#59: Matt Sessa on Spiritual Alignment as the True Foundation for Success

#59: Matt Sessa on Spiritual Alignment as the True Foundation for Success

Identity and revenue are not the same thing, but most entrepreneurs treat them like they are. This episode is for the guy who has built it, burned it, and started over more than once, who knows what to do but keeps cycling through the same pattern of hustle, collapse, and reinvention without ever addressing what is actually driving it. JL sits down with Matt Sessa founder of Desert Disciples a Christian men's group providing community and support for like-minded men and newcomers to the faith. In this episode Matt opens up about substance abuse, losing businesses, chasing validation through money, and the moment his wife called him miserable despite having everything he needed. They discuss why knowing your creator is the fastest path to knowing yourself, and how honesty is the actual skill underneath every closed deal. This one is for the founder who is treading water and too prideful to say it. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (04:48) The Vivint Years and Living a Double Life (06:27) Energy Bros: Two Years of Partying and Producing (08:21) Ayahuasca and the Decision to Change (09:12) The Window Business and Partnership Fallout (13:32) What Do You Actually Want (15:35) Putting the Man Back in Salesman (18:09) The Exorcism and the God Sized Hole (22:04) When Revenue Controls Your Happiness (25:05) Slowing Down in the School Zone (29:11) The One Lesson From Every Rise and Fall (33:32) Know Your Creator, Know Yourself Matt said revenue was the one thing controlling his happiness. Comment below: what is the one thing controlling yours right now? Subscribe to never miss an episode of Sell Anything with JL Van Zyverden. Connect With JL on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sellanythingpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/sellanythingpodcast] Connect with Matt: Website: https://mattsessa.co/ [https://mattsessa.co/] Dessert Disciples Website: https://www.desertdisciples.org/ [https://www.desertdisciples.org/ ] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matt.sessa/ [https://www.instagram.com/matt.sessa/ ] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthew.sessa.1 [https://www.facebook.com/matthew.sessa.1 ] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-sessa-7862022a/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-sessa-7862022a/ ] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPN31MrloZndmNHpikaENGA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPN31MrloZndmNHpikaENGA ] Get my new book: https://www.amazon.com/SOLD-YOURSELF-Tactical-Truth-Transformation/dp/B0FC8Z1742 [https://www.amazon.com/SOLD-YOURSELF-Tactical-Truth-Transformation/dp/B0FC8Z1742]

#58: How to Rebuild Attraction With Your Wife Before It's Too Late with Keith Yackey

Long term attraction in marriage breaks down when men stop leading themselves. Most men provide, protect, and produce but never ask why their wife stopped feeling desire. This episode exposes why doing more around the house, buying gifts, and "communicating better" are all pseudo solutions that never address the real problem: you are not someone she feels lucky to be with. JL sits down with Keith Yackey, founder of The Married Game and former pastor turned relationship coach, to break down why 87% of men are unhappy in their marriages and what actually restores attraction. Keith shares the framework he built after his wife left him, covering the difference between short term and long term attraction, the "never rejection, only rain check" frame, invitation versus obligation, and why doing what you say you will do is the only path to trust and desire. This one is for the man who knows he is the problem but cannot see how. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (06:36) First Steps to Fixing Yourself (17:13) Short Term vs Long Term Attraction (28:40) The Single Father Frame (39:28) Why Direct Answers Kill Attraction (50:17) Never Rejection, Only Rain Check (59:42) From Pastor to Sex Coach (01:07:24) Trust Goes Up, Lust Goes Up Keith says "Do what you say you will do without fail." What is one thing you committed to and actually followed through on recently? Drop a comment. Subscribe to never miss an episode of Sell Anything with JL Van Zyverden. Connect With JL on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sellanythingpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/sellanythingpodcast] Connect with Keith: Website: https://www.marriedgame.com [https://www.marriedgame.com] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-yackey-13289915/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-yackey-13289915/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keithyackey/ [https://www.instagram.com/keithyackey/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarriedGame [https://www.youtube.com/@MarriedGame] Get my new book: https://www.amazon.com/SOLD-YOURSELF-Tactical-Truth-Transformation/dp/B0FC8Z1742 [https://www.amazon.com/SOLD-YOURSELF-Tactical-Truth-Transformation/dp/B0FC8Z1742]

#57: Michael Hunter on How He Handles 10X More Stress Now Than What Broke Him Before

