Money is just a tool. So why does it so often feel like a trap instead of support?

In this episode of The Currency of Happiness, Andrew Rocha breaks down the five things money can actually do and the one direction most people unconsciously send the majority of their income. Not because they are irresponsible, but because they never stopped to decide what their money was for.

Drawing from his own life and years of sitting across from thousands of people, Andrew explores why more money does not automatically create more peace and why clarity matters more than income when it comes to building a meaningful life.

You will learn:
• Why buying more stuff rarely leads to contentment
• How experiences shape identity more than possessions
• Why buying back time is one of the most overlooked uses of money
• What generosity does to your relationship with money
• Why saving and investing create emotional stability, not just financial progress

Money cannot buy happiness. But it can support it when it is aligned with your values.

This episode is an invitation to stop letting money drift and start using it with intention.

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Leadership looks like influence from the outside. But real leadership carries weight, responsibility, and consequences.

Dr. Mike Bolton advises companies, sits on boards, coaches leaders, and helps shape organizations around the world. From the outside, that looks like success. But leadership always carries weight.

In this conversation, we talk about responsibility, stewardship, the long arc of calling and what it means to build something that actually lasts. We also go back to Mike’s early years in ministry and education, the transition into advisory and board work, and how marriage, family, and legacy reshape what success even means.

Topics we cover:
- Leadership in the real world, not just theory
- The hidden weight of responsibility
- Vision vs reality and execution constraints
- Stewardship with people, capital, and influence
- Calling, identity, and transition seasons
- Legacy, marriage, and long game success
- A book, people, and a quote that shaped Mike
- What happiness actually looks like

Website: https://thecurrencyofhappiness.com/

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Debt rarely feels dangerous at first. It feels like relief. Progress. Momentum. But over time, it quietly begins to shrink your life.

In this episode of The Currency of Happiness, Andrew Rocha shares the season when he and his wife Emily were doing everything right financially and still ended each month with almost nothing left. Not because of recklessness, but because their financial system was designed for survival, not freedom.

This conversation is not about hustle or shame.

It is about how debt affects your stress, relationships, confidence, and ability to dream. And why lasting change comes from structure and clarity, not just discipline.

You will hear:
• How debt slowly shifts your decisions and priorities
• Why effort alone cannot fix broken financial systems
• What happens psychologically when you regain financial clarity
• How simple money systems can restore calm and momentum

This episode is not about getting rich. It is about building a life with intention instead of just financing one.

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In this episode of The Currency of Happiness, we explore what it really looks like to build legacy through real estate, family, leadership, and influence.

Most people meet Bryce Kander and see the realtor, the investor, and the content creator. What they don’t see is the eighteen year old who entered real estate early, trained by one of the best mentors possible, his mom, and the leader who is now helping shape how an entire generation approaches real estate investing.

Andrew sits down with Bryce, a longtime friend, trusted advisor, and a central figure in the Alberta real estate investing space. Bryce is a realtor, investor, coach, and the founder of the Central Alberta Real Estate Investor Network. He has helped thousands of people pursue financial freedom through real estate while building a portfolio of thirty four doors and scaling a business that tripled in the past year.

This conversation goes far beyond transactions.

Together, Andrew and Bryce unpack identity, influence, and responsibility. They talk openly about entering real estate young, learning under strong mentorship, navigating growth, and staying grounded while your platform expands. They also reflect on how business success impacts family life, leadership, and the kind of legacy you are actually building.

You will hear insights on:

• Getting started in real estate investing early
• Mentorship and learning from the right people
• Building wealth without losing your values
• Creating influence that serves others
• Balancing business growth with family priorities
• Defining legacy beyond money and doors

This episode is for investors, entrepreneurs, and leaders who want to build more than a portfolio. It is for people who care about impact, stewardship, and creating freedom that extends beyond themselves.

To go deeper, visit thecurrencyofhappiness.com to get a free copy of the Ultimate Goal Setting Framework and start building systems that support intentional growth in your finances, leadership, and life.

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In this solo episode of The Currency of Happiness, we confront one of the most common and costly traps in modern success.

A performance based identity.

If your self worth collapses the moment you stop achieving, this episode is for you.

Most people think they have a performance problem. In reality, they have an identity problem. When achievement becomes the foundation of your life, success stops feeling like freedom and starts feeling like pressure.

Through the story of John D. Rockefeller and personal reflection, Andrew breaks down how chasing achievement for validation eventually leads to anxiety, exhaustion, and disconnection. Rockefeller had wealth, power, and influence, yet his body and inner life collapsed under the weight of performance. His turning point did not come from earning more, but from realigning who he was becoming.

This episode unpacks four common pillars of a performance based identity:

• Achievement as validation
• Comparison as direction
• Productivity as identity
• Image as protection

You will learn how these patterns quietly shape your stress, relationships, leadership, and sense of self, even when things look successful on the outside.

Andrew also introduces a practical framework to interrupt performance driven living and rebuild from a healthier foundation.

