Goals DO Come True with Doug Bennett

Goals DO Come True with Doug Bennett

Welcome to Goals Do Come True with Doug Bennett, bestselling author, lifestyle financial planner, and international speaker. Each week, Doug will share insights with you from inspiring guests who have already achieved their work-optional dreams. You’ll get a ringside seat into real stories of people who have overcome bankruptcy, built and sold successful businesses, and are now living life on their own terms WITHOUT ever worrying about their finances. By the end of this journey, you’ll be one step closer to unlocking The Work Optional Lifestyle Financial Plan® – a toolkit of all the unique systems and processes you need to craft a lifestyle where work is truly optional. So, if you’re ready to embrace financial freedom, retire early, and do it without constantly pinching pennies, stay tuned for exciting new episodes released every Wednesday.

Episodes

November 25, 2025 33 mins
Summary In this conversation, Lisa Conway-Hughes discusses her ambitious vision for growing her company over the next seven years, emphasizing the importance of setting goals that are challenging yet achievable. She reflects on her initial feelings of doubt and how, over time, those goals have started to feel more attainable. Doug adds to the discussion by highlighting the unique perspective on goal achievability. Getting hold of...
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Summary The conversation explores the concept of future memory and how it can be utilized to enhance daily experiences. The speaker emphasizes the importance of intention and the ability to choose one's thoughts to create a more fulfilling life. Techniques for waking up with a positive mindset and setting goals are discussed, highlighting the role of neuroplasticity in personal growth. Takeaways You can wake up and start us...
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Summary In this episode, Doug Bennett interviews Steve Clout, who shares his 37-year journey of financial planning, retirement, and personal growth. Steve discusses his transition to retirement at age 60, the psychological shifts involved, and the importance of having a plan for income after work. He reflects on his career achievements, financial decisions, and the impact of life events on his goals. Additionally, Steve shares h...
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Summary In this conversation, Doug Bennett shares profound insights on resilience and goal setting, stemming from a life-altering experience. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing life's fragility and the need to adjust priorities in the face of adversity. Doug advocates for viewing setbacks as opportunities for growth and stresses that while we cannot control external events, we can control our responses to them. This minds...
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Keywords goals, personal development, entrepreneurship, mentorship, happiness, financial planning, life lessons, purpose, retirement, business strategies Summary In this episode of Goals Do Come True, Doug Bennett interviews Doug C. Brown, a seasoned entrepreneur and mentor with a wealth of experience in building businesses and understanding the importance of goals. They discuss the significance of having clear goals for persona...
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Keywords goals, success, happiness, entrepreneurship, TED Talk, personal development, unreasonable goals, energetics, identity, framework Summary In this episode, Doug Bennett interviews Dr. Nona Djavid, an entrepreneur and TED Talk speaker, about the evolution of goals and the importance of redefining success and happiness. Dr. Nona shares her journey from achieving traditional goals to embracing unreasonable visions that align...
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October 14, 2025 67 mins
Summary In this episode of Goals Do Come True, Doug Bennett interviews Mario Malcolm Mugan, known as M3, an author with a compelling story about his journey in writing and goal setting. M3 shares his aspirations of creating a billion-dollar franchise with his book series, discusses the importance of manifestation and networking, and reflects on his experiences from being homeless to becoming a reality TV star on Big Brother. He em...
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Summary In this episode of Goals Do Come True, Doug Bennett interviews Stuart Wade, a high-performance mindset coach and clinical hypnotherapist. Stuart shares his journey from martial arts to hypnotherapy, emphasizing the importance of goal setting, visualization, and understanding the subconscious mind. He discusses his current aspirations and the significance of intentions in achieving goals. The conversation highlights the pow...
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Summary In this episode of Goals Do Come True, Doug Bennett speaks with Jane Lim, a financial planner and mother, about her journey from Indonesia to Australia, her experiences in the financial industry, and her reflections on setting meaningful goals. They discuss the importance of understanding one's purpose, the evolution of goals over time, and the significance of giving back to the community. Jane shares insights from her p...
