Tim Storey: The Miracle Mindset Every Entrepreneur Needs to Bounce Back | Human Behavior | YAPClassic

Tim Storey grew up in a cramped apartment in Compton, where he faced early trauma after losing both his father and sister in quick succession. Despite the odds, he anchored his life in resilience, positivity, and faith. He overcame personal and systemic struggles and rose to become one of the world’s most sought-after life coaches. Tim now guides celebrities, entrepreneurs, and everyday dreamers toward personal breakthroughs using his signature approach - the Miracle Mentality. In this episode, Tim shares how to break free from messy, mundane, or mad living and embrace miraculous thinking through mindset, discipline, and self-improvement. In this episode, Hala and Tim will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (01:21) Tim Story's Journey to Humanitarianism (04:50) The Law of the Harvest (07:19) The Miracle Mindset (11:29) Living in the Moment (17:59) Dealing with Life Interruptions (20:10) Harnessing the Power of Imagination (20:49) Overcoming Setbacks: A Step-by-Step Guide (21:23) Partnering with Power and Principles (22:00) The Importance of Moving Forward (22:46) Helping Regular People: Memorable Stories (29:09) The Secret to a Happy and Peaceful Life (30:46) Staying Cool Amidst Drama (34:32) The Miracle Mentality: Rediscovering Your Inner Child (36:39) Profiting in Life: Cooperating with Destiny Tim Storey is an acclaimed life coach, motivational speaker, and humanitarian known as the "Comeback Coach." He has worked with global icons - from Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones to Robert Downey Jr., guiding them through comebacks, reinvention, and mental healing. Having spoken in over 75 countries, Tim inspires people of all backgrounds to embrace the power of faith, mindset, and personal development. His signature philosophy, The Miracle Mentality, is both a bestselling book and a global movement helping entrepreneurs rise above their everyday limitations and live with extraordinary intention. Sponsored By: Indeed - Get a $75 sponsored job credit at ⁠indeed.com/profitingIndeed⁠ Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at ⁠youngandprofiting.co/shopify⁠ Mercury - Streamline your banking and finances in one place. Learn more at ⁠mercury.com/profiting⁠ LinkedIn Marketing Solutions - Get a $100 credit on your next campaign at ⁠linkedin.com/profiting⁠ Bilt - Start paying rent through Bilt and take advantage of your Neighborhood Benefits™ by going to ⁠joinbilt.com/PROFITING⁠. Airbnb - Find yourself a co-host at ⁠airbnb.com/host⁠ Resources Mentioned: Tim’s Book, The Miracle Mentality: https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Mentality-Source-Magical-Transformation/dp/0785236724 Tim Storey’s Website: https://www.timstorey.com Active Deals - youngandprofiting.com/deals Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap Youtube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Social + Podcast Services - yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship podcast, Business, Business podcast, Self Improvement, Personal development, Starting a business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side hustle, Startup, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth mindset, Habits, Positivity, Human Nature, Human Psychology, Critical Thinking, Robert Greene, Chris Voss, Robert Cialdini

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• 0:11Hala Taha?

  What's up Yap fam? Today, we're unlocking the archives of Young and Profiting for a truly special episode. We're rewinding back to 2020, the year I launched Yap Media, to revisit one of the most inspiring conversations I've ever had. My guest, Tim Story, a world-renowned thought leader, life strategist, speaker, and counselor, who has helped some of the most successful people in the world find clarity and purpose. From high-profile executives and pro athletes to A-list celebrities like Robert Downey Jr., Grant Cardone, and Lewis Howes, Tim has been the go-to mentor for those looking to level up in life. What made this conversation so powerful for me

• 0:54Hala Taha?

  was Tim's deep wisdom on alignment, purpose, and personal transformation. He talked about how to align with your most authentic self, how to know if you're chasing the right dream, and how to tap into what he calls "a miracle mindset." I left our discussion feeling inspired and recharged, and I know you will too. So, sit back and enjoy this conversation with the one and only Tim Story.

• 1:21Speaker 01

  So, you do a whole lot of things. So, for my listeners who may not be familiar with you, Tim Story, what is the red thread between all of these activities? Like, what is your true calling and your purpose in life? And what connects the dots between all of these activities? I love that question. So, the idea of the thread that connects is I am a humanitarian. I love the underdog because I was the underdog. I'm drawn to the person that has a setback, doesn't know how to have a comeback. So, even since I was a little kid, I loved the underdog. So, you see that all the way across everything I do.