Most entrepreneurs hit a ceiling and assume they need a better strategy. This episode exposes why the real bottleneck is not your funnel or your content plan but whether your identity can hold what your business is becoming. If you have grown fast and things keep breaking, this conversation will show you exactly where the fracture starts. JL Van Zyverden sits down with Michael R. Hunter, founder of PersonalBrand.com and Spiffy Checkouts, a platform that has powered over $1B in creator revenue. Michael breaks down his three-legged stool framework of brand, business model, and being, and explains why most entrepreneurs are running stage-four strategies at stage one. They cover why brand is not branding, how to stop confusing revenue with progress, and what it actually looks like to build a business your identity can sustain. Built for entrepreneurs, coaches, and founders who have hit their first mountain and feel something cracking underneath. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (06:14) Brand vs Branding vs Content (15:11) Finding Your Strengths Before Scaling (21:17) Marriage, Mission, and Mutual Respect (29:32) When Identity Outgrows the Brand (36:42) Faith as the Foundation (41:12) The GPS of Honest Self Assessment (44:02) No One Is Coming to Save You "I thought I could carry everything, and it broke me." Drop a comment if you have been there. What changed for you? Subscribe to never miss an episode of Sell Anything with JL Van Zyverden. Connect With JL on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sellanythingpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/sellanythingpodcast] Connect with Michael: Website: https://personalbrand.com and https://spiffy.co [https://personalbrand.com and https://spiffy.co] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrhunter/ [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrhunter/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelrhunter/ [https://www.instagram.com/michaelrhunter/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sixfigpodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@sixfigpodcast ] Get my new book: https://www.amazon.com/SOLD-YOURSELF-Tactical-Truth-Transformation/dp/B0FC8Z1742 [https://www.amazon.com/SOLD-YOURSELF-Tactical-Truth-Transformation/dp/B0FC8Z1742]

#56: How Braven Grant Built a $30M Business Without Sacrificing his Family

As a man, if you believe you can grind now and rebuild your marriage later. This episode dismantles that story. If you have been telling yourself the family can wait until the business is built, or that your wife just needs to "deal with it" during the come up, this conversation will confront the exact pattern that destroys everything you are building for. JL Van Zyverden sits down with Braven Grant, founder of Gains and the Committed Men community, who built an eight-figure supplement brand starting at 17 and nearly lost his marriage in the process. They go deep on why hitting $1M felt empty, the moment he told his wife he did not know if he loved her, and the framework he now lives by: rules protect you, revelation prospers you, and every area of your life is either a weapon or an anchor. This one is for married men building businesses who refuse to sacrifice one for the other. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (03:44) Making $1M and Feeling Nothing (09:33) Reframing a Traumatic Childhood (18:17) Gains Goes National Retail (25:28) The Committed Tattoo and What It Means (35:14) What Committed Men Looks Like (45:19) Why Truth Creates Trust (50:34) Internal Validation Over External Every area of your life is either a weapon or an anchor. Which area is dragging the rest down for you? Comment below. Subscribe to never miss an episode of Sell Anything with JL Van Zyverden. Connect With JL on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sellanythingpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/sellanythingpodcast] Connect with Braven: Website: https://www.committedmen.com/committedman2 [ https://www.committedmen.com/committedman2] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/braven-grant-135858b5/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/braven-grant-135858b5/ ] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bravengrant/ [https://www.instagram.com/bravengrant/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXXTfarhONAAs91hpXLiY_A [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXXTfarhONAAs91hpXLiY_A ] Get my new book: https://www.amazon.com/SOLD-YOURSELF-Tactical-Truth-Transformation/dp/B0FC8Z1742 [https://www.amazon.com/SOLD-YOURSELF-Tactical-Truth-Transformation/dp/B0FC8Z1742]

#Rewind: Why High Performers Struggle In Relationships with Melissa Nanavati

Most high performers treat their relationship like it should run on autopilot while they optimize everything else. The result is not a bad relationship on paper, but a slow energy leak that drains performance everywhere. This episode breaks down why the same traits that drive professional success, rigidity, speed, outcome fixation, become liabilities at home and what to do about it. JL sits down with Melissa Nanavati, relationship architect and author of the first college textbook on social media marketing, who now coaches high performers on building relationships that fuel their ambition instead of competing with it. They cover the BRAVE framework for navigating hard conversations without fighting, the biology of chemistry and how to rebuild it on purpose, the couple calibration method for getting specific about needs, and why scheduling connection is the most underrated relationship habit. If you are driven, ambitious, and quietly wondering why your relationship feels harder than it should, this one is for you. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:25) Relationships as Power or Energy Leak (04:12) Moving States on a Vision (08:05) Attachment Styles Breakdown (17:03) From Marketing to Relationships (20:10) Seasons of Strive and Support (29:41) How Values Reveal Themselves on Dates (39:05) Why You Should Schedule Intimacy (42:10) Five Myths About Relationships (52:27) Compatibility vs. Courage Melissa says your relationship is either a superpower or an energy leak. Which one is yours right now? Drop a comment below. Subscribe to never miss an episode of Sell Anything with JL Van Zyverden. Connect With JL on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sellanythingpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/sellanythingpodcast] Connect with Melissa: Website: https://www.melissananavati.com [ https://www.melissananavati.com ] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissananavati/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissananavati/ ] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PeakPerformanceLove [https://www.youtube.com/@PeakPerformanceLove] Get my new book: https://www.amazon.com/SOLD-YOURSELF-Tactical-Truth-Transformation/dp/B0FC8Z1742 [https://www.amazon.com/SOLD-YOURSELF-Tactical-Truth-Transformation/dp/B0FC8Z1742]