Memoirs to Millions Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:52:00 -0400 https://memoirstomillions.com en-us © 2026 Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace LLC yes 1d0f67da-1902-53de-98c4-f61448124bb1 Asher A. Wright episodic false Memoirs to Millions is the podcast for veterans, immigrants, entrepreneurs, and anyone carrying a life story worth preserving. Host Asher Wright sits down with guests who have lived through transformation, collapse, rebuilding, and reinvention, and gets them to talk about the parts most interviews skip over.

Asher is a retired 22-year U.S. Army veteran, Jamaican immigrant, and author of seven books. He has helped more than a dozen clients publish their memoirs since 2022, and his mission is to help 10,000 people publish their life stories by 2030.

Every episode is a real conversation. Real rock bottoms. Real turnarounds. Real craft. You will hear from retired officers, immigrant founders, survivors, coaches, and builders who turned what they lived through into books, businesses, and authority.

If you have been saying "one day I will write my book," this show is for you. If you want to understand how ordinary people with extraordinary stories turn those stories into published books that build income and legacy, this is the room.

New episodes publish regularly. Subscribe wherever you listen.

Learn more at MemoirsToMillions.com
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]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) memoir, veterans, immigrants, entrepreneurs, life story, transformation, publishing, author, interviews, storytelling, legacy, Asher Wright Asher A. Wright https://storage.buzzsprout.com/lj5blpb01q3s1vi2juh0rmg2tbgq?.jpg Memoirs to Millions https://memoirstomillions.com TAKE NO FOR VITAMINS | Weekly Intel Brief #25 | Memoirs to Millions TAKE NO FOR VITAMINS | Weekly Intel Brief #25 | Memoirs to Millions The first person who doubted your story was you.

A friend leans across the table. "You should write your book." Before the sentence lands, you answer for them. Who would read about my life?

That is the first no. And you handed it to yourself.

So take no for vitamins. A no is not a wall. It is fuel. It goes down rough and builds something you use later. Every one you cross off puts you closer to the yes.

You do not have to make it big first to earn the right to tell your story. You write from the floor, not the summit.

You cannot fall from the floor.

I read this week's brief on camera. Watch it, then sit with the question my editor asked me: what about your story?

Read the full brief:
https://m2mweeklyintel.com/brief/2026/25

Apply as a vendor (250 author spots open):
https://lifechangingwisdom.com/register-vendor/

Asher's Top 100 Book Challenge:
https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge

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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year Army veteran, memoir coach, and book publisher
helping immigrants, veterans, and entrepreneurs transform their hardest
chapters into published books. Mission: 10,000 memoirs by 2030.

CONNECT WITH ASHER
Podcast: Search "Memoirs to Millions" on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227/
Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com


Music: "Signal to Noise" by Scott Buckley. scottbuckley.com.au. CC BY 4.0

]]> The first person who doubted your story was you.

A friend leans across the table. "You should write your book." Before the sentence lands, you answer for them. Who would read about my life?

That is the first no. And you handed it to yourself.

So take no for vitamins. A no is not a wall. It is fuel. It goes down rough and builds something you use later. Every one you cross off puts you closer to the yes.

You do not have to make it big first to earn the right to tell your story. You write from the floor, not the summit.

You cannot fall from the floor.

I read this week's brief on camera. Watch it, then sit with the question my editor asked me: what about your story?

Read the full brief:
https://m2mweeklyintel.com/brief/2026/25

Apply as a vendor (250 author spots open):
https://lifechangingwisdom.com/register-vendor/

Asher's Top 100 Book Challenge:
https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge

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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year Army veteran, memoir coach, and book publisher
helping immigrants, veterans, and entrepreneurs transform their hardest
chapters into published books. Mission: 10,000 memoirs by 2030.

CONNECT WITH ASHER
Podcast: Search "Memoirs to Millions" on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227/
Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com


Music: "Signal to Noise" by Scott Buckley. scottbuckley.com.au. CC BY 4.0

]]> Asher A. Wright Buzzsprout-19476552 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:00:00 -0400 479 asher wright,asher wright memoirs,author tips,book coach,book publishing,emotional resilience,entrepreneurs,how to write a memoir,immigrants,inflection point,james bond,life changing wisdom,life story,memoir,memoir coach,memoir resilience,memoir tips,memo 2 5 full false Why Hiding Feels Safer Than Being Seen | Alana Robinson | EP#8 Why Hiding Feels Safer Than Being Seen | Alana Robinson | EP#8 She kept her curls tied back for years. Not straightened, just tucked away, in a place that didn't ask her to take up space.

Alana Robinson is a life coach trained through the Hendricks Institute. She spent years reading a room before she said a word in it, matching the temperature so she could stay safe inside it.

On this episode of the Memoirs to Millions Podcast, Asher reads Alana a list of prompts about hiding, alignment, and being seen. Each one opens with what it looks like to speak your truth, and each one flips to what it costs when you don't.

They talk about the years she spent shape-shifting to keep the peace, and the body signals she learned to finally trust: a tight throat, a stomach drop, legs that won't sit still. They sit with the year she left Vail for Los Angeles, and the weight that still meets her the moment she drives back in.

And they keep circling back to one idea: hiding feels safer, until it isn't.

If you have kept part of yourself tied back to stay safe, this one is for you.

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 CHAPTERS

00:00 Wildflowers, and the mask before the mic turns on
 02:00 Five people who shaped her, minus family
 07:00 The mind lives in fantasy, the body lives in reality
 10:30 The chameleon years in Vail
 13:00 A child's identity, questioned by strangers
 16:30 The proposal, and the cost of staying quiet
 19:00 Withhold, withdraw, project
 21:00 Where the body keeps its warning signs
 25:00 Legs, shoulders, and learning your own signals
 33:00 Years of getting sick, and what the body was trying to say
 36:00 Natural hair, and the fear of standing out
 39:00 Who Alana is now
 46:00 The condo, the safe route, and the regret that started forming
 56:00 Choosing LA against advice from nearly everyone around her
 1:00:00 The heaviness of driving back into Vail
 1:10:00 Turning the boulder into a pebble
 1:13:00 Closing rapid fire: books, tools, community

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 CONNECT WITH ALANA ROBINSON

Website: https://www.mydearlittleself.com
Newsletter: https://www.mydearlittleself.com/subscribe
Instagram (personal): https://www.instagram.com/alanakay1
Instagram (My Dear Little Self): https://www.instagram.com/to.mydearlittleself
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alana.robinson.507
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alana-robinson

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 IDEAS & REFERENCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho — https://amzn.to/3SQNYNy
The Big Leap — Gay Hendricks — https://amzn.to/4wv7zkY
The Eight Secrets of Conscious Luck — Gay Hendricks and Katie Hendricks — https://amzn.to/4vPm5UL
Hendricks Institute — coach training and certification
The withhold, withdraw, project cycle
"The mind can live in fantasy. The body lives in reality."
The Cycle Effect — a nonprofit supporting girls in mountain biking, Vail, Colorado
"Wildflowers" by Scott Buckley — the music featured in this episode

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 CONNECT WITH ASHER WRIGHT

Memoirs to Millions: https://memoirstomillions.com
Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com
Weekly Intel Newsletter: https://m2mweeklyintel.com
100 Books That Changed How I Think: https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge
Free Memoir Strategy Call: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/memoirs
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asheralbertwright
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227
Facebook: https://facebook.com/lcwforu

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 ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS

Asher Wright is a 22-year US Army veteran, Jamaican immigrant, and 7x published author. He helps veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income. New conversations every Saturday.

