Podcast appearances and mentions of mark victor hanson

A book landed on my desk a few years ago called, Ask - The Bridge from Your Dreams to Your Destiny. And lo and behold the author was Mark Victor Hanson and his wife Crystal. Mark is cited as one of the bestselling authors of all-time, as he is credited along with Jack Canfield for the entire Chicken Soup For The Soul franchise which has sold over half a billion books. I took the opportunity to talk about…asking. Asking for help, guidance, insight, wisdom, direction and more. We used to be a culture that lived in community and part of the normalcy of life was asking. It was the only way you learned anything. Today, we find ourselves very isolated. We “ask” google. We have few friends, teachers, guides, mentors or anyone who is speaking to us personally. People are turning to AI and a collective conscious instead of anyone who actually knows them personally. And I think we continually suffer for it. At 54 years old I find myself asking people for help and guidance and insight more than ever, and I'm finding more valuable direction for my life than ever. I'm also fulfilling the role of teacher, trainer, guide for others more than ever. So following is my conversation with Mark and Crystal where they lay out the grand opportunity we can all claim for ourselves if we will learn how and when to ask for guidance and direction in our lives. We dig into the concept and discuss why we don't ask anymore, and how we can get comfortable and proficient with asking and get past our fear and pride and I feel misled independence. You can get the book at Amazon and then Mark & Crystal invite you to join them at Askthebookclub.com Sign up for your $1/month trial period at shopify.com/kevin Go to shipstation.com and use code KEVIN to start your free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this captivating episode of The Coffee in the Green Room podcast, discover how one man's leap of faith turned a math teacher into a thriving actor. Join host Deneen White as she dives into an inspiring conversation with Joe Ray, who reveals the secrets behind his successful transition into the acting world.Joe discusses his transition into the world of acting, emphasizing the importance of creativity and improvisation in both his teaching and acting careers. His story highlights the pivotal moments and decisions that led him to pursue his passion, showcasing the transformative power of following one's dreams.Joe also delves into the crucial role of networking in his success, sharing how his involvement with VIP Ignite opened doors to numerous opportunities. He recounts his experiences at various VIP Ignite events, including a pivotal moment in San Diego where he connected with industry leaders. Through his anecdotes, Joe underscores the value of building strong relationships and how networking has significantly impacted his career trajectory. His collaborations with notable figures like Mark Victor Hanson and Jeff Hunter exemplify the potential for growth and success through strategic networking.Furthermore, the episode explores the supportive role of VisionCraft in Joe's journey. Led by Alycia Kaback and Mike Fomkin, VisionCraft has been instrumental in fostering Joe's growth and success in the acting industry. Joe shares insights on how the VisionCraft Course, guided by Michael Fomkin, provides essential tools and strategies for aspiring actors and entrepreneurs. This engaging conversation not only highlights Joe's personal achievements but also offers valuable advice for anyone looking to navigate the worlds of acting and entrepreneurship.Subscribe to The Coffee in the Green Room podcast for more inspiring stories and expert advice from industry leaders. Don't miss this episode packed with inspiration, practical tips, and guidance from the VisionCraft team.VISION CRAFT COUSEhttps://www.visioncraftcourse.com/REGISTER FOR OUR NEXT ONLINE, NO-COST AUDITIONhttps://www.ammsociety.com/CHECK OUT VIP IGNITE'S FREE MODEL AND ACTOR BOOTCAMPhttps://vipignitesummit.comFOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT VIP IGNITE https://vipignitelive.com/CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/vipigniteliveCHECK US OUT ON INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/vipigniteCHECK US OUT ON TWITTER:https://www.twitter.com/vipigniteCHECK OUT THE HOLLYWOOD MINDSET WEBSITE HERE:https://www.hollywoodmindset.comCHECK OUT THE COFFEE IN THE GREEN ROOM PODCAST HERE:https://www.coffeeinthegreenroom.comCHECK OUT THE VIP IGNITE LIVE PODCAST HERE: https://www.vipignitelivepodcast.comCHECK OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING HERE:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzqEyOG...

In this captivating episode of The Coffee in the Green Room podcast, discover how one man's leap of faith turned a math teacher into a thriving actor. Join host Deneen White as she dives into an inspiring conversation with Joe Ray, who reveals the secrets behind his successful transition into the acting world.Joe discusses his transition into the world of acting, emphasizing the importance of creativity and improvisation in both his teaching and acting careers. His story highlights the pivotal moments and decisions that led him to pursue his passion, showcasing the transformative power of following one's dreams.Joe also delves into the crucial role of networking in his success, sharing how his involvement with VIP Ignite opened doors to numerous opportunities. He recounts his experiences at various VIP Ignite events, including a pivotal moment in San Diego where he connected with industry leaders. Through his anecdotes, Joe underscores the value of building strong relationships and how networking has significantly impacted his career trajectory. His collaborations with notable figures like Mark Victor Hanson and Jeff Hunter exemplify the potential for growth and success through strategic networking.Furthermore, the episode explores the supportive role of VisionCraft in Joe's journey. Led by Alycia Kaback and Mike Fomkin, VisionCraft has been instrumental in fostering Joe's growth and success in the acting industry. Joe shares insights on how the VisionCraft Course, guided by Michael Fomkin, provides essential tools and strategies for aspiring actors and entrepreneurs. This engaging conversation not only highlights Joe's personal achievements but also offers valuable advice for anyone looking to navigate the worlds of acting and entrepreneurship.Subscribe to The Coffee in the Green Room podcast for more inspiring stories and expert advice from industry leaders. Don't miss this episode packed with inspiration, practical tips, and guidance from the VisionCraft team.Support the Show.VISION CRAFT COURSEhttps://www.visioncraftcourse.com/REGISTER FOR OUR NEXT ONLINE, NO-COST AUDITIONhttps://www.ammsociety.com/CHECK OUT VIP IGNITE'S FREE MODEL AND ACTOR BOOTCAMPhttps://vipignitesummit.comFOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT VIP IGNITE https://vipignitelive.com/CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/vipigniteliveCHECK US OUT ON INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/vipigniteCHECK US OUT ON TWITTER:https://www.twitter.com/vipigniteCHECK OUT THE HOLLYWOOD MINDSET WEBSITE HERE:https://www.hollywoodmindset.comCHECK OUT THE COFFEE IN THE GREEN ROOM PODCAST HERE:https://www.coffeeinthegreenroom.comCHECK OUT THE VIP IGNITE LIVE PODCAST HERE: https://www.vipignitelivepodcast.comCHECK OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING HERE:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzqEyO...

How can a chance encounter turn into a multi-million dollar opportunity and shape the trajectory of your business life?   In this insightful episode, Kevin with Dan Kuschell about the unexpected ways relationships have influenced their careers and lives. Through a detailed conversation, they explore how their long-standing friendship and business association have led to exponential growth in their respective ventures. They discuss the importance of recognizing and appreciating the relationships that have opened doors for them, highlighting the impactful moments that have defined their paths. This episode is a testament to the power of relationships in the business world, offering valuable lessons on nurturing connections to foster personal and professional growth.     [00:01 - 07:59] The Roots of a Relationship The importance of acknowledging past influences and mentors The impact of early experiences and introductions in shaping one's professional trajectory Reflections on the generosity and guidance received from significant individuals in your career   [07:00 - 14:24] Navigating Professional Growth Through Connections How business relationships evolve into lifelong friendships The role of strategic partnerships in achieving business milestones Examples of collaboration leading to substantial financial growth and success   [14:25 - 21:00] Lessons Learned and Shared The importance of setting up a business that supports personal life and values Insights on balancing professional success with personal happiness Strategies for aligning business endeavors with life goals to ensure fulfillment   [21:01 - 28:58] The Ripple Effect of Meaningful Interactions How introductions to key individuals can significantly change the course of a business The unexpected benefits of networking and attending industry events Long-term effects of relationship-building activities on business and personal life   [28:59 - 35:49] Reflecting on the Journey and Looking Ahead The ongoing impact of past relationships on current success Emphasis on gratitude and recognition in maintaining healthy professional relationships Future aspirations and the role of continued relationship building in achieving them     Key Quotes:   "Relationship capital is the most important capital you can have." - Dan Kuschell   "The revenue is just the natural organic byproduct of making an impact." - Kevin Thompson     Connect with Dan:    Website: https://www.Breakthrough3x.com                  https://www.Breakthrough3x.com/ilc  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dankuschell    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dankuschell     Honoring: Jerry Sanders, His Dad, Jim, Chris and Janet Attwood, Jason Lite, Robert Allen, Mark Victor Hanson, Joe Polish, John Childers     Thanks for tuning in!   If you liked my show, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, and subscribe!    Find me on the following streaming platforms:   Apple Spotify Google Podcasts IHeart Radio Stitcher

I'm thrilled to share with you the highlights of my recent Deal Scout episode where I had an insightful conversation with Brandon, the founder of HOA.com. We delved into some fascinating topics that I believe you'll find intriguing.The Art of the Ask: Brandon shared his secret to successful deal-making, a skill he honed under the mentorship of Mark Victor Hanson. He emphasized the importance of setting the stage, listening for referral triggers, and not being afraid to ask for what you want.Building Quality Relationships: We discussed the significance of surrounding yourself with quality people who align with your values and goals. Brandon shared his strategy of inviting people on a trial basis and being upfront about expectations.Revolutionizing Homeowner Associations: Brandon's vision for HOA.com is to bring integrity, transparency, and accountability to homeowner associations. He aims to create a platform that connects homeowners with trusted professionals and foster connections among neighbors.Charity Champions: Brandon introduced the concept of integrating chosen charities into business marketing. He believes in being true to oneself and strategically aligning with charities that resonate with the target audience.The Power of Referrals: Brandon shared insights from his book Raving Referrals and the referral partner blueprint. He explained how attracting more referrals can come from past clients and complementary professionals and businesses.Taking Action: Brandon emphasized the importance of stepping out of your comfort zone and taking action in business. He believes that success lies beyond the comfort zone and that taking action is crucial for attracting results.I encourage you to listen to the full episode for a deeper dive into these topics. And remember, if you have a deal you'd like to discuss, don't hesitate to reach out!Next Steps Share your thoughts with a review - https://www.thedealscout.com/reviews/ Let's connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/ Subscribe and Watch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBQN_Y3nhDGClfMxCSBDjOg

Cliches are cliches for a reason because they do have a lot of truth in them.Take the cliche that "the quickest route is always a straight line." One local business trainer and the coach believe in this concept so much that he has a coach for every major area of his life to reach his goals faster.Hi, I'm your host Bob Williams and I'm very pleased to welcome Tony Daum, CEO & Head Coach at EXCELLence Performance a company that provides "World Class Leadership and Personal Growth and Communication Skills Training."In today's episode, you'll learn ...One thing most people don't know about TonyWhat motivated him to start EXCELLence PerformanceWhy he believes every business leader needs a coachHow Tony and his team stay on top of a rapidly changing business world... and much, much more!Thank you for stopping by today as I hope you will listen, learn and connect!About Tony...Tony Daum is the CEO & Head Coach at EXCELLence Performance. He specializes in Business Consulting and Executive Coaching to C-Suite Executives, Leadership and Management Teams as well as Leadership and Communication Skills Training, Personal Development.Tony was voted Best Business Leader by SRQ Local. EXCELLence Performance has also received the Manatee Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award in 2022 and they've repeatedly been Voted #1 Business Consultant & Trainer by the Herald-Tribune Readers' Choice Awards.Tony is a highly sought after Keynote speaker and has opened for Robert Kiyosaki, John C. Maxwell, Dr. Denis Waitley, and Mark Victor Hanson. He's been flown around the world to speak to audiences of 10,000+. He served six terms on the advisory board of a billion-dollar company and as an advisor on the Board of Directors for three 501c3 charities. He's spent decades building successful businesses and helping others do the same.Where to contact TonyWebsiteEmailFacebookLinkedin

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.

