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In this episode, we are joined by Todd Baker, a man who transformed his life during the pandemic, going from a real estate agent to a beacon of personal growth and change. Todd shares his inspiring journey of self-discovery and the steps he took to turn his life around, not only for himself but for his children and the people around him. Through his initiative, Project 9, Todd is now helping others to carve out a path to their dreams, emphasizing the creation of cherished memories and a life lived fully.
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Introducing Saylor Cooper, an accomplished author and a true inspiration. Despite facing the challenges of living with a disability, Saylor has fearlessly pursued his dreams and emerged as a beacon of motivation for others. His journey in entrepreneurship, alongside his trusted ally Tyler, has propelled him to extraordinary heights.
At the core of Saylor's mission lies an unwavering belief in the power of hard work and determination. As the creator and host of Real Variety Radio, Saylor has established a remarkable internet radio station that offers a diverse range of programming spanning every genre of music and shows.
Additionally, he has taken the helm of the Hope Without Sight Podcast, where he engages in thought-provoking interviews with individuals who have triumphed over adversity, becoming a source of inspiration to people around the globe.
Saylor's ambitions extend far beyond his current accomplishments. He actively seeks opportunities to connect with fellow entrepreneurs and share their remarkable journeys at renowned networking events like Podapolooza and Speakers Playhouse. Through collaboration with speaking coaches, he is honing his skills to grace different stages and deliver his empowering message to diverse audiences.
But that is just the beginning of Saylor's extraordinary aspirations. With plans to monetize his internet radio station and organize life coaching events, he aims to empower others in their pursuit of dreams. Furthermore, Saylor envisions a future filled with numerous literary works, including a captivating autobiography chronicling his own life and a collaborative masterpiece featuring the remarkable stories of his podcast guests.
Above all, Saylor's ultimate goal is simple yet profound: he strives to demonstrate to individuals facing challenges that anything is possible when dreams are fueled by unwavering dedication and hard work. With Saylor blazing a trail of possibility, the potential for each and every one of us is boundless.
Join Saylor Cooper on this remarkable journey of empowerment and achievement, and discover that the power to transform lives resides within us all.
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Tyler Evans is an integral part of the entrepreneurial journey of his best friend and business partner, Saylor Cooper. Despite facing his own unique challenges, Tyler is determined to make a difference in the world through his hard work and unwavering dedication.
As an active participant in the day-to-day operations of Real Variety Radio, Tyler plays a crucial role in the success of the internet radio station that offers diverse programming from all genres of music and shows. He's also a key contributor to the Hope Without Sight Podcast, where he helps to bring inspiring guests who have overcome adversity to the forefront.
Tyler's passion for entrepreneurship is matched only by his love of networking. He enjoys attending events like Podapolooza and Speakers Playhouse, where he can connect with fellow entrepreneurs and learn from their experiences. While Tyler may not have founded or created anything on his own just yet, he's an important member of the team and his contributions to the venture are invaluable.
Looking to the future, Tyler shares Saylor's vision of making a difference in people's lives and inspiring others to pursue their dreams despite any challenges they may face. He's excited about the possibility of monetizing the internet radio station and hosting life coaching events alongside Saylor to help others reach their full potential.
Tyler's ultimate goal is to collaborate with Saylor on writing books that share their individual and joint experiences, including an autobiography about his own life. Together, they hope to demonstrate to the world that anything is possible if one has the courage to chase their dreams and put in the hard work necessary to achieve them. With Tyler's unwavering determination and entrepreneurial spirit, there's no doubt he'll continue to make a positive impact on the world around him.
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Hello everybody welcome to another episode of
Saylor Cooper:hope without sight with your host Saylor Cooper
Tyler Evans:and this is your co host Tyler Evans.
Saylor Cooper:Yes what episode 51 Now we have another
Saylor Cooper:entrepreneur. So we're gonna introduce him now.So hang on
Saylor Cooper:okay episode summary. In this episode we're joined by Todd
Saylor Cooper:Baker who's the man that transformed his life during the
Saylor Cooper:pandemic. gone from a real estate agents to a beacon of
Saylor Cooper:personal growth and change. Todd shares his inspiring journey of
Saylor Cooper:self discovery and the steps he took to turn his life around,
Saylor Cooper:not only for himself, but for his children and the people
Saylor Cooper:around him. Through his initiatives, Project nine, Todd
Saylor Cooper:is now helping others to carve out a path to their dreams,
Saylor Cooper:emphasising the creation of cherished memories, and life
Saylor Cooper:lived fully. So his bio, Todd's the Todd Baker's life took a
Saylor Cooper:significant turn during the pandemic and 2020 our favourite
Saylor Cooper:you is initially working as a real estate agent. He found
Saylor Cooper:himself grappling with an unhealthy lifestyle as he spent
Saylor Cooper:more time at home weighing over way of being so oh wait, I don't
Saylor Cooper:want him so Isha. Being so overweight, and feeling
Saylor Cooper:disconnected from his children and the people around him, Todd
Saylor Cooper:knew he needed a change a long lasting one. Determined to
Saylor Cooper:transform himself, Todd devised a nine point plan to overhaul
Saylor Cooper:his lifestyle. This plan wasn't just about losing weight. It was
Saylor Cooper:about altering his entire approach to life, including his
Saylor Cooper:posture, diet, and weight he communicated with others by
Saylor Cooper:setting attainable goals and removing obstacles, including
Saylor Cooper:distancing himself from unsupportive friends, Todd
Saylor Cooper:embarked on a journey of personal growth, of which were
Saylor Cooper:both an idea and you entitled, improvement. And as he graduate,
Saylor Cooper:as he gradually built himself up, Todd realised the profound
Saylor Cooper:impact his changes were having on both his and his children's
Saylor Cooper:lives. This realisation spurred him to establish project nine,
Saylor Cooper:an initiative aimed at helping others achieve their dreams and
Saylor Cooper:create memories they can be proud of. Now, Todd stands as a
Saylor Cooper:pillar of support guidance. For those looking to find that a
Saylor Cooper:nine and live a life filled with pride and cherished memories. He
Saylor Cooper:was living proof to that. Please welcome Todd Baker, how're you
Saylor Cooper:doing?