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 MUSIC CREDIT

Music: "Wildflowers" by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au | CC-BY 4.0

]]> She kept her curls tied back for years. Not straightened, just tucked away, in a place that didn't ask her to take up space.

Alana Robinson is a life coach trained through the Hendricks Institute. She spent years reading a room before she said a word in it, matching the temperature so she could stay safe inside it.

On this episode of the Memoirs to Millions Podcast, Asher reads Alana a list of prompts about hiding, alignment, and being seen. Each one opens with what it looks like to speak your truth, and each one flips to what it costs when you don't.

They talk about the years she spent shape-shifting to keep the peace, and the body signals she learned to finally trust: a tight throat, a stomach drop, legs that won't sit still. They sit with the year she left Vail for Los Angeles, and the weight that still meets her the moment she drives back in.

And they keep circling back to one idea: hiding feels safer, until it isn't.

If you have kept part of yourself tied back to stay safe, this one is for you.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
 CHAPTERS

00:00 Wildflowers, and the mask before the mic turns on
 02:00 Five people who shaped her, minus family
 07:00 The mind lives in fantasy, the body lives in reality
 10:30 The chameleon years in Vail
 13:00 A child's identity, questioned by strangers
 16:30 The proposal, and the cost of staying quiet
 19:00 Withhold, withdraw, project
 21:00 Where the body keeps its warning signs
 25:00 Legs, shoulders, and learning your own signals
 33:00 Years of getting sick, and what the body was trying to say
 36:00 Natural hair, and the fear of standing out
 39:00 Who Alana is now
 46:00 The condo, the safe route, and the regret that started forming
 56:00 Choosing LA against advice from nearly everyone around her
 1:00:00 The heaviness of driving back into Vail
 1:10:00 Turning the boulder into a pebble
 1:13:00 Closing rapid fire: books, tools, community

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 CONNECT WITH ALANA ROBINSON

Website: https://www.mydearlittleself.com
Newsletter: https://www.mydearlittleself.com/subscribe
Instagram (personal): https://www.instagram.com/alanakay1
Instagram (My Dear Little Self): https://www.instagram.com/to.mydearlittleself
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alana.robinson.507
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alana-robinson

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 IDEAS & REFERENCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho — https://amzn.to/3SQNYNy
The Big Leap — Gay Hendricks — https://amzn.to/4wv7zkY
The Eight Secrets of Conscious Luck — Gay Hendricks and Katie Hendricks — https://amzn.to/4vPm5UL
Hendricks Institute — coach training and certification
The withhold, withdraw, project cycle
"The mind can live in fantasy. The body lives in reality."
The Cycle Effect — a nonprofit supporting girls in mountain biking, Vail, Colorado
"Wildflowers" by Scott Buckley — the music featured in this episode

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 CONNECT WITH ASHER WRIGHT

Memoirs to Millions: https://memoirstomillions.com
Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com
Weekly Intel Newsletter: https://m2mweeklyintel.com
100 Books That Changed How I Think: https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge
Free Memoir Strategy Call: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/memoirs
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asheralbertwright
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227
Facebook: https://facebook.com/lcwforu

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 ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS

Asher Wright is a 22-year US Army veteran, Jamaican immigrant, and 7x published author. He helps veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income. New conversations every Saturday.

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 MUSIC CREDIT

Music: "Wildflowers" by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au | CC-BY 4.0

]]> Asher A. Wright Buzzsprout-19456230 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:00:00 -0400 4338 #MemoirsToMillions #AlanaRobinson #MyDearLittleSelf #Alignment #Visibility #BehaviorChange 1 8 full false SEQUENCE IS THE SYSTEM | Weekly Intel Brief #24 | Memoirs to Millions SEQUENCE IS THE SYSTEM | Weekly Intel Brief #24 | Memoirs to Millions In 2023, I looked up the symptoms of dyslexia.

Before I understood why I was crying, the tears were already falling.
I sat in them for thirty minutes.

I am not formally diagnosed. What I have is recognition.
A pattern I had carried for decades without a name.

Then I built a system out of what I could finally see.

Three moves:
1. Name the Villain
2. Find the Hero
3. Build the Sequence

The sequence is the system.

Read the full brief:
https://m2mweeklyintel.com/brief/2026/24

Apply as a vendor (250 author spots open):
https://lifechangingwisdom.com/register-vendor/

Asher's Top 100 Book Challenge:
https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge

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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year Army veteran, memoir coach, and book publisher
helping immigrants, veterans, and entrepreneurs transform their hardest
chapters into published books. Mission: 10,000 memoirs by 2030.

CONNECT WITH ASHER
Podcast: Search "Memoirs to Millions" on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227/
Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com

Music: "Snowfall" by Scott Buckley, released under CC BY 4.0.
www.scottbuckley.com.au

]]> In 2023, I looked up the symptoms of dyslexia.

Before I understood why I was crying, the tears were already falling.
I sat in them for thirty minutes.

I am not formally diagnosed. What I have is recognition.
A pattern I had carried for decades without a name.

Then I built a system out of what I could finally see.

Three moves:
1. Name the Villain
2. Find the Hero
3. Build the Sequence

The sequence is the system.

Read the full brief:
https://m2mweeklyintel.com/brief/2026/24

Apply as a vendor (250 author spots open):
https://lifechangingwisdom.com/register-vendor/

Asher's Top 100 Book Challenge:
https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge

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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year Army veteran, memoir coach, and book publisher
helping immigrants, veterans, and entrepreneurs transform their hardest
chapters into published books. Mission: 10,000 memoirs by 2030.

CONNECT WITH ASHER
Podcast: Search "Memoirs to Millions" on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227/
Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com

Music: "Snowfall" by Scott Buckley, released under CC BY 4.0.
www.scottbuckley.com.au

]]> Asher A. Wright Buzzsprout-19421291 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0400 597 asher wright,asher wright memoirs,author tips,book coach,book publishing,emotional resilience,entrepreneurs,how to write a memoir,immigrants,inflection point,james bond,life changing wisdom,life story,memoir,memoir coach,memoir resilience,memoir tips,memo 2 4 full false Why Being Number One Is Not the Same as Winning | Dr. Ankit Agarwal | EP#7 Why Being Number One Is Not the Same as Winning | Dr. Ankit Agarwal | EP#7 Dr. Ankit Agarwal is the founder of Breaking Mental Models. He teaches about 1,000 students a year how human behavior actually changes. In his first conversation with Asher, he walked through the Hindsight Trap and the journey that built him. This time, the two of them sit down to play a different game.

