Insights into Entrepreneurship and Relationships from Former USSR Immigrant with Alexei Musienko

In this episode, we explore Alexei Musienko’s compelling journey from the USSR (now Ukraine) to the United States and his significant decision to embrace American identity. Alexei shares his entrepreneurial journey, starting a small business that blossomed into a seven-figure enterprise through consistency and persistence. His early entrepreneurial spirit was sparked by childhood experiences, particularly in a recycling business with his father, highlighting the importance of leverage. 

Alexei emphasizes the value of vision and strategic goals and is driven by impact rather than money, inspiring the audience with his business acumen. He discusses the challenges of shifting from an employee to an entrepreneurial mindset, leveraging specialized knowledge, and the importance of providing value and solving problems. 

Alexei also delves into the role of ego in relationships, the impact of social media on connections, and balancing business success with personal fulfillment. He reflects on the contributions of immigrants and entrepreneurs to America, the current societal challenges, and the need for legal pathways for talented individuals. Lastly, Alexei shares insights on aligning business practices with a higher purpose, fostering deeper human connections, and encouraging listeners to pursue meaningful and impactful endeavors.

Highlights:

{02:30} Alexei’s journey from the USSR (now Ukraine) to the United States.

{04:10} Entrepreneurial Journey

{07:30} Vision and Motivation

{12:30} Challenges and Mindset

{18:15} Impact and Value

{20:40} Ego and Relationships

{24:30} American Identity and Entrepreneurship

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Alexei Musienko Bio:

Alexei Musienko is The Award-Winning, #1 Selling Author of Double Your Income Free Your Time, a Thought Leader, #1 Strategic Wealth Creation Expert, and The Mentor of Mentors. He has Started, Scaled, and Owns Five, Six, and figure companies, and he can help you do the same! He has the authority to turn relationships into cash!

Alexei believes that you’re just #OneRelationshipAway from the life of your dreams or the impact you want to create in the world! His superpower is connecting two more people, stepping back, and watching the magic happen! Connect with Alexei to receive a special private invitation to the amazing Double Your Income Free Your Time Special Private Community, where you will find gifts, amazing bonuses, and special private training as his way of paying it forward!

Cosmos

Welcome back to the show, my fellow extraordinary Americans. Today’s guest is Alexei Mosienko. 

Alexei is the award-winning, #1 best-selling author of Double Your Income Free Year Time. He’s also a thought leader and #1 strategic wealth creation expert. As the mentor of mentors, he has started scaling and owns 5-6-7 figure Companies and is the authority on turning relationships into Cash.

Alexei believes you’re just one relationship away from living the life of your dreams or making the impact you want to have on this world.

His superpower is connecting two or more people, stepping back, and watching the magic happen. He’s an extraordinary American, and I’m glad and honored to have him on the show. I would say, are you there?

Alexei

I am the Cosmos. How are you? It’s a pleasure to be on your show and to serve your amazing audience.

Cosmos

Thank you, and I appreciate you taking the time to do this episode with me. So, can you tell me the audience a little bit more about yourself, your background, and how you got started?

Alexei

You know not to bore your audience with a long story. I’m going to keep trying to keep it short. So, I was originally born in the USSR. Now, that same place is called Ukraine Donetsk. I then lived in Moscow, went to school in South Africa, and finished my education in the United States. And I think part of the importance of my story is that I was not only born to be an American; I chose to be an American, and I think that’s a huge distinction. 

Most people don’t get to lift through, and when it comes to being in America, going through my education first, I ended up starting a small side hustle business that was supposed to give me some coffee money. Still, with consistency and persistence, that business scaled into a six-figure business. 

Eventually, I became a seven-figure business, which I still own 20 years later, which is, you know, a feat of its own because some of the kids I hire these days and my business are older than them. Most entrepreneurs can claim that title. So, hopefully, that gives you a summary of my story, and I’m happy to share any additional questions or curiosities that you and your audience might have.