Meet Mitzi Perdue, heiress, businesswoman, philanthropist, human rights advocate, and author! She has written several books including "Tough Man, Tender Chicken" about her late husband Frank Perdue, founder of Perdue Farms, and her recent release "Relentless" about Mark Victor Hanson, co-writer of "Chicken Soup For The Soul." She puts her fortune to work by following Frank's motto: "If you want to be happy, think what you can do for somebody else." She's good people!

Mark Victor Hansen and Crystal Dwyer Hansen, authors of Ask! The Bridge From Your Dreams To Your Destiny sit down with host, Taryn Winter Brill to discuss their book that is a guide to awaken the innate ability of every human being to ask questions. While kids are naturally inquisitive, Crystal says that “Over time, just through basic life rejections, people get shot down. That spirit of asking gets crushed out of them.” They say that asking is truly the only thing that has the ability to reveal what's hidden in our lives and “that is powerful.” Learning the magic of asking can be achieved by three equally important channels: ask yourself, ask others, ask God. The book is chock-full of personal anecdotes and tidbits capable of re-instilling our natural curiosity to ask questions. The genesis of the book, which is extremely relevant, is to go back to a time in our lives where we were unafraid to ask for everything we wanted. “It's important for each of us to become master askers,” the Hansens said. That's the main reason they wanted to bring this particular message to the world. While everyone faces adversity, Mark Victor offers some sage advice, originated in his own hardship, including bankruptcy. He added, “I've always taken adversity and turn it into an advantage.” Out of this adversity, everyone can learn how to ask. During the interview, they also covered the six destinies everyone has, a personal anecdote about their young grandson that directly correlates to the book's themes, and a reminder that “one question can pivot your entire career.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mit Crypto-Investements und intelligenten Aktienstrategien finanziell unabhängig sein Marcus de Maria ist als dynamischer, unterhaltsamer und inspirierender Trainer bekannt. Er hat die Bühne mit Legenden wie T. Harv Eker, Sir Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, Bob Proctor, Mark Victor Hanson, Brian Tracy und Robert Kiyosaki geteilt. Seit Jahren bringt er anderen Menschen erfolgreich bei, wie sie finanziell unabhängig werden. Und er weiß, wovon er spricht, denn er selber lernte nach vielen erfolglosen Versuchen von den Besten der Besten und ist heute ein erfolgreicher Trader. Marcus ist großer Gegner der “Get Rich Quick”-Mentalität, bei der die Menschen denken, sie können durch einfaches Nichtstun reich werden. Denn das funktioniert nicht. Crypto-Club: Mit Crypto-Investments und klaren Aktienstrategien nachhaltigen Wohlstand erreichen Stattdessen zeigt der Investment-Trainer den Teilnehmern seiner “Investment Mastery”, wie sie mit einfachen Schritten und den passenden Investitionsstrategien langfristig und nachhaltig Wohlstand aufbauen. Als Erfinder der Buffolo Strategie hat er Aktienstrategien für Aufwärts-, Abwärts,- und Seitwärtsmärkte entwickelt, die sicher und nachhaltig funktionieren in nur 20 Minuten pro Tag Und was viele nicht wissen, seit 4 Jahren ist er auch erfolgreicher Krypto-Investor und Gründer des Krypto-Clubs. Mehr Details zum Crypto-Club von Marcus DeMaria, erhährt man im Intervie mit Tom. Dein größter Fehler als Unternehmer?: Das sind einige Fehler - weil man daraus ja auch wunderbar lernt. Einige Fehlinvestitionen, die zu Schulden geführt haben und dazu dass ich auf der Couch meines Bruders schlafen musste. Und natürlich hätte ich gerne früher in Krypto Währungen und Bitcoin investiert, obwohl es immer noch nicht zu spät ist und es immer wieder Gelegenheiten gibt Deine Lieblings-Internet-Ressource?: Da es die Ressourcen die ich gesucht habe nicht gab, habe ich selbst den Crypto-Club gegründet um den Zugang zu Mentoren und Kunden zu bekommen, um so schneller in diesem Markt an die Spitze zu kommen. Hier gibt es weitere Infos zum Crypto-Club Deine beste Buchempfehlung: Buchtitel 1: Buchtitel 2: Lunchtime Investor - Marcus de Maria Kontaktdaten des Interviewpartners: Marcus de Maria germany@investment-mastery.com Youtube Unter https://investmentmastery.de/online gibt es Infos zum Crypto-Club und unter https://investmentmastery.de/aktien die Aktienstrategien für Aufwärts-, Abwärts,- und Seitwärtsmärkte +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mehr Freiheit, mehr Geld und mehr Spaß mit DEINEM eigenen Podcast. Erfahre jetzt, warum es auch für Dich Sinn macht, Deinen eigenen Podcast zu starten. Jetzt hier zum kostenlosen Podcast-Workshop anmelden: http://Podcastkurs.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   So fing alles an. Hier geht´s zur allerersten Episode von TomsTalkTime.com - DER Erfolgspodcast. Und ja, der Qualitätsunterschied sollte zu hören sein. Aber hey, dass war 2012... :) 001 – Willst Du mehr Erfolg im Leben? Erfolg kann man lernen. Jeder. Im Erfolgspodcast TomsTalkTime von Tom Kaules lernst Du in inspirierenden Interviews und einzelnen Storys die Strategien von erfolgreichen Unternehmern und Prominenten. Du lernst in Experten-Interviews wie erfolgreiche Menschen erfolgreich geworden sind und warum sie erfolgreich bleiben. Wie sie den richtigem Umgang mit Erfolg und auch den Umgang mit Niederlagen gelernt haben. Das richtige Mindset ist wichtig, um richtig viel Geld zu verdienen, glückliche Beziehungen führen, mit sich selbst im Einklang zu sein und dadurch Beruf und Familie bestens miteinander vereinbaren zu können. Einschalten. Zuhören. Sich motivieren und Inspirieren. Lernen. Tun. Erfolg haben.

"You deserve abundance, it's your birthright. Step out and claim it." Prosperity and abundance. These are available to us when we cultivate the right attitude. Today, Raymond speaks with Barry Spilchuk, who co-authored Cup Of Chicken Soup For The Soul with Jack Canfield and Mark Victor-Hanson. He also wrote Let's Talk About Money, and Let's Talk About Relationships. In his work he focusses on things like love, joy, understanding, intimacy, gratitude, self-worth, forgiveness, and financial literacy. He emphasizes the need to eliminate the self-sabotage that often prevents people from enjoying their birth-right: abundance. Listen to the interview to hear Barry's four important keys to prosperity.   Expert action steps: Realize how wealthy you already are: Take out a sheet of paper and draw a line down the centre. On the left, write what's good in your life, and on the right, what can improve. Sign up for a free membership on talkaboutmoney.com to get the free weekly column that discusses your families financial future. (website not up at time of this podcasts publishing) In the next 72 hours: Make an appointment with a licensed financial planner and when you walk in, give them a list a your life's dreams and ask, “How can you help me achieve these goals”. If their answer doesn't sound right, go to someone else. You can find: Cup Of Chicken Soup For The Soul on Amazon. and Let's Talk About Relationships on Amazon. Raymond Aaron has shared his vision and wisdom on radio and television programs for over 40 years. He is the author of over 100 books, including Branding Small Business For Dummies, Double Your Income Doing What You Love, Canadian best-seller Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul, and he co-authored the New York Times best-seller Chicken Soup for the Parent's Soul. www.Aaron.com

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.

Annnnnd we're back, BIG TIME! Season 2 kicks off amazing with Brendan talking with Mark Victor Hanson, legendary co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books and franchise, and co-author of the new amazing book, Ask! The Bridge from your Dreams to Your Destiny. The two spiritual friends discuss why asking is so powerful, the best practices for asking, the importance of comedy, why you're always ascending or descending, and why its' a good idea to let a six-year-old write your book.    

This is Episode 25 of the Dr. Finance Live Podcast hosted by Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV (aka “Dr. Finance®”). Dr. Criniti interviewed Alec Stern, America's Startup Success Expert, one of the northeast's most accomplished entrepreneur, angel investor, and co-author of The 13 Steps to Riches. Alec has more than 25 years of experience as a founder, mentor, investor and hyper-growth agent for companies across various industries. He is an innovator with extensive expertise in growing and scaling companies, startup and operational growth, go-to-market strategy, strategic partnerships and more. As a primary member of Constant Contact's founding team Alec was one of the original 3 who started the company in an attic. Alec was with the company for 18 years from start-up, to IPO, to a $1.1 Billion-Dollar acquisition. Alec has also been a Co-Founder or founding team of several other successful startups including, VMark (IPO & acquisition), Reacher Grasper Cane, FORI.LIVE and MOST Cardio amongst others. Performing hundreds of keynote addresses worldwide, Alec has become known as America's Startup Success Expert for his popular sessions at conferences like Secret Knock, CEO Space International, City Summit, Powerteam International, and Habitude Warrior. In 2019 Alec was the Keynote speaker at three out of the top five “Inc. Magazine Must Attend Conferences for Startups and Entrepreneurs in 2019.” While on tour, Alec has shared the stage with the likes of Tom Bilyeu, Jack Canfield, Les Brown, Kevin Harrington, and Mark Victor Hanson.Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV (aka “Dr. Finance®”) is the world's leading financial scientist and survivalist. A fifth generation native of Philadelphia, Dr. Criniti is a former finance professor at several universities, a former financial planner, an active investor in diverse marketplaces, an explorer, an international keynote speaker, and has traveled around the world studying various aspects of finance. He is an award winning author of three #1 international best-selling finance books: The Necessity of Finance (2013), The Most Important Lessons in Economics and Finance (2014), and The Survival of the Richest (2016). As a prolific writer, he also frequently contributes articles to Entrepreneur, Medium, and Thrive Global. Dr. Criniti's work has started a grassroots movement that is changing the way that we think about economics and finance. For more information about Dr. Criniti, please visit https://DrFinance.Info​​​​​ Disclaimer: This Podcast is for informational purposes only. It is presented with the understanding that the author(s) and the publisher(s) are not engaged in providing financial, legal, or other professional services. If financial, legal, or any other form of advice is needed, please consult a financial advisor, an attorney, or another professional advice-giving entity. Also, the opinions and views expressed by any guests on this Podcast do not necessarily represent the opinions and views of Dr. Finance® or its affiliates. Copyright © 2021 to Present by Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV - All Rights Reserved. 