• 2:00Speaker 02

  Though that's amazing. And speaking of you wanting to be a humanitarian, from my understanding, when you were 18 years old, you got very influenced by Mother Teresa, right? And so for my listeners who don't know you, you grew up in Compton, you were 18 years old, you were extremely athletic, not the typical thing for an athletic, you know, young man to want to go do to, you know, seminary school and become a humanitarian. So what was it about Mother Teresa that you just got so inspired to change the whole direction of your life?

• 2:30Speaker 01

  So it happened my senior year of high school, there was a young lady that I really respected and we're still great friends to this day. And she was reading this book about the life of Mother Teresa. And I noticed her on campus, she'd be reading it, and I saw the cover. So I asked her, you know, what is it about? So she explained, and she goes, you should read it. She goes, this is kind of like how you are. So that's an awesome thing about life, you know, sometimes it's observation and conversations that can change your direction. Because my direction was I wanted to go to USC, and I wanted to be a communications major and be in entertainment. And so I read this book, and I got so touched

• 3:15Speaker 01

  on how one lady, who was a nun, helped tens of thousands of orphans throughout her lifetime. So I decided, after really thinking about it, meditating on it, decided to go to seminary, and my life just continued to change.

• 3:30Speaker 02

  That's amazing. And so now you're really well known for, for being like a huge motivational speaker. And at the time, when you went to seminary school, did you know that you were a good communicator? Or did you kind of like fall into that? How did that happen?

• 3:46Speaker 01

  I knew I was just a young person with an idea. And I love to talk about this, because I think sometimes in life, we decide, and sometimes we discover.

• 4:01Speaker 01

  So I wish I could just say that I sat back and I just decided that I would be well-known. No, I just kind of like kept discovering things. So when I was in seminary, a friend of mine said, hey, Tim, I'm supposed to be teaching at this ROTC class on the Bible. It's a group of about 30 men. I can't do it tonight. Can you do it? Do me a favor and do it. I go, no, no, no, I'm not a talker. It's a true story. I'm not a talker. And he goes, Tim, I really need you to do it. So I did him a favor and I did it. And I had these guys laughing so hard. And I didn't know that I had that charisma on stage and that I had the ability to make people laugh.

• 4:43Speaker 01

  And so they said, you know, we love the other guy, but can we get you next week as well? And that's how it started.

• 4:49Speaker 02

  Wow, that's amazing. And so I assume it was lots of hard work and practice and experience. And one of the most interesting things that I've heard you say, and something that really spoke to me, because I think it's like everything that I believe in. It's this concept of the law of the harvest. And you quote the proverb 12:11, "He who works land shall have abundance; whoever chases fantasies lacks wisdom." And so I think a lot of millennials need to hear this. People think like, oh, I have a dream. That means it's going to happen. But really, dreams require a lot of hard work. And to accomplish your goals, you need to really put in the legwork. And so we live in a world where everything looks like an overnight success. You look on social media, you think, oh, they just fell into it and that could be me.

• 5:34Speaker 02

  And everybody wants to get rich quick. So talk to us about the law of harvest, because I think this is so profound. I love it.

• 5:40Speaker 01

  Thank you. I love young people's energy. I'm surrounded by young people who work with me on projects like from 17, 18 on. Because I love their creative energy. But I think this is one thing that draws them to me. We have people from all over the world trying to come to us in LA to do an internship with us because they love my discipline. And the whole idea is dreaming is easy, but to do the dream is a whole different thing. Walt Disney walked into an amusement park in the 30s. And he said, "One day, I want to build my own amusement park, but mine's going to be different, better, and more magical."

• 6:25Speaker 01

  Well, the thing about Walt Disney that I love is that as I began to study him, his work ethic was at the next level. So he really practiced these principles of the law of the harvest that you described, which is if you want to harvest, if you want to create Disneyland, as he did in the 60s, after he saw the vision of it, you first have to plow the ground, then you have to plant the right seed, then you have to water the seeds, that's every single day you're hustling, and then you're going to reap a harvest. But then the proverb says, "If you chase fantasies, then you lack wisdom."

• 7:05Speaker 01

  And you're right, we have a lot of people, even my age, that are still chasing fantasies to this day, but you got to plow, you got to plant, you got to water, and then payday's on its way.

