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Lifebuilder with Stephen Courson
This podcast for ambitious people who are ready to eliminate distractions and design the life they want. Get ready for blunt truths and actionable strategies to uncover your WHY, set goals, and build true wealth.
If you’re tired of feeling stuck, overworked, or unclear about what’s next, this podcast will help you focus, gain clarity, and take control. No fluff, no distractions—just the tools and mindset you need to unlock your potential and create a life that works for you.
Stephen is an international executive coach, speaker, and podcast host who helps busy professionals find clarity, eliminate distractions, and design the life they want.
Episodes
209 episodes
#208 My New Contrarian Brand Promise And Why I’ll Never Use an AI Digital Twin
In a world where deepfakes and digital twins are becoming normal, I’m drawing a line in the sand.This episode is my brand promise — I will never use AI to create a digital twin of myself for content. Not now, not ever.
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#207 Greed's Golden Touch: NBA Bust & the Power of Gratitude
Dive into the jaw-dropping FBI crackdown on October 23, 2025, exposing NBA stars like Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier in a billion-dollar gambling scandal tied to rigged games and mafia families. I draw a timeless parallel to King...
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#206 Your Resume Isn't A Good Back Up Plan, Contrarian Investing Is with Bill Fanter
Bill Fanter — seasoned trader, former investment banker, and coach — to challenge a common career assumption: that a great resume and a steady job are enough to support you in life. Bill argues that relying solely on your W2, your employer, ...
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#205 The Man Who Made Firewood Luxury And Built A Multimillion-Dollar Dream with Leroy Hite
I sit down with Leroy Hite, the audacious founder of Cutting Edge Firewood, the first luxury firewood company that redefined how people think about logs and flames. (Yes, luxury firewood.) Leroy shares how he turned a ...
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#204 Time to D.R.E.A.M.: How to Disconnect and Design the Life You Want
Most people never take time to step back and dream anymore. In this episode, I break down the D.R.E.A.M. framework—a simple but powerful process to help you disconnect from distractions, create space to think clearly, and rediscover what you tr...
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24:06
#203 Luxury Watches: Status Symbols or Smart Investments? with Erich Wolters
Are luxury watches just shiny status symbols… or can they actually be smart investments?I sit down with Erich Wolters to break down the real value behind high-end timepieces. We talk about what makes certain brands and models appreciate,...
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#202 From Noise to Signal: Defining Dreams and Finding Your Mission
The people that change the world are the ones that can block out the noise and focus on signal. But in order to do that, you have to have a dream that you can turn into a mission. You are the hero of your story! What good is a story of a hero w...
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#201 Scientifically Predict Where You'll Fail In Business Before You Do with Kat Niewiadomska, PhD
Most entrepreneurs and business owners don’t fail because of bad ideas or lack of funding...they fail from the inside out. In this conversation, Stephen and Kat go over how you can scientifically predict where you will fail BEFORE you do it and...
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#200 You Are Not Bad With Money: Rethinking Financial Mindset with Dave Won
If you’ve ever told yourself, “I’m just bad with money,” this episode is for you. In this powerful conversation, TEDx speaker and money mindset coach Dave Won joins host Stephen Courson on the LifeBuilder Podcast to dis...
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#199 The Hidden 80% of Investing That Builds a Life You Love (Society Doesn't Want You To Know This)
Think you're investing just because you put money into stocks, real estate, or crypto? That’s only part of the picture. In this eye-opening episode of the LifeBuilder Podcast, host Stephen Courson reveals why most people are investi...
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#198 The Neuroscience Behind Authenticity And Growth with Danita Young
In an era dominated by AI, social media filters, and digital deepfakes, authenticity is becoming the rarest—and most powerful—currency we have. In this episode of the LifeBuilder Podcast, host Stephen Courson sits down with neuroscient...
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#197 Waiting Doesn't Give You Permission To Do Nothing
We’ve been sold a lie.That waiting is noble. That patience is passive. That if you just sit still long enough, life will eventually hand you what you want.Wrong.Waiting does not give you permission to do nothing.
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#196 The Five Cornerstones Of Resiliency with Amy Looper
In this episode of LifeBuilder, Stephen sits down with Amy Looper to explore what it really takes to bounce back stronger in life and business. Amy shares the five cornerstones of resilience that helped her shift from burnout and survi...
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#195 Use The "Red Alert Diagnosis" To Go From Stress To Clarity In Minutes
The Red Alert Diagnosis is a framework I created that we use in my coaching. I walk through the video of it on YouTube if you want to watch it. It is a systematic way for us to discover what is frustrating us in our personal or in our professio...
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#194 How My Productivity Is Up 200% This Year And Why The AI Wave Is Ride Or Die
This isn't about fear-mongering or doomsday predictions. It's reality. It's my reality. I have put off having to make 2 different hires because of how I have been able to utilize AI in my business and in my life. This is a massive opportunity a...
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#193 Men Are More Than What We Provide with Dejuan Brown
Its Men's Mental Health Awareness Month and no one cares. Seriously. There aren't any social media banners or flags being waved and we know this. Society has spent decades minimizing and in some cases, demonizing men and the things that make us...
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#192 Breakthrough This Belief To Live A Fulfilling Life And Ironically Make More Money
Stop believing society's lie that you have time...you don't. It seems harmless but its a poison pill designed to keep you productive and spend money on things that don't mean much to you. It blinds us to what we really want. That's why its so i...
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22:36
#191 Surprising Ways to Stay Healthy While Running a Successful Business with Shelby Clement
Shelby made her business more profitable and less stressful once she burned out hard in the rat race. We talk about how health is the ultimate business booster and how you can make a business more profitable if you are brave enough to give up p...
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#190 Stop Overthinking Your To-Do List With This Easy Method
Life and work can get overwhelming with never-ending to-do lists. That's why making sure we choose to do the right things that move us to our intended outcome is so important. The people who lose are the ones who can't prioritize and delegate. ...
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#189 Getting Vulnerable About My Illness And 3 Lessons I Learned About Health Wealth
This is an unusual episode, but I want to start with THANK YOU. Many people reached out after noticing my absence from socials and the podcast. I had some serious gastric issues and am undergoing some tests to see if there's anything chronic. I...
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22:47
#188 What My TEDx Talk About Alter Egos Taught Me About Building A Life And Business I Love (on the PodPire Podcast)
In this interview with Charles from PodPire, we go over my TEDx Talk, how you can use an alter ego intentionally to win at life and business, and then tactics to get rolling as an entrepreneur.
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#187 Entrepreneurs Are Burning Out And Desperately Need Travel with Elliot Rosenberg
Burnout is becoming a more common issue amongst executives and entrepreneurs. And their solution is usually a nice vacation. But many people are quitting on travel due to cost of living increases or lower revenue. But what if you didn't have to...
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#186 I Set Boundaries When I Work From Home And It Changed Everything
You’re constantly being pulled in different directions—family, friends, and even your team won’t stop interrupting you. If you struggle with constant distractions, interruptions, or work-life balance while working from home, this is the solutio...
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#185 Discover How ChatGPT And Automation Can Revolutionize Your Dinner Plans And Meal Prep
Struggling to find time to eat healthy? In this episode, I break down Part 1 of my Skeleton System—a game-changing way to systemize your dinners with AI and automation to plan meals, generate shopping lists, and get groceries delivered in minut...
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#184 The 5 Phone Hacks That Made My Productivity 10X
Your phone is killing your productivity. It’s not a secret...notifications, texts, emails, Slack and random calls are stealing your focus away and waste hours of your day. The worst part? You don’t even realize how often you pick up your phone ...
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