Todd Baker:I'm good Saylor, how are you?
Saylor Cooper:I'm delighted that you're on my podcast
Saylor Cooper:because we all want to come together and make bliss laying
Saylor Cooper:down supreme and I believe you're doing that.
Todd Baker:Yeah, no, that's Thank you for having me. It's,
Todd Baker:it's definitely been a been a journey. And, and one
Todd Baker:worthwhile, that's, that's, you know, it's paid off initially,
Todd Baker:and it continues to pay off every single day. So I'm, I'm
Todd Baker:lucky that, uh, I'm lucky that I found my life and found the
Todd Baker:lifestyle that, you know, that that only for
Saylor Cooper:2020 was our favourite year, it was horrible.
Todd Baker:Yeah, it was, it was not a lot of fun for a lot of
Todd Baker:people just, you know, obviously being stuck inside and, you
Todd Baker:know, all the all the stuff that you were seeing and everything
Todd Baker:and, you know, for for a lot of people, it's it led to, you
Todd Baker:know, bad paths, bad habits, you know, bad lifestyles of not
Todd Baker:being able to do what they ultimately want to do.
Saylor Cooper:Exactly, and that it really damaged people's
Saylor Cooper:mental health, but at the same time, there was some good there
Saylor Cooper:was, there was good that came out of it, too, which is, I
Saylor Cooper:guess, maybe it put you on this journey. So, yeah, tell me what
Saylor Cooper:got you in so bad shape and 2020?
Todd Baker:Well, it was, you know, it was a culmination of a,
Todd Baker:you know, a lot of years of just personal neglect. Not just
Todd Baker:physically but lifestyle and activity and social interaction
Todd Baker:and everything like that to where, you know, it kind of
Todd Baker:culminated and I knew
Saylor Cooper:you guys weren't happy while you were asleep.
Saylor Cooper:Yeah,
Todd Baker:no, it's I wasn't happy. And, you know, I could
Todd Baker:see it physically in myself, I could see it with my
Todd Baker:relationship with my kids, my friends. And I knew that I
Todd Baker:couldn't, I didn't want to go on, like, leading that type of
Todd Baker:of life. And there was so much more out there to still see and
Todd Baker:still explore. Wow.
Saylor Cooper:So tell us about this project. Nine. How did you
Saylor Cooper:implement it so fast? Well,
Todd Baker:so what it started with was, you know, beginning
Todd Baker:and 2020, I just, you know, I was like, most people, I set a
Todd Baker:resolution to get fit and lose weight. And mine lasted a grand
Todd Baker:total of three days. And you know, I live in Denver, so it
Todd Baker:was snowing, and it was cold on day four. And, you know, I was
Todd Baker:like, I'm not going today. But instead of just giving up, like,
Todd Baker:I started to think about, like, not necessarily what I was
Todd Baker:doing, but why I was doing it. And that was to be active with
Todd Baker:my kids, they were God, this, you know, they were probably 14
Todd Baker:and 12, or something at the time, and, you know, they lead
Todd Baker:active lives. And, you know, I didn't want to be the dad that
Todd Baker:had to sit on the sidelines and just give them money to go do
Todd Baker:stuff. Like I wanted to explore life with them and show them
Todd Baker:what, what life is about.
Saylor Cooper:That's a good problem right there. Because
Saylor Cooper:they say, if anybody that motivates us, is our kids,
Saylor Cooper:because you care about the happiness and I commend you for
Saylor Cooper:doing that. A lot of fathers don't do it, you know?
Todd Baker:Yeah. Yeah, I mean, I wanted to be the dad where,
Todd Baker:you know, they'd come come home on to, you know, Friday night,
Todd Baker:they'd be like, we're gonna go camping this weekend. I didn't
Todd Baker:want to be the dad that was like, Well, you know, find a
Todd Baker:friend and get a ride, I wanted to be the dad that's like,
Todd Baker:Great, let's go get in the truck, let's get out of here.
