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There’s an incredibly special treat for you in today’s episode… The hilariously charming Kevin Nealon! You’ve laughed at his comedy for years, and now you’re about to fall in love with his art. You’re going to love this one! Mike and Gay dove deep into the evolution of an artist – exploring how Kevin constantly…

If you’re looking for a dose of wonder and inspiration, you’re in the right place. In today’s episode, Gay and Mike are diving deep into the art of staying open and how wondering can lead to infinite creativity. Gay shares the details about how he stays open and keeps that space of pure consciousness alive…

Today, Mike and Gay are talking about a term that Gay invented to describe the slow leeching of joy from an activity or from life. 😳 It’s called “Rusting Out.” We all know what burnout is, but Rusting Out is a different beast entirely. It happens when you resist the call of your genius and…

Reinventing Yourself at Any Age Lots of people go into midlife without opening up to find out what their real genius is for THIS stage of their life. One of Gay’s mentors said, “Every Breath You Take after 50 is a choice between creativity or stagnation” and that’s what today’s episode is all about. Mike…

The Evolution of A Renaissance Man What do you get when you combine a comedian, a sprinter, a filmmaker, an archer, and an entrepreneur all in one? You get Steven Sashen, and this week, Gay and Mike had the pleasure of picking his brain. One of the things that Mike loves about Steven is that…

From Beethoven to Bach… Do you ever have a hard time getting your creative juices flowing? It’s okay… It happens to the best of us. No worries. Mike and Gay have you covered! In today’s podcast, they’re diving into the world of creativity and sharing their own personal examples of how they approach creativity every…

We’ve just wrapped up a time of year that tends to be super busy and STRESSFUL for a lot of us. You’re probably feeling burnt out and in need of some rest and relaxation, right? Well, you’re in luck because in today’s episode, Gay and Mike dive into the Art of Conscious Resting and Intentional…

This week, Gay and Mike discuss the T word… TIME. How do you manage your time? How do you define time? How are you saving time? Over the years, Gay and Mike have tried (and failed) many different time management techniques, and have figured out what works for them. For example, Mike has a hard…

Tell Us What Your Next Big Leaps Are… Today’s episode is a special one… Gay and Mike are talking about what THEIR next Big Leaps are. They’re both big believers in reinventing yourself on an ongoing basis, but there’s a question that Mike has been wanting to ask Gay for a while now…. How do…

Time management is OUT, Self-Management is IN! That’s what our guest today teaches. Gay and Mike could not agree more after spending time with her and learning her techniques. Her name is Sophie Chiche and she’s going to teach you how to “Do more of what works and less of what doesn’t… and how to…

Grief is something that touches every single person in the world. Unfortunately, no one can avoid it. But how do you cope and rebuild in the aftermath of loss? Today’s guest, Dr. Sherry Walling, is going to talk about grief and some surprising ways that you can deal with it. She’s written a very special…

“There’s nothing better than a remarkable person who writes a remarkable book that can affect you in remarkable ways.” Welcome to Part Two of The Books that Changed our Lives. This time, Mike and Gay are focusing on different types of books than they did in Part One. Some may surprise you, including Shakespeare’s Sonnets,…

“You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.” ― Charlie Tremendous Jones Are you a big reader? Is there a book or two that, after reading, completely changed your entire life? That’s what today’s episode is all about. The…

Today, Gay and Mike are getting really raw and diving into a heavy subject… Taking Responsibility for Your Own Life. They talk about how to get a teenager to take responsibility, and their own personal struggles with family members experiencing Dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. They’ll also get into the internal struggles they have when…

Some of Mike and Gay’s most POPULAR Big Leap episodes have to do with operating and staying in your Genius Zone, which of course came from Gay’s book, The Big Leap. But Mike believes that today’s podcast is the BEST one they’ve ever done. If you’ve ever wanted to find a way to spend all…

Should You Write One Too? Should you write a memoir or why should you write a memoir? Gay just finished writing his memoir, which is coming out very soon. It’s called “Loving Life. Tales of My Wondrous Journey.” In today’s episode, Gay and Mike are talking about four of Gay’s most interesting chapters, including: His…

