The Secret To Success With Cj & Eric Thomas | Inspiration | Personal Development | Success

On today's podcast, the guys continue last week's conversation on expectations. Expectations of getting yourself to the next level and those you have of others. Last week Jemal and ET took over the conversation, but this week Karl and CJ held the torch and made their marks on the topic. Grab your pen and paper because it's time to take notes. The Secret to Success Topics: [06:38] - Trey’s Comedy Corner [08:25] - A shift [21:00] - When Did You Know? [37:00] - Continuation [45:00] - Reaction [1:02:00] - Expectation vs Expectation [1:23:00] - The Spirit of Expectations Listener Perks: Make Real Estate Real www.makerealestatereal.com Organifi is giving our listeners 20% off of their order just go to www.organifi.com/success. Their superfood green juice powder allows you to get your greens anytime anywhere while on the go. Streamline your team’s communication, ideas, and projects with Notion. An all inclusive creativity platform for entrepreneurs and their teams. notion.com/success Get fresh

"Expectation" is defined as a belief that someone will or should achieve something. Today's Podcast begins with ET admitting that he's had to lower expectations for people because, from his experience,  people want the rewards without putting in the work. People will say they want things with their mouths, but their work ethic and efforts speak differently. After today's Podcast,  take some time to evaluate your life's expectations and ask yourself if your expectations match your efforts. The Secret to Success Topics: [04:30] - Trey’s Comedy Corner [10:49] - Karl in Cali [18:42] - Tik Tok Night [26:17] - Strawberry or Grape [30:05] - Expectations [44:09] - Clinging [1:08:00] - Do Something Different Listener Perks: Make Real Estate Real www.makerealestatereal.com Organifi is giving our listeners 20% off of their order just go to www.organifi.com/success. Their superfood green juice powder allows you to get your greens anytime anywhere while on the go. Streamline your team’s communication, id

When someone is drowning, is that the best time to teach them how to swim? On today’s podcast, the guys talk about the unique position you’re in when you’re the ”go-to” person in your family. You’re the one that everyone calls when they’re in a bind or when they need money. How do you determine when you’re truly helping someone versus hurting them? How do you determine how much to give and how often to give? When are you helping versus enabling? The guys review and explain their process of helping those who are truly in need vs. letting others dig themselves out of holes they continue to dig for themselves. The Secret to Success Topics: [04:00] - Trey’s Comedy Corner [10:00] - Addicted to WiFi [15:00] - First Car [25:00] - Phone Stop Ringing [38:00] - Don’t Just Give Money [51:00] - Invest In People [1:23:00] - 75% Is Water Listener Perks: Make Real Estate Real www.makerealestatereal.com Organifi is giving our listeners 20% off of their order just go to www.organifi.com/success. Their superfood

One thing that the guys feel strongly about is healthy relationships. It Doesn't matter if it's friends, family, or business; interpersonal relationships play a big part in each of the guy's daily lives. On today's podcast, CJ starts the conversation off talking about two good friends who are at odds with each other, and he's found himself in the middle. From the outside looking in, he realizes both parties are highlighting the other's faults that they could each clearly see before the beef kicked off and chose to say nothing about. Now, because they're fighting one another, those problems have taken center stage.   Have you ever had a situation where you were at odds with someone and didn't know how to fix it? ET and the guys give practical advice on keeping and sustaining healthy relationships in all areas of your life.   The Secret to Success Topics: [05:00] - Trey’s Comedy Corner [08:29] - Horrible Parenting [13:19] - Fair or Foul [17:38] - Brand Loyalty [27:00] - Relationships  [42:00] - The Pres

Self-discipline is a much more reliable predictor of one’s future success than an IQ score. There are a lot of smart people. They score highly on tests, their comprehension is off the charts, and they always do well in school. But there aren’t a lot of disciplined people. They can’t make or keep commitments; they allow things to distract them when they need to be doing something else. Most importantly, that inability to discipline themselves keeps them from accomplishing their dreams and goals. This week, the guys break down how your approach to self-discipline is the anchor that either keeps you tethered to or away from living the life you’ve always wanted. The Secret to Success Topics: [08:08] - Don’t Ask My Opinion [12:07] - ET & The NBA [17:40] - Fight For Your Spot [30:50] - Which One? [41:00] - Worship The Commitment [1:00:00] - The Reminder The Secrets 2 Success: Self discipline is a much stronger predictor of one’s future success than IQ. When you’re average when the resources run low you

