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Episode 65 – Tapping into your inner Superhero. How to Sustain High Performance in Work and Life
Time to face the facts. You’re not immortal. And you’re not getting younger. You don’t even know where to find the fountain of youth. Personally, I could care less if such a place exists. I have more energy, margin, and passion than ever before. And I don’t even consume caffeine, energy drinks, or reality TV.…
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Episode 64 – When should you fire a client? Why doing work for anybody with money will kill you and your business.
Time to ditch the drama. Some clients aren’t just worth it, even if they’re willing to pay your full fee. Truth is, these toxic clients are impossible to please, highly critical, and a liability to your mental health. So, how can you spot them? Equally important, how do you fire them? I’ve been blessed with…
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Episode 63 – How to create and leverage one idea to change your life and countless others
I love the quote above from Inception (one of my favorite movies): The movie explores how ideas are created, stolen, and shared. You might wonder why do I love ideas so much? Here’s why: because ideas infect people. Inception asks: What is the most resilient parasite? An idea. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it’s…
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Episode 62 – Should you host your own live event? 6 reasons why you might want to consider it in the near future
Hosting your own live event can make or break your business. If done correctly, events can propel you forward and increase your influence, impact, and income. But if done incorrectly they can be a fatal drain on your time and money. So how do you know if doing your own live event is the right…
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Episode 61 – Why your marketing efforts aren’t working (and what to do to change it)
Sales and marketing? Those two words sound like cuss words to most of us creative folks. (BTW…you are a “creative folk” in my book, regardless how you feel on the topic.) But without effective sales and marketing the best product or service doesn’t have a chance of survival. So what’s an entrepreneur to do? Do…
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Episode 60 – Why passive IMPACT trumps passive INCOME every time. How to maximize your message, even while you sleep.
You’ve probably heard of passive income—right? Passive Income is INCOME from a venture in which an individual does not directly participate. (Listen here, on iTunes, or via streaming audio by clicking play on the pic below.) There are plenty of advantages to this type of income. In this structure customers and clients pay you repeatedly…
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Episode 59 – What a life-long love affair with fast cars teaches you about God, marriage, and entrepreneurship. A candid chat with Dan Miller and Kary Oberbrunner
Your passions are not random or accidental. Rather, they’re indicators, leaving clues about your divine destiny. So many people are lost and directionless. They go from person to person hoping a stranger can tell them which way to go. As long as you’re disconnected from your heart, you’ll never know which way to go. Rather…
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Episode 58 – How to test your next business idea so you don’t waste your time and money: Will it Fly? chat with Pat Flynn and Kary Oberbrunner
What if you could predict the success of your idea BEFORE you launched it? What if you found a map to help you steer through all the minefields? Imagine the time and money you’d save. Imagine the embarrassment you’d avoid. Imagine the insight you’d gain. But crystal balls don’t exist and no one knows…
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Episode 057 – A proven plan to stop drifting and get the life you want: LIVING FORWARD chat with Michael Hyatt, Daniel Harkavy, and Kary Oberbrunner
In this episode I take a deep dive into the Living Forward phenomenon via an exclusive chat with authors Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy. Living Forward starts out by addressing THE DRIFT. The DRIFT is the tendency to arrive at destinations you don’t consciously choose. The DRIFT is facing life in a reactive…
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Episode 056 – How to create and cultivate a thriving tribe
Do you have a tribe? If so, do you know how to care for your tribe? If not, do you know how to create a tribe? Marketing guru Seth Godin says: “A tribe is any group of people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea.” Tribes are everywhere,…