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This is part two of my favorite books list — we'll call it volume 10. Today we're getting straight to it. These are all great books I think you should read. Let's keep it going. Show Notes:  [02:11]#5 No BS Time management for entrepreneurs, written by Dan Kennedy.  [07:36]#6 10x is easier than 2x by Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan.  [14:18]#7 The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss.  [19:14]#8 Are you smart enough to work at Google? by William Poundstone. [23:10]Recap Next Steps: ---

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 1686: Steve Pavlina lays bare the common traps that sabotage aspiring online entrepreneurs, from chasing quick profits to neglecting long-term value creation. His insights challenge conventional thinking and offer a candid roadmap to building something meaningful, sustainable, and genuinely helpful to others. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/how-not-to-build-a-successful-online-business/ Quotes to ponder: "Trying to start a business for the primary purpose of making money is like trying to build a house starting with the roof." "If you're going to build a successful online business, you're going to have to give people a good reason to keep coming back." "Don't try to serve yourself at other people's expense, especially not in a one-way fashion." Episode references: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/ Think and Grow Rich: https://www.naphill.org/shop/think-and-grow-rich/ Getting Things Done: https://gettingthingsdone.com/ Four Hour Work Week: https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357 The Millionaire Fastlane: https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Fastlane-Crack-Wealth-Lifetime/dp/0984358102 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 1686: Steve Pavlina lays bare the common traps that sabotage aspiring online entrepreneurs, from chasing quick profits to neglecting long-term value creation. His insights challenge conventional thinking and offer a candid roadmap to building something meaningful, sustainable, and genuinely helpful to others. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/how-not-to-build-a-successful-online-business/ Quotes to ponder: "Trying to start a business for the primary purpose of making money is like trying to build a house starting with the roof." "If you're going to build a successful online business, you're going to have to give people a good reason to keep coming back." "Don't try to serve yourself at other people's expense, especially not in a one-way fashion." Episode references: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/ Think and Grow Rich: https://www.naphill.org/shop/think-and-grow-rich/ Getting Things Done: https://gettingthingsdone.com/ Four Hour Work Week: https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357 The Millionaire Fastlane: https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Fastlane-Crack-Wealth-Lifetime/dp/0984358102 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in the guest chair we have Rachel Rodgers—entrepreneur, coach, and bestselling author of We Should All Be Millionaires. She's back on the show with powerful insights to help side hustlers and full-time entrepreneurs alike build sustainable wealth and stop playing small.In this episode, she shares:How to make real “money moves” instead of hiding behind busy workThe mindset shifts needed to overcome imposter syndrome and take bold actionWhy outsourcing your life first can unlock growth in your businessHer step-by-step approach to building a million-dollar business with a strong team and systems to build wealth with confidenceHighlights include: 00:00 Intro04:00 Transitioning from law to passion projects11:40 Building life and business teams14:00 Balancing outsourcing and income16:45 Reframing selling as helping24:00 Importance of announcing your business30:00 Embracing growth and change37:00 Structuring a mastermind program46:00 Investing in yourself is key50:00 Helping Gen Z build wealth53:00 Tips for entrepreneursWatch episode 461 on YouTube and listen on all podcast appsLinks mentioned in this episodeRachel's first SHP episode: https://youtu.be/a_8Kyku41GE Rachel's website: https://rachelrodgers.com/Rachel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachrodgersesq/ Future Millionaire book: https://futuremillionairebook.com/ The Four Hour Work Week: https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357 The Big Leap: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-big-leap-gay-hendricks We Should All Be Millionaires: https://www.harpercollinsleadership.com/9781400221684/we-should-all-be-millionaires/ Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rssAnnouncementsJoin our Facebook CommunityIf you're looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebookGuest Social Media InfoRachel's website: https://rachelrodgers.com/Rachel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachrodgersesq/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Karen King, founder of Gold Star Pro, shares her journey of building a business while embracing the digital nomad family lifestyle.Meet Karen King, the adventurous entrepreneur behind Gold Star Pro! An Aussie, a mum of two, and a full-time traveller for nearly a decade, Karen traded the 9-to-5 grind for a business that lets her work from anywhere.

This episode of the podcast is something new. Let's call it an experiment. I'll explain shortly, but first some context.  Since I published Dancing the Tightrope, What Falling Off a Horse Taught Me About Embracing Pressure, Fear and Uncertainty in 2022, many people have asked me for an audio book. While I'm aware of the huge trend towards audio books, I'm not an audio-book listener. I love to read, and I LOVE to listen to podcasts. However, listening to audio books has just never worked for me. I just zone out. So the thought of putting out a version of my book that zoned people out was very unappealing to me!  Also, the thought of reading my entire book out loud caused me to cringe. Now, if you have followed my work for a while, you might have noticed in that last sentence that I was “gulping”, trying to get to the end quickly, rather than considering taking it a step at a time.  Recently, one of my favorite podcasts, The Tim Ferriss show put out a chapter of his first book The Four Hour Workweek. Once I started listening to it, I almost changed to another podcast. It so happened that I didn't have anything else in the hopper, so I kept listening. While I DID zone out, I also came away with a couple of good takeaways. It got me to thinking - why don't I do the same thing? All I have to do is read ONE chapter of my book.   So that's what I am doing for this episode of the podcast. What you will hear in this podcast is Chapter One of Dancing the Tightrope.  Here's where the experiment part comes in. Now that I've done one chapter, I'm willing to do more, but only if it makes a difference to others.  This is where you come in. Did you like listening to this chapter? Would you like to hear more? What feedback do you have for me as the reader? (Yes, really, I would like to be better and the only way is to hear your feedback.)  If I hear from enough people that this was something that worked well for them, I will audio publish the rest of the book, more than likely as I did here, as a series on the podcast. Eventually, I will then get it on Audible.  

This is your quick guide to GTM velocity. We cover three simple areas you can focus on to accelerate your GTM — and outcompete your competition.(00:00) - Introduction (05:14) - Work Culture and Four-Hour Work Week (07:23) - Go-to-Market Velocity Explained (11:28) - High Tempo Testing and Experimentation (13:11) - Defining Kill Criteria for Projects (14:38) - Experimental Market Expansion Strategies (15:40) - Simplifying for Speed and Learning (18:34) - The Importance of Speed in Hiring (24:01) - Optimizing Team Capacity (27:47) - Effective Time Management and Meetings This episode is brought to you by by Fullcast, the only AI-powered platform that streamlines your entire sales lifecycle — from plan to pay. With modules like territory and quota management, routing, and capacity planning, Fullcast adapts to your unique needs — whether you need one solution or an all-in-one platform.Ready to see the difference? Visit Fullcast.com and mention the Revenue Formula Podcast to unlock an exclusive premium gift, just for listeners!Never miss a new episode, join our newsletter on revenueformula.substack.com

“Your dreams matter, but it's your actions that get you there.” In this inspiring episode of The RebelRebel Podcast, Michael Dargie connects with Callum Armstrong, an environmentalist and entrepreneur from New Zealand, whose work bridges the gap between conservation and business. Callum shares his journey from childhood business ventures to becoming the founder of Paste and Publish, a marketing coaching and consulting company, and Conservation Amplified, a charity aimed at raising awareness and funds for environmental protection. This episode is sponsored by my new book BRANDJITSU, helping you find, shape, and share your story with the world. Listeners will hear about Callum's early fascination with entrepreneurship, his innovative approach to content marketing, and his deep-seated love for the environment. He explains how his passion led to projects like reforesting native lands and creating demand for sustainable products. Callum also shares invaluable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, including how to stay focused, take actionable steps, and turn failures into lessons. His story is both a call to action and a testament to the power of combining passion with purpose. Cool things Callum says "If you look up a mountain, it's scary. But if you take it one step at a time, you're at the top before you know it.” “Environmental solutions are often right on our doorstep, but they lack awareness and funding.” “Your dreams matter, but it's your actions that get you there.” “The people helping the environment are some of the most amazing people in the world.” “Marketing for me is about creating awareness and capability for lasting change.” Episode Highlights Callum's childhood inspirations and early business ventures. His passion for environmental conservation and how it shaped his career. Founding Paste and Publish and transitioning into a marketing coach. Creating Conservation Amplified to amplify environmental storytelling. The incredible impact of reforestation and the Manuka plant's role in ecosystem recovery. Practical advice for rebels in waiting to take their first steps. The concept of the “30, 60, 90 Day Plan” for personal and business growth. Fun insights into New Zealand's nature, food culture, and more. Links from the Episode: Callum Armstrong Links: LinkedIn Paste and Publish Conservation Amplified (https://conservationamplified.org/) The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (https://www.thesecret.tv) The Four-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss (https://fourhourworkweek.com) Sam the Trapman by Sam Gibson (https://samthetrapman.nz/products/book) Manuka Honey Benefits (https://manukahoney.com) Host: Michael Dargie, THEREBELREBELPODCAST.COM | LINKEDIN.COM Get Your Copy of Michael's Book: "BrandJitsu™: Move Your Brand From 'Meh' To Memorable" Indigo | Barnes & Noble | MichaelDargie.com

In this episode featuring Steven Diaz, co-founder of The Rainmaker Family, Anthony and Cameron explore the concept of building family-friendly businesses and generating leveraged income. Steven shares his journey of moving from a traditional career to running successful e-commerce businesses on Amazon, driven by the inspiration from Tim Ferriss's "Four Hour Workweek." The discussion broadens to include the principles of leveraging income, overcoming a poverty mindset, and structuring a business that balances work and family life. Additionally, Steven provides practical tips on starting an e-commerce business, insights on product research, and the importance of mindset in entrepreneurial success.   Resources:  https://rainmakerfamily.com/ Join the Infinite Wealth Study Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/qC3sAWg6PhHYpRAs/  Schedule your 15-minute call with Anthony or Cameron here: http://bit.ly/iwc15podcast Check our online course at www.InfiniteWealthCourse.com Buy Becoming Your Own Banker by R. Nelson Nash http://bit.ly/BYOBbookIWC