On Today's Episode of I'm CraZy But You Can't Lock Me UP Podcast Steven Samblis from LA is the Founder, Director & CEO at 1 Habit Press. He is the Creator of the 1 Habit book series. Interviewing the best of the best celebrity stars in the world, this man knows how to get things done because he is a shaker and a mover. He is a Movie producer, Has worked with Mark Victor Hanson, Chicken Soup Of the Soul and so many. The creation of the best selling ‘1 Habit' book Series. How to connect with Steve Samblis www.1Habit.com http://www.stevenmsamblis.com/ About Lyn-Dee Eldridge Lyn-Dee Eldridge is your (CHO) Chief Happiness Officer/Founder of Happiness Jungle LLC. Entrepreneur Mentor, #1 Best-Selling Contributing International Author, Keynote Speaker, Breast Cancer Survivor, Humorist, Co-Brand Partner with Les Brown, Creator/Producer/TV and Radio personality. The Host of, ‘I'm CraZy But You Can't Lock Me UP' Podcast and The Creator of the Happiness Jungle Emotional Support Body Pillow. When your cookies crumble like Lyn-Dee's has; cancer, abuse, divorce, grieving, single, co- and step-parenting, becoming a care-taker, business owner, and dealing with financial pressures, aka, bankruptcy, you can learn how to work through everything with a happier, more positive attitude and purpose. She has been able to scale, measure and add value by turning her cookie crumbs into opportunities for growth and empowerment. Connect with Lyn-Dee Eldridge Website: www.happinessjungle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HappinessJungle/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachlyndee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImCraZyButYouCantLockMeUP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happinessjungle Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndeeeldridge/ youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LynDeeEldridgeHappinessJungle Email: Lyn-Dee@happinessjungle.com Sizzle reel: https://youtu.be/FwyRs6_X-qk Phone: 603-660-6010

Today on the podcast ladies and gentlemen I am very excited to introduce today's guests, the powerhouse couple Mark Victor Hansen & Crystal Dwyer Hansen. If you recognize those names it is because both Mark and Crystal have spent years in the personal growth industry helping literally millions of people change their lives, and I don't say that lightly. Mark has literally spoken to over 6000 audiences in his lifetime and he is best known as the co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series with Jack Canfield. Their books have been a NYTimes #1 Success selling books a staggering 59 times, and they have sold literally over half a billion books, and yes that is ‘billion' with a ‘B' setting world records for books sales. Mark has been featured on Oprah, CNN, The Today Show, TIME Magazine and the list goes on and on.   Mark's lovely wife Crystal is also a powerhouse entrepreneur, author, international speaker, and consultant. Her main expertise is in the field of human potential spending years as a transformational life coach, & health & wellness expert. Crystal's focus lies in the fields of neuroscience, epigenetics & quantum physics. She uses her scientific knowledge to help people use their minds proactively and evolve their awareness to change their brain functioning, thought process and improve their lives.        03:50 Who are Mark Victor Hansen & Crystal Dwyer Hansen? 05:20 The Art of Asking Questions 09:45 What Happens to Your Brain When You Ask Thought-Provoking Questions? 15:10 3 Essential Things to Consider When Asking Questions & Why Detaching from Outcomes is Important 29:10 The 7 Roadblocks of Asking Questions 34:25 The Boundaries of Asking Too Much 41:30 Who Mark & Crystal Admire for Their Question Asking Abilities? 57:00 High-Performance Tips From Mark & Crystal   Contact Info:   http://askthebookclub.com/ http://markvictorhansen.com/ https://crystalvisionlife.com/   Subscribe to the Podcast:    

Welcome to the trailer for Episode #338: How I Built Screw It, Just Do It. In this Wednesday's episode, I talk about celebrating the 4th year anniversary of launching Screw It, Just Do It podcast. This episode shows the highlights from the last two years and a summary of all my personal favorite episodes and why it resonates with me and why I want to share those episodes with you. Let's go back in time and listen again to Julian Hearn from Huel, Rowena Bird from Lush, Maria Hatzistefanis from Rodial, Lord Bilimoria from Cobra Beer, Mark Victor Hanson the co-author of Chicken Soup from the Soul, Sabrina Stocker from BBC's Apprentice, Markus Giesswein, Gagan Biyani from Udemy, and Damien Lee King from Mr. Lee's Noodle House. In partnership with Pure Sport CBD. Relieve. Relax. Perform. CBD For Active Lifestyles. Use the code 'justdoit20' to get 20% off on your purchase. Join us on Wednesday for the full episode.

Welcome to Episode #338. During this episode, I talk about celebrating the 4th year anniversary of launching Screw It, Just Do It podcast. This episode shows the highlights from the last two years and a summary of all my personal favorite episodes and why it resonates with me and why I want to share those episodes with you. Let's go back in time and listen again to Julian Hearn from Huel, Rowena Bird from Lush, Maria Hatzistefanis from Rodial, Lord Bilimoria from Cobra Beer, Mark Victor Hanson the co-author of Chicken Soup from the Soul, Sabrina Stocker from BBC's Apprentice, Markus Giesswein, Gagan Biyani from Udemy, and Damien Lee King from Mr. Lee's Noodle House. In partnership with Pure Sport CBD. Relieve. Relax. Perform. CBD For Active Lifestyles. Use the code 'justdoit20' to get 20% off on your purchase. Learn more about the contents discussed in this episode: - Connect with me via LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.

“Asking questions is everything in business.” Why can’t we get money, success, and the amazing relationships we want all together? There is a 99%  chance we don’t know how to ask for the things we want, and that’s why we’re not getting them! Join authors Mark Victor Hanson and Crystal Hanson on this episode of Superhumans at Work with Jason Marc Campbell and discover exactly how to ask for what you want! Listen out for: Why you don’t ask the questions you really want to ask. How to ask more powerful questions from yourself. A sneak peek into Mark Victor and Crystal Hanson’s book. The secret key to dealing with Ask-phobia. Bonus:  Get your own copy of Mark and Crystal’s book here

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.  