You Probably Have More Life Ahead of You Than You Think Today Gay and Mike are interviewing one of their heroes. Someone whose wisdom they have great respect for, so needless to say, they’ve been looking forward to this one for a while. His name is Chip Conley. He’s a New York Times bestselling author…

The guest today is lifelong entrepreneur, Bill Moses, the co-founder of Kevita and CEO and Founder of Flying Embers. Today he’s going to share some of his Big Leaps, including the one that saved Kevita when everyone else wanted to throw in the towel because it looked like they might lose it all. He’ll tell…

Today we’re talking with Kyle Cease, a New York Times Best Selling author who has the unique gift of being able to merge comedy and personal transformation. He’s what would happen if Eckhart Tolle and Jim Carrey had a baby! Kyle believes that “for us to really grow, we almost have to let go of…

Today, Mike and Gay are answering a great question that Gay came up with several years ago: How to Come Up with Your Top Five Life Goals These are arguably some of the most powerful questions you could ever ask yourself that ended up being in a book that Gay wrote called, “Five Wishes.” The…

Gay and Mike will take The Beatles: Get Back documentary and dive into it. The documentary was produced and directed by Peter Jackson, and it is an absolute masterpiece. Both Gay and Mike have learned a ton about creativity and collaboration from it. In the podcast, the goal this week is to pick it apart…

Some of the things discussed here you have not heard before. This week, Gay and Mike sat down with Jim Selman, a living legend in the coaching industry. Jim is the person who coined the ideas of corporate coaching and executive coaching (and first used the term in print). But this is not only a…

I have been married to Vivian for 21 years.  My co-host, Gay, has been married to Katie for 42 years. We have both built successful and fulfilling relationships, tested by time. For both, our marriages have been our priority, the key to our success, and our primary source of happiness.  So backed up by that…

In this episode, Mike and Gay interview Stephen M.R. Covey about his new book Trust and Inspire: How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others, as well as his leadership legacy, vision, and current projects. The world has changed all around us in all the ways we know. And yet our style of leadership hasn’t…

Gay & Mike meet Kirsten Vangsness, the Criminal Minds star, and actress, who talks about creativity, trying new things, as well as some of her exciting personal projects. Gay loves mystery shows! With his wife, he started to avidly watch Criminal Minds—and rather immediately, this one character kind of jumped out at them—Penelope Garcia (portrayed…

What are your limiting beliefs, behaviors, or habits that cause you… To fear… To not take action… To be UNwilling to receive? In this episode, Gay unlocks some of his deepest thinking around this topic and Mike gets to be his real-life guinea pig. Today you’ll learn how to look at your life as an…

For Gay and Mike, the last 2 years have been the most profound times of growth and learning in their lives. In this episode of the Big Leap, they’re going to time travel through their own personal Big Leaps from 2021, and some of the Big Leaps they expect for 2022. More importantly they invite…

Do you remember the Bozo the clown toy? No matter how many times he got punched in the face, he bounced right back up. That’s Entrepreneurship in a nutshell. If you’re an Entrepreneur, you NEED to expect that you’re going to hit turbulence now and again, but knowing how to recover is KEY. The guest,…

Hey look… SQUIRREL!! Did you look?! Mike knows he would have. He has major ADHD and is easily distracted. You? It doesn’t matter who you are, what you do or how successful you are. It happens to the best of us. The important thing is not what distracts you, but how quickly you can recover…

Our guest, Laura DiFrancesco is a REAL renaissance woman. She’s a true Polymath who’s had a great deal of successes and taken a lot of incremental risks along the way. Most importantly, she’s got a POWERFUL commitment to learning. Today’s episode is all about learning how to think and behave like a Polymath by studying…

You know how you watch your favorite movies and TV shows over and over again because they’re SO GOOD? That’s the idea with today’s REWIND episode! It’s one of the most downloaded episodes of all time and Mike and Gay thought you might want to revisit it this week. Have a listen or watch and…

Mike and Gay’s guest, Troy Lavinia, says there is a lot of work we can do to help people see the intersection between entrepreneurship and spirituality. The world is changing and growing really quickly. We’ve never been more inundated with information or more stressed. Yet SO MANY of us have an incredible desire to do…

