Sometimes the best guests are the ones that offer us actionable lessons and strategies that we can extract and use to achieve amazing goals.  These thought leaders, thinkers, and knowledge distillers give us value because we can take action.  On this podcast you’ll get distinct strategies and morning rituals that you can implement immediately with our guest, Mike Merriam. Mike Merriam is a husband, father, author, bio-hacker, and life enthusiast.  His work is focused on showing people how to stop living in the unhappy, unfulfilled, and disengaged majority by taking the time to understand and answer six fundamental questions.  He discusses these six fundamental questions in his new book, Closer Than You Think. [02:41] About our guest, Mike Merriam [04:57] Mike’s First Defining Goal [08:10] Mike’s AVID Morning Ritual- Anchor, Visualize, Intentional action, and Debrief [13:00] The reason behind the six questions you have to ask yourself [15:54] Question #1: What are your core values? [17:48] Question #2: What are your unique strengths? [18:45] Question #3: What are your top priorities or motivations? [19:17] A summary of the next three questions [22:40] Official Launch date: November 14th [24:15] Today’s Take Away: Our words create our worlds Reach out to Mike at PersonalEvolutionPlan.com or text EVOLVE to 44222 for an overview of these topics. It’s not too late to sign up for The Best Year Ever [BLUEPRINT] this year in San Diego!  Check it out at bestyeareverlive.com   “Values, Strength and Priorities represents your positive core to outline a radical vision for… CLICK TO TWEET   TRANSCRIPTS Download the Transcript for Episode #147 (PDF) JOIN THE CONVERSATION If you enjoyed this post, if it added value to your life, please leave a quick comment below and SHARE with your friends. Thank YOU for paying it forward! :^) COMMENT QUESTION: What is your big takeaway?. Write it in the comments below. WANT TO COACH WITH HAL ELROD? Get a $1 (7-day Trial) of Hal Elrod’s “Best Year Ever Coaching” program at www.BestYearEverCoaching.net   SUBMIT A QUESTION Do you have a question you would like answered on a future podcast? Click the button below. EPISODE RESOURCES Hal Elrod Website Hal Elrod Facebook Hal Elrod Twitter The Best Year Ever Achieve Your Goals Podcast on iTunes (Rate and Review!) The Miracle Morning MikeMerriam.com Closer Than You Think: Six Fundamental Questions to Ignite Your Personal Evolution Front Row Dad’s Retreat