Preston Weekes is the Co-author of, "How To Be Up In Down Times” he's a business builder, an entrepreneur and Chief Strategy Officer/ Co-founder of Operations X. We can learn this from Preston in today's show: How your passion can become your career How outsourcing can support your virtual working even more Explore soul tips, mind tips and body tips The power of relentless improvement Follow us and explore our social media tribe from our Website: https://leadership-hacker.com Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA Transcript: Thanks to Jermaine Pinto at JRP Transcribing for being our Partner. Contact Jermaine via LinkedIn or via his site JRP Transcribing Services Find out more about Preston: Operationsx.com Website Preston on LinkedIn Book: How to be UP in DOWN times. Full Transcript Below   ----more----    Steve Rush: Some call me Steve, dad, husband or friend. Others might call me boss, coach or mentor. Today you can call me The Leadership Hacker.   Thanks for listening in. I really appreciate it. My job as the leadership hacker is to hack into the minds, experiences, habits and learning of great leaders, C-Suite executives, authors and development experts so that I can assist you developing your understanding and awareness of leadership. I am Steve Rush and I am your host today. I am the author of Leadership Cake. I am a transformation consultant and leadership coach. I cannot wait to start sharing all things leadership with you.   Our special guest on today's show is Preston Weekes. He's the co-author of How To Be Up In Downtimes. He's a business builder, an entrepreneur and chief strategy officer and co-founder of Operations X. Before we get a chance to speak with Preston, it's The Leadership pack Hacker News. The Leadership Hacker News   Steve Rush: Do you believe in fate? In the news today, we explore a really strange twist of fate. A kayaker who discovered a message in a bottle floating in the Delaware river was able to reunite the letter with the woman who wrote it 35 years ago. Brad Wachsmuth, thought the bottle bobbing in the water about two miles off shore of the Broadkill River was a piece of trash when he spotted it in August.   It was just a few days after a tropical storm that swept through the area. He told WBOC-TV, as we usually do as characters, we try and pick up the trash out the water as in when we can, but Brad friend noticed there was something inside. And the two fished out the letter written by Cathi Riddle and their cousin, Stacey Wells dated 35 years ago, 1985. They described their family pets and they asked future potential readers if they had any of their own and amongst other things, any childhood musings. Brad took the letter to the Milton historical society and a curator had reached out to the family and put the two in touch. Riddled still only lived a few miles away in Milton, and Brad was able to reunite that letter to her that week. He said he was really surprised it ended up in the same waters decades later after the storms and tides, but maybe it was fate and maybe the letter had gone all the way around the world and the ride back in the same place, who knows? What we do know is two people come together for no other reason through connectivity.   And the leadership lesson here is whenever you send a message, you never know how it's going to be landed. And indeed, when it's going to be truly understood. And it's fair to say, it's unlikely that your method of communication is going to be a letter in a bottle, but please be making sure that you know what you're saying, how you're saying it and who it's going to cause we all receive communication and we will interpret data and information subtly differently. That's been The Leadership Hacker News, if you any quirky, funny, interesting stories you want our listeners to hear, please get in touch. Start of Podcast   Steve Rush: I'm joined on the show today by Preston Weekes. He's an author, a business builder, an entrepreneur. He's a chief strategy officer and co-founder of Operation X and to boot, he's at super, super car enthusiast. Preston welcome to the show.   Preston Weekes: Thank you. Thank you. It's a pleasure to be here with you today. I'm excited.   Steve Rush: I asked you before we got on the show, you know, as a car freak, what's your wheels? And I'm sure as people hearing your occurrence enthusiastic, just tell us a little bit about where the car enthusiastic come from and what is your drive at the moment?   Preston Weekes: Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely. Well, I've been a car nut ever since I was a little kid. I was two years old and I'd ride around when kids didn't have to sit on seatbelts, I'd ride on the bumper of my dad's big Cadillac and he'd have challenges with his friends to name every oncoming car that we pass. And I could beat all his friends at two and three years old. So, I've been a car nut ever since I could walk or ever since I was born, but, and then I bought and sold cooler cars too. So, I could up my car from ever since I was 16. And but now, I've been lucky. I've had a lot of amazing cars. I don't have anything too crazy right now, but I've got an old Z3M Coupe, they call it for the car enthusiasts. It's got the nickname, the clown shoe. It's a little hatchback, M3 motor. That's pretty much full track-built car and got a few other fun toys up my sleeve too. But yeah, I absolutely love cars and anyone that likes cars or my immediate best friend.   Steve Rush: So, you're the kind of guy that we want to be on a long journey with when we try and spot the oncoming cars and guess, the car game, right?   Preston Weekes: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. You want me on your team, yeah for sure with that. I've done a lot with cars. I've done a little racing. I was in Porsche Club and some different things like that. So, I just, I love, love, love cars.   Steve Rush: Awesome and of course you're now co-founder and chief strategy, officer Operations X. We're going to learn a little bit about what you do in the moment, but tell us a little bit about the backstory as to how you arrived in what you're do now?   Preston Weekes: Yeah. So, I actually started in the car business. So indirectly led me into what I was doing today. So, I had to figure out how to pay for college. That was one of my challenges, I wanted to go to college, decided I wanted to go and so I was ready to go and had to figure out how to pay. I knew cars, so I bought and sold cars and helped me pay my way through college, paid my tuition. And when I graduated, I couldn't find a job that paid me better. And so I went on and I went on doing it and I built a dealership and then built more dealerships and then ended up owning and co-owing 15 different car dealerships with a lot of verticals that came out of that from, you know, paint shops, to mechanic shops, to finance company and all the other things that went with it.   But it all started with one $1,600 dollar car. And I invested in myself and I had that $1,600 dollar car. The first time I went to the auction and went up there, got up to the auction and bought the car. I get 10 minutes out of the auction, the car overheats. And I chalk it up to a learning curve and I didn't even have enough money to tow the car back to my area to my mechanic. So, I take like five hours and I limped the thing home and let it cool down and drive a minute and let it cool down drive a minute. But I ended up taking that and I thought, okay, what can I control? What do I know I can do? You know, I know I can do this. I know there's different investments and things like that. But if I invest it in myself, I'm not afraid to work. I'm not afraid to do it. And I know I can have control over it. So, I did it and I kept doing it and reinvesting in myself and learn the business. And then I got two cars and then I got to 10 cars and then I got into my second dealership and then it just kept growing and growing from there.   Steve Rush: And little would your dad know that sitting on his Cadillac at two would create a business empire that allows you to then pivot away from cars to do what you do now. So, tell us how that came about?   Preston Weekes: Yeah, so the transition, so back in 2010, I was running my dealerships and trying to figure out things and build and grow. And as a business owner and an entrepreneur and especially a small business owner or start-up, you know, money's always a problem and personnel is always a challenge. And I had the lucky, lucky blessing of someone coming to me and saying, hey, there's another option. And I had a cousin that worked in an outsourcing office. It was based in Salt Lake City, Utah. She connected me with my first overseas employee. So, I started in 2010 outsourcing work overseas. And that became the weapon that all the other car dealerships didn't have. It gave us the cutting edge above everyone else. It gave me the ability to not only, you know, grow and expand and be able to afford to do it, but also hire on people on my front-line staff too. And what it did was take my frontline salespeople and actually allow them to focus on the customer and allow them to focus on the sale and allow them to focus on what actually made the money.   And so, you know, going through that and seeing that, and, you know, really having that helped me so much and help me grow and, you know, do all those things. I thought, how cool would that be to be able to provide that for other people someday. And I continued to use that in my businesses throughout. And so, I was in the car business. I actually got recruited by a gentleman named Mark Victor Hansen, who is a famous author, one of the top selling authors in the world, known for Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, a One Minute Millionaire, lightning factor and a number of other things he's got 59 New York Times, number one, best sellers. 309 best sellers, he's just been amazing, but he sold the chicken soup company in 2008 and wanting to invest in renewable technology. So, he pulled me out of the car business. He knew me, we knew each other and he had seen what I'd done in the automotive industry, pulled me out of there and we started renewable energy company. So, we went off that way for a while and built that and sold that, which was great. Now it's put me in the position to where I can focus on helping other companies and helping these people that are going through the challenges that I've been through and that are trying to make it, or they're trying to, you know, be more successful or grow their business or the ability to do all these things. And so, I love being able to do that and I love being able to be a part of that. And now I still work on projects all the time with Mark and I have these great people and we wrote this book together, How To Be Up In Down Times with Mitzi Perdue. Mitzi, her background is from a company called Purdue Farms. I think the third largest chicken company in the world and she's just an amazing person. They ran Purdue Farms. Her dad actually started shared in hotels, which is you know, one of the more well-known hotel chains around the world.   Steve Rush: Certainly is.   Preston Weekes: So, she's a pretty amazing person, but yeah, I've been fortunate to you know, be able to surround myself with all these amazing people and keep doing business to serve others. Because I think that's all it's about really.   Steve Rush: Serving other is the kind of core proposition isn't it of Operations X now. So, when you start to think about how businesses are set up, one of the common mistakes I often observe in other businesses is that whole resistance to outsource. And you called it early by saying that you focused on getting your frontline people focused on the key activities, where they could add most value and removed some of the noise. What do you think the reason is that some businesses just get stuck and don't embrace the opportunity?   Preston Weekes: Well, you know, people like control. You have an alpha, you know, red leader of a company, you know, they want to have control over their company. And so remote work has been, you know, a learning curve for people. And thankfully for me with this whole COVID thing, it's proved it. Now I don't have to prove remote work anymore. Now either people know, okay, remote works for me or I absolutely hate it. And it doesn't work for my company. It's going to make me fail, but you've got an opinion one way or another. You've got an opinion on remote work. Steve Rush: Sure.   Preston Weekes: And often times remote work is incredibly successful, especially now with the emerging technology platforms and different things, the way we connect with people. And so, I think a lot of times, you know, that transition of going okay, you know, to go from, you know, overseas, people don't want to give away control. And people also think about risk, you know, naturally, you know, I was like, oh, I send all my stuff away somewhere, someone I don't know, you know, kind of a thing, but what's interesting. And what's really great that when people get into remote work, they realize these are just people. They just live somewhere else. It's not liked some big, crazy conspiracy thing. If you find the people that have the skills that you need and communicate the way you want them to communicate, then there's no reason not to work with people around the world. I'm going to get into it a little bit, I really think there's some big changing trends coming up. Obviously, we we've gone through crazy trends, 10 years of change in three months across the world. I really believe that and I could probably go off for a long time about that, but I won't right now.   But you know, looking at more changes in the pipeline, all the real estate and workforce situation is going to change. You know, what our office is going to look like for companies? What is a home environment look like for work? Who is the computer and the family and everything planned together with that? And so that stuff's happening and a trend is going to follow that. Like now a lot of people are liking working from home because they go, well, shoot, I just had to commute an hour to work. Say, let's say you have to commute an hour to work. We just picked up an extra over a work day by working from home. Cause over your five-hour work week, you just picked up 10 hours. If you work in an eight-hour day, you have over an extra day of your life back every single week if you're working from home.   And so, you know, I think the trends going, keep going that way. And then I think another you know, side effect thing that's going to fall out of that if people aren't paying attention to right now and keeping their head up, they'll find themselves behind the eight ball a little bit. Because let's say remote works adopted. Let's just agree on that.   Steve Rush: Right. Preston Weekes: Let's just say some percentage remote work, the world adopted it. So now, what's stopping us from having borders on remote work?   Steve Rush: Exactly. What do you think is stopping us? Is there anything?   Preston Weekes: Nothing and it's past perception. It's trust, it's control, you know, it's those things. And in certain businesses, you know, there's some of those things that you can't overcome, like highly sensitive information and certain processes or Government things but most businesses, you know, you can get around that once you kind of open yourself up to it. It's just been amazing; our offices are based in the Philippines. Most of the remote employees we've worked with have been in the Philippines, which has been a really great fit for our culture here because it's predominantly, they follow a lot of predominantly western culture. There is things line up that are similar, you know, they tend to make those transitions easier. So, there's less teaching, less understanding, less breakdowns and things like that. Once people understand, you know, that this sounds strange. I mean, saying it out loud, but when I meet with clients or companies here in the United States, initially they immediately think less of the people that are not around them. You know? So, they go, oh, if I'm going to hire a remote team, they're not going to be as good as the team, you know, that lives on my street.   And there's this weird kind of thing that happens. There is a breakdown and actually a lot of these people, I mean, they're just as good or better than people you'd find. Because they're just people, they're just normal people. You're going to find good ones. You're going to find bad ones. And there's some of the most hard working and talented people know all over the world. So, it's going to be interesting to see, you know, what that looks like in the future with like the breakdown of work orders and then incorporation of AI into different things. I think our world's going to get so fast in the next 10 years and I could go on and on for that.   Steve Rush: I wonder also, if you think about the dynamic of recruiting, somebody remotely, you haven't got the physical biases that you might have when you first meet somebody, right? So, you haven't got the handshake, you haven't got the broader perspective of them. You might not be able to see their height, their size, their weight, all of which unconsciously, we carry some of these biases around with us, whether they're good, bad, or indifferent, we all have them. And given that the fact that they're not present, I suspect and I wonder if we're more thoughtful about the recruitment process for hiring the person to their skillset directly.   Preston Weekes: And that's actually, you know, an interesting thing because if you look at the mentality of hiring, it is very natural for companies to hire demographically, similar people. And you look at that as the culture of a company and you go well, and maybe there's some advantages if there's a very narrow niche market company that they're dealing with, but you know, maybe they're lacking some diversity and they're missing out on some market opportunity or, you know, different things like that too. You know, that actually naturally happens in the hiring process where you go, okay, you know, you see a lot a company with a lot of older people in it. They hire a lot of older people. You see a company with a lot of younger people and they don't hire a lot of older people.   Yeah, there's interesting dynamics with hiring. And if you go back to, you know, just basically skillset, I mean, that does bring this raw authenticity to it. It's kind of great and that's where our company comes in is, we're trying to help people because people don't know, you know, people don't know. How the heck do I do this? How can I trust them guy, give him my information, they are across the ocean, I can't, you know, go knock on their door if there's a problem? So, you know, we bring connectedness and we bring local representation too. So, say if you were replacing employees with me and I was your account rep, you know, you'd have your team there and they'd be working in our offices and we'd help them all set up and everything. But if you ever had a problem with it, you'd call Preston, say, hey, hey Preston, there's a problem here. Can you help me figure this out? And we sorted out and we off boredom, we hired someone else. We figure out if there's a breakdown in communication and try and resolve it. And so, we do all those other things to help support it because it's our goal to make successful outsourced relationships work and make them last and make them strong.   Steve Rush: Super fascinating. You've written a book. How To Be Up In Down Times with Mark Victor Hansen and Mitzi Purdue. How did the book come about?   Preston Weekes: Yeah, so it was actually funny. I was in a consulting meeting with Mark and Mitzi. They're both very good friends of mine. And we were talking and Mitzi was saying, it was very, very, very early when the first words of the whole COVID thing were happening. Mitzi is really, really smart lady that has a lot of a medical background and things like that. And she says, hey, I want to do a book that's 52 ways to help keep people safe from COVID and her legal team said, no, no, no, no, no, you can't do that. Someone's going to get sick. You're going to get sued. You know, you can't go out there and provide medical advice to an emerging disease and no one knows anything about. And so, you know, she said that and she was disappointed. We were on a phone call and I said, well, how about you just do a book 52 ways to stay positive during isolation.   Because now the world's going on lockdown. And she's like, I love that idea. And basically, we started collaborating and just had this mind melt of, you know, flow of great ideas and brought Mark in. And it was just this brainstorm of positivity, our goal was to help people and give people what they needed right now. And so, we took all the information we knew and we took all the information from all the experts that we know, which that you could ever even want to access. But yeah, we put this together and we did it to serve people and we did it, you know, I mean, if you look on Amazon, we priced the thing as low as possible because we want to help people. We want to pay it forward. I want to up people's lives right now when they're having a challenge, when they're having a downtime and that's how all this came about. And so, it's really from my heart and Mark heart and Mitzi heart to go on and help the world.   Steve Rush: And I love that principle because it is very philanthropic when you read it and you've got three kinds of approaches when you look at the book. You've got the soul tips, the mind tips and the body tips. And I thought, what would be kind of neat is if we maybe just take a couple of those tips out of the book, just to give a flavour to our listeners as to kind of how you've kicked it around and what that means. So, under soul tips, you've got negative news, how to deal with it. How do you deal with negative news?   Preston Weekes: Well, this is a big, big, big issue, you know, right now. I mean how I deal with it, tell you the truth. I'm probably a little more extreme. I don't even have TV in my house. We've got all of our, you know, digital things and I get the news and I listen to news briefs every morning and you know, those things and we've got every sort of, I think, online streaming thing you could possibly have, but yeah, I don't have any network television in my home because, you know, it's just this pounding, pounding, relentless negativity, and really what you surround yourself with weighs so heavily on yourself. And a lot of times we don't realize it, and so now I had a conversation with a good smart friend the other day, and he had a great reverse engineering idea, which I love that approach in life to reverse engineering everything.   But he said, if you're stressed out or if you're feeling anxiety, or if you're feeling these things, he's like, take a look, hey, just take a conscious look at what you're watching. Are your TV shows, stressful TV shows as the news you're watching, you know, stressful news that you're consuming because you're putting in all these subconscious factors into your body and into your mind and it sits in you and it stays. And I mean, in the beginning of the soul kind of section, I have a chapter called your position in the world really quickly to kind of pin that down. It all comes down to yourself. We really need to take care of ourselves because if we can't take care of ourselves, then it's so much harder to go take care of. It's inauthentic to go take care of other people.   Steve Rush: It is.   Preston Weekes: And so, we really need to have that solid, solid grounding. And then that, you know, we give a lot of different tips to do that and go through these different, you know, methods to go, okay, you know, how can we get cantered? How can we do this? How can we be better? How can we, and then, you know, move on from there. What's the next step?   Steve Rush: That's great and under mind tips. One thing that really intrigued me when I read that was around how music brings results. Just tell us a little bit about the research that you've done that.   Preston Weekes: Yeah, so I am friends with a guy named Dr. Bernard Bendok. He's the head of neurology for Arizona. And he's a head of neurology for the Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinics are really a really prestigious hospital. So, he is like literally one of the top, top guys with brains. And I had the amazing experience of sharing Easter with him. And so, we were just sitting there chatting. He was telling me about the two ways to basically, you know, make your brain strong and make your brain last. Because there's always things like Alzheimer's and dementia and things that people fight. And how do we make that better? How do we make our brain more powerful? And he said, he gave me the two tips and one of them is music and the other one is actually language. He said the two most powerful, interactive things in all the studies they've done when they tear apart the top of your head. And they plug in all those electrodes and they see what's firing when they do these tests because you're awake when they do the brain surgeries, which is so amazing anyway, but they actually have people come in and they're playing the piano and doing things. And they're doing these tests on them and music lights up more places in your brain than pretty much any other function of what you can do. And so, it's one of the top exercises. And what Dr. Bendok says is that your brain is like a muscle, you know, and just like exercising, like if you get a cast, if you break your arm and your arms stuck in a cast, can't use it. You get your cast off four weeks later and your arm is weak, it's not strong, it's fatigued. Well, your brain's the same way.   And so, if we're not doing things and you know, daily, to push our brains to try to do something, to try to learn, to try to do that, then our brain is like that muscle its fatiguing. I mean, it might be kind of, you know, staying there. So, I have a mantra called, I like to say relentless improvement, and I have this theory that the world's always moving. So, it's literally is, the world's moving. I am sitting here in my office. I'm not moving, but everything around me is moving. All these people are doing things, always, you know, people are getting things done, they're working, they're learning, you know, life's happening around me. And so that's creating this motion, this inherent motion around me, that's always happening. And so, I am either progressing or digressing, if everything around me is moving forward. And I'm not, then I'm going backwards.   Steve Rush: That's really a neat way of looking at it, actually.   Preston Weekes: Yeah, that's a little personal, you know, that's from my life of action training stuff. So back to the music thing, you know, if we can do things like, you know, learn a new instrument that will help your mental acuity, you know, throughout late into your life. So, we should always be trying to do those things. I bought a drum set the other day. Well, not the other day, a couple months ago, but I don't know how to play drums, but I'm stuck at my office. And when I want a break, I put my headphones on and I just go rock out. And it probably sounds terrible, but I've got noise cancelling headphones on my head. And I sound like a rock star, I don't care. And I'm having a lot of fun.   Steve Rush: But it's also a kind of therapy as well, Isn't it? Because from mindful perspective, when you really focus on a piece of music, you just love. Preston Weekes: Oh yeah.   Steve Rush: You don't think of anything else. You just get focused in the moment, which also not only is it a stimuli, you become more centred because you're more mindful.   Preston Weekes: Oh, and the drums are too. Because it's like a physical manifestation of your, you know, beating of your rhythm and so, I like it.   Steve Rush: Yeah Lovely. And then in your body tip section, one thing that I found really fun to get my head around was you have this section called, don't forget your thumbs. Tell us about that?   Preston Weekes: Well, you know, what's funny, I myself personally am kind of an OCD hand cleaner.   Steve Rush: And even more so now, I guess?   Preston Weekes: Yeah, even more so now, but you know, just going back to it, like the body tips, you know, the body tips itself, don't forget your thumbs. These things that we do to our body and we have that Tyler, your health as well, but kind of starts out, you know, the body section, but you know, really taking care of yourself and paying attention to those details and not missing it and thinking about it and being conscientious, you know, I mean with the whole pandemic thing and the whole, you know, getting sick thing. And I think a lot of times people don't realize, and I think it's just being aware, you know, how much you touch things and you know, like I watch it because I've got kids.   And so, you know, my kids, I will go wash your hands, you know, say, go wash your hands, make sure they wash your hands really well. And then they turn around and they grabbed a toilet and like, well, okay, that was pointless now. And so, if we're washing our hands, I mean, it's such a silly thing. You know, you wash your hands and people don't think about their thumbs. They would rub their hands together and they don't get through. So, it's their attention to detail. Like bringing that little attention to detail, but that's one thing with the book is, you know how to be up in down times with having soul mind and body tips. You know, they're fun tips, they're quick, easy reads. And what we want to do is look at it comprehensively, because if you're sick, you know, your mind's not going to be doing well. You can't be focusing. You can't be exercising. You can't be doing all these things. So now all these things go all hand in hand together to make us be vehicles and positivity and to be vehicles of change and to be able to make a difference and to be able to help come out of, you know, these crazy things and these crazy times that are happening.   Steve Rush: Right, definitely so. So, at this part of the show is where I get to turn the leadership lens on you. So, you're not only a business builder for others, but you run your own businesses. And as such, you've been a leader for a number of years. So, this is where I want to tap into your leadership thinking, your leadership brain. And the first place I'd like to start is if you could just share our listeners, what would be your top three leadership hacks?   Preston Weekes: Top three leadership hacks. I would say my mantra. Number one is relentless improvement. You always need to be improving. So, leadership hack, you got to keep your head up. So relentless improvement. Leadership hack, number two. I would say is don't be afraid to fail and an extra one too, that kind of goes along that don't be afraid to fail is if you do fail, you're not a failure. And you know, I think a lot of people have a hard time differentiating that. If they have a business that fails or an idea that fails or a part of a business that fails or plan or product, you're not a failure, it's just that thing. You just got to get back up and keep that relentless improvement, so don't be afraid to fail.   Steve Rush: Right.   Preston Weekes: And then find, you know, a leadership hack is, know deeply what your weaknesses are and fill those weaknesses with people that are strong in those areas. I would say that is huge, huge. Being able to acknowledge, you know, what your weaknesses are because a lot of times leaders have challenges doing that. And because we want to be that person that knows everyone, everything and can do everything. And if you can go, no that's not me. And surround yourself by a team that is that then you can be really powerful.   Steve Rush: They are Super great hacks Preston, and thank you. So, the next bit of the show is we call Hack to Attack. And this is where something in your past, hasn't gone as well as you'd anticipated, and maybe something screwed up or we've bumped into some adversity. But as a result of whatever's happened, we've now learned from that. And it's become a lesson in our life. What would be your Hack to Attack?   Preston Weekes: Yeah, Hack to Attack. I think a hack to attack. It goes back to a story that I would say, I would title, let people fail. I'm a hard worker. I'm a doer, like figure things out. You know, I'm the type I think I can do anything. And, you know, leaning teams, I found back a long time ago that I was leading these teams and I had a number of employees and I'm bouncing around from location to location. Things are good, but I'm just busier than I've ever been in my life. And I'm doing everything, you know, someone's got a problem I'm running over there. You know, trying to get things done and trying to get fast. I'm fixing it, so my assistant comes up and they say, hey, I can't figure out how to do this. So, I just do it and I fix it and my account comes up and says, hey, you know, I don't know how to do this. So, I just kind of do it and fix it. And then my sales guy goes, oh, I can't close this client, can you come help me close this client? And then the detail guy is like, I can't fix this part or get this stain out of the car. So, I go over and I just do it, but it hit me that this epiphany of growth, you know, transition in a company to go, hey, I am growing and I'm doing all these things. And I'm the one who knows how to do all these things. Because I built this business and I have a certain way I want them done, but I need to let these people go out and fail so they can learn because if I don't let people fail and I don't let people learn, I don't let people go out and do it on their own. Then I'm just creating more jobs for myself and I'm not replicating myself. I'm just creating more burdens for myself.   And so, you need to have that runway with your employee team, you know, to have them go out and fail and do and go out and fail and do. It's just liked my virtual assistant that I have for myself that she helps me with. She's doing stuff for me right now as we're talking. But there's things that are probably beyond her ability level from me learning. I have her do those things all the time. I go, hey, go write this. I might not even use it, but it might give me some good ideas, you know, of what I'm going to do. But I like to push people and push my employees so that they can learn and they can grow, which was the opposite of what I was doing, which was a big failure. All of a sudden, you know, I'm at one of my locations, I got 11 employees at the lot and I show up at that lot, all of a sudden, I have 11 jobs. And everyone's running up to me to do all those jobs. And so, it's really differentiating that from management position going, okay, you know, you set your employees up for success and let them fail.   Steve Rush: And reframing the failure of a task is just another way of saying I've learned something new.   Preston Weekes: Yep, exactly. And then it goes back to relentless improvement.   Steve Rush: Yeah, definitely. The last thing we want to explore with you today Preston. Is if you had the opportunity to do a bit of time travel now. You get to go back to when you were 21 and give yourself some advice. What's it going to be?   Preston Weekes: You know, if I were going to go back and give myself advice, I would say, there's so many things I would want to say, but yeah, I really, really like starting things grassroots. And I had a bunch of car dealerships that I started, you know, with my own money and finance and then I had a business partner and then I got to this point where I had some issues with the business partner. So, I wanted to leave, so I left the business partner, started up another company and replace that business partner with financing, his portion of that company. My 2020 hindsight and advice to look back is if you have the ability to not finance anything in your company and do it from a grassroots to build equity, do it because in the beginning it might be worse, but in the long term, it's in the end. And I mean, I've done okay. I've been fine, I've been aggressive and keep fighting. But I look back at that and go, okay. If I had done that with that company, you know, differently, I might have more money to do more things with. So that's, that's one of those, you know, learning courses to go, okay, if you can build your own equity instead of building financing and working for the banks, start small and get nitty gritty and fight it out because 10 years later you'll be happy you did it.   Steve Rush: I like that. People often have the perception that, you know, financing helps you grow quicker, but actually can hamstring you if you don't get your supply chain, right. You don't get your inventory right, et cetera, versus that does come with it though. The rub of, you need to be more patient if you're going to grow organically. And that's the rub I guess, isn't it?   Preston Weekes: And just to bring even a little bit more depth to that comment of my story, you know, on that lot, when we shut that lot down you know, I had 15 dealerships. And when we shut that lot down, you know, that was one coming out of the partnership. And, you know, we had car inventory that we owned, which was fine, and it was good. When we shut that lot down, but we also had a million and a half in financing. And if we didn't have a million and a half in financing during the course of that car lot existence, that million and a half would have been equity.   Steve Rush: Right.   Preston Weekes: And so, life would look a little different in between. But yeah, so that's my look back, old wise words.   Steve Rush: Great lessons. Thanks for sharing that with our listeners too. So as folk have been listening to you speak today Preston and they may be thinking, where do I find out a little bit more about Operations X? How do I find out a little bit more about How To Be Up In Down Times? And what about the work that Preston doing? Where would you like to send them?   Preston Weekes: Yeah, I mean, mostly everything you can find is on operationsx.com, it's operations with a plural and then just the letter x and so you can check me out on LinkedIn. LinkedIn, I think it's backslash energy guy is my profile or whatever, but yeah, Preston Weekes, W-E-E-K-E-S and I'm happy to help people, you know, it's just truly, truly my mission to make other entrepreneurs succeed. And I absolutely love and appreciate all these amazing business owners and CEOs that I get to coach and consult with and work with to help grow their businesses. It's absolutely so much fun. I met so many amazing people along the way, like Mark Victor Hanson and Mitzi, and just these crazy big leaders of, you know, our country, billionaires and Andy Stevens and Traymore Crowes and Ben Carson and all these cool people, I have had a lot of fun.   Steve Rush: And you know, the best thing about working with great people like this is that you never stop learning either. And that's what I love about what I do too.   Preston Weekes: Yep, That's your relentless improvement!   Steve Rush: And it is, for sure.   Preston Weekes: Yep, awesome.   Steve Rush: Preston from my perspective, I just want to say massive thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to be with us today on The Leadership Hacker Podcast, you've been a super guest and good luck with whatever you do next.   Preston Weekes: Absolutely, thanks so much for having me. Stay safe, great talking to you. Keep up the amazing work and everyone out there have a fantastic day.   Preston Weekes: Thanks very much Preston, take care.   Closing   Steve Rush: I genuinely want to say heartfelt thanks for taking time out of your day to listen in too. We do this in the service of helping others, and spreading the word of leadership. Without you listening in, there would be no show. So please subscribe now if you have not done so already. Share this podcast with your communities, network, and help us develop a community and a tribe of leadership hackers.   Finally, if you would like me to work with your senior team, your leadership community, keynote an event, or you would like to sponsor an episode. Please connect with us, by our social media. And you can do that by following and liking our pages on Twitter and Facebook our handler their @leadershiphacker. Instagram you can find us there @the_leadership_hacker and at YouTube, we are just Leadership Hacker, so that is me signing off. I am Steve Rush and I have been the leadership hacker    