From time to time I am contacted by someone who says they have an interesting and thought provoking guest who would be perfect for Unstoppable Mindset. Since I am of the opinion that everyone has a story within themselves worth telling I always work to learn more about the guest. Such was the case when I was contacted about our guest this time, Dre Baldwin. Dre and I had an initial conversation and I invited him to appear as a guest. I must say that he more than exceeded my expectations.   Dre grew up in Philadelphia. He wanted to do something with sports and tried out various options until he discovered Basketball in high school. While he wasn't considered overly exceptional and only played one year in high school he realized that Basketball was the sport for him.   Dre went to Penn State and played all four of his college years. Again, while he played consistently and reasonably well, he was not noticed and after college he was not signed to a professional team. He worked at a couple of jobs for a time and then decided to try to get noticed for basketball by going to a camp where he could be seen by scouts and where he could prove he had the talent to make basketball a profession. As he will tell us, eventually he did get a contract to play professionally. Other things happened along the way as you will hear. Dre discovered Youtube and the internet and began posting basketball tips which became popular.   While playing basketball professionally he also started blogging, posting videos and eventually he began selling video basketball lessons online. His internet business grew and by 2015 after playing basketball he decided to leave the sport and open his own business called, Work On Your Game Inc.   His business has given him the time to author 35 books, deliver 4 TDX talks, create thousands of videos and coach others. Dre and I talk about such concepts as discipline, mindset and the value of consistency. Our conversation will provide many useful insights and ideas you and all of us can use.       About the Guest:   As CEO and Founder of Work On Your Game Inc., Dre Baldwin has given 4 TEDxTalks on Discipline, Confidence, Mental Toughness & Personal Initiative and has authored 35 books. He has appeared in national campaigns with Nike, Finish Line, Wendy's, Gatorade, Buick, Wilson Sports, STASH Investments and DIME magazine.    Dre has published over 8,000 videos to 142,000+ subscribers, his content being consumed over 103 million times.    Dre's daily Work On Your Game MasterClass has amassed over 2,900 episodes and more than 7.3 million downloads.    In just 5 years, Dre went from the end of his high school team's bench to a 9-year professional basketball career. He played in 8 countries including Lithuania, Germany, Montenegro, Slovakia and Germany.    Dre invented his Work On Your Game framework as a "roadmap in reverse" to help professionals with High Performance, Consistency and Results.    A Philadelphia native, Dre lives in Miami.   Ways to connect with Dre:   http://Instagram.com/DreBaldwin http://YouTube.com/Dreupt https://www.facebook.com/WorkOnYourGameUniversity http://LinkedIn.com/in/DreAllDay http://X.com/DreAllDay http://TikTok.com/WorkOnYourGame       About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/   https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast   If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can subscribe in your favorite podcast app. You can also support our podcast through our tip jar https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unstoppable-mindset .   Leave us an Apple Podcasts review   Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.       Transcription Notes:   Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Hi again. Welcome to another edition of unstoppable mindset. Our goal in unstoppable mindset is to show you that, in fact, you are most likely more unstoppable than you think you are, at least that's the goal. Is to try to get people to believe that it's been fun talking to a lot of people about that, talking to people about the fact that they show that they're more unstoppable than they thought they were. And a lot of people tend to to stay that right out. Our guest today is a first for me. I've not ever talked to a professional basketball player live on unstoppable mindset. And our guest Dre Baldwin was a professional basketball player for a number of years, and I'm sure we're going to get into that, along with so many other things to talk about what he does today, because he's not doing basketball as such today. He's got a company called work on your game, Inc, and I'm sure that that relates back to basketball in some way. So we'll get to it. But anyway, Dre, I want to welcome you to unstoppable mindset, and thank you for taking the time to be here.   Dre Baldwin ** 02:28 Oh, thank you, Michael. And you can call me Dre, yes. Dre, yeah. So okay, I I appreciate, I appreciate you having me on. I'm looking forward to this conversation. Well, we're   Michael Hingson ** 02:38 glad that you're here and all that. Why don't we start by you maybe telling us about the early Dre growing up and some of those kinds of things.   Dre Baldwin ** 02:46 Sure, come from the city of Philadelphia, PA and now live in South Florida, but always played sports growing up, dabbled in a little bit of everything that was available. So went to my mom, put me in a little tennis camp once for a week or two, played a little football, touch football in the driveways. Played baseball for a couple years on an organized level, but didn't really find my find my groove in any sports. I got around to basketball, which is around age 14, which is pretty late to start playing a sport, if you're trying to go somewhere in it. That was my situation. No barely played in high school. Only played one year, and then it led to, I'm sure we'll get into what happened after that. But for the most part, as a youth, I was really into athletics and just figuring out what I could do athletically. So no, of course, you know, in the the street, you grow up on foot races, two hand, touch football, etc, things like that. But I figured that my meaning was going to be somewhere towards using my body in some way. I didn't know how, but that's what I figured I would do.   Michael Hingson ** 03:47 I would presume that along all the time you were in Philadelphia, you never did encounter Rocky Balboa running up the steps of Liberty Hall, or any of those things.   Dre Baldwin ** 03:57 Oh, that's, that's the art museum, the Philadelphia Art Museum. Oh, the art museum. Yeah, Rocky, running up the steps. I never did that. The only reason, no, go ahead, I was saying, the only reason I never did it is because where I grew up is kind of far from the art museum. Is big city, but had I moved near the art museum, then, yeah, I would have ran up steps as exercise. I just, I just, it just wasn't in proximity to me. So that's the only reason I didn't do   Michael Hingson ** 04:21 it, well, that's okay. Well, so what did you do after high school? Well,   Dre Baldwin ** 04:25 I wanted to go to college. I knew I was going to go to college period, even if it weren't for sports. I figured college was Well, first of all, I didn't know what I want to do with my life. Yet at age 18, and the small Inkling I had that I could be a professional athlete at this point, I got that idea around age 16. I wasn't not like I was good enough to be LeBron James or Kobe Bryant, who were no so good. They skipped college and went straight to playing at the program. I wasn't that good. So if I was going to play pro, I needed four more years of seasoning, which meant I needed to go to college. So just on that level alone, I knew I wanted to go. So, but because of my unimpressive high school career, if you want to call it a career, no one was recruiting me to come play in college. So whatever college I went to would not be on the basis of sports, it just be on the basis of I'm here, and let's see if I can get on the basketball team as an unknown, unverified person. So that's what I did. I walked on at a college that happened to be a division three college. Was the third tier of college sports. Most of your pro players are sourced from the Division One level. And I did go there, and I was able to get on the basketball team. Played four years of college basketball at the Division Three level, yet, and still Michael at that level, nobody at the pro level is really looking for pros from the Division Three level. Because, again, who cares about division three players? They can pull from the Division One ranks Division Three guys. So that was my situation. Graduated from college having played, but still, at that point, nobody was looking for me to come play at the   Michael Hingson ** 05:57 pro level. What did you get your degree in? I have a degree from   Dre Baldwin ** 06:01 Penn State University in business with a focus in management and marketing.   Michael Hingson ** 06:05 That explains where you went later, but and kind of how you ended up, yeah, sort of, and Penn State so you were a Nittany Lion, huh?   Dre Baldwin ** 06:17 Technically, yeah, we never talk about, we never say that. But yes,   Michael Hingson ** 06:21 well, yeah, whatever, yeah, Penn State, yeah, well, that's, I didn't know that they were division three in basketball. They certainly aren't in football. But okay, and they have more   Dre Baldwin ** 06:33 than one no, they have more than one campus. So, well, that's true, yeah. So I went to my degree, so just so people understand when Penn State has 23 campuses. So I started at Penn State Abington, which is a division three sports school, and I transferred to Penn State Altoona, which is also a division three sports school. At the time, Abington was not full fledged d3 it is now Altoona was so Altoona was the second highest level inside the entire Penn State system, which was a four years of sports school at the time. At the time, there were only two schools in the whole system where you could play four years. It was the main campus with the football team, and it was out tuning. Nowadays, there are several others who you can play four years of sports. But back then, for many other campuses, you can only play two years. And the other piece is, when you graduate from Penn State, any campus your degree is still Penn State, regardless of which campus you graduated from, I graduated from Altoona, so my degree still just says, it just says Penn State. It doesn't say which campus,   Michael Hingson ** 07:32 right? And, and in a sense, does it really matter? Not   Dre Baldwin ** 07:35 really maybe, to the people who go to the main campus, because they say, Oh, you all went to the other ones. So they try to, in a joking way, kind of discredit it. But I only went to Altoona for basketball. I was accepted into the main campus straight out of high school,   Michael Hingson ** 07:48 right? Well, so whatever. But at least you got a degree from Penn State, and you can't argue with that. Yes, you're right about that. I went to University of California, Irvine, UC Irvine, and when I enrolled my first year, my freshman year was the first year they had a graduating class. It was a new campus for UC system. So 1968 they had their first well 69 they had their first graduating class. And that was the year I was a freshman. And it was a only had like about 2500 2700 students that first year. I was back there in June of this year, they have 31,000 undergraduates. Now it's changed a little bit.   Dre Baldwin ** 08:34 Yeah, so you were part of the first class, where they had all four classes on campus at the same time. Then,   Michael Hingson ** 08:40 right, and they also had graduate school. They had started doing work. It was a well known, even back then, a biology school. In fact, if you wanted to major in biology in the first year I enrolled, I went into physics, so I didn't get to be a victim of this. But they had 1600 students enroll in biology, and the way they weeded them out was they insisted that before you could really take major biology courses, you had to take at least a year of organic chemistry. And so by the time students got to the end of their sophomore year that 1600 students got whittled down to 200 so they use organic chemistry to get get people out of it.   Dre Baldwin ** 09:29 Oh, well, that would have worked on me. Yeah. Well, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 09:33 yeah, I had no interest in doing that either. So, you know, I dodged a bullet, but, but it was fun. So you went to college, you got a degree in in business and so on. And then what did you   Dre Baldwin ** 09:48 do? Well, then I wanted to play professional basketball. So this is 2004 give everybody a timeline. And initially I didn't have any. Nobody was calling me. Nobody was checking for me, nothing. I tried a few things when. To a couple of tryouts for local, what they call semi professional teams that were based in the United States on smaller towns. Nothing really came of that. So the first work thing I did after college was get a job at Foot Locker as an assistant manager. So I was selling sneakers with the referee shirt and all and everything. So that was my first job out of college. I did that for about six months, and then after that, I went and got a job at ballet Total Fitness was a fitness gym that's now out of business, but not because of me. I made a lot of sales for ballet total fitness, and that's a relief. It   Michael Hingson ** 10:34 wasn't you, what'd you say? I say that's a relief. It wasn't you, yes,   Dre Baldwin ** 10:38 it wasn't me. If it was for me, they'd still be in business that was making a lot of sales, or maybe not, because people didn't like their contracts, but so maybe I contributed to the problem one way or another. So I then, in the summer of 2005 so this is a year removed from graduation, I went to this event called an exposure camp. And then, Michael, you familiar with those? Heard of them?   Michael Hingson ** 10:57 I've heard of it. I don't know anything about it. I can imagine. Okay, I suppose   Dre Baldwin ** 11:00 you can't. Similar to a job fair or a casting call in sports world. So it's where a bunch of people who want a job or want a better job, they go to this place that announces, hey, the people who can give you a job are all going to be here. And they all converge in one place. And as opposed to a job fair, where you just show up and shake hands and hand out your resume at an exposure camp. You bring your sneakers and you actually play whatever the sport is, and you try to impress the decision makers in the audience, who are there to look for people like you. They're there to scout and find talent people like you. So I went to one of these events. It was in Orlando, Florida. At the time. I still live in Philadelphia, so me and a couple college teammates who had similar ambitions to me. We rented a car in Philadelphia and drove to Orlando. It's about a 1517, hour drive, depending on traffic, and we showed up there 9am Saturday morning, hopped out the car, and that's the exact time that the exposure camp began. So I tell people, I could get away with that at age 23 Michael couldn't do it now, but then I could do it. How about the car and just start playing a two day event, and I played pretty well at that event. From there, I got two key things that I needed. One was a scouting report of a scout, a professional level Scout, who just wrote up some positive things about me that basically affirmed, like, Hey, this guy does have the ability to play at the pro level. Another thing I got was footage from those games, because you need in the sports world, you need proof of yourself playing. You can't just say you can play. You got to prove it, and the game film is your proof. So that game film was important to me, because even though I had played in college at college, I was only playing against Division Three level talent. At this exposure camp, I was playing against professional level talent. So this footage mattered a whole lot more. So with that footage, I had to be back in Philadelphia. I was still working in ballet, Total Fitness at the time. I negotiated, I had negotiated with my boss to get the weekend off just to go to this camp. Had to be back at work on Monday morning. So the camp was Saturday and Sunday, and had to be back at work on Monday so we when that camp ended on Sunday afternoon, we hopped right back in the car and drove right back home. So and I didn't sleep that Sunday night or that previous Friday night. And from there, what I started doing was cold calling basketball agents. So the way that agents work in the sports world is pretty similar to the literary or entertainment world, where the agent is basically the go between, between the person who has some ability, or at least they think they do, and the people who like to hire people with ability. And usually agents call you if you show potential, because they believe they can help well, they believe you have the potential to make money. And we know all know what agents do. They're the middleman. So if they help you make money, then they make money. Right? Of course, they want to find people who are going to make money. But no agent had ever been calling me, Michael, because it didn't look like I was going to make any money. But after I went to this exposure camp. Now I had some proof that maybe, maybe I might make some money. So at the same time, no agent knew who I was, so I started calling them. I started calling basketball agents myself, and I was selling myself to them and saying, Hey, I have this scouting report. This is some proof. I have this game footage. Here's some more proof. I called about 60 basketball agents. This is straight up cold calling. And after calling those 60 agents, I was well, through calling those 60, I was able to get in touch with 20 of those 20. I sent the footage to all 20, and one of those 20 was interested in representing me, and he's the one who signed me to become my agent. Now, when you get signed to an agent, doesn't mean you get any money, it just means somebody's working to help you make some money. And then he went and found me my first contract, which was in the late summer of 2005 August, 2005 playing in countless Lithuania. So that's how I started my professional basketball career.   Michael Hingson ** 14:33 So you weren't playing in the US, and it was a long commute to go to Lithuania. So, so how long did you play there? Then? What happened? Well,   Dre Baldwin ** 14:42 each year, for almost 10 years, playing ball, every year I was in a different place. So I never played in the same place more than one season. So I was in that year, I was in Lithuania. I came back to the USA later, later in that in the middle of that season, and I played for a Troy. Traveling team in the USA. It wasn't the team that any of you would know from TV, but play for a traveling team in the USA. Then from there was Mexico from there. After that, you had Montenegro, you had and this is as years are going on. So I don't know when you go through every single one, but I'm just fast forwarding here. Yeah, Mexico is Montenegro. There was Germany, there was Croatia, there was Slovakia. There was a couple other places. I'm not thinking of right off the top of my head, but this was between 2005 and 2015 these are all the different places that I played. Sometimes there were gaps in my schedule. I'm sure we'll talk about that. And there were other things I was doing besides just playing basketball, because the life of a professional athlete, for those who don't know, is a long day of work for us, might be four hours of committed time at work, that's all told. So we have a whole lot of time on our hands. So athletes tend to do other things besides play sports, because we have the time and space to do so,   Michael Hingson ** 15:55 right? And so how did you fill your time? Because you couldn't practice all the time,   Dre Baldwin ** 16:00 right? Yes, physically, there's only so much practice you can do. So I am an internet geek, a closet internet geek. So what I was doing, even back to when I was a child, I was always into computers. So I'm sure you remember given the frame that you gave me here, but I remember the days of the one computer in the whole school, we had a room called the computer we had. It'd be one room with maybe a couple computers. When I was in high school, there was one room with enough computers for everybody. But when I was in second grade, there was one room with one computer, and there was this the green screen, and we would play Oregon Trail and games like that in the computer with a little floppy disk. So that's as far back as I go. So I was always into computers, even back then. And then by the time I graduated college in 2004 now, we were starting to get what I guess people call web 2.0 so this was the Internet where you could kind of create your own stuff, even if you didn't know anything about the back end of the internet, like coding and HTML, etc. So that was about my era when I got out of college, and when I saw that during college, I said to myself, this internet thing, I'm going to do something on the internet. I didn't know what, but I knew I was going to do something. This is before we had we didn't quite have social media yet. We had some software or platforms where you could kind of make profiles and talk to people, but it was nothing like what we have now. So anyway, to answer your question, finally, in 2005 I took the footage from that exposure camp that I went to and at this good footage that I had this. It was not a link that I got this footage on. This is not a download. This was this thing called a VHS tape. Mike, you remember those? Oh, yeah, yeah. So the VHS tape was the format for my footage. It   Michael Hingson ** 17:42 was VHS and VHS, and not beta max, huh? And not   Dre Baldwin ** 17:47 that old, not that old. Remember VHS? Only the VHS the farthest back that I go. So with the VHS tape, I knew that no you can lose this. You can leave it in the sun. You can get it dropping in mortar. You destroy your footage. I needed this footage to last forever, so I took it to an audio visual store, and they transferred it onto a data CD, and that CD I uploaded to, I took the footage off that CD and uploaded to this new website called youtube.com and this website claimed that you could publish as much footage as you want for free. Now, yeah, and I said clean, because 2005 nobody knows is this YouTube thing going to stick around? So I put my footage up there and didn't think anything of it, because, I mean, who cares about putting videos on YouTube in 2005 and maybe six months later, I went just to check on the website make sure it still existed, and there were people who were leaving comments on my video. I didn't know. These people. Didn't know who they were or why they were looking for me. Turns out, they were not looking for me. They were just looking for a basketball period, and I happened to be providing it through my footage. And they were asking questions like, Where do you play? What schools you go to, how often do you practice? They just want to know more about this random person who is showing them this guy looks like he can play basketball. So who is he, and they were hoping maybe that I might give them more of what they were seeing on that footage. And that's it wasn't immediate, Michael, but over the next maybe year or two, the light bulb went off in my head that, hey, these players are just looking for help with basketball, right? And I can provide it, because I do actually practice every day. I can actually play. I'm at the pro level now, and at this point, by about 2007 I had this cheap little digital camera, $100 digital camera, because it's before we had cameras on our phones. So now I could just bring this camera with me to the gym every day, because I go every day anyway. Only difference is now I'm going to film myself working out, and I can take little pieces from what I do, and I can put it on his YouTube site, and if it can help some kids out and maybe stroke my ego a little bit, because they're happy to show them how to play basketball, and why not? So that that was the seed of what led to me building my name on the internet well,   Michael Hingson ** 19:53 and that makes sense for me when I started at UC Irvine back in 19. 68 that was the first time I really encountered any kind of a computer. And what we had were, well, we had in a building, mainframes and terminals around the campus, but we certainly didn't have individual machines. A little bit later on, I started to encounter, for a variety of reasons, more mini and micro computers, like the digital equipment, PDP, 8e, and Data General, no, but to later on, but mostly it was all terminals connected to a big computer. Actually, there were two big computers and and that was, that was what we did. Now for me, of course, it was more of a challenge because all of it was very visual, right? And back then, we didn't have software to make computers talk or anything like that. So there were other adaptions that adaptations that I had to do, but I know exactly what you're talking about. And then I appreciate all the the the challenges and things that you ran into. But obviously it worked for you. And by putting that stuff up on YouTube, I knew you were going to what you were going to say, and how that actually started to open the door. You're right, yeah, which is cool. Well, you So you started helping people by putting up shots and so on. So what happened from that? I assume that more and more people wanted to know more and more about you and what you did and and started asking more questions   Dre Baldwin ** 21:28 between 2005 when I first put the first footage up in 2009 I was putting video out sporadically. So every now and then Michael, I put a new video up on YouTube. I would record my workouts, but I didn't always put something up. So one thing about basketball, as in almost any profession, is that you're doing a lot of the same stuff over and over again. So it's not like I keep putting up the same video me doing the same drills. So I was just put stuff out randomly whenever I got around to it. On top of the fact this is compounded by the fact that there was nothing personal to gain from having people on YouTube watching your video again, you can get a little bit of an ego boost. But other than that, there was nothing tangible to get out of it, so I didn't really care. And mind you, at the same time, I'm playing basketball, my main thing is actually playing basketball, not YouTube. So in 2009 what happened is, Michael, I found myself unemployed, so I was in between jobs, waiting for the phone to ring, and the phone was not yet ringing. I wasn't sure if or when it was going to ring. Good news is going back in the story a little bit. And I got introduced to what I found out to be network marketing when I was in college, and I just wanted to a bulletin board posting about making some money, extra money in the summertime. Turns out some guy was doing network marketing, and I had gone to a few of the meetings. Didn't stay in the in the industry or build a business, but I go into a few of the meetings where a couple breakthrough things happened in my mind. Number one is that the speaker on the stage was talking about business in ways that my college experience had not taught, never even touched on. So that was one that was eye opening. Number two is that the speaker said, if you're going to build your business, you must also build yourself at the same time, because your business cannot business cannot grow any more than you grow. And that made perfect sense to me, and that introduced and then he went on to introduce the concept of personal development, or reinforce it to the people who had heard the message before. That was a phrase I'd never heard of before. I'd always been into reading and human psychology, but I didn't know there was a term called personal development. And number three, he mentioned a couple of the books that he was suggesting that everyone read, and he name dropped some some authors like Napoleon Hill and Zig Ziglar and Brian Tracy and Jim Rohn and Errol Nightingale. And I'd never heard of these people, but I kept them in mind, even though he sold us outside of this hotel room, there's people selling books with these same authors. Just bought a book. Well, I was a broke college student. I could not afford the book, so I didn't buy the book, so I didn't buy the books, Michael, but I went on eBay when I got back to college, and I bought some pi rated copies of some of these books. And there were two of them that made a big impact on me that led to what happened in the future. One was thinking, Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, rich, right? Which showed me that there's a way that you could intentionally and consciously alter your thought patterns that lead to an alteration in your actions. And the other was Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki. And when reading that book, I realized, okay, there's another way that you can earn revenue and make money in life, aside from what my school teachers, college professors and parents were demonstrating to me. And this is what really set me on the path toward entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship. These, these, this little story I'm telling you here. And this all happened in the middle of my college years, right? So 2009 I just finished reading. I've always been reading. So I just finished reading another book, which was almost like the the New Age version of Rich Dad, Poor Dad. And it was made for people who knew how to use computers, and it was called The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss. And Tim was talking about similar it was a similar direction as Mr. Kiyosaki. Difference is Tim Ferriss was telling you how to do all of these things through the internet. He was the first person, for example, that ever heard say you can hire someone to work for you who doesn't even you know. Even physically met. They can live in India or the Philippines, where they cost the living is a lot lower than the United States, which means you can pay them less than you need to pay an American, and they can still do the same job as long as it's on the internet. I never heard anyone explain it, and then he explained exactly how to do it. And he talked about, know, how you need to structure, how you talk to them and deconstruct things. And my mind, my mind works in that way. So it was perfect for me. So all that is said to say 2009 Michael, that flashed forward in the story when my when I'm unemployed and trying to figure out what to do, I asked myself a really important question, which was, how do I combine these three things? One is my ability to play basketball. Number two is me being an internet geek, and number three is my desire to earn revenue in a way that I control. And what I just explained, the backstory tells you why all three of these matter, right? So that's how I started to build what we now call a personal brand. At the time, that was a new phrase. So when I what I started doing was, first of all putting videos on YouTube every single day. Because another thing that happened about that? Yeah, so another thing that happened at that time Michael was YouTube got purchased by Google and Google, and people don't remember this, maybe, but YouTube was not monetized up to that point. So YouTube was losing a lot of money. It was very popular, but they were losing money because they were spending all this money on the the space to hold all these these videos, but they weren't making any money. So by monetizing the site, ie that means putting advertisements on the videos. There was a time those of you listening that you could watch YouTube all day with no ads, but they started putting ads on the videos, and this allowed them to make money, and it also allowed them to share in the profits. So people like myself, the more videos we put out, and the more I got viewed, the more money we made. So I started making videos every day. Other thing was, I had always been blogging. I've always been a big reader, always a big writer. So I started writing more often, just about my experiences playing overseas. And also I started writing about my background in basketball, and also about how to play overseas, because there's a a niche market, but a hungry market of basketball players who believe they could play overseas the same way that I've once believed it. The thing is, is, unlike being a doctor or a lawyer, there's no, like, quote, unquote, official documentation on how to do it. So I started writing and explaining that, because I have the ability not only to have done certain things, but also I'm pretty good at explaining them. So I started doing that. That was the writing piece. And as I continue to do this, people started to know my name on the internet. So then I started to become kind of a, what we now call an influencer, specifically for basketball players, because of what I was doing online. So this all happened during that about 2009 to 2000 maybe 11 period, and the two other pieces I'll add to this cap, this long answer to a short question, which is also Tim Ferriss introduced this concept of you can sell your own products on the internet. And he gave a little experiment on how to test out the market viability. I did it. I started selling my own products. My first two products, Michael, were $4.99 each. That was the price. One was for dribbling the basketball. Ones for shooting the basketball, and they started selling immediately, as soon as I put them out. And the reason was because I had a hungry audience who was already following me, and I had already built a relationship with them, not because I was any type of marketing expert, but I kind of was. But by accident, I didn't, I didn't think of it as marketing. I just thought of it as I had something they want. And the last thing is, self publishing became a thing. So I told you I told you I was a big reader, big writer, so now I can write my own books, and I didn't have to go through a publisher to do it, because I always had the idea writing a book, but I didn't know anything about going through the traditional publishing process, which eventually I have done. But at the time, I wasn't thinking about doing that. But now I can write a book, and I can put it out tomorrow if I want to. So that's what I started doing. So all of this happened between 2009 and 2000 1101. More piece. I'm sorry. Lot of things happen in this period. One more piece was that the players who were following me online, basketball players, 99% of my audience, they started finding out about my background, because every now and then I would reply in the comments telling them, oh, well, I only played one year of high school, or I walked on to play in college, or I played overseas because I went to this exposure camp, or I would make a video just talking, just explaining these things, because I got asked the same question so often. And when players found out about this background of mine, they started asking questions about mindset. They started asking me things like, what kept you disciplined? What keeps you disciplined to keep working out because you put these videos out every day, or, where do you get the confidence to show up and perform at an exposure camp when you only have two days basically to make or break your career? Or why'd you keep trying when you were getting cut from your high school team over and over again, because they would say, hey, Dre I got cut from my team, but I feel like quitting. So why'd you keep trying? What is it that kept you going? Or they would ask something about, how do you get started now? How do you get started playing overseas? How do you get started getting known on the internet? Because now, internet? Because now this is when we start to have the seeds, Michael, of this generation of kids who, instead of growing up wanting to be a police officer or a firefighter, now they want to be YouTubers, because this is what they're seeing. And I was, I guess I was that to them. So they just want to know, how do you get started with all these things that you seem to be doing? Troy, so you. Now that's the end of my long answer to your short question. All of these things happen around a three year span, and that's kind of what sent me in the next direction I ended up going.   Michael Hingson ** 30:08 So I'm curious. One thing you said earlier was that one of the things that you discovered by going to the meeting of the network marketing guy was that he was telling you things that were significantly different than what you learned in business courses in college. What kinds of things were different?   Dre Baldwin ** 30:31 Well, so much so number one, the guy, well, the first, first thing is, I'm sure you've been to a network marketing meeting before. I everybody, I think my age or older has been someone so in these meetings, the first thing that they do, I would say, about 70% of the presentation is just helping you understand a different way of thinking about earning money and just money period. And the other 20 to 30% of the presentation is about the actual product or service that you would actually be selling if you were to take advantage of the join the business opportunity, as they call it. So the first thing is, they help people understand that to make more money, most people just go looking for ways to do more work, put in more time, put in more hours, when they explain instead, you should look for ways to have a network, or for ways to have assets that will do work for you, so you're making money, even if you're not doing the work. And then you language it in a way that makes it simple for the everyday person to understand, not the way that I just said it, but they make it really simple to understand. That's the first   Michael Hingson ** 31:32 thing. But the reality is that while people may or may not realize it, anybody who tends to be very successful in business has probably essentially done the same thing, whether they acknowledge it or not. So I mean, I appreciate what you're saying anyway. Go ahead, yeah.   Dre Baldwin ** 31:47 So that's the first thing. Is they help you understand that to make more money is not give more time to your job, whatever, because most people there have a job may introduce the business for the first time like myself, and many of them no older than me. So that's the first thing. The second thing is them helping you understand that, hey, it's possible to have other people working for you, which everyone logically understands, but most of us have this block in our minds that to get people working for me. Well, first of all, I had to have my own company. Secondly, I got to make a lot of money. And third, I got to go find the people. Fourth, I got to teach them what to do. And fifth, I got to watch them. And network marketing kind of handles all those problems at the same time. Because if you join the business and you get other people to join with you, the system teaches them all that stuff. You don't have to spend any money to get them on your team. You don't actually even be having you don't have to be making that much money yourself to get someone else on your team. And every time they make money, you make money, right? So it kind of solves all those problems of getting people on your team to where their efforts put money in your pocket without you having to do all the work. So that was the second breakthrough that happened in that meeting, and the third breakthrough to me, Michael, because I've always been a person who I consider myself a critical thinker, and I try to be as logical and as objective as I can be. As I already told you, I have a business degree from Penn State University, so I'm thinking to myself, why haven't any of my college professors ever mentioned anything is being told to us in this meeting? I just didn't understand it. Why are they not talking about this? Because it sounds like it makes perfect sense. So if it's wrong, maybe they can explain why it's wrong. But if it's right, why are they not talking about it? So these are the three biggest things that stuck in my head after I went to that meeting.   Michael Hingson ** 33:26 How did you or what did you discover? Was the answer to that last one, why they don't talk about it?   Dre Baldwin ** 33:33 We have a whole conversation on that so I understand the answer is that the system that we have in the United States, especially educational system is designed to produce employees. It's designed to produce people. We're going to go work for somebody else and work out your no salvation for someone else. Because if you are, this is just my my opinion here. If you are independently making your own money, then you are less controlled, and you are, it's harder to keep you under the thumb of anything or anyone else, and you can do or say, you have much more freedom. Let's just put it that way, when you have your own business and you're making your own money, as opposed to when you work somewhere and they set the rules upon you. So I believe the educational system not I believe, I know the educational system was initially created the way that it is to train people to be ready to be ready to go work in factories during the Industrial Revolution. Now we're not in that space anymore. Now it's more mental work than it is physical labor. But the system is the framework of the system still exists the exact same way teaching   Michael Hingson ** 34:33 entrepreneurialism, if you will, is still something that is not nearly as common as it as it really probably should be correct. Yeah. So that happens. Well, so how long did you continue to play basketball?   Dre Baldwin ** 34:48 I played basketball to 2015 so by this 2009 to 2011 period. Now I basically had two, if you want to call them jobs, neither one of them was well, basketball is technically a job. If you're a contractor, but I basically had two jobs playing basketball, and I have this internet thing going on that we now call personal brand, or you can call it a business, but I wasn't calling it either of those back then. I was just a guy who was known on YouTube, and I sell products, and I got books, and there was no word for it. So in this time period that last four or five years that I was playing basketball, of course, I'm traveling back and forth and playing, but as I told you, our long days of work are four hours, so I have plenty of time on my hands. So I'm blogging, I'm making videos, I'm updating my website. I'm making more programs, because when those first two four hour and 99 cent programs started selling, I said, Well, I know I got more about basketball than just two things. Let me just make programs for everything that I know. So I just made programs for every single aspect of the game that I understood, and I just kept putting them out. And I just was selling those programs to the point that I was making money online. And I got to the point probably about 2010 that I remember telling a friend that whatever this is that we're going to call this, that I'm doing on the internet is going to be bigger for me than basketball. I can see that very clearly, Michael, it's just for the simple fact that athletes have a very short shelf life. You can only play a professional sport for so long, no matter how good you are, because the body can't keep doing that at that level forever. But what I had created when I started selling products was what we call intellectual property. And you can create intellectual property forever, as long as your brain works and you can either write or you can talk or some way of communicating, you can sell intellectual property your entire life. You cannot sell physical property, at least not through your physical body, forever, not in the sports realm. So I knew my time was going to end in basketball, and my time using my brain to communicate something and sell it, hopefully that would never expire. To this point, I'm it's still true, so that's how I knew what I was going to be doing next. So   Michael Hingson ** 36:46 you played basketball, but eventually, I gather that what you're really saying is you made the decision that you were going to go into to doing the marketing, to strengthening your brand and creating new intellectual property, and you were going to do that full time?   Dre Baldwin ** 37:03 Yes, absolutely. So I was doing it from, again, my 2010 and 2015 I guess you could call it part time, right? And, but again, you had the off season, and I had a lot more time doing that than I had on the basketball court, right? And it was just building the business. Because remember the network marketing experience, reading Robert Kiyosaki, reading Tim Ferriss. I knew I wanted to go into the business world, because after sports, you start to do something. I mean, it's not like you just sit around do nothing for the rest of your life. You're 30 something years old. I was 33 when I stopped playing, so I knew there was something else that I was going to be doing, and I knew I didn't want to go the traditional route. So I knew that from watching my parents, I knew that from listening to my college professors, and I knew that from looking at my college classmates, I said, I'm not like these people. I need a different option. What else am I going to do? So I already knew that route was my route.   Michael Hingson ** 37:51 When did you come up with the the title and the concept work on your game?   Dre Baldwin ** 37:57 That same time period about 2009 so this was early in the days when I first started publishing on YouTube a little bit more consistently. And my audience is steadily growing, of athletes at this point. And athletes were starting to just ask me a lot of questions about, help can you help me with this? Help me with that? And one day, I was in a 24 hour fitness gym here in Miami, as a matter of fact, excuse me, and I just had my camera with me. My little $100 camera still had it, and I was finishing a workout on my own at about four o'clock in the morning, because I was couldn't sleep, so I just went to the gym, and I was stretching after my workout. And I remember recording this video. It's about two minutes long, and it's still on YouTube to this day. And what I said in the video was that a lot of you players, the reason that you all are having trouble getting better or making a team or you play, but nobody wants to give you the ball is because you all are spending way too much time watching me on youtube or playing Xbox than you are actually doing what I'm doing, which is being in the gym and literally working on your game. So I said in a little bit more colorful language than that, but when I put that out there, Michael, people really loved the phrase. They loved the phrase work on your game because they hadn't heard it used so forcefully in such a way. And it took about a year and a half of people repeating it back to me, seeing me in a mall, seeing me on internet, and saying it when I realized, you know what, I could just name. I can put a name on this and call it work on your game. Because the good thing about it is, because I already had this business mindset. Even though a lot of these players only knew me for basketball, I was thinking bigger than just basketball. And the phrase, the great thing about the phrase is that it doesn't limit you to sports. So that's where I first said it,   Michael Hingson ** 39:32 right, which makes perfect sense, you know? And and one of the things that I'm reacting to is when you said earlier that people kept asking you, well, why did you continue? Why did you keep working and trying to get on basketball, even though you didn't get very far in high school and you did some in college, but you never got to be pro, and then you eventually went to the resilience camp and so on. But ultimately, a lot of it comes down to discipline. Uh, and you, you chose to be disciplined about what you did, which I think is really a very important thing. So the question I would ask is, why is discipline such a very important part of success?   Dre Baldwin ** 40:16 I believe it's the biggest differentiator between, if you have people who have potential or resources. Biggest differentiator between who actually makes it and who doesn't is who has discipline. Because if everyone in the room has potential and everyone has access to resources, information, knowledge, talent, etc, the person who's the most disciplined is the one who's going to get the most out of the opportunities that are in front of them. And I believe so few people have discipline that it becomes the opportunity. Because I tell people, Michael, the opportunity is always in the opposites. So you just look around at what most people in any space are doing. If you could just be the opposite of that, that's where the opportunity is. You just have to ask yourself, all right, looking at how everybody else is and what everybody else is doing or thinking or saying, if I looked at the opposite of that, where's the opportunity? Because the opportunity somewhere over there. So if you just wrote, you'll find it so discipline, easy differentiator, because most people are not disciplined,   Michael Hingson ** 41:10 no and and even the people who are, they're generally looking for that difference that they can take advantage of, which makes perfect sense. How about discipline and how it actually helps in building confidence?   Dre Baldwin ** 41:28 Great question. Well, discipline produces confidence, and most people don't go looking for discipline, even though everyone understands that they need it. If you ask, if you stop the 100 people on the street and say, Do you need more discipline, everybody will laugh and say yes. And they can point to several areas in life in which they need it, but most people don't have it, even though everyone claims that they need it, because this is one of those things. But if you ask 100 people, would you like to be more confident, and in what area, most people would also say yes. The challenge is, most people don't know how to go about getting confidence. They don't know how to get this one either. But confidence, since you want it, confidence comes from discipline. So the more disciplined you are, the more confident you'll become, because discipline is basically about doing the work consistently, and confidence is your belief and your ability to do a thing. So the more you do your homework, so to speak, the more prepared you are for the test. If people can follow that metaphor, and that's what confidence is really about. And a lot of people tend to think confidence comes from faking it until you make it, or pretending that you're something that you're not. The problem with that is eventually you had to stop faking and then you have to go back to being who you were before. So you don't want to be on this roller coaster of up and down. Instead, you want to become it. And the way you become anything is by embodying it, by doing the things that that person that's you, the future version of you would already do. All you have to do is figure out what's the process, what are the disciplines of that type of person that already exists? You can model after that, follow the structure that's already been put in place by someone who's already done it, or already has become it. You follow it, and you can get the same result. So that's where confidence actually comes from, and it's based on following the disciplines, and you follow disciplines when you simply have a structure to plug yourself into.   Michael Hingson ** 43:06 I am also a firm believer in the fact that if you try to fake it, people are going to see through it. People are generally smarter than people who fake it. Give them credit for being and the fact of the matter is, you can fake it all you want, but they're going to see through it. And the reality is, if you're authentic, no matter what you do, you're going to go a whole heck of a lot further Anyway, yes. So the other thing is that, when you're dealing with discipline and so on, another sort of phrase that comes to mind is the whole idea of mental toughness and and you've gotta be able to become tough enough to be able to cope with whatever you know you're going to be able to do, and you've gotta have the conviction to make it happen. That means you gotta be pretty tough internally,   Dre Baldwin ** 43:54 yes, and that's another differentiating factor. All of these are differentiators, but mental toughness is about understanding that no matter how prepared you are, no matter how disciplined, how confident at some point along the way, many points along the way, things are not going to go the way that you expecting them to go. Something's going to go left, that you expect them to go right, a person's going to let you down. Just something randomly pops up that throws a wrench in your plans. And what people should understand is that everyone has these kind of things happen to them. Everyone has stuff happen in their lives. There's no one who is immune to this. The difference between the people who get to tell their story and everyone else, because everyone has a story, but not everyone has the luxury of getting their story heard, is that the people who get to tell their story are those who persevered through the stuff and came out on the other side to where they can tell their story. They created some success despite the stuff that they went through, and now, because you created the success, now you have this credibility, and you're on this sort of pedestal that makes people want to hear what you have to say and hear about your story. But it's not that the people who are in the audience don't have a story. Is simply that until you create a certain level of success, people don't care to hear your story. They only want to hear the story when you become a success. But you can't just be a success with no story. Instead of person who hasn't gone through stuff but they became quote unquote successful, nobody wants to hear that either. So you have to go through the process of going through the stuff, going through the challenges, the times where it looks like you're going to lose and you figure out a way to make it work. Then, once you're a success, now you get to tell your story. So that's what mental toughness is about.   Michael Hingson ** 45:27 I wrote a book, and started it around the time the pandemic started began, and the idea behind the book was to teach people to learn that they can control fear and that fear doesn't need to overwhelm them and blind them and make them incapable of making decisions. And if they truly learn about fear and how to use it, they can use it in a very positive way to further them. And of course, that's for me. The example is what I learned in order that, as it turns out, I survived being in the World Trade Center on September 11 and escaping with a guide dog. And it's and it's all about really learning those skills, learning to be tough, learning to persevere, and at the same time, being, I think, resilient, and being able to go sometimes with the flow. You talked about the fact that, in reality, many times things will happen that you don't expect, and it can can take you down. But the other part about it is, if you analyze the things that are happening to you, especially when there's something that you don't expect happening, and it occurs, what are you going to do about it? What do you learn from that? And that's, I think the thing that most people never really discover is that they can go back and from all the challenges they face. They're not failures, and they can learn from that, and they just don't do that.   Dre Baldwin ** 46:50 I agree with that completely. Is that, well, one reasons people don't tend to not look back often enough at the things that they've gone through, and also people are just not very people tend to not want to be too much of a critical thinker about themselves. Now, people will be critics of themselves or criticize themselves, but being a critical thinker doesn't necessarily mean beating yourself down. It just means looking at the situation and asking yourself, uh, given the same circumstances, if i What did I overlook at the beginning? What did I not notice that I sort of noticed, and of course, looking at what we know now after going through the situation, maybe what what I have done differently. But a lot of people don't take the time to really think critically about their own lives and their own situations. Therefore, they miss the opportunities in kind of debriefing, so to speak, as you describe it. And   Michael Hingson ** 47:35 the other part about that is they don't develop, if you will, the mind muscle to be able to analyze and be introspective and learn from the challenges that happened, or even when they do something well, could I do it better? We don't. We don't tend to do that. And I think that so many people become so critical of themselves, it's a very negative thing. And I used to say it, I'm my own worst critic, because I like to listen to speeches that I give and learn from them. But over the past year, year and a half, what I really discovered is wrong thing to say. It's not I'm my own worst critic. I'm my own best teacher, which is absolutely true. I am the only one that can really teach me. And my own best teacher puts everything in a much more positive light. That's right, and which is cool. And you know, you, you, you certainly demonstrated a lot of personal initiative. You You stuck to it. You were mentally tough, and so on. And you build a business, and now that business, I gather, is pretty successful. You've written, what, 35 books, you've created lots of videos, and you continue to do things. What do you think the most important thing is that people get from you today and that they've gotten from you?   Dre Baldwin ** 48:51 Great question. Well, I'll tell you the answer that I've gotten from people who work with us because I asked that question, I asked them, or I framed it by saying, I know, and you know, Mister client, that I'm not the only person in the world who does what I do, not the only person offering what I offer or talking about what I talk about. So what is it about my material? If you see an I sent an email, you see I just put out a video, or you're getting in a conversation with me, what is it about my approach that makes it different from anyone else who might be offering something similar in the marketplace, and the common answer that I get every time is, it's your style of delivery. So it's Dre you're no nonsense. You're no fluff. You get straight to the point. You're honest, you're objective, you keep it real. You do a good job of explaining different angles of things, while at the same time letting people know your opinion. So I just people tell me they just appreciate my style of communication. But nobody ever says, Dre you're the best in the world when it comes to talking about discipline or confidence or writing books or entrepreneurship or nobody ever says that even though I may be the best in the world, nobody says I'm the best in the world. They all say, we like the way that you get your point across. That's what they appreciate the most.   Michael Hingson ** 50:01 Well, and I, I would buy into that anyway, because I think that authenticity and telling the truth in a way that that people can accept it is so important and and so often we don't see that. So I can appreciate them saying that to you.   Dre Baldwin ** 50:18 Well, thank you.   Michael Hingson ** 50:20 Me why? Yeah, go ahead. No,   Dre Baldwin ** 50:22 I agree.   Michael Hingson ** 50:24 Well, there you go. We'll see, see. Okay, we both bought into that one. Why is discipline more important than motivation? I mean, everybody talks about motivation. There are a lot of motivational speakers out there. I know that a lot of times I'm providing motivational or inspirational talks, but and I suspect that the answer you're going to give will explain the but, but, why is it that motivation isn't nearly as as crucial as discipline? Well,   Dre Baldwin ** 50:51 just like you, Michael, I will give out motivational messages as well, so to speak. And if someone is booking me to speak and they say, need a motivational speaker, I'll take it right? They want me on the stage, so I'm good with that. The thing is, motivation and discipline are not diametrically opposed, and sometimes when we talk about these things, people tend to get the idea that they are like enemies. They're not enemies. They work together. The thing is, motivation comes and goes. We don't know when motivation is going to show up. Sometimes we're motivated, sometimes we're not, discipline always shows up. So even in the times when we are not motivated, if you're disciplined, you're still going to go to the gym, you're still going to write the next 500 words in your book, you're still going to record your show, you're still going to do the paperwork you're supposed to do. You'll still check your email inbox, whatever it is that you're supposed to do for the discipline. So motivation, if and when I have it, great, but if I don't have it, no one would know the days that I'm not motivated, because I'm still going to do the same work. So motivation is a good thing because, again, it'll get people fired up. It'll get you moving. It can light a fire under someone and get them to do something that they otherwise would not have done. The problem is motivation is much more temporary than the long term effects of discipline. So when people are going around looking for motivation, especially at the professional level, you're setting yourself up for a problem. Because at the professional level, you're getting paid to do something as your main occupation, which means you have to deliver consistently. The problem is motivation is not always there. So what will you do when you're not motivated? This is where discipline picks up. So what I advise people, and I give them a whole structure for this, is you need to take their short term motivations and convert them into long term disciplines, because that's the one that you can   Michael Hingson ** 52:31 count on. I would also submit that those long term disciplines will greatly enhance the amount of time you're motivated as well. Good point, because the the reality is that the discipline