• 7:18Speaker 02

  Yeah, and so, when I was thinking about this, I also heard you talking about something called the miracle mindset. And you always talk about how having the right mindset is necessary, and it made me think that like, in this whole analogy in terms of a farm, like, the sun is kind of like your mindset at the, at the end of the day. You can't do everything when you're in the dark, right? And so, you also need the light. So tell us about, what is a miracle mindset? What kind of a perspective do we need to have in order to be, you know, as productive as possible and move towards our goals?

• 7:48Speaker 01

  So the mindset is, is so, so important, because, you know, it's not just to rhyme, but truly, the mindset will create a mood set. So if you tell a little kid that he's going to do something exciting the next day, you've now put something in his mind, and it's created a mindset. His mind is set on something. And so, the mindset creates the mood set. "Oh, my gosh, now I'm happy. I get to do this thing tomorrow." So, what I've become a master at is creating my own mindset.

• 8:27Speaker 01

  Because when we were kids, in Compton, California, we had seven people in a two-bedroom apartment, which is very, very crowded. And then we had seven people in a Volkswagen Bug, which is called illegal. You're not supposed to have that. So I created my own mindset through the realm of imagination. So I started seeing things on TV, predominantly Disney things that we would see. They would come on Sunday nights and my older sisters would watch and my mind just started taking off. So my mindset became beyond. I was thinking beyond, dreaming beyond.

• 9:12Speaker 01

  So my mindset changed my mood set that even though I was in cramped and crowded places, my sisters used to say, this guy, he walks like he's a king. But we were poor, but it was my mindset.

• 9:28Speaker 02

  Yeah. And so for those people who are struggling to have this strong mindset, if they find them having themselves negative thoughts all the time and they just can't get out of it, like, what's your advice there?

• 9:42Speaker 01

  So I'm gonna be good at this question because I've just spent three years writing a book, as you know, called The Miracle Mentality. So literally three years I've been writing with an amazing editor, like, holy schmoly, this guy's so good, teaches at Princeton. But here's what happens. In my travels, I found out that people usually live in these categories. What I call the messy, disheveled. The mundane, which is like the regular, the status quo. Or many times lived in the madness. So they lived in the messy where their life was just disheveled. Okay.

• 10:24Speaker 01

  Or some lived in the mundane where it's just mundane day after day after day after day with no break. And then some lived in the madness. And I found that if you are constantly in the messy and the madness, it's hard to make room for the magic. You gotta make room for magic. And so I teach people in my seminars, don't sprinkle magic on your messy. Like, oh, my gosh, I'm going with my girls, we're going to Vegas. But you're like all living a messy life, but you're gonna sprinkle like a magical weekend. I mean, that's great because you need to rest and live. But we gotta deal with your mess. To make some permanent room for magic.

• 11:09Speaker 01

  That's where I'm good.

• 11:10Speaker 02

  So let's go back to working the land because I think this is like, it's so true. Like you just need to work out what's actually in front of you in the moment. And I heard you on an interview with Grant Cardone and you were talking about the importance of living in the moment. So how does living in the moment relate to working your land?

• 11:28Speaker 01

  So when I was a kid at 15 and a half, I got my first job as a dishwasher. And I remember the cook used to make fun of me because he would say, Timmy, why are you washing these dishes like you own the place? And I remember I was just so happy about having this job. So I was just hustling. I was plowing. I was planting good seed. I was watering and I would show up early every single day, just plowing, planting, watering. So the owner, Mr. Anderson, saw this and he said, Timmy, I want to put you from dishwasher to busboy. And so that was like a big deal. And I'll never forget that as a busboy, I was hustling, doing the same thing.

• 12:13Speaker 01

  I was plowing, I was planting, I was plowing, I was planting, I was watering, I was plowing, planting, watering. And then different owners of restaurants would come into this nice restaurant I was working at and they would try to hire me. So I said to Mr. Anderson, now you know, these friends of yours are trying to give me jobs. He goes, no, I know. He goes, Tim, because you're a hustler. He goes, I can't believe your mindset and you're so happy about it. I said, but I'm loyal to you. So he kept that loyalty and kept me there till I was 17. And then I went and worked at a really good restaurant called Jimmy's that a lot of people wanted to work at. But it was that plowing, that planting, that watering, but I was in the moment. I was fully present.

• 12:57Speaker 01

  Fully feeling, fully alive. When I was a dishwasher, bam, I was there. Busboy, bam, I was there. Waiter, bam, I was there. So I think it's important, mostly for young people, to be in the moment, fully present, fully feeling, fully alive. Don't just do it to get you there. Just do it and excel where you are.