Todd Baker:And be able to, to, to share in all those memories that you
Todd Baker:create, and, and that type of lifestyle that, you know, it's
Todd Baker:it's, you know, not racing a marathon, I'm not trying to win
Todd Baker:a, you know, Ironman or anything like that. I just wanted to be
Todd Baker:active so that I could do all that stuff with them.
Saylor Cooper:No, it's not gonna competition. Exactly.
Todd Baker:Yeah, so and through the course of that, I started
Todd Baker:think about, you know, like, we've all seen the statistics in
Todd Baker:terms of, you know, how many people start a resolution and
Todd Baker:fail. And, you know, they're done by April 1. And I started
Todd Baker:to think about, like, why why did why it is such a wide swath
Todd Baker:of society, not able to get going and actually see things
Todd Baker:through. And to me, it led to a couple of main things, it was
Todd Baker:clarity and simplicity. They, you know, a lot of people
Todd Baker:they're not clear on where they want to go. And their plans to
Todd Baker:get there become so convoluted and full of so many different
Todd Baker:ideas that it becomes more difficult to follow through.
Todd Baker:Because, you know, it's it needs to be a simple plan something
Todd Baker:that's very straightforward that it's not the challenge. Yeah,
Saylor Cooper:sticking to resolution does require
Saylor Cooper:discipline and a lot of people just don't fulfil them.
Todd Baker:Yeah. And there's, there's a variety of reasons for
Todd Baker:it. You know, it could be because, I mean, the most famous
Todd Baker:one is people just say, Well, life got in the way. And it's
Todd Baker:like, well, you know, I've taken that with the programme and
Todd Baker:taken that, that out of it, because one of the steps before
Todd Baker:you're ever gonna get started is identifying like, what's
Todd Baker:prevented you in the past? What are the obstacles that you've
Todd Baker:run into before? What are the obstacles that you foresee
Todd Baker:yourself kind of coming up on? And what's your game plan for
Todd Baker:when they do so that you're prepared when an obstacle does
Todd Baker:present itself life gets in the way or, you know, work gets in
Todd Baker:the way or whatever, that you've already prepared for it? And you
Todd Baker:know, what you're going to do when it shows up instead of
Todd Baker:being surprised by it.
Tyler Evans:Wow. That's great.
Saylor Cooper:And so what are you doing with this project nine
Saylor Cooper:to help other people how are you impacting other people?
Todd Baker:Yeah, so that that's, that's the best part. So
Todd Baker:it's, it's a very simple, straightforward eight, eight
Todd Baker:week programme. So it's, it's, you know, one, one a week, one
Todd Baker:time a week, there's a group zoom call where we get together.
Todd Baker:And you know, there's some teaching, there's a lot of
Todd Baker:learning, a lot of sharing, which helps people understand
Todd Baker:that, it doesn't matter what your ultimate goal is, you're
Todd Baker:not alone in it. And it creates a true sense of community in a
Todd Baker:feeling that, you know, people face the same type of things
Todd Baker:that you're facing. And they're happy to share, like, their
Todd Baker:successes, their challenges. And I mean, I spend those times,
Todd Baker:like literally writing down more stuff than I ever spit out,
Todd Baker:because I'm learning just like everyone else, and things that
Todd Baker:the class is, you know, they they're constantly improving,
Todd Baker:but it all starts with, you know, some very simple homework,
Todd Baker:which is like, are you living your best life? And if you're
Todd Baker:not, what does that look like? You know, because you can get
Todd Baker:1000 people in a room and you ask that question, you're gonna
Todd Baker:get 1000 different answers. This is what my best life looks like.
Todd Baker:And that's, that's the clarity that you need to get to. Truly,
Todd Baker:you know, not get not get not feel that the clouds are coming
Todd Baker:in, because you're clear on where you're going. And then,
Todd Baker:and then it's, then it becomes a little bit of a soul searching
Todd Baker:thing to find your why, like, what is your true reason that
Todd Baker:you want? Whatever your best life is? Like, what is that deep
Todd Baker:seated reason that, you know, that's not going to let you
Todd Baker:fail? In your path to get whatever, whatever, whatever you
Todd Baker:want out of life.
Tyler Evans:Exactly.
Saylor Cooper:Exactly. So it's a coaching programme you have,
Saylor Cooper:right?
Todd Baker:Yep, yep, it's a coaching programme. So starts
Todd Baker:off with a little bit of homework, you know, you get a
Todd Baker:worksheet, you get some videos, you get eight weeks of those
Todd Baker:groups, Zoom calls. And the cool thing, the coolest thing is
Todd Baker:like, at the end, you know, I don't want you to start on week
Todd Baker:one, and be able to achieve your goal on week eight, because if
Todd Baker:you do, then your goal was too small. But I want you to be able
Todd Baker:to make progress. And there's a really cool thing that happens
Todd Baker:is typically about week five or six were a transition happens in
Todd Baker:people and doesn't matter what they're doing. But it changes
Todd Baker:from what they're doing to who they are, you know, they've,
Todd Baker:they've established a new level of themselves. And you can see
Todd Baker:it, you can feel it, they're, their higher energy, their
Todd Baker:confidence is up, and they start looking for what like what else
Todd Baker:is out there that they can tackle. Because it's not it's
Todd Baker:not it becomes it doesn't become a daily challenge of I got to
Todd Baker:keep doing X, Y and Z because it's they've incorporated it.
