Break Your Bullsh*t Box

In this episode:Amber interviews Billy Mandarino, a speaker, author, musician, and spiritual teacher, about embracing authenticity, healing from trauma, and living in the "now." Billy shares transformative life experiences, including a spiritual awakening on a golf course and a life-threatening bout with Guillain-Barré syndrome. The conversation explores how modern life disconnects people from present awareness and how practices like gratitude, imagination, and interrupting habitual thought patterns can rewire lives. They also discuss Billy's upcoming feature film For Now, which aims to help people overcome unresolved trauma through storytelling.Key Takeaways:"What we are told is what we will believe; what we believe is what we become." - Amber Fuhriman"The present moment is where I teach people to live—the now is." - Billy Mandarino"The biggest monsters we will ever face are the ones in our head." - Amber Fuhriman"Contentment is where people miss it. When you have everything you need, you get everything you want." - Billy MandarinoIf you are interested in connecting with Amber, send an email to amber@amberfuhriman.com.Connect with other incredible people looking to break out of the corporate mindset by joining the Facebook Success Center: http://bit.ly/2MuWn53Checkout Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Schedule a connection call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05

In this episode:Amber welcomes with Leslie Michelle Logan, who shares her journey from skepticism to passion for Pilates and how it transformed her life beyond fitness. The conversation explores mindset shifts, self-care, business growth, and breaking free from limiting beliefs, emphasizing the power of prioritizing oneself. Key Takeaways:"Resentment is just a magnifying glass on the boundaries we didn’t hold for ourselves." - Amber Fuhriman"When you stop pushing yourself to the breaking point and start working with your body, your business, and your mindset, you realize success isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what truly matter." - Leslie Michelle Logan"You can’t create the life you want if you’re exhausted all the time." - Amber Fuhriman"People who resist your boundaries will always have something to say—but those who respect them will help you build the life you actually want." - Leslie Michelle LoganIf you are interested in connecting with Amber, send an email to amber@amberfuhriman.com.Connect with other incredible people looking to break out of the corporate mindset by joining the Facebook Success Center: http://bit.ly/2MuWn53Checkout Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Schedule a connection call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05

In this episode:Amber sits down with CEO and Thought Leader, Mitch Carson who shares how personal traumas—like his parents' deaths, a difficult divorce, and a heart attack—served as pivot points that shaped his journey to success.Key Takeaways:"Pain causes change." - Amber Fuhriman"Once I was willing to [show my heart], my conversions went up and I felt more connected to people." - Mitch Carson"When we see somebody that's excelling, they challenge in us our own limitations that we've put on ourselves." - Amber Fuhriman"That trauma of hitting rock bottom with drugs and alcohol, I would say, would probably be one of the pivot points in my life." - Mitch CarsonIf you are interested in connecting with Amber, send an email to amber@amberfuhriman.com.Connect with other incredible people looking to break out of the corporate mindset by joining the Facebook Success Center: http://bit.ly/2MuWn53Checkout Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Schedule a connection call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05

In this episode:Amber sits down with Max Emma, an entrepreneur who immigrated from the former Soviet Union to the United States and built a successful business empire after overcoming financial hardships, including bankruptcy. Max shares his journey from working in corporate America to growing his family’s landscaping business and eventually founding a bookkeeping franchise. Key Takeaways:"You can’t build a business and care what people think about you at the same time, because somebody is always going to have a problem with it." - Amber Fuhriman"People assume that because you have a title—lawyer, accountant, business owner—that you suddenly know everything. The truth is, we’re all just figuring it out as we go." - Amber Fuhriman"I used to take rejection personally, but I learned that 'no' just means I’m one step closer to a 'yes'." - Max Emma"I realized I was the bottleneck of my own business—I was trying to do everything at once instead of delegating." - Max EmmaIf you are interested in connecting with Amber, send an email to amber@amberfuhriman.com.Connect with other incredible people looking to break out of the corporate mindset by joining the Facebook Success Center: http://bit.ly/2MuWn53Checkout Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Schedule a connection call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05