• 13:20Hala Taha?

  Yeah. And also, don't worry about where you're gonna go next, right? So like, for example, when I was younger and I was in my internships, I just focused on my internship. I didn't worry about like, oh, am I gonna get the job? Or, oh, I wish I was an employee already. It doesn't matter. You've gotta focus on the task at hand and where you are at hand and feel confident and happy that you're there, right?

• 13:41Speaker 01

  No, I like what you're saying there. And let's just stop there for a moment, if you don't mind, because I think that you have really figured this out. Because if you plow the ground, plant the seed, water the seed, you're gonna get a harvest. And what I have found is that people came looking for me. I don't go like knock on everybody's door to get in places. You know, people always say like, how did you get in with Oprah? I mean, like, she's one of my great friends. How did you get in with Steve Harvey and do a 2022 tour? How did you get in with him or her, bam, or boom, or boom, or bam? I never looked for one person. I was, I was working my land.

• 14:25Speaker 01

  I was just loving people, coaching people, helping people, being a humanitarian, and these people looked for me.

• 14:35Hala Taha?

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• 15:20Hala Taha?

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• 15:59Hala Taha?

  Yeah fam, I have an expensive confession. I need an outfit for practically every interview. And I love designer clothes, so you can imagine what that does to my budget. And after talking to Haley Sachs, who's a financial expert, I was unfortunately reminded that I can't just assume that every outfit is a business expense. You guys know that I love hosting live streams and webinars and I love selling. So I'm planning on opening up a pre-owned designer shop on Whatnot. Whatnot is a live shopping app where you can show off products, interact with buyers in real time and turn shopping into a fun, interactive experience. And you absolutely do not need designer clothes to get started. People sell everything from sneakers and beauty products to sports cards, Pokemon cards and collectibles. All you need are your products and your phone.

• 16:42Hala Taha?

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• 17:00Hala Taha?

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• 17:58Speaker 02

  Oh, my gosh, there's so much to talk about. Let's talk about plowing the wrong land. Is it possible to work the wrong land? And how do you know when you're working the wrong land?

• 18:08Speaker 01

  Okay, so people say, Tim Story, how do I find direction in my life? You got to stop. You got to look. You got to listen.

• 18:19Speaker 01

  So people say, well, follow your heart, but we got to make sure your heart is purified.

• 18:25Speaker 01

  So if you have the wrong things in your heart, let's not follow your heart. It's going to take you to the wrong places. But if your intentions are correct, I like that word you used earlier, and your heart has the right motives, right? Then, when you stop, you can look within and your heart is trying to talk to you. Why? Because your dream has a voice. So powerful. Your dream has a voice. And there's times that you're going to date somebody, some of you guys are watching, and your heart is telling you, no.

• 19:04Speaker 01

  But you do it anyway. So in those cases, you need to follow your heart. And so I feel that you can plow in the wrong areas.

• 19:14Speaker 01

  And if you feel like you've started to do that, whether it's a major you've started in college, or jobs, once you got out, or a relationship you've been in for a long time, it's not working, you need to stop again, look again, and listen again.

• 19:29Speaker 02

  Hmm, yeah. And just one more question on this. My listeners are young, right? And so, a lot of the times, when you're growing up, it's your outside influences telling you what you need to be doing with your life. What about, like, when you're getting all this pressure, like, what do you suggest? How do you, how do you kind of like, own that and take control of your life?

• 19:47Speaker 01

  So, I don't really like blame certain parents to go like, you know, "I created this empire and go here," or "I created this and go here." Because I started off mentoring and tutoring and life coaching famous people's kids, like, the most famous celebrities you can imagine, their kids. I started mentoring them when they were like, young kids, okay? And then I saw them grow up and do big things, a lot of them. And so, many times, if the dad or mom did great in a certain position, they would want the child to go there, because they had paved the way. But I believe this, that, that you could be the right person

• 20:27Speaker 01

  with the right plan, but you need the right partners. You need the right partners who are not just trying to take you how they see life, from their vantage point, their point of view, their mindset, but they're willing to listen to your heart and your calling. Because I think the calling calls you. So, I mean, I see you right now, you are like, right in the middle of your calling.

• 20:55Speaker 02

  Oh, thank you.

• 20:56Speaker 01

  Like, right now, you're just like, flying. You're like, zoom, this is me, right?

