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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This episode introduces the heart of the show and why money, leadership, family, faith, and purpose are all part of the same system. Host Andrew Rocha shares the story behind the podcast, his journey from debt to financial clarity, and what you can expect from future solo and interview episodes.

If you want practical systems you can apply immediately, visit thecurrencyofhappiness.com to get a free copy of the Ultimate Goal Setting Framework and start building habits that support real freedom.

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The Currency of Happiness is a podcast about personal finance, leadership and building a meaningful life without burning out or losing what matters most.

Most people think happiness is something you chase, buy or earn once life finally goes your way. But what if happiness isn’t a feeling at all? What if happiness is a currency, something you build, protect, invest in and multiply through the systems you live by?

This podcast is for people balancing career, leadership, family and ambition who want more than surface-level success. Each episode focuses on creating financial clarity, developing strong habits, and fostering intentional leadership both at work and at home, blending practical money management systems with personal growth and values-driven decision-making.

Hosted by Andrew Rocha, a banking leader, real estate investor, and father of three who paid off $60,000 of debt in seven months, The Currency of Happiness is shaped by lived experience. Andrew’s journey through financial pressure, leadership responsibility and family life revealed a simple truth.

Freedom doesn’t come from money alone. It comes from the systems that support your money, your leadership and your life.

Episodes alternate between solo teaching episodes and meaningful conversations with guests who bring real insight into money, leadership, discipline, habits, faith-informed values, and long-term thinking. These are honest conversations, not hype, not hustle culture, and not empty motivation.

You’ll hear episodes on:

• Personal finance and eliminating consumer debt
• Leadership at work and at home
• Habit building and discipline
• Redefining success beyond income and status
• Building a life of clarity, peace, and direction

This podcast is for men who want holistic success financially, professionally, and personally.

Money matters. But it’s not the main currency of a good life.

Make sure to grab Andrew's FREE Ultimate Goal Setting Framework at: https://thecurrencyofhappiness.com/

This is the exact framework that helped Andrew retire his wife before 30 and hit every single one of his goals.

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