Podcast appearances and mentions of dan nicholson

Dan Nicholson is the CEO of Nth Degree CPAs, a financial consulting firm that helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs achieve financial certainty. A summa cum laude graduate in accounting and e-commerce information systems, Dan honed his expertise through roles at Deloitte, Fortune 500 companies, and a fellowship at the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. He has been recognized four times in CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40 list of global accountants. Dan is The Wall Street Journal and USA Today‘s best-selling author of Rigging the Game and The Solvable Problem, where he introduces groundbreaking frameworks like the Certainty Operating System and Solvable Problem to help leaders maximize cash flow, minimize taxes, and align their decisions with their goals. In this episode… Building wealth as an entrepreneur often feels like chasing a moving target, especially when the rules of the game keep changing. With so much advice centered around working harder, risking more, or mimicking others' paths, how do you design a strategy aligned with your unique goals? According to Dan Nicholson, a best-selling author and renowned financial strategist, the key is solving for what you want using a personal equation he calls "The Solvable Problem." He highlights how entrepreneurs can systematically reverse-engineer their desired outcomes by focusing on clarity, behavior change, and strategic tax planning rather than defaulting to overcomplicated tactics. The impact? More financial certainty, less risk, and better use of your time and energy. Dan explains how applying investor-style thinking to business decisions can unlock massive returns and why protecting intellectual property is essential in the age of AI. In this episode of The Same Day Podcast, Mat Zalk sits down with Dan Nicholson, CEO of Nth Degree CPAs, to talk about defining financial certainty, minimizing taxes with strategic planning, and funding goals with less effort and risk. Dan outlines his “rigging the game” philosophy, explains the importance of clarity in financial decision-making, and explores tax-saving tactics for real estate investors. He also shares how entrepreneurs can reframe business spending as bets to optimize for long-term wealth.

Claire chatted to Dan Nicholson from MakerForge.tech about creating open source robotics projects you can do at home. Dan Nicholson is a seasoned Software Engineering Manager with over 20 years of experience as a software engineer and architect. Four years ago, he began exploring robotics as a hobby, which quickly evolved into a large-scale bipedal robotics project that has inspired a wide audience. After making the project open-source and 3D printable, Dan built a vibrant community around it, with over 25k followers. Through his platform, MakerForge.tech, Dan shares insights and project details while collaborating with partners and fellow makers to continue expanding the project's impact. Join the Robot Talk community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ClaireAsher

Episode #352 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. This week on the show, Bryan and Bedroth from RPGera kick off 2025 and the new year by focusing on a console that never really took off in the mid-90s, the 3DO! Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or whatever you want! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, & Jeff. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS Uranus' Theme from Pretty Soldier: Sailor Moon S [Shinji Amagishi, Akihito Suita, Chatru & Bishōjo Club, 1995] BGM 2 from Armageddon [Unknown, 1996] Daichi from Guardian War [Yasufumi Fukuda & Yukiharu Urita, 1994] Opera 4 from The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes [Rob Hubbard, 1994] Hyperspace from Star Control 2 [Burke Trieschmann, Dan Nicholson, Riku Nuottajärvi, Eric Berge, Erol Otus, Marc Brown, Aaron J. Grier, Kevin Palivec & Tommy V. Dunbar, 1994] Reverend Bea Atch -Mission 6- from Blade Force [Nick Lockwood, 1995] Heavy Metal from The Even More Incredible Machine [Christopher Stevens, 1994] Earth from Trip'd [Unknown, 1994] Frozen Castle & Pit -Stage 1 & 8, otherwise known as Thunder Kiss '65- from Way of the Warrior [White Zombie, 1994] Track 3 from Yuu Yuu Hakusho [Kuomintang 3, STUDIO M2, Sound Factory Hibiki & Akihito Suita, 1994] Secret Level from Total Eclipse [Burke Trieschmann, 1994] Wastelands from Demolition Man [Keith Arem, Tommy Tallarico & Charlie Malone, 1994] Credits -Resurrection- from Rise of the Robots [Brian May, 1995] Intro & Rap from Captain Quazar [Burke Trieschmann, 1996] SUPPORT US Patreon: https://patreon.com/rpgera CONTACT US Website: https://rpgera.com Discord: https://discord.gg/cC73Heu Twitch: https://twitch.tv/therpgera Twitter: https://twitter.com/OriginalLDG Instagram: https://instagram.com/bryan.ldg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/leveldowngaming RPGERA PODCAST NETWORK Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast The Movie Bar

In this episode, Bradley sits down with Dan Nicholson, founder of Nth Degree CPAs, to uncover his insights on "rigging the game" for financial success. A Seattle native with deep roots in the Northwest, Dan has made a name for himself by helping small business owners master the essentials of accounting and tax practices to build lasting wealth.Dan's journey began at Seattle University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with dual emphases in Accounting and E-Commerce Information Systems. From there, he was handpicked for a prestigious fellowship with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), where he contributed to the landmark Statement No. 53 on reporting derivative instruments—a big accomplishment in the accounting world.Since his GASB days, Dan has honed his expertise through roles at leading firms like Clark Nuber, UPS, WaMu, and Deloitte and Touche, gaining specialized experience in auditing IT and financial controls for high-profile clients such as Microsoft.In this episode, Dan shares his unique philosophy on “rigging the game” of business—structuring financial systems and strategies that help entrepreneurs achieve success on their terms. Join Bradley and Dan as they explore how this approach empowers business owners to control their finances and align them with their bigger life goals.Thanks to our sponsors...BlueprintOS equips business owners to design and install an operating system that runs like clockwork. Through BlueprintOS, you will grow and develop your leadership, clarify your culture and business game plan, align your operations with your KPIs, develop a team of A-Players, and execute your playbooks. Download the FREE Rainmaker to Architect Starter Kit at https://start.blueprintos.com! Autopilot Recruiting is a continuous recruiting service where you'll be assigned a recruiter that has been trained to recruit on your behalf every business day. Go to www.autopilotrecruiting.com to get started.Coach P found great success as an insurance agent and agency owner. He leads a large, stable team of professionals who are at the top of their game year after year. Now he shares the systems, processes, delegation, and specialization he developed along the way. Gain access to weekly training calls and mentoring at www.coachpconsulting.com. Be sure to mention the Above The Business Podcast when you get in touch.TodayApp is a corporate approved app that allows you to build custom activities and track all your commissions and bonus structures, and integrates perfectly with your CRM. It can even manage your employees' time, track production, have a leaderboard with metrics, and more. Contact Today App and for a custom demo and let them know you heard about them on The Above The Business Podcast. https://todayapppro.com/Club Capital is the ultimate partner for financial management and marketing services, designed specifically for insurance agencies, fitness franchises, and youth soccer organizations. As the nation's largest accounting and financial advisory firm for insurance agencies, Club Capital proudly serves over 1,000 agency locations across the country—and we're just getting started. With Club Capital, you get more than just services; you get a dedicated account manager backed by a team of specialists committed to your success. From monthly accounting and tax preparation to CFO services and innovative digital marketing, we've got you covered.Ready to experience the transformative power of Club Capital? Schedule your free demo today at club.capital and see the difference firsthand. Don't forget to visit club.capital and mention you heard about us on the Above The Business podcast!