Imagine merging your professional skills with your deepest passions—Weston Davis has done just that. As a digital marketing freelancer with a love for martial arts, Weston shares his journey from the hospitality industry to a life of location independence. Inspired by Tim Ferriss' "Four Hour Workweek," he reveals how he carved out a niche in SEO and content creation while building a martial arts website that offers enthusiasts trusted guidance and generates income through affiliate marketing. This episode promises to teach you the art of blending personal interests with professional expertise for success.Crafting a website from scratch is no small feat, yet Weston managed to overcome numerous challenges. We explore his strategic approach to developing content that not only captivates readers but also drives affiliate revenue. THis episode underscores the delicate balance between creative vision and the business rules set by platforms like Amazon Associates. Weston also talks about his unique strategy of incorporating martial arts performances into his marketing plan, demonstrating his competitive edge in the digital space.Weston's story is a testament to the power of adaptability in a rapidly changing world. As AI disrupts traditional digital landscapes, Weston emphasizes the necessity of quality content and continuous learning to stay relevant. He opens up about the personal challenges of balancing career ambitions with family responsibilities while offering valuable insights for freelancers and entrepreneurs on achieving self-reliance and work-life balance. Join us for a conversation that not only explores the fusion of digital marketing and martial arts but also provides a roadmap for aspiring professionals seeking fulfillment and freedom.Refer a Remote Work Expert As a Guest On The ShowClick here remoteworklife.io to subscribe to my free newsletter Connect on LinkedIn