Have you ever hired a coach or taken advice from someone you trusted and didn't get the results you wanted? You did everything they told you to do; you took the course, read the book, yet you're still in the same place. On today's podcast, the guys talk about what it takes to get real sustained, permanent change in your life—a change in behavior, and your mindset will lead to the results you want. The Secret to Success Topics: [04:00] - Trey’s Comedy Corner [07:00] - West Coast E [23:30] - Results [30:40] - The Big Gig [40:00] - Perspective Shift [51:28] - Guard The Mind [1:13:00] - Windows Closing The Secrets 2 Success: You can’t talk yourself into something you behaved yourself into. Talking doesn’t change it, you have to work on your behavior. Change your perspective on things so you can do them better. It’s not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you’re not. Listener Perks: Organifi is giving our listeners 20% off of their order just go to www.organifi.com/success. Thei

One of ET's favorite quotes and one he lives by is, "Where your focus goes, your energy flows." On today's podcast, CJ plays a clip of a viral ET moment where E calls out multiple excuses given for why he can't be successful. These excuses are all based on emotion instead of rational thought. Right now, across the country and the world, emotions are running higher than usual and, given current events, this is understandable and, expected. But, we know from experience that decisions and actions taken based on emotion instead of facts and principles don't always give us the outcomes we've sought. Today, ET and the guys offer tangible, strategic steps to creating real and, sustainable change whose roots are anchored in facts, not feelings. The Secret to Success Topics: [05:05] - Trey’s Comedy Corner [09:35] - Happy Birthday Avery [20:55] - I Get It [30:00] - The Wrong Key [40:00] - Accusations [52:00] - My Own Rules [1:10:00] - Decision [1:35:00] - Ask ET Listener Perks: Organifi is giving our list

Last week's podcast was heavy, with the guys being painfully transparent about their experiences with racism. This week the conversation focuses on solutions with honorary 5th member of the podcast squad, Josh Hatch, joining the discussion.  What are the next steps to educating White people on the realities of systemic racism? How do we make permanent changes in the hearts and minds of the people that will shut down systemic racism and allow equity for everyone? The American Dream should be available to everyone, regardless of skin color, and today, we're going to look at building the blocks to make that happen. The Secret to Success Topics: [06:00] - Fair or Foul [10:00] - Checking In [18:45] - Josh Chimes In [26:08] - Pick Your Spot [40:05] - The Difference [51:00] - Foundation [1:05:00] - Hopeful [1:20:00] - MLK Listener Perks: Organifi is giving our listeners 20% off of their order just go to www.organifi.com/success. Their superfood green juice powder allows you to get your greens anytime a

Today's Podcast is being released during one of the most tumultuous and tragic periods in our country's recent history. The past several weeks have seen the murders of innocent Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement-Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.  And, the revelation that earlier this year, Ahmaud Arbery, a young Black man out for a run in rural Georgia, had been hunted down and murdered by a band of emboldened and empowered racists. His crime, jogging in a neighborhood they felt he had no business.     In the face of these excruciating losses, and after hearing the same bigoted arguments made in justification of their deaths,  our country and, the world screamed in unison, "ENOUGH!"  We've all had enough. We're fed up with Bigotry, fed up with our communities being underserved and underrepresented and blamed for the ills that lack of support has nurtured, fed up with institutionalized, systemic racism, fed up with blatant in your face racism, inequality and injustice.   Collectively, we are tired.

The topic of money is one that most people shy away from. Like, politics,  religion, and sex,  money is a subject so taboo it's never to be discussed casually, among strangers or, at Holiday, family functions. At least that's what we've always heard.  On today's podcast, ET recalls a segment from a recent 1% Conference, where he told attendees to change the way they think about money. Did you know that there are 10 myths about money that are keeping people from being wealthy and prosperous? It's true. Today,  ET tears down a few of these myths and shows how holding onto these limiting beliefs about money is holding you back from living your best life.  The Secret to Success Topics: [04:04] - Trey’s Comedy Corner [12:00] - Fair or Foul [20:18] - Everybody Roll [35:40] - Collectiveness Society [43:09] - Bar Alert [53:00] - Get In Position [1:00:00] - No Either Or [1:06:00] - REBUILD Listener Perks: Make Real Estate Real Course Organifi is giving our listeners 20% off o