Have a friend that could use some mind flipping? Send them this choose-favorite-app link: https://pod.link/1348168721  Happiness is and will always be one of the most cherished, yet elusive of human desires. Day in and day out, many search for happiness, but often end up disappointed in their search. The thing is, happiness isn't something that is given to us, nor is it something that you need permission for, or something only for the select few. Happiness is for anyone once they realize that it's something manufactured on a daily basis through intentional actions, beliefs, and choices made. Want the free Mind Flipping E-Book? Click Here.  WHO IS ALEC?  Alec has more than 25 years of experience as a founder, mentor, investor and hyper-growth agent for companies across various industries. He is an innovator with extensive expertise in growing and scaling companies, startup and operational growth, go-to-market strategy, strategic partnerships and more.  As a primary member of Constant Contact's founding team Alec was one of the original 3 who started the company in an attic. Alec was with the company for 18 years from start-up, to IPO, to a $1.1 Billion-Dollar acquisition. Alec has also been a Co-Founder or founding team of several other successful startups including, VMark (IPO & acquisition), Reacher Grasper Cane, and MOST Cardio amongst others. Performing hundreds of keynote addresses Worldwide, Alec has become known as America’s Startup Success Expert for his popular sessions at conferences like Secret Knock, CEO Space International, City Summit, Powerteam International, and Habitude Warrior. In 2019 Alec was the Keynote speaker at three out of the top five “Inc. Magazine Must Attend Conferences for Startups and Entrepreneurs in 2019.” While on tour, Alec has shared the stage with the likes of Tom Bilyeu, Jack Canfield, Les Brown, Kevin Harrington, and Mark Victor Hanson. Alec was selected to the Influence 100 Authority List by Influence Magazine which recognizes his contribution to helping and advancing startups and entrepreneurs worldwide. He has also recently been featured on the covers of several other magazines including “Small Business Trendsetters,” “Success Profiles” and “Business Innovators.”  Alec was honored with the “2020 City Gala Visionary Award” and the “Habitude Warrior Conference Global Awesome Visionary Award” for all his accomplishments as an entrepreneur as well as speaking before thousands of entrepreneurs and startups each year. Alec advises a variety of early stage companies and serves as a judge, mentor and advisor for nationally known startup accelerators and programs including TechStars, MassChallenge, The American Business Awards, The Stevie Awards and speaks at Universities including Harvard and MIT.  One of the Northeast's most accomplished entrepreneurs, he is a limited partner in Boston-based G20 Ventures, which provides early traction capital for East Coast enterprise tech startups. Alec is also an angel investor in a number of rising startups in various industries. Only a sideman when it comes to music, Alec is an accomplished drummer and has had the honor of sitting in with a number of musicians including Toby Keith’s house band in Vegas. Want to get a workbook from Alec? Text the word “PILLARS” with your name and email to 59925  HIGHLIGHTS: Pillars of business success Alec as a co-founder or founding team member of 8 startups with 5 exits - 2 IPOs and 3 acquisitions ‘No’ is not a rejection Influence 100 Authority List by Influence Magazine Mantras and mindset around business Obstacles in business Alec’s anchor RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:   Lisa Winston: Web site | Facebook | LinkedIn  | Twitter | Email   The Mindset Reset Show  Rick on Twitter & Instagram Rick on YouTube       If you would like to contact Rick, you can send him an audio message, use the contact page HERE  or connect with him in the Mind Flipping Facebook Group. Let’s keep the mind flipping conversation going, together! 