Cosmos

Yeah, Alexei. So, tell me this. You’re an immigrant who came to America and made it happen. You know, like you started a business and succeeded in what you did. So, what was your strategic vision and goal regarding your career, and what was your thought process from moving to America to starting your business and getting to where you are, right?

Alexei

You know, the interesting thing is I want to answer this question this way. When I was a kid, right? Like when, you know, kids are usually asked, like, what do you want to be with me, a fireman? If you want to be a spaceman, fill in the blank. Right, everybody has their dreams. 

But for some reason, I don’t even know why or how I always wanted to be a business owner. I don’t think I knew what that meant at that age, but my first entrepreneurial experience happened when my dad invited me to gather cans or bottles of soda and bring them back to him. 

So, you know, he had a bit of a recycling business. But I think it was more about teaching me that first lesson of business of leverage because he said, listen, if you bring me eight bottles of soda, I will give you one full one. And then he said, but if you bring me 15, I’ll give you 3, right? And then I started thinking, OK, well. If first I would gather all you know, 15 of them, and bring it to him, he would give me the three. 

And then I said, well, if I can find eight, I can get somebody else, like a friend of mine, to find 8. I’ll get a soda. He’ll get a soda, but I’ll get a bonus soda. And I think that was one of the first lessons I learned in entrepreneurship, and then I just got a bit of an entrepreneurship bug. 

Part of my luck is that I was born into a family where entrepreneurship was normal. My mom was a business owner, and my dad was in consulting and business ownership, so it was natural for me to do that. However, I know that’s not the case with many people because they usually start with a family of employees, and it’s very hard to break that mindset. 

Regarding the vision, as I said, I started the business to do something on the side, right? You know, my first. You know, in official business, and when it came to the United States, when I was still going through high school building and putting together computers, that’s something that I knew about. Right. 

And then I had friends or clients who didn’t have that air of genius. And I was able to know where to get the parts and what they’re priced at instead of going to one of the big boys, that would just give you a basic computer for a pretty decent price. 

I would give them the best computer for the same price because I knew. One of the important elements was my specialized knowledge, which gave me an unfair advantage in the marketplace. That’s an important point regarding entrepreneurship: What can you bring to the table that would add massive value that the other individual values more than the money or the price? I’m asking them for it, so hopefully, that answers your question.

Cosmos

No, it’s very interesting. It’s like because one of the things that love knowing about people is their motivation factor, right? So, immigrants tend to have different motivation factors that lead them to entrepreneurship—a lot of time. But as you were mentioning, you know, a lot of people have the employee mindset. But in your case, you started having an entrepreneurial mindset. 

So, my question to you, and for the audience’s sake, is, what motivated you to choose this more difficult but rewarding path simultaneously?

Alexei

You know, I think for me. I think it’s just how my brain works as well. I would say I heard that statement, and I completely agree with it regarding an element. I’m psychologically unemployable, and the reason is that I have found the few jobs that I did have in my career. I would learn the skill and the entire job set, you know, from the employee to the manager to potentially even run the store within 6 to 12 months. I would start to get bored, and then I would start to disengage, and when it comes to the real. The reason why I do what I do is a little bit different somehow. I’m not driven by money. 

I like nice things and have nice things in my life, but that’s not what drives it. It was always about the impact. The difference I can make in another person’s life is that even as a child, it is one of my favorite things to discuss. You know, knowing at a very young age, but then going. 

Aside from that, and I think that’s a super important lesson, see, as a kid, I loved, you know, figuring out how things work, right? 

I would take a park and put my toys back together because I wanted to know how they worked. And that’s the same in business that I do now. I do consulting. It’s how companies work. How do products work? Right. The second thing that I loved was being able to share that information with somebody.

If it’s vital to me, it may be vital to them to learn, as I call it now, how to stop working hard and start playing smart. What are those efficient ways? That’s just how my brain works, but all of your listeners can look at their lives and ask themselves what they loved when they were kids because that could be a huge Aha moment. 