Matt Bodnar, founder and CEO of Eidolon Capital, takes us on a journey through the evolving landscape of acquiring old economy businesses, offering a rare peek into the world of private equity focused on the lower middle market. With a keen eye on baby boomer-owned businesses in need of succession plans, Matt shares his unique strategies for modernizing and scaling traditional manufacturing and distribution companies. From his transition from Goldman Sachs to entrepreneurship, Matt's story illuminates the growing trend of entrepreneurship through acquisition as an enticing alternative to conventional corporate paths.   As the conversation unfolds, we explore the economic allure of buying existing businesses compared to starting anew. With retiring baby boomers and favorable financing options reshaping the market, Matt explains why entrepreneurship through acquisition is becoming a compelling choice, especially for those leaving prestigious roles in search of limitless earnings and autonomy. The episode sheds light on the mindset shifts required for this transition, backed by personal anecdotes of navigating the challenges and rewards of pursuing greater financial freedom.   The journey doesn't stop at acquisition. Matt delves into the art of scaling businesses through delegation and systems, inspired by concepts from "The Four Hour Work Week." He emphasizes the significance of evaluating acquisition opportunities, nurturing existing management teams, and aligning incentives with profit-sharing and long-term growth strategies. Tune in to gain valuable insights from Matt's experiences and discover how his expert guidance, shared through his newsletter Deal Mastery Insider, can illuminate your path in the world of business acquisitions.   TIMESTAMPS:   (00:00) - Acquiring Old Economy Businesses (08:41) - The Shift to Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (14:21) - Limitless Earning Potential in Entrepreneurship (20:16) - Transitioning From Operations to Investment (25:04) - Scaling Through Delegation and Systems (34:22) - Evaluating Acquisition Opportunities and Risk (41:43) - Employee Incentives and Profit Sharing (49:27) - Long-Term Approach to Business Acquisition (54:12) - Connecting Through Deal Mastery Insider   Connect with Matt here:   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbodnar/ Eidolon Capital: https://eidoloncapital.com   Join the FREE Path To Freedom Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1634819733719715/   7 Steps to Owning a Franchise: https://path2frdm-1.hubspotpagebuilder.com/path-to-freedom-about-franchising   If you would like to learn more about this particular franchise opportunity or discuss franchise ownership in general - feel free to use the link to my calendar below to schedule a free, no-obligation introductory meeting.   https://calendly.com/wes-barefoot/introcallwithwes   Connect with Wes:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/path2frdm/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/path2frdm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleybarefoot/   #Franchise #Investing #Acquisition

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Welcome back to Part 2 of our conversation with none other than Jay Papasan and Gary Keller! We do a deep dive into managing: How do we turn on self-discipline and accountability to ensure that we have success, and then how do we manage our time such that we get the most out of it.If you're looking for a shiny, new-fangled answer, you won't get it here. Gary and Jay drive home the tried-and-true steps: goals, plans, actions, results, accountability, and then do it all over again. Again and again. We also get into “the path is in the math” and “win the morning to win the day.”Then, in true Gary Keller fashion, we talk about books. Lots of books. Fiction and nonfiction. Check the Resources section below for a list and links.If you've ever wanted to spend time in Gary Keller's library, this is your chance to be there virtually. Soak it in!Resources:Register now for Mega Agent Camp in Austin, TX, August 12-15Listen to Episode 39. The Motivate, Educate, Manage Formula With Gary Keller and Jay Papasan (Part 1)Listen to Episode 25. Ben Kinney's Three Real Estate Success PrinciplesLearn more about the Dunning–Kruger effectFiction books mentioned in the conversation:Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinFirst Lie Wins by Ashley ElstonExtinction by Douglas PrestonThe Jack Reacher Series by Lee Child and Andrew ChildDark Matter by Blake CrouchAny novel by Matthew RileyThe President is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton Nonfiction books mentioned in the conversation:The Four Hour Workweek by Tim FerrissThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillThe list of books that helped shape the way that Gary thinks about business:The Bible or the spiritual book of your choicePizza Tiger by Thomas MonaghanPlatform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy and How to Make Them Work for You by Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, and Sangeet Paul ChoudaryMcDonalds Behind the Arches by John F. LoveMillion Dollar Habits by Robert Ringer13 Fatal Errors Managers Make and How You Can Avoid Them by W. Steven BrownGive and Take by Adam Grant Masters of Enterprise by H.W. Brands The Roaring 2000s Investor by Harry S. Dent Jr.80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America's Richest Man by Vance H. TrimbleModern Monopolies: What It Takes to Dominate the 21st Century Economy by Alex Moazed and Nicholas L. JohnsonUnlimited Power: The New Science Of Personal Achievement by Tony Robbins Trammell Crow, Master Builder: The Story of America's Largest Real Estate Empire by Robert SobelSix Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono Pre-order the Millionaire Real Estate Agent Playbook | Volume 2Connect with Jason:LinkedinProduced by NOVA MediaThis podcast is for general informational purposes only. The guest's views, thoughts, and opinions represent those of the guest and not KWRI and its affiliates and should not be construed as financial, economic, legal, tax, or other advice. This podcast is provided without any warranty, or guarantee of its accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or results from using the information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In this first part of a two-part series, Neil and Sam explore the realities of running a law firm, sharing insights from a decade of experience. You'll learn the importance of prioritizing profit over revenue, client communication preferences, and the challenges of work-life balance in law. Inspired by Tim Ferriss's "Four Hour Work Week," this episode offers practical advice to transform your law practice and navigate client relationships and financial management with confidence.Key Takeaways from Neil and Sam:The Reality of Work-Life Balance in Law: Achieving work-life balance is tough due to long hours and stress. Rather than setting unrealistic goals, establish clear work-life boundaries, prioritize tasks, delegate, and schedule regular breaks. This approach helps in finding a sustainable balance that suits you.The False Hope For Passive Income / Passive Business: True passive income is rare in law. While automation can assist, genuine passive income demands active effort and smart systems. Consider investments like Bitcoin, but keep in mind that they require ongoing engagement and gradual progress.The Hard Truth About Client Relationships: Effective client management hinges on clear expectations and transparency. Rather than overpromising, aim to under-promise and over-deliver. Setting clear terms, trusting your instincts, and letting go of difficult clients will help you focus on providing quality serviceThe Hard Facts About Law Firm Economics: Success in managing a law firm depends on profitability, not just revenue. To achieve this, manage expenses effectively and set realistic growth targets. Aim for attainable goals, such as doubling growth with strategic planning, and focus on what aligns with your firm's unique journey. "If the practice can't operate without you having hands-on responsibilities for at least 24 hours and preferably more, then you're never going to be free to establish that work-life balance." — Neil Tyra"What I like doing is incorporating breaks throughout the day, throughout the week, randomly, and spontaneously, so that I don't necessarily have to just look forward to that one big vacation." — Sam MollaeiJoin Lawyer Club FREE, where lawyers and law firm owners come to reclaim control of their firms and their lives! Plus, get the full list of Best AI Tools For Lawyers inside!Get in touch with Sam:MLA WebsiteLawyerClubPurchase Sam's bookThe Law Entrepreneur websiteMy Legal Academy YoutubeMy Legal Academy LinkedinMy Legal Academy Facebook PageMy Legal Academy InstagramIf you've enjoyed the podcast, please head to Apple Podcasts, leave a rating and a review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps us to reach new listeners. You can also

Temukan rahasia produktif bekerja dengan waktu lebih sedikit! Kali ini, kami mengulas buku Four Hour Workweek karya Tim Ferriss, yang mengajarkan cara menjadi produktif dengan hanya bekerja 4 jam seminggu. Dapatkan tips produktif yang bisa kamu terapkan untuk mencapai hidup produktif tanpa perlu bekerja keras sepanjang waktu. Pelajari konsep Pareto atau teori 80-20 yang digunakan Ferriss untuk mengoptimalkan waktu dan usaha. Jika kamu mencari cara kerja singkat yang efektif, informasi ini akan memberikan panduan berharga untuk meningkatkan produktivitas. Jangan lewatkan rahasia produktif yang bisa mengubah cara pandang tentang bekerja! Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/clhb6d0v60kms01w226gw80p4/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