The Abyss Podcast - Issue 162: DAN NICHOLSON Who's ready for another dive into the Abyss? This week we are in the hot Arizona sun to link with Avondale Native and resident Emcee Dan Nicholson! We talk about being a product of your environment, importance of family and loyalty, investing in YOUR neighborhood, new music, and so much more! DON'T SLEEP! TAP IN! Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/theabysspodcast IG- @the_abyss_podcast @skitgod_lukeycage @thebonechurch @primojab EMAIL- cftheabysspodcast@gmail.com

In this week's episode of Reminding You Why You Love Football, Owen Blackhurst, Tommy Stewart, James Bird, and Asad discuss busking it, double bookings, an SOS to Sicily, broken air conditioning, Saving Private Football, custard, the birth of the WWW, favourite sites, Reddit, Asad's personal grooming anxieties, the MUNDIAL Discord Photoshoppers, Owen's birthday (again), candied salmon, dainty headphones, Manchester United Muslim Supporters' Club, Iftar, disappointing dates, locking your kid in a car and condemning them to Hell, Asad's funky prayer mat, Old Trafford's toilets, the dearth of halal food at footy grounds, going for an English, Brother Tommy, disgracing yourself at a free buffet, Owen's paean to Torres, the gelding of Tal Ben Haim, “Screens please, nurse.”, a barking dog, the wheeler-dealing Benítez, never walking alone, the second coming, conflicting feelings, messy endings, Dan Nicholson: one of the good guys, Seb bursting with brioche and granita, the Torres bounce, knowing where the net is, remembering the good times, losing your superhero powers, two-year-old tyrants, playing with yourself in the car, Reminding Asad Why He Loves London, having a Bear-shaped hole in your life and finding something to fill it, uncool characters, going off script, Tommy's arse trumpet, breaking the shackles of the algorithm, not being able to bite your tongue, and somehow so much more.Get the latest issue of MUNDIAL Mag hereFollow MUNDIAL on Twitter - @mundialmagFollow MUNDIAL on Instagram - @mundialmag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Nicholson is a serial entrepreneur, founder of Nth Degree CPAs, and author of the USA Today and WSJ best-selling book 'Rigging the Game'. He shares his approach to tax planning, lessons from endurance sports for business, and personality assessment of 'wealth types' in making financial decisions. Dan addresses the changing landscape of the accounting industry and the impact of AI.   Keywords: endurance sports, business, consistency, calculated risks, wealth types, tax planning, CPA, entrepreneur, accounting industry, AI, financial decisions, personal wealth     Chapters 00:00Introduction to Dan Nicholson 01:14Shared Experience of Participating in Half Ironman Triathlons 08:00Lessons from Endurance Sports: Consistency and Calculated Risks 12:15Understanding Your Wealth Type for Financial Decision Making 16:41Legal Strategies for Tax Planning: Following the Rules 21:19Building Relationships and Staying Up to Date in Tax and Accounting 26:18Curiosity and Adaptability in the Accounting Industry 30:36Job Hopping and Leveraging Resume 37:13Transitioning to Entrepreneurship 42:57Rigging the Game: A New Approach to Financial Decision-Making 45:32The Changing Landscape of the Accounting Industry 51:53The Impact of AI on Traditional Accounting Roles 56:48Making Better Financial Decisions for Personal Wealth   Dan's Book: https://www.riggingthegame.com

A serial entrepreneur since birth, Dan Nicholson is the author of “Rigging the Game: How to Achieve Financial Certainty, Navigate Risk and Make Money on Your Own Terms,” deemed a best-seller by USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. In addition to founding the award-winning accounting and financial consulting firm Nth Degree CPAs and being named a top 40 under 40 accountant globally 4 times, Dan has created and run multiple small businesses, including Certainty U and Certainty News, a platform that's syndicated to over 1 billion monthly users. Dan also hosts the Rigging the Game podcast, and is a Consulting Producer for PBS' Opportunity Knocks. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two children. Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Dan Nicholson about finding financial security for entrepreneurs. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How Nth Degree CPAs focuses on tax planning and strategy for small business owners. - Why business owners need to be focused on the future instead of living in the past. - How business owners should understand risk and taking asymmetric risks with more upside than downside. - Why Nth Degree CPAs creates a real plan for clients, rather than simply reporting what they owe at the end of the year. - How entrepreneurs don't need to prove themselves and should pursue what they want because they want it. Connect with Dan: Guest Contact Info X @Dan_P_Nicholson Instagram @dannicholsoncpa Facebook facebook.com/CertainlyUDan LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/dan-p-nicholosn Links Mentioned: nthdegreecpas.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Stone talks to jazz musicians about life, music, recent and upcoming performances, equipment and current events on this Tenor Talk Podcast recording. A different jazz musician is featured in each episode.  This episode features Dan Nicholson and was recorded March 27, 2020. Born in North Carolina, Dan Nicholson has spent the last 20 years as an active saxophonist and educator in Chicago, Illinois. After studying with Jack Wilkins at USF and Bunky Green at UNF, Dan would began work with such greats as Joe Williams, Mel Torme, Arturo Sandoval, and John Pizarelli with the Disney Grammy All American College Jazz Band. Dan moved to Chicago in 1998 and has remained an in demand sideman while teaching at Elmhurst University in Illinois.Learn more about Dan here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLK2X7qayF4rz95pd_BN2uQ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7kMuikSH6hb4DCdI4KDTasHJftaAPcrU Let's connect: Website: https://www.dougstonejazz.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougstonejazzsaxophone/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089874145057 If you want to learn more about jazz improvisation and be part of the Doug Stone Jazz community get on our email list! https://www.dougstonejazz.com/about Head over to the Doug Stone Jazz Shop for some fun jazz merch: https://www.dougstonejazz.com/product-page/just-play-the-changes-long-sleeved-shirt #dougstonejazz #jazz #podcast #musicianlife #musicians #tenorsaxophone #jazzmusicians #jazzinterview #musicianlife

