https://www.instagram.com/philliplanos

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