Intro & Drinks
Meet Jimmy Spieldenner [0:55]
Jimmy talks about his diagnosis and treatment [1:37]
“Just kidding it gets worse” – living with cancer [2:50]
Jimmy and Michael talk about their smoothie recipes [3:40]
Jimmy talks about his industrial juicer [4:05]
Michael tells a story about his wife bringing their juicer on vacation with them [5:40]
The many benefits of living a healthy lifestyle [7:00]
Healthy habits = sustainable, long-term success [8:45]
Clean up after your Chia seeds – Michael’s kryptonite [9:45]
Chia seeds are like gremlins, don’t get them wet [10:32]
Michael shares his secret smoothie recipe [11:56]
Michael talks about going vegan in the past and plant based protein [13:39]
Jimmy brings up taking a food sensitivity test [14:18]
Jimmy talks about bone broth [14:38]
Nutmeg the top antioxidant for body [15:45]
Ginger is good for joints [16:13]
Cinnamon is good for regulating blood sugar [17:02]
Beware of cheap cinnamon [17:25]
The health benefits of turmeric [17:44]
Jimmy and Michael talk about different natural supplements [18:59]
The Contract CFO Program [19:15]
Baobab powder, Michaels’ wonder powder [21:24]
Smoothie Tip: Freeze your fresh ingredients to get a milkshake texture [22:40]
Michael shares about his special cup [23:04]
Michael’s wife hires artists for her birthday [25:54]
The Pastel Legacy piece, #Epic [26:27]

Main Topic:
You gotta live life – MA [27:22]
The doctors give Jimmy an expiration date [28:36]
How you view life and business with stage 4 cancer [29:13]
Michael invites Jimmy to share his origin story [30:15]
Jimmy has 17 siblings because of the long winters in Maine [30:45]
Jimmy is #9, the middle child [31:20]
Jimmy talks about his mother and her strength [32:20]
Michael asks about family gatherings [34:50]
You have some weird thoughts when you’re on borrowed time – JS [35:10]
Grandmothers are the glue that holds the family together [35:31]
Life was meant to be lived with kindness and community – JS [36:50]
When and where to visit Maine [37:20]
Mount Katahdin [38:25]
Appalachian Trail [38:30]
How to overcome life’s struggles [41:00]
The perspective you get living on borrowed time [41:40]
20,000 Days and Counting: The Crash Course for Mastering Your Life Right Now Hardcover by Robert Smith [42:15]
Seize the day and live with no regrets 42:20
The more you talk the opportunity there is to offend someone – JS [43:50]
Jimmy talks about his desire to be the seen and heard as the middle child [43:59]
Jimmy learned how to get attention through joking [44:10]
Jimmy talks about how his childhood molded him into who he is today [45:20]
Security is a nice gift but it’s also an illusion – MA [46:30]
Michael talks about his upbringing [47:00]
Shit was real where I grew up – MA [47:21]
Michael talks about his car getting shot up [47:37]
Michael shares about getting stabbed right before his 14th birthday [48:10]
Today might be my last day, what is my legacy? – MA [49:08]
I love Jesus, but I’m not too big on religion or church – MA [50:21]
With all due respect, fuck what God thinks, what do I think of my life? – MA [50:17]
Make sure when you die, you leave nothing on the table – MA [51:38]
Despite what anyone says, I’m going to continue living life and cherishing each moment – JS [52:04]
Jimmy talks about how he deals with thoughts about the future [53:44]
A lot of people don’t get a warning that their life is going to end – it’s a gift to live with that perspective – JS [53:45]
A job is just there to help you build up skills and finances to start a business – JS [55:09]
America: The land of opportunity and side hustles [55:53]
We have so much opportunity that we can’t see it – JS [56:31]
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work – Thomas Edison [56:34]
If you’re working a job you don’t like, are you doing something to get out of it? Because if you’re not, that’s stupid – JS [56:50]
V 56:50-57:10
Life is about steps and seasons – JS [57:02]
Why are Americans not taking control over their financial wellbeing – JS [58:37]
People are afraid to do something that requires risk, but risk is where reward lives – JS [58:53]
Entrepreneurship is all risk – JS [58:56]
People must learn to adjust to today’s hardships – MA [1:00:33]
Don’t settle for Mediocrity – MA [1:01:36]
I have zero issues with a CEO that earns a shit ton of money. What I have an issue with is with is a CEO who earns a shit ton of money and then turns around and fire their employees – MA [1:02:36]
