Always on the GROW with Manny Vargas

Mike Yam is a sportscaster and studio host for NFL Network and SiriusXM radio. He has worked at ESPN, NBA TV and Pac-12 Network. Yam is a graduate of Fordham University. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE Mike grew up with a Chinese immigrant father from Hong Kong and an Italian mother. As a kid he always thought he was the only person on the planet who was Chinese and Italian. When it came to deciding on food, Mike finds himself torn between his Chinese and Italian heritage. So, Mike went on writing a children's book titled 'Fried Rice & Marinara' Armed with an obsessive character, Mike is his own best critique and obsesses over his own mistakes. This character of Mike, might have driven him to become the best version of himself in the broadcasting world. He is a passionate advocate for social issues and has authored op-eds on immigration and the Asian American community. In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below Detail of the craft needed for a sports broadcaster How broadcasters process and communicate information as they work on big stages Key information beginners should focus on to avoid going down the rabbit hole Is it fair to celebrate wins even though Mike does not do that Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode: - You don't always win, that is not going to happen all the time and how do you respond to those losses is really really important - I don't know if I could have a boss harder on me than I am on myself - If I made the mistake, I would I think about it, like I obsess over the mistake Children's book by Mike Yam: Fried Rice & Marinara Follow Mike on his Social Networks FB: MikeYam.P12 IG: Mike_yam X: Mike_Yam

What if you could change your identity to become more? Becoming alert to behaviors that hold you back. How many of those little things that seem insignificant are getting in the way... Awareness and drive to improve works wonders. This episode highlights the importance of becoming conscious to the idea that you are limiting yourself in various ways. In this episode, you will learn: · The importance of choosing new over old · How shifting your identity in the micro moments matters · Why our self check needs to be on point to evolve Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode: "There's a lot of other options" "That's not who you are anymore" "Step into a new environment" Follow Manny Vargas: · https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas · https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ · https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ · https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas · https://twitter.com/themannyvargas · www.tiktok.com/@thisismannyvargas Manny's website: · https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/

Ron started a barbeque business just to make a little extra dollar so that his wife can stay at home with the kids. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE Listen to FULL INTERVIEW HERE His job with the government did not stop him taking the chances of becoming an entrepreneur. Because being an entrepreneur runs in his blood—many of his family members are entrepreneurs. As a devout Christian, Ron follows great Christian values especially in his relationship with his wife and kids. Before starting his food truck business, Ron served 19 years as a fire-fighter with the government. Retiring from his fire-fighter career, Ron implemented the good habits he learned during his training into his day-to-day living, be it business or relationships or parenting. In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below · -How Ron P moving from a stable government job to a successful entrepreneur · -Benefits of always having a partner with you · -How to have great family relationships and raise great kids · -Ron's positioning or value proposition in his business Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode: · -Follow what that inner voice is telling you and do not be afraid to step into what you feel that inner voice is saying · -Just on the other side of fear is everything that you're looking for you · -You can raise great kids by leading by example because children see more than they hear Follow Ron on social: Website: https://www.gpbbq.com/ https://www.facebook.com/GoShenPointBBQ/ https://www.instagram.com/goshenpointbbq/

"All of the wrong people are having the most kids and not enough of the right people are having enough kids". Which category are you? Watch FULL YOUTUBE EPISODE HERE Are you being the right and responsible parent for your kid or the wrong and irresponsible one? What would be your reaction if your behaviors at home with kids is recorded and played back like to a football player whose on field performance is reeled back to him by coaches and team members? Would you be embarrassed because you're all the time screaming, cussing and running around like crazy? How much do these kids stare at you! How much do they mimic you! Because you're depositing all those behaviors into the kids like a program. And they may have no clue at all why're you're behaving the way you do. In this episode about Parenting you will take away many promising insights as below · -Importance of self-auditing while being a parent · -Impact of parents' behavior on kids · -Why men needs to step up the plate and be men · -Importance of setting up good foundations for kids Few Inspiring Quotes from the Episode The kid is the ultimate test and reflection to giving you answers to where you currently have to audit yourself in terms of your: emotions, strength, grit, spirit, diet, and everything. What you do in terms of an input towards the kid is always going to generate a reaction of some sorts. You are a walking living example for that Kid of yours that's paying attention to every move you make. Follow Manny Vargas: https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas https://twitter.com/themannyvargas www.tiktok.com/@thisismannyvargas Manny's websites: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/ thisismannyvargas.com

I was having a great conversation with a former Green Beret in one of my podcasts. In that, he asked me about my story, my journey when I decided to get sober. Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE His question to me was if I went down the 12 step AA program. Answer to that was: I went in there for 18 days of a 12-week program. Now, did I continue in my sobriety without continuing in the program? Or did I fall off the wagon and fall back from being sober to go back to my drinking and gambling? And, in your journey if you've ever decided to go on a different path, do you need to get involved in AA program? Do you have to go through a 12-step plan? In this episode you will take away many promising lessons as below: -Do you need a 12-step program to reach your business or life goals? -Why and what do you have to talk and remind yourself when you do not know the distance you need to travel in business or life -The idea of the 'Path' of your own variables Inspirational quotes from the episode: -You're not necessarily going in the wrong direction; you just might not have travelled enough distance yet -Your variables and your journey and who you're maybe qualifying yourself against might not be the best calculation for you -Every path can look a lot different but if we determine where we want to go, can end up to that place of gratitude or peace or satisfaction Follow Manny Vargas: https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas https://twitter.com/themannyvargas www.tiktok.com/@thisismannyvargas Manny's websites: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/ thisismannyvargas.com

