The Everyday Millionaire and Mindset Matters Podcast

MindShui Way- Episode #245 - The Identity Crisis Nobody Talks About After Success

Most people spend years chasing a goal. Very few stop to ask what happens after they reach it.
In this episode of The MindShui Way, Patrick Francey and Olympic mental performance coach Steffany Hanlen Francey explore what Steffany calls The Champion's Paradox. It is the often overlooked reality that the very mindset required to achieve extraordinary success can become the obstacle to living well once the goal has been reached.
Drawing from nearly two decades of working with Olympic athletes, Steffany explains why winning a gold medal, building a successful business, or reaching the top of any profession does not automatically create fulfilment. Instead, many high performers face an unexpected identity crisis. When your purpose has been singular for years, who are you when the competition ends?
The conversation moves well beyond elite sport. Patrick and Steffany connect these lessons to entrepreneurs, executives, parents, investors, and anyone who has poured themselves into a major life pursuit. They discuss why growth requires embracing apparent contradictions, why failure is often the path to mastery, why slowing down can actually improve performance, and why learning to celebrate and recover is every bit as important as working harder.
Steffany also shares practical coaching strategies she uses with Olympic athletes, including the surprising "Permission to Quit" exercise, designed to help competitors reconnect with the deeper purpose behind their ambitions rather than becoming trapped by pressure or identity.
This episode offers a thoughtful reminder that success is not the finish line. It is another beginning. The challenge is not simply achieving your goals, but becoming the kind of person who can continue growing after you've reached them.

Episode #249 – What Happens When You Stop Trusting Paper Money? - With Dana Samuelson

Most investors spend their time deciding what to buy. Dana Samuelson believes the more important question is what protects your purchasing power when currencies lose value.
In this episode, Patrick Francey sits down with Dana Samuelson, Founder and President of American Gold Exchange, to explore why precious metals have become part of the conversation again. Rather than focusing on fear or market predictions, Dana explains why gold and silver have historically acted as a form of financial insurance during periods of rising debt, inflation, geopolitical uncertainty, and declining confidence in fiat currencies.
The discussion examines the forces currently shaping global markets, including central bank gold purchases, government debt, tariffs, inflation, interest rates, and the growing divide between East and West. Dana explains why countries such as China and India continue accumulating precious metals while demand for silver is also accelerating through industrial applications including AI infrastructure, solar technology, electric vehicles, and advanced electronics.
Patrick and Dana also tackle some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding precious metals. Is gold really an investment, or is it better viewed as a store of value? Why does silver behave differently than gold? How much should investors consider allocating to precious metals, and what mistakes do beginners commonly make when buying physical bullion?
The conversation also explores counterparty risk, portfolio diversification, wealth preservation, and why physical ownership still matters in an increasingly digital financial system. Dana offers practical guidance on selecting reputable dealers, choosing sovereign-minted coins, understanding secure storage, and avoiding common pitfalls.
Whether you're an experienced investor or simply trying to better understand today's economic landscape, this episode offers a thoughtful discussion about preserving purchasing power, managing uncertainty, and building resilience into a long-term investment strategy without relying solely on traditional financial assets.

MindShui Way- Episode #244 - Who Would You Be Without Your Worries?

What if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want isn't your circumstances, but the concerns you've been carrying for years?
In this episode of The MindShui Way, Patrick Francey and Steffany Hanlen Francey ask a deceptively simple question:
Who could you be in the absence of your concerns?
Not if your problems disappeared overnight. Not if life suddenly became easy. But if worry stopped driving your decisions.
The conversation explores how many of us unknowingly build our identity around concerns about money, health, relationships, business, reputation, and what other people think. Over time, those concerns begin to feel responsible, even productive, when in reality they often become the operating system that quietly limits our choices.
Patrick and Steffany challenge the idea that worrying is the same as caring. Through personal stories from entrepreneurship, elite sport, marriage, and coaching high performers, they examine how purpose consistently outperforms fear. They discuss why champions don't eliminate uncertainty, but refuse to let it become the lens through which they live.
The conversation also explores the difference between creating and consuming, why protecting yourself can sometimes keep you from becoming yourself, and how trust, self-worth, and values allow you to move forward even when certainty doesn't exist.
If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or caught waiting for life to feel "safe enough" before taking the next step, this episode offers a powerful question to sit with:
Who are you underneath the concerns you've learned to carry?
Sometimes the life you're looking for isn't waiting on the other side of success.
It's waiting on the other side of the stories you've been believe

MindShui Way- Episode #243 - Why You Know What to Do But Still Don't Do It

Most of us blame discipline. Patrick and Steffany think that's the wrong diagnosis.
In this episode they unpack why procrastination often has nothing to do with laziness, and everything to do with identity, values, self-worth, and the stories we tell ourselves. Through coaching examples and personal experiences, they explore why some habits stick, why others never seem to, and how small shifts in perspective can finally close the gap between knowing and doing. If you've ever wondered why awareness alone doesn't create change, this conversation will probably feel uncomfortably familiar.