Asher brings a list of maxims. He reads one cold, and Ankit takes it apart. What is the strongest case for it, what is the honest pushback, and where does the truth land when you hold both at once. They get through five, and each one opens a door neither of them expected.

They wrestle with winning the wrong game and whether you can even know you are in it before you have won. They turn mistakes and regrets inside out until inaction starts to look like its own kind of action. They sit with money and the people it can cost you. And they keep circling back to one idea Ankit keeps in his pocket: the dumb kid he still carries, the one who questions what looks like common sense, because that is where the genius hides.

If you have ever felt the pull to be number one and wondered what you were really chasing, this one is for you.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold weather, forest soil, and how we domesticated ourselves
08:00 The maxim game, and a new definition of a maxim
09:00 Maxim 1: Winning the wrong game is the real loss
19:30 Maxim 2: A mistake is proof you moved, a regret is proof you didn't
28:00 Becoming your own dumb friend
30:00 Why no system can measure your dumbness
33:00 Winning is not the same as being number one
37:45 Maxim 3: The money fades, the people stay
46:00 The difference between like and love
56:00 Maxim 4: The more dead people you study, the less you fear losing
59:00 You cannot learn to swim by reading about water
01:09:00 Closing questions and the merit in pausing

NOTE: Timestamps are approximate and run in sequence. Final times will be verified against the edited video.

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CONNECT WITH DR. ANKIT AGARWAL
Website: https://breakingmentalmodels.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ankit-agarwal-phd-a9ba1344/

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IDEAS & REFERENCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
A new definition of a maxim: a statement that makes sense with no context
Einstein's theory of general relativity, and the 1919 eclipse that tested it
Einstein on cyclists, relative motion, and being stationary to each other
"Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." — Albert Einstein
The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho
Dan Sullivan — the problem is not the problem, your thinking about it is
STUPID as "super talented unique person in demand"

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CONNECT WITH ASHER WRIGHT
Memoirs to Millions: https://memoirstomillions.com
Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com
Weekly Intel Newsletter: https://m2mweeklyintel.com
100 Books That Changed How I Think: https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge
Free Memoir Strategy Call: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/memoirs
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227
Facebook: https://facebook.com/lcwforu

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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year US Army veteran, Jamaican immigrant, and 7x published author. He helps veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income. New conversations every Saturday.

#MemoirsToMillions #DrAnkitAgarwal #BreakingMentalModels #Maxims #WinningTheWrongGame #BehaviorChange #Einstein

MUSIC CREDIT
Music: "Ascension" by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au | CC-BY 4.0

]]> Dr. Ankit Agarwal is the founder of Breaking Mental Models. He teaches about 1,000 students a year how human behavior actually changes. In his first conversation with Asher, he walked through the Hindsight Trap and the journey that built him. This time, the two of them sit down to play a different game.

Asher brings a list of maxims. He reads one cold, and Ankit takes it apart. What is the strongest case for it, what is the honest pushback, and where does the truth land when you hold both at once. They get through five, and each one opens a door neither of them expected.

They wrestle with winning the wrong game and whether you can even know you are in it before you have won. They turn mistakes and regrets inside out until inaction starts to look like its own kind of action. They sit with money and the people it can cost you. And they keep circling back to one idea Ankit keeps in his pocket: the dumb kid he still carries, the one who questions what looks like common sense, because that is where the genius hides.

If you have ever felt the pull to be number one and wondered what you were really chasing, this one is for you.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold weather, forest soil, and how we domesticated ourselves
08:00 The maxim game, and a new definition of a maxim
09:00 Maxim 1: Winning the wrong game is the real loss
19:30 Maxim 2: A mistake is proof you moved, a regret is proof you didn't
28:00 Becoming your own dumb friend
30:00 Why no system can measure your dumbness
33:00 Winning is not the same as being number one
37:45 Maxim 3: The money fades, the people stay
46:00 The difference between like and love
56:00 Maxim 4: The more dead people you study, the less you fear losing
59:00 You cannot learn to swim by reading about water
01:09:00 Closing questions and the merit in pausing

NOTE: Timestamps are approximate and run in sequence. Final times will be verified against the edited video.

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CONNECT WITH DR. ANKIT AGARWAL
Website: https://breakingmentalmodels.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ankit-agarwal-phd-a9ba1344/

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IDEAS & REFERENCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
A new definition of a maxim: a statement that makes sense with no context
Einstein's theory of general relativity, and the 1919 eclipse that tested it
Einstein on cyclists, relative motion, and being stationary to each other
"Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." — Albert Einstein
The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho
Dan Sullivan — the problem is not the problem, your thinking about it is
STUPID as "super talented unique person in demand"

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
CONNECT WITH ASHER WRIGHT
Memoirs to Millions: https://memoirstomillions.com
Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com
Weekly Intel Newsletter: https://m2mweeklyintel.com
100 Books That Changed How I Think: https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge
Free Memoir Strategy Call: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/memoirs
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227
Facebook: https://facebook.com/lcwforu

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year US Army veteran, Jamaican immigrant, and 7x published author. He helps veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income. New conversations every Saturday.

#MemoirsToMillions #DrAnkitAgarwal #BreakingMentalModels #Maxims #WinningTheWrongGame #BehaviorChange #Einstein

MUSIC CREDIT
Music: "Ascension" by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au | CC-BY 4.0

]]> Asher A. Wright Buzzsprout-19408837 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400 4970 #MemoirsToMillions #DrAnkitAgarwal #BreakingMentalModels #Maxims #WinningTheWrongGame #BehaviorChange #Einstein 1 7 full false Fix Your Position, Fix Your Pay | Jen Fontanilla | EP#6 Fix Your Position, Fix Your Pay | Jen Fontanilla | EP#6 What looks like a money problem is almost always a positioning problem underneath. Jen Fontanilla spent 25 years in graphic design for Hollywood film and video games. She was great at the craft and still could not see her own worth clearly. Then a friend trading stocks woke something up in her. She crossed over, spent a decade learning the financial side, and brought both worlds into one business: helping creative entrepreneurs charge what they are actually worth. In this conversation, Asher reads a set of marketing maxims out loud and Jen answers each with a story. They get into why a compelling offer beats a convincing argument, why niching down feels scary and works anyway, why your customer wants the result and not the thing you sell, and why the experts who make it look easy are the ones underpricing the most. If the numbers at the end of your month never match the talent you put in, this one is for you.

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CONNECT WITH JEN FONTANILLA
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenfontanilla
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18nN7GrfLF/
The Positioning Bundle: https://jenmoneycoach.thrivecart.com/positioning-bundle/
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BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
(As an Amazon Associate, Memoirs to Millions earns from qualifying purchases.)
The Creative Code: A Creative Professional's Way to Happiness, Wealth and Joy by Jen Fontanilla: https://amzn.to/3SyVtIM
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't by Simon Sinek: https://amzn.to/4aaSM6n
Do This, Not That (Jen met the author at Canva Create)
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TOOLS & RESOURCES MENTIONED
Claude (AI writing and coding)
Netlify (fast landing-page deployment)
Reddit and Quora (mining real customer language and complaints)
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Amped Networking (under the CreativeCon brand, second Thursday monthly, Jen co-hosts)
Grow Getters (hosted by Ben Albert)
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WHAT JEN IS WATCHING
His & Hers on Netflix
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MUSIC CREDIT
'Inflection' by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
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Memoirs to Millions: https://memoirstomillions.com
Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com
Weekly Intel Newsletter: https://m2mweeklyintel.com
Author site: https://asheralbertwright.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227
Book a discovery call: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/memoirs
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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year US Army veteran, Jamaican immigrant, and 7x published author. He helps veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income. New conversations every Saturday.

