Erik is truly a man of integrity, work ethic and an overcomer. Growing up with a complicated childhood and broken home, to raising himself from the age of 14. Unfortunately finding trouble along the way desperately trying to fill the gaping voids in his life. As a young man Erik found himself empty and tired of settling for less. After the feverish pursuit of the Holy Spirit, Erik decided to surrender and trust the one that would never let him down. Once Erik gave his life to Christ, his life completely turned around. He met a beautiful woman,and a new chapter was written.   In this podcast, Erik and Brad discuss the importance of why everyone should have a podcast. They also discuss how prayer and the bible have changed Erik’s wife. Dive into this    00:00 Intro 02:28 Erik’s story 06:04 When Erik said, “enough is enough.” 07:08 “If you open your eyes when you wake up, that’s the first win of the day.” - Erik Allen 08:30 MMA 09:30 Check out Erik on podcasts, “The Top Rated MMA Podcast” and “The Erik Allen Show” 11:00 Why everyone should start a podcast 12:15 How to start according to Erik 14:06 “If you’re strong enough mentally, you can get through anything.” - Erik Allen 16:26 Reviews on podcasts are very important 19:25 “Surrounding yourself with the right people is going to help turn your life around.” - Erik Allen 23:25 “Impact is huge for me, so income by impact is even better.” - Erik Allen 24:00 Brad’s book, “Lessons I Learned The Hard Way So You Don’t Have To” 26:50 Defining hard work 30:00 Erik’s goals 33:00 The scripture  36:00 “Seek and you shall find.” 41:00 Look into the bible and the scripture to learn this 44:00 325 A.D. 48:44 Bomb: Brad saving souls 49:30 Ways to use a podcast to grow your business 53:04 “I started in a walk-in closet.” - Erik Allen 53:40 Shout out to Erik’s wife 54:50 Check out https://www.erikallenmedia.com