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This is the first episode of a two-part series on wich Patrick Donohoe dives into the topic of sales relationships and how to improve them. Stay tuned and take notes because Tammi and Patrick will give you actual tips and tricks on how to resolve these sales issues. To learn more about the Prosperity Economics Movement http://prosperityeconomicsadvisors.com/how-to-keep-your-mindset-positive-bonus-episode Links and Resources from this Episode https://www.amazon.com/Obstacle-Way-Timeless-Turning-Triumph-ebook/dp/B00G3L1B8K/ref=sr_1_3?crid=TAWDC6NM8WJA&keywords=the+obstacle+is+the+way&qid=1558033110&s=gateway&sprefix=the+obsta%2Caps%2C278&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Kids-Will-Listen-ebook/dp/B005GG0MXI/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3SSOP532EZ7WQ&keywords=how+to+talk+so+kids+will+listen+%26+listen+so+kids+will+talk&qid=1558033148&s=gateway&sprefix=how+to+talk+so+kids+will%2Caps%2C396&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Love-Logic-Teaching-Responsibility-ebook/dp/B00IV351R0/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3VFBMUNJ4UBPX&keywords=parenting+with+love+and+logic+book&qid=1558033182&s=gateway&sprefix=parenting+with+%2Caps%2C669&sr=8-2 Show Notes Observe, Orient, Decide and Try - 1:54 Orient yourself - 2:01 The Prosperity Economics Movement - 3:06 Everyone has a different perspective - 3:47 Discussing the book: "How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk" - 4:21 The perspective of a child - 4:30 Neutralizing the emotional side of things - 6:41 The idea of perspective in children - 7:24 The advisors in the movement - 7:55 Discussing the book: "The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph" - 10:27 The obstacle is the path - 10:35 Studying feedback before offering a solution - 11:06 Keys for all sales issues, we have to check ourselves - 12:08 Often the solution is the opposite of what you think it is - 13:18 Understanding the emotional level of human beings - 16:00 Book recommendation: "Parenting With Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility" - 17:21 Neutralize your emotions and listen to understand! - 17:50 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. iTunes Spotify Stitcher RSS
In this podcast, we discussed Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and The Moral Letters to Lucilius by Seneca the Younger. Using these books, we discuss the topic of stoicism and identify how it broadly applies to our everyday life. Emotional regulation, death, stress, pleasure, and distraction are just some of the many topics that we discuss in this podcast. Enjoy! If you found value in this podcast, please subscribe and share it with your friends and family. Please leave us a rating and review on iTunes. Follow us on instagram at lit.to.life_podcast and follow us on twitter @lit2lifepodcast. Thank you so much for your time and support! Show Notes: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: https://www.amazon.com/Meditations-Thrift-Editions-Marcus-Aurelius/dp/048629823X The Moral Letters to Lucilius by Seneca the Younger: https://www.amazon.com/Moral-Letters-Lucilius-Stoic-ebook/dp/B005NLS8SM The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G3L1B8K/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 1000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly: http://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ The 4-Hour Work Week: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002WE46UW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 You Are The Placebo by Dr. Joe Dispenza: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IEKS6HM/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Jeff Nichols: https://www.performancefirstus.com/ Jocko Willink: http://jockopodcast.com/ Jiddu Krishnamurti: https://www.jkrishnamurti.org/
In this podcast, we discussed David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell. We discussed basic concepts from the book including the advantages of disadvantages, the inverted U curve, and desirable difficulties. These concepts were applied to many areas of modern life including movement, thinking, money, happiness, nutrition, and stress. This was a very fun episode and we were able to apply these concepts to many areas of life. Enjoy! If you liked this episode, please leave a 5 star rating and review, please subscribe and share it with your friends and family. Please follow us on instagram @lit.to.life_podcast and comment what you liked or didn’t like about this episode so we can change it in the future. Please email us book recommendations or questions that you would like answered on future episodes at littolifepodcast@gmail.com. Finally, you can find us on twitter @z_cervi. Thank you for listening and supporting this endeavor. Have a lit life! Work Cited: Gladwell, Malcolm. “David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants: Malcolm Gladwell: 4708364221388: Amazon.com: Books.” Amazon, Little, Brown and Company, 1 Oct. 2013, www.amazon.com/David-Goliath-Underdogs-Misfits- Battling/dp/0316204374. Show Notes: Practical Takeaways: 1. Learn to be desperate. 