]]> What looks like a money problem is almost always a positioning problem underneath. Jen Fontanilla spent 25 years in graphic design for Hollywood film and video games. She was great at the craft and still could not see her own worth clearly. Then a friend trading stocks woke something up in her. She crossed over, spent a decade learning the financial side, and brought both worlds into one business: helping creative entrepreneurs charge what they are actually worth. In this conversation, Asher reads a set of marketing maxims out loud and Jen answers each with a story. They get into why a compelling offer beats a convincing argument, why niching down feels scary and works anyway, why your customer wants the result and not the thing you sell, and why the experts who make it look easy are the ones underpricing the most. If the numbers at the end of your month never match the talent you put in, this one is for you.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenfontanilla
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18nN7GrfLF/
The Positioning Bundle: https://jenmoneycoach.thrivecart.com/positioning-bundle/
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(As an Amazon Associate, Memoirs to Millions earns from qualifying purchases.)
The Creative Code: A Creative Professional's Way to Happiness, Wealth and Joy by Jen Fontanilla: https://amzn.to/3SyVtIM
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't by Simon Sinek: https://amzn.to/4aaSM6n
Do This, Not That (Jen met the author at Canva Create)
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TOOLS & RESOURCES MENTIONED
Claude (AI writing and coding)
Netlify (fast landing-page deployment)
Reddit and Quora (mining real customer language and complaints)
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COMMUNITIES MENTIONED
Amped Networking (under the CreativeCon brand, second Thursday monthly, Jen co-hosts)
Grow Getters (hosted by Ben Albert)
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WHAT JEN IS WATCHING
His & Hers on Netflix
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MUSIC CREDIT
'Inflection' by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
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CONNECT WITH ASHER WRIGHT
Memoirs to Millions: https://memoirstomillions.com
Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com
Weekly Intel Newsletter: https://m2mweeklyintel.com
Author site: https://asheralbertwright.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227
Book a discovery call: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/memoirs
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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year US Army veteran, Jamaican immigrant, and 7x published author. He helps veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income. New conversations every Saturday.

]]> Asher A. Wright Buzzsprout-19374347 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400 4848 #positioning #marketingforcreatives #pricingstrategy #nichedown #compellingoffer #creativeentrepreneur #memoirstomillions #asherwright #jenfontanilla #personalbranding 1 6 full true Shaken Not Stirred -- Weekly Intel Brief #21 | Memoirs to Millions Shaken Not Stirred -- Weekly Intel Brief #21 | Memoirs to Millions Every week I read the Memoirs to Millions Weekly Intel Brief live -- because getting better at reading your own work is part of the process.

This week's brief: Shaken Not Stirred

You were never afraid of the shake. You were afraid of what it turns you into.

People know the James Bond line as being about a cocktail. But what was playing underneath was something else entirely -- about survival. The glass shakes but the contents stay whole. Shaken, not stirred. Life hits and you are still you -- rattled, moving inside your own skin, but still you. Stirred is different. Stirred is when something reaches inside and rewrites the content. Same event, two different impacts. One leaves you intact. The other changes what you are made of.

Your memoir lives in those two words. The shake weeks are where your chapters are. The question is which voice you write them in.

Read the full brief here:
https://m2mweeklyintel.com/brief/2026/21

Are you an author, coach, speaker, or entrepreneur ready to turn your story into a published book? Join the Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace.

Register as a vendor here:
https://lifechangingwisdom.com/register-vendor/

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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year Army veteran, memoir coach, and book publisher helping immigrants, veterans, and entrepreneurs transform their hardest chapters into published books. His mission: 10,000 memoirs by 2030.

Subscribe for weekly intel, author interviews, and behind-the-scenes of the memoir publishing world.

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CONNECT WITH ASHER
Podcast: Search "Memoirs to Millions" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227/
Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com

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Music: "Snowfall" by Scott Buckley — released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

]]> Every week I read the Memoirs to Millions Weekly Intel Brief live -- because getting better at reading your own work is part of the process.

This week's brief: Shaken Not Stirred

You were never afraid of the shake. You were afraid of what it turns you into.

People know the James Bond line as being about a cocktail. But what was playing underneath was something else entirely -- about survival. The glass shakes but the contents stay whole. Shaken, not stirred. Life hits and you are still you -- rattled, moving inside your own skin, but still you. Stirred is different. Stirred is when something reaches inside and rewrites the content. Same event, two different impacts. One leaves you intact. The other changes what you are made of.

Your memoir lives in those two words. The shake weeks are where your chapters are. The question is which voice you write them in.

Read the full brief here:
https://m2mweeklyintel.com/brief/2026/21

Are you an author, coach, speaker, or entrepreneur ready to turn your story into a published book? Join the Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace.

Register as a vendor here:
https://lifechangingwisdom.com/register-vendor/

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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year Army veteran, memoir coach, and book publisher helping immigrants, veterans, and entrepreneurs transform their hardest chapters into published books. His mission: 10,000 memoirs by 2030.

Subscribe for weekly intel, author interviews, and behind-the-scenes of the memoir publishing world.

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CONNECT WITH ASHER
Podcast: Search "Memoirs to Millions" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227/
Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com

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Music: "Snowfall" by Scott Buckley — released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

]]> Scott Buckley Buzzsprout-19369838 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:00 -0400 522 asher wright,asher wright memoirs,author tips,book coach,book publishing,emotional resilience,entrepreneurs,how to write a memoir,immigrants,inflection point,james bond,life changing wisdom,life story,memoir,memoir coach,memoir resilience,memoir tips,memo 2 3 full true Mine Your Memories For More Meaning | Weekly Intel Brief #22 | Memoirs to Millions Mine Your Memories For More Meaning | Weekly Intel Brief #22 | Memoirs to Millions Every week I read the Memoirs to Millions Weekly Intel Brief live - because the smartest thing I can do for your memoir journey is stay sharp, stay current, and share what I'm learning in real time.

This week's brief: Mine Your Memories For More Meaning

Read the full brief here:
https://m2mweeklyintel.com/brief/2026/22

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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year Army veteran, memoir coach, and book publisher helping immigrants, veterans, and entrepreneurs transform their hardest chapters into published books. His mission: 10,000 memoirs by 2030.

Subscribe for weekly intel, author interviews, and behind-the-scenes of the memoir publishing world.

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CONNECT WITH ASHER
Podcast: Search "Memoirs to Millions" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen
LinkedIn:   / asher-wright-310731227 
Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com

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Music: "Snowfall" by Scott Buckley — released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

]]> Every week I read the Memoirs to Millions Weekly Intel Brief live - because the smartest thing I can do for your memoir journey is stay sharp, stay current, and share what I'm learning in real time.

