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The Idea Climbing Podcast

The Idea Climbing Podcast

De: Mark J. Carter
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If you’re passionate about bringing your big ideas to life and want actionable strategies for marketing, branding, sales, mentoring, networking and more this show is for you! You’ll learn from interviews with successful B2B thought leaders and entrepreneurs.© 2019 Mark J. Carter & ONE80 Economía Gestión y Liderazgo Liderazgo Marketing Marketing y Ventas
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  • How to Design Your Ideal Life by Creating Fulfillment and Impact with Mo Salami

    How to Design Your Ideal Life by Creating Fulfillment and Impact with Mo Salami
    Mar 25 2026
    Designing and living your ideal life is possible IF you have the right strategies. A big part of that is creating fulfillment in your own life while positively impacting the world around you. In this episode I discuss how to do just that with my guest, Mo Salami. Mo is a High-Performance Coach and International Keynote Speaker. He speaks multiple languages, fluent in English, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. Mo is a former Senior Mentor for World Class Peak Performance Guru Tony Robbins. Whilst part of his California-based team, Mo generated tens of millions of dollars in sales for Tony Robbins’ events worldwide. Mo has done over 20,000 hours of 1:1 consulting; including consulting with over 8,000 business owners doing a million dollars a year in revenue or more. We dive into topics including: The three-prong approach of designing your ideal life.How to move towards the result that you want even before you see the result you want.How to know what opportunities to take advantage of and what to say no to.How to train today for who you will become tomorrow.How to blend fulfillment and financial success.When the tough times hit how to keep on keepin’ on mentally and otherwise.The “Three R’s” to reset your mindset.The 60-second, three-part strategy to get into a high-performance zone.The one thing, above all else, that you need to do to design your ideal life. …and other golden nuggets of advice! Mo’s Origin Story Mo came from a whole other world. The turning point for Mo came from seeing a sign and before we get to the sign, he’ll give this some context. Mo is from a family where having a degree is just the holy grail, if you will, of success and preferably a degree in the sciences. Mo got his first degree when he was 20 years old; he completed a whole college degree. The first one. That was the only definition of success he had at that point. Looking back he realizes how naive he was. He ended up getting three degrees and started his career in the medical field. He bought a nice house in a nice neighborhood, got a nice car, all that great stuff. The challenge was his nice six figure salary came with 16 hour work days. Mo had no free time, no “me time”, and that was his life. But luckily he was successful. When he got to the end of each year his year was just a blur of 16-hour shifts. Mo was a bit confused and unsure of his life choices because success didn’t feel like he thought it would. Then one day he was in a bookstore in Central London and saw a sign and the sign said “How to be Successful”. It turns out the sign was an ad for a book called “The Success Principles by Jack Canfield”. Mo grabbed hold of the book and started reading it right then and there. With time, a very short amount of time, he read every single book listed in the back of the “The Success Principles”. A Fork in the Road The fork in the road Mo encountered was, does he stick to his path of apparent success that he was already on? Or does he pursue this new definition of success that he had just discovered? Mo chose the latter. He traveled to Europe, USA, Canada, Asia, wherever, to learn from the best success teachers he could find. Whatever the cost, whatever the distance, he decided he was going to be there. Very soon he got a measure of expertise in online business, sales and marketing, personal development, and public speaking. He even went to work for Tony Robbins for eight years as a Senior Mentor. In that role he helped a lot of very high achievers and aspiring high achievers to get to that very next level as well. Mo’s role as a Senior Mentor was also a sales role. Because of that he had the opportunity to put all the learning he had about sales into practice. One of the highlights was making a million dollars in sales in a 90-day period. That meant he had thousands of opportunities to help people get to the next level. What he discovered was apparent success is when somebody else decides what success means for you; whereas actual success is success that you decide on your own terms. It’s just as simple as that. What he does today is help people get to their own purpose driven success. Mo calls it “Lifestyle Design”. You can also call it your own purpose-driven success. That’s for your own impact on the world and your own fulfillment as you define it. Using that to impact the world through your online business. Fulfillment being personal development, coaching, and using those to get to design the exact lifestyle that you want. The Pivot That Made All The Difference Mo says the pivot was instantaneous there. He didn’t even think about it. It was just an instantaneous pivot and, and what had helped him was, or, or should I say the, well, the pivot was instant. It was literally that sign. Mo discovered this whole other world that he knew nothing about. That pivot was instant. He looked at the front of the book (The Success Principles by Jack Canfield). He had a look at...
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    29 m
  • How to Turn Obstacles into Opportunities with Lasada Pippen