Have you ever felt unsure if you're making the most of life?  Or confused about what path to follow?Determining if we are on the right path in life can be a profound and often perplexing question, especially in an era of seemingly boundless material comforts yet escalating despair. Amid this paradox, there is no better compass to follow than the idealized version of ourselves. When we possess a clear vision of our potential and the impact we aspire to make in the world and our community, that becomes our guiding star. By setting our goals around our ideal self, we align our actions with our aspirations and draw others toward our purpose. Self-transformation creates a magnet for genuine connections with those who share our core interests and beliefs. In this episode, we discuss the transformative journey of breaking free from the safety nets we've woven around our lives and daring to chase our deepest desires. We explore the paths to becoming the person our younger selves would look up to with admiration and excitement, filled with a sense of adventure and boundless curiosity. Tune in as we learn how to become a disciple of yourself, committed to the pursuit of your most authentic, adventurous, and joyful self. Tune in!Key Highlights from the Show[00:01] What is in for you in today's show [00:23] What has been made around what we are supposed to do in life[01:57] Being a disciple of yourself and becoming the idealized version of yourself[04:00] Becoming a version of you that young you will be excited to grow into[05:26] How we downplay our desires for sensibility [06:37] Balancing adulting, playing it safe, and pursuing your desires [08:04] How we play it safe to mitigate the liability of your character[10:04] Adulting and getting your financial house in order[13:15] How to stop being a liability to yourself and start making life exciting[14:09] Wrap-up and end of the showNotable Quotes Despite having unprecedentedly high living standards, we are suffering from diseases of despair and are confused about what we should be doing in life. - (00:47).Who is better to follow than the idealized version of yourself? If you have a vision of what you are capable of and what you are going to contribute to the world, set your target on that. - (01:27)Because you are interested in yourself, others will be interested in you, and you will have core interested friends. - (06:05)Everybody has character, and every character trait has a strength and weakness; when we find ourselves playing safe, we are mitigating the liabilities of our character.- (08:11)When we spend all of our time showing our weaknesses, we are robbing energy from developing our talents, visions, and gifts; when you become the person who develops their unique talents and gifts, that is what ultimately makes life exciting. - (13:23).Resources MentionedRigging the Game by Dan Nicholson:https://www.amazon.com/Rigging-Game-Financial-Certainty-Navigate/dp/1956955437

Dan Nicholson, the author of Rigging the Game, shares the virtues and value of Closer > More.This is one of the concepts that informed some of the ideas I baked into my latest Amazon best-seller, The Coaching Business Prescription.Watch over my shoulder as I write my next book, Start With Who: Insights to Inspire a Life of Intention and Integrity. Get full access to Scott Perry's Substack at ascottperry.substack.com/subscribe

["Skip straight to the music" timestamp: 00:09:09]    Today's broadcast is C1E76 for Theme Thursday, June 1st, 2023. Today's theme is music from unsung and undersung composers, on a program we're calling "The Big Sound of the Little Guy – vol. 2" - an episode (and likely the debut episode) of the fabulous VGM podcast community's massive group project "Masters of VGM" - season 2! Masters of VGM can be found at www.mastersofvgm.com, or on Twitter or Discord.    Track# - Track - Game - System(s) - Composer(s) - Timestamp    A1) Masters of VGM Promo (feat. Ed from VGMbassy) - 00:00:00    A2) NNR MoVGM Earcatcher – 00:01:557    A3) Intro – 00:02:01    01) Enter the Gungeon – Enter the Gungeon - Multiplatform - Adam Drucker – 00:09:09    02) Lovely Planet – Lovely Planet - Multiplatform – Calem Bowen – 00:13:23    03) The Beginning - Vampire Survivors – Multiplatform - William Davies, elrond504, PlayOnLoop, Daniela Zandara, Filippo Vicarelli, and/or Lorenzo Floro – 00:15:12    04) P-Lump - Doomsday Warrior – SNES - Junta Sakata – 00:17:47    05) Dawn of a New Day - Saturday Morning RPG – Multiplatform – Vince DiCola – 00:19:33    06) On the Road - Road 96 – PC / Switch - Robert Parker – 00:21:19    07) Chill-pede - Centipede Recharged – Multiplatform – Megan McDuffee – 00:25:03    08) Synths and Waves - Cloudpunk – Multiatform - Harry Critchley – 00:27:12    09) In-Game Theme - Lunar Battle – iOS/Android - Unknown – 00:30:15    10) Swampy's Course 1 - Where's my Water – iOS / Android - Unknown – 00:33:07    11) Opening Theme - Commander Pixman – iOS / Android – Unknown – 00:35:18    12) Rock Cavern - Rikki and Vikki – Atari 7800 / PC- PenguiNet – 00:37:28    13) Flying Robotic Artificial Nanobots - Ghost 1.0 - Multiplatform - Jose Jaime Hidalgo de la Torre – 00:41:01    14) Title Screen - Dap – PC – Paul Anstey – 00:43:06    15) Welcome to 4546b - Subnautica 2: Below Zero – Multiplatform – Ben Prunty – 00:    16) Starbase Menu Theme - Star Control II – 3DO - Riku Nuottajärvi, Dan Nicholson, Marc Brown, Aaron J. Grier, Eric Berge, Kevin Palivec, Erol Otus, and/or Tommy V. Dunbar – 00:    17) Triskaidekaphobia - Polybius –  PC - Ahoy – 00:47:06    18) Entrada - N++ - Multiplatform - Zwei Kriese – 00:49:10    19) Sand Wars - Redout –  PC - Nils Iver Holtar – 00:54:11    20) An Unbreakable Force - BroForce – Multiplatform - Deon van Heerden – 00:58:43    21) Ready to Die? - Hellbound - PC - Christian Fernando Perucchi, Federico Ágreda Álvarez, and/or David A. Levill – 01:00:44    22) Mission Select - Blazing Chrome – Multiplatform - Dominic Ninmark, Tiago Santos, and/or Kristine – 01:03:46    23) Battle with a Guardian - Elliot Quest – Multiplatform – Michael Chait – 01:05:47    24) Mecha-David - Rock of Ages – PC / XB360 / PS3 - Patricio Meneses – 01:08:05    25) Menu Music - N/A (system music) - A500 Mini - Chris Smith – 01:10:42    26) Zens Stories - Zenses Ocean – DS – Martin Schjoler – 01:14:21    27) Falling Stars - Spiritfarer - Multiplatform – Max LL – 01:16:34    28) Komorembi - Gris – Multiplatform - Berlinist – 01:18:26    29) Super Lovely - Super Lovely Planet – PC - Satsuma Audio (aka Laurence Steele) - 01:24:06    30) Your Sidekick - Even the Ocean – Multiplatform – Melos Han-Tani – 01:27:36    31) Level 8 - Tetris  - CD-i – Jim Andron – 01:29:12    32) Upbeat City - Supraland - Multiplatform – David Munnich – 01:33:31    33) Swampy's Course 3 - Where's my Water – iOS / Android - Unknown – 01:36:39    34) Heaven Candidate - Super Time Force Ultra – PC / PS4 / Vita - Jason DeGroot – 01:39:32    35) Floor It! - X-Racer – Hydra – c : John Wedgeworth (aka St. John from Nerd Noise Radio) / a: Jay Cook – 01:43:00    36) Stage Theme 2 - Wrath of the Black Manta - NES - Yoki Shinjyuku – 01:44:42    37) Lovely Development - Lovely Planet Arcade - PC – Calem Bowen – 01:45:55    38) Mega Super Arcade Cup - Formula Retro Racing –  Multiplatform – RePixel8 Sound Team – 01:47:56    39) Fun House Fiasco - Donut Dodo – PC / Switch / Evercade - CosmicGem – 01:48:54    40) Trouble Town Tunnels - Lovely Planet Remix - PC – Satsuma Audio – 01:50:27    41) Draw Theme 3 - Drawful 2 – Multiplatform - Andy Poland – 01:52:35    42) Write Theme 2 - Drawful 2 – Multiplatform - Andy Poland – 01:54:43    43) Thin Holidays - Rage in Peace – PC / Switch - Peonies – 01:57:45    44) April Skies - Lovely Planet 2: April Skies - PC – Calem Bowen – 02:00:26    45) Exit the Gungeon – Exit the Gungeon - Multiplatform - Adam Drucker – 02:02:07    B1) Outro – 02:06:20    B2) Outtakes – 02:18:23    Music Block Runtime: 01:57:15, Total Episode Runtime: 02:20:08    Our Intro and Outro Music is Funky Radio, from Jet Grind Radio on the Sega Dreamcast, composed by BB Rights.    Produced using Ardour / Audacity in Linux (either KDE Neon, Garuda KDE Dr460nized, openSUSE Tumbleweed KDE, Elementary)S 7, Manjaro Xfce, Fedora 37, or SteamOS 3 on any combination of the Gaming PC "Big Rig", the Steam Deck, Living Room desktop, Mac Mini or one of three Linux laptops – Neon on Laptop and/or Garuda on Big Rig being the most likely and most common). Recorded with a Shure SM7B XLR dynamic microphone on a RØDE PSA1+ boom arm through a Cloudlifter and a Focusrite 4i4 XLR-to-USB interface!    You can also find all of our audio episodes on Archive.org as well as the occasional additional release only available there, such as remixes of previous releases and other content.    Our YouTube Channel, for the time being is in dormancy, but will be returning with content, hopefully, in 2022. 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After finding himself miserable in his successful accounting career, Dan courageously gave himself permission to 'play his own game' and dive head-first into the wild and wonderful world of entrepreneurship - and he hasn't looked back! Now he's on a mission to help others break free from the shackles of the outdated ‘one size fits all' business model and create a unique system that actually works for them. This is an episode you don't want to miss. Can't-Miss Moments From This Episode:As a self-proclaimed "pro napper," I'm here to confirm it's 100% safe to throw out the old fashioned work, work, work hustle culture, and embrace the power of catching some Z's. Join Dan and I as we uncover why a little catnap can be your secret weapon if you're feeling stuck and uninspired… Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda… 3 sucky words that have a lot of heavy, unhelpful emotion attached. What if you throw them out and give yourself permission to listen to your gut? (Pro tip: ignore the gurgles, they can't be trusted.) Truth Time: Everything in life comes with a price tag. Whether it's cash, time, or energy, you gotta pay to play. So how do you figure out the best way to invest? Dan's got a handy framework to help you hit the ground running. Ah, freedom - the ultimate carrot on a stick for us entrepreneurs. It's the elusive thing we're forever chasing and what ironically, often leaves us feeling trapped. If you're nodding your head, then tune in because Dan is a man with a plan (and he's gonna share it with you!) Do you set your prices based on the amount of hard work, hustle, and hours you put in? We need a word, my friend. Dan shares how he breaks down how (and why) to throw out the musty, outdated “trading your time for dollars” mentality!  Stop “shoulding” on yourself… just because the “world” likes to tell you there's ONE singular path to success doesn't mean you're doomed to a life of failure and humiliation if you dare forge your own. Dan and I share how we learned to play a completely different game…This one is jam-packed full of advice. Don't miss out - listen now!Dan's Bio:A serial entrepreneur since birth, Dan Nicholson took a detour through the “conventional” model of graduating summa cum laude with degrees in accounting and information systems, completing a fellowship at the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, working at Deloitte and various Fortune 500 companies, and being named to the 40 Under 40 list of global accountants four times. One day, Dan woke from his cloud of dissonance, tired of the corporate drudgery of meetings about meetings and future meetings. Now, he takes the conventional and applies it to the non-conventional by helping purpose-driven entrepreneurs achieve financial certainty.Dan is the founder of multiple companies across finance, accounting, and software, but his real passion is teaching entrepreneurs and small business owners. He is the founder of CertaintyU and creator of a 20-week entrepreneurial education course and certification, Certified Certainty Advisor. The course teaches the concepts, principles and action steps to becoming an extraordinary leader and reaching the top 1% of your industry. He is also author of the USA Today and WSJ Best Seller, Rigging The Game: How To Achieve Financial Certainty, Navigate Risk and Make Money on Your Terms, and the host of the popular podcast, Rigging the Game, and lives in Seattle with his wife and two daughters.Resources and links mentioned:Dan's WebsiteDan's Podcast Dan on Twitter Rigging the Game BookCome kick ass with me:Permission to Kick Ass websiteAngie's Facebook PageAngie on InstaAngie on YouTube