This week's brief: Mine Your Memories For More Meaning

Read the full brief here:
https://m2mweeklyintel.com/brief/2026/22

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Are you an author, coach, speaker, or entrepreneur ready to turn your story into a published book? Join the Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace and get your work in front of readers who need it.

Register as a vendor here:
https://lifechangingwisdom.com/regist...

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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year Army veteran, memoir coach, and book publisher helping immigrants, veterans, and entrepreneurs transform their hardest chapters into published books. His mission: 10,000 memoirs by 2030.

Subscribe for weekly intel, author interviews, and behind-the-scenes of the memoir publishing world.

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CONNECT WITH ASHER
Podcast: Search "Memoirs to Millions" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen
LinkedIn:   / asher-wright-310731227 
Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com

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Music: "Snowfall" by Scott Buckley — released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

]]> Asher A. Wright Buzzsprout-19363958 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0400 482 #weeklyintel #memoirstomillions #newsletter #personalgrowth #asherwright #selfimprovement #mindset #storytelling #growthmindset #leadership 2 2 full false The Tree - Weekly Intel Brief #23 | Memoirs to Millions The Tree - Weekly Intel Brief #23 | Memoirs to Millions You stopped noticing your best move the day it became second nature.

This is Brief #23 of the Weekly Intel - a newsletter I write and read aloud for the Memoirs to Millions community. Each brief is a short reflection on growth, business, and the patterns most people miss.

This week: The Tree. What happens when the thing you planted quietly starts bearing fruit — and you almost walk past it.

Read the full brief: https://m2mweeklyintel.com/brief/2026/23
Subscribe to the Weekly Intel newsletter: https://m2mweeklyintel.com
Find the Memoirs to Millions Podcast on your favorite platform.

By the way, the Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace beta closes in 90 days. I am taking 250 people ready to turn their life into a book. If something in you just said yes, that is the signal. Apply: https://lifechangingwisdom.com/register-vendor/

Music: "Signal To Noise" by Scott Buckley — scottbuckley.com.au — CC BY 4.0

]]> You stopped noticing your best move the day it became second nature.

This is Brief #23 of the Weekly Intel - a newsletter I write and read aloud for the Memoirs to Millions community. Each brief is a short reflection on growth, business, and the patterns most people miss.

This week: The Tree. What happens when the thing you planted quietly starts bearing fruit — and you almost walk past it.

Read the full brief: https://m2mweeklyintel.com/brief/2026/23
Subscribe to the Weekly Intel newsletter: https://m2mweeklyintel.com
Find the Memoirs to Millions Podcast on your favorite platform.

By the way, the Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace beta closes in 90 days. I am taking 250 people ready to turn their life into a book. If something in you just said yes, that is the signal. Apply: https://lifechangingwisdom.com/register-vendor/

Music: "Signal To Noise" by Scott Buckley — scottbuckley.com.au — CC BY 4.0

]]> Asher A. Wright Buzzsprout-19358195 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400 651 #weeklyintel #memoirstomillions #newsletter #personalgrowth #asherwright #selfimprovement #mindset #storytelling #growthmindset #leadership 2 23 full false She Moved 50 Times Before She Grew Up. Then She Put Down Roots on a Mountain. | Rachel Cronin | EP#5 She Moved 50 Times Before She Grew Up. Then She Put Down Roots on a Mountain. | Rachel Cronin | EP#5 Rachel Cronin was raised in 19 different states and moved more than 50 times before she graduated high school. Her father struggled with narcissism, the family followed his jobs, and the longest one lasted six hours. She found personal growth as a teenager, listening to a program on repeat in a house that called self-help a weakness.

She did not just survive it. She turned it into her work.

In this conversation, Rachel and Asher use Portia Nelson's poem "Autobiography in Five Short Chapters" as a map for how we wake up to our own patterns. They talk about reactivity and repair, the difference between balance and harmony, why your calendar is the life you are actually building, and what it means to stop moving and put down roots on a mountain.

If you keep falling in the same hole on the same street, this one is for you.

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CHAPTERS 
0:00 The poem: Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
2:29 Seeing the arc of becoming
3:14 Leading Toastmasters and finding your voice
6:30 The conference: powerful beyond measure
7:46 Her biggest fear in building it
12:18 The first maxim: if you meet three jerks before noon
14:00 Do not compare your inside to someone else's outside
17:14 Narrating happiness vs narrating the hard things
20:00 When work becomes what others tell you to do
24:00 The recovering people pleaser
27:25 The hardest thing she ever did: face herself
28:11 Raised in 19 states, moved 50 times
30:24 Discovering personal growth in a toxic house
34:34 The thing that had to go: reactivity
38:35 Habits remove the action from self-negotiation
41:44 Feedback vs advice
47:31 People who do great things get something done
50:16 The void that became a virtue
54:01 You cannot change your past, only your story about it
1:00:45 Transmuting pain into something useful
1:05:13 The three gates before you speak
1:06:54 Your calendar shows your priorities
1:13:01 What experience teaches you not to worry about
1:15:20 Do not be the best, be the only
1:20:47 The Closing Game
1:27:07 Which chapter are you in now

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CONNECT WITH RACHEL CRONIN
Website: https://onewildstepmovement.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holisticrachel
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CxxLoPFSG/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelmccashcronin

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BOOKS & TOOLS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
(As an Amazon Associate, Memoirs to Millions earns from qualifying purchases.)

The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan: https://amzn.to/4ooPFgK
The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill: https://amzn.to/4osp8PT
Reality Transurfing: Steps I-V by Vadim Zeland: https://amzn.to/3Sb6KyQ

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'Filaments' by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
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CONNECT WITH ASHER WRIGHT
Memoirs to Millions: https://memoirstomillions.com
Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com
Weekly Intel Newsletter: https://m2mweeklyintel.com
100 Books That Change How I Think: https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge
Free Memoir Strategy Call: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/memoirs

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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year US Army veteran, Jamaican immigrant, and 7x published author. He helps veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income. New conversations every Saturday.

#MemoirsToMillions #PersonalGrowth #PatternRecognition #Coaching

]]> Rachel Cronin was raised in 19 different states and moved more than 50 times before she graduated high school. Her father struggled with narcissism, the family followed his jobs, and the longest one lasted six hours. She found personal growth as a teenager, listening to a program on repeat in a house that called self-help a weakness.

She did not just survive it. She turned it into her work.

In this conversation, Rachel and Asher use Portia Nelson's poem "Autobiography in Five Short Chapters" as a map for how we wake up to our own patterns. They talk about reactivity and repair, the difference between balance and harmony, why your calendar is the life you are actually building, and what it means to stop moving and put down roots on a mountain.

If you keep falling in the same hole on the same street, this one is for you.