John Ensley chases the sun from the Pacific Northwest in summer to Baja California Mexico in winter, as one part professional sailing instructor and one part running a virtual financial planning business. As founder of Cruise and Learn Sailing International and loves sharing his knowledge, experience and passion for sailing. John feels strongly that it isn't just about sailing skills and certifications, it's really about designing an amazing lifestyle and living the life of your dreams. Facebook​ ​Twitter​ ​Instagram​ Love the show? Subscribe, ​rate, review, and share!​ Sign up for my Newsletter ​HERE​ I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! You can contact me here: ​rick@theoutdoorbizpodcast.com Brought to you this week by Tee Public Show Notes 04:27 John went on a trip to Mexico, sailed down the beautiful Pacific coast, and managed to stay connected for work while enjoying the journey. 09:02 Their process: Complete bookwork online and then practice on the boat. Subscription option for affordable monthly payments. 10:41 Variety of courses came from teaching sailing for 8-9 years. 13:14 So that's the second reason that people pursue certifications is so that they can go charter in different places. And then thirdly is insurance 17:28 Select a sailing school that aligns with your specific goals and preferences, ensuring that you have an immersive and educational experience on the water. It's important to have a conversation with the school to understand their philosophy, instructors, boats, and operations. Consider your goals, whether it's day sailing on local lakes, buying a boat, or chartering internationally, and find a school that matches your needs and personality. Remember that the cheapest or most expensive option may not always be the best, so focus on finding the right fit and value for your sailing experience. 22:47 I'm really into blending work, play, and technology. I even came up with a 3G dongle back in 2009, and cellular technology has been a big part of my journey. 24:40 A friend from my sailing class is now teaching in Puerto Rico, living on a boat. 26:45 Sailing requires training for advanced navigation and skills. 28:43 Johns favorite outdoor gear under $100, a poncho liner. And his must-read books, The Four Hour Work Week, Bank on Yourself, and the Shannara series Learn More So the very best way is to visit our website, cruiseandlearnsailing.com. There are a couple of links where you can set up a free 30-minute video consultation with us. You can also just reach out with an inquiry form or email. Next Steps If you enjoy interviews devoted to the outdoor industry, find us online at ricksaez.com/listen. We love likes and comments, and if you know someone who is also an outdoor enthusiast, go ahead and share our site with them, too. And be sure to Subscribe to our newsletter Keywords Sailing #Cruise and Learn Sailing International #US Coast Guard master credential #Sailing instructor #Big Lake Youth Camp #Sailing school #Mexico #Tim Ferris #The 4 Hour Workweek #Entrepreneurship #La Paz, Mexico #Puget Sound #San Juan Islands #Sailing trips #NauticEd #Immersive experience #Sailing certification #Navigation Podcast produced using Descript, CastMagic Podcast hosted by Libsyn: sign up with code 'outdoorbizpod' for 20% OFF Show Notes powered by Castmagic Website powered by Wordpress Get Your Podcast Published NOW!  I'm partnering with Tracy DeForge, Stephanie Euler, and the Produce Your Podcast team to get it out of your head and into your followers' ears. Tracy and her team have helped me grow and monetize my show, and podcasters trust them because they deliver. Go to https://produceyourpodcast.com/rsaez to get all the details. Let's get your show created, produced, and on the air today. Go to https://ricksaez.com/pyp and get all the details. Let me know if you have any questions. Note: As an Affiliate of Amazon and others, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Over ten years ago I read the Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris and it blew my little mind. At the time I was trying to grow my freelancing business through sweat and hustle. I worked long hours and was - for the most part - an absentee parent. I remember answering client emails only a few hours after having a c-section with my first born and my second child was placed in daycare when she was only two months old because I was working nonstop.The idea that one could make money and support themselves with only four hours a week was radical to say the least.It seemed unbelievable, but extremely appealing to someone who had ground themselves down  - and so I set my compass firmly towards it.I determined myself to build a business that would give me this level of time freedom. It would take me eight years to get there. And in 2022, I finally cracked the “code”.I finally had the freedom of my days.I finally was able to be fully present with my kids. For the first six months, working less than four hours per week was amazing.I spent my days reading, gardening, meditating, exercising and visiting friends. But after about six months of this, things started to go downhill.I started to feel bored - a feeling I hadn't felt for almost twenty years.And slowly fell into apathy. I have since come to realise that total time freedom is not the promise land we make it out to be.  In fact, retirement, as a whole, is a scam.For we are meant to create, or rather MADE to create. To be immersed, hands in.I'm not talking about overwhelm or busyness for the sake of busyness, neither of these solve for anything. But neither does detachment from work. Taking almost two years “off” working minimal hours has messed with my flow in ways I can't even begin to explain.It's made me lethargic, and dimmed my hunger. While this may come across as patronising, in the same way as someone with wealth saying “mOnEY woN'T make yOu haPPy “, take it from me: total freedom of your days is not the solution to your burnout. Work is good. It's healthy. It keeps the belly full and the mind sharp. And while I don't know Tim Ferris personally, just based on his content and work output, I can almost guarantee you he is working more than four hours per week. Not because he financially has to.But because he understands that true fulfilment comes not from escaping work, but from engaging in meaningful work. To those of you whom have I led astray the past two years directing you towards this total time freedom business model, I apologise, I was wrong. Fill your time with those things that give you purpose and meaning, understanding that hobbies and coffee dates with friends will only take you so far.  Creating value is what you are here to do, shirking away from this will only send you adrift.And so, to that, I set a new compass, twenty hour workweeks - a happy medium.Expect to see a lot more from me going forward 

Hey everyone! I want to share some insights from books like "Essentialism," "Ultimate Sales Machine," and "The Four-Hour Work Week" that I've been exploring. Although I haven't implemented all of these strategies myself, I find the daily questions they suggest to be really valuable for improving time management and productivity. Here are seven questions I think are worth asking. Pick one of these to ask yourself each day: If this was the only thing I accomplished today, would I be satisfied? What will I say no to today? Is this decision a "Heaven YES"? What is the obstacle or constraint holding me back from what's important? If I only had two hours of work this week, what would I focus on? Should I apply the reverse pilot test? Do I need to reset my calendar with a zero-based time budget? These questions help me stay focused and prioritize effectively. I hope they can be useful for you, too!

Join us for our Life of Purpose series this month as we revisit some of our most impactful episodes. Dive deep into expert insights and practical strategies on health, performance, and community, helping you achieve personal and professional fulfillment.Today, we're excited to have Tim Ferriss back on the show. Tim has been listed as one of Fast Company's “Most Innovative Business People”, Forbes Magazine's “Names You Need to Know,” and is the 7th “most powerful” personality on Newsweek's Digital 100 Power Index for 2012. He is an angel investor/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Evernote, and 20+ more) and author of The Four Hour Work Week, The Four Hour Chef, and The Four Hour Body.In this episode, we explore the concept of peak performance and making the impossible possible. Tim shares his insights on how to develop an individualized style of competition, compensate for your weaknesses, capitalize on your strengths, and push beyond what you think is humanly possible.We delve into the mindset that allows people to become extremely successful and discuss the importance of energy and attention management. Tim also shares his thoughts on how to look at success holistically and absorb the qualities of our mentors through osmosis. Subscribe for ad-free interviews and bonus episodes https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I sit down w Trevor Jaffe: competitive strength athlete in strongman and powerlifting with a primary focus in powerlifting. As a coach, Trevor has coached over 29 all-time world records through 8 different athletes and currently holds the masters ATWR total in the 181 class, affectionately known as “the deadlift whisperer.” The day before recording this episode, Trevor put on a great seminar at The TOP Strength Project. I personally saw it as an extremely valuable experience being able to take a ton of valuable strategies that I was able to implement right away. He is an outstanding couch and invaluable resource to anyone in the pursuit of strength. We talk about our own journeys and experience through strength, working with some of the biggest names in the industry, mindset, injuries, training natural vs enhanced, humility, cold exposure…. And dozens of other topics. GREAT eposide. I hope you guys enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed putting it together. Thanks guys! Trevor Jaffe Top Strength Project  Steve Tripp Trevor Jaffe Show Notes 00:50 Westside Barbell Experience 01:40 Trevor's Seminar at The TOP Strength Project 02:20 Accumobility Seminar/ Ski Crash 04:30 Old Man Injuries 08:10 Learning as a Coach 13:50 FRONT SQUATS!!! 15:30 Charlie P 17:27 Changing Training Strategies Based on Training Age/ Ability 19:24 24-32 Rule 21:50 Strength Work is Skill Work 23:15 Discipline While Peaking for a Meet 24:45 How I First Became Interested In Powerlifting 27:15 321 Peak 28:10 Neurological Fatigue vs Tissue Fatigue 28:20 Enhanced Athletes Recovery vs Natural 35:48 Trevor's “Origin Story” 36:00 WTF Happened to Pro Wrestling?! 47:00 Lessons in Humility 51:30 Competing Against Time 53:50 Aggressive Patience 54:15 Strength Athlete Year Round 55:50 Do We Get “Stronger” When We Hit a PR? 57:20 Paying Yourself First 1:01:45 “The Difference Maker isn't Age, It's Responsibility” 1:02:50 Tim Ferris's “Four Hour Work Week” 1:04:40 Cold Exposure 1:07:45 Anabolic Window/ Static Stretching 1:11:20 Working w Hypermobility 1:12:30 The Majority of the Process is Found in the Gray Area 1:14:29 Think About One Thing At a Time 1:15:05 “Sell Them What They Want But Give Them What They Need” 1:19:05 Psychological Associations w Somatotypes? 1:23:30 Comfort Kills Growth 1:26:40 Collaborations with Ocean State Crossfit 1:29:45 Interference Effect Myth 1:33:00 The Ceiling of Training Only Sagittal Plane 1:34:00 Closing

Join us for a chat with Theo Dumont, the co-founder of the HollyShorts Film Festival and manager at Alta Global Media. Theo shares how he and his team turned a small event into one of the world's biggest short film festivals, with over 6,100 submissions each year. We'll talk about the festival's selection process, commitment to diversity, and exciting new categories like sports and Oscar-qualifying slots, all while giving emerging filmmakers a crucial platform.Theo gives insights on balancing creativity with business smarts, drawing inspiration from Tim Ferriss's "The Four-Hour Work Week." Learn how HollyShorts and Alta Global Media help filmmakers craft festival strategies and build long-term careers.Get a feel for the lively HollyShorts vibe, from midnight screenings to music video nights, packed with full screenings and networking with filmmakers from around the globe. Theo shares advice for aspiring festival founders, stressing the importance of passion, clear themes, and sustainable growth. Whether you're a filmmaker, film fan, or just curious about film festivals, this episode offers a personal look into the creativity and ever-changing film industry.Send us a Text Message.For our listeners, CFA's teamed up with We Make Movies to get you a discount on production management services, including access to comprehensive production insurance and workers' comp for your next shoot. Visit wemakemovies.org/insurance and use code CFA23 on your intake form for 10% off your quote.Calling all actors! Take 25% off your membership at WeAudition with code: CFA25 Website: www.cinematographyforactors.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinematographyforactors TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cinematographyforactors Cinematography for Actors is a community aimed at bridging the gap between talent & crew through our weekly podcast & community events. Our weekly show supports the filmmaking community through transparent, honest & technically focused interviews with the goal of elevating the art of effective storytelling.

I had an investor on my mailing list for 3 years before he ever reached out for business.  That long? Yes, it was. For me, what's intriguing is not the number of years he took him to try out our staging services. What is, is that if there had been radio silence from me through those years, that's a prospective client (or even more) lost. However, since daily creating content for 3 years is something I did not do nor will recommend, batch content creation is the way to staying in the face of your ideal clients consistently and without getting burnt out. In today's workshop style episode, we'll explore how batching can help you maximize your limited marketing time, keep your name top of mind, and nurture relationships with prospective clients.  From here, you can start to create a content library for keeping in touch where you need it most.   WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE: What is batch content creation? The neuroscience behind batch content creation and why it's better. A real life walk through of the thought process of how I will batch content for my new keep in touch platform. My personal recommendations for batch content creation   RESOURCES:   Follow Stellhous on Instagram Tim Ferris's Four Hour Work Week on Amazon Download your copy of the Caption/Hook spreadsheet:  Join the Staging Business School Growth Track Waitlist: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/growth Enroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerate Follow Lori on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rethinkhome Follow the Staging Business School on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stagingbusinessschool/ If you want to learn how to market and grow your staging business, enrollment is open for Rethink You Accelerate. This is a year-long mentorship program, where I help you and other staging business owners plan, grow, flow, and thrive with the results that you've always wanted. The doors are open and I would love to see you in the classroom!   ENJOY THE SHOW? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts so that more Staging CEOs find it. Also, include links to your socials so that more Staging CEOs can find you. Follow over on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Audible.  

Shay Cochrane built her own business by working 16 hours a week and continues to do that today to balance family and entrepreneurship. Shay is a  commercial photographer and product stylist who has worked with top global brands like Sugarfina Candy, Pure Fiji, Truffle Bags, and more. Her work has also helped powerhouse female entrepreneurs like Jenna Kutcher & Marie Forleo. Thousands of clients know & love Shay's work in her company Elevae Visuals, a membership program where you can find highly curated stock imagery of elevated images and videos for online brands. Her vision is to enable more women to find greater success by sharing their ideas & business. Shay has been Married for nearly 19 years to her husband Graham Cochrane. They are the proud parents of two daughters and are the hosts of the Family Goals Podcast.In this meaningful interview & conversation, Shay and host Mindi Linscombe dive into: 

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2678: Chris Mamula challenges traditional retirement concepts in "Conquer 3 Critical Early Retirement Challenges by Redefining Retirement - Part 2", advocating for a personalized approach to retirement planning. By questioning societal norms and exploring flexible, meaningful work as part of retirement, Mamula provides insightful strategies for achieving early retirement without sacrificing personal fulfillment or financial security. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.caniretireyet.com/redefining-retirement/ Quotes to ponder: "Ultimately, I realized that all three of the biggest challenges we faced had the same solution. We needed to redefine retirement on our terms." "Traditional retirement planning can only take you so far. If you want to retire early, you need to develop a robust strategy with flexibility." "A job should not define who or what you are. You should be able to leave today and it not change the overall purpose or direction of your life." Episode references: The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss: https://a.co/d/ebqwn3n Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl: https://a.co/d/ePqWdRN 48 Days To The Work You Love by Dan Miller: https://a.co/d/9WdfY5X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2678: Chris Mamula challenges traditional retirement concepts in "Conquer 3 Critical Early Retirement Challenges by Redefining Retirement - Part 2", advocating for a personalized approach to retirement planning. By questioning societal norms and exploring flexible, meaningful work as part of retirement, Mamula provides insightful strategies for achieving early retirement without sacrificing personal fulfillment or financial security. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.caniretireyet.com/redefining-retirement/ Quotes to ponder: "Ultimately, I realized that all three of the biggest challenges we faced had the same solution. We needed to redefine retirement on our terms." "Traditional retirement planning can only take you so far. If you want to retire early, you need to develop a robust strategy with flexibility." "A job should not define who or what you are. You should be able to leave today and it not change the overall purpose or direction of your life." Episode references: The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss: https://a.co/d/ebqwn3n Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl: https://a.co/d/ePqWdRN 48 Days To The Work You Love by Dan Miller: https://a.co/d/9WdfY5X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2678: Chris Mamula challenges traditional retirement concepts in "Conquer 3 Critical Early Retirement Challenges by Redefining Retirement - Part 2", advocating for a personalized approach to retirement planning. By questioning societal norms and exploring flexible, meaningful work as part of retirement, Mamula provides insightful strategies for achieving early retirement without sacrificing personal fulfillment or financial security. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.caniretireyet.com/redefining-retirement/ Quotes to ponder: "Ultimately, I realized that all three of the biggest challenges we faced had the same solution. We needed to redefine retirement on our terms." "Traditional retirement planning can only take you so far. If you want to retire early, you need to develop a robust strategy with flexibility." "A job should not define who or what you are. You should be able to leave today and it not change the overall purpose or direction of your life." Episode references: The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss: https://a.co/d/ebqwn3n Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl: https://a.co/d/ePqWdRN 48 Days To The Work You Love by Dan Miller: https://a.co/d/9WdfY5X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When I first encountered "The 4-Hour Workweek" by Tim Ferris it stirred a whirlwind of emotions—anger, skepticism, and a bit of hope. Now, as a mother with a few more years under my belt, I've taken another stab at dissecting this polarizing blueprint for life outside the traditional work schedule. In this episode, I peel back the layers of Ferris's method, examining its feasibility and relevance for parents like me, who are entrenched in the relentless "balancing" act of family and career. In this episode, I'm covering:Reevaluation of "The Four Hour Work Week"Analysis of the book's concepts in relation to parenting and family responsibilitiesReview of the practical tips and "not-to-do list" provided in the bookTools for Business Owners Resource Guide: Recommended tools and resources to streamline and grow your business while maintaining Work + Life HarmonyWant it? Simply DM me and my team on Instagram @megansumrell the word TOOLS and we will send it over right away.________________________________Overwhelmed? Frazzled? Tired of your calendar controlling you?You are in the right place! Sign up for this free, on-demand training and learn how to gain control of your time no matter what life throws at you!>>> https://www.megansumrell.com/freetraining ________________________________Thanks for tuning in!Megan