We have a special treat for you this week! We’re REWINDING one of our most popular episodes of all time. We know you’re going to love revisiting this very special episode. ENJOY! Do you ever wonder… what’s the point? Why am I here? What am I really meant to do? What’s my PURPOSE?! Maybe you’ve…

Imagine being able to solve ANY problem or challenge that comes your way, effortlessly. Entrepreneurs LOVE to express themselves creatively and invent new things. One of the best ways of doing this is with Collaborative Experiences. Today, Mike and Gay will show you how to use the power of shared consciousness to make miracles happen…

Imagine being able to open your consciousness so that your deepest fears recede into the background, allowing you to contact your creative essence. Would that ability CHANGE your business, your relationships, your LIFE forever? When it comes to your fears… the problem is never what you think it is. When you open up to your…

What if you could grow your business by having a BLAST connecting with like minded entrepreneurs? Imagine coming away from a fun, life-enriching event with multi-million dollar deals. That’s exactly what happened for a few of the folks at an event Mike recently hosted. Mike’s wife, Vivian, called it “Fishy Business” (You’ll understand why in…

Imagine that you had a certain type of client that you wanted to reach with your business. What if, instead of marketing to hundreds of thousands of people… You could find just ONE person, who, with their recommendation, could bring you all the clients and followers you could ever maintain for the rest of your…

The world wants YOUR unique genius! The sooner you figure out your GENIUS ZONE and get it into the world, the happier you’ll be. Today’s guest will help guide you on your Genius Zone journey – he did it.. Scott Donnell created the Hapbee (includes a discount code). It’s a unique product that can CHANGE…

How do you GET and STAY inside your creative Genius Zone? Gay and Mike will show you how to do it effortlessly so you can stay there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. They’ll also share the distinction between true creativity and ordinary creativity, plus Gay has a unique…

Today we have a SUPER EXCITING episode. The Genius Zone completes a way of thinking that The Big Leap started. How to overcome your upper limit problems so you don’t keep running into your self imposed glass ceiling. How to open up a conversation with your own inner genius, what you most love to do…

What are the top five albums that changed your life? What about your top five books? Movies? People? Gay and Mike share what THEIRS are and they’d love for you to share yours with them. You’ll also hear the reason WHY these are their top, life-changing choices. Gay says his “top 5’s” are all about…

Have you ever messed up, (whether it’s in your personal or business life) and thought, “oh geez, I really screwed up. I have NO idea how I’m going to recover?!” Gay and Mike have both created quite a few messes in our business lives that we’ve managed to clean up. Today they’re going to talk…

What are your Big, Upper Limits challenges? What are YOU doing to block your reception? If you can start to understand this, your life will get better in every way. For instance, how do you eliminate the static from your reception so that you’re able to increase your flow of abundance, love and good things…

You’ve heard the terms NFTs and Cryptocurrency. Does stuff like this scare the hell out of you? Are they just a COMPLETE mystery? Are you under the impression that only techies are capable of understanding and profiting from them? We’re here to tell you that’s just not true. Today, Gay and Mike are are going…

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve probably heard the term “Algorithm.” What IS an algorithm? Think about it like a computer program. It’s a set of instructions that you follow in order to get a certain outcome with a certain input. Today Gay is going to tell tell you about two algorithms that…

We all have regrets…  When you look back on your life, are there opportunities you wish you had taken…. Or NOT taken, whether it was personal or business? Some of those missed opportunities may have been blessings in disguise because some of the best deals you will ever do are the deals you don’t do.  This concept will…

One of THE most valuable commodities a person could ever possess is TRUST. You can’t put a price tag on it. It’s absolutely invaluable. Every human being needs to know how to build it and keep it… in both their personal and business relationships. Gay and Mike are going to deconstruct building trust in all…

Q: How do you truly get what you want out of life? Q: How have the MOST successful people in the world gotten to where they are today? A: By ASKING outright for what they want. It can be really scary to ask for what you want… out loud… to other human beings… whether it’s…