• 21:01Speaker 02

  Thank you, yeah. I, I really feel that way.

• 21:05Speaker 01

  So, I'm glad that you did not become a doctor. I'm glad that you are doing this. You're gonna be a writer, you're a speaker, you're a humanitarian, you're a global leader. That's what I see in your future. So, I'm glad you're that, because we need you to be that.

• 21:23Speaker 02

  Thank you, Tim. So, let's take it back to your childhood. You're known as the comeback coach, right? And I think one of your first big comebacks happened when you were very young. And it's, I hate, we're so positive, I hate to bring it there, but I think it's a lesson for, for the listeners, right? And so when you were 10 years old, you lost your father, you lost your sister shortly after that. And it turns out, your siblings dealt with this loss a lot differently than you did. So, tell us about how your siblings dealt with it, and how you dealt with it, and why you think you were able to kind of deal with it in a more positive way?

• 21:58Speaker 01

  So, I think it's something that happens to all of us, and not the same way, but it's something that I've been talking about for 20 years called life interruptions. Where an interruption is when you're disturbed, somebody knocks at your door of life, and interrupts you with many things that we would have never ordered from life's menu. It could be asthma, I've seen people with lupus, or Lyme disease, or just something bad happens in your childhood. For me, you know, my father went to go get my mother food, and so, he was just going through a green light, and it was at nighttime, in January, and bless this guy's heart, he ran a red light, hit my father, and my father died. So, the thing

• 22:43Speaker 01

  that was challenging is my father was the one that had really good energy in the family. My mother was stronger, my mother is Latin, everything is like, the way she does life, not all Latin's, because I'm part Latin. But, the way she does life, it was, it was more like, just strong willed. So, we needed the energy of my father. When that was taken, it was like it was sucked out. Okay? And so, that life interruption was something that my siblings did not know what to do with. So, most of them just got up and ran. They ran to like friends' homes, or ran to a boyfriend, because they're, they're much older than me. My brother, he ran to his friends. So, a lot of times, it was just me, and my mother,

• 23:28Speaker 01

  who worked at a donut shop, who were in this house together, and it was really a sad situation. But what I did is I, I used my imagination again, remember the power of the imagination? And I begin to imagine things, and this is a real story. I told my mother when I was 12. I said, Mom, do not worry. I said, when I am in my mid twenties, this is so strange that I said that, you will never worry about money again. And that's exactly what happened.

• 23:59Speaker 02

  Oh, I love that.

• 24:01Speaker 01

  Yeah.

• 24:03Speaker 02

  And so you talk about comebacks, you know, all over the world. It's one of your main speaking topics. What is your formula for getting out of a setback?

• 24:14Speaker 01

  So when you're in a setback, the first thing you have to do is you have to become awake. When you're in a setback, you want to many times pull the blinds, pull the covers over your head, and just hope it's just gone. But number one, you have to become awake. Secondly, you have to take inventory. So you got to think like, you know, now that she left, or now that he left, or now that they left, what am I going to do? What do I have left here? So you become awake. Secondly, you take inventory. The third thing you need to do is do what they're doing right now. They need to partner with power. Listen to people that have answers.

• 24:55Speaker 01

  Listen to people who know what it's like to go through things that are similar as far as some sort of a setback. So you have to partner with power. Then the next thing you do, number four, is you have to find the right principles. Because I believe it's principles that get you through the problems. It's not hype. It's not just positive energy. It's not just mindset. But the right principles can get you through any problem. Okay? So you become awake, you take inventory, partner with the right people, get the right principles, and then what do you do next? You proceed. You go forward. I am all about going forward.

• 25:39Speaker 01

  Oprah loves this quote. And she said to me, she goes, Tim, I love this one, when you talk about a comeback is not a go back. Because a lot of people, when they have a setback, they think, I got to go back and fix it all. But a comeback is not a go back. So when you did all those steps that I said, let's go forward, let's proceed.

• 26:02Speaker 02

  So you've been known to be a comeback coach for celebrities, right? Everybody knows that about you. They see you with Oprah and Kanye and all these big stars. But it turns out that you've also helped a lot of people who are just regular people, people who wanted to be stars, who became, you know, homeless and prostitutes in LA and things like that. So do you have any memorable stories that really stick out to you in terms of somebody that you helped that isn't necessarily a celebrity, or they could be a celebrity, whatever, whatever really just like sticks out to you right now in the moment?