New Podcast Episode/ Blog - “15 Books That Will Change Your (Mid)Life”. In this podcast we dive deep into a curated collection of transformative books for the introspective soul navigating the complexities of midlife. Whether you're looking to redefine success, find deeper meaning, or simply make the second act of your life the best it can be, this podcast episode is your guide through the ideas that promise to reshape your perspective.   I unpack the essence and key takeaways from each different book, exploring how its insights apply to the challenges and opportunities of midlife. From the tiny, impactful shifts advocated in "Atomic Habits" to the profound existential questions posed by "The Denial of Death," our journey is as diverse as it is deep. I tackle how to redefine work and pleasure in "The Four-Hour Work Week," navigate the modern landscape of stress and addiction with "The Upside of Stress" and "Dopamine Nation," and discover the resilience and purpose hidden in life's struggles through "Man's Search for Meaning."   "15 Books That Will Change Your (Mid)Life" is more than a blog and podcast; it's an episode for those who believe that it's never too late to transform your life. Whether you're looking to revolutionise your habits, your work, your relationships, or your understanding of the world, these 15 books offer a blueprint for a more fulfilled and meaningful life. Join me, and let's turn the page together on a new chapter of discovery and growth. Visit the blog with links to all the books covered, HERE  

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In this episode Neel sits down for the second time with Stephen Heiner, who previously appeared on episode 108, when he had just newly moved into a Catholic seminary after having been location independent for a decade. This was Neel's "6 month checkup" on Stephen. Neel and Stephen discuss: - Stephen's frame for freedom, i.e. discipline = freedom, and how stability has given him productivity, but also another way to do what it is he wants to do - how much the Four Hour Work Week influenced Stephen's trajectory since he first read it in 2008, and why it's still the number one book he recommends to this day - the relative recent appearance of "retirement" as a concept and how if you're doing what you love and you know why you are doing it, retirement will not be something that preoccupies you If you enjoyed hearing Stephen's views, you might enjoy his YouTube channel, where he does book reviews. If you want to start your own MaidThis Franchise in your market & skip years of trial-and-error, go to ⁠⁠www.maidthisfranchise.com⁠

As independent business owners, we sometimes feel like there are not enough hours in the day to get stuff done. What if you only had 16 hours a week to create a thriving and impactful business? What would you focus on? How exactly would you spend your time? Shay Cochran, a commercial photographer, product stylist, and the CEO of Élevae Visuals, joins us to talk about how she has built multiple six-figure businesses while only working 16 hours a week.The Independent Business podcast is powered by HoneyBook, the all-in-one platform for anyone with clients. Book clients, manage projects, get paid faster, and have business flow your way with HoneyBook. Use the code PODCAST to get 20% off your first year as a new member.Resources mentionedParkinson's LawTim Ferriss and the Four-Hour Workweek Élevae Visual's Guide to Working LessPareto PrincipleConnect with the guestWebsite: elevaevisuals.comInstagram: instagram.com/elevaevisuals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Troy Trewin hosts Amman Ahmed, president of Create Music Group based in Manchester, United Kingdom. The visionary entrepreneur behind a multimillion-pound music empire. Amman shares his insightful journey, revealing tax planning secrets and growth strategies that propelled his business from a humble start to extraordinary success. Join them for a riveting discussion on small business triumphs and entrepreneurial wisdom. Why would you wait any longer to start living the lifestyle you signed up for? Balance your health, wealth, relationships and business growth. And focus your time and energy and make the most of this year. Let's get into it by clicking here. Troy delves into our guest's startup journey, their perception of success, industry reconsideration, and the pivotal stress point during business expansion. They discuss the joys of small business growth, vital entrepreneurial habits, and strategies for team building, encompassing wins, blunders, and invaluable advice. And a snapshot of the final five Grow A Small Business Questions: According to Amman the hardest part of growing a small business, excluding tax considerations, is the challenge of remaining focused amidst distractions. Many entrepreneurs fall into the trap of spending too much time on non-essential activities like excessive pitching, networking events, and conferences. The key is to be patient, keep your head down, and stay focused until you're ready to emerge with a profit. Amman Ahmed shared that his favorite business book, which has helped him the most, is "The Four Hour Workweek" by Tim Ferriss. This resource has been a constant reference, providing valuable insights and strategies for achieving efficiency and success in business. Amman Ahmed mentioned that he has recently not been listening to many podcasts for professional development. However, he did recommend a podcast called "Business Wars" for learning about business through an entertaining and storytelling approach. As for learning tools, he didn't specify any particular tools. Amman Ahmed didn't explicitly mention specific tools for small business growth. But he acknowledges Slack as an obvious choice, he highlights that selecting tools crucial for business growth should be tailored to the specific needs and dynamics of the business itself. Reflecting on the initial days of the business journey, Amman would advise their past self to maintain patience and proceed at a comfortable pace. The key lesson is to focus on personal progress rather than succumbing to external pressures, emphasizing the importance of a sustainable and personally fulfilling entrepreneurial journey. Book a 20-minute Growth Chat with Troy Trewin to see if you qualify for our upcoming course. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your small business to new heights! Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or your preferred platform. Your feedback helps more small business owners discover our podcast and embark on their business growth journey.     Quotable quotes from our special Grow A Small Business podcast guest: In growing a small business, the power of letting go and making yourself replaceable is key for sustained success – Amman Ahmed Tax planning beforehand is crucial; structure your business to make yourself replaceable for a favorable exit – Amman Ahmed Efficiency is key; be patient, stay focused, and avoid distractions on your small business growth journey – Amman Ahmed      

Unlock the secrets to a transformed life with Nick Hutchinson, the mastermind behind BookThinkers and author of "Rise of the Reader," who joins us for a riveting discussion on the life-altering power of reading. We start off by examining the profound influence of Darren Hardy's "The Compound Effect" on our lives, setting the stage for an exploration into how tiny, consistent efforts can lead to monumental personal growth. Nick shares his journey as a voracious learner, detailing how his passions for travel, health, and biohacking are fueled by the knowledge gained from books. The takeaway is clear: reading is not just for entertainment—it's a vehicle for expanding our horizons and enriching our lives in unimaginable ways.Are you setting goals that truly propel you forward? This episode is your roadmap to converting reading into concrete results. Nick Hutchinson extols the virtues of SMART goal-setting, a system he ardently applies to his reading habits to transform insights into tangible outcomes. We confront the typical roadblocks that hamper progress, such as fear and insufficient planning, offering sage advice on surmounting these hurdles. By spotlighting actionable strategies, we make the case for bridging the gap between absorbing knowledge and leveraging it to scale personal and professional heights.Finishing off with a flourish, we celebrate essential reads that redefine financial freedom and lifestyle design, including "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and "The Four-Hour Workweek." We also shine a light on Nick's latest contribution, "Rise of the Reader," poised to guide avid readers in enhancing their literary expedition. Instagram's bustling book community also gets its due, as we discuss how Nick's BookThinkers and his personal page meld book wisdom with lifestyle zest. Join us for this intellectually charged dialogue—perfect for anyone eager to stoke their reading passion and chase a life rich with purpose.Get Nick's Book, "Riser of The Reader": https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Reader-Strategies-Mastering-Applying/dp/B0CQ8TTSQD Support the showFollow Playing Injured on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playinginjured/

The podcast conversation between Galen Hair and Cole Kline explores Cole's journey from contractor to president of the American Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (AAPIA). Cole shares the importance of implementing processes for business growth, influenced by "The Four Hour Workweek", which allowed his company to operate in 27 states. He also shares his experience with AAPIA, which began dismissively, but became appreciative as he saw how such associations can affect policy changes, benefitting public adjusters nationwide. Who's the Guest? Cole Kline is the Owner of Hope Public Adjusters, President of the American Association of Public Adjusters and Founder of the Public Adjuster Business Systems. Founded in 2004, the American Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (AAPIA) is dedicated to promoting the highest ethical and professional standards among public adjusters, providing education and resources to support their work, and advocating for fair and just settlements for insureds.    Highlights The importance of having a good team and building processes within a business. How having a stable team and processes helped Cole take his paternity leave without worrying about business operations The importance of being part of an association like AAPIA and the impact of membership contributions The impact of national model acts and the importance of participating in these processes How changes in one state's legislation can impact other states, like the fee cap adopted in Florida Importance of a national association in observing and addressing issues before they escalate Philosophy of association memberships: More benefits yielded with more involvement and work Advocacy for membership even if one is busy, the benefits of networking, staying aware of nationwide changes, and contributing to industry-wide efforts The value of memberships even if contribution is minimal and awareness of legislative changes The benefits of membership funds in furthering legislative efforts and achieving clarity How you can join AAPIA Episode Resources Connect with Galen M. Hair https://insuranceclaimhq.com hair@hairshunnarah.com Connect with Cole Kline https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-kline-4aa045192 https://www.linkedin.com/company/hope-public-adjusters https://www.facebook.com/hopepublicadjusters/ 