On TALRadio's Business Influencers show, Chris Salem interviews Dan Nicholson, an author, coach, and serial entrepreneur, on "How to Engineer Luck." Dan shares tips on building a positive mindset, strong work ethic, and meaningful relationships to create opportunities for success. He also provides practical strategies for overcoming adversity and taking advantage of unexpected opportunities. Host: Chris Salem - Renowned corporate trainer, prosperity coach, keynote speaker and award winning author.

A serial entrepreneur since birth, Dan Nicholson took a detour through the “conventional” model of graduating summa cum laude with degrees in accounting and information systems, completing a fellowship at the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, working at Deloitte and various Fortune 500 companies, and being named to the 40 Under 40 list of global accountants four times. One day, Dan woke from his cloud of dissonance, tired of the corporate drudgery of meetings about meetings and future meetings. Now, he takes the conventional and applies it to the non-conventional by helping purpose-driven entrepreneurs achieve financial certainty Dan is the founder of multiple companies across finance, accounting, and software, but his real passion is teaching entrepreneurs and small business owners. He is the founder of CertaintyU and creator of a 20-week entrepreneurial education course and certifcation, Certified Certainty Advisor. The course teaches the concepts, principles and action steps to becoming an extraordinary leader and reach the top 1% of your industry. He is also author the USA Today and WSJ Best Seller, Rigging The Game: How To Achieve Financial Certainty, Navigate Risk and Make Money on Your Terms, and the host of the popular podcast, Rigging the Game, and lives in Seattle with his wife and two daughters. ABOUT RIGGING THE GAME Why do some always seem to win while others always seem to fail? And, why do some win and then fail to maintain their spot at the top?  Is it luck? Not to spoil the contents of this book, but no, it isn't.  To see this kind of consistent success in your own business, you're going to have to turn the magnifying glass on yourself. Because the fact is, nothing you do—no action you take, no strategic financial decision you make—matters if it doesn't bring you closer to the things you really want.  So, how do you ensure that you can ultimately reach (and fund) your priorities? Rigging the Game: How To Achieve Financial Certainty, Navigate Risk, and Make Money On Your Terms by Dan Nicholson, is an easy-to-navigate, step-by-step operating system that helps you achieve and sustain financial certainty in your own entrepreneurship game so you don't have to second-guess what you're not doing—or rely on luck. Rigging the Game lays out the top three reasons why some people seem to win all the time while others don't; the Four Commandments for achieving financial certainty; the proprietary algorithms to make your new Operating System work; and the proper steps to identifying priorities and fully funding them in an ideal timeline. This book exists to help you create and follow a path to the things you truly value, whatever they may be, and eliminate the risk and financial uncertainty that commonly plague business owners every single day. Rigging the Game is not about doing everything with 10x the maximum effort in your business or becoming someone you're not. It's about building an operating system that allows you to reduce effort, reduce risk and increase your options without compromising who you are. Connect with Dan Nicholson on: LinkedIn Instagram Twitter Facebook   For more information, please visit www.riggingthegame.com and www.certaintyu.com  ###