Alec Stern is an entrepreneur, speaker, mentor and investor.  Performing hundreds of keynote addresses Worldwide, Alec has become known as America’s Startup Success Expert for his popular sessions at conferences like Secret Knock, CEO Space International, City Summit, Powerteam International, and Habitude Warrior. In 2019 Alec was the Keynote speaker at three out of the top five “Inc. Magazine Must Attend Conferences for Startups and Entrepreneurs in 2019.” While on tour, Alec has shared the stage with the likes of Tom Bilyeu, Jack Canfield, Les Brown, Kevin Harrington, and Mark Victor Hanson. Alec was selected to the Influence 100 Authority List by Influence Magazine which recognizes his contribution to helping and advancing startups and entrepreneurs worldwide. He has also recently been featured on the covers of several other magazines including “Small Business Trendsetters,” “Success Profiles” and “Business Innovators,” and today he’s on the Groundswell Marketing Podcast. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, so before you listen, I suggest you break out your pen and paper. We talk through some of the greatest pitfalls Alec has seen in his 25+ years of growing and scaling startups, the type of feedback you need to be looking for to ensure you’re not marketing in a vacuum, how to get people to test your products for you, testing the market to understand what customers are willing to pay, and that just gets us to the half-way point. We also dive deep into marketing your startup, including positioning your product so that it seems indispensable to your customer (which goes back to the first stage of understanding customer needs), challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs during the time of COVID, top mindset stumbling blocks that keep entrepreneurs stuck, tips for overcoming those obstacles, and more. Paddle in! Guest Links: Website:  http://www.alecspeaks.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-s-3b6a94196 Twitter:  https://twitter.com/AlecStern Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/alecspeaks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alec.stern Links mentioned in the podcast: G20 Ventures: https://www.g20vc.com    

If you're like the most listeners to the Michael Yardney podcast you are here to learn about success, money and property investment.  Well you're in for a treat today because I'm going to be chatting with Mark Victor Hanson who has inspired over 1 billion people through his books that have been translated into 54 languages. I know he inspired me when I first read his chicken soup for the soul series of books, but then I went on to read his books related to entrepreneurship and property and they came at the right time in my life when I needed them. I know currently a lot of people are feeling challenged by what's going on in the world around them, so I hope Mark words of inspiration will come at the right time of your life, just like they came at the right time in my life. He got a powerful message to share with you and it's more than his normal message about the principles of perseverance, excellence and believe in oneself. It's a message for everybody in these challenging times so I'm proud to have a chat with one of the worlds most respected thought leaders who is known globally is the ambassador of possibility.  Mark Victor Hansen is probably best known as “that Chicken Soup for the Soul guy” and has sold over 500 million Chicken Soup for the Soul books worldwide.   But there's a lot more to Mark than that. For more than 44 years, he has focused on helping people and organizations reshape their personal vision of what's possible. He's been featured by Oprah, CNN, and The Today Show… just to name a few. We discuss: How Mark is handling Covid-19 Don't wait until everything is right. It will never be perfect.  There will always be challenges obstacles and less than perfect conditions so get started now. Life isn't meant to be easy - make the most of life's challenges. If you can't change the situation you can change your response. The importance of adaption Charles Darwin, famously taught the principle of Survival of the Fittest which said: “It's not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It's the one that most adaptable to change.  Today the world is changing at a most amazing pace, so it's important to keep up and adapt. Your destiny Mark believes each of us has a destiny and it's our job to find it.  He explains how we go about doing that. We should ask for more Mark teaches us to ask for more, explaining that the world responds to those who ask.  Most people in this world, however, find themselves in settled lives, never really achieving or receiving what they hold in their dreams . . . because they just never ask. You get whatever you expect to get. The only question is, what do you want? Do you know clearly what you want you wake up every morning excited about life? Links and Resources: Michael Yardney Get the team at Metropole to help build your personal Strategic Property Plan Click here and have a chat with us Join Mark Victor Hansen at a free livestream in Australia on Sunday 26th July at 10.00 -  mesiti.com/chickensoup Some of our favourite quotes from the show: “If you do things the same way you always done, you'll get the same outcome. In order to change your outcomes, you've got to do things differently.” – Mark Victor Hansen “If you keep believing what you have been believing, then you'll keep achieving what you've been achieving.” -  Mark Victor Hansen “The size of your thinking determines the size of your results. Life is about thinking big to play big and achieve big. The future has extraordinary opportunities that are scaling beyond anything ever previously imagined and each of us gets to participate actively as you control your mind power.”  -  Mark Victor Hansen PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW Reviews are hugely important to me because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes – it's your way of passing the message forward to others and saying thank you to me. Here's how

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.

On The High Vibe Nation we have a very special guest Troy Hoffman on the show!!! This will be an amazing interview about how Troy has created a high vibe life. Troy has an incredible story and was once the limo driver for Mark Victor Hanson, and has traveled, interviewed and worked with highly successful people such as the Dalai Lama, Anil Gupta, Greg Reid, Bob Donnell, Sharon Lechter, Eric Swanson, Scott Duffy, Dr. Nick Delgado, Joe Ingram and so many more. Troy is the host of FIRESIDE CHATS WHICH SPOTLIGHTS IN-DEPTH, LONG-FORM CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN TROY HOFFMAN AND INSPIRING ENTREPRENEURS, FOCUSING ON HOW THEY'VE OVERCOME CHALLENGES, TACKLED HARD DECISIONS, AND ULTIMATELY SUCCEEDED IN THEIR INDUSTRY. FROM WORLD-CLASS TITANS TO LESSER-KNOWN EXECUTIVES, THE SHOW AIMS TO DISSECT THE TACTICS AND STRATEGIES THAT WORK EFFECTIVELY IN REAL BUSINESS. You can reach Troy Hoffman at: www.troyhoffman.com troy@simpluris.net --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thehighvibenation/support

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.  