Kelly's obsessed with the new press car she's getting, a real Carpool mom shares her Ford 150 Lightning experience, and Emma has a delicious ditch the drive through to round out the show. → Do you drive an X3 or Atlass Cross Sport? Then it's your time to shine! Head on over to the reviews, leave Kelly and Lizz five stars, and let them know what you love about the show! In today's driveway dumps, Kelly and Lizz lament the decline of comfort shows and suggest giving Schitt's Creek a chance. The gals are loving the Beckham documentary and are all about the power of a documentary to rebrand a celebrity. Lizz is loving the drama sans romance on Surviving Paradise and Kelly's almost done reading the Four-Hour Work Week. “That goes dummy hard” is today's millennial word meaning exemplary or high quality. This one might be good to know, but Kelly can't imagine using it anytime soon.  Kelly's waiting for Boden Black Friday deals and Lizz has her eye on Ruggable rugs. But…when do the good deals actually arrive? No one knows. In the meantime, Lizz is upping her silicone mold game and made a skims haul, Kelly ordered a muted camo vest and Kizik shoes for George, and both placed orders at Express.  You've probably seen caraway cookware pop up on your Instagram at some point because their kitchenware is so aesthetically pleasing. Caraway cookware has a chemical-free ceramic coating, which means you need less oil and butter to cook and it's super easy to clean. The cookware set also comes with the most fantastic organizational system made just for your cookware.  → Visit carawayhome.com/carpool to get up to 20% off your next purchase for a limited time.  Ever had a run in with an expensive subscription you thought you canceled, but kept getting charged for? With the Rocket Money app you can track all of your subscriptions and catch those unwanted subscriptions before your bank account takes a hit. Rocket Money will even help you fully deactivate your old subscriptions. If you're lost in the abyss of subscriptions, get Rocket Money a personal finance app that monitors your spending and helps you lower your bills. → Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to rocketmoney.com/carpool. In industry news, Kelly has the flip side of last week's report: the worst resale value cars. Unsurprisingly, luxury Maseratis and BMWs top the list. The 2025 Ram 1500 is reinventing the wheel with a generator for towing, and Lizz has opinions about it. A real life Carpool mom who owns a F150 Lightning writes in with her real experience and real cost numbers.  ‘Jen' is in her single mom era and looking for a ‘hot mom' car on today's advice segment. Kelly recommends the Toyota Four-Runner, BMWX3, and Atlas Cross Sport.  Emma writes in with today's ditch the drive-through, pizza casserole. Cut up a roll of pillsbury biscuits and top with a mixture of a 14 oz jar of marinara and your meat of choice. Cover with mozzarella cheese and bake at 375 for 25 to 30 minutes.  → To share your ditch the drive-through recipe with us, call (959) CAR-POOL and leave us a message! → Do you have a story to share about your little one who was gone too soon? Send Kelly and Lizz your pregnancy memories at hello@thecarmomofficial.com  → Write in your icks and ask for advice! Send Kelly and Lizz an email to get your question featured on the show at hello@thecarmomofficial.com  Follow the Carpool Podcast on IG Follow the Carpool Podcast on YouTube Follow Kelly on IG Follow Lizz on IG Visit thecarmomofficial.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What have Kelly and Lizz been buying, watching, and looking forward to this fall? This jam-packed episode will give you something to laugh about, something to think about, and something to talk to your mom besties about later.  → Hey Hyundai Tucson mamas! It's your turn to head on over to the Carpool reviews section and let Kelly and Lizz know what you love about your car and the show. The Carpool audience is coming through with more sayings that don't exist including, “You're really frying bacon without a shirt here,” “Can't learn to drive in a parked car,” and “Don't look for clarity when it's raining.” The gals also clear up the ‘couldn't care less' controversy. Driveway dumps are all about Halloween and kiddo first. Kelly rants about main character moms on Halloween and shares a St. Louis exclusive Halloween tradition while Lizz shares a new one — the switch witch — that might be just the solution you need to too much Halloween candy. Hattie got her first haircut and Kelly felt a little mom-gaslit when she said no thanks to the trimmings. What content Lizz and Kelly are consuming right now? The gals are ready to spill. Lizz just finished the book Hotel Nantucket and is watching Justified. Kelly is listening to The Four Hour Work Week, watching Suits with Tyler, and enjoyed the Heather McMahan comedy special solo.  Lizz picked up some new baby warmer-wear for James in her last three transactions as well as a Walgreens family photo order and a haircut with a curly hair specialist…that probably wasn't worth it. Kelly's also on the kiddo kick with new fleece jammies for Hattie and a 12-pack of colored masking tape. She also picked up a new party-tricks tripod for herself.  Maddie recently decided to get YouTube TV to watch football this season. Sure, great, but Lizz is looking to cut back on subscriptions they aren't using to pay for the new one. So, she turned to Rocket Money, a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps lower your bills all in one place.  → Cancel your unused subscriptions and manage your money the easy way by going to rocketmoney.com/carpool  Looking for a way to preserve your family's memories, fun moments, and special stories? Qeepsake has got you covered. They send you daily prompts with questions so you never miss a memory in the making. Qeepsake is the easiest way for parents to capture and preserve memories about their little ones. Forget scrapbooking — Qeepsake makes nostalgia simple, easy, and mess-free.  → Get 20% off your Qeepsake annual subscription with the code CARPOOL at www.qeepsake.com/carpool  A listener writes in for advice on how to foster body positivity as a mom with a postpartum body and little girls watching. Kelly and Lizz share their love for buying clothes that fit, prioritizing protein, and staying hydrated. → Write in your icks and ask for advice! Send Kelly and Lizz an email to get your question featured on the show at hello@thecarmomofficial.com  In industry news, Kelly updates us on the most popular car colors in 2023 and how the pandemic hangover is forcing buyers to buy much older cars.  Crocktober is taking over today's ditch the drive-through with lasagna soup.  → To share your ditch the drive-through recipe with us, call (959) CAR-POOL and leave us a message! Blake's besties honors Leah's babies Finn and Emiline, baby Ari, and Amy's babies Whitney and Vincent. → Do you have a story to share about your little one who was gone too soon? Send Kelly and Lizz your pregnancy memories at hello@thecarmomofficial.com  Follow the Carpool Podcast on IG Follow the Carpool Podcast on YouTube Follow Kelly on IG Follow Lizz on IG Visit thecarmomofficial.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly's ready to delete TikTok again, she and Lizz are discovering the truth behind hair cowlicks in real time, and this episode might just end in the sweetest tears. → Are you a Dodge Durango driver? Then this is your chance to shout out your ride in the Carpool Podcast reviews. Leave your rating and ravings for Kelly and Lizz in the Apple Podcast app! Today's Millennial word for when you're not doing so good is ‘down bad.' In fast lane philosophies, Kelly shares her passionate take on a mother's role in the barrage of horrifying worldwide current events. In the shallower end of fast lane philosophies, she brings a numbers-inspired reality check: the difference between a million and a billion. Stay tuned for her next update on the book she's reading that will get you in the fast lane of life for sure: The Four-Hour Work Week.  Pot coffee drip coffee is making another appearance since Kelly just can't stop obsessing over this base model luxury. Lizz shares her favorite military-supporting coffee brand, Black Rifle Coffee.  Maddie recently decided to get YouTube TV to watch football this season. Sure, great, but Lizz is looking to cut back on subscriptions they aren't using to pay for the new one. So, she turned to Rocket Money, a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps lower your bills all in one place.  → Cancel your unused subscriptions and manage your money the easy way by going to rocketmoney.com/carpool  Looking for a way to preserve your family's memories, fun moments, and special stories? Qeepsake has got you covered. They send you daily prompts with questions so you never miss a memory in the making. Qeepsake is the easiest way for parents to capture and preserve memories about their little ones. Forget scrapbooking — Qeepsake makes nostalgia simple, easy, and mess-free.  → Get 20% off your Qeepsake annual subscription with the code CARPOOL at www.qeepsake.com/carpool  Today's advice segment kicks off with a hard hitting question: What should you do when you move away from your dream city and the move doesn't feel quite right? Kelly and Lizz talk about the value of living in community and making peace with where you're at. Kelly says, “Never quit on a bad day.” Another listener is looking to upgrade to a three row SUV with a bench second row and wants Kelly's take on the Volvo XC90 and The Volkswagen Model Atlas.  In industry news, Kia uses fungus root ocean trash and eco-friendly EV interiors, Kelly breaks down the carbon footprints of EV vehicles, and the gals are a bit disheartened by six cars that switched from affordable to unaffordable. A soccer-night kind of meal is ready to get you out of your dinner rut today on ditch the drive-through. Pillsbury Crescent Roll-Ups are an easy crowd pleaser you can put your own personal spin on.  → To share your ditch the drive-through recipe with us, call (959) CAR-POOL and leave us a message! Blake's besties honors baby Ariella Gale, Alex's baby Charlie, Blaine's baby Levi, and Maggie's baby Joseph Thomas.  → Do you have a story to share about your little one who was gone too soon? Send Kelly and Lizz your pregnancy memories at hello@thecarmomofficial.com  → Write in your icks and ask for advice! Send Kelly and Lizz an email to get your question featured on the show at hello@thecarmomofficial.com  Follow the Carpool Podcast on IG Follow the Carpool Podcast on YouTube Follow Kelly on IG Follow Lizz on IG Visit thecarmomofficial.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is part 3 of the 4-part series. See which books I read every year and why I chose them. Plus learn why the way most people read is totally a waste of time. Welcome back. Alright, so this is part three of our four-part series on the books you can read to change your life. Okay, so if you haven't done Part One and Part Two, you probably want to do those first, at least part one. So you know, you get the gist, you have the background of what we're doing. Now I'm going to dive into the second set of books for I broke it down into four books, four books, four books, so part two, part three, and part four, I'm going to show you four books each, so it doesn't take forever. And now these are four books in the first three months, right? January, March, April, the first four books, I started pretty heavy, I like to it's, you know, the new year, you want to get going, you're setting your goals. And it's like, let's just do this, this time, these four months, you know, you're going into the summer season, things are busy, right? Things are hotter, you don't want to be thinking as much. And so these books, a couple of them are really about how to flick change of perspective, not so much work-related or to do work, you know, not to do stuff. But so let's just get into that. Alright, so the first book we have is called "The Slight Edge". Okay, it's the slight edge, turning simple disciplines into a massive success. Now, this is a short book, a very simple concept, one that I can explain to you in five seconds, maybe not. But it's very simple. And it's still worth reading, it's still, you know because you get the examples, you get the illustrations or whatnot. And it's a quick read the idea is the one about knowing where you're going and making small incremental steps to get there, right? So for example, you got on a plane that's going from Miami to New York, right? If it's on track, it'll get to New York, if it's off by even a couple of degrees, and it doesn't correct, then guess what it ends up way off-course, right, somewhere in like Iceland or something, it'll never get to New York. So that's the kind of simple here, it's like, you know when you want to do something, there are certain steps that we have to take, we have to take them over and over and over again. Now, it's very simple to not do those things to take those steps. But in the long run, it's very difficult when you don't do them because it's a problem for you. So if you have a goal, and you say, hey, look, I want to accomplish this, I want to go back to school and get my degree, right? There are certain things you have to do daily, you have to do your homework, right? Now, is it simple to just say no, I'm tired? I don't want to do my homework. Yeah, very simple. It's like I just worked all day, I don't want to go back. You know, like, I don't want to do this, it's very simple for you to miss a day, Miss two days, right? But if you keep missing and keep missing and keep missing, eventually, you're gonna flunk out, and the whole goal is gone. So the first couple times you do it, no big deal, no harm done, you know, you might get away with it. But if you keep building and building and building, then it just doesn't work out. So same with trading, right? If you don't follow the rules in your trades, there might be a trade that it doesn't matter to trade the works out, there might be another one that just doesn't matter. There might be another one that works out. But then eventually there'll come a time when you won't even remember what the rules are. And there'll be a time where you mess up and you don't do it and the thing goes bad and it just destroys you. So if you want to do something, the book says, right, you're taking simple disciplines, just simple, small things, you just have to do small steps, right? The journey of 1000 miles starts with a single step. And that's all the book is telling you. It's like you figure out what are those steps, and you just do them slowly, slowly, and you have the discipline, you have the desire and the book is that's all it's about. And he's telling you how to do that. So I mean, it's a very simple book that is very hard to live by. And so that's why you need the constant reminder, you have to read it again. And again. And again. When you do and you get you back on track, you will accomplish things like crazy, like it's powerful, very powerful book. Alright, so the next one, and now this one is called The Four Hour Workweek. There's probably I think there's a second edition out. So this book is outdated. And so I don't even know if it's worth it for everybody to read this. So this one might not work for you. You might want to take this one out and put in another one. I'll tell you what this one is about. Now, this book came out years ago, and I met the author, I hung out with him. We went to the Berkshire Hathaway meeting together, along with a group of other people. But, you know, the book had just come out and he had come with our group he had come with us.  And so, you know, really smart guy. Tim Ferriss is the name. He's got a very popular podcast the guy is blown up. He's very famous now. But the book is The Four-Hour Workweek. And it's he came up with the idea years ago and he didn't come up with it. He wrote a book about it. The idea was already there. But he made outsourcing pretty popular in common knowledge. So outsourcing is right. It's taking a job from here and having somebody overseas do it. And so his whole thesis of the book is that you can create a business online, and you can have people in other countries doing the work for you. And basically, you don't have to do any work. kind of the gist of it. And so people are like, what, you know, I don't have to hire a secretary in my office, I could hire somebody in the Philippines that would work for like, $3 an hour and do just as good a job. Yeah, it's possible. Nowadays, you know, it's common, there's almost no company that only has all their employees in one location, right? People are virtual people all over the world, for example, our team, right, I am the only one in the office at Option Genius. We have an office, I'm the only one here. So it gets kind of lonely sometimes, you know, we have one of our traders, Matt, he lives in Alabama, right? We have my manager, who lives in North Carolina. We have another trader who lives in California, we have Harriet who does customer service, but she lives in the Philippines. Kevin, who helps me with my podcast, He also lives in the Philippines. And then we got Ray Mark, who does our video editing, He also lives in the Philippines. So most of our team either lives in us or lives in the Philippines. Right. So that's what the book is really about. It's like how to find people that will do a great job that is cheaper, because they're living somewhere that's cheaper than living overseas now, doesn't mean you have to give them cheap money, right. But that's how it works, right economics, that's how they work. So the book itself is outdated. Because nowadays, everybody knows about outsourcing, there are plenty of resources online to say, hey, I want to hire somebody overseas. And there are a million websites and companies that will help you find the perfect person to hire overseas or wherever for whatever task you want. And so there's nothing new in that book. But the reason I like to read it is because of the idea that he has in there that the business itself that you create, is for your benefit as the business owner. So his thinking is that you don't want to start a business and have the business own you, and control you right, he wants to start a business that can run on its own, by smart people who are given the authority to run the business. And then you get to go do whatever you want. You get to travel, you get to go to school, you get to do your hobbies, hang out with your family, you get to do whatever you want. And you're making money from this business, it could be a side business, it could be a bigger business. Most big businesses do require you know, if you want a full-time income or business, most likely you have to be involved. You can't just, you know, dictate and abdicate responsibility and let other people do the work. You can't do it unless you've already established and built the business. And so this is mostly for like side hustles and things like that. But people can make a pretty good living, right? Nowadays, with all the tools and the Zoom calls and everything, outsourcing and doing stuff online has become easier than ever. And so if you have kids, and they are not doing some kind of online business, or learning or marketing or whatever, I think that's a big mistake. So that's that one. I read it for myself to remind me, right of the reason why I started business, the reason why I got into trading, which is so that I don't have to I don't have to work for money, and that I could just go do what I want. Now, I enjoy making stuff like this, you know, content for you guys. And I enjoy trading so it's not a burden. But still, it gives me a reminder like, oh, yeah, you know, I wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, that's one of my things. Oh, yeah, I want to do a bike race, that's 100 miles in a day, you know, I want to do that. And those two things, take a lot of training, you can't just wake up one day and do that. And so I'd have to prepare and I have to, you know, get ready and preparations, and all the equipment and somebody has to take me up to Kilimanjaro because I'm not going by myself, all kinds of crazy stuff. So you have to know in advance what you want. Right? And so that's that's why I liked that book. The third book that I want to talk about this, this part is called Millionaire Success Habits. I got this book for free, the author was giving them away for free. So you might even do a website search for this 1 million how-to get millionaire success habits for free. It might pop up and this book is it was written as a marketing piece for the author, you know, because he has a course and he's selling he's got so much other stuff that he's selling, but the book itself, he's got a lot of good content in here. He's got a lot of good exercises in here. And it's really about how you can change your thinking, change your mentality, change your psychology to become a millionaire, like, what are the habits of successful people? What are the habits of rich people? What do they do, that non-rich people don't do? And he goes through those, and he helps you figure out, you know, what are the things that you are not doing that you can do and how to change it. So this one does take a lot of work. So this one is a heavy book, and it does take a lot of time to implement. One of the examples that he talks about here is the why exercise. So whenever you create a goal, it has to be a very big goal, something challenging, something worth accomplishing. And any of those types of goals, they always have challenges, right? There's always something that will stand in your way, and you might want to quit, you might want to give up, you might say no, no, I can't do this. It's too hard. It's taking too long. And I don't know if he's worth it. You know, trading is like that. Trading is really like that. I mean, sometimes you'll do great. And then one day, the market will just slap you silly. And you're gonna be like, Man, is it worth this pain, I feel horrible. I feel so bad. I feel so stupid, I made a mistake. Bla bla bla, is it worth it? The only way you're going to continue is if you, really, really, really know your why. And I talk about this a lot to say what is your why what is the real reason that you're trading is just because you want to make some extra money, then you ain't gonna stick around very long? To be honest, you have to have something besides money, you have to have something that you desire, much more than money. So it can that desire can get you through the challenges and the pain that are going to come because trading is, you know, it's simple, I guess you could say it's easy, but it's not simple, or it's simple. But it's not easy. I'm not sure which one, you know, I can give you the rules, I can give you everything, but you got to follow it, you got to do it. And there will be losses along the way there will be hardships, there will be unknowns, a lot of unknowns in trading, right? We never know what's going to happen tomorrow and trading, nobody can predict it. We just have to go with the flow and that can be very hard and taxing on you emotionally mentally and physically. And so you have to know your why. And so in this book, he goes through the exercise of the seven why so you start off asking, and you do it with another person.  And it's basically Hey, you know, tell me, why do you want to get good at trading? And then you come up with an answer. And the person says, oh, that makes a lot of sense. Okay, cool. Why do you want that? And he goes, like the second level deeper, right? And then you have to give a reason why you want that second thing. He goes, Oh, that's wonderful. That's great. That makes no sense. Okay, so tell me why do you want that second thing? See, okay, and you give another reason? And then okay, why do you want that? Third thing? Why do you want that? Fourth thing? Why do you want that fifth thing, that by the time you get level after level, after level, deeper, deeper, deeper, the real reason comes out, the real explanation of why you want to do something comes out? And that's when you might even cry because that desire or that frustration is so strongly built up in you that you don't even know is there. But if you do this exercise, it kind of unleashes that brings it to the surface, and allows you to know the deep, deep, deep desire that you have, and you might not be even conscious of it. So this is one of the examples in there. It's a great one, I urge you to do it, get that book, read it, go through it, implement it, really, really good book. And then I'm going to end this one with a book that is a reader and a thinker. Not really too much of a doer, maybe a little bit of a doer, it's Tuesdays with Morrie. Okay, now you probably already read this one came out a long time ago. It's the story of an old man and a young man and life's greatest lesson, basically how to live your life. So the author here is a true story. The author was a journalist, and he realized that his favorite college professor was dying. And so he would go every Tuesday and hang out with him. And he recorded the lessons that he learned from the man about how to live a great life, how to enjoy yourself how to be happy, and he wrote those in a book very, very, it's a short book, but it tugs at your heartstrings and makes you realize a lot of things about life. Because I mean, think about it like I did, you know we went through the slight edge then we went The Four Hour Workweek to teach us about work then we did the millionaire success habits we need a break right from reading and so that's why I put this one in there because even though this one will make you cry, he's a does for me, it makes you think about life. It makes you appreciate life, but there's no work involved in it unless you know you have some issues with somebody you know, your brother, your sister, or your parents that you gotta resolve. That might be a good thing you know, this book might help you do that. But in a sense, it's a story that you read and you learn and you appreciate what you have. You appreciate your life and you feel good about it. So that's it for these four books. I got one more part of the series coming up, which is gonna be part four So go ahead, check that one out as well, to finish it out, those are gonna be the last four books of the year. And again, you know, like I said, with the four-hour workweek, if it doesn't work for you, you don't you can put something else instead, right? If you're not, you don't care about outsourcing, you don't care about virtual assistants, anything like that, you know if you don't want to run a business, that book is not for you, that's fine. Take it out, put something else in, you know, that's the way it works. You fit this for what you want. Now, these four books, I think the slight edge is great for everybody. You know, the millionaire success habits. I mean, this is good for everybody, even if you don't want to be a millionaire. I mean, he talks about money, most of it. But even if you don't want to be a millionaire, you just want to be successful and happier. It's a great book, and then on Tuesdays with Morrie, everybody can read that Morrie's son has come out with another book called Wisdom of Morrie, which I have, on my shelf waiting to be read. I haven't read it yet. But like I said, I don't have time for it, because I need to focus on my 12 books and read them every year. And so I'm going to work on myself first, and I'm working on not having to finish that book. So it's sitting there, it's there. I know is there I'll get to it eventually. But for now, let's go and let's head to part number four of this series.

Everyday Practices podcast co-hosts Regan Robertson and Dr. Chad Johnson continue their asynchronous business book review series as they discuss Timothy Ferriss' classic The Four-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich. Regan and Dr. Chad explore the pros and cons of Ferriss' exploration into the balance between personal and professional life, the importance of your “why” or purpose, and ways to achieve a more efficient purpose-driven life.

