Project Life with Mike Watts: Online Business I Lifestyle I Creating Time

Today Mike is talking about why he is shutting down Project Life with Mike Watts. Enjoy the episode. Also if you are interested in the One Funnel A Day Program discussed in the beginning of the episode, Click here.

On today’s episode of project life, I was lucky enough to interview Mike Bruny, a man who I look at one of the best networkers that I know.  He is quite a legend in the space of the internet world.  I look at him as a master of creating communities and brining people together. Here are the websites we discussed on this episode: Mike’s Linkedin Mike’s Resume Enjoy the Episode

In today's episode, Mike answers the question, "what it means to be a good man?" I was recently asked this on a podcast and figure I will dive into this topic a bit more. This is a time in the world to be taking a serious look at ourselves and decide what is the best way to be living our life. Enjoy today's episode.

Today, Mike shared his story of how life has changed with 2 kids over the past 5 months. He explains three important tips he has learned while adding more people to the family and running a business. With business growing over the past 3 years, adjustments have to be made to fully support the new direction of the company. Adjustments need to be made on the homefront as well when you add an additional member to the family.

On this week, Mike examines this book called Tiger Woods which goes into detail about her career and life. Mike discuss 3 major takeways from the book that are important when thinking about how to go about creating the success you desire in your business and life. Tiger Woods Book: https://amzn.to/2NCVIQb

Wow, it has been awhile since a podcast was completed here in the land of Project Life. Today I want to give you an update on what has happened over the past 5 months since Ruby was born here in Maine. It has been quite a journey but very excited to be coming out of the other end of a tough 2018. See you soon.

There is a common theme I am seeing constantly when it comes to having a baby and being a dad. There are very few people who actually checkin on the dads during the lifespan of a kid or when the woman is pregnant. Now I am not saying everything should be focused on Dads by any means, but at least have the conversation with them to see how they are doing.

Department stores are closing every single week because the market is constantly changing and few companies are keeping up with the changes. This is a huge reason two massive chains have closed all of their stores recently because they failed to keep up with the changes in the global economy. It is possible to keep up with the changing market, but we have to notice the changes.

Another hit by the man himself when it comes to a book teaching the nuts and bolts of building a business. This book is perfect for the year of 2018 to move your business to the next level on social media. Gary knows his stuff.

Is the effort you are putting into your business getting you the desired result you want? Most of the time we think we are doing more than we actually are when it comes to putting in the effort. The key to creating a successful company is having clarity on what is the actual effort being put into the growth of the company.

Penelope has taught me so much since she arrived on the scene 2.5 years ago. I am so proud to call her my daughter and the lessons I have learned in this short time, I will have those the rest of my life. She has challenged me with every belief I have experienced and challenged me to become a better person. I am so grateful for P.

Kate, Penelope, and I attended our first March For Your Life event here in Maine and it was quite an experience that will keep us moving forward to help those in the world that need it. Also Penelope had a reaction to the event that taught us quite a bit about big crowds. And what is the point of these events, I talk more about that today.

This was my first complete open season in my crossfit lifestyle and it was a challenge. The competitor in me really came out but super happy to finish this year with success.

I am starting to notice the rise of attacks happening on different generations. I hear more and more about kids these days or the millennials. This isn't actually going to fix anything and it is up to us to do something about it. Attacking the other generations isn't how we solve the problems of the present or the future problems.

I interviewed Meggan about her writing process in preparation of her new book about Mary Magdalene. I also asked her questions about religion and how is all works. You can learn more about Meggan here: http://megganwatterson.com

Nate Welch asked a question about how I go about managing social media and use it to build our business. He wanted to know how I go about living a life with social media and not allowing it to affect family life.

Trevor Noah came to Maine and we went to see him. So many life lessons came from watching this guy in action. Man he is so smart and it was a pleasure to witness his genius in action. I am sharing our takeaways from this amazing show.

Over the past week, I have experienced something I have never been through previously in my life. This thing called anxiety about beinging a new dad to another baby girl. It has me checking every box along the way of parenting.

