In this Business Blast Podcast episode, host Tyler Wagner interviews empowerment artist Rob Howze. Howze shares a formative personal story about his mother’s sacrifice and resilience, which fuels his own drive. He emphasizes that 100 % focus is the most valuable skill for any endeavor—whether relationships, sales, or personal growth—and credits focus with helping him overcome addiction and become a better husband. His core business advice is to understand the "why" behind every action, avoiding blind imitation. For his younger self, he advises slowing down and listening more. He defines happiness as loving oneself first, using the metaphor of an overflowing cup that can then spill over to others. Howze cites Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich as his favorite book, highlighting the "definite chief aim" concept that aligns with his focus principle. His personal mantra, "The future is what you do today," underscores the importance of present actions shaping tomorrow. He directs listeners to his website RobHowesSpeaks.com and LinkedIn for further engagement.
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Alright everyone, welcome back to another episode of the Business Blast Podcast. I'm your host Tyler Wagner. Today I have Rob Howes with us. He is an empowerment artist, so welcome to the show, man.
Man, thanks for having me, my friend.
Of course, pumped to have you here. Let's dive into the first one. First one I got for you, Rob, is what is the best story from your life that has an underlying valuable message?
Ooh, underlying valuable message. The story of my life, the biggest one is watching my mother growing up, who, you know, we weren't poor, but she had to eat popcorn so we can eat real food because she didn't have enough money for her to have dinner. And watching her go through that process to then going through a divorce and becoming a lawyer and having the life that she desires. Watching that metamorphosis has been what has helped me sustain through my trials to become triumph.
And what is the most valuable piece of information we should know that's within your expertise or industry?
So the most valuable thing I can give anybody, and this is for my expertise and really for life, it's focus. It's focus. 100% focus. And whatever you're trying to do, whether you're Whether you're trying to fix your marriage, you're gonna have to focus on how you're talking, how you're showing up. Whether you're trying to fix your sales, you're gonna have to focus on the stats, the in, the out. If you're trying to focus on building something, you gotta be able to do the measurements. It's focusing. That has been the biggest thing to help me beat drugs, have, be an amazing husband, I think, and also live a life that I desire because focus.
And what's your best piece of overall business advice? So not necessarily industry-specific.
Really have a clear understanding about what you're doing and why you're doing it. I mean, there's a lot of things we can do in business, there's millions of things you can do, but understand why you're doing it. And once you can connect with that, meaning you're not doing it because your mom did it or because you saw someone do it on TV, there's a reason why you're doing it. Find out what that why is, that's the biggest thing, that's the biggest piece of business advice I can ever give. Just make sure you know why you're doing what you're doing.
And if you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would that be?
Slow down, listen more. Slow down and listen more. 'Cause you're still gonna be going super fast, okay? But just slow down and listen more. That's how I learned how to talk a little better. I thought that if I talked slow, I was really talking slow, but by talking slow was talking still faster than normal.
And in your opinion, what's the key to happiness?
Loving yourself first. Loving yourself. It's the— it revolves around my cup overflowing. So if your cup is overflowing, you have enough in it. If your cup's empty, you don't have anything and no one else gets anything. But if you're full, you can then spill over to other people. Love yourself first. Put the mask on your face first.
And what is the best book that you've read and what was the number one thing you learned from that?
Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich, The Mastermind Principle. I would say that, but honestly, that's two. Number one is definite chief aim. It goes back to focus. I opened up with that definite chief aim. What Napoleon Hill is talking about is you must have a definite purpose in where you're going, because if you don't know where you're going, any road will get you nowhere.
And what is your favorite quote and why?
Oh, this sounds so narcissistic, but it's mine, and the only reason is because it helped me. The future is what you do today, so do something today that will impact your tomorrow. It's my favorite because it's my life. It's my life story. It's the stamp of me, and I realize how important the things I do today matter for the future. And since I recognize that, I now have the ability to paint the picture for the future.
Well, dude, listen, thanks so much for coming on. The last one I have for you before we let you go is where can our audience best find you online?
RobHowesSpeaks.com. If you are anybody, anybody in business, thinking about business, anything personal development, business development, come to LinkedIn. That is a place that everyone who has anything to do with business should be.
Perfect. Thanks again for coming on, man.
Thanks, man. Appreciate you, brother.
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