Todd Baker:It's who this who they are anymore. And, you know, there's
Todd Baker:no going back once people once they get to that level, because
Todd Baker:they've they've reestablished like who they are in their
Todd Baker:existence and in their world.
Saylor Cooper:Wow. So the coaching programme you have is
Saylor Cooper:individualised to help people, they tell you what goals they
Saylor Cooper:want, and you help them get there, right?
Todd Baker:Yeah, exactly. The so like, you know, let's face
Todd Baker:it, most people, they set resolutions one of three
Todd Baker:reasons, right? Health, wealth or relationships. And I'm not a
Todd Baker:I'm not a personal trainer, I'm not a investment guy. I'm not a
Todd Baker:marriage counsellor, or anything like that. But what I do provide
Todd Baker:is a simple, easy to follow path that helps people create their
Todd Baker:own vision of what they can attain and how they can get to
Todd Baker:living the those, you know, what they consider their best life.
Todd Baker:You know, so it's a different way of looking at it instead of
Todd Baker:being short term. It's its lifetime. And instead of being,
Todd Baker:you know, 47 points to get to your goals. I mean, it's it's a
Todd Baker:very simple plan. That that allows people to spend their
Todd Baker:time emotion and efforts on actually accomplishing things
Todd Baker:rather than on What point to my ad on the scale?
Saylor Cooper:And other ad you? Are you promoting this
Saylor Cooper:programme? Is there any way I could help you promote it?
Saylor Cooper:Because I also put my information in the chat as well.
Saylor Cooper:We can talk about our programmes in a second. But anyway, I can
Saylor Cooper:help promote your programme. You know,
Todd Baker:I mean, you're doing it right now, by by, by, by us
Todd Baker:having this chat, for sure. But the easiest thing is there's,
Todd Baker:you know, there's my websites project nine life.com. And,
Saylor Cooper:yep, please put your information in the chat.
Todd Baker:Yep. And down at the bottom, there's a Contact Us
Todd Baker:button. So all you do is just click on that, and it'll send
Todd Baker:you to us, and then we'll book a call. So everything starts with
Todd Baker:you showing and raising your hand basically, that you know,
Todd Baker:your your needing, you want help and guidance in getting to where
Todd Baker:you want in life. And from there, we set up in just a real
Todd Baker:quick half hour discovery call, it's complimentary. We just want
Todd Baker:to know like, where you're at where you want to go, and how we
Todd Baker:can help you get there. Because we need to be the right fit for
Todd Baker:each other.
Saylor Cooper:Exactly. Exactly. Sounds great. So Tyler, do you
Saylor Cooper:want to tell him about our programmes? That will?
Saylor Cooper:Absolutely,
Tyler Evans:absolutely. So we are doing a programme ourselves
Tyler Evans:as well like you. One of which is free, it is called the lift
Tyler Evans:your spirit party, that we're going to start launching again,
Tyler Evans:we did have one earlier in the year, that it kind of fell
Tyler Evans:through a little bit, but we're revamping everything, so no need
Tyler Evans:to worry about that. Basically, the lift your spirit party,
Tyler Evans:pretty much just tells people hey, you know, we're here to
Tyler Evans:just chill, lift your Spirit, come have a good time. And it is
Tyler Evans:a preview of what the next programme will be, which is
Tyler Evans:paid, it's a membership. And it's called the blissful life
Tyler Evans:community. And so what that is, is we show people that they can
Tyler Evans:live, they can live a more blissful life now. And we
Tyler Evans:basically, will, will have people surround each other with
Tyler Evans:people who pretty much just come together and just relax and have
Tyler Evans:community have fellowship, basically. And we were going to
Tyler Evans:basically teach them how to live more blissful, in other words,
Tyler Evans:happier or whatever you want to define it, whatever bliss means
Tyler Evans:to you. So that's pretty much what our programme is going to
Tyler Evans:be.
Todd Baker:That's, yeah, what you're talking about, like, you
Todd Baker:know, being blissful, and having a sense of community. I mean,
Todd Baker:that's, that's a lot of what life is about. I mean,
Tyler Evans:oh, yeah. Well, that is life.
Todd Baker:Yeah, we were not put on this planet to go go
Todd Baker:alone.