    How to Turn Obstacles into Opportunities with Lasada Pippen
    Feb 26 2026
    In this episode we’re discussing how to turn obstacles into opportunities with my guest, Lasada Pippin. Lasada was raised in an underserved community as a young African American and defied the odds to build a successful career in engineering and become a first-generation college graduate. His journey reflects the resilience and determination that now fuel his mission as an inspirational speaker. Lasada’s signature keynote series, “Say It Better: Communicate with Clarity & Lead with Confidence” draws directly from that path: Empowering corporate professionals, educators, and youth to overcome obstacles and pursue meaningful growth. With a message rooted in grit, reinvention, and purpose, he equips audiences with practical strategies to lead with intention, rise stronger, and climb higher. We dive into topics including: How to make and support your decision to “burn the boats”How to successfully step into the new space that you’re striving towards.The importance of finding the finish line and keeping your eyes on it at all times.What you need to do to build momentum to get to the finish line.What to do to stay once you’ve “burned the boats’ and successfully gotten to your island of success.The role of self-confidence in turning obstacles into opportunities.Why it’s of the utmost importance to move towards something that you’re truly passionate about.How to take action in “the moment of now” one small step at a time.How to keep on keepin’ on after the initial excitement of your journey fades.The reason you must really know and understand your “Why” on your journey.How to get strategic about your goals instead of just riding high on excitement and love.The power of starting with the end in mind.The three questions you need to ask yourself and answer to turn obstacles into opportunities.Why your journey never ends, it just evolves over time.The importance of celebrating your small wins.The importance of having a way to measure your progress and how to create it.The one thing, above all else, that you need to do to turn obstacles into opportunities. …and more golden nuggets of advice! Starting to Turn Obstacles Into Opportunities Lasada grew up in an underserved community with low resources and not having a whole lot. He feels like during his entire life that he’s had to turn obstacles into opportunities. There was always some type of roadblock, there was always some type of challenge. Lasada has a background in engineering and technology where he spent his professional time for a decade. Even making the shift from engineering and technology into the keynote and motivational speaking space was an obstacle. Lasada had to see the opportunity inside of that transitional moment if he wanted to get past that obstacle. An obstacle can be anything. It can be fear, it can be anxiety, it can be procrastination, it can be self-doubt, it can be a lack of self-confidence. There are so many obstacles that we don’t realize are obstacles because they’re wrapped in a different type of clothing. Because of that there are so many obstacles that we need to identify, and that’s the only way that we can turn them into opportunities. For Lasada it was getting over the fear, embracing it, learning how to coexist with it, and building up his self-confidence. He needed to develop the confidence that he could make each leap and go forward and operate in the space of keynote and motivational speaking that he operates in today. A Lifelong Journey Turning obstacles into opportunities has been a lifelong journey for Lasada. He said that it doesn’t have to be a life altering, such as super darkness, but let’s just say “dark times”. When you hit the dark times, you hit obstacles. It’s then that you really need to see and focus on the opportunities. A Decision to Create Opportunities When Lasada was getting ready to leave corporate, he was faced with a decision. His contract had ended, and so he had the opportunity to renew his contract. He could stay there and prolong the contract and continue being in a place that included a great income and great people. Nothing was “wrong”. OR he could take a leap of faith and go after what he really wanted to do, what he really loved, and what he really desired. He said a lot of times you are so blinded by what’s good that it blinds you from getting to what’s great. If you are blinded by darkness in your life, it’s oftentimes going to be hard to see that light. You have to shift that perspective. You have to change the way you see it. You must look at it like as an obstacle, but at the same time realize there’s also an opportunity naturally baked into every obstacle. If you adopt a mentality that for every problem there is a solution, whether you have the solution at that time or not, that’s a whole different story. You can adopt a mentality that within every problem that you face, there’s also a solution. So Lasada did a ...
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    23 m
  • How to Get Focused and Get into Flow States with Peter Wishnie