Episode #248 – The Real Reason Most Entrepreneurs Never Feel Wealthy with Garrett Gunderson

In this episode of The Everyday Millionaire Podcast, host Patrick Francey sits down with entrepreneur, author, speaker, financial strategist, and comedian Garrett Gunderson for a wide-ranging conversation about wealth, legacy, purpose, and what money is really meant to do.
Garrett explains that his work focuses on helping entrepreneurs keep more of what they earn by reducing unnecessary taxes, interest, investment fees, and inefficient insurance structures. Rather than treating money as the ultimate goal, he challenges listeners to ask a deeper question: what is the money actually for?
The conversation explores Garrett’s early entrepreneurial roots, from detailing vehicles as a teenager to entering financial services at 19. He shares how the 2008 financial crisis forced him to confront hard lessons about leverage, ego, integrity, and resilience after losing significant net worth. That experience reshaped his view of success and gave him more compassion for entrepreneurs who appear successful on the outside but are carrying financial, emotional, or relational stress underneath.
Patrick and Garrett also dig into family legacy planning, including Garrett’s framework around family offices, family retreats, family constitutions, insurance, and trusts. Garrett argues that legacy is not simply about leaving assets behind. It is about passing on values, relationships, responsibility, and purpose without spoiling the next generation.
The episode also touches on writing, creativity, comedy, spirituality, marriage, meditation, self-mastery, and the danger of sacrificing life today for a future that may never feel like enough. Garrett’s core message is clear: money is powerful when it creates options, supports purpose, and strengthens relationships. But when it becomes the master, it can cost people the very things they thought wealth was supposed to protect.

MindShui Way- Episode #242 - Why Your Greatest Antagonist May Be Your Greatest Teacher

In this thought-provoking episode of The MindShui Way, Patrick Francey and Steffany Hanlen Francey explore the powerful role that antagonists play in personal growth, leadership, self-mastery, and transformation. Drawing inspiration from timeless stories such as David and Goliath, as well as modern-day experiences in business, relationships, sports, and personal development, they challenge the common belief that obstacles, difficult people, and adversity should be avoided.
Patrick and Steffany unpack the idea that every meaningful journey requires resistance. Whether the antagonist appears as a challenging boss, a difficult family member, a business partner, a critic, or even our own limiting beliefs, these experiences often reveal where we are out of alignment with our values, boundaries, and authentic selves.
The conversation explores the relationship between protagonists and antagonists through the lens of leadership, athletic performance, coaching, and personal accountability. Rather than viewing adversity as something happening to us, they invite listeners to consider what adversity is revealing within us. The discussion highlights how growth often emerges through discomfort, resistance, and the willingness to ask better questions.
Steffany shares insights from high-performance coaching, emphasizing that resilience is built through adversity and that personal growth requires friction. Together, they examine how victim mentality can prevent growth and how shifting perspective can transform life's greatest challenges into opportunities for self-discovery.
This episode offers practical wisdom for anyone navigating difficult relationships, leadership challenges, personal setbacks, or major life transitions. Through the MindShui lens of clearing mental clutter and creating alignment, Patrick and Steffany reveal how antagonists can become unexpected catalysts for clarity, confidence, courage, and personal evolution.
If you've ever asked, "Why is this happening to me?" this episode invites a more empowering question: "Who am I becoming because of this experience?"

MindShui Way- Episode #241 - Hidden Beliefs vs Limiting Beliefs: The Invisible Forces Shaping Your Life

In this thought-provoking episode of The MindShui Way, Patrick Francey and Steffany Hanlen Francey explore the powerful distinction between hidden beliefs and limiting beliefs, and how both quietly shape our identity, confidence, decision-making, relationships, finances, and future potential.
Patrick explains that hidden beliefs are often unconscious assumptions running in the background of our mental operating system, while limiting beliefs are the stories and narratives we consciously repeat without realizing the cost they impose on our lives. Together, they influence everything from our self-worth and confidence to our ability to create success and embrace opportunity.
Using relatable examples such as "money doesn't grow on trees," "I'm not good with names," "I'm too old to start again," and "I'll believe it when I see it," Patrick and Steffany unpack how seemingly harmless phrases can become invisible barriers that restrict growth and possibility. They discuss how beliefs inherited from family, culture, and childhood experiences often shape our worldview without our awareness.
The conversation also explores the relationship between belief systems and performance, particularly in entrepreneurship, leadership, and elite athletics. Steffany shares insights from her experience coaching world-class athletes, highlighting how breakthroughs often occur when individuals identify and challenge the beliefs that have been limiting them.
At its core, this episode is an invitation to examine the stories we tell ourselves and ask whether they are serving us or restricting us. Through the lens of MindShui, or "Feng Shui for the Mind," Patrick and Steffany encourage listeners to clear mental clutter, uncover hidden beliefs, and create space for greater confidence, possibility, and personal transformation.