Saylor Cooper:No, together. In fact,
Tyler Evans:in fact, in Genesis chapter two, I don't mean to be
Tyler Evans:preachy, but it says it is not. A man should be alone. I will
Tyler Evans:create a helpmeet for him. And guess what it was, it was a
Tyler Evans:woman. So, yeah, he created a woman out of the rib bone,
Tyler Evans:because he knew the man should not be alone. And so yeah, men
Tyler Evans:and women should not be alone. They should be complementing one
Tyler Evans:another. They should commune with one another. Yeah. Yeah,
Tyler Evans:same with heart. And same with being in the church, you know,
Tyler Evans:whenever we surround ourselves with, with fellow believers, I
Tyler Evans:mean, I don't know what you are as a faith, but what I believe,
Tyler Evans:but what we believe is, if we surround ourselves with fellow
Tyler Evans:believers will grow in our spiritual walk with Christ. And
Tyler Evans:that's what I believe. And we have community, we have
Tyler Evans:fellowship, we have, you know, all these things, where we
Tyler Evans:don't, we can't do it alone. In fact, we're not meant to grow
Tyler Evans:spiritually alone. We're just not, you know, and that's what I
Tyler Evans:believe. Yeah.
Todd Baker:Yeah, no, yes. That's, that's where you you're
Todd Baker:gonna draw a lot of like, your your support and your
Todd Baker:cheerleaders and your accountability partners and all
Todd Baker:this stuff. The drivers in our life, a lot of times, it's like,
Todd Baker:as much as you have inside of you to drive you forward. It
Todd Baker:always makes it better when you have someone else that's joining
Todd Baker:with you or a group that's cheering you on to push you even
Todd Baker:further than you thought you could Go.
Tyler Evans:And not only that, keeping each other accountable,
Tyler Evans:let's say sometimes you just need some positive feedback.
Tyler Evans:Yeah, it's on the lines of, hey, I noticed that you were doing
Tyler Evans:this, it might be a good idea to change course a little bit and
Tyler Evans:possibly do this. And it's not to be critical, negative, it's
Tyler Evans:just point out, hey, there's always room for improvement. And
Tyler Evans:also, you know, you notice how we call ourselves hope without
Tyler Evans:sight, our podcast, right? Right. Well, hope without sight
Tyler Evans:to us is a metaphor. It's not just this, oh, we're blind. Oh,
Tyler Evans:we sometimes feel we have no hope. Sure. There are blind
Tyler Evans:people who feel that way. Because they can't drive and do
Tyler Evans:all this other stuff. But it's more than that. It's literally a
Tyler Evans:metaphor of life, and how sometimes in life, you don't
Tyler Evans:know exactly where you're going. Yeah. But despite all of this,
Tyler Evans:despite the challenges, despite all that you're going through,
Tyler Evans:there is hope, despite not being able to see the end. In other
Tyler Evans:words, we believe that even in the darkness, even in the
Tyler Evans:darkest of moments, there's always light at the end of the
Tyler Evans:tunnel. Yes, there's always the light. Now, whether that's in
Tyler Evans:this life, or the one to come, you know, I believe, you know,
Tyler Evans:and for fellow believers, there's heaven. And sometimes in
Tyler Evans:life, you don't see the end of the tunnel, as an a light in
Tyler Evans:this life, but in the next you will, because there's eternal
Tyler Evans:life for the believer. You know, that's what I believe, and that
Tyler Evans:there's no more sickness, no more sadness, none of it. So
Tyler Evans:yeah. And that's what I believe. Hope without sight, is a very,
Tyler Evans:very deep thing. You always
Saylor Cooper:say that, Tyler Yeah. And I want to go back on
Saylor Cooper:feedback. People do get feedback for positive intent that it also
Saylor Cooper:depends on how it's delivered. Like, I've had people deliver
Saylor Cooper:feedback in a negative way. And it's just not good title. You
Saylor Cooper:know, who Oh, yeah.
Tyler Evans:Here, here's the thing. It's one thing to provide
Tyler Evans:feedback to somebody, but it's totally another to provide it in
Tyler Evans:a very condescending, negative manner. So let's say you are
Tyler Evans:right. But you do it in a wrong manner. Let's say for instance,
Tyler Evans:oh, I don't like how you did this today? Well, that's the
Tyler Evans:wrong way to do it. What you should say is, Hey, can I talk
Tyler Evans:to you for a second and point out something that is a little
Tyler Evans:bit bothersome, but don't worry, it's okay. And you could say,
Tyler Evans:Hey, I don't really appreciate what you did. However, I kind of
Tyler Evans:get why you did it. And, and that's okay. But for future
Tyler Evans:reference, can we make sure that we do this, whatever it may be,
Tyler Evans:I don't know. And that's a little bit of a better approach
Tyler Evans:than just saying, I don't like what you did. So there, you
Tyler Evans:know,
Todd Baker:and that's, like, what you guys have created with
Todd Baker:a sense of community and with programmes, is, you know,
Todd Baker:because messages are always received through the lens of
Todd Baker:who's receiving it. And when you when you develop a sense of
Todd Baker:community, and you develop that sense of, you know, trust and
Todd Baker:belief that everyone you know, everyone's in it, for the right
Todd Baker:reasons is to each other, achieve more, then your lens
Todd Baker:changes, those same messages, they're better delivered and
Todd Baker:better received, and therefore more successful,
Saylor Cooper:I'll get those to you.