Can you believe it’s been a YEAR since the start of the pandemic and lock-downs? We’ve all heard the devastating stories about loss but if you’ve been paying attention, you would have noticed a lot of uplifting stories too. Stories about growth and change and opportunities that never would have happened without this past year.…

No one likes the thought of getting old. Your body starts to break down… becomes more fragile, a lot more aches and pains, less flexibility and unfortunately… worse SEX. What if we told you it doesn’t need to go down like that? … that there was a way to feel 20 years younger than your…

The definition of collaboration is: “a working practice whereby individuals work together for a common purpose.” When collaboration is great, (whether it’s business or personal) it’s just about the best thing you can do with the lights on. 😉 When collaboration goes badly… the results can be disastrous. Today Gay and Mike are going to…

Remember watching sci-fi movies 10-20-30 years ago like The Matrix and Bladerunner and wishing the gadgets they used existed? Here we are in 2021 and they’re not far-fetched anymore. Does the thought of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR) replacing the need for human interaction scare the 💩 out of you? There’s no need…

What is LUCK? Is it something you have or something you make? Do you believe that some people are born lucky? (You know who we’re talking about… the people who “good things” seem to happen to… ALL the time.) Is it better to be lucky or work hard? Today we’ll answer those questions and give…

As a business owner and entrepreneur, 90% of your time is spent selling your product or YOURSELF to potential clients. (We don’t buy from people we don’t like or trust.) How do you do this effectively and still like yourself at the end of the day? WITH YOUR VOICE. Your voice and “persona” can convey…

Hey look… ->> SQUIRREL!! 🐿 🐿 🐿 Did you look?! We know we would have. 🤣 With major ADHD we are easily distracted. You? It doesn’t matter who you are, what you do or how successful you are. It happens to the best of us. The important thing is not what distracts you but how…

Have you ever thought to yourself, “Man, all of these super successful entrepreneur, millionaires have it so easy. They must have made all the right choices to get where they are.” That is a MAJOR misconception. We don’t know one successful millionaire or billionaire who doesn’t have a crazy story about “getting there.” Mike and…

This might sound harsh but… WE KNOW you love being lied to. How can we say that with confidence? Because things like Nxivm, Scientology, politics, elections, cults, and SOCIAL MEDIA all exist and thrive in our world today. But WHY?! Why is it that human beings love being lied to so much? What is it…

Can you believe it’s 2021 already?! (Although I gotta say… good riddance, right! I’m glad to see it go and start fresh) If you haven’t listened to The Big Leap Podcast, this is your opportunity to get caught up because today we are REWINDING our most popular episode “Everything You Need to Have a Big…

Mike’s friend Brian Tracy once said, “Your life is changed by the books you read and the people you meet.” What do you think about that? The movies you choose and the books you’ve read, also say a lot about WHO YOU ARE. And listening to other people talk about the books that have moved…

Mike Koenigs hates “How Pies” (if you’re from Minnesota like him, you’ll get this joke right away). If you grew up in the country like him, cow pies aren’t fun to step in. Especially the warm ones. “How Pies” are the stinky things you step in every time you ask yourself “how do I do…

What kind of donkeys are you smuggling? Confused?? 🤣 Mike was too when Gay asked him the same question. To explain… Back in the middle ages, there was a donkey caravan that would come to the same border crossing every week. The border inspector would go through the caravan each time looking for contraband but…

Do you ever wonder… what’s the point? Why am I here? What am I really meant to do? What’s my PURPOSE?! Maybe you’ve been there, done that, know it’s time to reinvent yourself but you don’t know how to start, where to begin or feel as though it’s too late or too hard… What would…

Have you ever looked at a super successful entrepreneur and thought, “man, they’re so brave and fearless to be doing what they’re doing. They must have so much support!” MOST successful people will tell you that it’s not rainbows, unicorns and kittens. There are plenty of bumps, bruises, self-doubt, fear, haters, and mistakes along the…

Are you under the impression that you have to be “perfect” to be a successful entrepreneur? Are you stuck in Analysis Paralysis, Perfectionism or maybe even Imposter Syndrome? Our next guest is here to tell you that’s just NOT true. Start now. Start messy. Make mistakes. Learn from them, but just START. Today on The…