In this episode of "Build Your Tribe Podcast, Chalene Johnson shares in a specific order her must-read booklist for both new and seasoned entrepreneurs. From mastering the art of taking risks with "The Magic of Thinking Big" to refining your leadership communication with John Maxwell's insights, and exploring Tim Ferriss's revolutionary ideas on work-life balance in "The Four Hour Workweek." Navigate the challenges of team dynamics with Patrick Lencioni, adopt Dan Kennedy's straightforward management tactics, and delve deep into game-changing marketing strategies from Donald Miller to Alex Hormozi. Whether you're scaling your venture or just starting out, harness the power of these influential reads to skyrocket your success. Watch this episode on YouTube!! Ringo Water Bottle List of Books: The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz Ready Fire Aim by Michael Masterson The Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss Good Leaders Ask Great Questions by John Maxwell The Five Dysfunctions of Teams by Patrick Lencioni The Table Podcast The No BS Ruthless Management of People and Profits by Dan S. Kennedy 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ties & Jack Trout Expert Secrets by Russell Brunson Marketing Made Simple by Donald Miller $100 Million Dollar Offers by Alex Hormozi   To get the exclusive offer for my listeners go to magbreakthrough.com/BYT and enter code BYT to get 10% off any order   Check out InstaClubHub!!  For Just $7!! The ONLY All-In-One Instagram Resource Community Designed To...Grow Your Following and Reach More Customers on Instagram™(All in Just Five Minutes a Day!) Go to InstaClubHub.com/Trial   We would love to hear from you! Leave your questions or messages for Chalene and Brock RIGHT HERE   Join me on Patreon 7 Days for FREE!! THE ULTIMATE show for Lifers who want insider-girlfriend-relatable content. In other words, lots more tea! Go to http://chalene.com/more   Sign Up For MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER     Subscribe to The Chalene Show!!   Links you may want to check out:  Check out Bret's ALL NEW Course Money Matters 101 at Chalene.com/moneymatters Check out MarketingImpactAcademy.com Join our awesome PodSquad on Facebook here! Be sure to check out the Push Journals and Notebooks!! Go to PushJournal.com Leave Chalene or Brock a question or message  RIGHT HERE   Connect with us on your fav social platform: Chalene: Instagram: www.Instagram.com/ChaleneJohnson    Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Chalene    TikTok: @chaleneOfficial Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ChaleneJohnson Brock: Instagram: @Brock11Johnson TikTock: @brock11johnnson Be sure to follow Brock on his travel adventures @tayandbrock   Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!!!    Get episode show notes here: www.chalenejohnson.com/podcast    Hey! Send me a DM & tell me what you think about the show! (Use the Hashtag) #BuildYourTribe so I know you're a homie! XOXO Chalene

In this podcast episode, Rama introduces Chris Linger from Up Plex Capital LLC. Chris and his wife, Maricela, are experienced real estate investors with a personal portfolio valued at $45 million. They have transitioned into apartment syndications and have invested in nine multifamily syndications across five states, with a portfolio value of $132 million. Chris discusses their criteria as passive investors, emphasizing the importance of knowing the operators and conducting thorough due diligence. He also shares challenges they faced with code inspectors during a construction project. Chris explains their roles as active site general partners and discusses changes in the market. He highlights the satisfaction of helping others along their investment journey and shares insights on delegation and the impact of "The Four Hour Workweek" by Tim Ferriss. Chris concludes by mentioning their virtual assistant agency and providing contact information. Support the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1187780/supporters/newFollow Rama on socials!LinkedIn | Meta | Twitter | Instagram|YoutubeConnect to Rama Krishnahttps://calendly.com/rama-krishna/ E-mail: info@ushacapital.comWebsite: www.ushacapital.com Register for this year's Multifamily AP360 virtual conference - multifamilyap360.comRegister for Multifamily CoachingTo find out more about partnering or investing in a multifamily deal: Text to 252-292-2604 or email info@ushacapital.comMagic Mind: https://www.magicmind.com/MultiFamilywith discount code AP36020, and get up to 56% off your first subscription for the next 10 days or 20% off your one-time purchase.

Cavan's out so the Rustic Renegade Caleb Morse has hosting duties this week. The panel discusses themes from the books "The Four Hour Work Week" and "Extreme Ownership while sampling Michters US 1 Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey brought to us by NuNu's Markets. This week's panel includes Burley "Short Pour" Pellerin of Cajun Ride and Shine and Army Veteran Eric Dalaune. 

https://youtu.be/4A8uNsYVMGk Joe Rare is the Owner and CEO of Level 9 Virtual, a first-in-class virtual assistants service provider on a mission to give business owners freedom of time and money through outsourcing. We discuss the future of work in an age of virtual assistants, the best places to find trained VAs, and how to build your own VA team.  --- Build a VA-Run Company with Joe Rare Our Joe Rare, owner and CEO of Level9 Virtual, a business that gives business owners the freedom of time and money through outsourcing. Joe, welcome to the show. Thank you for having me. I appreciate it. I'm very excited to have you. You are offering a service and are an expert in a topic that I think is trending right now, which is outsourcing to virtual assistants overseas and how it allows people to scale their business in a much more lower risk and economical way. So I'm very, very curious about that. But before we plunge in, I'd like to hear your story. How did you fall into this business, how did you find this business, and how did you become kind of an VA outsourcing entrepreneur, if I may call you that? I got into outsourcing through a lot of people, I think through Tim Ferriss' book, Four-Hour Workweek. I evaluated that and read it cover to cover multiple times, sat down and actually I built a business from that model. And I actually went page by page and actually built an e-commerce business directly from that specific business model. And part of that was I used virtual assistants to do fulfillment, to run ads for us, and basically everything on the back end. And so that was kind of my first taste into, oh, you can run a business that is run by virtual assistants. So I had, at that time, I think I ended up with five VAs that were actually servicing the business. I didn't have to work a whole lot. It didn't grow to be a huge business by any means, but it was a fun e-commerce business. They gave me a lot of time in my mid-20s to run around and travel and see some things. And then ever since then, I've continued to keep virtual assistants working for me, with me, in each thing that I was doing. And then I got into marketing because we were pretty good at marketing with the e-com business. And so we continued from there and we continued on and had success with the marketing side and the VAs were great at fulfillment and servicing that. And one day, one of my ops managers, she came and she said, you should actually build a VA company. And I said, well, I don't know if I wanna do that. And she said, we can run it. And so sure enough, I said, all right, let's go ahead and do it. And then we started servicing, basically, most of our marketing clients. We just serviced them and provided VAs for them. And that was really successful. Then we took on a few clients here and there. And then when I relaunched one of my agencies after it failed, I realized that I had a really, really good model and I could grow the VA company. And so that exploded and grew. So that's like the cliff's nose version. Okay, so this podcasts is all about frameworks, management blueprints. So what is the framework for establishing a VA run company? What does it look like?  So for me, the way that I've been able to do it, and we've done this multiple times. So for me, I can say that this works. It's not luck. We start off first things first with a utility player. We call it a get shit done VA. And this is the person that's gonna take all of the monotonous tasks off your plate, checking your email, appointments, scheduling appointments, just admin work. Hey, we need to give access to somebody for this set of documents. We need this sent over to an attorney or whoever. Whatever those tedious tasks are that we all have, everybody has them if you're running a business. They're just stuff. Those can be done by a virtual assistant. 95% of it can always be done by a VA. So that's the first thing that we get off our plate because it creates mental clarity.

Do you want to achieve a greater sense of harmony between your work and leisure as a digital nomad? Are you searching for a way to strike a better work-life balance in your nomadic lifestyle? Our seven digital nomad experts have a ton of ideas and maybe the solution you need. In this episode, they will provide valuable insights and strategies to help you create a more balanced and fulfilling nomadic experience where work and leisure seamlessly coexist. Does this sound familiar? You're a digital nomad, constantly on the move, juggling work and adventure. But despite all your efforts, your work-life balance feels like a never-ending struggle. You've been told to simply work less and enjoy more, but that advice isn't helping. Instead, you're feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and constantly torn between your professional and personal life. It's time to break free from this ineffective approach and find a solution that brings harmony to your nomadic lifestyle. Again, my guests are the seven nomads: Ranika Koneru, Shaun Busuttil, Nora Dunn, Chris Cerra, Gianni Bianchini, Jason Robinson, and Mr. Derek Smith.   In this episode, you will... Decode the secrets to harmonizing your professional pursuits and personal life as a digital nomad. Obtain effective methods to uphold a satisfying work-life balance as you journey across the world. Understand the significance of separating work from free time for achieving a more fulfilling nomadic lifestyle. Delve into the artful navigation of work-life balance for the modern digital nomad. Learn about the dilemmas in merging work responsibilities with travel adventures. Decode the secrets to harmonizing your professional pursuits and personal life as a digital nomad. Identify and overcome the trials you might face in managing your professional obligations while exploring the place you're visiting. Gain insights into how the idea of work-life balance has evolved for the digital nomads in today's fast-paced world. Understand the importance of separating work from free time, for your overall satisfaction of being a nomad.   LINKS: Visit Jason Robinson's travel blog TheNomadExperiment.com and follow him on Instagram as @TheNomadExperiment. Follow Nora Dunn's YouTube channel, with tips on travel and travel gear, her blog, TheProfessionalHoboand on Instagram as @TheProfessionalHobo. Follow travel writer on his blog “ShaunBusuttil.com“ and on Instagram as  @TheShaunBusuttil. Chris Cerra's email newsletter, RemoteBase.co, for the best accommodation deals for digital nomads. Use promo code VAGA20 to get 20% off on his Premium Newsletter forever. He's @nomadaccommodationguy on Instagram Check out Mr. Derek Smith's website on public speaking. He's @Mr_Derek_Smith on Instagram. Check out Ranika Koneru's company, Cloud Connections, for inspiring group travel experiences to the world's greatest festivals. She's on Instagram as @RainbowRani_ Explore Gianni Bianchini's travel blog, Nomad Is Beautiful, YouTube channel, and podcast for digital nomad advice and insights. On Instagram as @Gianni.Bianchini. Connect with Palle Bo on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, and twitter. See all the links here.   KEY MOMENTS: 00:00:01 - Introduction I introduce the seven nomads: Gianni Bianchini, Sean Busitil, Mr. Derek Smith, Nora Dunn, Jason Robinson, Ranika Koneru, and Chris Serra.  00:04:17 - Work-Life BalanceDerek discusses his goal of achieving work-life balance and the importance of setting boundaries.  Nora shares her experience of finding work-life balance as a long-term nomad.  00:09:51 - The Four-Hour Work WeekThe concept of work-life balance is explored in Tim Ferriss' book, "The Four Hour Work Week" – a bible for nomads.  00:13:56 - Sources of IncomeShaun explains his sources of income, including a scholarship, travel writing fees, and passive income from e-commerce stores.  00:15:25 - Finding a Work-Life Balance as a Digital NomadThe guests discuss the importance of finding a balance between solo work time and social interaction.  00:16:08 - Adapting and Diversifying Income StreamsNora Dunn explains how the pandemic and a Google algorithm update affected her website traffic and led her to explore other income streams, such as YouTube. 00:18:13 - Building a Successful YouTube ChannelNora Dunn talks about her YouTube channel and the challenges she faced in growing it. 00:19:47 - Struggles with Work-Life BalanceWe discuss the difficulties of achieving work-life balance as digital nomads.  00:25:58 - Managing Time Zones and FlexibilityWe discuss the challenges and benefits of working in different time zones.  00:32:06 - Next Episode PreviewI'm sharing what the next episode with the seven digital nomads will be about. 

In this episode Neel and sits down with freelance sales coach Jeff Lundeen of Strong Jaw Sales. ⁠Jeff had a good career in a well-paying (though stressful) field: air traffic control. Reading books like Tim Ferriss' Four Hour Work Week awakened a desire to escape the 9-5. Neel and Jeff discuss: - the effect of a one-way ticket to Colombia on kickstarting the entrepreneurial journey - why coming back to the job after that travel only made Jeff more resolved to break out of the 9-5 - why Jeff thinks copywriting and sales are so fundamental to entrepreneurship (even though he only really likes to do one of them) What is perhaps most inspiring about Jeff is his mindset of abundance, which allows him to even teach others how to start a business exactly like his. If you want to start your own MaidThis Franchise in your market & skip years of trial-and-error, go to ⁠www.maidthisfranchise.com⁠ If you want a foundations do-it-yourself course on how to start your own remote local business model, check out ⁠blueprint.beremotelocal.com⁠

“The mindset of an entrepreneur is helpful to embrace no matter what your current position. Control the W's of life - who you spend time with, what you do, why you are doing them.”  Tim Ferriss is an American entrepreneur, author, and podcaster - best known for his book: the Four Hour Work Week, and his podcast: the Tim Ferriss Show. Tim has been listed as one of fast company's most innovative business people. Tim is an early stage technology investor and advisor, and is known in media as “the Oprah of Audio” due to the influence of his business and interview podcast being the first to exceed 200 million downloads. Tim is the author of four Number One New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, including the Four Hour Work Week. You'll enjoy this candid conversation about balancing work and life, health and wellness, and many other topics.  But Tim is not exactly a P&G Alumni, so what's the deal? Alongside our partners at P&G, we're thrilled to share another episode of P&G's “More Than Soap” podcast - available exclusively each week to P&G Employees at GetMoreThanSoap.com. On “More Than Soap,” P&G shares weekly conversations with Inspiring guests, unique perspectives, and unconventional ideas. “More Than Soap” is P&G's official internal podcast - available  to all 100,000 P&G employees worldwide, and hosted by Dorion Positano, P&G's Director of New Business and Content Innovation. Interested in learning more about P&G's “More Than Soap” podcast, or P&G Studios, can reach out directly to Dorion on LinkedIn. GetMoreThanSoap.com

Today's a dive into a twist of fate that got me thinking. Remember that "hero to villain" quote? Well, it's got company in my top quotes.I stumbled upon Tim Ferriss, the "Four Hour Work Week" guy.  He's been the optimization maestro, but guess what? He's intentionally unoptimizing his life now. It hit home.I've swung from ADHD chaos to optimization central. It worked, but I sensed there's more. Tim's journey and mine aligned…less but better. Happiness isn't a perfectly polished life; it's embracing the messiness.So, here's the takeaway: Balance. Optimize when needed, but let life surprise you. LEAVE A REVIEW if you liked this episode!! Let's Connect On Social Media! youtube.com/anthonyvicino twitter.com/anthonyvicino instagram.com/theanthonyvicino https://anthonyvicino.com Join an exclusive community of peak performers at Beyond the Apex University learning how to build a business, invest in real estate, and develop hyperfocus. www.beyondtheapex.com Learn More About Investing With Anthony Invictus Capital: www.invictusmultifamily.com Multifamily Investing Made Simple Podcast Passive Investing Made Simple Book: www.thepassiveinvestingbook.com

What if relocating to a less expensive city could actually give you a richer life? Join us as we unravel the concept of geo-arbitrage, inspired by Tim Ferriss's Four-Hour Workweek. We'll explore the intriguing contrast between Sarah, a New York-based designer earning a high revenue swallowed by city expenses, to Alex, a graphic designer from Austin, Texas, who earns less but enjoys more freedom and flexibility. We'll challenge the assumption that a higher salary in a pricey city equates to a better lifestyle, and present an alternative perspective that can revolutionize how you view work, lifestyle, and financial freedom.As we journey further, we'll shed light on the considerations to ponder when mulling over a move to a more affordable city. We're going to help you evaluate the value of your current activities, hobbies, and the financial costs that come with a city transition. We'll also delve into the social and logistical maze that accompanies such a decision. By the end of our chat, you'll be equipped with the knowledge to weigh relocation's pros and cons and make choices that harmonize with your lifestyle and financial objectives. Let's break the status quo and explore how you can have more with less!Support the showCheck us out and send us a message on our instagram, Tik Tok and Youtube platforms @the.needle.moverswww.theneedlemovers.xyz

In today's episode, we are excited to be back with another book review! Throughout the episode, we will explore the groundbreaking book "The Four-Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferriss. Join us as we delve into the pages of this influential work, filled with practical strategies and innovative ideas to help you escape the traditional 9-to-5 grind and design a life of freedom and productivity. Discover Ferriss' unconventional approach to time management, automation, and outsourcing, and learn how to maximize your efficiency and reclaim your precious time. Whether you're an entrepreneur looking to optimize your business, an employee seeking a more flexible work arrangement, or simply someone intrigued by the idea of living life on your own terms, this book review is for you. We'll provide our honest insights, highlight both the strengths and weaknesses of the book, and offer valuable takeaways that you can apply to your own life. So grab a cup of coffee, settle into your favorite chair, and join us for an engaging discussion on "The Four-Hour Workweek." Get ready to challenge your preconceptions, gain new perspectives, and discover how you can work smarter, not harder, to create a life of freedom and fulfillment. Buy "The 4-Hour Workweek" here: https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1688668386&sr=8-1