EP721: TL Nuggets #215 - The Five Freedoms
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
Release Date: 10/17/2025
EP732 René Sonneveld - Family Comes First
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“Leadership is not something you do it’s something that happens through who you are.” True strength in leadership begins at home. Families built on trust, communication, and that face the emotions beneath the surface, create a foundation far more powerful than any set of numbers on a spreadsheet. Stability, purpose, and resilience come from the invisible yet tangible forces of love, compassion, and loyalty. These shape how people show up in life and business. René Sonneveld explains how these principles guided him through extraordinary chapters: global career...
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EP731: Alan McLaren - Why Relationships Matter
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“When they see your face, look into your eyes, you’re real and you’re human and you’re authentic, that’s when trust happens.” Strong relationships form the backbone of every successful business. Growth becomes easier when you intentionally invest in the connections that matter, release the ones that drain your energy, and stay open to forming new relationships that bring purpose and momentum. Trust, consistency, and genuine human connection—not tactics—create the stability and opportunity that leaders rely on. Alan McLaren, a veteran executive and...
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EP730: Kurt Luidhardt - How To Grow A Business By Staying True To Your Values
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“82% of all Americans are now saying they expect the brands they buy from to share their values.” Staying true to your values isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s one of the smartest ways to grow a business. Today’s episode breaks down why conviction creates clarity, why clarity creates trust, and why trust is the new currency in a marketplace flooded with noise, doubt, and deception. Kurt Luidhardt shares how his work with political campaigns led him to uncover something much bigger: millions of consumers actively looking to spend their money with brands that...
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EP729: TL Nuggets #218 - You Are Your Own Media
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“You can create your content and put it out there on social media yourself. You can create your own content by having a podcast.” You no longer need traditional media to spread your message. In today’s world, your ideas, your consistency, and your voice are enough to create real influence. When you share content regularly, you build authority that reaches the people who need you. “You are your own media” means taking control of your platform. Podcasting—and especially guesting—lets your message travel fast. Podcast listeners are engaged, curious, and ready to...
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EP728: Ben Azadi - Make You Healthy Again
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“You can never outperform your self-image.” Reclaiming health begins with ownership. True healing happens when you stop outsourcing your well-being and start living by principles that restore your body’s natural intelligence. That means breaking free from the dependency mindset built by Big Pharma, choosing single-ingredient foods over processed ones, fasting to reset your metabolism, and sleeping deeply to rebuild from within. Health is not just the absence of disease—it’s the active pursuit of energy, purpose, and clarity. Ben Azadi shares how he went from obese...
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EP727: LuAnn Buechler - How To Find & Live Your Passion
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“Follow your passion. Master your mindset. Monetize doing what you love.” Living your passion begins with self-awareness and courage—the willingness to question whether the life you’re living is truly yours or one built on others’ expectations. Passion isn’t something you stumble upon; it’s something you uncover by aligning your work, purpose, and daily choices with what fuels your heart. True joy emerges when you stop living in “shoulds” and start listening to your inner compass—transforming fear and limitation into clarity and flow. LuAnn Buechler reveals...
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EP726: Michael Seemann - Why Mental Health Matters
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“If you optimize your hormones, you lose depression, you lose anxiety, you feel good again, you’re energized, you’re good to go.” A mission born from struggle. Former cop and veteran Michael Seemann faced burnout, depression, and a body that was shutting down—until he discovered the power of hormone optimization. That breakthrough became Evolving Vitality, a clinic dedicated to restoring men’s health through hormone balance, mental wellness, and affordable access to life-changing care. Michael shares how turning pain into purpose shaped his business mindset: build for...
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EP725: TL Nuggets #217 - How Much Responsibility Do You Bear For Your Success When You’re Being Coached?!
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“I’m responsible for 100% of my own healing.” Success doesn’t come from your coach—it comes from you. This nugget hits hard with one truth: no one can do the work for you. You can hire the best mentor in the world, but if you’re not fully invested, nothing changes. The moment you take full ownership, everything shifts. Your coach can guide, challenge, and inspire—but they can’t move your feet. If you resist their direction or half-commit, you’re setting your money on fire. But if you show up 100%—coachable, committed, and accountable—you’ll unlock...
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EP724: Marcia Martin: Sex, Power, & Transformation - Behind The Rise Of The Self-Help Empire
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“It’s a story about patterns, the ones that shape us, trap us, and sometimes, if we’re lucky, set us free.” Power and transformation begin where truth meets courage. This conversation reveals how the human potential movement emerged from the radical optimism of the 1970s and reshaped into today’s $48-billion self-help industry. At its core is the tension between enlightenment and ego — how the same tools that awaken millions can also entrap them if they surrender their inner wisdom to authority. The principles at play are timeless: responsibility, authenticity, and the danger of...
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EP723: TL Nuggets #216 - Vibe High, aka the Little Understood Secret To Success
The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
“To attract those beautiful circumstances, what we have to do is raise our frequency vibration.” Most people think success is about strategy—but it’s really about energy. Your emotional vibration determines what you attract. Stay stuck in fear, anger, or pride, and life keeps handing you the same struggles on repeat. Shift to courage, joy, or love, and everything changes. There’s a frequency scale behind it all, one that explains why some people move effortlessly through life while others grind without results. It’s not about working harder—it’s about operating...
info_outline“Take time today, map out these five freedoms for yourself, and be honest. Are you someone that is taking action to become and be free right away?”
Freedom isn’t a single finish line—it’s a balance of five parts that most entrepreneurs overlook. The pursuit of success often begins with money but ends in exhaustion when other forms of freedom are missing. This Nugget explores what it really means to live free—not just financially, but in every area that gives your life depth and meaning.
Each freedom builds on the next, shaping a foundation that supports more than just your business goals. There’s a structure behind true independence—one that requires clarity, discipline, and a willingness to redefine what freedom feels like beyond the surface level.
This isn’t about chasing success. It’s about reclaiming control—over your choices, your time, your energy, and your mind.
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