What really matters and what do you really want? On today's show Dan Nicholson and I talk about this question and what it means for your business. Too often “more” is equated with “better.” However, this is far from true sometimes. Using concepts from his book, Rigging the Game, like optimization over maximization and closer over more, Dan Nicholson flips some conventional perspectives to help us get to the bottom of what we really want. Once we have a firm grasp on this, we can take control of our lives and actually make decisions that will actively lead us into the life that we truly desire. Key Takeaways Be intentional to discover what you really want in life. Then build your business to support that. Focus on eliminating downsides to your business more than increasing work. Prioritize optimization over maximization. Work to get close to what you want rather that just doing more. About Dan Nicholson A serial entrepreneur since birth, Dan Nicholson took a detour through the “conventional” model of graduating summa cum laude with degrees in accounting and information systems, completing a fellowship at the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, working at Deloitte and various Fortune 500 companies, and being named to the 40 Under 40 list of global accountants four times. One day, Dan woke from his cloud of dissonance, tired of the corporate drudgery of meetings about meetings and future meetings. Now, he takes the conventional and applies it to the non-conventional by helping purpose-driven  entrepreneurs achieve financial certainty.  Dan is the founder of multiple companies across finance, accounting, and software, but  his real passion is teaching entrepreneurs and small business owners. He is the founder  of CertaintyU and creator of a 20-week entrepreneurial education course and certification, Certified Certainty Advisor. The course teaches the concepts, principles  and action steps to becoming an extraordinary leader and reach the top 1% of your  industry. He is also author the USA Today and WSJ Best Seller, Rigging The Game:  How To Achieve Financial Certainty, Navigate Risk and Make Money on Your Terms,  and the host of the popular podcast, Rigging the Game, and lives in Seattle with his wife  and two daughters. In This Episode [00:00] Welcome to the show! [04:01] Meet Dan Nicholson [05:39] Optimize over maximize [18:19] Optimizing what's important [23:38] Sustainable middle ground to fight feast/famine cycle [26:20] Using the principle of compound interest [34:45] Closer vs more [35:45] Preference vs binary [40:54] Figuring out what you really want [48:23] Connect with Dan [50:18] Outro Quotes “But as a small business owner, you have to optimize what's the most efficient path forward towards your main priority.” [07:34] - Dan Nicholson “At the end of the day, if you're not clear on what it's going to take to get you to where you want to be, then geez, good luck getting there.” [21:51] - Ryan Koral “Discipline is answering the question: would I be a disciple of myself?” [30:05] - Dan Nicholson Links Get the The Lead Machine: Website Checklist for Filmmakers FREE Workshop Available "How to Consistently Earn Over $100k Per Year in Video Production While Working Less Than 40 Hours Per Week" Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group  Find Dan Nicholson online: Rigging the Game | CertaintyU Follow Dan Nicholson on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Connect with Dan Nicholson on LinkedIn Follow Ryan Koral on Instagram Follow Grow Your Video Business on Instagram What's your question for the podcast? Share a video or audio response! Check out the full show notes page If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would take 1 minute to leave us a review on iTunes!

Welcome to Creative on Purpose, a show about defining, developing, and delivering the difference only you can make. I'm your host, Scott Perry, encore life coach, author of The Art of Encore Living, and Chief Difference-Maker at Creative on Purpose. In today's episode, I speak with Dan Nicholson, author of Rigging the Game. Click here to learn more about Dan and the difference he makes. Ready to play your game all in and full out? Visit CreativeOnPurpose.com to get started now!

Certainty Advisor Paul Sparks and Dan Nicholson, bestselling author of the book Rigging the Game and creator of the Certainty Operating System talk about being UNEXPLOITABLE. Unexploitable | CertaintyTalks with Dan Nicholson | Video Replay Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Share this with someone who... The post Unexploitable | CertaintyTalks with Dan Nicholson appeared first on Real Estate Disruptors.

Certainty Advisor Paul Sparks and Dan Nicholson, bestselling author of the book Rigging the Game and creator of the Certainty Operating System talk about being UNEXPLOITABLE. Unexploitable | CertaintyTalks with Dan Nicholson | Video Replay Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Share this with someone who... The post Unexploitable | CertaintyTalks with Dan Nicholson appeared first on Real Estate Disruptors.

Author of Rigging the Game: How to Achieve Financial Certainty, Navigate Risk and Make Money On Your Own Terms.    riggingamazon.com riggingthegame.com

On this episode, I'm joined by Dan Nicholson, the author of Rigging the Game: How to Achieve Financial Certainty, Navigate Risk, and Make More Money on Your Terms. Dan is passionate about helping entrepreneurs end their suffering, and he shares his insights on how to do that through his book and this podcast episode. He talks about the challenge of constantly chasing more and how it can lead to taking ourselves out of the game. We also discuss the importance of setting expectations based on average performance, rather than personal best in order to achieve financial success. Dan's fourth commandment is also explored, which is about not seeking the best of ourselves every single day, but pursuing a rolling average. Finally, Dan shares how he had to unlearn much of what he had learned in business school in order to become an entrepreneur. He realized that he needed to optimize for the right things, not just more and more. By the end of the episode, you will have gained insight into how to find enough in one's life while also achieving financial success. Here are some other takeaways you'll get from listening: Discover how to achieve financial success and find your enough   Understand why humans are wired to crave more and how to reorient towards goals Learn how to set expectations based on average performance, rather than personal best Unlearn what you've been taught in business and optimize for the right things Gain insight into how to hit expectations most days with a built-in upside Discover the fourth commandment about not seeking the best of ourselves every single day Understand how pursuing a rolling average in life can bring success Realize how chasing more can lead to taking yourself out of the game Gain insight into how to change your thinking in a healthier way Alternative to trying to be your best every day - how to take pressure off yourself Why, what, and how to unlearn what's dragging you down in your business How to reframe from always pushing for “more” to what's most efficient for you and “maximize” How to know how to play YOUR game to an infinite level How understanding “restraint” allows you to curb your impulses and allow greater good things to happen How “burning the boats” hurts you and your business more than you realize Steps to create personal freedom in your business and life so you call the shot Get Dan's book, Rigging The Game, so you can deep dive into all of his actionable strategies. Is there another entrpreneur in your life that would find this episode helpful? Please share it with them! And check out www.hustleandflowchart.com to get more resources and tools on how to create a business and life that works for you.