On day 4 of our health journey, we are talking about the food industry and how it is actually killing society. It is driving up the costs of healthcare and the cost of food is putting us as humans at risk. This ability to market manipulation is taking the world by storm and causing an insane amount of sickness.

On day 3, we are discussing my past with constant drinking and smoking weed and how I had to change the direction of my life to create the dreams I have always wished upon myself. The fact that alcohol had become a normal part of life, we need to think about doing something different with our choices of health.

On day 2 of the health week, I dive into the conversation about male body image and how it is related to circumcision. What we are doing to male and how they are living their life is causing the toxic masculity piece that is affecting our society. This exists and we need to make it a part of our daily conversation.

For this week, we will taking a deep dive into the importance of Health around a number of different topics so be sure to stay tuned to the rest of the week. Today though we are covering the topic of long term vs. short term thinking when it comes to our daily health choices. Plus how those choices can affect the rest of our life.

Alison Dix asked a question how to avoid feeling blocked when she is creating something new for her site. She was experiencing a challenge while updating her website. Today I talk about how to avoid this from happening.

A fantastic question came in from Dr. Andrea about how we handle negotiation when it comes to consulting or speaking fees. Today I share the ins and outs of how Kate and I determine prices and when to make the right decision

Denise Lynn Tollefson asked a great question about using email marketing systems to help build her flag business. The creativity when it comes to building your marketing brand is key when trying to build your business online. Using a newsletter is a great way to build a brand but helping your customers is the key.

This is a follow up question from Amy Maples from last week about how to keep a marriage together and keeping it spicy as the relationship grows and expands. It is a fluid entity that we continue to feed.

Today we build off of yesterday's episode about what happens when you are making the decisions and you get the answers to them. Today we found out we didn't get the train station as originally planned and this is how we handled it.

Throughout life, we have to make decisions that determine the future of our life. Today I explain the process we go through when we are making these big decisions.

A question came in from a listener who was looking for marriage advice. There is one thing that makes our marriage work and we both enjoy putting it into action throughout our days together.

A question came in from a listener about how Kate and I determine when to work together on certain projects. Today I discuss the mindset we have when putting things together for our life and business.

This year during the 2018 Crossfit Open, I am taking a new approach on how to deal with the ins and outs of the workouts. I am focused on taking care of my body while not allowing the ego to overtake the goal of competing this year.

With the 2nd baby on the way, I talk about how I am handling the addition of the new human into our life. On this episode, I dive in deep to explain how you have to handle situations outside of your control when it comes to dealing with other humans.

These kids in Florida have experienced one of the worst experiences anyone could have imagined in this lifetime but what they are doing after the fact is super incredible. Change will happen because of their desire to create much needed change. This situation is much better than guns and I speak to that a bit.

Is this the year to take your business to the next level by starting an online business? There is no better time than now to make this a reality and bring your business to a place that feels heart centered allowing you to connect with the customers in a way to change their lives. You can learn more here: http://katenorthrup.com/bschool

Yes, of course starting a business is a smart decision and their is no better time than now to make that happen. And if you need help with this, be sure to reach out to me at http://mikejwatts.com

In the book, Ta-Nehisi does an amazing job explaining what is what like growing up as a black man in the United States. It was such a great piece for me to understand another perspective instead of my upbringing in Indiana. Check out book here: http://amzn.to/2EbCusJ

Lewis Howes dives into the topics of what makes up men and why we are doing the things are doing in the world. It is a great conversation and very important for us to take to the forefront of making the world a better place. Check out this book here: http://amzn.to/2C4e02V

I heard Michelle Obama on The Ellen Show talk about we have to stop paying attention to what they are saying in Washington. Today I talk about why this is wrong.

What is the purpose of us being on the planet and for us to do what we are doing. This the golden age question for us to figure out about life and how we can be better humans. What is the reason we are doing what we are doing?

Men's true power can be discovered when the times are challenging and that time is right now. There is no better time for us to step into our power and become better human beings. Watch V-Day video here: https://www.facebook.com/vday/videos/10155600127928702/  

There is a lot of controversy around the Paul Brothers and today I examine how they could be doing so much better as YouTube stars to encouraging the youth of America.