Even though I knew that as a kid, I chose to listen to society, the environment, and the education system and go through the whole education system without realizing it was taking me off my path like I wish I would have. I invested the time through my education system and put it into my business and Tours. 

And that’s one of the things that I believe sometimes the traditional school system is a little bit outdated because, by the time you learn something, the market has shifted most of the time. And these days, it’s more prominent than ever with technologies like AI and, you know, Chad GBT. And everything is coming on the market; things are not changing in decades; they’re changing almost minute by minute, and that’s where you want to be adaptable. 

And even if you don’t have the mindset of an entrepreneur, you can also be an amazing entrepreneur, meaning you can be an employee who understands and cares about your company doing better with you. And what skills can you bring to the table so that happens? There are a lot of amazing entrepreneurs, number two and number three in the company, CEO, and CTO; those are very attainable dreams and goals for some versus going into complete entrepreneurship because the truth is, it’s not for everybody. 

But it is important to know about it, even if you’re running a home-based business because that’s one of the other things. What we have in America that I want to highlight just for the moment is that we have two tax systems, right? We have the employee tax system and the business owner tax system. 

Employees have a cap on their income, whereas business owners can make unlimited money as long as they bring a product to the market that serves it in a major way. Therefore, they can capture some of the amazing differences created in the marketplace. So, hopefully, that answers your question.

Cosmos

You bring up so many important points, and one of the points I want to discuss with you is the concept of value because you see many people chasing money, right? But as entrepreneurs, we fix society’s problems; they have problems, and we’re the solution. We try to provide a solution, but we’re also providing value. 

One of the things people don’t know is money. Chase is value. If you chase value and excellence, money is a natural byproduct. But many people have this mindset that they need to chase money and success. 

But it’s like the matrix; they have the red and blue pill concepts. Where are you in the blue pill world? You certainly do idealized things there, but it doesn’t work. But then you have the red pill where you see the reality, and the reality is money will chase you if you’re providing value. But I don’t know. Is that an accurate statement, or what’s your opinion on that?

Alexei

You know I love you, highlighting that point. And I completely agree with you because one of the things that I’ve learned in life is that money will always outrun you if you’re chasing it. But if you allow it to come to you, you’ll be surprised how quickly it does by choosing to become a person of value, right, just like you said. The simplification of the business concept is that we are problem solvers. If we can solve somebody’s problem, we can be compensated for that solution. 

The bigger the problem you solve, the bigger the compensation you can receive and see. The key is that we often do a disservice by being pointed into a career or a path—often because of financial gains. 

But a lot of times you have to think about the quality of your life as well, in my opinion, because at the end of the day, when you’re on your deathbed, they did a study that shows that the amount of money that individual made was one of the least factors that brought the quality of life upright.

Gary V is a mentor and somebody I’ve been following for years. One of the things he talks about all the time is if you’re working, you know, for, let’s say, seven days a week or six days a week or even five days a week. But you hate the process. What is that lifestyle and income worth? What if you could do something that you love, right? 

That is, you’re being inspired to do, and this is where you have to take a little bit of time, slow down, sit down, and ask yourself: What is that cause? What is that big problem? Who’s the person who? If you can help them, it will truly make a difference in their lives. 

See, for me, it’s the kids out of college and school systems because, a lot of times, they have an expensive degree. It’s a piece of paper that no longer provides safety or a path. 

So, for me, that is a community for which I am a huge advocate and champion. That’s where I create the free complementary resources. I do the teachings for free because if they can show up, they can implement, and get a result, they’ll be on the right path. 

So, I want your audience to think about you, who’s listening to me right now. I want you to think about what you are truly passionate about. What is that one thing you can be inspired by and pulled towards? 