• 26:34Speaker 01

  You know, the, the skills, the tools and the attitude are the thing that's going to take you from almost to utmost living. So my skills and my tools, they lie in the plates of, I'm a master locksmith. If somebody has a problem, ooh, I'm good. Like, what key is it gonna be? You know, I could watch somebody on TMZ and I'll tell one of my assistants, watch. Within a week, their people are gonna reach out to me and then I'm right. Like, all, all day long, all the time. Because I am a really good locksmith. But I never tried to be the locksmith to the stars, the comeback coach to the stars.

• 27:17Speaker 01

  That's, no, I love people. So I work with ARC, which was started by my good friend, Robert Downey, in prison reform. I'm on the board. And then I work with Kerry Kasem, Kasem Cares, the famous Casey Kasem. It's for elder abuse. I do a lot of work in the area of mental health and addiction. And also work with the, with the homeless because I love people. So one of my favorite stories, real quick, is I was going into, I'll give them a shout out because maybe they'll be a sponsor someday, 7-Eleven. I was going into 7-Eleven and I saw a real sharp looking young man.

• 28:00Speaker 01

  Who I later found out was 23 years of age, but very together. And he was asking for money, he was begging. But he did not look like a guy that would be begging for money. So I asked him how long he'd been out here. And he said, well, for two weeks. And I said, I said, you don't seem like a guy that would be doing this. And he said, well, I came here to be an actor. And a lot of bad things happened, but can I just have some money? I said, well, I'm gonna give you a lot of money. And then he said, how much? It was so funny. And I said, then I, I gave him the amount. And so was a lot. And his eyes got open. I said, but now you gotta hear my speech. I said, okay, so why are you out here? And he told me that he had problems with being schizophrenic.

• 28:45Speaker 01

  And had, somebody had stolen his stuff, like his backpack. And in there was his medication. So he didn't know where he was. And I said, are you hearing voices? And he said, yes. I said, don't put yourself down. I said, this is what I do for a living. We're gonna get it, you're gonna be okay. It's not your fault that you not taking your medicine. So I said, what's your mother's phone number? And this is so powerful. And he goes, I don't know. I said, but what state are you from? So he tells me the state. And I'm really good with like, with area codes. So I go like this, okay, I'm gonna call your mom. True story. So I get my, my phone, I hold it up and I go, okay. Area code is, and I went bam bam bam. I was right in the first three, because I know that state. So I, I said boom boom boom.

• 29:31Speaker 01

  And then out of nowhere, he goes bam bam bam bam bam. It gives me the rest of the number. True story. So I call this number. A lady answered the phone, she says, hello. I said, miss, I said, this is Tim's story. This is God's honest truth. I said this in front of Oprah Winfrey, when I spoke for her at UCLA for Super Soul Sessions with Deepak Chopra, watching me, Brene Brown, and everybody else. The lady said, Tim Story, the minister? I say, yes. I mean, think about how big the world is. It's almost eight billion people. I looked again four days ago, it's almost eight billion people. For her to say that.

• 30:17Speaker 01

  And I go, yes. And she goes, well, what happened? I said, I have your son. And she just starts weeping. She says, we thought we had lost him. We thought he was dead. I said, no, he's right here with me. This is one of my favorite stories ever. Because he was lost. She was lost because he was lost. And it took somebody that was awake. And that had been through his own pain. To say, hey. I got, I got this. So we ended up bringing him into a facility that I was connected to. Getting him on the right track. Getting him a doctor.

• 31:00Speaker 01

  A family member came a few days later, about three days later. And I wanted him to stay two days longer in this facility. We put the family member up in a hotel till he was ready to travel. Changed their life forever.

• 31:14Speaker 02

  That's amazing. And I feel like he must have like. Felt that he was special or that. Or maybe you feel that about everyone, that everybody can be.

• 31:24Speaker 01

  I felt there was, I felt there was somebody's son. So it's some man's son or some woman's son. And that's how I see people. Like there's a guy close to my house that's homeless and he walks around. He gets mad at me. And I pull over next to him. I did it again, like three days ago. And then I give him money. And then I have my talk. And he goes. When are you gonna get off my back? I'm not going in the shelter. I go, this, I didn't even say anything about a shelter. I was just telling you how nice the weather is. But why do I keep pulling over? Because that's somebody's son. Or if I'm helping somebody, a lady, it's somebody's daughter.

• 32:06Hala Taha?

