
#9: Ryan Levesque | The Power of "Screw It. Let's Do It!"
09/22/16 • 63 min
Have you ever asked yourself...what if?
What if I went all in?
What if I saw what I was really capable of?
What if I really gave it everything and truly made an impact in this world?
My guest on today’s show asked himself those questions from his hospital bed as he was recovering from a rare condition that nearly cost him his life.
He was 30.
It was a few months after the birth of his first son. And he knew he had to make some big changes...
He left that hospital with a new determination, drive, passion and desire to be the best version of himself that he could be.
Fast forward to today...
Ryan Levesque is the #1 best-selling author of the book ‘Ask’ and two others. He’s the creator of 34 information and software products.
He’s a world renowned marketing expert known as "The Funnel Specialist", the guy that companies quietly bring through the back door to go from good to great.
But here’s something that most people don’t realize...
For most of his life, fear ruled him.
Fear of taking chances. Fear of failing. Fear of going broke. Fear of change. Fear of going “all in”.
Until one day, when Ryan decided that fear was no longer going to be his master and instead, it was going to his fuel to go even further and reach new heights...
In Episode #9 of Deconstructing Success.you’re going to get the full story and so much more.
Some of the big things you’ll learn from Ryan in this "jam-packed with takeaways" interview are:
- Why "Screw It. Let's Do It!" were the 5 most lucrative words of Ryan’s career.
- Discover the counterintuitive online formula to find out exactly what your customers want to buy.
- How simple productivity "hacks" tripled Ryan's income (and changed his life).
- How to accomplish your biggest goals by “keeping the main thing the main thing”
- How to determine what your true “driving force” in life is through the Through Line exercise
- And so much more…
We'll cover all of that (and so much more) in this exclusive interview with Ryan Levesque in Episode #9!
Thank you SO much for checking out the Deconstructing Success show. Two quick things before you go.. Thing #1) Don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, just type in “deconstructing success” in the search bar...and click the subscribe button. And if you enjoyed today’s show, please take a few moments to leave a review...your support means the world to us! Thing #2) You can get all of the shownotes, transcripts, breakdowns and special bonuses for this and every other episode at http://chriswinfield.com/podcast That’s it! Now go out and have the best day ever and we’ll see you next week right here on the Deconstructing Success show!
Have you ever asked yourself...what if?
What if I went all in?
What if I saw what I was really capable of?
What if I really gave it everything and truly made an impact in this world?
My guest on today’s show asked himself those questions from his hospital bed as he was recovering from a rare condition that nearly cost him his life.
He was 30.
It was a few months after the birth of his first son. And he knew he had to make some big changes...
He left that hospital with a new determination, drive, passion and desire to be the best version of himself that he could be.
Fast forward to today...
Ryan Levesque is the #1 best-selling author of the book ‘Ask’ and two others. He’s the creator of 34 information and software products.
He’s a world renowned marketing expert known as "The Funnel Specialist", the guy that companies quietly bring through the back door to go from good to great.
But here’s something that most people don’t realize...
For most of his life, fear ruled him.
Fear of taking chances. Fear of failing. Fear of going broke. Fear of change. Fear of going “all in”.
Until one day, when Ryan decided that fear was no longer going to be his master and instead, it was going to his fuel to go even further and reach new heights...
In Episode #9 of Deconstructing Success.you’re going to get the full story and so much more.
Some of the big things you’ll learn from Ryan in this "jam-packed with takeaways" interview are:
- Why "Screw It. Let's Do It!" were the 5 most lucrative words of Ryan’s career.
- Discover the counterintuitive online formula to find out exactly what your customers want to buy.
- How simple productivity "hacks" tripled Ryan's income (and changed his life).
- How to accomplish your biggest goals by “keeping the main thing the main thing”
- How to determine what your true “driving force” in life is through the Through Line exercise
- And so much more…
We'll cover all of that (and so much more) in this exclusive interview with Ryan Levesque in Episode #9!
Thank you SO much for checking out the Deconstructing Success show. Two quick things before you go.. Thing #1) Don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, just type in “deconstructing success” in the search bar...and click the subscribe button. And if you enjoyed today’s show, please take a few moments to leave a review...your support means the world to us! Thing #2) You can get all of the shownotes, transcripts, breakdowns and special bonuses for this and every other episode at http://chriswinfield.com/podcast That’s it! Now go out and have the best day ever and we’ll see you next week right here on the Deconstructing Success show!
Previous Episode

#8: Bushra Azhar | How to "Reframe Failure" and Become a Master Persuader
“I hereby solemnly declare never to freeze in fear, sit in utter despair, or move from foot to foot like a 3 year old on the verge of an “accident” when faced with an email, sales page or Facebook post.