And one of the exercises I run with my high-end clients all the time when they come on board, I ask them to write down at least 15 things they are living for, right? Maybe it’s their family. Maybe it’s their kids. Maybe it’s having a nice home. Maybe it’s being able to go on vacations and create. Volunteer trips or? Listen, the sky is the limit. Just write down those 15 things to get very conscious and clear. What are those elements that make a difference in your life? If it’s spending time with family and friends, put it on the list, and then you want to prioritize that list from the most important. 

The most impactful to least important, least impactful, and once you’ve done that, I want to ask you one more step. And this is the critical step. Look at that list. And ask yourself, these are the 15 things that I’m living for? What is the one thing I will die for on that list? 

Wow. 

See, for me, that one thing is connection and relationships if I can eradicate the division and the loneliness in this world. I’m happy to be done with my time on this earth. Like if God, you know, came to me right now and said listen. I’m going to give you the dream of your dreams. There will be no war anymore. People will feel connected, valued, and inspired. 

But there’s only one caveat. Your time on this earth is done. I’ll be like. I’m done. Let’s do this. Right. And that is the gift I want to give your audience: find out what you’re willing to die for. Because then life becomes very simple and clear.

Cosmos

And also, I would like to add that many people think they’ll live forever. But once you realize that your life is short, that everything is impermanent, it clarifies your mind because you realize that every day is a beautiful gift. 

Of course, we live in an age where loneliness has almost become a pandemic epidemic. Technology and social media are supposed to have brought people closer. Still, for some reason, everybody spends so much time online that they’ve stopped connecting in real life. And it’s something I’ve noticed not just in America but across the country—the world.

Alexei

Oh, I completely agree with you. Social media is a tool, but unfortunately, it’s weaponized against us rather than for us these days on a mass scale. As you said, people who consume social media often feel more disconnected now than ever. They’ve done studies on this. 

So, my question is, how can you become hyper-vigilant and hyper-aware? Who are the people who are important in your life, and how can you use technology to your advantage and create deeper connections? I’ll give you a perfect example. I haven’t talked to an individual for about four to five years, right? 

And I was just on my social media yesterday. He posted, you know, an important piece that caught my attention of a lie that he did, you know, a few days ago. And right away, I said, you know what? That’s the person I want to create an intention to connect with. I called the person right away, and I reconnected them so we could use these tools to our advantage, or it could be used against us as a weapon. 

So, hopefully, you can take this conscious concept and apply it to your life to create better, more quality relationships.

Cosmos

No, for sure. Alexei, on another note, which is connected, what do you think is the biggest challenge people face when connecting with other people and entrepreneurship? 

It’s part of this process because they’re ultimately interrelated, such as entrepreneurship, building relationships, etc. But what do you think is the biggest challenge that prevents people from connecting on a deeper level? Also, what do you think it is in entrepreneurship?

Alexei

I love that question because we were just discussing this in my mastermind, and we’re discussing, like, what is that one thing that, if we just solve that, it will solve many other problems? And in my humble opinion and experience, it’s ego. Let me explain. See, so often these days, we connect from our ego whenever we choose to connect. 

What I mean by that is we connect from a place of what I can get from this relationship. Right, which breaks the dynamics. The natural dynamics of a relationship, right? If everybody is coming to you, they’re coming to you with an ask. It breaks the relationship, right? The best way I can explain it is by talking to my clients. I talk about relational capital, and each relationship is like a bank account that you get to open in the Bank of your life. Right. 

If you were to open a brand new bank account, go into a branch, and try to withdraw money from it, you probably can’t. If you depend on it, it would be considered a robbery, and you’ll probably be jailed. But that’s what we continue doing in our personal and business relationships daily—my invitation to every one of you, to you who’s listening. 

Start becoming a person of value. Connect with the person on a hard center on what’s important to them. Call them to find out how they are doing, and don’t throw away that question. Get them to share with you what’s going on in their lives. Ask them what’s important to them. 

What are they working on in either connecting them to the solution, maybe being a solution, or becoming a champion for their solution? You’ll be surprised at how that simple concept will change the trajectory of your relationships. Therefore, the trajectory of your life and business, which is the same concept, is easily applied to buses. Yes. 