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Join Doug Bennett as he sits down with Dorice Horenstein, speaker, author, and champion of personal growth to discuss what it truly means to “choose to be your own champion.” Dorice shares her inspiring journey from Israel to the world stage, revealing how intention, resilience, setting goals that you actually believe you can reach, the art of using smaller daily goals that lead to your achieving the big ones and the power of choic...
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Have you ever wondered how to turn your deepest struggles into your greatest strengths? Join Doug Bennett as he sits down with Bennie White, a coach, boxer, podcaster and public speaker who transformed a life of adversity, addiction, and street fights into a story of resilience and inspiration. Bennie shares how boxing became his turning point, the mindset shifts that fuelled his transformation, and why being present is his ultimat...
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Join Doug Bennett as he sits down with Bryon, the performance coach. Bryon Munford is the founder of Lifestyle Revolution and for 17 years he has been working in fitness and helping busy professionals optimise their health and performance for work in as little as three hours a week. Doug shares how he uses goals to help people build good lifestyle habits. Don’t wait for a health scare to make your wellbeing your top priority. Inst...
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Join Doug Bennett as he sits down with Karen King, creator of Gold Star Pro and founder of The Escapepreneur™ for a conversation about her journey to location independence, world schooling her children, and running her businesses remotely. Karen shares her transition from living a traditional Australian life to traveling for a decade, visiting 57 countries. This episode explores the hidden benefits of traveling full time, including...
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Join Doug Bennett as he sits down with coach Gregory Russell Benedikt for a conversation about dreams versus goals. Gregory shares his journey from a 100-day rejection challenge, including asking strangers to jump in their pools, to landing a TEDx talk and meeting his girlfriend through bold action. This episode explores Gregory's perspective on holding goals loosely, his experience with goal apathy and his coaching approach where ...
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Join Doug for a conversation with Greg Lunceford, a wealth advisor from Chicago who's changing retirement planning. Greg shares his research on the psychological challenges of leaving work, drawing from his PhD in management and client experiences during the 2008 financial crisis. He reveals why financial advisors rarely address the emotional costs of retirement that go beyond money. From lawyers wanting to start rock bands to exec...
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Doug interviews Anya Cheng, who went from unemployed during the 2008 recession to building Taelor Style, an AI-powered men's sustainable fashion company. Anya shares how she ambushed hiring managers outside buildings, called newspaper publishers from phone booths and leveraged her reporter background to land her first job. Anya reveals her framework for persistence, explains how she identified the massive waste problem in fashion a...
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Doug welcomes Kasim, a seven figure entrepreneur who's mastered the art of turning goals into reality. From writing himself 100 million dollar checks to building the world's #1 Google Ads agency without ever running a campaign himself, Kasim reveals the "magic" behind goal setting and the science of habit formation. Discover why motivation is dangerous, how to weaponise your mornings, and the counterintuitive truth about delegation...
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Doug interviews Gifty Enright, a keynote speaker, coach and author. Gifty shares her approach to goal setting, starting small and building up gradually. She explains why setting goals across multiple life areas allows you to borrow motivation when one area struggles. The conversation covers breaking down large goals into manageable steps, the role of male allies in closing gender gaps and tips for delegation and boundary setting. ...
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Doug interviews Paul Davis, a business growth consultant and author of "Genius Unlocked." Paul shares his methodology for finding life purpose, challenging popular concepts like ‘start with why’ and passion based approaches. He explains his four-element framework and advocates using intentions instead of goals and shares stories about achieving targets through rewards like biplane wing walks. The conversation covers why conventiona...
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Caroline Antonia from Rebellious Business joins Doug in this episode. Caroline talks about the painful reality of personal growth, comparing goal achievement to the grieving process. From her entrepreneurial journey that started with selling CDs at age 9 to building a thriving business network, Caroline shares why she believes goals require emotional sacrifice and identity shifts. Discover her unique perspective on personality test...
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