{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c8856587c19a24a0e2b4ec1/5c885676dbec6c7c425c92e3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"4. Allen Brouwer - From Rock-Bottom To 30 Under 30","description":"<p><em>“There’s no such thing as natural born talent.”</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Rewind to December 2014 and my guest today was at rock-bottom.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>With a negative bank account he couldn’t even afford to buy his fiance a Christmas card. But it was in this lowest of places that Allen Brouwer found the clarity he needed to transform his life.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Faced with the cold realization that he’d been a ‘wantrepreneur’ playing at business, he decided to stop pointing the finger elsewhere and take 100% responsibility for his life.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now, just three years later, Allen has created remarkable success from nothing. He became a self-improvement junkie who studied the world’s top-performers and frantically implementing everything he learned. His investment in himself paid off.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He co-founded BestSelf.Co - a winner of Shopify’s first Build a BIGGER Business competition. He made the Forbes <em>30 Under 30</em> list in 2016, and is a sought after scale and growth coach.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>“Know that anything you want to do is 100% possible. The only limitation you have is in your own mind.”</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We all have dreams for a better life and Allen is proof that you can create a life you feel proud of - regardless of your start point.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I find Allen’s story of rapid turnaround so inspiring because he’s entirely self-made. All of his current success tracks back to the habits and decisions he decided to implement that Christmas in 2014.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And now you can do the same.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That’s because in this podcast, Allen shares, in detail, the habits that have empowered him to become his <em>best self</em>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Covering everything from his unique gratitude practice, to his non-negotiable morning routine, to the importance coffee has to his day, this podcast will inspire you to cultivate the basics that can change your life too.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>“Changing your frame into a positive mindset triggers you to act with 100% belief.”</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Some questions I ask:</p><ul><li>What advice do you have for people who may be at rock bottom and want to turn that into fuel? (8:07)</li><li>How did you go about fostering positivity on a daily basis? (9:30)</li><li>What role do routines play in your life? (18:32)</li><li>What are some of the non-negotiables that you distill your day down to? (20:59)</li><li>How does gratitude weave into your life? (30:09)</li><li>How do you #StayGrounded - and keep your head considering how rapidly your life has changed? (39:13)</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, you will hear about:</p><ul><li>The trigger moment when Allen decided to change his life and become 100% accountable to himself. (7:50)</li><li>Advice for turning rock-bottom into fuel for change and transformation. (8:07)</li><li>Why everything changed when Allen looked at his life in 30-minute chunks. (12:25)</li><li>The role that routines play in Allen’s life. (18:32)</li><li>A list of non-negotiables that Allen distills his day down to. (20:59)</li><li>How Allen was able to cultivate a habit of being so intentional with his time. (30:09)</li><li>Allen’s most recommended book. (31:40)</li><li>Allen’s advice for picking yourself up when you can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. (35:13)</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>How to contact Allen</p><ul><li>Download a free PDF version of the SELF Journal at <a href=\"http://www.bestself.co\" target=\"_blank\">www.bestself.co</a></li><li>Save 10% in the Best Self store with the code JavaPresse10</li><li>Follow Allen on Facebook - <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/akbrouwer\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com/akbrouwer</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Stay Grounded Media"}