If you start seeing your clients as partners of value versus just customers, you will start winning in a way you’ve never won before. When you know their problem much better, you spend more time with their problem that they have. And you communicate that value by saying, hey, I know you have this problem; by the way, I’ve been working on this problem for a year, two years, ten years in my case, and 15 years in consulting, right? Right. 

And here are the problems that you’re probably going through, and here are five to seven problems you don’t even know exist because you haven’t gone through the process yet. And that process can be applied in any area, right? Maybe you’re teaching music, maybe you are baking, right? It doesn’t matter what it is, but. When you’re able to show up as a person of value, a person that people say yes to before they even know what the invitation is. You win in your life and business, and you can impact the world to become an amazing American the way our founding fathers intended.

Cosmos

That is amazing. Alexei and I brought up a point connected to spirituality, at least Eastern spirituality, where the biggest thing that stops us from becoming one with God, which is everywhere, is our ego. In the like-in-like-you amongst the yogis in the Himalayas, they meditate, but the purpose of the meditation is to transcend their ego consciousness and go to a higher consciousness. 

And it seems you’re also using the same principles in business because it’s when we go on a heart-to-heart level. We’re looking for that connection in the relationships we are transcending; we’re going where we’re operating from a higher plane. Also, the plane of thrive and abundance, but I don’t know, would you say what are? What are your thoughts on that?

Alexei

I love that my methodology and tested principles align with your shared concept. That’s not how I learned them, but I think you can ride there without even studying meditation or other things regarding the evolution of your heart and soul. 

Even though I think those are superpowers, Fall, here are some of the things I use in my life, and I wanted to share this. One of the concepts that I always share with my clients when it comes to business is that I talk to them and connect with their hearts, not their business. Here’s what happens every time: If you have a business, opportunity, or invitation, try to connect with someone through whom you have, at best, one chance. 

But what I share with my clients is to create a genuine relationship because high-level individuals and high-net-worth individuals with a lot of money and influence, your ideal clients probably know at least one to three people who do exactly what you do.

So, my question to my clients is. What can be your unfair advantage? Often, big business is done because of the relationships, not because of the metrics, meaning it’s not a matter of how good the deal is. What are you doing, or maybe even an unfair advantage? A lot of times, I have seen time and time again, it’s because you have no likes or trust. See. 

Very successful individuals don’t talk about money because they already have it. They talk about the impact that they’re looking to create on the world, and if they talk about a gem, if your audience is the person who’s listening to me right now or maybe even watching me, consider testing this idea. Start talking about the impact that you want to create in the world. 

The problem you’re solving, the solution you’re delivering, and just watch how your conversations, your relationship, and your business. Changes, because you’ll start attracting clients and partners who can go on the journey with you because you have a bigger cause and listen. The bigger cause could be creating the most amazing family experience, right? You can teach others how to create a great family life, and it can be as simple as that because some haven’t spent time researching. How do you have a better, you know, personal relationship? How do you have better?

Cosmos

Yeah.

Alexei

The ability to raise kids correctly is such a simple concept. But the foundation still applies if you’re a person of value. If you have a solution to a real problem that people value, you’ll be compensated for that solution. So, hopefully, that answers your question.

Cosmos

And that is amazing. And look, yeah, no, it does. And I’ll say I had to. I had to ask you, are you an immigrant with an entrepreneurial mindset, and is America’s identity also about an entrepreneurial immigrant mindset? 

And it’s also the land of the free and where dreams are made. What is your opinion on the identity of America and its impact on Americans?

Alexei

You know, I’ve been an American. I’ve been in America for 20 years plus, and I think sometimes, unfortunately, Americans will forget the origin of our story. Right. What I mean by that is that our founding fathers were immigrants. First and foremost, granted, they probably didn’t. Do the best job of connecting with the natives of this land. And that’s the stain on our history. But that said, this beautiful country was built by bringing the best of the table, and I feel we sometimes forget these days. 