Do you feel like you’re trapped? Stuck? Like your life is going absolutely NOWHERE? Like you’re wearing cement shoes, completely and utterly STUCK in every aspect of your life? (Money, relationships, health, business…) How much would you give to be able to escape that paralyzing feeling or situation and actually be free? You’re in luck…

Imagine if you could completely and totally connect with God. What if you could experience the deepest most profound sense of love, connection and bliss you have ever imagined? Mike’s done it and he can tell you what he’s about to share could be both uncomfortable and VERY controversial, so fasten your seatbelts and keep…

Have you ever thought to yourself, “celebrities have it SO easy! They’ve got the money, the fame, the friends… it must be so nice to have everything handed to you.” But how did they get to celebrity status? Was hard work involved or just dumb luck? Holy COW, do Gay and Mike have a super…

Imagine being on your deathbed years from now, looking back at your life, and having the satisfaction of knowing it was a COMPLETE success. What would be the number one thing, above all else, that made it great? That’s the question we ask and answer in this episode of The Big Leap. Gay and Mike…

What if you were able to overcome your barriers to happiness and fulfillment? What if you had a clear path for achieving your true potential and attaining not only financial success but also success in love and life? What if this was YOUR YEAR to take the big leap, make ALL the changes and make…

What IS consciousness? What does it actually mean? “Consciousness refers to your individual awareness of your unique thoughts, memories, feelings, sensations, and environments. Consciousness is your awareness of yourself and the world around you.” (Your awareness is subjective and unique to you. If you can describe something you are experiencing in words, then it is…

Most people think that “charisma” is just something that you’re born with. It’s not something that can be taught. That’s where you’d be wrong… Charisma CAN be a learneed skill! But how do you develop it? What do you have to let go of in order to open up to the kind of charisma that…

Do you have a problem asking for help or support? Does it feel shameful to ask? Do you feel like you’ll be looked down on if you do? Here’s the thing… EVERYone needs help to move forward and grow sometimes. Whether it’s in business or life and there is NO shame in asking for it.…

Do you feel STUCK in your life, business or relationships? What does it REALLY mean to be stuck? What if FEAR was actually the source of your stuckness? What if you had a super simple map that could help you get out of the fear and “stuck” mode SUPER quickly? On this episode of The…

Do you ever feel STUCK? Like you’re just not going anywhere in life? Like nothing has changed, moved forward or inspired you in a REALLY long time? It almost feels like you’re actually going backwards sometimes?! Whether it’s in your business, relationships, health, finances or creativity, it really sucks feeling this way. What if you…

What are you afraid of? I mean, what REALLY terrifies you to the core? Is it dying? Being alone? Not being “enough”? Running out of money or even worse… not being useful or loved? Living in a constant state of fear is really not living at all. What if you could get out of fear…

What if you could control your creative state at will and innovate on demand no matter what? Do you have that level of control? WHAT IS CREATIVITY? Are you under the impression that only artists, musicians, actors and photographers possess creativity? Well, we’ve got news for ya’… it’s not true. Each and every one of…

What if money flowed to you so easily and often that it almost seemed unfair? What if you had such an amazing relationship with money that you were able to give it away freely without ever having to even THINK about what your checking account balance was? It’s 100% possible but there’s something you need…

Are you ALWAYS in a rush? Does it feel like you NEVER have enough time to get everything done? Are you in a continual state of stress and anxiety because of time-related constraints? This week’s episode is all about how to quit being a victim to time and take back control. It’s about how to…

Do you feel as though LUCK is a myth or something that only happens to other people? What if luck was something you could manifest into your life on a regular basis by doing a few simple exercises or a simple shift in mindset? What would your life be like if you doubled your luck?…

What if you could control and amplify your LUCK? How would that change your life and business? How much more money would you make? How many more exotic vacations would you take? What celebrities would you meet? What kind of cool car would you buy? How quickly would you get through the line at the…

This podcast is about those turning points — the single decisions in life and business that changed everything because the difference between stagnation and success lies in the decisions you make in the moments that matter.