In this episode:Amber talks about the struggles of being an introverted person.Key Takeaways:"The most important thing to realize is that we are never really alone.""Allow yourself to be imperfect in public.""The other people in the room are feeling the same things you're feeling.""Find ways to get involved."If you are interested in connecting with Amber, send an email to amber@amberfuhriman.com.Connect with other incredible people looking to break out of the corporate mindset by joining the Facebook Success Center: http://bit.ly/2MuWn53Checkout Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Schedule a connection call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05

In this episode: Amber talks about the life lessons she learned from her recent cataract surgery.Key Takeaways:"Always challenge your opinions.""Your brain believes what you tell it.""Sometimes the thing holding you back is all in your head."If you are interested in connecting with Amber, send an email to amber@amberfuhriman.com.Connect with other incredible people looking to break out of the corporate mindset by joining the Facebook Success Center: http://bit.ly/2MuWn53Checkout Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Schedule a connection call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05

In this episode: Amber talks about the importance of surrounding yourself with people who will push you to grow.Key Takeaways:"Each person you connect with is going to inspire you in a different way.""You’re not the average of the FIVE people you surround yourself with. It’s way bigger than that. You’re the average of all the people who surround you. So take a look around and make sure you’re in the right surroundings." – David Burkus"Once you decide what you want to accomplish, it's so important that you surround yourself with people who can help you get to any goal.""Nobody is better than your best, but your best will make you better, and that will make us all better." – Tough Mudder QuoteIf you are interested in connecting with Amber, send an email to amber@amberfuhriman.com.Connect with other incredible people looking to break out of the corporate mindset by joining the Facebook Success Center: http://bit.ly/2MuWn53Checkout Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Schedule a connection call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05

In this episode: Amber talks about the importance of surrounding yourself with people who will push you to grow.Key Takeaways:"Each person you connect with is going to inspire you in a different way.""You’re not the average of the FIVE people you surround with. It’s way bigger than that. You’re the average of all the people who surround you. So take a look around and make sure you’re in the right surroundings." – David Burkus"Once you decide what you want to accomplish, it's so important that you surround yourself with people who can help you get to whatever goal that is.""Nobody is better than your best, but your best will make you better, and that will make us all better." – Tough Mudder QuoteIf you are interested in connecting with Amber, send an email to amber@amberfuhriman.com.Connect with other incredible people looking to break out of the corporate mindset by joining the Facebook Success Center: http://bit.ly/2MuWn53Checkout Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Schedule a connection call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05

Today's Guest: Stacey O'Byrne Stacey O'Byrne has over 20 years experience as a successful sales professional, manager, leader and business owner. Stacey is a motivational speaker, trainer, certified coach, and is certified as in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) which allows her to help propel her clients to achieve the successes they desire. Stacey has help small business owners, entrepreneurs and sales people, double and triple their business in very short periods of time. International Motivation Speaker - Les Brown endorsed Secrets to Becoming a Master Networker, "A game plan, guide book, and testimonial to the path of overcoming setbacks and becoming a Master Networker." Stacey's training in the military, her strong background in sales and management in Corporate America, and her successful journey as an entrepreneur has helped her develop a strong understanding of the challenges that today's professionals experience. She understands the value in personal development and how it directly influences ones performance as a salesperson, client advocate and business owner. Stacey is passionate about helping other success-oriented sales professionals and small business owners learn that through effective goal setting, accountability, coaching and networking techniques, they can increase productivity and accomplish tasks and goals that previously seemed out of reach. It is her intention to help them learn how to fill their pipelines with qualified prospects, double their referrals and ultimately allow them to enjoy more income for less effort.Episode Quotes:"The coaching industry has gotten a bit oversaturated. If you hire someone who hasn't achieved success, they're going to teach you how not to achieve success." -Stacey O'Byrne "It's in our nature to present confidence. The people who say they're OK aren't lying to us as much as they are lying to themselves." -Amber Fuhriman"You can still be sold regardless of how fine-tuned your people reading skills are." -Stacey O'Byrne "I don't work with coaches who don't work with coaches." -Amber FuhrimanFind Amber on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amberraefuhrimanStacey O'Byrne :https://www.instagram.com/pivotpointadvantage/?hl=enIf you are interested in connecting with Amber, send an email to amber@amberfuhriman.com.Connect with other incredible people looking to break out of the corporate mindset by joining the Facebook Success Center: http://bit.ly/2MuWn53Checkout Amber's Speaker Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0Schedule a connection call with Amber: https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05