That is the case. A lot of times, unfortunately, there’s no. Legal proper ways for extraordinary individuals to come into the United States. I feel that those opportunities were almost nonexistent before because, like, when I, you know, there are many different ways to come into the United States, whether through, you know, a work visa. There are other elements, and I wish our government remembered our origin and had legal ways for people to come into this country to add value and grow this idea further because when we stop growing, we start dying. 

Unfortunately, what I’ve been seeing more and more of is division, ego, and even less respect. When the pandemic happened, when you know the crisis in Russia and Ukraine happened, it was amazing for me to see that people were no longer respectful of other people’s opinions. In the 1970s, people may not have agreed with you, but they respected you enough to hear you out and have that communication stay in place. 

Cold War doesn’t happen right, or additional wars don’t happen, and I feel that’s one of the biggest things I’m seeing that I’m working on helping with the solution of connecting individuals on a real, real human level. Right? Because I’ve had the blessing and opportunity to travel worldwide. And the crazy thing I keep seeing repeatedly is that people are much more alike than different. We all want a safe place for us and our families. We all want to be compensated for our gifts or our solutions, and we want to have maybe that impact or the quality of life that you know, I believe that people should have the opportunity to Burn, and yet more and more these days, it’s all about the politics. Who’s attacking who? And it’s the government. I think we’ll often get into a conversation I am no longer a part of. 

And it’s one thing to protect the minorities. But unfortunately, I’m seeing more and more where minorities are now being weaponized against the majority.

Cosmos

No, Sir.

Alexei

And that’s. Goes against the principles. I believe what this country was based on.

Cosmos

No, totally. I mean, we are ultimately like those are the principles that made this country extraordinary in the 1st place because it was that immigrant identity and that entrepreneurial spirit that led to The thing and, but in actively what we see in civilization, we reach a point of static Ness, because like the life becomes easy, right and things become easy, and like everything comes to us easy after the initial hard work. And then we just and good times create weak situations from those. Make situations come the hard times, and I think we’re in that phase right now.

Alexei

No, I completely agree with you. I think you’re quoting Scott Peterson, who I highly respect; he has an amazing mind and concepts. And I believe it was he who said great times make weak men. Weak men make bad times. Bad times make strong men; obviously, I don’t want to be disrespectful to women. I think when he’s using the word man, he means men and women. I want to include that because we have some amazing women entrepreneurs and amazing women who are making a difference in this world. I want to highlight their contribution, just like some of the amazing ones in that.

Part of my message lies in transformation and fighting with it. Let’s connect. Let’s stop dividing men, women, blacks, and whites. It masked and unmasked. These are weapons of mass division. Let’s say no to division. 

Let’s connect on a human level, and you know, maybe that’s part of my experience because I grew up in the USSR. I didn’t see the worst times, but I saw enough where? People survive through collaboration and neighborhoods—their neighbors. Whenever somebody had a party, it was like a potluck. People would bring things to the table to ensure that, if it was somebody’s birthday, that table was full and not because of one person. It was a community coming together, and that’s my big war cry for everyone listening. Let’s start creating a connection. 

And fight against division. Consider having a conversation with somebody you may not know or understand yet and ask them why they believe what they believe, and you would be surprised that they have some very powerful reasons.

Cosmos

No.

Alexei

Believing what they believe, and if you can have compassion and empathy, I think that will change the game.

Cosmos

No, totally. And one of the things that you mentioned is that you were in the former Soviet Union, and then it’s just a different place. There was a lot of poverty there because of communist ideas. 

And then you see entrepreneurship, and you see capitalism, which is not perfect, but it allows you to succeed in life, right? It gives you and, like, basically, you see the contrast. 

You can appreciate that as an immigrant, but if you have been a fish inside saltwater your entire life, you cannot see anything. It’s different, and I feel like people brought up here have been in this situation their entire lives. 

So, how will they know what they have if they haven’t seen the other side sometimes? Yeah, it would be best if you had a contrast, a difference, to understand and appreciate what you already have.

