In this episode, Nikou speaks to one of her life mentors, David Meltzer, whose sports agency (Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment) inspired the film Jerry Maguire. He is now co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing which tried to recruit Nikou when she was doing B2B and B2C marketing a few years ago. The pair talk about David's goal to empower one billion people to encourage each other to be happy.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

The three key ingredients to the pragmatic world of happiness are: make a lot of money, help a lot of people and have a lot of fun. You can reconcile this with the spiritual world as well by having faith.
I never lacked love from my mother and my grandmother as a child, but I did have a keen interest in being rich. It was the only thing missing in my life, the only area of scarcity.
Motivation is very important and is a lot different to inspiration, motivation always got me up, back up, started and restarted. I got my butt kicked again and again in life – physically, mentally, emotionally, financially – and all the lessons I've taken from that led to a world of more than enough.
By my mid-30s not only was I was a multi-millionaire, but I had access to things billionaires could afford: Throwing out first pitches, standing on the sidelines at the Super Bowl, and I had the money, and I had my dream girl… but I wasn't happy.
My motivation for money when I was young was originally to help my Mom and then to help everyone else. Although I had the right intentions, I went from living in a world of not enough, where I was a victim of things that happened to me, to a world of just enough where I wanted to give everything in order to receive back, in a zero-sum game. Economics always dictates my self-value.
When you appreciate what you have it adds value to it, to acknowledge what you have, you have to lose it, give it away, have it stolen, manipulated or removed from us. What's left is a bigger space created by the fact the universe is constantly expanding and we have expanded with it. Most people then don't ask for more and they dissipate and dissolve back to relying on other people for their health and wealth.
Appreciation is one thing, acknowledgement is easy. We live in a world of abundance, therefore it is your duty to ask for more. You can't be a resource unless you wish or ask for more.
Don't just think it, say it, do it, and believe it, but we need to feel it. Feel what it's going to be like to own that home, to have a mutually beneficial loving relationship with your dream boy or girl. Feel it because it's already done, you're already happy, healthy and wealthy. What are you doing that's interfering with it?
Gratitude is the only common denominator of happy people. It's impossible to be happy without gratitude.
Coherence of gratitude is the ability to remember and do. Despite the fact it takes 0.1 seconds to say “thank you”, most of us – even I – will forget to say it and appreciate it.
The first and last thought of every day is “thank you”.
My tomorrow starts today in an unwinding routine that starts at 9pm, I put my mind and soul in a position of recovery and access. I awake at 4am with thanks and gratitude in my mind, into theta meditation, elevating my vibration to be aware of more so I can utilise and download what I received the night before. Every day I start at a higher self, closer to my potential.

BEST MOMENTS

‘I began with a lot of love in a lot of poverty.'

‘Nine months out of law school I was a millionaire. Lots of people would consider that a success, but it was failing forward.'

‘I didn't appreciate what I had, in fact I took for granted what I had wished for my whole life.'

‘I'm the king of gratitude.'

ABOUT THE GUEST

David Meltzer is the Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire.

His life's mission is to empower OVER 1 BILLION people to be happy! This simple yet powerful mission has led him on an incredible journey to provide one thing…VALUE. In all his content and communication that's exactly what you'll receive.

He is a three-time international best-selling author, a Top 100 Business Coach, the executive producer of Entrepreneur‘s #1 digital business show, Elevator Pitch, and host of the top entrepreneur podcast, The Playbook. His newest book, Game-Time Decision Making, was a #1 new release, David has been recognized by Variety Magazine as their Sports Humanitarian of the Year and awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honour.

GUEST RESOURCES

Website: https://dmeltzer.com/

Text community: 9492982905

Email: david@dmeltzer.com

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Email: nikoulohse@gmail.com

Instagram: @nikoulohse

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ABOUT THE HOST

Nikou Lohse is a mom of three, wife to former MLB pitcher Kyle Lohse, Master Pilates instructor, yoga teacher, and lover of all things MOVEment, MINDFULness, and commUNITY.

Nikou is a serial entrepreneur. She started her first company at 21 doing sales & marketing for Fortune 500 companies, made her first million at 24, and decided to exit at 30 in order to pursue her passion for helping others. She became a yoga, Pilates, barre, and mindfulness instructor, but her own struggle with SIBO and postpartum depression led her to redefine the way she took care of her body. Now, as a holistic health coach, she is on a mission to empower women and help them heal their gut through nutrition, movement, mindfulness, and spirituality.

CONTACT METHOD
Email: nikoulohse@gmail.com

Podcast Description

Failing forward is about the successes we find after enduring failure. Each episode is an opportunity to hear interviews and stories from professional athletes, entrepreneurs, executives, doctors, and loved ones who have fallen down, struggled, and transformed.

They'll be sharing how they got to where they are today, and the lessons they learned along the way. We'll be covering topics in entrepreneurship, careers, relationships, holistic wellness, mindfulness, gut health, and finding your competitive edge. With raw human moments and empowering information, this podcast is here to inspire you, remind you of your greatness, and give you the knowledge to up-level in every area of your life.

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'Be Happy' Interview With David Meltzer