Episode #247 – How Corrie George Turned Door-to-Door Sales Into a Business Empire

“If the information you're consuming is telling you you're a victim, it's still low-responsibility data.” – Corrie George
In this episode of The Everyday Millionaire Podcast, Patrick Francey sits down with entrepreneur, sales strategist, and YESSA founder Corrie George to explore the intersection of sales, leadership, education, resilience, and entrepreneurship.
Corrie shares his remarkable journey from knocking on doors as an 11-year-old to building one of North America's highest-performing sales organizations. What began with selling services door-to-door evolved into leading large-scale sales teams, building Grant Cardone Canada into a major operation, and eventually creating YESSA, a unique sales academy designed to bridge the gap between traditional education and real-world business success.
Throughout the conversation, Corrie challenges conventional thinking about education, arguing that many young people leave school without practical skills in communication, persuasion, leadership, and business development. His solution is a hands-on training model that combines classroom learning with real-world sales experience, creating what he describes as a modern trade school for sales and entrepreneurship.
The discussion also explores the mindset required for success. Corrie emphasizes the importance of choosing advisors carefully, filtering out unproductive opinions, and developing the ability to think independently. He shares personal stories of overcoming addiction, rebuilding his life, surviving a serious Crohn's disease diagnosis, and growing his company through some of the most challenging economic conditions in recent history.
Patrick and Corrie also discuss AI, the future of sales, business expansion into the United States, leadership development, competition as a performance driver, and the challenges facing Canadian entrepreneurs.
This episode delivers powerful lessons on personal responsibility, skill development, business growth, and the importance of becoming the architect of your own future rather than a victim of external circumstances.

MindShui Way- Episode #240- The Truth About Confidence Most People Get Wrong

In this thought-provoking episode of The MindShui Way Podcast, Patrick Francey and Steffany Hanlen Francey unpack one of the most misunderstood concepts in personal growth, leadership, business, and performance: confidence. Many people believe confidence comes from competence, achievement, or being the loudest person in the room. Patrick and Steffany challenge that belief and reveal why true confidence is actually built on self-trust.
Drawing from decades of experience in entrepreneurship, Olympic coaching, leadership development, and mental performance, they explore the difference between confidence, competence, composure, and purpose. The conversation highlights how confidence is not about dominance, perfection, or avoiding fear. Instead, it is about trusting yourself to handle discomfort, criticism, uncertainty, and mistakes.
Steffany shares insights from her work with world-class athletes, explaining how confidence develops through preparation, resilience, and the willingness to learn from setbacks. Patrick expands on the idea that confidence is an "inside job," rooted in self-awareness rather than comparison to others.
Together they discuss why social judgment, embarrassment, and the fear of being misunderstood often prevent people from reaching their potential. They also explore the importance of purpose-driven action, emotional composure, courageous conversations, and learning to stop seeking validation from others.
Listeners will gain practical strategies for overcoming self-doubt, navigating criticism, building mental resilience, and creating lasting confidence that is not dependent on external success or approval.
Whether you're an entrepreneur, leader, athlete, parent, coach, or someone seeking greater self-confidence, this episode offers powerful insights into developing the mindset needed to thrive in uncertain situations while remaining grounded in who you truly are.

MindShui Way- Episode #239 - The MindShui Way: From Mindset to Self Mastery

In this powerful rebrand episode, Patrick Francey and Steffany Hanlen Francey introduce the evolution of the Mindset Matters podcast into The MindShui Way, a deeper exploration into self mastery, identity, emotional awareness, and personal transformation. The conversation explores why the word “mindset” began to feel overused and incomplete, and how “MindShui” better reflects the process of clearing mental and emotional clutter to create alignment, clarity, resilience, and flow.
Patrick and Steffany unpack the difference between mindset and self mastery, explaining that mindset is often about what we do, while self mastery is about who we become. Through stories from their own relationship, coaching experiences, travel frustrations, and personal development journeys, they reveal how emotional triggers, reactions, and unconscious behaviors can evolve through awareness and intentional growth.
The episode introduces the Four Stages of Competence, moving from unconscious incompetence to unconscious competence, where resilience, emotional regulation, and conscious leadership become integrated into everyday life. Patrick shares how transformational experiences like the Hoffman Process helped him collapse emotional triggers and fundamentally change how he responds to stress, conflict, and communication.
Steffany brings powerful insight into identity, mastery, and the importance of integrating the mind, heart, and soul. Together, they discuss why so many people remain trapped in rigid identity patterns and how self mastery requires continual observation, curiosity, humility, and evolution.
This episode is a meaningful foundation for The MindShui Way and offers listeners practical wisdom on emotional intelligence, personal growth, leadership, resilience, relationships, and conscious living. It is a conversation about becoming more intentional in how we think, lead, respond, and show up in every area of life.
 
People Mentioned + URLs
Patrick Francey
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Steffany Hanlen Francey
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Dr. Wayne Dyer
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Hoffman Institute
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WestJet
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Resources Mentioned
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Rich Dad Official Website
The Wealthy Barber
The Wealthy Barber Official Website
Who Moved My Cheese?
Who Moved My Cheese Book