Dan Nicholson cut his teeth in Fortune 500 companies and some of the most prestigious financial institutions in the country, completed a prestigious fellowship with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (where he helped write a national accounting standard), and was recognized 4 times as a top 40 accountant under 40 globally.   After gathering all this experience, Dan leaned into his entrepreneurial ambitions and founded multiple small businesses, including Nth Degree CPAs, a Seattle-based accounting firm named one of the 10 best-run mid-sized accounting firms in the US.   Since then, he has used his insights from over 3,000 conversations with entrepreneurs and business owners to develop a certification, The Certified Certainty Advisor, that, through his business CertaintyU teaches business owners methods for increasing certainty, minimizing risk, and engineering cash flow.

Dan Nicholson is our guest on this episode.  Dan is the founder of multiple companies across finance, accounting, and software. He has worked with some of the most prestigious companies, including, Clark Nuber, UPS, Deloitte, and WaMu, and was named to the 40 Under 40 list of global accountants four times - he is a leading voice in helping purpose-driven entrepreneurs “Rig Their Game” In this episode, we talk about the following:- Dan's journey into entrepreneurship.- How he went from being a painfully shy kid to speaking in front of thousands -  How we can use our favorite sport to help identify what we should be doing in life- A unique way to improve in any area These key points are included in Dan's new book "Rigging the Game". You can contact Dan at Home - Rigging The Game. 

Certainty Operating System creator Dan Nicholson talks about his best-selling book “Rigging the Game: How to Achieve Financial Certainty, Navigate Risk and Make Money on Your Own Terms.” https://www.amazon.com/Rigging-Game-Financial-Certainty-Navigate/dp/1956955437 Rigging The Game | CertaintyTalks | Video Replay Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Share this with... The post Rigging The Game appeared first on Real Estate Disruptors.

Certainty Operating System creator Dan Nicholson talks about his best-selling book “Rigging the Game: How to Achieve Financial Certainty, Navigate Risk and Make Money on Your Own Terms.” https://www.amazon.com/Rigging-Game-Financial-Certainty-Navigate/dp/1956955437 Rigging The Game | CertaintyTalks | Video Replay Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Share this with... The post Rigging The Game appeared first on Real Estate Disruptors.

Dan Nicholson graduated summa cum laude from Seattle University with degrees in accounting and information systems before completing a fellowship at the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. He went on to work at Deloitte and various Fortune 500 companies and has been named to CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40 list of global accountants four times.   But, as he might say, blah blah blah.   His passion—and what he wrote his book Rigging the Game about—is what he had to unlearn after doing all those impressive things. He poured it all into Certainty U, a program that helps purpose-based entrepreneurs "get lucky."   On this episode, we discussed how he was able to sell thousands of copies of a book he hadn't yet written—in short, how he was able to rig the book publishing game. (And how you can, too.)   For more about Dan and his book, go to www.riggingamazon.com.   ARE YOU A NON-FICTION AUTHOR? IF SO, YOU NEED AN ELEVATOR PITCH. GET YOUR BOOK ELEVATOR PITCH TEMPLATE AT WWW.BOOKELEVATORPITCH.COM

Support the show to get full episodes and join the Discord community. Check out my free video series about what's missing in AI and Neuroscience Dan Nicholson is a philosopher at George Mason University. He incorporates the history of science and philosophy into modern analyses of our conceptions of processes related to life and organisms. He is also interested in re-orienting our conception of the universe as made fundamentally of things/substances, and replacing it with the idea the universe is made fundamentally of processes (process philosophy). In this episode, we both of those subjects, the why the "machine conception of the organism" is incorrect, how to apply these ideas to topics like neuroscience and artificial intelligence, and much more. Dan's website. Google Scholar.Twitter: @NicholsonHPBioBookEverything Flows: Towards a Processual Philosophy of Biology.Related papersIs the Cell Really a Machine?The Machine Conception of the Organism in Development and Evolution: A Critical Analysis.On Being the Right Size, Revisited: The Problem with Engineering Metaphors in Molecular Biology.Related episode: BI 118 Johannes Jäger: Beyond Networks. 0:00 - Intro 2:49 - Philosophy and science 16:37 - Role of history 23:28 - What Is Life? And interaction with James Watson 38:37 - Arguments against the machine conception of organisms 49:08 - Organisms as streams (processes) 57:52 - Process philosophy 1:08:59 - Alfred North Whitehead 1:12:45 - Process and consciousness 1:22:16 - Artificial intelligence and process 1:31:47 - Language and symbols and processes

Santos speaks with Arizona based MC and music entrepreneur Dan Nicholson about everything from his new album entitled "96 and Forever", how New York Hip-Hop became his biggest influence, do Latinos get the proper respect when it comes to their place in Hip-Hop? The decline of the "real Hip-Hop".The Tyga "Ay Caramba" music video controversy, why Latinos should hold him accountable, and more.This episode is sponsored by Zappos.com, shop back to school sneakers and looks get free shipping. https://www.zappos.com/collection/o72j9g4juih2sffipn6ldg8k7pbc0bdk19b8https://www.zappos.com/collection/nbq6h00grqtnt6vriu9ov81t946k6pgjnjb8Follow Santos on Social Media:Instagram: @santosthreadsshopTikTok: @santosthreadsshopYouTube: The Santos Says Podcast(For Video Podcast and Content.)Shop Santos Threads ApparelWWW.SANTOS-THREADS.COMCheck out the New Project from Dan Nicholson entitled "96 & Forever" available on all audio streaming platforms.Follow Dan Nicholson on Instagram:@dannicholsonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-santos-says-podcast/donations

Certainty Advisors Paul Sparks, Dan Nicholson, and Nic Peterson talk about 5 Reasons Bad Things Happen In The Market. 5 Reasons Bad Things Happen In The Market – CertaintyTalks | Video Replay Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Share this with someone who would value this... The post 5 Reasons Bad Things Happen In The Market | CertaintyTalks appeared first on Real Estate Disruptors.

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Dan Nicholson head of the Underdog Music Group. As we've had his label mates in the likes of Lizeth and AY-R it was only right he came by to drop some game. We go over the music scene in Arizona, the power of being genuine, showing love to culture we are trying to build, and the responsibility of being a boss of multiple businesses. Also, his upcoming project “‘96 And Beyond” Follow us on IG: @ChoppinwithScrew @Malbodelvalle @Jahsdiablo @Tantillo Productions Special guest @Dannicholson @Underdogmg Music https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dan-nicholson/1472069254

Certainty Advisors Paul Sparks, Dan Nicholson, and Nic Peterson talk about the Barbell Strategy for Investing. Barbell Strategy for Investing – CertaintyTalks | Video Replay Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Share this with someone who would value this information.