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• 32:51Hala Taha?

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• 33:30Hala Taha?

  Yeah fam, I have an expensive confession. I need an outfit for practically every interview. And I love designer clothes, so you can imagine what that does to my budget. And after talking to Haley Sachs, who's a financial expert, I was unfortunately reminded that I can't just assume that every outfit is a business expense. You guys know that I love hosting live streams and webinars and I love selling. So I'm planning on opening up a pre-owned designer shop on Whatnot. Whatnot is a live shopping app where you can show off products, interact with buyers in real time, and turn shopping into a fun, interactive experience. And you absolutely do not need designer clothes to get started. People sell everything from sneakers and beauty products to sports cards, Pokemon cards, and collectibles. All you need are your products and your phone. Whatnot handles payments and provides shipping labels.

• 34:15Hala Taha?

  So I recommend you take a shopping trip through a few live shows, see how it works, and maybe you'll be inspired to start selling too. Search Whatnot, W-H-A-T-N-O-T, in the App Store. Download and start selling right away.

• 34:31Hala Taha?

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• 35:15Hala Taha?

  If you're ready to launch your business before Black Friday, go to Shopify.com/profiting to start your free trial. That's Shopify.com/profiting. Go to Shopify.com/profiting today and hear your first.

• 35:28Speaker 02

  So you work with all of these celebrities and regular people. And when it comes to celebrities specifically, it goes to show that you could have all this money, all this fame, and you could still be not happy with your life and just a mess, like messy, as you were talking about, having a messy life. So you could still be so successful on paper, look great, you're rich, you're successful, you've got a beautiful wife, car, whatever it is, and then you're still unhappy. So you've seen it all. What do you think is really the secret of a happy and peaceful life then?

• 36:04Speaker 01

  I think it's, and great buildup and then great question. I think it's this idea of being true to yourself and truly being authentic. And that word is almost overused nowadays, but authenticity is really a powerful thing. And I think what happens is a lot of these creatives that I'm around, which would be people that they would know, they started their craft many times with the right motives because they wanted to create, whether it was music or film or whatever they do, fashion, whatever they do, models.

• 36:47Speaker 01

  But then they got caught up in stuff, the system and being a celebrity.

• 36:54Speaker 01

  But here's what I teach a lot of young kids in schools because I go speak at these schools for free and they get excited because I know all these people. And I say that, you know, a lot of people want to be celebrities. I said, but you are a celebrity. A celebrity means to be celebrated. And you just have to find the right people that are celebrating you. And so when you learn to celebrate yourself and realize that there are some good people that celebrate you, then you won't have such a hunger and a thirst for that other stuff. So I think it's, the key is to be authentic, to be yourself, and to be really great at your craft.

• 37:35Speaker 02

  I love that. I agree. And you have a famous saying, "Don't get dramatic in the midst of drama," right? So tell us about this phrase and tell us how you keep your cool no matter what's going on.

• 37:48Speaker 01

  Great observation and great research. And I get interviewed by everybody. You're good. So when I was a kid, I saw a lot of my relatives getting very dramatic. Like my aunt would get mad because somebody in her family drank too much, or this happened, or that didn't happen, or this took place. And then I went to school and I saw a lot of dramatic people. And I started watching them and I thought, this is not paying off for them. There's three primary ways people learn. The three primary ways is education, second is conversation, third is observation. So I am like a phenomenal observationalist.

• 38:32Speaker 01

  All my friends go like, Tim's story's the best. I can come in and read a room, see where I should sit, who to talk to, who not to talk to. A star, I can meet with them and one day they're super happy, three days later, bad mood. I read the mood so I know what to do. I know what to do. Okay? Observation. Okay? So this whole thing about, don't become dramatic in the midst of the drama.

• 39:00Speaker 01

  I noticed that being dramatic did not help things. Whether people argued or fought with the policeman because he gave him a ticket or got in a terrible mood because of what was happening in the weather. So I decided to play things down, just play them down, just play them down. And play them down to a place where I can then say, okay, really, what is my inventory? What am I really dealing with? And become a sensible thinker and really make better choices and decisions. So, thank you for your observation. I'm known for this. In fact, one creative that you would love says this about me.

• 39:43Speaker 01

  She says, "Tim Story walks around life like he has jazz music, cool jazz music playing in his mind."

• 39:51Speaker 02

  I love that.

• 39:52Speaker 01

  The good jazz music, not the stuff that goes everywhere.