This is a special day because we have the chance to sit down with a very special guest. He is the marketing mentor to Wilson Cole, president of AER and co-founder of staffing and recruiting solutions. Who is this mystery guest? He was named by Success magazine as “the greatest marketing expert alive”, been featured in Entrepreneur and Forbes, and has consulted with some of the top people in our industry including Brian Tracey, Anthony Robbins, and Mark Victor Hanson; yes, today we are lucky to be interviewing Jay Abraham. Since he is such a wealth of knowledge, we want to jump in with our questions. Cole: Can you explain the difference between a strategic approach and a tactical approach to marketing? Abraham: First, we need to realize that 98% of all small to medium businesses are tactical. This means they do not have a large overriding master business game plan that is building, evolving, and multiplying in place. Tactical plans are more erratic, episodic, and focused on monthly goals. A strategic plan is masterful in that it has an end in mind. They do not do anything that does not benefit the long-term outcome; this kind of plan requires a well-reasoned outcome and discipline to put into place only revenue generating activities. Another thing to understand is that almost no business reaches their goal because they do not have a goal. Either that, or they create a goal that is below their means or too high above it; a business needs to figure out a goal that is achievable and employ a reverse engineering strategy. There is one question that a business should always be asking: what is the whole purpose of this business? Tactics are nothing more than the elements that advance, enhance, and drive the achievement of the strategy. Strategy is having a full plan and tactics are pieces that tie into a greater picture. Without a master game plan, everything you do is tactical and produces a fraction of the effect because nothing is integrated or pushing towards a greater outcome. Companies that outperform their competitors are more strategic so they can get more leverage and yield out of their time and their employees’ time. Cole: Can you explain risk reversal and why that is such a powerful sales and marketing tool? Abraham: Anytime two parties come together for a transaction, one side is always asking the other to take on all, most, or more than all of the burden. We try to figure out the direct and indirect elements of risk, uncertainty, skepticism, or fear that goes with doing a transaction so that we can systematically eliminate or overcome that risk; that is risk reversal. When you employ this tactic, you need to identify what are two or three of those big risks. Once you know what they are, you can create methods to eliminate those risks such as giving the client some security on their investment for taking the risk or removing part of the risk up front. So, what is the big area of resistance, fear, uncertainty, or danger in the mind of the prospective client? You need to make your business irresistible by reducing that risk factor. Every time you take on risk reversal, it has a subliminal way of catapulting the performance you are providing and takes your service to the next level. The contrast is in your favor because of the psychological phenomenon of being stuck with a service, good or bad, by other companies while you offer protection from the risk. Essentially, if you do what no one else in the industry will do and you perform well, then you will be viewed favorably. After collecting case studies, it was determined that 25% of those spectacular, crazy increased, overnight success stories with that were reported by people Abraham trained were all attributed to changing risk reversal. Surprisingly, very few people in small to medium size businesses understand the impact this could have on their companies. Cole: With our magazine, we went from a startup to being completely sold out in a period of three months, along with a fast-growing subscription base, from risk reversal. Abraham: If you are producing a good product, then people will be satisfied; but, if you also show respect and provide security to you clients, then you will really stand out. When you understand and harness risk reversal, you need to know that is will produce a small number of “refunds or unwinds” but keep your eye on the ball. If the tactic doubles or triples the profitability of your service, number of people who say yes, or repeat transactions, the occasional one or two refunds is inconsequential. Cole: Can you tell us the difference between endorsements and testimonials? How would you get either from your clients? And, how would you present them to others? Abraham: There is not a simple answer to these questions and realistically we could spend a day or two really going into the fine details. A testimonial is a first-person confirmation or explanation of how a client benefitted from your service; an endorsement is when a key influencer, and this could be a person, a company, or a publication, puts the full force of their name, credibility, and reputation behind their support for your company. For example, we started selling webinars at approximately double the price of our competitors. In order to market these webinars, we used a strategy modeled after the Panama Canal. Each step forward meant going through a lock and working our way up to the next one; meaning, we had built years of trust and respect from organizations and clients who would endorse us to future clients. There are many reasons for others to endorse a business: financial gain, benefits for their clients, a quid pro quo exchange of services, etc. This is all a very strategic and scientific process as you are finding a way to promote your business through tying it to someone else’s affinity, goodwill, influence, or connection to a market. Cole: The next question was partially answered above, so can you explain what is host benefit relationship of joint ventures? The host benefit seems to be going to other companies with a joint venture to their clients that promotes their business as well as yours; essentially, an endorsement is a way of doing this. Abraham: Whenever starting a joint venture with another company, it is important to look at the maximum number of ways to ethically utilize the relationship of an organization. The first step is to identify everything that would attract clients. For example, we once approached 100 clients and were able to persuade 30 to endorse us. There were a few major ways to do this: recommend us as an expert in our field to their subscribers/clients, we created content to be periodically put in their newsletters, and we invited people to come to their geographic areas to attend a seminar hosted by their company. These endorsements can be a very lucrative way to increase business, but there are a lot of nuances and careful tactics that have to be made in order to reap the full benefits. Once we partnered with those companies and employed the endorsement strategies, they were able to double or triple their profitability along with their size. Of course, these are only small tidbits of information. We could easily spend a day or two on each of them, but for now I can give you a global understanding of the topics and I will go into further detail when I speak at an upcoming AER event. Cole: One of my favorite quotes by you is, “I cannot tell someone how to get 100 clients, but I can tell you 100 ways to get one client,” and the way you tied this into your famous marketing Parthenon. Can you explain this concept and give a general overview of that power Parthenon? Abraham: I have spent my life looking at the highest upside leverage activities to any business and how to make slight modifications. In essence, I am an ethical opportunist which means that I do not believe in spending nine hours on something when the exact same result could be accomplished in 90 minutes. It is important to carefully reach out and examine all other options then identify which of those are the most powerful and universal. Most businesses are tactical and build everything on one basic revenue generating account or client building activity. This is what has been coined the diving board theory. Try to envision an old country diving board that someone took a fallen tree and pushed the trunk over the edge of the lake; the diving board represents the revenue being generated and the stump is the one approach driving all of that business. The real danger comes if the one approach stops working or is replicated by one of your competitors which leaves you screwed. An example is if a whole business was built on two salespeople, not including yourself, and they get tired of working for you and leave. Maybe they go across the street and open their own business, or a competitor realizes how important they are to your success and hires them; either way, what do you do? We try to guide every business to stop depending on one approach. This is where the power Parthenon comes in! The power Parthenon is built from multiple pillars that reach segments of the market from many different vantage points. Let’s break it down. Many companies get a significant part of their business from word of mouth or referrals. Now, how many of those companies also implement one formalized systematic disciplined ongoing 24/7 referral generating strategy? None. Or, even if they have one, what about two? Three? After analyzing every element in the business building picture, we have found 93 unduplicated ways to generate more. So, to build the client’s Parthenon they can use direct selling, telemarketing, direct mail, seminars, teleconferences, gifting, education, endorsements, etc. Each of those is represented by a pillar reaching to the market, or a segment of it, from a different impact or vantage point. If each additional pillar/strategy only added 10%-20%, the combined effect is exponential! Adding new revenue or impact pillars, is one of the easiest, safest, and most powerful ways to help a business. Plus, all of those strategies can be used in multiple ways. Take direct mail. There are at least 25 different ways to use direct mail to benefit your business: generate leads, set appointments, confirm appointments, sell to people who do not like phone calls, recruiting prospective candidates, invites to events, follow up, etc. Yet, almost no one uses their pillars to the fullest extent. Cole: Being familiar with your power Parthenon, I had always looked at it as amplification in the best case. There is always the chance that the laws or economy can change our ability to market in different capacities. So, the power Parthenon at its best is amplification for a business, but even at its worst it is marketing diversification. Just as you would not want to keep all of your investments in the same stock in the case of a downturn in the market, the same can be said for marketing strategies. Abraham: I can say with certainty that almost any business owner will work harder for their business to keep being more profitable, but can they figure out how to make a business work harder for them? Most of your clients have a lot of leverage in that one transaction will cost the same as ten transactions. The key is to figure out those tactics that will get maximum yield from each opportunity. Once they identify all of the opportunities, they can become leverage machines and get a lot more clients/revenue/sales from the same fixed staff and work. That is my job: to show them how to get a business to work harder for them. Cole: Over your 30+ years of experience which has led to you being a marketing guru and golden standard within our industry, what one personal belief would you credit to your professional success? Abraham: I would say that it has been my unique understanding of what is possible. I came in constantly examining how many more powerful/profitable/impactful ways were available and how much more could be gained. I also have always felt that it was my job to find deserving companies who made their clients’ life or situation better through their services, and that it would be a disservice to not help them. Additionally, I consider myself an advocate for a market that deserved to be served better by companies that cared more about it. Most people go into business for the wrong reasons; some do it for money, power, or the illusion of success, but I fell in love with serving clients and the people they served. This has been a powerful and preemptive difference in viewpoint and business that drove my work and ability to serve my clients. We would like to thank Jay Abraham for sitting down with us and answering our questions. If you would like to learn more about Jay Abraham and his marketing wisdom, then email Eric at eric@rssm.biz to receive details on a special offer for recruiting and staffing solutions. Quote 1: There is one question that a business should always be asking: what is the whole purpose of this business? Quote 2: If you are producing a good product, then people will be satisfied; but, if you also show respect and provide security to you clients, then you will really stand out.

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.  

This episode features William J. Rouhana Jr., chairman and CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul, the publisher of the inspirational book series of that name. In 2008, Bill, his wife Amy Newmark (Author, Editor-in-Chief, and Publisher), and Robert Jacobs, led a group of investors in their acquisition of Chicken Soup for the Soul from the company’s founders, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hanson. Canfield and Hanson, both motivational speakers, in 1993, had come up with the idea of packaging 101 inspirational stories into a single book. The Chicken Soup for the Soul book concept grew dramatically. It’s a series that now includes more than 250 titles and has generated in excess of 100 million books sold, just in the United States and Canada. When Bill and his group acquired the company, they recognized that Chicken Soup for the Soul had the potential to grow beyond the bookstore. They knew the brand had tremendous room for expansion. In 2015, for instance, the team created Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, a now public subsidiary of the flagship organization. The new division, which Bill oversees, is building online video-on-demand (VOD) networks that provide video content for all screens with Sony Pictures Entertainment, through its “Crackle Plus” joint venture. It also curates, produces and distributes long- and short-form video content that brings out the best of the human spirit and distributes online content through its wholly-owned subsidiary, A Plus, where its partnered with Ashton Kutcher, the actor and tech investor. Life’s tough – you can be tougher, like Bill Rouhana, an inventive businessman who is dedicated to making the world a better place.

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.  

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.

Dr. Janet Woods is a trusted advisor to executives, entrepreneurs, and individuals. She is the founder of The Art of Life Consulting and the director of The Art of Life Institute, where the focus is to inspire people to take action on their vision, dreams, and life-purpose. She empowers people with tools and processes which allow them to stand in their proven power, aligning with their true nature, and embrace life on their terms. Janet is an internationally award-winning speaker and has shared the stage with world-renowned Thought Leaders such as Mark Victor Hanson, Les Brown and Michael Beckwith. She is also the number one best-selling co-author of Are You The Missing Piece? and The Big Idea Book with Vicky Winteron. Janet is also the three-time recipient of lifetime achievement awards from the White House for her community outreach endeavors. TOP POINTS FROM THE EPISODE: Episode #194 with Janet Woods- How You Are Affected by Environmental Stimuli 1. Most successful people have been using Feng Shui to get ahead for decades. 2. Your thoughts become things! 3. What you see on a regular basis actually becomes your destiny. 4. 5 different archetypes when designing your space! Knowing your DNA-drive and needs. 5. Reduce your clutter! What kind of clutter is it? 6. Old brain area within our brain known as the reptilian brain. Moving things around will stimulate your brain. Thank you again for joining us today please check out our webpage at www.riseupforyou.com for more podcast episodes, webinars, articles, free resources, and events to help you get to the next level in your life! You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, and Youtube @riseupforyou If you know anybody that would benefit from this episode please share it with them and help spread the knowledge and motivation. Please support Rise Up For You by writing a review on iTunes. Your feedback will really help the success of our show and push us to continuously be better!  So don’t forget to show your support! SUBSCRIBE TODAY FOR WEEKLY EPISODES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Do you like where you are currently? Did you know that you are not really stuck there and you can actually change who you are and where you are at any time? Today, I have the very amazing and really incredible Dr. Janet Woods with me! I'm really excited to be having a conversation with Janet today because we travel in similar worlds and she has been both a great inspiration and a great teacher to me! Janet is a trusted advisor to executives, entrepreneurs, and individuals. She is the founder of The Art Of Life and she's the director of The Art Of life Institute, where the focus is to inspire people to take action on their vision, dreams, and life-purpose. Listen in to find out more!   Janet empowers people with tools and processes which allow them to stand in their proven power, aligning with their true nature, and embrace life on their terms. She has managed to prove to millions of people that the key to an amazing life is using your environment, your neuro-design, and  your visual intelligence as a platform for success.    Janet is an internationally award-winning speaker and she's shared the stage with some real greats like Mark Victor Hanson, Les Ground, and Michael Beckwith. She is also the number one best-selling co-author of Are You The Missing Piece? And The Big Idea Book with Vicky Winteron. Listen in now to find out what Janet has to share on today's show about creating an environment that will attract success.   Show highlights:   Janet tells the story of how she found her calling. Janet’s limiting beliefs about sales and selling when she launched her Feng Shui business. How Janet's limiting beliefs really got in her way. The moment when Janet first realized that she was actually making it! Janet's unexpected big break. What happened before Janet was handed a blank cheque. Janet's Vision Map and her Red Envelope. How Janet's beliefs about sales and selling changed. Visual reminders are a great help. The top two strategies that Janet used to double her sales. Teaching people has been key to Janet's success. Some advice to grow your business through public speaking. Why you should never give up.                                  You can connect with Janet on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook- Dr. Janet Woods   For your free profile blueprint, you can email her at askjanet@janetwoods.com    Email Janet at askjanet@janetwoods.com for a neuro-design virtual-consultation with Janet at a discounted price of only $6.97 (normally $9.97)     A note from our sponsor- Cheryl Lightshoe: If you want to grow a sustainable small business, where do you start? Cheryl Lightshoe's new book- Straight Talk For Smart Businesswomen- Critical tools to build and grow your business is a great way to stop the noise and gain your focus.  You can find Cheryl's book on Amazon or visit her website at www.straighttalkforsmartbusinesswomen.com. Check it out- it will really inspire you!

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.  