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CHAPTERS 
0:00 The poem: Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
2:29 Seeing the arc of becoming
3:14 Leading Toastmasters and finding your voice
6:30 The conference: powerful beyond measure
7:46 Her biggest fear in building it
12:18 The first maxim: if you meet three jerks before noon
14:00 Do not compare your inside to someone else's outside
17:14 Narrating happiness vs narrating the hard things
20:00 When work becomes what others tell you to do
24:00 The recovering people pleaser
27:25 The hardest thing she ever did: face herself
28:11 Raised in 19 states, moved 50 times
30:24 Discovering personal growth in a toxic house
34:34 The thing that had to go: reactivity
38:35 Habits remove the action from self-negotiation
41:44 Feedback vs advice
47:31 People who do great things get something done
50:16 The void that became a virtue
54:01 You cannot change your past, only your story about it
1:00:45 Transmuting pain into something useful
1:05:13 The three gates before you speak
1:06:54 Your calendar shows your priorities
1:13:01 What experience teaches you not to worry about
1:15:20 Do not be the best, be the only
1:20:47 The Closing Game
1:27:07 Which chapter are you in now

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CONNECT WITH RACHEL CRONIN
Website: https://onewildstepmovement.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holisticrachel
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CxxLoPFSG/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelmccashcronin

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BOOKS & TOOLS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
(As an Amazon Associate, Memoirs to Millions earns from qualifying purchases.)

The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan: https://amzn.to/4ooPFgK
The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill: https://amzn.to/4osp8PT
Reality Transurfing: Steps I-V by Vadim Zeland: https://amzn.to/3Sb6KyQ

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MUSIC CREDIT
'Filaments' by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
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CONNECT WITH ASHER WRIGHT
Memoirs to Millions: https://memoirstomillions.com
Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace: https://lifechangingwisdom.com
Weekly Intel Newsletter: https://m2mweeklyintel.com
100 Books That Change How I Think: https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge
Free Memoir Strategy Call: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/memoirs

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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year US Army veteran, Jamaican immigrant, and 7x published author. He helps veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income. New conversations every Saturday.

#MemoirsToMillions #PersonalGrowth #PatternRecognition #Coaching

]]> Asher A. Wright Buzzsprout-19341947 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:00:00 -0400 5471 memoir writing,write your memoir,life story,self publishing,storytelling,personal growth,pattern recognition,coaching,narcissistic father,life coach,Rachel Cronin,Toastmasters 1 5 full false She Talks for a Living Now. There Was a Time She Was Not Allowed To. | Tiana Wrightnour | EP#4 She Talks for a Living Now. There Was a Time She Was Not Allowed To. | Tiana Wrightnour | EP#4 Tiana Wrightnour built a coaching business helping driven women step into their power. For a stretch of her life, she was also in a relationship where speaking up felt unsafe. Where she tiptoed. Where she made herself smaller to keep the peace.

She walked away. And the first thing she rebuilt was her voice.

In this conversation, Tiana and Asher talk about the tension between being consistent and being real, why performing pushes people away, and what it takes to speak again after you have lost the freedom to.

If you have ever made yourself smaller to keep the peace, this one is for you.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 The portmanteau: how Rauthentic got its name
2:40 Where you need consistency, where you need authenticity
3:15 Being consistent with showing up authentically
6:00 The difference between business and relationships
9:00 Why she went silent for years
10:10 The courage to walk away
13:25 Where your best stories come from
16:00 Pain as the most obvious form of consciousness
18:42 Separate creating from improving
24:25 Become the person, do not just chase the goal
27:48 Practice the habits of where you are going
29:42 To be interesting, tell your story with honesty
31:49 The time she felt the most unsafe
34:03 Consistency over quantity: the piano lesson
40:42 Discovering she is a community person
42:55 The thing that made you weird can make you great
44:30 Bad things fast, good things slow, and perspective
48:18 The evidence box
49:41 Change your behavior to change your thinking
55:01 The Closing Game
1:05:18 The final question: what does authentic look like

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CONNECT WITH TIANA WRIGHTNOUR
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiana_wrightnour/
Rauthentic Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rawthentic/id1883892576

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BOOKS & TOOLS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
(As an Amazon Associate, Memoirs to Millions earns from qualifying purchases.)

The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest: [ASHER: CONFIRM 4uW8D0X OR 4eqVo2k]
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield: https://amzn.to/4eqWiMd
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza: https://amzn.to/3QmHfKo
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com

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CONNECT WITH ASHER WRIGHT
Memoirs to Millions: https://memoirstomillions.com
Life Changing Wisdom: https://lifechangingwisdom.com
Weekly Intel Newsletter: https://m2mweeklyintel.com
100 Books That Change How I Think: https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge
Free Memoir Strategy Call: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/memoirs

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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year US Army veteran, Jamaican immigrant, and 7x published author. He helps veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income. New conversations every Saturday at 8:00 AM ET.

#MemoirsToMillions #Authenticity #FindYourVoice #PersonalGrowth

]]> Tiana Wrightnour built a coaching business helping driven women step into their power. For a stretch of her life, she was also in a relationship where speaking up felt unsafe. Where she tiptoed. Where she made herself smaller to keep the peace.

She walked away. And the first thing she rebuilt was her voice.

In this conversation, Tiana and Asher talk about the tension between being consistent and being real, why performing pushes people away, and what it takes to speak again after you have lost the freedom to.

If you have ever made yourself smaller to keep the peace, this one is for you.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 The portmanteau: how Rauthentic got its name
2:40 Where you need consistency, where you need authenticity
3:15 Being consistent with showing up authentically
6:00 The difference between business and relationships
9:00 Why she went silent for years
10:10 The courage to walk away
13:25 Where your best stories come from
16:00 Pain as the most obvious form of consciousness
18:42 Separate creating from improving
24:25 Become the person, do not just chase the goal
27:48 Practice the habits of where you are going
29:42 To be interesting, tell your story with honesty
31:49 The time she felt the most unsafe
34:03 Consistency over quantity: the piano lesson
40:42 Discovering she is a community person
42:55 The thing that made you weird can make you great
44:30 Bad things fast, good things slow, and perspective
48:18 The evidence box
49:41 Change your behavior to change your thinking
55:01 The Closing Game
1:05:18 The final question: what does authentic look like

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CONNECT WITH TIANA WRIGHTNOUR
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiana_wrightnour/
Rauthentic Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rawthentic/id1883892576

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The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest: [ASHER: CONFIRM 4uW8D0X OR 4eqVo2k]
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield: https://amzn.to/4eqWiMd
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza: https://amzn.to/3QmHfKo
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com

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Life Changing Wisdom: https://lifechangingwisdom.com
Weekly Intel Newsletter: https://m2mweeklyintel.com
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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year US Army veteran, Jamaican immigrant, and 7x published author. He helps veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income. New conversations every Saturday at 8:00 AM ET.