Todd Baker:Because, you know, of, of, you've got the community
Todd Baker:behind you.
Tyler Evans:Exactly. And, you know, it's interesting, that
Tyler Evans:messages, you know, everyone, it seems like, everyone wants to
Tyler Evans:feel validated, like, people think, Oh, I have all the money,
Tyler Evans:I have all this, I have all this, okay, that's great. But if
Tyler Evans:you don't have people that got you know, to gird you to help
Tyler Evans:you, and you're not rooted in principle, none of that will
Tyler Evans:matter. And not only that, you know, money to me, you can't
Tyler Evans:take money with you, you know, it's gone, when you're gone.
Tyler Evans:It's passed on to someone else who will do, do with it,
Tyler Evans:whatever they will, and then whenever they're gone, it's
Tyler Evans:passed to someone else. So really, you can have all the
Tyler Evans:money in the world and all the fame and all this and this and
Tyler Evans:this, but when
Saylor Cooper:you when you win money can't buy happiness.
Tyler Evans:Well, not only that, when you die, it's not
Tyler Evans:going to matter. You know, I believe as a Christian, that
Tyler Evans:what matters is that we're regarded in Jesus or guarded in
Tyler Evans:his Holy Spirit regarding him, you know, that sort of thing.
Tyler Evans:And We take heart, that He is eternal, he provides eternal
Tyler Evans:life. And ultimately, in the end, we're going to be provided
Tyler Evans:with his riches one day that's going to surpass any rich, we
Tyler Evans:will ever face on this earth. That's what I believe. And
Tyler Evans:that's the community in and of itself, too. You know?
Todd Baker:Well, and just with regards to, like, you know, the
Todd Baker:money and that pursuit and like that, I mean, it's, it's, it's
Todd Baker:not an evil thing, if done, right. No, it's not. But the
Todd Baker:thing is, like, what are you doing with it? Like, what on
Todd Baker:them? Because you're not remembered by the dollar amount,
Todd Baker:but you will be remembered by the memories you create?
Tyler Evans:Exactly. And, you know, essentially, one sec.
Tyler Evans:Company. Oh, I'm on a podcast. But yeah, anyway, I was just
Tyler Evans:gonna say, Sorry, folks. Like I was saying, money itself is not
Tyler Evans:evil. It's not an evil thing. The love of money is evil.
Tyler Evans:There's
Saylor Cooper:Exactly. Even more money in this business.
Saylor Cooper:It's okay.
Tyler Evans:You know, that is okay. And, you know, here's the
Tyler Evans:thing, here's the thing. You know, this hope, without sight
Tyler Evans:that we always like to talk about the podcast open outside.
Tyler Evans:You know, we were talking earlier in our last podcast
Tyler Evans:about how we don't have to see to see, we rely on touch. We
Tyler Evans:rely on smells and other things. And we rely on emotion too. And
Tyler Evans:it's just amazing how you don't have to see to see. No, you just
Tyler Evans:don't. It's amazing. So yeah. Wow. But I'm telling I'm telling
Tyler Evans:you your story. Todd is really inspirational. Yes. It's
Tyler Evans:interesting, you come up with nine things, what made you come
Tyler Evans:up with nine?
Saylor Cooper:So can you tell us the nine and older? Is it too
Saylor Cooper:much?
Todd Baker:No, it's really, so it's, in the end, it's five
Todd Baker:steps. And then four are the, the four steps in between, or
Todd Baker:the work that you're gonna put in, but the steps are really,
Todd Baker:really straightforward. It's what, which is, what is your
Todd Baker:goal, and, you know, it, um, kind of a thought, you know,
Todd Baker:people talk about a lot needs to be a SMART goal, and you need to
Todd Baker:be able to achieve it. I'm completely opposite. I'm like,
Todd Baker:your goal should be whatever you want. And it needs to be huge.
Todd Baker:You know, because you're not talking about a short time goal,
Todd Baker:you're talking about a lifetime goal. Exactly. You know, once
Todd Baker:you identify your goal, then you're gonna put some work in,
Todd Baker:and then you're gonna identify why, which is, like every fifth
Todd Baker:grade elementary school teacher tells you ask, why seven times
Todd Baker:before you get to the real, real answer. And that's where you're
Todd Baker:going to identify your inspiration, and not your
Todd Baker:motivation.
Tyler Evans:And motivated all day. But if you're not inspired,
Tyler Evans:you're not gonna do anything. Right.
Todd Baker:Exactly. And motivation is fleeting, and
Todd Baker:it's, it's an external factor, whereas inspiration is higher in
Todd Baker:all of us.
Saylor Cooper:Oh, yeah. That's called integration. Yeah.
Tyler Evans:And, you know, it's interesting. I know, I'm going
Tyler Evans:back to the Bible a lot, I get it. But the Holy Spirit inspired
Tyler Evans:the words of the author to write the Scripture down. And that is
Tyler Evans:inspirational to if you think about in the Holy Spirit,
Tyler Evans:inspired, all the stuff, in fact, inspired the universe. I
Tyler Evans:mean, heck, he said, Let there be in boom, it happened. Guys,
Tyler Evans:fishing can come in so many ways. It's just really cool.