I refuse to smile needlessly, play nice hopelessly, give in uselessly…in the hopes that if they like me enough, they might open their wallets for me.
I am a persuasion revolutionary and I use psychology of persuasion to win hearts, minds and wallets of my audience.” Thousands and thousands of people have taken this oath and are loyal "soldiers" in the Persuasion Revolution.
Ready to meet the person who has somehow made the science and psychology "sexy, classy and fun"?
Bushra Azhar is one of the world’s leading authorities in the science of persuasion or as she puts it:
“...helping the frustrated, the lost and the uber confused; bulldoze their way through counter-arguments and objections effortlessly and gracefully (like a ballerina on roller-skates).”
Bushra is outspoken, bold, funny, direct and super passionate.
Now here’s the interesting part...
...she grew up as army brat in a culture that favored “pretty little boys” and definitely not bold, outspoken women.
And since she certainly wasn't a "pretty little boy" she made a decision early on to overcome these shackles and in turn used this as motivation to carve her own path and discarding the labels and limitation that others put on her.
Was it easy? Nope.
Did she fail? Yep.
Did that stop here? Nope!
In fact, at one during our interview Bushra said something that led me to rethink what failure (or success) really mean:
"I failed a lot. I just don't label it as a failure. For me it all boils down to the self-imposed labels that people tell themselves."
Find out what she means and get the full story (and so much more) right here in my interview with Bushra in Episode #8 of Deconstructing Success.
Some of the big things you’ll learn from Bushra in this "hilariously informative" interview are:
- Why she was living a “double-life” and how her husband reacted when he found out.
- How Bushra "themes her days" for maximum efficiency and uses personal “intention” challenges to reach her goals.
- The simple “BS detection system” Bushra deploys to suss out fakes online and in real life.
- How to convince your boss to give you a raise, get a customer to buy or get your kid to clean their room by leveraging persuasion principles.
- What the “8 Most Powerful Persuasion Switches" are and learn Bushra's step-by-step framework to use them in your business and personal life right away!
We'll cover all of that (and so much more) in this exclusive interview with Bushra Azhar in Episode #8! Thank you SO much for checking out the Deconstructing Success show. Two quick things before you go.. Thing #1) Don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, just type in “deconstructing success” in the search bar...and click the subscribe button. And if you enjoyed today’s show, please take a few moments to leave a review...your support means the world to us! Thing #2) You can get all of the shownotes, transcripts, breakdowns and special bonuses for this and every other episode at http://chriswinfield.com/podcast That’s it! Now go out and have the best day ever and we’ll see you next week right here on the Deconstructing Success show!
Next Episode

#10: Laura Belgray | Crushing Crappy Copy (One Word at a Time)
Laura Belgray does two "main things" with her (brilliantly named) business Talking Shrimp:
- She helps TV networks (like Bravo, NBC, Comedy Central, and many more) come up with the words that make people want to watch their shows.
- And she helps small businesses and entrepreneurs, like you, find the words that make buyers go bananas.
And she does two "main things" (actually it was a lot more than two but I'm trying to do something here) in this interview with me today:
- Helped me to understand things about writing and copy that I never could have imagined before.
- And...made me laugh. A lot.
Win-Win.
In this interview Laura walks us through her journey from fact-checking & research to writing ad copy for major magazines to crafting award-winning promos for TV networks to...
Starting her own company...and the ups & downs, bumps & bruises, wins & losses...and all of the life-lessons she learned along the way.
Some of the big things you’ll learn from Laura in this "so good it hurts" interview are:
- The reason she “lies” to her calendar...and how this technique helps her stay productive.
- Why Laura was happy she didn’t know any of the “rules” when she started her company.
- The simple framework that will help you write better immediately, even if they aren’t a “writer”.
- Why “good copy isn’t just about moving products, it’s about moving people”...and how to tap into this.
- How to quiet your inner critic...and prevent your “hyper-critical self judgement” from stopping you from doing something amazing!
- And so much more…
We'll cover all of that (and a lot more) in this exclusive interview with Laura Belgray in Episode #10!
Thank you SO much for checking out the Deconstructing Success show. Two quick things before you go.. Thing #1) Don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, just type in “deconstructing success” in the search bar...and click the subscribe button. And if you enjoyed today’s show, please take a few moments to leave a review...your support means the world to us! Thing #2) You can get all of the shownotes, transcripts, breakdowns and special bonuses for this and every other episode at http://chriswinfield.com/podcast That’s it! Now go out and have the best day ever and we’ll see you next week right here on the Deconstructing Success show!
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