2. Before doing anything, ask yourself why you’re doing it. Is it to impress someone else, to solve things that can only be solved by yourself, or is it actually necessary. 3. Remember the cliche: moderation! Resources: David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BAXFAOW/ref=dp-kindle- redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ANYDAO/ref=dp-kindle- redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OT8GD0/ref=dp-kindle- redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G3L1B8K/ref=dp-kindle- redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Steve Maxwell- http://www.maxwellsc.com/ The Mindfulness Podcast- https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/money-motivation- mindfulness-show
What can we learn from the Stoics? The Stoics provide invaluable lessons and instruction to prepare you for, well, life. In this edition of the take charge of change podcast, we will dive into how you can convert these lessons into real change. “Control what you can and ignore the rest!” “Accept everything but don’t be passive!” I have included a link below to a website called “Daily Stoic” that sends you a daily email with a short lesson from the Stoics. I great way to start your day! https://dailystoic.com/ Below is another link to a great article that unpacks stoicism to specifically improve your career. http://highexistence.com/8-career-lessons-ancient-stoic-philosophy/ BOOK - Link for Ryan Holiday’s “The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living” https://www.amazon.ca/Daily-Stoic-Meditations-Wisdom-Perseverance/dp/0735211736/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515598925&sr=8-1&keywords=ryan+holiday BOOK - Link for Ryan Holiday’s “The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph” https://www.amazon.ca/Obstacle-Way-Timeless-Turning-Triumph-ebook/dp/B00G3L1B8K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1515598925&sr=8-2&keywords=ryan+holiday BOOK - Link for Ryan Holiday’s “Ego Is the Enemy” https://www.amazon.ca/Ego-Enemy-Ryan-Holiday-ebook/dp/B015NTIXWE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1515598925&sr=8-4&keywords=ryan+holiday
This week on My Ruby Story, Charles speaks with Adam Cuppy. Adam is the co-founder at Zeal, a software consultancy that specializes in web and mobile applications. Adam describes his journey as an actor in theater and fine arts, then made his way into tech. Adam has been working and contributing to the Ruby community for at least the last decade. In this episode, we learn more about how Adam got into programming. Adam talks about having to learn JavaScript and HTML to build a contact page, this was Adam's the initial spark into programming. Adam talks about how he got into Ruby and the swiftness in building amazing programs and tools. Adam talks about his contributions, favorite things to do in Ruby, and what is coming up next. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Adam journey from the theater arts, marketing, creative director, website design, PHP, Rails, etc. What qualifications do you need to be a programmer? Building something amazing in a short amount of time. Growing and deep contribution to the Ruby community Speaking at conferences, teaching and sharing ideas. Getting board without a purpose Technical and product vision, while including everyone to serve a deeper purpose Speaking contributions at conferences. and much more! Links: @AdamCuppy Git Hub - acuppy What if Shakespeare wrote Ruby? RubyDevSummit.com Ego Is The Enemy Secrets of the Millionaire Mind Miracle Morning The Obstacle Is the Way Picks: Adam Ruby Dev Summit and Conferences Charles Ketogenic Diet - Sugar free cheese cake Fat Head movie Keto Charity 2 Keto Dudes