Todd Baker:And a lot of times your, what's your inspiration is
Todd Baker:might not have anything to do with what you're actually what
Todd Baker:your goal is, is that thing that's in all of us that we
Todd Baker:know, we will not fail? Like, for me, it was my kids, like,
Todd Baker:I'm not gonna fail my kids. It could be that it could be, you
Todd Baker:know, a spouse or a friendship or parents or whatever. What
Todd Baker:once you find your why, then you're going to put some work in
Todd Baker:then it's your house. So there's your smallest. Those are the
Todd Baker:steps in that ladder that you're taking to make progress towards
Todd Baker:what your ultimate goal is. Once you get that identified, then
Todd Baker:you put some work in now you're gonna do your why not, which is
Todd Baker:you're going to think about why is why am I not going to be able
Todd Baker:to get there, what's prevented me getting the past? What do I
Todd Baker:foresee as far as being challenges that I'll face
Todd Baker:throughout the path that I'm on? Whatever, ultimately, it is, but
Todd Baker:you're, you're, you're, you're looking in the future to say,
Todd Baker:What am I going to face? And how am I worth identifying it now.
Todd Baker:And then, once you're done with that, you do some work. And then
Todd Baker:the last step is what's next. And like I said, that's
Todd Baker:typically five, six weeks in, you're gonna start to, you know,
Todd Baker:the, the well, is like, I live in Duck, right? So we go up to
Todd Baker:the mountains, and I walk to the top of a peak. And if I'm in a
Todd Baker:bad mindset, I look out, I see all these other peaks. And I
Todd Baker:think, God, look at all these obstacles. But what in reality,
Todd Baker:what you should be is top of one, and you look out, and
Todd Baker:you're like, look at all these opportunities that are still to
Todd Baker:be out there. And where you're gonna start to identify because
Todd Baker:the human body and mind and soul, we thrive on growth. And
Todd Baker:so the more we feed it, the faster it's going to want more.
Todd Baker:And so you'll find yourself just naturally, like, as you start
Todd Baker:making progress, it'll start to accelerate, and you'll start
Todd Baker:wanting more and more and more, because your body is basically
Todd Baker:demanding, like, we need, we need to keep feeding this beast,
Todd Baker:we need to keep feeding in more and more progress to keep us
Todd Baker:happy.
Tyler Evans:Right? And so what you're saying is failure is not
Tyler Evans:necessarily a bad thing. Now it helps you learn so that you can
Tyler Evans:learn so that you can ultimately succeed and what your aim in
Tyler Evans:life. Exactly, yes. Because failure actually teaches you it
Tyler Evans:teaches you Okay, what did I do wrong? And what can I do better
Tyler Evans:the next time? Well,
Todd Baker:if and this is just my personal view, but in life,
Todd Baker:in the history of life, there's never been anyone that's
Todd Baker:actually ever failed. All they've done is created some
Todd Baker:sometimes small and sometimes massive learning opportunities.
Todd Baker:Like see, you know, it's it's not take Edison, right to go,
Todd Baker:Hey, listen, oh, yeah, he invented the light bulb. And
Todd Baker:when he finally the first question is, God, you know, you
Todd Baker:failed so many times to make a light bulb, what kept you going?
Todd Baker:And his answer was simple. He said, I'm in fail once I just
Todd Baker:found 1000 different ways not to make a light bulb.
Tyler Evans:And then you found out Yeah, that's a good one. And
Tyler Evans:you know,
Todd Baker:and that's, and if you look at it through that
Todd Baker:lens, like, yes, you're going to face challenges. If it's
Todd Baker:something new to you, you're going to face it, but learn from
Todd Baker:it, and just continue to push forward and continue to grow.
Tyler Evans:Absolutely. And you know, it's like Albert Einstein,
Tyler Evans:it's like, Neil Armstrong, oh, my gosh, like his inspiration
Tyler Evans:and Buzz Aldrin, but landing on the moon. And how years prior
Tyler Evans:even less than a decade Park. No one thought could ever happen.
Tyler Evans:And yet it happened landing on the moon. And now the next step
Tyler Evans:landing on Mars and going elsewhere.
Todd Baker:Yeah. Oh, yeah. Well, it's just I mean, as a
Todd Baker:side story, think about it. The, the the telephone, the cell
Todd Baker:phone that all of us right now have in our hands.
Saylor Cooper:Yeah, the iPhone.
Tyler Evans:Yeah. Glenn bell. And, but
Todd Baker:that that phone that we all walk around with is like
Todd Baker:1000 times more powerful than the computers they use to
Todd Baker:actually land on the moon.
Tyler Evans:Wow. You know, Steve Jobs. I'm telling you
Tyler Evans:right now he is an inspiration. So is like Elon Musk is an
Tyler Evans:inspiration because he made the Tesla. He's reaching out
Tyler Evans:revamping Twitter known as x now, which is really good. He's
Tyler Evans:doing all these things. And of course, he played a role. And
Tyler Evans:Chet GPT, which me and my friends say that really like?
