Episode Full Transcript

Length: 01:28:49
Host: Patrick Francey
Guest: Corey Corpodian

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  Intro

  0:04
  Hi there, and welcome to The Everyday Millionaire podcast. My name is Patrick Francey, and I am your host. Thank you for listening. I have conversations with seemingly ordinary individuals who have achieved extraordinary results in their life and business. My intention is to inspire and help you learn and grow by having guests share how they face challenges and celebrate wins. And now, let’s get on with the show and have a conversation with today’s guest.

  0:42
  Most people don’t fail because they lack effort. They fail because they don’t know how to convert clarity into action, especially when the pressure’s on. Today’s guest has spent decades helping leaders, entrepreneurs, and sales professionals do exactly that. Corey Corpodian is the founder of Unleash Success, a high performance sales and leadership consultancy trusted by organizations that don’t have the luxury of guesswork. Corey doesn’t teach hype. He teaches execution: how to think clearly, communicate powerfully, and perform when it actually matters. Today we’re unpacking what separates average performers from people who consistently win.

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  Meeting Corey and his origin story

  1:46
  Patrick: Corey Corpodian, welcome to the podcast.
  Corey: Thanks, Patrick. I’m excited to be on.

  2:12
  Patrick: If someone asks you today, “What do you do?” how do you answer? Corey: I’m the host of the Unleash Success podcast where I interview entrepreneurs who have built million and even billion dollar companies. I also wrote a book called Emotional Fitness. Today I help entrepreneurs tackle the mental game so they can grow themselves and their businesses.
  Corey: Emotional fitness is the defining factor between people who succeed and people who fail. Everybody fails. It’s what you do when you fail. Mike Tyson said, “Everybody’s got a plan until you get punched in the mouth.” My blueprint was: go to school, get good grades, become a doctor or lawyer. I became an orthodontist. I did dental school, residency, became board certified. And six months after graduating I woke up and thought, “Is this really it?”

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  The health scare and “memento mori”

  5:00
  Corey: I started competing in men’s physique around 2014, 2015. I noticed a mole on my chest changing, went to a dermatologist, and it was melanoma, the most aggressive skin cancer. They removed a chunk larger than a golf ball. I asked if I could wait six months to compete. She said no, if you wait six months you could lose half your chest. If you wait a year you might not be here. That was my memento mori moment.

  6:13
  Corey: I started reading books and going to seminars. Fast forward six to nine months later, my life changed. I met my wife, doubled my income while working less, bought a dream beach house. People asked what I was doing differently. The difference was consistency. People try something for a few days and quit.

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  Patrick asks about emotional impact and depression

  10:00
  Patrick: When you got that diagnosis, emotionally how did it hit you? Did it wake you up, shut you down?
  Corey: I didn’t snap back immediately. I battled depression for years. It got worse after the diagnosis. By November or December I was in a bad place mentally, feeling like I didn’t see the reason to live. I knew something had to change.

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  Tony Robbins and building routines

  11:55
  Corey: I discovered Tony Robbins and his event Date With Destiny. I’d never been to a personal development seminar. Out of desperation I dropped $5,000, took a week off, flew to Florida. People were jumping up and down. I thought I might leave. An hour in he said something I’ll never forget: “Success without fulfillment is the ultimate failure.” That was me. Successful on paper, zero fulfillment. I stayed, but the key is what you do when you get home. I created new routines and daily exercises so I didn’t fall back into old habits.

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  Defining emotional fitness

  15:00
  Corey: Emotional fitness is the ability to control your emotions instead of letting them control you. Something bad happens, you get angry. Do you explode and create more problems, or do you pause, assess, and make a rational decision? Those small choices every day push you toward or away from your goals.

  16:45
  Corey: When people pursue goals, they’re driven by two emotions: faith that they can, or fear that they can’t. That leads to action toward the goal, or distraction: social media, TV, even “productive looking” activity that does not move the needle.

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  Perspective, contribution, and fulfillment

  20:00
  Corey: Exercise is a big part of emotional fitness. You can’t be full sprint running and be depressed, you’re trying to breathe. I also talk about posture and power posing, how physiology can shift mindset.

  23:06
  Corey: I remember sitting on the deck of the beach house with an ocean view, alone. I tried calling my girlfriend, my parents, my sisters, nobody answered. I realized, if I don’t have anyone to share it with, it’s meaningless. Helping people, contribution, relationships, that’s fulfillment.

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  High performers, time protection, and the GPS idea

  28:21
  Corey: The best entrepreneurs are disciplined with routines and protective of their time. They block time for needle movers. They train their mind and emotions constantly. Pain is part of growth, but they reframe it.

  30:00
  Corey: Emotional fitness is like a GPS. Without it you run in circles for years. With it, when you hit a roadblock, you reroute to the destination. You don’t quit.

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  Busy vs productive, 80/20, and sales execution

  35:00
  Corey: People think being busy is the same as being productive. It’s not. Use the 80/20 rule. Measure what matters. Improve follow-up and systems. Many businesses lose sales simply because they do not follow up enough.

  39:04
  Patrick: Writing goals and journaling offloads repeating thoughts. It frees mental capacity for creativity and opportunities.
  Corey: Writing goals also primes the unconscious mind to notice and act. You see what you focus on.

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  Comfort traps, identity, and becoming the person

  43:04
  Corey: People default to comfort: food, alcohol, scrolling, even “safe problems.” To change, you need leverage. Pleasure motivates, but pain motivates more. Use both: what you want, and what you refuse to tolerate.

  50:00
  Patrick: It’s not about the goal, it’s about who you become. Identity standards matter.
  Corey: Yes, future pacing and living into that identity is powerful. Doing hard things consistently builds confidence.

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  Defining success

  55:00
  Patrick: How do you define success?
  Corey: I used to define it as money targets, and it made me miserable. Now success is freedom: doing what you want, with who you want, when you want, and enjoying the life you’re living.

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  Sales psychology and decision-making

  1:02:20
  Corey: People buy based on emotion and justify with logic. Ask questions first. Find pain points. Then tailor your solution. Don’t pitch before you understand.

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  Signals people miss and closing message

  1:10:00
  Corey: Common signals are burnout, losing routines, vague goals, and mismanaged time. Relationship neglect is huge for entrepreneurs. Rebalance after intensity seasons.

  1:11:56
  Corey: Today can be the decision that changes your life. The decision is easy. The follow-through is hard, and that’s where emotional fitness matters most.

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  Rapid fire and wrap

  1:15:00
  Corey answers rapid fire questions: iPhone, influential books (Rich Dad Poor Dad, Daily Stoic style reading), music (Mary Poppins with kids, Bon Jovi), movie (The Matrix), gratitude (kids, opportunity to share a positive message).

  1:28:16
  Patrick: If you found value, please rate, review, and share. Email: CEO@reincanada.com. Until next time, Patrick out.