The Adventure with Stephen Courson
Get ready for contrarian takes on lifestyle design, personal finance, and building wealth. Stephen is a results-driven, unconventional thinker who explores success and failure among high-performers. Shift your thinking about using your time, energy, and money to build True Wealth. Topics include designing the life you want, growing your income, and the impact of self-investment. Get the tools you need to thrive on this big adventure and make it epic!
He is the Founder of Courson Solutions, TEDx speaker, author, husband, dad and adrenaline-junkie that runs virtual and in-person Masterminds to help others build True Wealth in their lives.
Episodes
168 episodes since 2020
#168 Are You Using Sports and Politics To Hide From The Fear That's Holding You Back?
What limits our growth is fear. We hide from that fear with distractions like sports and politics. I had a meeting with a mentor and they asked me this question. It uncovered some self-work I needed to do and was powerful for my mindset.
September 11, 2024
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#166 Ask Yourself This Question To Discover What's Holding You Back
We all have dreams but many times they die before we ever really start after them. Why is that? Because of fear. But fear of what? That's one of the most important things we can ever ask ourselves otherwise we may never start living the life we...
September 02, 2024
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#165 Dealing With Insanity In Life: Trump's Assassination Attempt, Biden Stepping Down, And Crowdstrike
The past few weeks have been one of the craziest I can remember. Enough happened for an entire year, let alone a week. I got sucked into old bad habits like arguing with people pointlessly online and watching the mainstream news even though I k...
July 26, 2024
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#164 Three Things I Do To Find Meaning And Significance
I just had my birthday and turned 37. And I can honestly say that I'm very happy and fulfilled, but that I don't really care too much about happiness. Lifestyle design is about building your life around significance and meaning. Happiness is a ...
July 17, 2024
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#163 Start Spending Your Time Like You Do Your Money
I had a rich mentor teach me one of the most important lessons about time that I ever learned. Once I took his advice and started viewing how I spend my time like how I spend my money, my life changed. Here's how you can make that shift and bui...
July 02, 2024
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#162 The 7 Steps You Need To Design A Strategy For Your Life
You can watch the YouTube video of this on the link below, but these are the 7 steps that we walkthrough in my Mastermind that costs thousands of dollars...and I'm giving them to you today for free!This proven system will help you find ...
June 18, 2024
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6:40
#161 Society Sold You A Lie That You Have Time...You Don't
You’ve been lied to.“You’re young, you’ve got time.”“It’s okay, 35 is the new 25.”“You’re 26, no one knows what they want.”“You’ll figure it out eventually.”Lies. Lies. Lies.I can predict with scary accuracy ...
June 04, 2024
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#160 Focus On The 4 Types Of Wealth
Do you know what the 4 Types of Wealth are?They seem obvious once you hear them, but most people don't know what they are. Time Wealth, Health Wealth, Financial Wealth and Social Wealth are the four types of wealth that eve...
May 28, 2024
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#159 How To Win At Life By Stacking Wins And Stacking Them Fast
People who win consistently don't look at the mountaintop. They focus on the next 3 steps. Let's talk about the power of stacking small wins and stacking them fast.Use this spreadsheet that thousands of people use to manage their cash f...
May 21, 2024
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#158 "Let them eat cake", Blocking Celebrities And Culture Shifts
The MET Gala is something I'd never thought I would discuss on this show, but here we are! Blocking Celebrities is trending thanks to a really poorly timed "Let them eat cake" theme and this is an important moment in culture where people are sa...
May 14, 2024
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#157 Don't Pay Off Your Debt. Negotiate It First. (recast)
Why would you pay $20,000 if you could negotiate it down to $15,000?Why pay 22% interest when you could get 0% for 12 months?Why do all of the gurus leave debt negotiation out of their programs?They'll mention it casuall...
May 07, 2024
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#156 I've Read Over 200 Books About Money And These 9 Changed My Life
I've read over 200 books on making money and almost 25% of the books were either useless, or flat-out wrong. But these changed my life and here's the kicker...they aren't all about money!
April 30, 2024
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10:43
#155 Should You Buy Bitcoin: Panel Discussion
Our Assembly panel of experts on Bitcoin discuss the current state of the market, SEC changes and how to evaluate if you should buy it.
April 23, 2024
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#154 Super Easy Hack To Improve At Anything...Track It
What gets measured, gets improved.Businesses track numbers and data that are important for the company to survive and grow, so why don't we do the same thing?The results are the same.Ignore something and it will stay the...
April 09, 2024
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#153 Simple Hack To Go From A Negative Mindset To A Growth Mindset
There's a simple hack that anyone can use to turn those negative thoughts into a growth mindset.And no! It's not about eliminating those thoughts. They originate from a place of fear which is a natural emotion we will never be rid of.
March 26, 2024
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8:08
#152 If You Want Progress, Stop Dreaming Big And Start Doing Small
People actually aren't bad at making goals. They're terrible at starting them.You don't start climbing a mountain by staring up at the peak all day.You get your gear together, then you plan you first few steps. Then...
March 13, 2024
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8:23
#151 This One Investment Is NOT Optional
There is one investment that is NOT optional for anyone at any level of wealth at any point in time...And that is investing in YOU.So many people give up on developing their knowledge and skills after they graduate from school.&...
March 05, 2024
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#150 Brushing Off Powerlessness And Shifting Your Mindset To Make Fast, Positive Changes
We need to combine two cliche's for a powerful realization.Nothing changes if nothing changesYou can't change anything but yourselfWhen you combine those two realizations, you come to a dangerous place where yo...
February 28, 2024
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#149 Bitcoin Hits $50,000: How We Got Here And Why It Matters
Bitcoin just hit $50,000 for the first time in over 2 years.But its different this time. Why? Because of the journey.There's less roadblocks. Bigger players. And lots of hurdles have been conquered.And most importantly, ...
February 13, 2024
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#148 In Your 30s and Broke? Three Steps To Build Wealth When You’re Starting At Zero
If you're in your 30s and your broke or not where you want to be in life, stop feeling defeated and do these three things instead.This decade of life hits hard with things like kids, getting laid off, marriage, divorce, still being sing...
January 30, 2024
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#147 The 7 Best Side Hustles To Make $500-$2000/mo In 2024
These are the best REAL side hustles to make some money with in 2024. I say real because there's actually demand for these things.1. Online Teaching and Tutoring - Use my Kajabi code to get your first month free -...
January 23, 2024
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#146 The Predictions Episode: 2024 Picks and 2023 Review
Last year, one of my most popular posts was my predictions episode. So we are going to review the 2023 predictions I made and see if I got any of them right and then make new ones for 2024!Personal finance, real estate, soc...
January 16, 2024
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14:33
#145 Fighting Discontent At The End Of The Year
It's the end of 2023 and as I'm reviewing this very unique year in my life, I'm struggling with being discontent on how it went.Fighting the expectations I have for myself is clashing with the accomplishments I've had in the year.
December 20, 2023
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#144 How Much Money Is FU Money?
Elon Musk broke the internet AGAIN.He was being interviewed on stage with a bunch of CEOs in the crowd and said if you try to blackmail him with money by saying you won't advertise with his company if he doesn't do what you say...then F...
December 05, 2023
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#143 Boost Your Wealth with Occam's Razor: Simplify and Save
Have you ever heard of Occams Razor?In the quest to increase your net worth and build financial stability, Occam's Razor is a powerful tool that can transform your decision-making and cost management. Occam's Razor is a phi...
November 14, 2023
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