Tyler Evans:Yes, he did. He helped with AI open AI. Well,
Saylor Cooper:we're having a very interesting conversation,
Saylor Cooper:that I know we have so much time because I have another meeting
Saylor Cooper:to get to in around 20 minutes. So what are your future goals?
Saylor Cooper:Do they involve speaking, hate speaking while you're going to
Saylor Cooper:do talk with your programme to take it to the next level?
Todd Baker:Well, it's I mean, it's taking it from like my
Todd Baker:coaching programme and podcasting to you know, growing
Todd Baker:it into speaking Working with bigger and larger audiences, and
Todd Baker:then also evolving it into like, a, like a project nine for kids,
Todd Baker:which will be the same basic principles. But it's going to be
Todd Baker:for kids taught by kids. Wow. You know,
Saylor Cooper:that's a good age to teach, teach when you're
Saylor Cooper:young to not just learn when you're young. Yeah,
Todd Baker:well, it's, you know, if you get a route, if you
Todd Baker:get, you know, 50 kids that are, let's say, age nine to 14, are
Todd Baker:you doing? Do you think they're gonna listen to me? Or do you
Todd Baker:think they're gonna listen to a 15 year old, they're gonna
Todd Baker:listen to a 15 year old, because they're going to look at me as
Todd Baker:ancient. They're going to look at the 15 year old is that this
Todd Baker:kid goes through the same stuff that I'm going through. And
Todd Baker:they're speaking from direct experience. And so with that,
Todd Baker:then I hope to grow the kids programme. And then also, you
Todd Baker:know, it's also teaching those kids that elevate that, to that
Todd Baker:level that you know what, yeah, you can go to high school, you
Todd Baker:can go to college, you can get a degree, you can do X, Y, Z. But
Todd Baker:there's other stuff in life that you can do and teaching online
Todd Baker:and being inspirational. That that is an alternative for you.
Tyler Evans:Oh, yeah, absolutely. And, and so if you
Tyler Evans:don't have anything else to talk about, we always go to our
Tyler Evans:customary question that we always ask at the very end, and
Tyler Evans:that is. So what do you say to people in life who think they
Tyler Evans:have no hope, they don't know where to turn in life.
Todd Baker:It's very simple. If you if, if you're, if you're in
Todd Baker:the stance, where you're feeling trapped, you don't know, you
Todd Baker:know what life means to you anymore, or, you know, you're
Todd Baker:not living your passion, and you're feeling trapped by all
Todd Baker:that. The best guidance I can give you is raise your hand and
Todd Baker:get help. Exactly. That it takes. It takes courage, it
Todd Baker:takes you stepping out of your comfort zone, but get help.
Todd Baker:Because even if it's someone that can offer a different
Todd Baker:perspective, it's going to benefit you in the long run.
Todd Baker:And, you know, find someone that you resonate with, it could be
Todd Baker:me, it could be Saylor, it could, you know, there's a
Todd Baker:there's a good number of us out here, that we're just here to
Todd Baker:help you guys in terms of the general public. Just love life
Todd Baker:and elevate, which didn't change the the should change the
Todd Baker:trajectory of your life. And
Saylor Cooper:that's good advice right there.
Tyler Evans:There you go. If what
Todd Baker:we're talking about resonates with you, then just
Todd Baker:raise your hand and say, hey, look, this is what I'm dealing
Todd Baker:with. This is how I'm feeling. And this is where I want to go.
Todd Baker:You know what we're here to help. And we'll just have that
Todd Baker:discussion. Like I said, it's a complimentary phone, call that
Todd Baker:first one. So the most of that's going to cost you is a half hour
Todd Baker:and sometimes that half hour, can open your eyes, again, to
Todd Baker:all the potential and possibilities that life offers.
Saylor Cooper:Wow. And you put all that in the chat, right?
Todd Baker:Yeah, the easiest way I just put the website,
Saylor Cooper:the website. Yeah, I'll put in the show
Saylor Cooper:notes. And I share my information in the chat. So
Saylor Cooper:please, share. Lastly, please text bliss to 832-481-6806 to
Saylor Cooper:start your journey on living a blissful life. Again, that's
Saylor Cooper:83248168060
Tyler Evans:Right. Well, we really appreciate you come in
Tyler Evans:time to hope without sight. You have a great job. Oh, yeah,
Tyler Evans:hopefully we'll be in touch and hopefully you can come to
Tyler Evans:possibly our blissful life community and possibly lift your
Tyler Evans:spirit party as well if you want.
Todd Baker:Yep, that sounds great. It was great to meet you
Todd Baker:guys. I appreciate being able to take take a few minutes to your
Todd Baker:time and get some in share some stories. Absolutely.
Saylor Cooper:Todd Baker on episode 51. Stay blessed and
Saylor Cooper:live yes life. Bless reigning supreme everybody. Yeah.