#MemoirsToMillions #Authenticity #FindYourVoice #PersonalGrowth

]]> Asher A. Wright Buzzsprout-19304920 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400 4301 memoirs to millions, tiana wrightnour, rauthentic, authenticity, finding your voice, personal growth, mindset, women entrepreneurs, coaching, self growth, consistency, courage, healing after a breakup, toxic relationship recovery, asher wright, podcast, t 1 4 full false Why Growth Feels Like a Drug Once You Start | Riley Gruppo | EP#3 Why Growth Feels Like a Drug Once You Start | Riley Gruppo | EP#3 Riley Gruppo spent nearly 8 years in the Army. She commanded soldiers. She led where few women had led before. Then she walked away from the rank, the title, and everything that told her who she was. What she found on the other side surprised her.

In this conversation, Riley and Asher talk about the high of rapid growth, why no one is coming to save you, and how the same past can become a completely different story depending on who holds the pen.

If you are in a season of building something new, this one is for you.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 The choice between busy and bored
2:00 Theme: overcoming adversity
3:30 The Paceometer: why going faster barely helps
5:00 Accidents, adrenaline, and why chaos slows the mind
7:50 The hardest thing she has ever done
11:00 Heartbreak, grief, and the loss you cannot outrun
14:30 Acceptance and the things outside your control
18:20 Where you think best: standing, sitting, or laying down
21:00 Why writing it down changes everything
23:50 You are what you love, not what you do
27:50 Why we name things, and why labels limit us
31:30 Success is saying no to what you used to say yes to
36:30 Frustration and the one thing standing in your way
40:00 Find the place you grow fastest and go there
44:10 You cannot change your past, but you can change its meaning
49:40 Every problem comes with its own solution
51:00 Smile wide while you still have teeth
51:50 Bad things happen fast, good things happen slow
54:40 The golden fleece moment and the day she quit
57:50 Pros recover, amateurs quit
1:03:20 Your history is your intellectual property
1:07:40 The Closing Game
1:16:00 The final question: how close are you really

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CONNECT WITH RILEY GRUPPO
Website: [https://rileygruppo.com](https://rileygruppo.com)
LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rileygruppo/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rileygruppo/)
Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/rileygruppo](https://www.instagram.com/rileygruppo)

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Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki: [https://amzn.to/4dEFLEk](https://amzn.to/4dEFLEk)
A Gentle Reminder by Bianca Sparacino: [https://amzn.to/3PSoUEF](https://amzn.to/3PSoUEF)
Draw the Circle by Mark Batterson: [https://amzn.to/4dLGG4s](https://amzn.to/4dLGG4s)
The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson: [https://amzn.to/4dCTjA1](https://amzn.to/4dCTjA1)
How to Make Sh*t Happen by Sean Whalen: [https://amzn.to/4wXqZ2Y](https://amzn.to/4wXqZ2Y)
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins: [https://amzn.to/49t7aXe](https://amzn.to/49t7aXe)
AG1 Greens Powder: [https://amzn.to/4nTj2HU](https://amzn.to/4nTj2HU)
90 Day Fiancé: [https://amzn.to/4ebbX25](https://amzn.to/4ebbX25)

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CONNECT WITH ASHER WRIGHT
Memoirs to Millions: [https://memoirstomillions.com](https://memoirstomillions.com)
Life Changing Wisdom: [https://lifechangingwisdom.com](https://lifechangingwisdom.com)
Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace: [https://lifegenius.com](https://lifegenius.com)
Weekly Intel Newsletter: [https://m2mweeklyintel.com](https://m2mweeklyintel.com)
1000 Book Challenge: [https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge](https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge)
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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year US Army veteran, Jamaican immigrant, and 7x published author. He helps veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income. New conversations every Saturday at 8:00 AM ET.

#MemoirsToMillions #OvercomingAdversity #VeteranStories #PersonalGrowth #Mindset

]]> Riley Gruppo spent nearly 8 years in the Army. She commanded soldiers. She led where few women had led before. Then she walked away from the rank, the title, and everything that told her who she was. What she found on the other side surprised her.

In this conversation, Riley and Asher talk about the high of rapid growth, why no one is coming to save you, and how the same past can become a completely different story depending on who holds the pen.

If you are in a season of building something new, this one is for you.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 The choice between busy and bored
2:00 Theme: overcoming adversity
3:30 The Paceometer: why going faster barely helps
5:00 Accidents, adrenaline, and why chaos slows the mind
7:50 The hardest thing she has ever done
11:00 Heartbreak, grief, and the loss you cannot outrun
14:30 Acceptance and the things outside your control
18:20 Where you think best: standing, sitting, or laying down
21:00 Why writing it down changes everything
23:50 You are what you love, not what you do
27:50 Why we name things, and why labels limit us
31:30 Success is saying no to what you used to say yes to
36:30 Frustration and the one thing standing in your way
40:00 Find the place you grow fastest and go there
44:10 You cannot change your past, but you can change its meaning
49:40 Every problem comes with its own solution
51:00 Smile wide while you still have teeth
51:50 Bad things happen fast, good things happen slow
54:40 The golden fleece moment and the day she quit
57:50 Pros recover, amateurs quit
1:03:20 Your history is your intellectual property
1:07:40 The Closing Game
1:16:00 The final question: how close are you really

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CONNECT WITH RILEY GRUPPO
Website: [https://rileygruppo.com](https://rileygruppo.com)
LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rileygruppo/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rileygruppo/)
Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/rileygruppo](https://www.instagram.com/rileygruppo)

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BOOKS & TOOLS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
(As an Amazon Associate, Memoirs to Millions earns from qualifying purchases.)

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki: [https://amzn.to/4dEFLEk](https://amzn.to/4dEFLEk)
A Gentle Reminder by Bianca Sparacino: [https://amzn.to/3PSoUEF](https://amzn.to/3PSoUEF)
Draw the Circle by Mark Batterson: [https://amzn.to/4dLGG4s](https://amzn.to/4dLGG4s)
The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson: [https://amzn.to/4dCTjA1](https://amzn.to/4dCTjA1)
How to Make Sh*t Happen by Sean Whalen: [https://amzn.to/4wXqZ2Y](https://amzn.to/4wXqZ2Y)
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins: [https://amzn.to/49t7aXe](https://amzn.to/49t7aXe)
AG1 Greens Powder: [https://amzn.to/4nTj2HU](https://amzn.to/4nTj2HU)
90 Day Fiancé: [https://amzn.to/4ebbX25](https://amzn.to/4ebbX25)

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CONNECT WITH ASHER WRIGHT
Memoirs to Millions: [https://memoirstomillions.com](https://memoirstomillions.com)
Life Changing Wisdom: [https://lifechangingwisdom.com](https://lifechangingwisdom.com)
Life Changing Wisdom Marketplace: [https://lifegenius.com](https://lifegenius.com)
Weekly Intel Newsletter: [https://m2mweeklyintel.com](https://m2mweeklyintel.com)
1000 Book Challenge: [https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge](https://asheralbertwright.com/1000bookchallenge)
Free Memoir Strategy Call: [https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/memoirs](https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/memoirs)

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ABOUT MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS
Asher Wright is a 22-year US Army veteran, Jamaican immigrant, and 7x published author. He helps veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income. New conversations every Saturday at 8:00 AM ET.