STOP. SEE. SHIFT. STEWARD.

This system helps you identify what you are trying to prove, name what is happening internally, realign toward character and purpose, and act with stewardship rather than striving.

This episode is for leaders, parents, professionals, and high performers who are tired of feeling like their worth is tied to output, approval, or image. It is for anyone who wants to build success that lasts without losing peace, identity, or integrity along the way.

To go deeper, visit thecurrencyofhappiness.com to get a free copy of the Ultimate Goal Setting Framework and begin building systems that support character, clarity, and long term freedom.

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In this episode of The Currency of Happiness, we explore faith, formation, creativity, and the responsibility that comes with helping millions engage with Scripture.

Most people read the Bible. Very few people carry the weight of helping others experience it in a way that feels alive, grounded, and faithful to the text.

Andrew sits down with Steven Schwartz, a Biblical teacher at Home Church and the Artistic Director for The Chosen, one of the most widely watched faith based series in the world.

But before Steven ever served on a global stage, he played a formative role in Andrew’s own faith journey. He helped make Scripture come alive not through emotion alone, but through curiosity, study, and reverence for the text. Teaching how to slow down, ask better questions, research deeply, and listen for what God is actually saying rather than projecting what we want to hear.

This conversation explores the unseen weight of storytelling, the responsibility of handling sacred text, and the inner formation required to lead, create, and teach with integrity.

You will hear insights on:

• Reading Scripture with depth, intention, and humility
• The role of creativity in faith formation
• Carrying responsibility without losing reverence
• Calling, obedience, and long term faithfulness
• How story shapes belief, identity, and discipleship

This episode is for anyone wrestling with faith, leadership, creativity, or calling. For those who want their beliefs to be rooted, their thinking to be thoughtful, and their faith to be formed rather than inherited.

To go deeper, visit thecurrencyofhappiness.com to get a free copy of the Ultimate Goal Setting Framework and begin building systems that support intentional growth in your faith, leadership, and life.

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In this episode of The Currency of Happiness, we ask an uncomfortable but necessary question.

What are we actually chasing?

Most people spend decades chasing more money, more success, more approval, and more proof that they are doing well. But often, the thing we are chasing is not the thing we actually want.

In this episode, Andrew Rocha shares a defining season from early in his marriage. A season marked by debt, insecurity, ego, and a warehouse job that required five dollar steel toe boots from a thrift store that were a full size too small. Painful lessons followed, both literally and figuratively.

Through that season, Andrew learned a truth that reshaped his life, marriage, and leadership.

Character matters more than reputation.

You can look successful on the outside and still be falling apart on the inside. You can be chasing achievement while quietly losing peace, alignment, and the people you love most.

This episode breaks down:

• The difference between reputation and character
• Why success without alignment always feels empty
• How unmanaged stress spills into marriage, parenting, and leadership
• Why systems matter more than motivation
• How happiness is built through intentional deposits, not achievement

Andrew also walks through three practical questions everyone should ask themselves:

1. What am I actually chasing
2. Who am I becoming while I chase it
3. Are my systems supporting the life I want

This episode is for anyone who feels successful on paper but unsettled inside. For leaders, parents, and professionals who want to build a life that feels grounded, intentional, and aligned, not just impressive.

To go deeper, visit thecurrencyofhappiness.com to get a free copy of the Ultimate Goal Setting Framework and start building systems that support real peace, clarity, and freedom.

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In this episode of The Currency of Happiness, we explore what it really means to heal, become whole and rebuild a life after everything falls apart.

Some people rebuild their lives once. Garth Mitchell‑Epp and Melanie Mitchell‑Epp rebuilt theirs twice. First, individually, after seasons of divorce, identity loss, and deep brokenness. Then together as a blended family rooted in restoration, faith, and purpose.

This conversation is living proof that healing is possible, wholeness is possible, and freedom is possible, no matter where you start.

Andrew sits down with Garth and Melanie to unpack their personal journeys before they ever met, the hard work of becoming whole as individuals, and what it took to trust again after pain. They share honest insight into rebuilding identity, confronting lies that keep people small, and learning how to walk through healing rather than rushing past it.

Together, they also discuss the realities of blending a family, navigating fear and insecurity, and building a marriage grounded in partnership and calling. From raising children to becoming grandparents, this episode explores how healing continues through every season of life.

You will hear powerful insights on:

• Healing after divorce and personal loss
• Rewriting identity after brokenness
• Becoming whole before building something new
• Breaking lies that limit growth and freedom
• Blending families with intention and grace
• What true freedom actually looks like

This episode is for anyone who feels defined by their past, stuck in old patterns, or unsure if real change is possible. It is for leaders, parents, and individuals who want to live lighter, freer, and more aligned.

Pick up a copy of Melanie's book, "I Don't Think So" here

Follow Garth and Melanie at https://yourlimitslifted.com/

To go deeper, visit thecurrencyofhappiness.com to get a free copy of the Ultimate Goal Setting Framework and begin building systems that support healing, clarity and long-term freedom.

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