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Joe and Mike have a fascination about the way timelines vary in different markets.  This week our guest is Dan Nicholson from Hertfordshire and we talk about the way they do things across the pond

Why shouldn't we think of living things as machines? What is and what isn't an organism? In this episode, we talk to Dan Nicholson, a philosopher and biologist from George Mason University about his new edited volume, "Everything Flows: Toward a Processual Philosophy of Biology". In it, he and colleagues argue that biological systems more resemble flames and tornadoes and other dynamically stable systems than clocks or other human-designed things. Dan thinks that life is better understood as flows of energy and matter, which means that trying to reduce biological things into smaller parts, a popular practice in biology known as reductionism, will ultimately fail because it misses the stream-like nature of life. In the show today, we discuss these ideas, what Dan calls a processual philosophy for biology, including what it means for evolution, medicine, and more. Cover art: Keating Shahmehri

In this episode of The Local Crown our host Trey Carmichael talks with Dan Nicholson about taxes. They discuss what people tend to not know about their taxes and how to have a strategy when dealing with your taxes. Dan explains the ins and outs of how you can benefit by having a tax plan for your business. Want to learn more about our hosts? https://treycarmichael.us/ (https://treycarmichael.us/) https://djemilah.com/ (https://djemilah.com/) Want to learn more about Local Crown, LLC? https://thelocalcrown.com/ (https://thelocalcrown.com/) Want to check out our publication? https://insidetheempire.com/ (https://insidetheempire.com/) Did you want to get featured in the publication alongside Jayson Waller, Sharon Lechter, Jim Kwik, and Dan Caldwell? https://thelocalcrown.com/becomeacontributor (https://thelocalcrown.com/becomeacontributor)

In this episode of The Local Crown Podcast our host Trey Carmichael talks with Dan Nicholson. Dan talks about what he does and how he impacts the world today. They also discuss Dans involvement in finances and how people can have more financial clarity in their life. Want to learn more about our hosts? https://treycarmichael.us/ (https://treycarmichael.us/) https://djemilah.com/ (https://djemilah.com/) Want to learn more about Local Crown, LLC? https://thelocalcrown.com/ (https://thelocalcrown.com/) Want to check out our publication? https://insidetheempire.com/ (https://insidetheempire.com/) Did you want to get featured in the publication alongside Jayson Waller, Sharon Lechter, Jim Kwik, and Dan Caldwell? https://thelocalcrown.com/becomeacontributor (https://thelocalcrown.com/becomeacontributor)

In this episode of The Local Crown our host Trey Carmichael talks with Dan Nicholson about the stress of finances. Dan explains, when we do not know a lot about finances in our business, we tend to put it off or ignore it. Dan talks about the easy solution to making the finances of your business a stress free conversation and completely manageable. Want to learn more about our hosts? https://treycarmichael.us/ (https://treycarmichael.us/) https://djemilah.com/ (https://djemilah.com/) Want to learn more about Local Crown, LLC? https://thelocalcrown.com/ (https://thelocalcrown.com/) Want to check out our publication? https://insidetheempire.com/ (https://insidetheempire.com/) Did you want to get featured in the publication alongside Jayson Waller, Sharon Lechter, Jim Kwik, and Dan Caldwell? https://thelocalcrown.com/becomeacontributor (https://thelocalcrown.com/becomeacontributor)

In this episode of The Local Crown our host Trey Carmichael talks with Dan Nicholson about his app and making business choices. Dan explains the importance of having a business that is consistent with cash flow along with other businesses that are dedicated to big bets. He also talks about how to have a stable base so that you can have high risk in other areas. Want to learn more about our hosts? https://treycarmichael.us/ (https://treycarmichael.us/) https://djemilah.com/ (https://djemilah.com/) Want to learn more about Local Crown, LLC? https://thelocalcrown.com/ (https://thelocalcrown.com/) Want to check out our publication? https://insidetheempire.com/ (https://insidetheempire.com/) Did you want to get featured in the publication alongside Jayson Waller, Sharon Lechter, Jim Kwik, and Dan Caldwell? https://thelocalcrown.com/becomeacontributor (https://thelocalcrown.com/becomeacontributor)

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Financial Certainty from a Book – Publish. Promote. Profit. with Rob Kosberg Episode 010 Dan Nicholson When purpose driven entrepreneurs grow tired of spinning their wheels seemingly getting further away from things that actually matter to them, they call Dan Nicholson for help. After completing a prestigious fellowship and working for some of the largest, most successful companies in the world, Dan gave it all up and started his own firm where he was able to develop tools to help his clients and partners answer the one question all successful business owners are asking themselves “Am I going to be okay?” through his financial certainty methodologies. Financial Certainty is an unconventional way of looking at business growth. Instead of focusing on acquiring more, the focus is getting closer to the things that actually matter to the business owner/entrepreneur. The first step to eliminating entrepreneurial anxiety is decreasing the uncertainty around reaching your goals and Dan has developed the tools to do just that, including the “Certainty App” that helps small-to-medium sized business get the financial clarity they need to achieve the success they want.  Listen to this informative Publish Promote Profit episode with Dan Nicholson about explaining financial certainty with a book. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: Why people should reengineer things to achieve the outcome they want. How people need to have a solvable equation to be able to fix things. How financial anxiety equals uncertainty times financial powerlessness. Why business owners shouldn't be anchored to any one way of doing business. How having an unconventional title is a great conversation starter. Connect with Dan: Links Mentioned: nthdegreecpas.com Guest Contact Info: Twitter @NthDegreeCPAs Facebook facebook.com/NthDegreeCPAs LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/nth-degree-cpas-pllc Connect with Rob: Website bestsellerpublishing.org Twitter @bspbooks Instagram @bspbooks Facebook facebook.com/bestsellerpub YouTube youtube.com/c/BestSellerPublishingOfficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever sought advice from someone you trust, only to walk away feeling like that advice just didn't fit? The secret to action steps that actually work for you is in knowing the difference between the factors in your life that you can change and which ones you simply have to withstand. On this episode of the Rigging the Game podcast, Dan talks through the nuances that make up financial readiness, recognizing group indexing vs. personal indexing, and how to put these concepts together for optimal decision-making. Listen in to stop feeling powerless.  What You'll Learn  How to tell the difference between rhythms you can't control and decisions you can What steps to take once you've isolated the data of your individual lifestyle How to stop trying to solve the unsolvable and make your decisions count And much more! Favorite Quote “Oftentimes folks haven't thought about the rhythm thing versus decisions and they're always trying to solve every problem. And we need to be able to separate out what's an actual problem versus something that's not.” - Dan Nicholson How to get involved Visit Dan Nicholson's website - Nth Degree CPA's and the Rigging The Game to learn how he helps small business owners cultivate good accounting and tax practices to achieve their financial goals. To rig the game to win and to set the outcomes that you want in life and business. Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe on iTunes and leave a review. We love to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