Join my guest, Michelle Price, as we discuss how you can get an authorsix-figure lifestyle business. She and I will talk about what you need to create, launch and sell hundreds of products from your book and create an online coaching program.  Who is Michelle Price? She is a social media captialist and the person who helped Mark Victor Hanson and put John Assaraf on the map.   As Founder of  A Third Mind Digital Media, Michelle Price has been a leader in using new technologies for 20 years and has always had a keen sense for the next big thing. She uses her innate talent at identifying patterns to connect concepts and people for purpose AND profit. Michelle quickly discovers exactly what sets an expert apart from her peers and figures out which social media conversation she can own online. Her team then brainstorms how to best leverage social media influencers to position, package and propel them as Original Thinkers (thought leaders) into their chosen online market niche. Then, increase their profits exponentially through the creation of their very own online academy. Her clients have been featured in the movie The Secret, have made it to Oprah and have been written up in Fortune, Business Week, “O” and many others. This show will talk about how you can:  Create a consistent flow of ideal clients Build a marketing funnel that does the heavy lifting for you 24/7 Turn your BOOK, talent and expertise into a signature system so you can can be seen as an authority in your industry. There is a secret sauce and we will share it with you!  www.authorpreneurbootcamp.com    

Meet Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, Author, Publishing Expert and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner, Betty White, Joseph Wambaugh, Depak Chopra, and her favorite, Dr. Benjamin Spock. Going Gray- with something to say! - Getting your words out  in the new world of Publishing. Wisdom is often associated with grey hair, especially among those with grey hair.  And yet, with the democratization of publishing, the people who write to publish run the entire spectrum of age, gender, race, and sexuality.  What they all have in common is the need to learn the business side of the art craft and business of writing. Those of us grey enough to remember the “ Who's on first” skit, perhaps the best remembered, best written comedic skit of all time, performed by the greats Bud Abbot and Lou Costello- is a great description to the confusion, misinformation and outright fraud that is now part and parcel of the newly democratized world of publishing. Now that you have joined the 80% of Americans who think they have a book in them, you had better learn the game before you get up to bat! Self- publishing and the internet surely did open the gate for you to get onto the field. But the tenfold increase in published books has also helped the crooks, so the publishing game just got bigger---not easier!

Do you want to learn how to Ignite Your Speaking Power? Melody Keymer Harper has over 30 years experience teaching successful speaking strategies. She speaks to business professionals, speakers, authors, entrepreneurs, educators, and coaches. She delivers over a hundred and fifty seminars and trainings yearly. She speaks to thousands of people in all levels of business. Melody acted in the movie Double Trouble with Elvis Presley. She shared the stage with speaking giants like Jack Canfield, Brian Tracy, Mark Victor Hanson and Denis Waitley. She has also shared the stage with many celebrities. They include Johnny Carson, Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Reynolds, Betty White, Jenny Garth, Tori Spelling, Ricky Nelson, Mickey Rooney, Helen Reddy, Ernest Borgnine, & many more. Her life experience and her work with celebrities helped her manage her fear of public speaking. It also created her passion for helping others overcome their limiting beliefs, deliver their message with confidence and achieve high performance results on stage and in their business. She created “Melody Keymer Harper’s Ignite Your Speaking Power Success System." It is a 9 Step System for Ultimate Impact Speaking and Communication. It transforms people into successful superstars - in their career, the media, on stage and in life.” Melody is the co-author of several books: • Double Trouble Transformation System for Women - with Fast and Easy Strategies to Guide Women in Their Transformation from Parent to Entrepreneur. (2011) • Ready, Aim, Influence! - Join Forces, Expand Resources, Transform Your World (2013) • Quantum Leap My Life - Success Lessons from Extraordinary Experts to Transform Your Life (2013) • Rockstar Success Stories Inspirational Stories of Success by Extraordinary “Rockstars” (2016)

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.  

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.  

Scott Schilling hangs with Giants and his friends include Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hanson, Bob Proctor, Brian Tracy, Joel Osteen, Sir Richard Branson, etc Scott will be sharing how he became a Giant and attracted like minded Giants and ultimately created a TV show Talking With Giants. He is on a mission from God helping illuminate a path of discovery for all the people he comes into contact with, to include all the people listening to the show this week.

Scott Schilling hangs with Giants and his friends include Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hanson, Bob Proctor, Brian Tracy, Joel Osteen, Sir Richard Branson, etc Scott will be sharing how he became a Giant and attracted like minded Giants and ultimately created a TV show Talking With Giants. He is on a mission from God helping illuminate a path of discovery for all the people he comes into contact with, to include all the people listening to the show this week.

2 pm Central, 3 pm Eastern: "Positive Impact Radio," host Carol Wachniak Join Carol every week, to talk to people who are making a Positive Impact in the world! David M. Corbin has been inspiring and educating people for more than 28 years as a keynote speaker and business advisor in the areas of Marketing, Branding, Organizational and Culture Development, Sales and more. Known as the "Mentor to Mentors", David has been a 'behind the scenes secret weapon' for organizations large and small. His tag phrase, which he garnered at the 1969 Woodstock Concert is, "You're either Green and Growing or Ripe and Rotting and you're never standing still." He's quick witted style coupled with solid, no nonsense, down-to-earth business tactics and strategies which he as field tested over his career. He has served as CEO and President of private and public companies and consulted directly with the Presidents and officers of AT&T, Hallmark, Dominos Pizza, as well as Cabinet Members, Association Directors, Hospital Administrators, College and University Administrators and more. David is an award winning inventor for his touchscreen patient interview system. Awarded through BofA and presented by Tom Peters, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Maya Angelou and others. David is star and co-director of the hit film, Pass It On where he guides such luminaries as Brian Tracy, Les Brown, Mark Victor Hanson, Michael Beckwith, Congressmen, Olympians and others. He is currently featured in the Napolean Hill Foundation's book and movie, Think and Grow Rich - Three Feet From Gold, The Secret and numerous other movies and books in the fields of business management, personal and professional development.  Volunteer Faculty Member of CEOSpace International since 2010.

Ira Rosen is considered in the top 1 percent of all influencers in the world by LinkedIn.  With clients in over 30 countries, Mojo has produced videos for international stars like Mark Victor Hanson, author of “Chicken Soup for the Soul” & Les Brown, #1 motivational speaker in the world. MoJo’s team has CRACKED the CODE on Linkedin and has created a proprietary automated software that fills your calendar everyday. Mojo clients learn the award winning strategies on how to out navigate, out sell and out market the competition. Mojo prides itself in assisting companies with the most powerful, predictable marketing tools and strategies available. Each week, Jan Riley, Founder of "You Create You" hosts an intimate short with guests from Directions U. Listen  to Trish Samson share how to immerse yourself in a coastal lifestyle no matter where you live. Airing weekly on Tuesdays at noon eastern and in permanent replay, come learn how you can apply these secrets to succeed in your own business as well! In between episodes, you can get help any time you need it through the FREE Directions University's "Amazing Traffic Vortex" walks you through applying the internet marketing strategies and online business systems.  It shows you how to apply what you learn about on the show to YOUR business, step by step!

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and  Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and businessof writing.  Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.  

Antoinette Kuritz Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, author, Publishing Guru and Founder of the LaJolla Writers Conference …is up-to-her-keyboard in the art craft and business of writing. Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette has inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson, launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward, worked with Carl Reiner and Betty White.This show is broadcast live on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network http://www.talk4media.com/).

Who's on first!  What's on Second! I don't know is on third. Perhaps the best written and remembered comedic skit of all time, performed by the greats Bud Abbot and Lou Costello, this is a great description to the confusion, misinformation and outright fraud that is now part and parcel of the newly democratized world of publishing. Now that you've joined the 80% of Americans who think they have a book in them, you had better learn the game before you get up to bat! Continuing with the baseball metaphor:  Self-Publishing and the internet certainly opened the gate for you to get onto the field, but the tenfold increase in published books has also helped the crooks, so the publishing game just got bigger—not easier! Antoinette Kuritz: Book Developer, Publicist, Media Coach, Author and Publishing Expert is up-to-her-keyboard in the art, craft and business of writing. Former educator and bookseller, Antoinette turned her love of words into a multi-media enterprise, taking writers from inspiration to publication; and representing authors from new to New York Times Bestsellers. Antoinette inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson and launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward. She has also worked with Carl Reiner, Betty White, Deepak Chopra and her favorite, Dr. Benjamin Spock. Her insights appear on radio, TV and in numerous articles nationwide.  In 2001 Antoinette founded the LaJolla Writers Conference. Each November in San Diego, the conference provides an inexpensive, informative and intimate gathering of established authors, agents and editors, guiding writers of all levels to success. Visit www.LaJollaWritersConference.com to register.

Over 1.5 million new books were published in 2012 — over 10 times the number in 2007. 80% of Americans say they have a book inside them. If so, who will buy them? Why is one book a success and another just a paperweight? With each turn of a page, the changes in the publishing industry create new opportunities, yet still demand the basics as well as innovation. If you want to know how to make your book a success story, ask the woman who built a business of making book success stories possible. Antoinette Kuritz, CEO of The Kuritz Group, Inc., an organization that includes Strategies Literary PR in San Diego, CA, The La Jolla Writers Conference, and Writer's Roundtable radio show, is known for taking writers from idea to successful publication and beyond. She helps authors determine the marketability of their idea, build their platforms, determines the best publication method and works with them on PR and Marketing. Antoinette inspired Chicken Soup mogul Mark Victor Hanson and launched the national career of psychic medium John Edward. She has also worked with Carl Reiner, Betty White, Deepak Chopra and her favorite, Dr. Benjamin Spock. In her 350 radio shows, she interviewed top authors, publishers and agents; in her regular KUSI-TV spot she recommends books from her “Nightstand Reads”. In 2001, combining her “behind-the-book-cover” expertise and her love of teaching, Antoinette founded the LaJolla Writers Conference. Each November in San Diego, the conference provides an inexpensive, informative and intimate gathering of established authors, agents and editors, guiding writers of all levels to success. Website: www.LaJollaWritersConference.com Book: 1001 Ways to Celebrate America (2001) Phone: 858 467-1978

Colin is one of the great spiritual leaders of our time, Colin Tipping. Colin is the creator of what has come to be recognized as the most powerful leading-edge technology for personal and spiritual growth today — Radical Living. This includes Radical Forgiveness, Radical Self-forgiveness, Radical Manifestation and Radical Transformation. He is the author of seven books, including the one that launched his career as an international speaker, workshop leader and coach, entitled Radical Forgiveness, A Five-Stage Process of Finding Peace in Any Situation. Colin was a teacher at London University before emigrating to the U.S. in 1984 and is the co-founder, with his wife JoAnn, of the Institute for Radical Forgiveness Therapy and Coaching, Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia. The institute trains professional Radical Forgiveness coaches here in the U.S., as well as in Europe and Australia. He has recently launched a major initiative to take a specialized form of the Radical Forgiveness technology into corporations and other organizations, as a radically new way of resolving and preventing conflict, raising morale and increasing productivity. His workshops are renowned as life-changing experiences and he is increasingly in demand as a keynote speaker at expos and conferences. Those who have praised his work include John Bradshaw, Mark Victor Hanson, Caroline Myss, Neale Donald Walsch and Gregg Braden. Learn more at www.ColinTipping.com

Knowing how to think and act like a CEO, whether you are making five figures or seven, is the key to building your empire. Imagine spending most of your time doing the things you love while achieving more in a week than most people do in a year! As CEO of Success Connections for almost 10 years, Melanie Benson Strick has discovered how to build a successful, thriving company with her secret weapon — LEVERAGE. Having learned first hand the difference between a struggling solo-practice and a thriving six+ figure business, Melanie works exclusively with entrepreneurs who want to skyrocket their profits so they can experience more time off. With over 12 years experience in Corporate project management, advanced results coaching and leadership development, Melanie turns her clients into profitable, high-payoff success stories. Melanie's clients enjoy an average growth rate of 172% within the first year while creating more time for living their dream lifestyle. Melanie is on faculty at StomperNet, one of the worlds leading authorities on online marketing, hosts a weekly radio show called The Get Real Revolution, and is author of The Power of the Virtual Team, co-author of the Visionary Women Inspiring the World and the upcoming best seller The CEO Factor. Melanie has spoken all over the country and shared the stage with legends such as Chris Howard, John Assaraf, Barbara DeAngelis, Alex Mandossian, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hanson. We will talk about Leadership Mastery: How being CEO of your business is the fastest path to massive growth. We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners and create even better content!Stay ConnectedWebsite: Your Partner In Success RadioEmail: mail@yourofficeontheweb.com