A balloon is manufactured out of a simple piece of plastic. It stays deflated and remains useless until someone decides to fill it up with air. But once it's filled to its capacity, it's seen in celebrations, birthday parties and festivities. Then it's serving its purpose. Similarly, human beings can expand and reach their max. Watch FULL YOUTUBE EPISODE HERE And it's never too late for humans as well. A customer of mine (old seasoned guy) was willing to adapt and learn from me. He admits he's not in the exact place he wanted to be nor at the ideal stage of the business he wanted to be. He was willing to expand. Result? He's got an approval for a 25k fund proposal. In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below (plus many more): -How people are cutting themselves off and choking themselves out -There's always some area you can improve by making a deliberate, intentional and proactive pursuit. -It's never too late and you're never at a point where it's time to think that you've reached your max 3 inspiring quotes from the episode and many more. · -You never can be satisfied in the station that you're at currently in life because we always realize that there's a little bit more to expand into · -The balloon serves its purpose when inflated, you need to do your thing and serve your purpose as well · -The best way to serve your purpose is by expanding and upping into your Capacity Follow Manny on Social https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas https://twitter.com/themannyvargas Manny's website: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/

Bill is a Managing Director and co-founded Cross Keys Capital in 2006. Bill leads the healthcare practice and is responsible for successfully closing 50 physician practice management transactions since 2010. He has over 25 years of experience in M&A including divestitures, acquisitions, restructurings, and capital raises for a broad range of clients both domestically and internationally. Prior to founding the firm, Bill worked at Outsource International, where he raised private capital, took the company public and led over 40 transactions. He has also worked at Ryder System, where he participated in a leveraged buyout of the truck rental unit, and began his career in the investment banking department at Morgan Stanley. Bill Britton wanted to be financially independent even as a young 10 year old... He's cleaned most toilets than most maids have ever cleaned in their life... He has done more trashy house work and low-level jobs... Watch FULL YOUTUBE INTERVIEW HERE All those jobs did not break Bill but built him. He did not attend the best school nor was he in the best grades. But when he went to school, he told himself that he was going to be the best. So, he graduated as first of his class. He was focused. First couple of years in college was not fun but he knew what he wanted to do and where he wanted to be. He later went to Wall Street and did some good work which allowed him to go to a really good grad school and it just gave the opportunity to do what he wanted to do. Today, Bill is not interested in doing 2 billion dollar deals of Golden Sachs which are relatively easy but he's doing 20, 30, 40 or 100 million dollar deals which are changing people's lives In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below (plus many more): o Formula or recipe for luck o Criteria to evaluate people for a mentor mentee relationship o How to elevate mindset or financial blueprint to attain big numbers o Entrepreneurial stages o Advice for people getting into 'Investment Banking World' Inspirational Quotes from the episode: -If you work hard at something and you stick to it, you'll have more opportunities to create your own version of luck -Unfortunately today, a lot of people think it's just instantaneous: it should happen to me right away, but that's just not how it works -No matter where you went to school or what you learned, it's on the job training that really works for everything -One of the most important things that anyone could do especially at a younger age is find a really good mentor or two who can guide them through the various facets of life -It's those relationships that make it a lot more challenging: whether it's business relationships or personal and navigating some of those things is really hard -You got to hit a lot of singles to get someone around the bases -If you're going to be a trash man, be the best freaking trash man out there because one day you may figure out a path how to do something different with that -One of the biggest challenges that we actually see is entrepreneurs are not thinking big enough

"Did you allow some sort of concrete to set in to you, where then you became fixed and you been happy with you being fixed for so long?" Watch FULL EPISODE INTERVIEW HERE You see in the real world where we've got pavements and roadways and things that we drive on, when they start to rot, get some cracks because of a huge emergence of new people into the city, people expand these roadways because it doesn't make logistical sense anymore. People take them down and expand them and make them better. One of the most infamous corners in Las Vegas, the exit ramp of Tropicana and the I-15 in Las Vegas which has been here since ages is going through a huge overhaul. They're taking down the exit ramp and building out a new road. They're expanding it and it's quite fascinating. In your own life, are you willing to put yourself under construction? Rather than being a permanent fixture, are you always evolving, always expanding, and fixing your roadways, the little cracks, the little holes here and there. Are you always making it better? In this episode you will take away many promising insights as below Importance of having a flexible expanding and evolving mind set, how watching constructions can teach us to grow ourselves, what perpetually putting ourselves in uncomfortable situations makes us. Interesting Quotes from the episode: -Did you allow some sort of concrete to set in where you became fixed and you been happy with you being fixed for so long? -Internally, your beliefs, your mentality, how you see the world: is it just solid and fixed? -Are you willing to put yourself under construction and taking that step further, are you willing to stay under construction? -Rather than being a permanent fixture, your new 'norm' is like: I'm always evolving, I'm always expanding, I'm always fixing my roadways, I'm always fixing the little cracks, the little holes here. I'm always making it better -Because you've decided that the new 'norm' is slightly different: it's a perpetual state of putting yourself in uncomfortable situations -You're ready for the now new 'norm', more uncomfortable situations and because of that you've reinvented yourself Follow Manny Vargas: https://www.youtube.com/@thisismannyvargas https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-vargas-86ba4449/ https://www.instagram.com/thisismannyvargas/ https://www.facebook.com/thisismannyvargas https://twitter.com/themannyvargas Manny's website for all the other interviews with famous personalities: https://www.alwaysonthegrow.com/