Alexei

I love that, and one of my favorite quotes is from one of my mentors. He talks about the fact that it wasn’t a quote but a statement of facts. They did a study that showed that. An immigrant is four times more likely to become a millionaire, right? Because I believe in that contrast, they know what not having is like. 

Sometimes, we do our kids a disservice by giving them everything without teaching them the value of earning things. When they become adults, they learn that I can get anything for nothing, and they expect everything for nothing. 

That’s where we get into these elements of unrest, where people have forgotten how to be of value and service to others because collaboration is the greatest power on this earth; right communication and collaboration are the greatest gifts gifted to us. 

As a species, we survive because we’re not the smartest. We’re not the biggest, and we’re not the fastest animal out there, but it was through our collaboration and our connection that we were able to survive as a species. And if we don’t get back onto the same connection path again. We’re going to go through some very hard times. Unfortunate.

Cosmos

No, I mean, but sometimes, you’re right about that. But sometimes, you must endure hard times to appreciate what they have, right? So maybe it is it. It is inevitable, but hopefully, they can appreciate it without having to do it just by looking at the rest of the world. Alexei, on a different note, I know you’re doing this thing called—that relationship. But wait, can you tell me the audience a little bit more about this and the premise of how it got started?

Alexei

You know that’s a great question because. One relation with a concept is not something. Like a brand or just a slogan, this is the philosophy in my life. And the truth is, it came at one of the lowest points of my life. After building an A7-figure company, I ended up becoming depressed and suicidal, right? I had dream cars in my garage and a fiancée with everything I had. I lost my way because I was living a life of luxury. I wasn’t living a life of meaning. I lost the meaning in my life, and because of that. 

See, I want to share one quote I’ve shared on stage worldwide. You can live weeks without food. You can live days without water. You can live minutes without air, but you cannot live a second without hope or impact. See, that was the moment that brought me to this concept. See, when I was at the lowest point of my life, right where I was in so much emotional pain over the things that were going on in my life behind the scenes, I was, for the first time, realizing how somebody could consider suicide as a solution for releasing pain. 

And thankfully I don’t go. I didn’t go any further. But I spent almost a month in my bed without being able to get out of it, like physically get out of it, where it felt like I was mentally paralyzed. I would try to move my arms, and then they would move. I would try to move my legs, and they would move. But one beautiful thing that came from it is. I believe I got a chance to see a different light or a different way because I was able to reconnect with a mentor of mine who spoke service and impact into my life. I started following her teaching literally like breadcrumbs. And when I realized that. I asked myself what the most important thing in my life was, and when looking at my entire life, successes and failures, I realized that it was all about relationships and what I mean by that. If somebody gave me the right information, that would make a difference in my life. Or they shared a referral that made a difference or those amazing individuals who chose to partner with me when I needed support. That was the key thing that made me realize that My life would become about relationships because there was another mentor named Jim Rohn. He told a famous poet about how you are the average of the five people you surround yourself with. 

But the funny thing was in that low state. I couldn’t have the capacity and the capacity for the five; I said if I can get to the five, who’s the one person? That’s where the whole concept started. It evolved to one relationship away. Still, I truly believe that every one of us has just one relationship away from the life of our dreams or the impact we can create in the world, and it’s just being open enough. To see. Who’s in your network that can add to your mission and vision? And the impact you want to create in the world. So that was the origin and the birth of the concept of one relationship way.

Cosmos

Wow. So, Alexei, you had everything. You had your fiancé, your cars, you had all a successful business, and you were still looking for meaning. A lot of people in America think that this is what success is all about. Like you reached the point of success, and then you still weren’t happy, it’s fascinating. But it’s ultimately the lesson that America as a nation has to learn. Ultimately, materialism and consumerism are going to make them happy.