This week on My Ruby Story, Charles speaks with Adam Cuppy. Adam is the co-founder at Zeal, a software consultancy that specializes in web and mobile applications. Adam describes his journey as an actor in theater and fine arts, then made his way into tech. Adam has been working and contributing to the Ruby community for at least the last decade. In this episode, we learn more about how Adam got into programming. Adam talks about having to learn JavaScript and HTML to build a contact page, this was Adam's the initial spark into programming. Adam talks about how he got into Ruby and the swiftness in building amazing programs and tools. Adam talks about his contributions, favorite things to do in Ruby, and what is coming up next. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Adam journey from the theater arts, marketing, creative director, website design, PHP, Rails, etc. What qualifications do you need to be a programmer? Building something amazing in a short amount of time. Growing and deep contribution to the Ruby community Speaking at conferences, teaching and sharing ideas. Getting board without a purpose Technical and product vision, while including everyone to serve a deeper purpose Speaking contributions at conferences. and much more! Links: @AdamCuppy Git Hub - acuppy What if Shakespeare wrote Ruby? RubyDevSummit.com Ego Is The Enemy Secrets of the Millionaire Mind Miracle Morning The Obstacle Is the Way Picks: Adam Ruby Dev Summit and Conferences Charles Ketogenic Diet - Sugar free cheese cake Fat Head movie Keto Charity 2 Keto Dudes
This week on My Ruby Story, Charles speaks with Adam Cuppy. Adam is the co-founder at Zeal, a software consultancy that specializes in web and mobile applications. Adam describes his journey as an actor in theater and fine arts, then made his way into tech. Adam has been working and contributing to the Ruby community for at least the last decade. In this episode, we learn more about how Adam got into programming. Adam talks about having to learn JavaScript and HTML to build a contact page, this was Adam's the initial spark into programming. Adam talks about how he got into Ruby and the swiftness in building amazing programs and tools. Adam talks about his contributions, favorite things to do in Ruby, and what is coming up next. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Adam journey from the theater arts, marketing, creative director, website design, PHP, Rails, etc. What qualifications do you need to be a programmer? Building something amazing in a short amount of time. Growing and deep contribution to the Ruby community Speaking at conferences, teaching and sharing ideas. Getting board without a purpose Technical and product vision, while including everyone to serve a deeper purpose Speaking contributions at conferences. and much more! Links: @AdamCuppy Git Hub - acuppy What if Shakespeare wrote Ruby? RubyDevSummit.com Ego Is The Enemy Secrets of the Millionaire Mind Miracle Morning The Obstacle Is the Way Picks: Adam Ruby Dev Summit and Conferences Charles Ketogenic Diet - Sugar free cheese cake Fat Head movie Keto Charity 2 Keto Dudes
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Our guest today is Hugh Thomas ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/uglyhugh/ ) , founder of Ugly ( https://uglydrinks.com/ ). Ugly is the refreshingly honest sparkling water in a can. No sugar, no calories, no sodium, no sweetners. We discuss his background and how working at Vita Coco impacted him to found Ugly, why he went retail on day one, and his expansion strategy and why being in two markets is like running two different companies. You can follow Hugh at @uglyhugh ( https://twitter.com/uglyhugh ) on Twitter. A couple books that inspired Hugh are: The Obstacle Is The Way ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G3L1B8K?camp=1789&creativeASIN=B00G3L1B8K&ie=UTF8&linkCode=xm2&tag=theconsumervc-20 ) by Ryan Holiday Give and Take ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143124986?camp=1789&creativeASIN=0143124986&ie=UTF8&linkCode=xm2&tag=theconsumervc-20 ) by Adam Grant Some of the questions I asked Hugh: * What was your initial attraction to the food and beverage industry? * Talk to me about the early days and some of your learnings scaling Vita Coco? * What was the inspiration that led you to founding Ugly? * How did you approach ingredients and then your supply chain? * How did you think about brand in the early days? * Why did you decide to launch omnichannel off the bat? * What were some of the hurdles in the early days? * What was your strategy for growth in the U.K? * Why did you decide to expand so quickly into the U.S.? * We talk on this show about when it comes to ecommerce, getting past the noise. There's so many brands out there since it's easier then ever to start a brand. How do you think about differentiation? * Why did you decide to fundraise and what was your fundraising strategy? * How did you manage to pivot or change your strategy during COVID? * What's one thing you would change about the fundraising process? * What's the best piece of advice that you've ever received? * What's one piece of advice that you have to founders?