• 39:55Speaker 02

  Yeah, so then do you never make decisions when you're angry? Like, are you very like, you just know how to just take?

• 40:04Speaker 01

  No matter what it is, no.

• 40:07Speaker 02

  How about excitement?

• 40:09Speaker 01

  And you know, I'm passionate, like people that have seen me speak.

• 40:15Speaker 02

  Yeah.

• 40:16Speaker 01

  I'll set a whole stage on fire.

• 40:19Speaker 02

  Yeah, it's like you, you just won't go the, the negative route. It's like any energy that's, that's positive, you'll go.

• 40:25Speaker 01

  I remember a long time ago, I was dating this actress lady, and still a great friend of mine today. And she laughs at this because she was trying to really get to me. And she goes, "If you don't do this, it's over. I am walking out right now and it is over." And she did like this big speech, okay? And then I go, I go, "Well, we should probably talk about it." She goes, "You don't understand, this is not a threat. If you don't do this, that and the other, it's over." And then I didn't do what she wanted. So she got her purse and she just got up and just kept walking. And I just stood there. And then she came back around the corner a few minutes later. She goes, "You're not even going to chase me?"

• 41:09Speaker 01

  And then she started laughing. She goes, "Only you, only you would not chase me. Everybody chases me." I go, "Okay."

• 41:18Speaker 02

  That's so funny.

• 41:21Speaker 02

  So let's talk about your new book. You did mention it earlier, The Miracle Mentality. Do you want to describe to us what a miracle mindset is? And more so like the fact that as we grow older, we kind of lose this miracle mindset. Tell us about this book in a nutshell.

• 41:40Speaker 01

  Well, I know the book is going to capture people's attention because I've done the speech so many times. And when I do the speech, people go like this, like, I could even be like, because I speak at a lot of like, places that are stuffy. And they're like, life coach to the stars, work with this, that, that doesn't get them. They're like this. Okay. But when I talk about the miracle mindset, and I say things like this, watch. I was speaking to a group of kids in South Africa. And I said to these little kids, they must have been about seven or eight, what do you want to be when you get older? And a little kid said, the president. And a little girl said, a ballerina. And a little boy said, I want to be like LeBron James. I said, every one of them had a miracle mentality.

• 42:25Speaker 01

  A miracle is something extraordinary, supernatural, not common, not normal, not the regular. I said, when you're little, you have a miracle mentality. Now, you may not always say it, show it, act like it. But see, most psychologists have found that even if kids do not say it or express it, they still feel it. They feel like something miraculous can still happen. Even if they're being abused or in a bad situation, they're thinking, my mindset will somehow get me out of this mess and this madness. And so in this book, The Miracle Mentality,

• 43:07Speaker 01

  I'm not trying to get people to get something that they don't have. I'm trying to get people to align with who they really are.

• 43:17Speaker 01

  See, that's what I did. I aligned myself with who I am. Yeah. The miracle mentality.

• 43:24Speaker 02

  I love talking to you. I feel like I can like, you know, run a marathon right now. Okay, so the last question I ask all my guests is, what is your secret to profiting in life?

• 43:36Speaker 01

  I think for me, it's cooperating with who I'm supposed to be.

• 43:45Speaker 01

  That I don't believe in chasing dreams.

• 43:49Speaker 01

  I believe in cooperating with what life has called me to be. So I believe that whatever your faith is, we've all been spoken over. And so I think that even when I was in my mother's womb, that there was a destiny for me. And I'm just, I'm just lining up with it on a daily basis. I'm lining up. I didn't know that I'd be in 90 airports around the world. That just happened this week. When you walk through the airport, you'll see me on these big screens everywhere that I write every month for American Magazine and United Airways magazines. I didn't know that I get to be interviewed by you. So I didn't know all these things. I just knew I needed to line up with who I really

• 44:34Speaker 01

  am. And that's what we've done.

• 44:37Speaker 02

  That's amazing. And where can our listeners go to learn more about you and everything that you do?

• 44:43Speaker 01

  I think the best way is still the old fashioned way, just timstorey.com. And you'll put all that there. Because story is S T O R E Y. Some specials, they put an E in there. So timstory, timstorey.com. It shows all the things we do.

• 45:01Speaker 02

  I love it. Thank you so much for this powerful conversation. I'm sure everybody who's tuning in is feeling inspired, motivated, and ready to align to their true life purpose. So thank you so much, Tim.