Alexei

You know, I think it was Jim Carrey that said that. You know. Wealth and money are not everything, but I hope you get to experience it and realize it. But you also don’t have to go on that journey and trust somebody that’s been there. Yes, having financial freedom is important. You have you know enough money that you can have the time. Freedom is important. 

And those are not the greatest factors in the quality of the individuals’ lives. They did. A 75-year study by Harvard University. It was the longest study that’s ever been done on the topic, where they have taken 100 people from their birth to almost their death. Some have passed away already. Some of them, in their very old Age, would have these surveys every year, and they have found that the number one factor when it comes to health, quality of life, wealth, and the impact was the quality of the relationships people chose to have in their life. To me, that’s. Is it mind-blowing? Ready. 

But it’s also important to start playing the game knowing that. Smart number one, do the exercise I discussed and find out what you live for. What are those key things that add value to your life? #2. Find out what that one thing is that you’re willing to die for. Right. Once you are clear on those two things, the third element that makes all the difference is creating a community around the cause.

You’ll be amazed at how successful and fast you will become by serving the community, and the quality of your life will exponentially change. If somebody does this, I promise you in the next 6 to 12 months, you will be emailing Cosmos or me and saying, oh my God, thank you for changing the trajectory of our lives.

Cosmos

No, I appreciate this so much, Alexei and Alexei. Can you tell me if there are any products you’re making right now that you want the audience to see?

Alexei

You know what, as far as projects go, I always talk about being a person of value. And I don’t only talk about what I act upon. Right? As our relationship is right, talk about one relationship way. I want to honor that relationship. Because of our relationship, I will give each of your listeners a copy of my book Network and Grow Reach 10 Secrets to bring extraordinary life into your life and business. I use these basic principles daily to create strategic, powerful relationships. Fine. 

But you know what? I’m going to go a step further. They can also obviously subscribe to my podcasts or at least listen to some of the most impactful people in my life. These are people like Mike Dillard, who owned and hosted the self-made Man podcast. He was the person that I used to listen to at Milo’s point of my life. He was the person that inspired me to start this journey right, even though it’s taking a few. Years. But you will hear podcasts with him and others, and I look forward to having Cosmos on it to share his principles on how you can create an unfair advantage in your life. 

So, I’m excited about that. Last but not least, I want to end by giving you the ultimate gift I can give you. To me, it’s the gift of one relationship away. What I mean by that is because of our relationship. Because you’re hearing this podcast, you’ve connected with Cosmos. You’re part of this community. 

And I want to serve this community to the best of my ability by gifting you a network. A mastermind and an amazing group of resources will give you an unfair advantage regarding your life, business, and the impact you want to create. It’s called the Ultimate Dream Hacker Mastermind. What I will do for this community is reach out to me or get the book and mention that you’re coming from the Amazing American podcast. I will give you that community for a dollar a month. 

When I launch it publicly, it will be at a minimum of $100 a month because their value will be there. This is the Community that I get to hang out with. If you want to get to know me, Cosmos, better because he will be invited to it, come hang out with me. Us. Let us help you have an unfair advantage in your life so you can start. You are living the life of your dreams. Not someday, but today.

Cosmos

Thank you so much, Alexei. And Alexei, how can the audience connect with you and get to know you personally? How do they do that if they have to reach out to you?

Alexei

The best way to do it is to either go to networkandgrowrich.com or scan the QR code up there, or I will ask Cosmos to put it in your show notes. So, if you’re driving and listening while running, you can return to the show notes and just click the link to get all the gifts.

Cosmos

Thank you so much, Alexei. I appreciate and am grateful you came to this podcast and shared your wisdom and insights. These are the things we need for success, not just in entrepreneurship but in life as well. I do hope that you take the time to come back to this podcast at a later time.

Alexei

It would be my pleasure and honor, as I love to be among those choosing to make this world a better and brighter place.

Cosmos

Thank you. And I want to end this podcast by letting my fellow extraordinary Americans know that, hey, look, there’s an extraordinary with each one of us. We have to awaken it and unleash it until next time. Bye for now.

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