    How to Get Focused and Get into Flow States with Peter Wishnie
    Feb 18 2026
    Today we’re discussing how to get focused and get into “flow states” (what athlete’s call “The Zone”) to achieve more in less time. My guest is Peter Wishnie. In his younger years Peter purchased a medical practice and after one year, he made more money than the previous owner did in any one of his 17 years of ownership. Peter has been in business for over 33 years and has made multiple 7 figures for 30 consecutive years, landing him in the top 1% in his field. During those years he has learned key secrets that have helped him work a lot less while growing the business year after year. In 2022, he sold that business for $2 million more than he paid for it. The reason he sold it was mainly because his passion is now to help other businesses learn to have the life they so deserve and desire. Peter believes people become business owners or leaders not to be slaves to your jobs but to have the freedom to enjoy your family, hobbies, and friends. Peter wants to help you live your best life. We dive into topics including: Why you have to know and write out you KPIs, your Key Performance Indicators for your business.Why you have to review your KPI’s at least weekly if not more often.How to maintain focus once you’ve gotten started.How to survive and embrace the roller coaster ride of focus.Why consistency every single day is king; it’s not about overloading your schedule.The definition of and examples of flow state, or being “in the zone” as athletes call it.How to stay in the zone and not get knocked out of it for short periods of time.Why creative ideas come when you’re most relaxed.The benefits and rewards of getting yourself into flow state.What comes first; focus or flow state.The one thing, above all else, that you need to do to get focused and into flow state. …and other golden nuggets of advice! Peter’s Story of Focus and Flow State Peter says far from the expert of ALWAYS being focused. After every video he creates, he says “stay focused my friends”. He got that from that beer commercial, “stay thirsty my friends”. It’s because it’s because getting focused and into flow states isn’t always easy. We’re constantly getting interrupted with calls and our electronic devices. Peter says he’s constantly getting bombarded with messages, and he tries to keep up with them. He remembers when he was younger back in 1989, when he purchased his practice. Peter didn’t even have a desktop computer. People didn’t have cell phones. It was easy to get and stay focused with few interruptions. At the time when the phone rang it was a great thing for a business owner because it could be a prospect. But creating focus and flow state is something Peter has since learned. He loves to study. He loves to listen to and learn from people. Peter purchased his first Franklin Covey planner back in the early 1990s. Peter wrote down his goals for the year; exactly what he wanted to achieve. He wrote them down based on what he was going to do every single month, then every single week. which made staying focused easier. Now Peter is also a John Maxwell certified leadership coach. There’s a great book, “The One Thing”, you just focus on the one thing. Peter adopted that principle. Then he adopted Michael Hyatt’s “Full Focus Planner”. Because of that Peter wrote down the three major things he needed to accomplish every single day. Some people love to cross things out every single day. Peter did this and that, but it’s that one thing, and it could be you. Like writing 20 pages in your book. That’s the one thing, the other things on your list don’t matter as much. You can also figure out what the top three things you must do are and write them down every day. You must decide what’s important for your family, your relationships, your health, and so on. Then it’s a matter of putting those things first while you have a business to take care of. If you don’t take care of those other things, take care of yourself, your health, and building up your energy levels you’re going to crash sometime during the day. You might wake up totally fogged up, just like your brain’s all fogged and because you’re just not doing the right things to take care of yourself day in and day out. That’s where energy comes into play… Managing Your Energy Imagine having all that energy, when you have all that energy, you can go longer during the day and the day goes by faster because you are just full of pep. Peter believes it starts with that. How did he learn to do that? It came from medical school. Now imagine going to college. In Peter’s case he always had those few hard classes, but he also signed up for some easier courses like history of rock and roll. Meanwhile, he was taking physics and chemistry as a pre-med student. Peter had a hard time his first year in school and he read a book called “How to Study”, and from that he learned how to organize and how to focus ...
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    24 m
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