As an employer I need to look out for the wellbeing of my employee. That’s a contract that has been broken in America – MA [1:03:27]
Happy staff care about their job and the company they’re working for – JS  [1:04:34]
Understanding the balance of markets [1:05:39]
Michael talks about the success that comes from giving money away [1:06:24]
I will say that for me, There is absolutely zero chance that I would be where I am today financially if it were not for me making a habit of giving money away – MA [1:06:50]
Jimmy mentions Michael’s 40th birthday fundraiser [1:07:43]
I wish I knew what I knew now about leadership back when I was younger – JS [1:10:01]
If you’re not growing, you’re dying – JS [1:10:11]
Giving will set you free – JS [1:10:22]
Whether you’ve got $5 or $500,00 you need to give a percentage away of that to someone else – it’s so rewarding – JS [1:11:27]
You get what you put out [1:12:06]
I try to live every day looking for opportunities to add value and create an impact – JS [1:12:20]
Some magical shit happens when you give money away to someone in need – JS [1:13:00]
“You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar [1:13:20]
I say you should give 10% of income to donations period – JS [1:13:35]
Giving money isn’t just putting money out there, it’s an investment – JS [1:14:13]
Don’t become a bottleneck for money. Money needs to flow – JS [1:14:40]
The more you invest in your business, the more you make – MA [1:15:00]
Employee mindset is different than employer mindset – MA [1:15:20]
One bad bathroom in a restaurant can ruin its success – JS [1:16:00]
Make giving synonymous with who you are – JS [1:18:19]
When I say “I never struggled” I mean I never let myself get in trouble financially – JS [1:19:46]
When your brakes are so bad you use the curb to slow down [1:20:43]
Michael and Jimmy talk about being guilted and shamed into giving [1:22:22]
Certainly don’t give beyond your means but sometimes life calls you to give to your means and that can be uncomfortable – JS [1:23:04]
Winners are givers [1:24:01]
Rockefeller was a giver [1:25:00]
Michael talks about his experiences of giving and the benefits he’s experienced [1:26:18]
Giving is transformational and shifts our relationship with money in a good way – MA [1:27:27]
I have money but money doesn’t have me – MA [1:28:14]
Giving keeps you from having a scarcity mindset in life – MA [1:28:19]
How to give through your business [1:30:13]
We make money and we help people, that’s just what we do – MA [1:31:19]
Sometimes giving takes the shape of pouring into other people’s lives – MA [1:31:20 ]
Work with Symmetry [1:32:31]
Some people need to give themselves permission right now to take care of themselves [1:33:22]
As entrepreneurs, we are the business. Our business is never going to outgrow us – MA [1:35:09]
Take care of your wellbeing, your body – you only get one of those [1:36:27]
Michael talks about his dream board [1:36:58]
Warren Buffett, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates all practiced self care [1:37:00]
The number one investment we can make in life is in ourselves – MA [1:37:30]
It’s hard for us to take care of ourselves because our society and economy is based on consumerism rather than growth and investment – MA [1:38:00]
Michael and Jimmy talk about self care [1:39:40]
Michael gives his thoughts on reality TV [1:41:00]
Don’t get caught up in wearing a badge of bullshit superiority – MA [1:41:48]
Michael talks about his movie day and how he uses movies for self care [1:42:30]
It’s important to let your brain take a break – MA [1:43:49]
How Jimmy deals with the mental battle that comes with stage 4 cancer [1:46:27]
Positive Mental Attitude = PMA – Napoleon Hill [1:47:26]
Building a positive mindset and staying positive is hard work – JS [1:49:12]
You have to be intentional about keeping a positive mindset – JS [1:52:14]
Jimmy expresses his gratitude for his life and the blessings he’s received along the way [1:53:47]
Jimmy talks about planning his funeral [1:54:30]
Dream like you’re going to live forever and live like you’re going to die tomorrow – JS [1:57:25]
Michael expresses his love and appreciation for Jimmy [1:59:00]
There’s someone always watching you, looking to you to know how to respond to life’s obstacles [2:00:20]
Tomorrow can be better than today the choice is yours [2:02:29]
If you enjoyed the show please like, comment, subscribe and share [2:02:30]