Many of us dread tax season. But have you ever thought about ways you might shift to make the tax code work in your favor? Tax time gets a lot less frightening when you've got a plan to drive down your taxes and save for the future.  On this episode of the Rigging the Game podcast, Dan digs into Wealth Acceleration and lays out the exercise that will help you align your behavior with the tax code to your best advantage, as well as an example equation for turning a minimal investment into a massive amount of money.     What You'll Learn  Why the tax system - whether we like it or not - is intrinsically fair How different business entities get taxed (and how you can start to figure out where you want to be on the quadrant) How to choose what you accelerate with your money And much more! Favorite Quote “If your specific objective is to accelerate wealth, then you want to drive down your tax, take that extra money reinvested in things that are going to grow and accelerate.” - Dan Nicholson How to get involved Visit Dan Nicholson's website - Nth Degree CPA's and the Rigging The Game to learn how he helps small business owners cultivate good accounting and tax practices to achieve their financial goals. To rig the game to win and to set the outcomes that you want in life and business. Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe on iTunes and leave a review. We love to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

Most of us have lived with a roommate or significant other with their own solidly-held ideas on how the dishwasher should be loaded, and we therefore know what it's like to butt heads on the issue. How does the issue get resolved if both sides aren't even using the same language? This episode of the Rigging the Game podcast breaks down the difference between agreeing and aligning, tips for reaching a happy conclusion when communication has gone off the rails, and how alignment removes excuses and promotes progress. Listen in for important insight from an unexpected place.   What You'll Learn  Why the word “agree” makes us hesitate How to tweak your communication strategy for maximum efficiency How confrontation happens in a room full of results-oriented people And much more! Favorite Quote “The word choice of ‘agree' tends to carry a lot of weight because you're in your head. Like if I have to agree, then that means that it's the way I would do it, and it's not the way I would do it.” - Dan Nicholson How to get involved Visit Dan Nicholson's website - Nth Degree CPA's and the Rigging The Game to learn how he helps small business owners cultivate good accounting and tax practices to achieve their financial goals. To rig the game to win and to set the outcomes that you want in life and business. Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe on iTunes and leave a review. We love to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!eloped their own strategies to rig the game to win.

What do high school sports have to do with succeeding in business? Answer: more than you think. You can only play the game your way once you know what “your way” is, so how do you go about finding that out?  On this episode of the Rigging the Game podcast, Dan dives deeper into the concept of “playing your game”, explains how to discern your unique style of business using your favorite sport, and explores why we lose touch with that singular style as we grow up.   What You'll Learn  How your greatest strength can overbalance and become your greatest weakness What your memories can teach you about finding and operating in “your style” How we are conditioned to operate according to what we “should” do - and why that really doesn't matter And much more! Favorite Quote “What's the point of winning if you have to play someone else's style?” - Dan Nicholson How to get involved Visit Dan Nicholson's website - Nth Degree CPA's and the Rigging The Game to learn how he helps small business owners cultivate good accounting and tax practices to achieve their financial goals. To rig the game to win and to set the outcomes that you want in life and business. Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe on iTunes and leave a review. We love to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

Have you ever looked back at your bank statement and realized that you're still paying for the $20/month software subscription you don't use anymore and forgot about completely? Unfortunately, seemingly small amounts of waste like this can compound over time to make a larger impact – much like a couple of Oreos a day.  On this episode of the Rigging the Game podcast, Dan dives deeper into the 2-Oreo principle and discusses how to purposefully organize and optimize your time and energy, what it takes to correct the aftereffects of waste, and a few relevant examples that you might have experienced yourself.   What You'll Learn  How to shift the scope of your perspective with useful data Which aspects of your life might be hiding a few extra Oreos How to put this principle in action to cut down on wasted time and resources And much more! Favorite Quote “Let's be intentional about it, let's opt in to where we want to spend our money and spend our time…We can actually make a conscious choice to identify those Oreos.” - Dan Nicholson How to get involved Visit Dan Nicholson's website - Nth Degree CPA's and the Rigging The Game to learn how he helps small business owners cultivate good accounting and tax practices to achieve their financial goals. To rig the game to win and to set the outcomes that you want in life and business. Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe on iTunes and leave a review. We love to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

How do you tackle a tough choice? Maybe you flip a coin or consult an expert - but if you're looking to make better choices that serve you down the road, it helps to have a solid framework in place.  On this episode of the Rigging the Game podcast, Dan discusses exactly what constitutes a preference-based decision and introduces the principles that help him make important choices - beginning with the concept of optimizing vs. maximizing. Listen in for the first part of a conversation that will change the way you choose. What You'll Learn  How our brains are hard-wired to make decisions based on instincts and conditioning What factors into a long-term decision-making approach versus one that lives in the short-term Why you make different choices than Amazon does And much more! Favorite Quote “Principles allow me to work through these preferences and navigate life with less anxiety because I'm not going back to this binary mindset of 0's and 1's and fact and fiction.” - Dan Nicholson How to get involved Visit Dan Nicholson's website - Nth Degree CPA's and the Rigging The Game to learn how he helps small business owners cultivate good accounting and tax practices to achieve their financial goals. To rig the game to win and to set the outcomes that you want in life and business. Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe on iTunes and leave a review. We love to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

What labels did you grow up with? Were you the nerd, the artist, or the future Rhodes scholar – and when did you come to realize that you are much more?  Dan Nicholson had a stellar track record in finance. After hitting all the milestones in education and his career, and achieving at ever-higher levels, he began to see that the term “accountant” didn't begin to cover who he is. As a result, Dan set about developing the principles to help other entrepreneurial oddballs recognize their style and use it to their advantage. On the first episode of the Rigging the Game podcast, Dan sits down to introduce himself, tell the story of kid who grew up knowing he didn't fit in, and discuss what it means to rig the game in your favor so you can succeed while staying true to you. Join the conversation to win in ways that only you can. What You'll Learn  Why the labels you've been given don't really fit How to shape your business to suit your interests and talents Why business is personal And much more! Favorite Quote “If you're going to start a business, why not rig the game to win? Why not set yourself up to get the outcomes that you want while playing your style?” - Dan Nicholson How to get involved Visit Dan Nicholson's website - Nth Degree CPA's and the Rigging The Game to learn how he helps small business owners cultivate good accounting and tax practices to achieve their financial goals. To rig the game to win and to set the outcomes that you want in life and business. Enjoyed the Podcast? Be sure to subscribe on iTunes and leave a review. We love to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

It's another packed Weekender, and bringing you into the weekend to preview ALL the action are Dan Austin, Dan Nicholson, Dan Morgan, Lizzi Doyle and Adam Melia. Also in the show Josh Sexton chats to Terry McDermott about Liverpool's first ever European Cup win, John Gibbons talks to Jennifer Johnston about her new album and Miguel Delaney about the UEFA Cup Final in Baku.