#MemoirsToMillions #OvercomingAdversity #VeteranStories #PersonalGrowth #Mindset

]]> Asher A. Wright Buzzsprout-19266340 Sat, 30 May 2026 20:00:00 -0400 4853 1 3 full false How to Stop Reliving the Past You Cannot Change | Dr. Ankit Agarwal | EP#2 How to Stop Reliving the Past You Cannot Change | Dr. Ankit Agarwal | EP#2 Dr. Ankit Agarwal is the Founder of Breaking Mental Models. In this conversation, he walks Asher through the Hindsight Trap, the Johari Window, and the bowl of water analogy he uses to teach how human behavior actually changes.

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ABOUT DR. ANKIT AGARWAL

Founder of Breaking Mental Models. Senior educator at the University of Adelaide. Two master's degrees, a PhD in organizational behavior, and a Cisco certification. Teaches up to 1,000 students a year across more than 17 countries. Gives every student his personal phone number.

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IN THIS EPISODE

  • The Hindsight Trap and why it works like quicksand
  • The Johari Window and the four quadrants of self-awareness
  • The bowl of water and the bowl of ice analogy for behavior change
  • Why "common sense" is contextual, not universal
  • The question that closed the conversation: Why change?

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REFERENCES

  • Johari Window — Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham (1955)
  • Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument
  • Kurt Lewin's Change Model — unfreeze, change, refreeze
  • Blaise Pascal — "the grass is greener on the other side of the Pyrenees"

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CONNECT WITH DR. ANKIT AGARWAL

Website: breakingmentalmodels.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dr-ankit-agarwal-phd-a9ba1344

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MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS

We help veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income.

Website: memoirstomillions.com Newsletter: m2mweeklyintel.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227

*Recorded on April 3rd, 2026
*The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice.

]]> Dr. Ankit Agarwal is the Founder of Breaking Mental Models. In this conversation, he walks Asher through the Hindsight Trap, the Johari Window, and the bowl of water analogy he uses to teach how human behavior actually changes.

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ABOUT DR. ANKIT AGARWAL

Founder of Breaking Mental Models. Senior educator at the University of Adelaide. Two master's degrees, a PhD in organizational behavior, and a Cisco certification. Teaches up to 1,000 students a year across more than 17 countries. Gives every student his personal phone number.

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IN THIS EPISODE

  • The Hindsight Trap and why it works like quicksand
  • The Johari Window and the four quadrants of self-awareness
  • The bowl of water and the bowl of ice analogy for behavior change
  • Why "common sense" is contextual, not universal
  • The question that closed the conversation: Why change?

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REFERENCES

  • Johari Window — Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham (1955)
  • Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument
  • Kurt Lewin's Change Model — unfreeze, change, refreeze
  • Blaise Pascal — "the grass is greener on the other side of the Pyrenees"

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CONNECT WITH DR. ANKIT AGARWAL

Website: breakingmentalmodels.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dr-ankit-agarwal-phd-a9ba1344

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MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS

We help veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income.

Website: memoirstomillions.com Newsletter: m2mweeklyintel.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227

*Recorded on April 3rd, 2026
*The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice.

]]> Asher A. Wright Buzzsprout-19080290 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400 3694 1 2 full false "I Was Spiritually Homeless" | Retired Army Captain Tiara Joseph on the Whisper That Saved Her | EP#1 "I Was Spiritually Homeless" | Retired Army Captain Tiara Joseph on the Whisper That Saved Her | EP#1 "I Was Spiritually Homeless" | Retired Army Captain Tiara Joseph on the Whisper That Saved Her

In 2024, Tiara Joseph sat in her dark living room, high on multiple drugs, in the middle of a ritual she believed was healing her. She had the rank. The house. The kids. She had retired from the U.S. Army as a Captain four years earlier. From the outside, she made it. Inside, she was dying.

Then a voice she did not summon said one sentence.

"Give God a try."

This conversation is about what happened on both sides of that sentence. The retired Captain before it. The woman who walked out of that room after it. The years in between where she searched for healing in every direction and ran out of directions to try.

Tiara and Asher served together in the 82nd Airborne in 2000. Twenty-six years later, they sat down to record this episode. She is writing her memoir, From Ouija Board to Worshipper. He runs Memoirs to Millions. This is the conversation two old paratroopers have when one of them comes back from the edge with a story worth telling.

ABOUT TIARA JOSEPH

Retired U.S. Army Captain. 20 years of service. Crossed from E-7 to officer through Green to Gold. Retired from Fort Hood in 2020. Today she works with the unhoused in Harker Heights, Texas, and is writing From Ouija Board to Worshipper.

IN THIS EPISODE

- Why military retirement hits harder than any deployment
- The night the whisper arrived
- What it means to be spiritually homeless
- The $1,600 light bill that broke her
- Status pain versus heart pain
- Three wrong therapists and the one who worked
- Being in position for the people watching who never say a word

CONNECT WITH TIARA

Facebook: facebook.com/share/1GDKHHPV6T
Instagram: @TiaraJoseph
TikTok: @TiaraJoseph

MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS

We help veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income.

Website: memoirstomillions.com
Newsletter: m2mweeklyintel.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227
Facebook: facebook.com/lcwforu

*Recorded on March 31st, 2026
*The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice.


]]> "I Was Spiritually Homeless" | Retired Army Captain Tiara Joseph on the Whisper That Saved Her

In 2024, Tiara Joseph sat in her dark living room, high on multiple drugs, in the middle of a ritual she believed was healing her. She had the rank. The house. The kids. She had retired from the U.S. Army as a Captain four years earlier. From the outside, she made it. Inside, she was dying.

Then a voice she did not summon said one sentence.

"Give God a try."

This conversation is about what happened on both sides of that sentence. The retired Captain before it. The woman who walked out of that room after it. The years in between where she searched for healing in every direction and ran out of directions to try.

Tiara and Asher served together in the 82nd Airborne in 2000. Twenty-six years later, they sat down to record this episode. She is writing her memoir, From Ouija Board to Worshipper. He runs Memoirs to Millions. This is the conversation two old paratroopers have when one of them comes back from the edge with a story worth telling.

ABOUT TIARA JOSEPH

Retired U.S. Army Captain. 20 years of service. Crossed from E-7 to officer through Green to Gold. Retired from Fort Hood in 2020. Today she works with the unhoused in Harker Heights, Texas, and is writing From Ouija Board to Worshipper.

IN THIS EPISODE

- Why military retirement hits harder than any deployment
- The night the whisper arrived
- What it means to be spiritually homeless
- The $1,600 light bill that broke her
- Status pain versus heart pain
- Three wrong therapists and the one who worked
- Being in position for the people watching who never say a word

CONNECT WITH TIARA

Facebook: facebook.com/share/1GDKHHPV6T
Instagram: @TiaraJoseph
TikTok: @TiaraJoseph

MEMOIRS TO MILLIONS

We help veterans, immigrants, and entrepreneurs turn their life stories into published books that build authority and income.

Website: memoirstomillions.com
Newsletter: m2mweeklyintel.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/asher-wright-310731227
Facebook: facebook.com/lcwforu

*Recorded on March 31st, 2026
*The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice.


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