Problem-solving is the process of finding solutions to difficult or complex issues. In today's podcast, the guys talk about two types of individuals—there's the one who wants to solve the problem when it arises, and then there's the one who avoids solving the problem but finds time to blame others, and vent to anyone who will listen. ET breaks down how to go from being the complainer to the solver through understanding and applying the principle of FACTS over FEELINGS.   The Secret to Success Topics: [05:00] - Trey’s Comedy Corner [09:00] - CJ’s Flu Game [22:00] - Fair or Foul [29:58] - You Don’t Want Help [40:00] - Flip The Switch [55:00] - Autocorrect [1:08:00] - Last Dance Finale [   Listener Perks: Make Real Estate Real Course Organifi is giving our listeners 20% off of their order just go to www.organifi.com/success. Their superfood green juice powder allows you to get your greens anytime anywhere while on the go. The DREAM of a better tomorrow starts today with a degree from Ashford

As the Michael Jordan Documentary, The Last Dance, continues, the guys continue digging deeper into the Winner's Mentality of Michael Jordan. This week the guys each focus on a moment in the documentary that blew them away. Karl speaks on Mike's drive, Jemal is intrigued by Mike's fearlessness, never being afraid to fail and always ready to try. ET ties it all together at the close by focusing on how MJ's Vocabulary set him apart. Words are important. The words we say, we hear and, we manifest our realities through the houses we build with the words we choose. Developing and using a great vocabulary is one of the foundational pillars you'll need to become truly great. The Secret to Success Topics: [05:00] - Trey’s Comedy Corner [7:00] - Drums over Flats [17:20] - Drive vs Dad [25:40] - What Do You Say? [40:00] - The Difference  [51:00] - The Edge  [1:02:20] - Real Help Listener Perks: Make Real Estate Real Course Organifi is giving our listeners 20% off of their order just go to www.organifi.com

You're not winning because you're not carrying your load correctly! Effective load management is the difference maker between success and failure in both business and private life. These statements set the tone for today's podcast. Many of you want to be successful, and a part of the 1%, but you're holding yourselves back by carrying a load that's not yours to carry or,  carrying what is yours, incorrectly. Some of that weight looks like the opinions of parents, siblings, and others who have everything to say about how and what you're doing but aren't doing any of the work.  The most critical step to take in effective load management is ignoring the comments and opinions of those whose opinions don't matter. If you're wondering whose opinions "don't matter," and why, here's a clue; if they aren't pulling alongside you, grinding it out with you day in and day out, their opinions don't matter. Period.  This week, ET breaks down the three things you're doing that are standing in the way of your success.  Effecti

Last week the guys took a moment to watch the first installment of "The Last Dance," A documentary focusing on not just the final season but the length and breadth of Michael Jordan's professional basketball career. The guys agreed that although Jordan made it all look so easy and effortless,  the levels of adversity, personal trauma, and pain he endured WHILE killing the game was unbelievable. Life happens, and if you didn't know it before COVID-19 straight stopped the entire world in its tracks, you certainly know it now.  As the podcast continues, they transition from discussing MJ to discussing the importance of having and maintaining provisions. For those who don't know, provisions are things we stock up on in preparation for times like these, namely, canned goods and other non-perishable items. Essentially, provisions are things that will keep you alive. Like all of you, each of the guys has had a crisis period where they relied on their emotional, spiritual and physical "provisions" to get through the

Who's your Mattie Moss Clark? Dr. Mattie Moss Clark was the mother and motivation behind the birth and success of the iconic Gospel Group, The Clark Sisters. ET had a chance to watch the biopic and was inspired by Dr. Mattie Moss Clark, who pushed her girls to greatness in an industry that's full of excellence that doesn't always rise to the top.  While studying Dr. Clark's moves and directions, he realized that to be successful at the levels most think they want to be, most people need a Dr. Mattie Moss Clark driving them toward their full potential. Can you push yourself to greatness? Or, do you get upset when other people push you? On today's podcast, the guys discuss how being pushed for the right reasons, and by the right person can lead to outstanding success! The Secret to Success Topics: [02:51] - Trey’s Comedy Corner [08:40] - Pushed Hard [20:50] - Get Coached [33:00] - Look In The Mirror [45:00] - The Right Coach [1:00:30] - Receive the Message Listener Perks: Make Real Estate Real Course